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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes Friday november 1, 1985 Praxi s coalition government restored rom a president Francesco Corsiga using a rarely invoked procedure thursday restored socialist pre Mier Buttino Praxi s coalition government which was brought Down Over the Achille Lauro hijacking. Corsiga during a half hour meeting with Praxi rejected the socialist Leader s 2-Wcck-old resignation and told him to seek a vote of Confidence for the five party coalition in parliament. The move had been expected after the coalition parties patched up their differences wednesday and adopted a Compromise document on Italy s foreign policy. The constitutional procedure used Only four times be fore was made possible because the president accepted Praxi s resignation with the usual Reserve meaning it was not official until a new government was formed. Praxi told reporters there would he no changes in his Cabinet and he will go to parliament monday for a Confidence vote which he is expected to easily win. The coalition of socialists Christian democrats re publicans liberals and social democrats Italy s 44th postwar government has a comfortable majority in both houses. Praxi called a Cabinet meeting for Friday a Holiday for most italians saying since the government has resumed its full Powers we must make several urgent  the 51-year-old Leader Italy s first socialist Premier is now virtually assured of heading the longest lived italian government in postwar history. His coalition which took office in August 1983, assumes the record nov. 14. Praxi resigned oct. 17 after the tiny Republican parly withdrew its support because of the government s handling of the Achille Lauro hijacking carried out by four men who claimed to belong to a faction of the Palestine liberation organization called the Palestine liberation front. The parties patched up their differences wednesday and approved a Compromise policy declaration that Tough ened Italy s stance toward the Plo. The declaration apparently reflecting Republican de sense minister Giovanni Spadolini s demand for a tougher stand said the Plo should be allowed to take part in Middle East peace negotiations Only if it follows without reservations the Road of peaceful  previously the italian government has said simply the Plo should be included in peace negotiations. The republicans Long wary of the government s close tics to inc Plo were upset when the government let Mohammed Abbas a Plo official wanted in the United states on terrorist charges leave Italy. Abbas Leader of the Palestine liberation front helped negotiate an end to the Achille Lauro hijacking in which american passenger Leon Klinghoffer was murder red. Abbas was flying out of Egypt with the four Hii Acken when their plane was forced by . Warplanes to land in Sicily. Italy said it had no grounds to hold Abbas. But sicilian magistrates investigating inc hijacking later issued an arrest warrant against Abbas. His whereabouts Are unknown. Officials help Mark Canada s deployment of new efs by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Badt in Soellinger West Ger Many do ens of High ranking military and Industrial representatives from nato and several Western nations thursday attended ceremonies celebrating Canada s deployment of new Cf-18 Hor net fighter planes. It s a very important Day for the Alli  Canadian defense minister Erik ii. Nielsen told 75 reporters and photographers invited to the restricted event. West German defense minister Manfred worn or praised the canadians As Good neighbors and i Fujiu cry of peace. We appreciate your presence said worn or who also is an experienced Pilot. He thanked the members of the 1st Ca Nadian air group gathered in a giant Hanger on the Canadian base for helping preserve peace in Europe. It s due to your services that we have it not due to those who protest and demonstrate Woerner said. While Canadian officials acknowledged the plane is not As fast As some fighter jets m. _. Sas photo by Dave  Crew members from he Canadian 1st air malt so Natch one of he new Cf-l8s Lake off from Baden so Ellingen. Dissident spy Exchange plan reported Hamburg a the United Stales and soviet Union Are negotiating the re lease of soviet dissidents Andrei Sakharov and Anatoly Shch Aransky to the wot in Exchange for imprisoned Community spies a German newspaper reported thursday. Trie mass circulation Bild daily said so Viet communist parly Leader Mikhail Gorbachev would give a signal for the Trade if his nov. 19-20 Summit meeting with president Reagan comes off  Bild citing diplomatic sources in mos cow and Washington said negotiations on the dissident spy Swap were going on simultaneously in both cities and East Berlin capital of communist East Germany. Involved in the talks said Bild Are fran Cis Mechan the . Ambassador to East Germany and Wolfgang Vogel an East German lawyer who has been Pivotal in talks that resulted in major East West spy exchanges in recent years. Sakharov 64, and Shch Aransky 37, the soviet Union s Best known human rights activists would be released in Exchange for soviet bloc spies imprisoned in the West according to Bild. Bild quoted a High ranking West Ger Man government official whom it did not identify As saying of the alleged .