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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday november 18,1985 new police uniforms include Dif Trent Slyk bats and jackets to replace the traditional uniform at right. French police Force bids Adieu to traditional uniform Kepi Paris a the Kepi that stiff round Cap witha Short visor that has Long been the traditional head gear of French policemen is disappearing. Some uni formed policemen Are already wearing flying Saucer hats. Three Quarter length uniform Coats also Are being replaced by hip length jackets. The changeover official this past weekend in Parisand a few other areas will be implemented progressively throughput France and by the end of 1986, about80.000 policemen Border police and special riot police will be wearing the new uniform. The new a i is More functional according to the Interior ministry and ii clings better to the head As opposed to the Kepi which had an unfortunate tendency to fall off when any vigorous physical activity was required of the policeman. The new Shorter jackets also allow policemen Tower their guns openly at the Side instead of at the Back under the coat. The color remains traditional police Blue. The new look for police is the work of top Paris fashion designer Pierre Balmain and is much better adapted to the diversity of the missions of police offi cers the Interior ministry says. World today Clandestine political party formed to fight for polish Independence Warsaw Poland Dpi an illegal political party of Independent polish democracy has been formed to pick up where the Solidarity movement left Offin the fight for full sovereignty in Poland dissident sources said saturday. Solidarity founder Lech Walesa backed the new party saying that while he will continue to struggle for the revival of the banned labor Union former Solidarity Lead ers arc for the operation of other  arabs caution . On pro israeli stand Baghdad Iraq a parliamentarians from 10arab countries ended a two Day conference sunday cautioning that . Interests in the Arab world will been angered if Washington pursues pro israeli policies in the Midjie East. They issued a statement urging the Arab countries to reassess relations with the unit a  the group insisted that the arabs should act to get the United slates to change its biased stand in favor of the zionist entity Israel and adopt an even handed and objective position on the Arab israeli conflict. Otherwise the . Interests in the Arab world would be  the delegates represented parliaments of Jordan Iraq Kuwait the United Arab emirates Tunisia Morocco Algeria Djibouti Somalia and North Yemen. The Plo exile parliament also was represented. According to the sources formation of the Clandestine party was announced at the Tomb of marshal Joseph Pilsudski in the Southern City of Krakow last week. The occasion was a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the regaining of Poland s Independence in 1918 after 123years of russian austrian and prussian Rule. Pilsudski the architect of Poland i Independence was buried in Warwel Castle in Krakow in 1935. On the 11th of november 1985, we Are proclaiming the formation of the party of Independent polish democracy snap and we swear before god and the ashes of the National heroes to struggle for the regaining of full sovereignty Independence and democracy said the part proclamation. It was signed in pseudonyms by members of a secret founding committee and distributed to report ers saturday. The sources said at least two prominent former Solidarity activists and a group of leading intellectuals were on the founding commit cd. The party does not want to be numerically Strong atthe outset but intends to slowly nurture its elite to take Over the Power in the country at a convenient moment said one source adding that the snap would announce a detailed action program next month. The existence of free labor unions is forbidden in Poland where the polish communist party has had a monopoly on Power since the communist takeover 40 year Sago. In 1979, the right Wing nationalistic confederation of Independent Poland was formed by Leszek Moczulski who claimed the group was the first dissident political party in Eastern Europe. Moczulski subsequently imprisoned is now among the country s 300-Odd political prison ers. South korean freighter sinks off coast of Japan 8 missing Tokyo a a 730-Lon South korean freighter Sank in rough seas off southwestern Japan. Seven of id 15 South korean crewmen were rescued but eight oth enwere reported missing the maritime safety Agency re  Agency official who asked not to be named said six crewmen of the no. 7 Jung cum of Pusan were rescued by an Mesa helicopter about three hours after the ship Sank less than a mile off Yamaguchi prefecture slate i southwestern Japan. One other crewman was rescued after he was washed upon he Beach in Yamaguchi the official said. Aii seven rescued crewmen i arc reported in Good , but they were hospitalized for treatment the official  no. 7 Jung Keum was heading for Mizushima in Okayama prefecture from Pusan South Korea. The ship had a Load of scrap Iron the official said. He said the cause of sinking was not known. Bomb in Northern Ireland detonated with no injuries Belfast Northern Ireland a Security Force found a 10-Pound bomb in Londonderry after an elaborate hoax bombing Drew them into the area where the Realder cd had been planted police said. No one was Hurt As British army experts used Small explosions to neutralize the bomb which was attached to t traffic sign in a shopping area in Londonderry police Laid. A statement from the Headquarters of the Royal Ulster constabulary the provincial police Force said the device had been planted to kill or maim members of the Security forces and the Irish Republican army was suspected of planting it and setting up a hoax to draw police to the area. Turk East German escape to Austria in moving Van Drase Hofen Austria a a Turk and Harast German Girlfriend hid among furniture in a sealed moving Van and managed to Cross two soviet bloc Border undetected in their escape to Austria police said. A duty officer at the police station in this Border Tow about 30 Miles North of Here said the pair left the East German Van shortly after it crossed into Austria. The officer who refused to give his name on the Tele phone in keeping with austrian custom identified the two As Ilka Marion Lehfeld a 28-year old East German anther companion Ocmer Faruk us stuck a 51 year old Turk living in West Berlin the officer said he did not know the length or details of their journey but the two showed no ill effects outside of fatigue and a chill from sub freezing temperatures. The austrian press Agency said they boarded the Van in East Berlin More than 240 Miles North of dra Ephofen. 3 in american led group reach Peak of Himalayan Mountain Katmandu Nepal a that member of a american Himalayan expedition conquered 6,812-meter mount Ama dab am the ministry of tourism said. The ministry said the Summit was reached by room aarm 37 Randal r. Harrington 27 and Martin Zabaleta 36. Apr is the Leader of the seven member team. The three men spent about 30 minutes on the Summit after a climb of about one hour from their fourth bivouac Camp where they had spent the previous night the ministry said. 5th legionnaires disease patient Dies at Hospital in Glasgow. Glasgow Scotland a a fifth patient has die Din an outbreak of legionnaires disease at Glasgow Royal infirmary the Glasgow health Board said. ,-Thc.�Lyeai Lam a who had a pred to be recovering died suddenly from cardiac arrest the Board said. He was admitted to the Hospital several weeks ago to surgery for blood circulation problems and was one of two patients still suffering from the disease a i said Carli that the legionnaires due a a n f cd card from two air conditioning Tow w " Pital where the outbreak  
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