Sali Berisha was and remained in Ramiz Alia’s office December came, the DP remained The young people “conceived” December, but they took the old men for its “wife” Berisha: the man who spoils Decembers Photo A. BABANI Page 2

Tirana The possessor of pethidines on trial —They had terrorized a couple making love They forcibly took a van for a drive around Tirana and the capital’s outskirts, and terrorized a couple in love who were making love. But then the police pursued them and, when they caught them, found nine pethidine ampoules on them. They were four intoxicated teenagers who, on the evening of April 15 this year, stopped a van near the train station, forcing its driver to drive the vehicle along the route dictated by their drunkenness. Near the “Dinamo” stadium, the euphoric youths got out of the van and headed for a car inside which a couple, at the height of their passion, had their magical moments turned into a nightmare. But it was precisely the latter who complained to the police about the spoilers of their happiness, who, according to the couple, had tried to rape them while threatening them with firearms. The police immediately began tracking down the aggressors and, during a traffic check, found at the feet of one of them—Saimir Hoxha—a wallet containing a photograph of Elvis Presli, in which nine pethidine ampoules had been hidden. During the investigation, the charge of attempted forcible sexual intercourse was dropped, leaving only the charges of possession of narcotic substances and “indecent behavior in public.” This was the indictment whose findings prosecutor Ariston Puka presented on Thursday at the first court hearing. But the defendant denied the charge, claiming that the wallet with the pethidines found in front of his feet was not his. Z.D.

Laç Kickbacks in the Democratic Party The DP chairman forces merchants to pay into his account Reported by DP member and former December student Shpëtim Balia Page 2

The PS attempts to unblock Albanian foreign policy Page 3

The third case in the world in 400 years A rare case It happened a few days ago, specifically in the village of Vilas in Polis[it] (Librazhd). In this photo are the owner and the mule that performed the miracle. It is reported that this is the third such case in the world to have occurred in 400 years. Nevertheless, the Albanian mule gave birth to her little one last month. The local residents were not only astonished by this event but also felt saddened. In their view, this extraordinary event was a bad omen. Photo A. BABANI

The gate to Thessaloniki opens At the Kakavijë crossing point, the line of tanker trucks remains constant Page 7 Who will be the first to abandon the ship?... [?] “The ship sank with the federation..” Page 3 How the murder and suicide that left 3 children orphaned happened Page 3