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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 19, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes february 1981 Mideast from press dispatches Lebanon iraqi president Saddam Hussein claimed wednesday Iran was leaving its dead to decompose on the Battlefield despite iraqi offers through the International red Cross to allow peaceful evacuation of Baghdad radio he made the statement As special envoy Olof palme conferred with iraqi government leaders in Baghdad in search of an Early end to the conflict on the North Ern flank of the persian according to the we fight Battles just to recover the bodies of our Hussein said during a visit made to the Mother of an iraqi officer killed in but the enemy turns Down offers we make through the red Cross to let him evacuate his dead unto they just leave their dead to do envoys confers with iraqi leaders Vav q on ways of bring Early end to fighting compose on the the iraqi state radio who flew to the iraqi capital met with vice Premier Tarek Hussein righthand and other palme is expected to Fly to Tehran after he winds up talks Here thursday or Fri prime minister Mohammad a Rajai has told several governments in Western Europe that Iran will fight for a Century if necessary to drive out the iraqi an iranian emissary disclosed at a news conference in despite rival claims of successes by both their War communiques showed no major break from the current statement in Iran Snow blanketed foot Hills of the Zagrous mountains or the rain washed Muddy marshes of a Tehran communique claimed 250 iraqi troops were killed in Battles tuesday in the Highlands of Gilan garb and Ham province that command Highway routes to the iraqi capital of Iraq claimed 163 iranian deaths in both areas the same the staunchest Arab supporter of broke off Diplo Matic relations with Iran wednesday in response to Iran recent decision to sever ties with King Hussein iranian religious Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini launched a blistering attack wednesday on the worlds moslem leaders for their support of Khomeini said that the moslem leaders who recently gathered for a Summit in saudi discussed everything except the problems of the moslem coun tries and the tyranny of the state run pars news Agency the greater number of the leaders of the moslem who claimed to be had remained indifferent to the invasions against Iran by Saddam Hussein or had even in some instances justified this pars quoted Khomeini As say Many of the leaders of the moslem countries were betraying islam even in the name of he Saddam said was one of those leaders who had martyred Many iranian moslem and killed so Many of his own troops in a manner reminiscent of the mongol invasion of on the Iraq said its forces killed 45 iranians in various clashes along the 300mile front Between tuesday and dec will Monitor imports of some japanese goods Brussels not Western Europe his made its first joint defensive move against japanese exports by agreeing on a plan to Monitor imports of japanese Auto color television sets and computer controlled machine the monitoring approved by for eign ministers of the 10 common Market is not intended to impede the in flow of japanese but it is intended to give member governments a better idea of the extent of japanese import penetration and to warn Tokyo that the shipments to Europe will be restricted if Japan does not Correct its Large imbalance of Trade with the common the Trade surplus in japans favor surged to billion last year from the common markets decision High lights a growing sense of urgency Over the recent rapid Rise in exports of automobiles and electronic products from these shipments threaten industries of the West Ern world while unemployment is rising and economic growth is in the United such concern has led Lloyd and John to introduce legislation that would Cut american imports of japanese automobiles from 1980s Mil lion vehicles to million a year for the next three although Western Europe plans to Monitor Only three japanese products at the common markets executive commis Sion is to include other such As integrated data storage units and bonded fiber the common Market members also said they would raise the Issue of japanese Trade at the Industrial nations annual economic Summit to be held at Ottawa in Japan is making a mistake if it thinks the problem will go Britain Trade Cecil said at a news conference the european governments attribute the growth of japanese exports to japans switch from being a Borrower of foreign technology to an especially in knowledge intensive industries involving robots and advanced Belgium and other protect zionist minded european governments argue that Europe under capitalized Indus tries need a breathing space to catch up with but West Germany does not arguing that Protection would reduce the incentive to retool and spend More on european officials expect the new monitoring system to be watched closely by the Reagan both the United states