European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 7, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 photographer describes attack that killed american newsman Islamabad. Pakistan a american photographer Pricr Schmucler saturday described a soviet helicopter attack that killed his companion news Man Charles Thornton Bat month. Schlueter contacted by Telephone in the Border town of Quetta said he and and Thornton both employed by the Ari Zona Republic in Phoenix were travelling in Afghanistan with two . Medical volunteers and a group of afghan rebels when the helicopter gunship fired missiles to their truck on sept. 19. He said Thornton 50, a medical re Porter for the Republic and one of the guerrillas were killed but he and two other americans in the party escaped in the other americans have been identified As or. Judd Jensen and John Maug Nam a nurse both volunteers serving with the Oregon based american Aid for afghans organization. Schlueter. 29, said the attack occurred near the afghan City of Kandahar 275 Miles South of the capital of Kabul. He said he. The other americans and 12 rebels had left Chaman. Pakistan on sept. 3 and entered Afghanistan where anti communist guerrillas Are fighting the soviet backed government of presi Dent Babrak Karmal. A soviet helicopter flew Over their truck near the Village of Shah Wall Kot in rebel controlled territory on sept. 19 As they drove toward Kandahar Schlueter  could hear some announce ment on a loud speaker from he helicopter but could not understand in because it was in  he said. We jumped out of the truck and started running for shelter but in the meantime the helicopter started firing rockets at us. Our colleague Charles and one Freedom fighter were killed on the spot while several Freedom fighters were wounded. Fortunately three of us is caped not Only death but even  Schlueter sail he believed it was a planned attack. They probably knew in Advance that our parly was proceeding from Pishin to Kandahar with the Freedom fighters he said. Schmucler said Thornton was buried at Chi Nartu a rebel base cast of Kandahar. He was asked about the other Ameri cans and said Jensen planned to remain with the rebels to provide medical assist Ance but magnum plans to return to Pakistan soon. Tass the official soviet news Agency in a report wednesday on Thornton s death said he was killed i gloriously while travelling with gangs of afghan  the soviet Union has had More than 100,000 troops in Afghanistan since de Cember 1979, helping the marxist government Battle the insurgents. Peter Schlueter poor nations dispute . Economic views Seoul South Korea a Bright . Predictions for the future contrasted with the pessimism of poorer countries about heir growth and debt prospects when senior economic officials from 22 nations met sunday. Members of the interim committee of the International monetary fund also de bated the world monetary system which developing countries want to Reform and How to spend if funds to help Africa and other poor regions. Officials say soviets have no aids cases Moscow a a nationally circulated newspaper sunday quoted officials As saying there Are no aids victims in the soviet Union and told its readers the killer disease is an outgrowth of Western Licen  the newspaper trud labor carried two articles and a comment from a Deputy health minister on the disease known Here ass id the russian acronym for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Trud quoted Deputy health minister Pyotr n. Burgason As saying aids is a dangerous disease that must not be  but we have no registered cases of this disease in our country he said. Burgason added the Point is that much of the problem Here is social since it is connected with sexual licentiousness which is tolerated in certain circles in the West but for our society is  carefully studying distal Burgason was quoted As saying soviet scientists Are carefully studying every aspect of the new disease since we Are not isolated from the  Rakhim m. Khaitov Deputy director of the health ministry s immunology Insi Tut also said in a separate Story that we do not have it in the soviet Union. However two american journalists who visited the Black sea resort of Sochi this summer were told by a doctor " a Sambo rim there that there arc cases of Alul in the soviet . Leonid s. Hilarov told the reporters aids is a serious problem which he attributed to mixed marriages. Industrial nations arc. Providing a solid framework for growth in the devel Oping nations said . Treasury Secre tary James a. Baker Iii. But Brazil s finance minister Dilson f u Naro called the economic picture  he blamed High interest Rales a persistent deterioration in the Price of commodities Exchange rate misalignment and volatility and protectionism. The committee which is the policy Mak ing body of the if will Issue its conclusions monday. The statement will go to the formal session of the annual if world Bank conference which starts Here tues Day. The committee is chaired by h. Onno Rudig finance minister of the nether lands. It includes Baker and the finance ministers of Japan West Germany France Argentina. India and others. Some Mem Bers represent other nations in the 149-na Tion in f. The group met behind closed doors but in statements distributed to reporters it was Clear that Richer and poorer countries differed considerably in appraising the eco nomic slate of the world. Baker stressed the global Community has made considerable Progress in the past few years in reducing inflation restoring growth and dealing with the initial Finan Cial strains of the debt  he said inflation rates in Industrial coun tries Are the lowest in 20 years and he predicted their economics would grow by 3 a to 4 percent next year. West German finance minister Gerhard Stolton Borg also said the world Economy is on the Way to recovery and important foundations for continuing improvement and More balanced expansion have been  but Funaro contended sustainable growth and lower unemployment Levels will not be attained if the Majior countries fail to coordinate their policies in the Trade Mone 1974 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 tary and financial  Baker came to Seoul with new initiatives to relieve third world debt expected to reach is trillion by the end of this year. Bra in leads the world with debts of $103 billion. The . Secretary will address the ple nary tuesday. Reporters copies of his speech called for increased lending by Pri vate Hanks More effective lending by Multi lateral development b, and a continued Central role for the if. Ian Stuart economic Secretary to the British Treasury said Britain has Long been in favor of giving the world Bank a larger role in promoting economic growth. Representatives of the developing countries known As the group of 24," warned in a communique saturday against cooperation Between the if and the world Bank As envisioned by Baker. The group is concerned such an Alliance would toughen conditions for obtaining new credit. Heavily indebted latin american coun tries have protested austerity measures out lined by the if which arranges Short term credit for countries having trouble meeting their debt payments. Views also differed on the world Mone tary system with the Industrial nations say ing currencies should continue to be allowed to float on world markets. The Low income countries say the system works against them. They Are calling for an International conference to initiate reforms. Developing nations also pushed hard sunday for continuing the present Access to if Money while the United states which says commercial Banks should take Over More lending held that enlarged Access extra borrowing from the fund should be phased out. The ministers from West Germany France and Britain All said it would be wrong to reduce Access. Even a partial reduction in Access to the fund would be technically and politically  said French finance min ister Pierre Bergovoy. The developing countries said the if s own currency called special drawing rights should be increased by 15 billion a year. One special drawing right is now about the same As one . Dollar Baker however said a convincing Case has not been made that there is a Long term global need to supplement  sources close to the talks said about 18 of the 22 members support a special drawing right increase but no action will be taken As Long As the United states which holds the crucial vote is opposed to the boost