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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes tuesday. October 15. 1985 Indian prime minister Utaji in Willii is greeted at Heathrow Airport by prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Gandhi arrives for 2-Day . Visit London Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi arrived in Britain monday for a two Day official visit amid heavy Security measures to Protic. Against possible attempts on his life. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher who usually meets foreign dignitaries at her official residence greeted Gandhi 41, and his wife Sonia at Heathrow Airport and escorted them past a Royal air Force Honor guard to a Fleet of limousines. Soldiers stood guard at several Points along roads around the Airport and other patrolled in Light tanks and personnel carriers. Marksmen watched from rooftops. Gandhi s visit is the Start of a five nation tour that will take him to the Commonwealth Summit in the Bahamas Cuba the United Stales and the Netherlands. It is his third major foreign tour in six months. He was scheduled to have lunch at Kensington Palace with Prince Charles the 36-year-old heir to the Crown and Princess Diana and was to have talks with Thatcher in the afternoon and then meet members of London s Indian Community before having dinner with Thatcher. On tuesday he is to visit a British aerospace factory near London to inspect commercial and military jets. Eleven sikh and Kashmiri separatists remained under arrest in Central and Southern England in connection with what press reports said was a plot to assassinate Gandhi. They were detained Friday under the prevention of terrorism act. Sikh extremists who seek an Independent stale in the Punjab were responsible for the assassination last oct. 31 of Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi s Mother and predecessor As prime minister. Rhein again reminds travellers reservations Are required Ramstein a Germany Rhein main air base billeting officials arc reminding military travellers that reservations arc needed to ensure that billeting is available when they arrive at Rhein main. Travellers without reservations arc Given rooms on a space available Day to Day basis. Pc pc on permanent change of station or temporary duty orders Are Given a statement of non availability when on base or contract quarters Are not available. Members on leave arc provided with a list of local hotels. Billeting reservations May be made from 7 30 . To 4 30 p.m., monday through Friday by calling Auto on 330-7242. Outside of those hours an answering machine will record reservation requests with a letter of Confirma Tion being sent to the caller the next Day. Members on duty status May make reservations up to 60 Days in and Vance. Personnel on leave arc not eligible for reservations. Officials said the same restrictions apply to distinguished visitor in grades colonel and above and civilians of equal rank. Their reservations must be made through the protocol office at Auto on 330-6059. Navy Petty officer charged with murder in officer s death Newport. . A a Navy Petty officer charged with the murder of an officer at sea will face a Genera court Niar tial the Navy save. Petty officer Mitchell t. Garraway jr., 21, of Suitland md., is charged with the june 19 stabbing death of it. Lames k. Sterner aboard the frigate Miller while Croute from Bermuda to Nova Scotia. Anglers from four countries compete in Bass tournament Zaragozo a Spain forty two american fish Ermen from military communities in four countries competed in the 4th annual european invitational Bass tournament at Lake Casic. The anglers from Spain Germany Italy and Greece were rewarded with near perfect fishing conditions. Top Angler senior master sgt. Kenneth Varnes took the first place trophy after three Days of fishing that netted him a total of 42 pounds 15 ounces of Bass. Varnes it assigned to the 406th consolidated aircraft main so a Zaragoza a. Tech. Sgt. Tom Newton from Germany finished second with 38 pounds 15 ounces and Bernic Kuhn also from Germany was third with 35 pounds 7 ounces. Conservatives select Getty As new Alberta Premier Edmonton Alberta up conservatives selected a former professional football quarterback Don Getty to succeed retiring Premier Peter Lougheed As the new Leader of the Oil Rich Western Canadian province of Alberta. Gully a successful Edmonton business Man and former provincial Energy minister won an easy second ballot  sunday at the Alberta  leadership convention Over his two of Xun cats. Munici pal affairs minister iian Koziak and Calgary lawyer Ron get tar. As Leader of the ruling conservatives Getty 53, w ill b worn in As the new pre Mier of he province which holds the vast majority of Canada s Oil and Gas wealth. Getty who led the Edmonton eskimos to the 1956 Canadian football championship is not obliged to Call a general election until 1987. Many observers however expect Getty to seek a new mandate next Spring. Getty replaces former football teammate Lougheed who announced his retirement from politics this summer after ruling Al Berta for 14 years. Lung head who built one of Canada s most powerful political dynasties is return ing to a corporate Law practice and has taken a part time lecturing position at the University of Alberta. Lougheed took Over the conservatives in 1965 and six years later Defeated the populist social credit government which had ruled Alberta for 35 years. Since then the  have been returned to Power three times with massive majorities and now hold 75 of the 79 scats in the Alberta legislature. Lougheed Rose to National prominence during the mid-1970s in a bitter feud with former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau Over control of the province s Energy resources. After the supreme court of Canada con firmed provincial jurisdiction Over Energy taxation Lougheed began pouring government Oil and Gas revenues into a heritage Trust fund to help Alberta diversify its Economy. The fund now totals some $10 billion and is increasing at a rate of about s500 million a year. The government Treasury has drawn about $1 billion a year from interest Gener ated by the fund but has so far refused to touch the balance. During the summer leadership Campaign Getty advocated capping the fund and using new revenues to buttress Alberta s agricultural sector which has been Hurt by soft markets and drought. Bush hears complaints about  ties peking a chinese leaders hit vice president George Bush with a list of complaints monday expressing irritation Over american support for Taiwan Trade protectionism and technology Transfer delays that they claim Are hindering China s  there arc also some questions which remain to be settled Between Ine two countries in the economic Trade my technological  foreign ministry spokesman no Yuzhen told reporters at a briefing. In a reference to . Interests on Tainan. A Quok d 7_h a As saying China has taken into consideration the interest of ill parties concerned in a reunification offer to the Island. Regarding economic matters. A said. Premier 71, a said he has taken note of the efforts made by he v s Side in recent years but he did not believe these efforts were sufficient he expressed Hope that the . Side will make  a forts in increasing imports from China re dung orgy and education and were full thorough and  u Pix 1" Man lib is Happy about Progress in  cooperation but also pointed out  Thymn Slid by office in a mils i sent a bal pcs and some questions it is by no to the n r,-s,.ni i ,an.?y� in Csc from a state of confrontation10im. Present slate  he assaying. The gains Trank Ami inn Day. Technological  �.-,., in Premier Zhao pointed out the question of Taiwan Asma said Bush s talks with i i architect of Chim t ,. A i the major obstacle in sino us. Relations still exists and modernization plans focused on no lion ill tirade teds  
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