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       C A R O L I N A  No 49,  Friday, November 13, 1992.


FROM LAST WEEK'S EVENTS (NOVEMBER 4-11)

ALEXANDR DUBCEK DIED

    Alexandr Dubcek, one of  the most famous Czechoslovakian politicians
and the  representative of the  Prague's Spring 1968,  died on Saterday,
November 7 in 21:20 in Prague's hospital Na Homolce.
    According to Czech Minister of Health, MUDr. Petr Lom, the immediate
cause of his death was a  failure of vital functions, particularly those
of the heart, kidneys and lungs.
    The last  farewell will be said  to him on Saturday,  November 14 in
Bratislava, announced spokesman of the Slovakian government, B. Geci.


>From Curriculum Vitae

    Alexandr  Dubcek was  born on  November 27,  1921 in  Uhrovec in the
region of  Toplcansko. Having reached  18 years he  joined the Communist
Party of  Czechoslovakia (CPS) and during  the Second World War  he took
a active part  in the anti-fasist resistance  and the Slovakian National
Rising. After the war he entered the political life and in the 1960's he
became a member of the Central Committee  of the CPS. In January 1968 he
was elected the first secretary of  the Central Committee, he became the
main representative of a reviving process called the Prague's Spring and
his activity has been since refered to as "a socialism with human face".
After  the  Russian  occupation  in  1968  he  was  forced  to  sign the
so-called Moskva's Protocol, in April 1969  he was removed from his post
and  the  next  year  expelled  from  the  Communist  Party.  During the
following years  he used to work  as a worker and  a technical clerk. He
re-entered  the political  life in   November 1989,  when he  became the
Chairman  of  the  Federal  Assembly  and  a  member  of  Public Against
Violence. After a split in this  movement he became active in the Social
Democratic Party  in Slovakia whereof  he was Chairman.  Recently he has
been regarded one of the main candidates to the post of President of the
Slovak Republic.

We Recorded:

    "I knew him as a nice, sincere and a modest man. In 1968 he was at a
lead of  a brave attempt to  humanize the communist system  which gained
him a tremendous international respect." (Vaclac Havel)

    "Alexandr Dubcek was a  significant socialist politician. The policy
he  embodied  had  a  human  face.  Long  shine  light  for  him!"  (Jan
Carnogursky    -   Slovakian    ex-premier   and    Chairman   of    the
Christian-Democrat Movement)

    "He was  unequivocally the most known  Slovakian politician  in the
world and the most  famous Slovak at all. It is a  shame that a man with
such a political reputation and  human qualities will not be the Prezident
of the Slovak republic." (Peter Weiss  - Deputy Chairman of the National
Council  of  the  Slovak  Republic  and  Chairman  of  the  Party of the
Democratic Left Wing.

    "Alexandr Dubcek was a politician,  who was much more popular abroad
than at home."(Jan Strasky - Federal premier)

    "We  lost  a  Slovak  who  created  the  history  of Czech-Slovakian
friendly relations."(Ivan Gasparovic -  Chairman of the National Council
of the Slovak Republic)


Treaty of Friendship between the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

    Another  series  of  contracts  between  the  Czech  and  the Slovak
Republic  was  approved   by  the  governments  on  November   9,  in  a
Zidlochovice Chateau in South Moravia.
    Ready to sign is also a frame treaty of good neighbourhood, friendly
relations and cooperation between the  Czech and the Slovak Republic. It
will  be  valid  15  years  and  than,  if  not  denied by either of the
republics, automatically prolonged for another 5 years.
    The  governments also  dealt with  a bill  of dividing the property.
Although the cabinets  did not reach any final  decision, they agreed on
establishing  a  parity  6-member  commission.This  commission  will  be
assigned to elaborate a proposal of  an amendment to the Act of dividing
the property.  The main criterion for  dividing realties will be  a land
princip,a ratio princip  of 2:1 will come into  effect when dividing the
other articles.
    The  governments  also  approved  treaties  on  agriculture,  food
industry,  forest  and  water  industry  and  a  treaty  on  traffic and
communications.  Another substantial  bill  was  also the  one arranging
relations after  separating the Czechoslovak  army. Both the  sides also
agreed on activating the tax reform from January 1993.
    Discussion topics concerned the preparation of customs union and tax
border. Building of custom-houses is not under consideration.

Vaclav Klaus Stays at the Head of the Civic Democratic Party (CDP)

    Vaclav  Klaus  was  re-elected  the  Chairman  of  CDP  on its third
congress on Saturday, November 8 in Prague.
    The post of the Executive Deputy Chairman (a new post) was filled by
federal Minister of Interior, Petr Cermak. The other the Deputy Chairmen
are  Czech minister  of International  Affairs, Josef  Zieleniec, Deputy
Chairman of the Czech National  Council, Jiri Vlach, and federal premier
Jan Strasky.
    Hitherto Deputy Chairman and vice premier of the federal government,
Miroslav  Macek did  not get  through to  his post  again. The  probable
reasons are those deriving from his activities in enterprise.
    V.Klaus stated the  most urgent tasks of CDP  thus: "Defining of the
Czech  State, dignified  extinguishment of  the Czechoslovak federation,
succesfull  fulfilling of  the essential  economic transformation,  legal
state and political pluralism."

