European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 19,1977 the stars and stripes Page 27 world s record assailed . Hailed for human rights role bad Honnef Germany a the . Has been chiefly responsible for popularizing the Issue of human rights world wide but the record of International agencies has been disappointing an offi Cial of amnesty International said sunday. I think Carter obviously created much of this human rights interest said Thomas Hammarberg of Sweden chair Man of the executive committee of the International organization. But Hammarberg said that along with president Carter the . Congress also played a major role in the human rights Awakening through legislation enacted during the Ford administration that tied military and economic aide to respect for human rights. They Congress managed to find the sense of linkage Between economics and human rights he said. Hammarberg said it would take a Long time before the United nations was Able to overcome political pressures and Deal effectively with the Issue of human rights. His remarks followed a news conference on the final Day of a three Day meeting of the organization s International Council which took place in this posh Rhine Valley spa South of Bonn. Amnesty International a London based personnel conference slated sept. 28-30 Garmisch the third annual usar eur personnel and administration con Ference will be held Here sept. 28-30 with Gen. George s. Blanchard Usa eur commander in chief As keynote  speaking at the conference in clude maj. Gen. Joseph p. Kingston assistant Deputy chief of staff for personnel he department of the army maj.  Mundie commander . Army administration Center it. Benjamin har Rison ind. Maj. Gen. Charles Heiden commander . Army military person Nel Center Alexandria va., and Brig. Gen. James Pennington the adjutant Gen eral . Army. This year s conference will have As its theme readiness and will address pro Grams and developments in administrative management personnel administration and personnel manage ment a Usa eur spokesman said. Attendance is open to officers warrant officers department of the army civilians and noncommissioned officers who occupy key positions in personnel policy planning administration management and administrative support functions. Personnel re Quiring More information about the conference Are asked to Call rheingau Mili tary 2136 6200. Organization lobbies for human rights and claims to have members in More than 100 countries. During the news conference Hammar Berg said the Council had decided to push for implementation of International human rights declarations and for release of All prisoners of conscience world wide. It is not enough that United nations resolutions and policies take positions about human rights in nicely worded declarations he said. Those International stipulations have to be implemented and made into  Hammarberg said there was a great interest in human rights worldwide and we Welcome  and we Welcome the understanding that human rights can no longer be seen As an internal affair but As an International development he added. But Hammarberg said amnesty inter National would not like to see human rights used As a weapon in a Battle Between the  although Hammarberg praised Carter s role in the human rights struggle he said the organization did not agree completely with the Carter administration s approach to the Issue. He said his organization believed the Carter administration Felt there was some sort of contradiction Between human rights and East West detente. We Don t see human rights As an alter native to detente he added. And we Hope the human rights discussion will be kept outside the discussion of detente. We feel the Issue of human rights should be something above the other political Dis  on other matters Hammarberg said the Council expressed concern Over alleged human rights violations in Argentina South Korea Chile Ethiopia Iran and Uganda and the recent death in prison of South african Black Leader Steve Biko. The amnesty Council also reaffirmed its Long standing opposition to the death pen Alty which Hammarberg said is receiving growing support in Many countries including West Germany. West Germany has no capital punish ment but the wave of terrorist attacks including the kidnapping two weeks ago of industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer has led to Calls for restoration of the death pen Alty. Hammarberg also said the Council had decided to increase the organization s budget from $1.45 million to $2.1 million and Delegate some of its operations from the London Headquarters to National Chap ters. Heavy fighting continues in Lebanon Beirut up a lightning Dawn counterattack by palestinian guerrillas in South Lebanon sunday drove israeli backed rightists from a key Frontier Posi Tion and pushed toward the rightist Hill stronghold of Marj Ayoun a lebanese re Porter on the scene said. With a Shower of artillery rocket mortar grenade and machine gun fire the palestinians and their lebanese leftist allies overran Tallat Al Khiam in a one hour Battle that destroyed six rightist tanks and left 20 rightists dead on the Battlefield the reporter said. Rightist officials did t mention the Battle which was nearly 48 hours after rightist tanks took the Hill position in seek ing to storm toward guerrilla held Khiam with the heaviest israeli artillery backing in 10 months of Border War. But the rightists did say they had beaten Back armed attackers from mar Jayoung Early sunday. The reporter said israeli artillery was pounding Khiam and other palestinian and leftist positions in the third straight Day of heavy fire sunday. The Battle zone is a slice of Southeast Lebanon that meets Israel in a series