European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 13, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 world today Mexico Central Bank to put 20,000-peso Bill into circulation Mexico City a a new Bill Worth 20,000 pesos twice As much As the largest Bill now in use is being put into circulation the Central Banco de Mexico announced. The Bill a intended to ease Public transactions of High Cost the government news Agency no Timex quoted the Bank As saying. Inflation in Mexico is currently running above 60 per cent. In addition the peso has dropped steeply against the . Dollar in recent weeks because of gloomy economic forecasts. With the Exchange rate averaging 500 pesos to the Dollar the 20,000-peso note will be Worth about j40. The largest Bill currently in circulation is the 10,000-peso note. Banco de Mexico said the new Bill would reduce the number of Bills now in circulation and would represent a savings in paper and printing costs but did not say How much would be saved. Report says Britain losing its Best scientists overseas London up Britain is suffering a serious brain Drain losing Many of its researchers and scientists abroad particularly to the United states a report says. The report prepared for the department of education said concern was greatest about the Drift overseas of chemists and biochemists. In the Survey done by the advisory Board for research councils Over 40 leading research groups were asked about the size and nature of the brain departments arc in general gravely concerned about increasing losses overseas not Only of their most talented students and Post doctoral research workers but also of outstanding senior scientists the report said. Several soviet targets hit by afghan rebels sources say Islamabad Pakistan a afghan guerrillas shot up at least three Supply convoys on a key Highway and rocketed the soviet embassy and other targets in Kabul Afghanistan amid reports of heavy new fighting in North Ern and Western Afghanistan Western sources said. The diplomatic sources speaking on condition they not be identified said soviet and afghan government forces mounted major operations in West Afghanistan around the City of Herat and More fighting was reported in the strategic Pani Shir Valley in the Forth. Guerrilla forces staged it least three attacks in Early november on Supply convoys on the Salang Highway connecting Kabul with the soviet Border the sources said. They said 11 trucks carrying Jet fuel were capt i in one attack and trucks and armoured vehicles in two other con Voys were destroyed. Military Roundup German Consul general honors 2 gis at new York ceremony new Yorks a two american soldiers were recently honoured by West German Consul general Peter Sypher in a ceremony Here. Scott Amend 24, a former specialist 4 assigned to the 12th engr in in Dex him Germany was awarded the bavarian Rescue medal for risking his life to save a group of motorists from a car on tire. Amend of Batavia n.y., is credited with pulling sever Al injured people from a burning car minutes before its Gas tank exploded after an Accident on a German Highway i april. Staff sgt. William j. Fassinger 31, a Recruiter in new paltz n.y., received the medal of Honor of the Federal defense Force for his arranging of joint american Ger Man training projects. In 1981, while with the 218 my co in the Berc Lesga Den area the Syracuse n.y., native began efforts for american soldiers to fire and to qualify with German weapons and for German soldiers to become acquainted with . Army equipment. Raf Alconbury joggers raise More than $5,000 for Hospital Raf Alconbury England participants in the jog Aid run held Here oct. 26 raised More than $5,000 in donations for the Colin Haynes Appeal. The Appeal raised Money to help the Hitchm Brooke Hospital buy a machine to detect birth defects in children. Haynes was a 3-year-old briton who died of an undetected brain anomaly. Soviet word barrage continues despite approaching Summit Moscow up soviet Media made sweeping at tacks on . Policies from Star wars to human rights and regional conflicts tuesday one week before the two nations leaders meet in Geneva. Unlike the situation before the 1979 Summit there has been no slowing in the propaganda barrage a slowing which would improve the atmosphere when soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev confers with president Reagan nov. 19-20. People of Good will cherish Hopes for positive results from the Geneva Summit wrote the military newspaper red Star. However even influential circles in the West admit the negative effect by the . Space militarization plans on the results of the Summit it said. Moscow has consistently pushed to make arms control and especially Reagan s strategic defense initiative the Star wars program the Centrepiece of the Summit. The program can be seen in its True and ominous Light red Star said. This is nothing but a persistent attempt by . Imperialism to gain world supremacy through achieving military superiority Over the soviet the United states however wants to discuss human rights and