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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday May 14, 1977 saudis expect no big Oil Cut Riyadh up i Oil company officiate Friday predicted saudi Arabia s Oil would soon be flowing to Market normally de spite the explosion and ire that rocked the massive Eastern desert Abs air Field an choked off production. But mystery continued to shroud the circumstances of the blast wednesday which officials of the arabian american Oil co. Aramco attributed simply to a pipeline  Aramco said one person a saudi had died As a result of the blast and 13 others were hospitalized with Burns and other in juries. This contrasted with unconfirmed report reaching Japan from saudi Arabia that said As Many As six persons had Bee killed and up to 40 injured. No loss estimate Aramco a consortium of four Ameri can Oil companies and the saudi govern ment said no estimate of damage and production losses would be available until the ire was completely extinguished and a thorough inspection conducted Aramco officials told the .u.s. Consul general in Dhahran the company head quarters some 30 Miles from the Blaze that they expected full crude production. Will be resumed relatively quickly much sooner than Many  one official even voiced the Hope that Hie regular flow could be resumed within a week or even  company has put an estimated 600 men on the scene to repair damages and bypass the affected area in order to re store the line that carries two thirds of saudi nil to  pipeline explosion and subsequent fire damaged two Gas Oil separator tanks two pipelines and lots of  a Security Man in scene at Abs air said. But by Early Friday he said the fire had been contained to a single storage tank and was being allowed to slowly bum itself out. Callaghan to labor he May quit Over uproar London up prime minister James Callaghan has threatened to quit under a mounting uproar of criticism against the appointment of his son in Law As ambassador to Washington parliamentary sources said Friday. Callaghan was said to have done so at a Stormy private caucus of labor party members of parliament thursday eve Ning. If the House of commons decides that this is not right then so be it. But i must say to you now that other consequences May follow Callaghan was quoted As saying. Labor party lawmakers interpreted Callaghan s remarks As a threat to quit along with his labor government and to plunge the country into a general election which probably would sweep the conservative opposition Back to Power. The parliamentary storm erupted thursday following a Bombshell announce ment that Callaghan s journalist to commentator son in Law Peter Jay 40, has been named British ambassador to Washington. He will succeed career Diplomat sir Peter Ramsbotham 58. Foreign Secretary David Owen himself Only 37 and a close personal Friend of Jay and his with said at the time of the announcement wednesday that he alone was responsible for the decision to appoint Jay. But parliament and British newspapers voiced almost unanimous disbelief. Angry charges of nepotism and jobs for the boys erupted around Callaghan i commons. Callaghan defended the appointment arguing it had nothing to do with the fact that Jay is married to his daughter Marga ret. But parliamentary sources said a still angrier storm exploded later at the labor party caucus leading to Callaghan s veiled threat to quit. Fuel was added to the uproar by obviously inspired stories in London s two afternoon newspapers thursday asserting the real reason Ramsbotham was ousted to make Way for Jay was that he is a dread fully old fashioned snob Stuffy and out of  conservative party members of parliament wrote to Callaghan charging a smear Campaign which bears All the Marks of being governmentally  government officials denied the stories were  but conservative party member of parliament Peter Blaker said they were based on a private briefing to political reporters by Callaghan s press  political informants said this was. In fact the source of the stories which also were repeated in almost All morning news papers Friday. Callaghan replied to the smear charges with a statement that Ramsbotham has served in Washington with distinct  Secretary Owen currently on an official visit to saudi Arabia hid a statement released for him by the foreign office Friday afternoon saying he associates himself with Callaghan s tribute to Ramsbotham. He also wishes the foreign office to repeat that he has a High regard for sir Peter Ramsbotham. Who he believes has served with distinction throughout nil three years in Washington the statement said and to add that he strongly deplores All personal attacks on Public servants whatever their rank or Grade who have no right of  debated in Bonn parliament motorcycle and linked to terror incitement Bonn up a Magazine advertise ment proclaiming Suzuki motorcycles to be the sports Cannon for sharpshooters and published two weeks after two persons Riding a Suzuki murdered the Federal prosecutor general and two other men does not violate the penal code the government said Friday. Hans de with state Secretary in the ministry of Justice told a parliamentary questioner that the advertisement did raise the question of the propriety of such aggressive forms of  do with said the advertisement had been placed with a Magazine on March 3. Terrorists Riding a Suzuki killed prosecutor general Siegfried Buback and two men when the doors open on the optical 77" fair in Dusseldorf West Germany a pretty fair spectacle some of us More outstanding tights to be Eye balled will include these far out Glass frames created by a far sighted designer with a View to the future. A with him april. Although the Magazine with the advertisement appeared on news stands april 20. Only 13 Days after the murders the pub Lisher no longer was Able technically either to withdraw the advertisement or to spoilt. For this reason there could be no  Tion that the advertisement urged or approved the commission of a criminal act although that might have been the Case if the advertisement had been placed after the Bulbuck murder. Do with said. But itis All the More urgent now to pose the Gen eral question to what degree the use of such aggressive forms of advertising by businesses can be tolerated de wit went on. According to paragraph 1 of the Law against unfair advertising practises advertisements excessively aimed at Arous ing violent instincts Are  the state Secretary said. But a violation of this regulation results Only in a claim for dam  criminal prosecution would be unlikely and difficult he said. In the View of the Federal government the business Community is called upon in the first instance to take the necessary Steps and to employ the existing self control institutions to prevent advertising Inthis  do with said. Bangladesh hit by High winds Earth tremors Dacca Bangladesh up a Cyclone with 100-mile-an-hour winds which whipped up 10-foot Waves swept in from the Bay of Bengal accompanied by Earth tremors and left a Trail of destruction in two coastal districts Friday. The storm severed communications of the coastal area with the rest of the coun try has killed at least one person and injured scores More official sources said. The sources said the government  give an estimate of the extent of casualties and damage caused by the storm be cause the weather had not improved sufficiently to allow Aerial reconnaissance losses however were expected to be considerably less than last month when three cyclones lashed the country Over one week end and left More than 625 dead. This Lime there was Advance warning  
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