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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

    Odraz B92 vesti (by 4 PM), February 16, 1997

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    NEWS BY 4 PM
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    KRAGUJEVAC STUDENTS PROTEST

    Students of the University of Kragujevac have continued their
    protest rallies in the centre of the city, demanding complete
    recognition of all local election results. On Saturday, the crowd
    was addressed by the prominent playwright Dusan Kovacevic, who
    called on students not to repeat the mistakes of their colleagues
    from 1968 and 1991. ``You must not accept being servants of the
    system in a third world country. That system gave birth to Tito
    and Milosevic and brought us down to the level of African
    countries,'' Mr Kovacevic told the students.


    DEMOCRACY ESSENTIAL

    Spanish newspaper ``El Pais'' in its Sunday issue commented that
    there was now a chance for Serbia to progress towards democracy
    and pluralism. Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic, despite his
    dictatorial methods, had had to give in and recognize the victory
    of the opposition in many cities. ``This was thanks to the massive
    street protests of hundreds of thousands of citizens,'' said the
    Spanish daily, adding that the Organization for Security and
    Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and former Spanish Prime Minister,
    Felipe Gonzalez should be given significant credit for the
    recognition of electoral results in Serbia. ``The OSCE report also
    recommended negotiations between the government and the
    opposition, but it seems that Milosevic is not ready for that,''
    the paper added.


    BUSES OUT

    The Trade Union of Public Transport Bus Drivers in Belgrade
    announced that drivers will go on strike on Monday, February 17,
    as an act of protest against delays in salary payments. If overdue
    salaries are not paid on Monday, the strike will continue.


    MUSLIMS: NO REVENGE

    The President of the Muslim National Council of Sandzak (MNVS),
    Sulejman Ugljanin, has said that his party will not be seek
    revenge on anyone, although it had won local elections in the
    Serbian province of Sandzak. ``Rather than revenge, we are working
    on the creation of stability and solving the status of Bosnians in
    Yugoslavia, as guaranteed by the Yugoslav constitution,'' said Mr.
    Ugljanin.

    Prepared by: Goran Dimitrijevic
    Edited by: Steve Agnew

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