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The Battalion
Thursday, October 12,
Unrest in East Germany continues
country’s course remains uncertain
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BERLIN (AP) — The Communist East Ger
man leadership on Wednesday strongly reaf
firmed the nation’s commitment to socialism but
expressed willingness to discuss possible reforms.
A lengthy statement from the ruling Politburo
capped a day of conflicting signals as to whether
the country would maintain the course of hard
line leader Erich Honecker or undertake the
type of reform now sweeping much of Eastern
Europe.
“All expressions of opinion and suggestions
for attractive socialism in the GDR (East Ger
many) are important,” the Politburo said. “We
are open to discussions.”
The statement, distributed by the official news
agency ADN, also addressed the issue of the exo
dus of tens of thousands of East Germans.
“We aren’t indifferent when people who
worked and lived here renounce our German
Democratic Republic,” the statement said. “The
reasons for the step could be varied. We must
and will seek them out (the reasons) among our
selves, each in his place, all of us together.”
The statement made no specific mention of
the country’s growing opposition movement, but
it called on East Germans to refrain from the
kinds of street demonstrations that swept
through the country last week and on Monday
night.
Earlier, party sources said high-ranking Com
munist officials had warned of possible labor un
rest and demanded a report on the nation’s “crit
ical situation” from Honecker.
Also Wednesday, East Germany’s chief ideolo
gist Kurt Hager reversed himself and called for
reform to curb growing unrest.
The demand for a report, made by party
members at a meeting Tuesday of the Politburo,
suggests Honecker may face an internal chal
lenge to his 18-year leadership. The sources dis
closed it soon after the radio broadcast Hager’s
remarks.
Party sources, speaking on condition ofar/,
nymity, said some members of the 163-seatCei}
tral Committee were invited to the meetingofili!
Politburo, which has 21 members. The souric
said the meeting continued late Wednesday.
They quoted the complaining officials as ttj
ing Honecker “there are increasing signs of cot
ing strikes in the factories” and “there is no
to waste.”
Honecker was told some workers already ^
ref using to work overtime and called om
ernment to address, the “increasingly presss
questions” of the the nation’s people, the source
reported. He was asked to report by the end
the week, they said.
Politburo member Egon Krenz was respon,
ble for the restraint shown by security forcesdm
ing Monday’s pro-democracy demonstration!
Leipzig, East Berlin and Dr esden, the source
said. Krenz often is mentioned as a successor
Honecker.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fre
quent malpractice lawsuits and
sharply rising insurance premiums
are causing some doctors to stop de
livering babies, leaving poor women
with only limited obstetrical care, an
Institute of Medicine study said
Wednesday.
A two-year study by a panel that
included doctors, lawyers and edu
cators found that “significant num
bers” of obstetricians, other physi
cians and nurse-midwives are
limiting the types of care they pro
vide because of concern over being
sued.
“The result is a serious shortage
of obstetrical care in many rural and
inner city areas,” Roger J. Bulger,
chairman of the Institute of Medi
cine study committee and president
of the Association of Academic
Health Centers, said.
“The fear of being sued has
caused many doctors and midwives
to limit care especially for women
with high risk pregnancies,” he said.
“In urban areas, this often means
that low-income women have been
hurt the most by the lack of provid
ers.”
Bulger said such women generally
Hispanic population
in U.S. tops 20 million
• States should subsidize medical
liability premiums for obstetrical
providers who treat women on Med
icaid.
• Revive the National Health
Service Corps. This would provide
more loans for medical students who
then would be obligated to serve in
areas where physicians are in short
supply.
For more permanent solutions:
WASHINGTON (AP) — There
are more than 20 million people of
Hispanic origin in the United States,
a nine-year increase of 5-and-a-half
million, the Census Bureau reported
Wednesday.
“This is our first estimate of over
20 million,” said Jorge Del Pinal,
chief of the Ethnic and Hispanic Sta
tistics Branch at the bureau. “It’s up
from about 14.5 million in 1980.”
Hispanics constitute 8.2 percent
of the U.S. population and are the
fastest growing large population
group. The bureau said immigration
was a major factor in the increase,
accounting for about half of the
growth.
About two-thirds of the Hispanics
in the United States live in just three
states. California leads with 34 per
cent, followed by Texas at 21 per
cent and New York with 10 percent.
Florida has 8 percent of the na
tion’s Hispanics, and there are sig
nificant populations in Illinois, New
Jersey, Arizona, New Mexico and
Colorado, the bureau reported.
Estimates are not prepared for ev
ery state because “Hispanics are not
well spread out throughout the
United States,” Del Pinal said.
The Census report estimated the
total Hispanic population of the
United States at 20,076,000.
• The committee said states
should experiment with alternatives
to the system of medical liability.
Possible models could include a no-
fault compensation system for cer
tain conditions, such as neurological
impairment of a newborn. Also, ne
gotiated contracts between doctor
and patient, establishing in advance
a system of binding arbitration to
settle disputes.
• Consideration of a plan by the
American Medical Association that
calls for an administrative proc
essing of claims that would deter
mine fault, fix awards and discipline
offenders.
Bulger said the committee had no
final answers, but did conclude that
solutions must be found soon be
cause if nothing is done soon “it will
just get worse.”
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are more likely to smoke and have
poor diets, both of which increase
the risks of having an imperfect
child.
The committee suggested both
short-term and long-term solutions.
Immediate actions recommended
Hemisphere
moves towar
press freedoi
1APA report commends
significant progress
MONTERREY, Mexico
— The hemisphere is showing!
“healthy tendency toward free
dom of expression,” Manuel Ji
menez, president of the Inter
American Press Association
Wednesday.
“This year has been very signif
icant in the history of freedomo!
the press and expression
America,” Jimenez said in hisfi
nal report to IAPA members a:
their 45th general assembly.
Paraguay is on the road tore-
establishing a real democracy anil
creating a climate of freedomol
the press and expression, Jime
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The two leading candidates for
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years of military rule by Gen. An
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Mexican President Carlos Sal
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with “great surprise and satisfat
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news and that there exists in
continent a healthy tendency lo
ward freedom of expression,’Ji
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