European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday september 21, 1978 Vorster notes poor health s. African Leader resigns Pretoria South Africa a prime minister John Vorster announced wednesday he is resigning after 12 years As South Africa s unchallenged political Leader. In his last major act he also announced that South Africa will go ahead with its own elections this year in South West Africa. Addressing a packed news conference Here the 63-year-old Leader said in afrikaans that his health is no longer robust enough to enable him to full fill the strenuous duties of his office. But he said he has agreed to Public appeals that he should stand for the largely ceremonial state presidency. The decision opened the Gates to a fierce Power struggle in the ruling afrikaner dominated National party at a time the country is expected to come under intense International censure for its go it alone decision on South West Africa Namibia. Caucus planned a party caucus to fill both the presidency and the prime minister ship is scheduled for sept. 28 in Cape town. It is inconceivable that there will be any opposition to Vor Ster. Reading from a prepared statement reflecting a decision reached by the Cabinet tuesday Vorster twice repeated that the South african government does not wish to close doors to further negotiations with the United nations or the Western pow  but he said his government finds the United nations insistence on a peace keeping Force of 7,500 totally unacceptable and is not prepared to accept a year Long transition period. The government cannot allow this impasse to continue indefinitely he declared and said it would proceed with constituent elections in the disputed territory. Mandate repudiated South West Africa has been administered by South Africa under a mandate by the old league of nations since repudiated by the United nations. Foreign minister . Pik Botha who flanked Vorster at the conference said the elections would be held in the last two weeks of november. The constituent Assembly chosen by the people of Namibia Vorster said would be free to decide the territory s future including the option of accepting the . Asked if South Africa could still cancel the elections if the United nations met its demands Botha said frankly it can be done but at this stage i Don t see any Nee name changed for Usa eur medical come Heidelberg the . Army medi Cal come Europe will be predesignated As the 7th medical come 7th me com in ceremonies Here thursday according to a me com spokesman. The re designation recognizes the com Mand s Mission As a continuing one in times of War and peace and documents the equipment and personnel needed for War time the spokesman said. In a related move to improve medical readiness certain corps level medical units such As ground ambulance Compa Nies and combat support hospitals will be reassigned from 7th me com to v and Vii corps on oct. 21.a second medical group the 68th, will be reactivated to command medical units of corps while the 30th medical group will command the Vii corps units. The 421stmedical co air ambulance will come under command of 7th me com the spokes Man said. Cassity at  one major political party in South West Africa the pro South african demo cratic turn Halle Alliance has insisted on elections by year s end. The Black militant South West Africa people s organization Swap and the moderate Namibia National front have supported the . Plan. But Botha insisted that any further de Lay would cause greater instability in the strife torn territory. And he said Force of 7,500 in so Small a territory would give an unfair psychological advantage to the communist backed Swap because of what he described As a popular identification of the United nations with the Black  United nations has recognized the communist backed organization As the sole legitimate representative of the Namibia people. Botha claimed that the original Western proposals for the territory which South Africa accepted april 25 and on which . Plan is based specified dec. 31 As the Independence Date and envisioned . Force far smaller than that called for in the current  United states Britain France West. Germany and Canada worked forbore than a year to get South Africa and Swap to agree to a .-supervised transition to Independence. But now South Africa s decision to Pur sue its own plan even with doors to fur ther negotiations slightly ajar is certainty arouse a new storm of Calls for economic sanctions against the government. John Vorster nato must focus on soviet involvement watch Africa Haig Rocky warn Hamburg Germany a nato commander Gen. Alexander Haig jr., and former vice president Nelson a. Rockefeller warned wednesday the Atlantic Alli Ance must focus its attention on soviet involvement in Africa and the third world. There is no nato Security if we ignore soviet interventionism on a global scale Haig told some 270 delegates to the opening session of the 24th annual convention of the North Atlantic treaty association. It is difficult not to be worried about the growing commitment both direct and indirect of the user and its allies especially Cuba in the conflict involving a number of these countries particularly in the Horn of Africa Haig added. In his speech Rockefeller said a to s Frontier the Frontier of free Europe is no longer just the Frontier in Central Europe. But it is to be found in the Middle East and Africa As  soviet flanking moves in the Horn of Africa and the Southern end of the arabian Peninsula and other areas must be mat ters of concern to the nato nations and the whole free world Rockefeller said. Both american speakers singled out will ask restraint sacrifices Carter to strengthen anti inflation efforts Atlantic City . A presi Dent Carter told a steelworkers convention wednesday that hell soon announce stronger anti inflation measures that will require sacrifices but will be Tough an fair. Carter gave no details of the new Mea sures which would be added to the Volun tary efforts he asked of the Public last april and which his advisers now concede have been inadequate. In the near future i will announce a strengthening of our limited Arsenal of weapons against inflation Carter said. I can Tell you today that what we do will be fair. It will not penalize labor or any other group in our society he said. At the same time it will be Tough. I will ask for restraint and some sacrifice from  Carter addressing the convention of the Al Cio United steelworkers of America received restrained applause for his re Marks on inflation. But he got a whistling cheering standing ovation when he pledged to make labor Law revision his top legislative priority next year. Before returning to Washington Carter attended a democratic fund raising lunch Eon where he predicted Congress will approve a $25 billion tax Cut this year and at tacked the Republican Kemp Roth plan that would slash income taxes by one third. Carter said such a Cut in income taxes would mean the local taxpayers the property taxpayers will have to have enormous increases. We do not want to see property taxes raised we want to see prop erty taxes  in his address to the steelworkers car Ter blamed defeat of labor Law revision this year on a massive expensive distorted propaganda  he said he was especially irked at accusations that the Defeated measure had been a grab for Power by the unions saying this was the Only Bill offered by his administration in which i personally helped draft every single  the measure would have made it easier to enforce labor Law violations against businesses. Copter crash kills go in certain shield t Hanau Germany a Soldier was killed and another injured wednesday afternoon when their oh-58 helicopter taking part in the nato exercise certain shield crashed some 12 Miles North of Bli Dingen Germany according to a military spokesman. Wire reports quoted Budinger police As saying the helicopter tried to Fly under a High voltage Power line when its Rotor Blades struck a Telephone Cable the Pilot apparently had not seen. The military spokesman said the oh-58 helicopter belonged to air troop of com Mand and control squad Lith army Cav. The injured Crew member was evacuated to 97th general Hospital in Frankfurt the military spokesman said. Names of the Crew members Are being withheld until next of Kin Are notified. Cuba among the soviet Union s allies As source of concern in Africa where thou Sands of troops and technicians from the Island nation have been sent. We cannot close our eyes to Cuba mercenaries in Angola and elsewhere in Africa and their threat to the self determination of african Peoples Rockefeller said. This requires a new perspective not Only for nato s organization strategy and military potential. In a sense it Means nato must stand not Only for North Atlantic treaty organization but for All nations against totalitarian  Haig said the West must use its influence to work for peaceful change in South Ern Africa. The West for its part is doing its utmost to insure that Namibia achieves its Independence peacefully in accordance with plans approved by the Security Council and that a negotiated settlement is reached in Rhodesia the former White House chief of staff said. Haig and Rockefeller were among the first Day speakers at the conference which ends saturday with an address by Chancel Lor Helmut Schmidt. In the opening speech West Germany s foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher underscored his country s support for the Atlantic Alliance. Genscher said support for the Alliance and the european economic Community remains the foundation of German foreign policy. As an Active partner the Federal re Public will also cooperate in the efforts of nato for a realistic detente and arms control policy he said. 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