regions where their two countries Are backing opposing armed factions such As in Afghanistan and Nicaragua. Summit souvenirs poster and stickers with the pictures of president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Are on Sale at Many souvenir stands in Geneva Switz Erland including the one above Al the . Build ing. The stickers read Geneva nov. 85 Summit sear wars or How o preserve the leaders will meet in Geneva for their first round of talks next tuesday. The communist parly newspaper pravda dismissed . Concern with regional conflicts accusing Washington of threatening outright armed intervention in Pursuit of its the Washington experts in psychological warfare obviously miscalculated when trying to distract world Public attention from the pressing problems of struggle against the arms race they decide to give priority to the problem of regional conflicts pravda said. The newspaper said the Issue would Boomerang be cause of the War in Vietnam . Involvement in Lebanon and the atrocities perpetrated by gangs hired with dollars in Nicaragua Angola and other the soviet press also continued its use of soviet spy Vitaly Yuri Bunko to counter the anticipated . Attack on Moscow s human rights record. Yurchenko who was first identified As a defector re turned to soviet hands and said he had been kidnapped and tortured by american agents trying to extract information. Pravda printed a condemnation of american officials Over the Case and the evening newspaper Izvestia followed with an alack by a prominent soviet poet. We understand Freedom not As the a punishable right to Hijack aircraft Kidnap people and insult the dignity and Honor of citizens of other countries wrote Rasul Gamza Lov. Swiss authorities tighten Security for Summit meeting Geneva Switzerland up Swiss authorities banned demonstrations and ordered soldiers to Issue Only one warning before shooting intruders As part of the elaborate Security measures for next week s superpower Summit. About 2,000 Swiss army troops have been brought to Geneva to guard the Airport and Sites where . And soviet officials will stay and meet during the Summit authorities said monday. The weapons Are loaded and the soldiers have been Given orders to fire at All persons who penetrate or try to penetrate the perimeters under army the authorities said. The Security measures for the meetings Between presi Dent Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev were outlined in a 13-Page document issued by the Geneva state Justice and police department. The measures include orders for intercepting unidentified or suspicious aircraft in forbidden areas a ban against photographing Security precautions and holding demonstrations and the closing of several Border Crossings. Reagan is to arrive in Geneva nov. 16 and Gorbachev nov. 18, with both men to leave nov. 21. The Security measures will be in Force from Friday until nov. 22, authorities said. The document said troops would be considered to be on Active duty. The guards Are armed and it is necessary for this to be known in order to prevent any incidents. If anyone hears the warning half Lucy must Stop immediately and follow the orders of the troops. This warn ing will be Given Only once and the troops will open fire on anyone disregarding it it said. The Security document also said it is forbidden to Fly Over the area where delegations Are residing and All non authorized suspect or unidentified aircraft will be the same ban applies to All movement on Lake Geneva. The announcement said Patrou arc being reinforced along the Border with neighbouring France and a certain number of Crossings will be closed. All Pershing deployed Stern reports Hamburg a Stern Magazine said monday the . Department of defense hat deployed All 108 per Shing ii missiles in Germany ahead of schedule to get them in place before next week s .-soviet Summit. The Hamburg based weekly said deployment of the nuclear tipped missiles originally was scheduled for completion by the end of next month. Stern said the Pentagon seeded up deployment out of concern that an immediate halt to stationing intermediate missiles could be decided at the nov. 19-20 meeting Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev in Geneva Switzerland. Stern said a High ranking defense department official confirmed the completed deployment of the missiles at four Sites in Southern Germany Schwa Ebisch Gnu and Necka sulm Neu Ulm and Heilbronn. But the Magazine said a German defers m ministry spokes Man denied that the missiles deployment d been seeded up. In Washington the Pentagon declined comment Mon Day saying in a prepared statement we do not discuss specific numbers of cruise missiles and Pershing in place nor do we discuss deployment in june the German government reported 134 cruise and Pershing had been deployed in Europe As of the end of March including 54 Pershing in Germany. The scheduled deployment of 572 new cruise and per Shing ii missiles in Germany Belgium Britain Italy and the Netherlands is part of a nato plan to counter soviet missiles pointed at the West