of arid Hills sheltering deserted Shell scarred Fields that once yielded tobacco wheat and various fruit crops. Israeli helicopters were evacuating rightist wounded to Israel the reporter said. The palestinians said the Battle for mar Jayoung continued As of 2 30 . And said they had taken a second Hill position in addition to Tallat Al Khiam. They also charged israeli artillery was pounding Achi Yeh an outpost for Leba non s syrian dominated Arab peacekeeping Force some six Miles North of Marj Ayoun. There was no immediate confirmation of the palestinian reports. It was seen As unlikely that he israelis would Shell Achi Yeh which is inhabited mostly by maronite christians who Domi Nate the rightist militias. The fighting termed a serious Esca lation Over previous israeli artillery involvement in South Lebanon by palestinian officials forced postponement of a pal Estine liberation organization Plo policy Parley Over the weekend and sent Plo Leader Yasser Arafat to a frontline Bunker to supervise military operations. In Beirut sunday Premier Selim Al Hoss met with the . Embassy charge d affaires George Lane. It was the fourth meeting in 72 hours Between Lane and lop lebanese officials and was seen As part of a . Go Between role in feverish efforts to secure a tacit cease fire Between Lebanon and Israel. Plo officials have charged that israeli tanks and planes have taken direct part in the weekend fighting. This has been considered unlikely by diplomats in Beirut who believe that this kind of full scale israeli involvement would have probably allowed the rightists to take Khiam in their initial push Friday. London cops question 3 after missionary freed London up police sunday questioned three unidentified men in connection with the three Day abduction of a Young american mormon missionary. Kirk Anderson 21, was still talking to Scotland Yard detectives 24 hours after kidnappers who held him shackled and handcuffed set him free in London. Anderson was describing his ordeal to police in Epsom the Village South of the capital where he was kidnapped wednes Day. Scotland Yard detectives said Anderson Middle East s growth rate highest Washington up Many develop ing countries had higher economic growth rates in the mid-1970s recession years than industrialized nations according to an annual world Bank report issued sunday. But 1 billion people still live in poverty. Growth in the Gross National product of the poorest countries is not making a Dent in this problem it said. The world Bank report said the better off developing countries in general had higher growth rates than the Rich coun tries during a time of economic fluctuation. It listed average yearly Gross Domestic product growth rates of developing coun tries As 5.1 per cent from 1974-76, com pared to two per cent for developed nations. The Middle East had an annual Gnu per capita growth rate for 1950-75 of 5.0 per cent and East Asia had a rate of 3.9 per cent compared to 3.2 for developed coun tries it said. Other Gnu rates were South Asia 1.8 per cent Africa 2.0 and latin America 2.6. Some higher income developing coun tries recognized their Export earnings during the Boom years of 1972-73 were exceptionally High and began adjusting their economic policies to Long run earn Ings the report said. They were Able to sustain their momentum of growth during the mid-1970s through a combination of internal adjust ments in fiscal monetary or Price policies and by borrowing heavily from private  some poor countries Rode out the recession years without major economic set backs because of increases in Domestic agricultural production made possible by Good weather and increased crop invest ments it  of the mid-1970s did not seriously interrupt the growth trend Many developing countries have maintained now for a Quarter of a Century said the report. Indeed growth Over this period has been accelerating except in the poorest countries of South Asia and  however economic growth has no meant an end to poverty it said. For the poorest nations growth re Mains so slow that poverty cannot be alleviated much less eradicated unless greater efforts by the poor As Well As Rich countries Are  it said agriculture is the key to improving the living standards of the poor in developing nations. Told them saturday he was kidnapped after going off on Church business with a Man with a Canadian accent. He said a Blanket was placed Over his head and he was driven to a House. While he was kidnapped he was kept handcuffed and his legs were  detective chief supt. Bill Hucklesby of Scotland Yard said. I stress he was not harmed in any Way. He was Well treated and Well  Hucklesby said detectives believe an Derson has been released so that he can Settle a Domestic Issue Between a girl Friend and  after Anderson disappeared officials of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints said he had been the victim of harassment in the . By an older wealthy woman whose love he scorned. The missionary from Provo Utah had been assaulted had his car tires slashed and his car run off the Road in the two year harassment Campaign the officials said. Hucklesby said Anderson told detectives after his release that a lot of talk had been going on in the House connected with the Domestic problem he  he said the police were cooperating with the Fri in the . To establish the whereabouts of the woman involved in the Case. Anderson came to Britain 10 months ago As one of the mormon Church s 1,500 missionaries Here. His kidnapper posed As a convert who wanted to talk to him about joining the Church. Police were alerted about the abduction when Anderson s Roommate Kimball Smith told them he disappeared after meeting the convert at the Epsom Church near his Home