A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

ZAGREB, Sep 1 (Hina) - Ahead of Holy Father's visit to Croatia, today's daily VJESNIK carries on the front page an article headlined "Prayer for lasting peace in Croatia". The paper brings an article on an irrevocable resignation of chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) county committee Branimir Glavas. "Is the buying of years of service annulled?", asks the paper ahead of changes of the law on the labour relationship. Aleksa Crnjakovic writes an article on the appointment of a new secretary-general of the HDZ. The journalist calculates who could replace Jure Radic: Milas, Valent or Bedenicic. "Nacertanje can be buried!" (Nacertanije is a plan on a Greater Serbia made by Ilija Garasanin in last century), says a commentary by Stjepan Martinovic. He writes that the implementation of a Great-Serbian project can be prevented by 'cold war', and not only by using of weapons. Vjesnik carries a report on the imprisonment of Edo Vencl in Glina and Knin. He was captured by Serbs about 100 m from UNPROFOR's check-point in sight of UN members. Another Zagreb daily VECERNJI LIST brings a text in connection with the annulment of the Government's regulation on interest taxation. "Double papers of double policy," says the headline of a commentary by Visnja Staresina. "After Karadzic's rejection of the peace plan, the Contact Group's approach to drawing of the Bosnian map entered a new stage which would probably lead to the partition of Bosnia," thinks Staresina. (hina) jas ks 011248 MET sep 94