and the common Market Are afraid the other will devise some Subtle Way of limiting japanese thus diverting More japanese goods to the other Side of the the 10 common Market countries con tend that the temptation of protectionism is stronger for them because they have a Defi Cit of nearly billion in Trade with the United states in addition to their Bil lion deficit in Trade with comparing defense costs questioned up compari sons indicating the soviet Union and its allies have outspent the United states militarily Are invalid because they do not take into account nato two military analysts said the fact is according to the de sense nato has outspent the Warsaw pact by Between billion and billion Over the last said Ste Ven Van a defense researcher at Harvard commonly used studies have mistakenly gauged defense spending against the entire military budget of the soviet Union and its he too often we simply compare spending Between the and the and we find Moscow has spent Van Evera but this completely ignores the contribution of our allies and the fact that the soviets direct about on Quarter of their military budget toward he Van Evera and Harvard research fellow Barry Posen also told a seminar at the Fletcher school of Law and diplomacy the United states defense though could be further strength ened with an expansion of its european Al lies the United states so far has assumed most of the financial responsibility for the wests military posture toward the soviet Posen the question is whether the United states should have to shoulder the Burden alone against the soviets or whether our who directly Benefit from should be taken into he the spends about 5 percent of its Gnu Gross National product on Van Evera but the West europeans spend an average of percent of their gaps on defense and the japanese Only about 1 the answer to the problem of increased defense spending is not whether the should spend but that our allies should spend Van Evera temperatures l h 42 60 29 66 0 8 55 60 44 54 43 66 40 56 57 61 32 51 41 61 43 53 43 53 49 69 39 so 47 54 44 52 35 72 37 67 39 68 36 44 32 45 39 64 49 70 42 56 59 77 38 65 48 79 53 65 62 85 Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Des Molnes Detroit Fargo Hartford Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las vegas Little Rock los Angeles Beach Paul Orleans York City Louis Petersburg Lake City Diego Francisco Juan news update Oregon Quint Dies a one of the quintuplets born last week to a 28 year old woman has died after suffering a massive cerebral officials of the University of Oregon health sciences Center the 5dayold identified Only As died tuesday a Hospital spokesman the was among three of the quilts to improve enough to be taken off a Respirator earlier tues All five had been receiving oxygen from respirators since their the surviving babies remained in critical needs new identity fort a while police track Down leads to the identity of a woman found naked and near death in a state doctors say Jane does total amnesia May Force her to create an identity for therapists say the found near Here on May never know who she she has spent months trying to recall her past while receiving therapy at South Florida state Hospital under the name Jane she is still undergoing psycho Hera Hospital spokeswoman Jackie Dale we Don t really feel Shes ready for the and neither does the Hospital is working with fort Laud Crdal police on seven or eight Dale the Wom ans therapy team is trying to ease her fears and create excitement about what the future i told youve got it Dale what do you want to be you can be you can be you can be you can be a Scorpio or an you can be anything you Jane went on National television last week in the Hopes that a viewer would soviet complaint Moscow up the soviet government has filed a formal complaint with Japan charging that japanese de mands for return of the Kuril islands were a deliberate attempt to Worsen the two countries japans ambassador in Toki Chiro was called to the foreign ministry to receive a note condemning various unfriendly campaigns setting japanese Public opinion against the so Viet tests of Frank diary Amsterdam a the original manuscripts of the diary of Anne the tale of a girls ordeal in hid ing from the nazis in wartime will be sent to an official Laboratory for tests to prove their the dutch War documentation Institute said have been efforts Over the years by Neo nazis and ant jewish groups to discredit the said Institute director Harry i believe it is but we Hope the investigation will convince those who have lingering the Institute was left the manuscripts by Annes Otto who died in last aged he was the sole survivor of the eight jews living in the Amsterdam canal House betrayed to the nazis on Anne died in Belsen concentration Camp on an unrecorded Day in March just before her 16th Pappe said the investigation will be conducted by a Justice ministry Laboratory and will thoroughly examine the the handwriting and the Ink  
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