Students'Strike Finished

    Late on Tuesday, November 3  students of the Department of Directing
of the Film Academy of Music and  Dramatic Arts had a meeting with their
pedagogues (Svoboda, Jires, Sirovy, Chytilova)  and dean of the faculty,
J. Pecak.  The discussion resulted in  a termination of the  strike from
November 4,  J. Menzel nor  M.Pivonkova will not  be removed from  their
posts. Students will  write their applogy to Menzel  and disputed topics
will be  discussed with the dean  on Thursday, November 12.  On the same
day  a  meeting  of  the  Academic  body  will  be hold, summoned by the
Academic Senate. Students of Directing  propose director Z.Sirovy to the
post of the Head of the Department.
    Tuesday's daily Mlada  Fronta Dnes reported on a  letter, written by
J. Menzel to the dean. The fact, that the legality of the strike was not
officially denounced, brought him to  the conclusion that he "cannot not
go on with his work at the school any longer."
    Menzel's letter was delivered. Since the dean is abroad now, it will
remain un-open untill his Thursday's return.

New Faces of the Czech Religious Life

    To the post of the Archbishop of Olomouc and the Metropolitan bishop
of Moravia, Jan  Graubner, the hitherto ordaining bishop  of Olomouc was
introduced on Saturday's celebral mass  at the St.Wenceslas Cathedral in
Olomouc.
    The land rabbi for the Czech  republic was appointed Karol Sidon, 50
years old scriptwright and a writer,  signatory of the Charter 77. Since
this year's September  Sidon operated as a rabbi  of the Prague's Judish
Community.

Inauguration of the University of Trnava (UT)

    UT  was ceremonialy  opened at  Sunday's mass,  celebrated by Slovak
Archbishop  and Metropolitan,  Jan Sokol.  After the  mass had finished,
a bust of  the founder of  the original UT,  cardinal Petr Pazmani,  was
unvailed.  26 representatives  of Czechoslovak  universities, US  consul
Paul  Hacker,   general  consul  of  the   Polish  Republic  Mr.  Koroc,
representative  of  the  Vienna  University  and  Austrian  Minister  of
Science,  prof.  Richard  Wlasek,  prof.  Novak  from  the University of
Pennsylvania participated at the inaugural  act in the Trnava's theatre.
Charles  University was  represented by  deputy vicechancellor  prof. J.
Petran. Among those present there were also some members of the National
Council  of  the  Slovak  Republic,  for  example  Jan  Carnogursky  and
Frantisek Miklosko.
    The Slovak Government will talk over the existence of UT on November
17.

Czechoslovakia Crown's bill of rate

                  purchase       sale
USA   1USD        27.98          29.38
BRD   1DEM        17.49          18.41
GB    1GBP        41.55          44.69
FRA   1FRF         5.12           5.44
AUT   1ATS         2.50           2.62

The rate is valid on November 11,1992

SPORT

Vaclav Jira Died

    Deputy Chairman  of UEFA and  Chairman of the  Czechoslovak Football
Association, Vaclav Jira, died on Monday in the age of 71.
    After the war he was a signigicant personality of Bohemians team, in
1963-64  he  led  the  representation.  In  1968  he  was elected to the
executive  committee of  UEFA and  since  1978  he has  been its  Deputy
Chairman. Since 1990 he was at the head of czechoslovak football.
    Czechoslovak players will come to Saturday's match with Rumania with
a black band of crape.

European Football Cups

The Cup of Masters of the European Countries:
     AC  Milan - Slovan Bratislava 4:0
     Slovan did not get chance when playing against Milan's AC, but in
his  fighting  performance  he  managed  to  score  at  least  one goal.
Unfortunately he did not use even outspoken opportunities

The Cup of the Winners of the Cups:
     AC Sparta Praha - Werder Bremen 1:0
     With a quick start Sparta ensured an advance to the next round. The
rest of the match proceeded with unused chances on both the sides.

The Cup of UEFA:
     Sigma MZ Olomouc - Fenerbahce Instanbul 7:1
     Sigma completely smashed self-confident Turkish who at the score of
3:1 lost their temper and finished the match three men short.

    Future rival of  Sparta Praha in the Cup of  the Winners of the Cups
will be team  AC Parma (first match on  March 3,1992) and in the  Cup of
UEFA  Sigma Olomouc  will compete  with another  Italian club - Juventus
Turin (first match on November 25).

Football League - 12th round

    Contest for the first place in the League Standing was won by Slovan
Bratislava when  he beat at home  DAC Dunajska Streda 3:1  and Brno lost
playing away  to Sparta Praha  0:3. Now  Slovan  is at the  lead with 18
points, followed  by Brno and DAC  (both 16 points) and  Sparta, Olomouc
(15 points). Hopelessly last is Prague's Dukla with mere 4 points.

WEATHER

    Meanwhile on  the weekend the  temperature climbed up  to 15 degrees
(Centigrade), the beginning  of the new week introduced  us to very cold
weather. Daily  temperatures do not  exceed 5 degrees  and in the  night
sink as much as 5 below zero.  Though there is snowing in the mountains,
lower  altitudes drown  in rain.  There are  often fogs,  in big  cities
accompanied with smog.

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