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      ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

      Odraz B92 vesti (by 4 PM), April 4, 1997

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      NEWS BY 4 PM

        Students Convene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
        Information Bill Mark Two  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
        Marovic Accepts US Invitation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
  15    Tudjman Claims Vukovar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
        Serbs Stoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
        Hot Rocks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73

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      NEWS BY 4 PM
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      STUDENTS CONVENE

      The newly convened Student Parliament, the institutionalised
      successor to Student Protest 96--97, at its first meeting on
      Friday, objected to the celebration of Students' Day on April 4.
  25  The parliament demanded that Students' Day be moved to the feast
      of St Sava, patron saint of schools.

      Meanwhile Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Marjanovic received a
      delegation from the Student Association of Belgrade, the pro-
      government official student organisation. The delegation told Mr
  30  Marjanovic that they believed that the Serbian Government was
      doing an excellent job in improving conditions for students.


      INFORMATION BILL MARK TWO

      Serbian Information Minister Radmila Milentijevic on Friday
      presented the second draft of the bill on public information. The
  35  minister said the document had been drafted on the basis of
      discussion and criticism of the first version.

      The major new version drops the provision preventing private
      ownership of television stations which broadcast nationally. Also
      gone is the requirement for private broadcasters to announce
  40  funding sources at the beginning and end of each program. Under
      the new version of the law broadcasters will also be able to
      change editorial policy without losing their licence.

      The new draft of the bill also includes an open government
      provision which obliges authorities to allow media companies
  45  access to state assessments of their performance and competence.

      Minister Milentijevic said that the new draft would be the subject
      of further public discussion before being tabled in the Serbian
      Parliament.

      The Democratic Party confirmed on Thursday that it would honour
  50  the Zajedno agreement giving the Serbian Renewal Movement the
      right to nominate the coalition's presidential candidate for this
      year's elections.

      Democratic Party spokesman Slobodan Vuksanovic dismissed rumours
      of internal disagreements within the coalition.

  55  Mr Vuksanovic also confirmed that party leader Zoran Djindjic, who
      is currently in the United States, would not attend the Kosovo
      Conference in New York next week.


      MAROVIC ACCEPTS US INVITATION

      Svetozar Marovic, the Speaker of the Montenegrin Parliament, on
  60  Friday accepted an invitation from the US Congress to lead an all-
      party parliamentary delegation to Washington.


      TUDJMAN CLAIMS VUKOVAR

      Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Thursday announced that
      Vukovar would soon be reintegrated into Croatia. Mr Tudjman told
  65  an election rally in Rijeka: ``Pack your bags, because we'll be
      catching a train to Vukovar together within a few weeks.''


      SERBS STONED

      A bus carrying Serb football fans to Prague has been attacked in
      Zagreb. The Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija reported on
  70  Friday that locals hurled stones at the bus, injuring several
      passengers and destroying the vehicle. Two of the were arrested,
      the remainder having fled before police arrived.


      HOT ROCKS

      Two Macedonian citizens were detained in Skopje on Thursday for
  75  attempting to traffic in radioactive substances. The Macedonian
      Ministry for the Interior announced on Thursday evening that the
      two had been arrested in possession of 250 grams of uranium.

      Prepared by: Marija Milosavljevic
      Edited by: Steve Agnew

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