Three hours before the ceremony, the permit for the PS chairman is signed Nano: “Just as the guns were lowered for the dead, they should be lowered for the living too” Three hours before the ceremony, the permit for the PS chairman is signed Fatos Nano, 15 hours free in mourning Nano: “Just as the guns were lowered for the dead, they should be lowered for the living too” Fatos Nano is released from prison. But this time for only 15 hours. It was unexpected news, perhaps even for the most idealistic: his presence yesterday at the funeral ceremony for his 80-year-old mother, who had died the day before. Just 20 minutes before the scheduled time for the funeral ceremony, the Deputy Director General of Prisons communicated his administration’s decision to the family. The ceremony had to be postponed by 60 minutes from its scheduled time so that Mr. Nano could see his mother at his home after 29 months, although she was by then no longer alive. The more than 5,000 people who accompanied Marie Nano on her final journey later continued to visit the home to offer their condolences until late after midnight. In addition to PS leaders and MPs, some of the most prominent intellectuals, as well as representatives of several opposition parties and the press, expressed their condolences. Fatos Nano speaks to journalists at his home: There will be no political purges in the next administration Pages 2, 7

A network trafficking stolen cars uncovered in Italy

Gjinushi: European socialists will monitor the elections Gjinushi held a press conference yesterday page 3

A network trafficking stolen cars uncovered in Italy 25 traffickers Among them, an Albanian woman. The stolen cars were sold in Albania A lightning operation by a squad of Naples carabinieri, who arrested a full 25 people implicated in a major stolen-car trafficking operation carried out between Italy and Albania. According to the police’s initial information, the people arrested are likely to be the leaders of a highly organized network that begins with theft and the falsification of documents, and ends with the sale of cars outside Italy, mainly in Albania. page 4

Foreign diplomacy has “valued” us only as a nation bestowed upon others The Right League calls for attention to Kosovo page 3

Godo: “I found that combination of people a little strange” Meeting at the American Embassy page 3

45 people who were aboard a Romanian aircraft lost their lives yesterday after a collision following its departure from Verona Airport in Italy. The pilot and the fire brigade ... the aircraft, Antonov 31. ... From the airport, near the village of Caluri, ... no one appears to have survived the crash. So far, 41 people have been pulled out, although the search is still ongoing, but 4 others are also missing and are suspected to have been completely burned. All 31 of the passengers are thought ... to be Italian. The Italian agency reports ... 34 Italians, 6 Romanians ... and 6 Croatians. The cause of the crash ... is still not known for certain. REUTERS

Protagonists: 7 Albanians and 3 Greeks The high-security prison on the Greek island of Corfu was swept by exceptionally serious riots two days ago. After setting everything in their cell on fire, the 10 prisoners involved smashed the windows and jumped into the prison yard, where they attempted to escape. page 3

Today at 16:00, at the Hotel Europapark, in the conference hall, the award ceremony will be held for the prize given by the publishers of “Koha Jonë” and by the newspaper “Albania” to Miss Albania ’95, Hygerta Sako. All members of the Miss Press ’95 jury are invited. A cocktail reception will also be held on this occasion. The Committee