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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
School of Social Sciences of Charles University
Smetanovo nabr. 6
110 01 Prague 1
Czech Republic
E-mail address: carolina@n.fsv.cuni.cs
Fax: (+422) 231 7391
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C A R O L I N A No 69.14, Thursday, April 1, 1993.
FROM LAST WEEK OFF-STAGE (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
Treaty between the ambassador in the Czech and the Slovak Republic
Czech ambassador in the Slovak Republic, Filip Sedivy still has not
found a proper building for his office and even his counterpart Ivan
Mjarta is not better off. Therefore both the ambassadors have to travel
by car from their own countries to fulfill their duties
A defect on the 205th kilometre of D1 highway made the driver of
Filip Sedivy stop. He found out that the cause was a hole in his tyre
which he could not remove. Luckily there was the Slovakia ambassador
going in the opposite direction on the road, and he offered him his
reserve.
This act of friendliness led both the ambassadors to sign an
"asphalt treaty of friendship and cooperation."
Iron cross for Zieleniec
Czech minister of foreign affaires, Josef Zieleniec along with
minister of defence, Antonin Baudys made a non-official visit to the
leader of Bosnia Serbs, Radovan Karadzic.
During their meeting that pulled Karadzic friendly by the ears and
scolded him saying: "You should be ashamed, Radovan." Immediately
Radovan started being ashamed and bade a liquidation of Serbian
headquarters, and gave himself in to the hands of Muslim volunteers.
Josef Zieleniec and Antonin Baudys were nominated for Nobel price
for peace and a war cross of the 8th degree.
According to the latest news the UNPROFOR commander in chief,
general Philip Morillon is still hopelessly trying to get in contact
with Karadzic.
Van Basten to the Castle
In the frame of the small privatization an enterpreuner of
Czech-American origin bought the complex of Prague Castle. Mr. Jeremy
"Armstrong" Coudelka intends to pull down three quarters of the
build-up space (St. Vitus cathedrale, prezidental office) and to build
a football stadium for 20.000 spectacles on the territory. Remaining
buildings will be reconstructed to first-category hotels with numerous
stars.
Premier Klaus who had persuaded Vaclav Havel that the economic
reform was really important, is now negotiating with the representatives
of Prague council about gaining a part of the town for a construction of
a new castle. Voices from off-stage keep saying something about Dejvice
from where it would be only two stops by underground to the Governmental
Office.
According to non-official information, Karel IV has turned in his
grave, and only the immobile part of his chest remained in the original
position.
Fountain earns money
Thousands of foreign tourist pass every summer the Prague Castle.
A rumour goes round that if they drop a coin in the St. George fountain
at the second courtyard, they will come to Prague.
Ivan Kocarnik from his post of the minister of finance made
a proposal to Vaclav Klaus about keeping the fountain out of
non-desired foreing currency drawing from its bottom. When the tourist
season is over, the coins will be drawn at the assistance of the
governor of the Czech National Bank, Josef Tosovsky, and will serve for
increasing the foreign currency reserves of his bank.
A key got lost
Scientists' chamber of Czech Academy of Sciences, institute for
precious metals, wanted to put the coronation jewels which are a part of
the national treasure, under a new expertise. It was a great surprise
when instead of seven keys necessary for opening the cascet there were
only six of them.
Prague Mayor, Milan Kondr forgot his key in the shower of the
council from where an unknown specialist borrowed the key.
A group of workers called in to violently open the cascet said that
the security device is more worth than the crown, sceptre and apple.
Therefore Vaclav Havel from the authority of his presidency decided that
the safe will be closed untill they find the key or the value of the
security device will drop at least to a half.
Archduke Karel again activated
Czech minister of foreign affaires, Josef Zieleniec does not trust
the Czech crown and therefore he invested most of his savings. He bough
an old steam engine Archduke Karel with a saloon wagon of Franz Joseph
I from the depository of the National Museum.
He decided to use the new train set for his trips abroad. But there
are some problems. Most of European countries require that a catalyzer
should be installed in the steam engine which would diminish the content
of sulphur coming from the engine by 72 per cent.
Ostrava's miners committed themselves to mine overtime hours to get
coal for the engine and the supply will be sent to Prague in a gift
packet.
Prisoners not satisfied with food
"The food does not reflect the all-European standart," says an
official declaration of prisoners from Bory in Prague. Prisoners wanted
to prove the verity of their words in a special action.
Thirty three old lags swallowed state cutlery. All of them had to
undergo an operation and stolen cultely was given back. After
a convalescence they will be charged for stealing state property. Their
sentence might be prolonged even by another 10 years.
EXCHANGE RATE OF THE CZECH CROWN
buy sell
USA 98 USA - 45.02
GB 121 GBP - 32.15
BRD 102 DEM - 12.30
CAN 140 CAD - 21.00
FRA 1234FRF - 2.35
AUT 1450ATS - 45.97
The rates only for April 1, 1993. A dash in buy means that the governor
of the Czech National Bank, Josef Tosovsky announced a spring clearance
of old foreign currency before a new tourist season. Therefore no bank
buys any foreign currency so far.
SPORT
Disaster in Vltava
Vaclav Chalupa, Olympic medal owner from Barcelony, was testing on
March 30 his new boat he had got from Hungarian specialists. Passing
under the Charles Bridge he did not notice a steamboat going in the
opposite direction and crushed into it.
Our representative is a good rower and therefore his boat did not
come to any harm. The steamboat, however, was not so lucky. He has
a hole under the plunge line.
STOP PRESS NEWS
Antall in a rubber boat
Special reporter of Carolina, Nem Tudom sends a note from Budapest
- stop - the Nagymaros water works dam broke through - stop - capital of
Hungary is under water - stop - Premier Antall is rowing around the top
of Budapest parliament - stop - he rescues crowling deputies - stop - he
casts horrifying glances towards the Slovak border - stop - hope to
solve the conflict is approaching - stop.
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