-Sovi it negotiation the Federal government is sworn to the strictest secrecy and must for Mally deny this information. However Bild quoted the official As add ing however i can Tell you that intensive discussions on an Exchange Between East and West Are in full swing. On monday Bild reported that sakha Rov s wife Yelena Bonner. Had been told by soviet authorities she was free to Fly to the West for medical treatment. The report was confirmed a Day later by Victor Louis a soviet journalist who has acted As a Liaison Between the Kremlin leadership and the Western news Media. Bild Well known Tor its diplomatic contacts especially in Moscow said a four tiered Swap was being negotiated under the strictest  the Trade allegedly broke Down As follows the United states was ready to Send imprisoned East bloc agents to the soviet Union also to be handed Over to the East Wou a be two communist spies a id in West Germany Lothar Erwin Wulze of East Germany and a Evgeni sem Iakov of the soviet Union. In return. Moscow would free Shucha Ransky Sakharov and up to 12 imprison i agents of the United Stales Britain and West Germany. Sakharov the 1975 Winner of the Nobel peace prize was banished to internal exile in the soviet City of Gorky in january 1980 after criticizing the soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Shch Aransky a computer Programmer and prominent soviet jewish dissident was sentenced in 1978 to the a stars in prison Fol Lowed by 10 years in a labor Camp for alleged anti soviet propaganda and espionage. The plight of Sakharov and Shch Aransky has been a major Issue for Western govern ments and human rights groups. Both dissidents have been reported in ill health and their families in the West have regularly pleaded for their release. Lutze a former West German defense ministry aide was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 1976 after being convicted of giving nato pipeline secrets to the East bloc. Sem Iakov a former member of the soviet Trade Mission in Cologne Germany was sentenced two months ago to three years in prison for trying to obtain electronic equip ment that is banned for Export to communist countries. They praised its Maneule ability and its quieter operation. It docs things so Well said Canadian air Force maj. Gary w. Liddiard of the 409th tac fighter so. It turns on a dime. U flies slow it Flics fast. It Flics up it flies  Liddiard impressed spectators during a demonstration of the Jet s ability with i Complete Loop just after Takeoff. Although the plane is intended primarily for air to ground a ambit it also is equipped for Aerial fighting. The thing that s so neat about this is that it does both jobs Liddiard said. The Cf-l8s, built in inc United states by Mcdonnell Douglas began arriving Al Baden Soellinger in late summer. Sixteen planes already have arrived and the base expects to have 54 planes by 1987. Temperatures i hit a n 66s 20 48 52 39 is 35 59 3j 53 57 60 33 55 36 so34 a 27 46 � 19 67 34 56 55 45 a a n 7043 a o 51 2 20 53n 51 73 is u 57 47 55 64 ii 41 54 41 o Albany  Anchorage Atlanta Allan la Cit Baltimore bluing Birmingham Boll Boston Buffalo Burl Nolon Charleston. So Charleston . Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Oaul i. Borttl Denver on Morm Detroit Fairbank Faroo Hartford Honolulu Houston  Kansas City Las vegas l "42 a 61 a 41 55 56 60 77 15 31 51a u 61 m41 a 54 66 49 is 35 60 69 m 35 69 43 50 u ii 71 50 43 55 31 51 41 63 41 65 46 60 7j l 43 61 it 69 43 66 45 53 m 47 53 h 33 ii link Rock los Angeta Louls Virt Memphis Miami Boadt Mono is Paul Nash Villa new ortans naw York Norfolk Oklahoma ally Omaha Ortt do Philadelphia Pittsburgh put Etnix Portland a Flint Portland. On. Prove Dana rated Rano is. Louis is. Petersburg sail Lam City Santiagosan Francisco Saatina Sara cum Tucson Washington european weather forecast for Friday Cloudy Slih Lair to poor Al Sabuty vim rain in the Norm. Morning log in Central areas.  rain will move into Central areas my Law few � ,. Lions. Southern Germany we Nevejar  under fair to partly Cloudy skies. Fog in the morning. High Lemper lures from 39 to 41 to Northern and Central Are i. 43 to 41 in in. South toe a Range from mid 20s to mid 30s. Sunset Friday to. Sunrise saturday 7 21. Outlook Lor saturday Northe and Central areas will be Cloudy Ullh Lair visibility real i ""1 " Halml. Southern areas Cooj " " � cloudiness. Temora lures m temperatures recorded thursday tra pm in to " a " other i Cairo cd Dublin r Helsinki cd Jerusalem cd Lisbon. I Ord woe temperatures High Low 79 59 59 43 41 7a 77 54 72 52 High Low Mon Nal d 46 a aus Coo of j7 3a Oslo i at 34 Toronto d s 34 Vancouver d 53 4j Alana 1 am Urdan Athens i Aviano or Berlin. In Bremer hav Brj Sieu d 4am 4pm 50 75 1. In 31 35 52 63 55 57 34 38 eng 38 41 r 31 3� Copenhagen r Frankfurt Fig London Fig Madrid i Munich or Paris r Rome p 4empn 41 4e 34 31 4 46 46 64 14 4s m 45 61 66 4i 1 p ,._ supplied by if Aux Latte Prthu. Sri Iii it oud cd it oud Foloy or in or  
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