European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 10. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 world today Rome thieves get 2 paintings after breaking into museum Rome a thieves broke into the Capitoline museum Here and made off with two i8tb-c Juniur paintings police reported. Investigators said the thieves entered from a Garden in the Back of the museum bending the Metal bars covering a window and breaking the window s  to crawl into the second floor gallery. They Cut two canvasses from their frames head of a Monk by an unknown artist measuring 10 by 12 inches and Battle by Ciccio Napoltano measuring 14 by 37 inches police said. An alarm a set off but police arrived too Laic to catch the thieves. Whale spotted swimming up St. Lawrence to possible death Montreal a a Large whale has been spoiled swimming up the St. Lawrence River toward Montreal and possible death. The whale about 27 Yards Long was spotted in  Raic about 34 Miles North of Montreal. The closer it gels to Montreal the smaller its chances arc to live said Biol isl Benoit Mathiu who look part in an unsuccessful helicopter search for the whale. Mathieu said the mammal believed to be a Fin whale or a Blue whale could swim ashore by mistake be rammed by a boat or starve. A Blue or Fin whale usual eats several ions of Plankton every Day but in Orch water the toothless whale has Noth ing to eat male ice said. Scientists Are not sure Why the whale is swimming in the wrong direction bin torn Smith a research scientist said animals get lost the same Way As people  Swiss furniture factory gutted in fire started by lightning Bolt Lachon. Switzerland a a weekend Blaze sparked by a lightning Bolt gutted a furniture factory in Northern Switzerland causing damage estimated at $7 million a City official said. No injuries were reported in the Blaze which destroyed most of the 39.000-Square-foot building in Lachen about 25 mile uth cast of Zurich. The fire was doused by More than 300 firefighters who also protected nearby structures from igniting said the official who declined to give his name. Magazine says Summit could Lead to release of dissidents Hamburg a negotiations Between washing ton and Moscow could Lead to the release of soviet dissidents Andrei Sakharov and analogy Shch Aransky after the november Summit meeting the German Maga inc Der Spiegel said. It said the negotiations arc under Way and Are pegged to the meeting of president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva Switzerland on nov. 19 20. Der Spiegel gave no attribution for its report but said computer expert Shch Aransky would be released first Fol Lowed by Sakharov a physicist and Nobel peace prize Winner. . Unveils $29 billion plan to help poor nations pay debts soul. South Korea a the United slate on tuesday introduced at a meeting of world financial Lead ers a $29 billion plan to help poor countries Cope with their crippling debt burdens. The plan which relics heavily on increased Loans by private Banks and urges developing countries to adopt Market oriented economic policies was outlined by trea sury Secretary James Baker in a speech at the world Bank and International monetary fund conference. The idea Drew subdued approval from Bankers and officials of other governments but Many wondered How Banks will be persuaded to come up with More Money for coun tries struggling to pay off existing Loans. The 40th annual meeting of the two sister organizations also featured a Surprise announcement by world Bank president . Clausen that he will step Down when his five year term ends next june. Among names mentioned to succeed Clausen in the world s largest lending institution is Paul Volcker. The chairman of Fth . Federal Reserve Board. The meeting attended by several thousand delegates from the world Bank if s 149 member nations was held amid extremely tight Security particularly when korean president Chun Doo Hwan arrived to deliver the opening remarks. The convention is the biggest event of its kind in Korea and Korea has mobilized a Force of 100.000 to make sure nothing goes wrong. The Baker plan described at a news conference and in his speech asks private Banks to loan debt Ridden coun tries $20 billion More Over three years. Baker said it will work Only if All three participants the private and governmental Banks and the developing countries cooperate. There must be greater emphasis on both Market oriented economic policies to Foster growth and adequate financing to support it he said. The plan did not Mark a departure from president Rea Gan s policy against increased funding to the world Bank. But Baker said Washington will look with favor on increasing . Contributions if the plan is implemented and More loan Money is needed. Baker said it is in the Banks Best interest to help the countries which owe them Monck american Bankers with whom he has spoken have been generally approving he said. William r. Rhodes of Citibank who Heads groups of Banks dealing with Loans to latin America said the proposal was a positive message and added. If the Pla cars respond in the manner the Secretary has outlined we arc prepared to do our  japanese finance minister Noboru Takishita said he respects Baker for taking the initiative on the debt prob Lem. If an Aid agreement is reached including Ameri can Banks the cooperation of japanese Banks can be counted on he pledged. French finance minister Pierre by Rogovoy also voiced support. For greater commercial lending but added