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...major battle has yet to materialize between the 27th Army and supposedly rival military units on the edges of the city, but a witness said the 27th and 38th armies, based in Hebei and Beijing respectively, fought each other with automatic weapons early yesterday about 12 miles east of downtown...
Hundreds of citizens flocked to the bridge at Muxudi, also in the west, to welcome soldiers yesterday evening who said they were from the 38th Army, based in Beijing...
...38th Army is said to have opposed the martial law crackdown and refused to fire on civilians. A soldier at Muxudi told The Associated Press soldiers of the 27th fired on his comrades...
Facing the CCA members are four incumbents and many more hopefuls given the label of Independents. Generally more traditional, with more ties to business and development, the Independents share a general political philosophy but not a party structure. Vellucci, bowing out of city politics in his 38th year, is one of the few Independents who supports rent control...
They shouted, "Welcome 38th Army," and handed out leaflets to the soldiers explaining their demands for sweepings changes in China's autocratic system, including press freedom and accountability of the country's leaders...