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NATIONAL Lithuanian-American groups protest Soviets nationwide CHICAGO (AP) - Lithuani an-American loaders from around the nation held an emergency meeting in Chicago Sunday and urged immediate sanctions to punish the Soviet Union for its violent crackdown in their independence-minded homeland. They encouraged Western leaders to respond forcefully against the Soviet Union after Red Army troops stormed the Lithuanian republic's broadcast station, killing up to 13 people and injuring at least 130. Protesters were shot by sol diers or crushed by tanks. The Baltic republic, annexed by the Soviet Union at the start of World W'ar II. declared inde pendence in March. Soviet authorities said at least 10 people died and about 130 were injured. The Lithua nian count put the death toll at 13 and injuries at about 140. “This is outrageous," said Rim Dirvonis. a vice president for the national chapter of the Lithuanian-American Commu nity Inc.“The freedom of the Baltic states is at risk. The word is being spread and we are going to do everything pos sible to help our brothers and sisters in the old country." Members of the Lilhuanian American Community, Lithua nian-American Council and Su preme Committee for Libera tion of Lithuania met for more than three hours Sunday to draft a plan to take to their con stituents. Other groups in 7<i cities were in contact by tele phone. "The attention is on the Per sian Gulf, but we re a large na tion. not a small country that cannot deal with two crises at once," said Regina Narusis of the local Lithuanian Informa tion Center. The leaders called on the es timated 1 million Americans of Lithuanian descent to tele phone their congressmen and send telegrams to the While House. Lithuanian-Americans dem onstrated in Philadelphia and Los Angeles Sunday. Rallies at the Soviet embassy in Washing ton. at the United Nations and at the Soviet consulate in San Francisco were planned for Monday, group officials said. The United Slates and the European Community con demned the crackdown and high-ranking NATO officials held an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the situa tion. Secretary of State lames Baker said the attack "contra dicts the basic principles" of Soviet President Mikhail Gor bachev. Vaclovas Kleiza. the Lithua nian consul general in Chicago, said diplomats from his coun try were asking President Bush and other leaders to penalize the Soviet Union with more than words. "For example, rescinding U.S. grain credits or European aid to Moscow would make an immediate impact." kleiza said. "Our representative in Washington is in constant con tact with the State Depart ment. ’ Lithuanian-Americans have responded to Soviet moves this week against Lithuania by holding rallies in Washington and Chicago. About 100.000 Lithuanian-Americans live in Chicago, making it the largest Lithuanian enclave outside the Baltic state. More than 1,000 people, many carrying lighted candles or yellow, red and green Lithu anian flags, marched through downtown Chicago Saturday. People of Lithuanian descent around the world fear Gorba chev has lost control to ele ments in the army and KGB. Kleiza said. "Just hours earlier, he said he would no longer use force in Lithuania." Kleiza said. "We feel that this has been planned, just like the occupation of Hun gary, but we’re not really sure who's in charge then*." In Philadelphia, the Lithua nian-American Community's communications center on Sun day monitored the broadcasts of ham radio operators in Lith uania to learn more about the military crackdown. Center spokesman Linas Kucas said the ham operators based in and around the Lithu anian capital of Vilnius told of crowded hospitals and how So viet troops tried to blind people with spotlights before shooting at them with automatic weap ons. Newspaper union settles OAKLAND. Calif. |AP) - Union negotiators accepted an 11 percent pay cut for most em ployer's at The Tribune in a ten tative contract settlement, offi cials said Sunday Preliminary agreement on the one-year contract was an nounced Saturday and one of six unions involved voted to accept it that night. Union leaders, representing 450 work ers. said other votes will be held early this week. "It's not an easy thing for unions to negotiate reductions in pay." said Doug Cuthbert son, chairperson of the Confer ence of Newspaper Unions. "However. this settlement keeps The Tribune alive, it pre serves jobs, and it should give the company what it needs to grow during these difficult times." Publisher Robert C. Maynard said, "Together, we are making some difficult personal sacri fices. but the bottom line is. we shall all have a paper to work for this Monday and beyond." Maynard warned recently that the financially ailing news paper. with a circulation of 125.(MM), might not be able to meet its payroll this munth if wage cuts were not made. Un der the agreement, the 11 per cent cut will apply to all work ers making more than $13 per hour or $25.(KM) per year More than 2(><) jobs have been eliminated at the 116-year-old paper since May, through buy outs and attrition. 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