that we would have gained credibility with Banks if first there had been More capital for the world Bank. Another big Issue on the first of four Days of formal meetings was whether developing countries whose debts now approach $1 trillion should abide by austerity pro Grams As conditions for new Loans. Brazilian finance minister Dilson Funaro representing heavily indebted latin american countries said severe adjustment programs Are working against such nations economic growth and called for creditors to share he sacrifices of debtors. Clausen said. We must Mark a shift from the Rigours of austerity to the revival of development and  but he cautioned that continued austerity will need in be an essential fact of life in these countries for some year to  the if which arranges Short term Loans for countries in financial difficulties has been criticized by some Low income countries because it obliges governments to adopt austerity programs in order to get credit. The world Bank deals in longer term development projects. The United Stales wants the world Bank to play a larger role in meeting the debt crisis. Baker said the Bank is better equipped to look at the free Market Market oriented policies i m talking  5 . Warships in Maneu vers with navies of Brazil Uruguay Rio of. Janeiro. Brazil a five . Warships have arrived in this Southeastern port to Lake part in the 26th annual Unitas joint Maneu vers with the brazilian and uruguayan navies. For two weeks the ships Are to practice anti submarine anti surface ship and Ami aircraft warfare along this country s 4.593-mile Atlantic coast. The exercises give us the. Capacity to work with different navies different languages and different communication systems and to de Clope new  rear adm. Richard Ustick the . Commander of the l Nilas operations said at a news conference. The current Unitas operations began in puerto Rico last june. The . Task Force sailed South along South Ameri Ca s Pacific coast and then up the Atlantic Wilh All coastal countries along the Way. Except Argentina participating in joint Maneu vers. Argentina has not taken part in Unitas operations since its undeclared War with England Over the Falkland islands in 1982. The . Government sided with England in that conflict. Argentina and our governments have different Priori  Strick said. I would be Happy to work Wilh the argentines and am optimistic we can do so again in the  the Maneu vers Are to continue until oct. 26. Strick said the task Force is to then split up with some ships sailing to West Africa and others conducting Maneu vers with Caribbean Island countries such As Barbados soviets rebels Battle near Pakistan Border Islamabad. Pakistan a an is Tima cd 5,000 soviet troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships were reported to have encountered heavy fighting in a new offensive launched against islamic guerrillas in Eastern Afghanistan. Guerrilla officials said their forces were trying to fend off attacks by soviet troops in Central Logar province near the Paki Stani Border and thai their positions were coming under heavy air and ground alack. The soviet backed communist govern ment of Afghanistan in a radio broadcast monday night claimed heavy losses had been inflicted on the guerrillas in Logar and in fighting in other parts of Afghanistan. Radio Kabul said 24 guerrillas were killed in one clash in Logar and five others were captured along with Large amounts of weapons and ammunition. Guerrilla officials acknowledged some losses in the fighting. Eight guerrillas had been killed and nine wounded in a Battle in Logar one official said. Soviet jul fighter bombers were at tacking guerrilla positions in the province and at least ii guerrillas and 15 civilians had been killed the officials said. Another 26 people were killed during the past week near Khoshib in Logar province As they tried to flee across the Border Inlo Pakistan a guerrilla source said. Afghan government troops opened fire on the Refu gees and killed most of their group he said. The soviet Union sent troops to Afghani Stan in 1979, removed one communist government and installed the regime of Babrak Karmal. They stayed on with some 115.000 troops to join the fight against islamic guerrillas trying to oust the government in Kabul. Reports from inside Afghanistan can rarely be independently confirmed because the government does not admit Western correspondents. The soviet forces appeared to be trying to Cut Supply route used by the guerrillas to bring weapons and supplies across the Border from bases in Pakistan the guerrilla officials said. The guerrillas had not yet lost any major positions bul were under increasing pres sure they said. Guerrilla commanders said soviet units began converging on Logar late Lasi week. Soviet forces have launched a series of major offensives in Eastern Afghanistan this summer to try to disrupt guerrilla Supply lines and recover territory under the control of the Anli comm nut forces. Guerrilla forces in  reported destroying five tanks and armoured vehicles in the fighting the officials said. There also w As an unconfirmed report that a helicopter had been shot Down they said. Radio Kabul reported last week that Sev eral senior government officials in Logar province were dismissed or Given Stern warnings for failing to suppress he guerrillas. The government radio in a rare acknowledgement of internal problems said the officials had failed to Coo Crale with soviet forces in the Region