European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday november 19, 1985 world today polish teacher reportedly held for refusing service in military Warsaw Poland a a 21-year-old Gdansk schoolteacher who was among 28 people who returned Al dra ing t pacifist group said. Their military cards to Loca draft boards has been detained for refusing military service a member of a polish police detained the teacher Wojcicch Jankowski and he was being held pending formal charges according to Jacck a Aputo wic a member of the i re com and peace movement. The 28 poles returned their military service cards to protest the jailing of a student activist who refused to serve in the army because the military oath pledged support to he soviet army. Oman ruler Marks anniversary with pleas for Mideast peace Muscat Oman a Oman s ruler has called on International Powers Friendly to Israel to exert a greater Effort for Middle East peace. Speaking Al a military Parade starting celebrations of his 15 years in Power. Sultan q a Boos bins Iid also urged Iraq and Iran to Stop their destructive War and agree on a settlement guaranteeing the rights of both taboos who deposed a late father said bin Tair Nur in a 1970 coup did not specify which countries should play a More Active Rote in ending Israel s Long conflict with its Arab neighbors. Groups sign charter agreeing to defend democracy in Sudan Khartoum Sudan a political parties Trade unions and a representative or the ruling military Council have signed a charter to defend democracy in Sudan. The charter signed at a Public rally defined a demo cratic system As one based on multiple parties the people s sovereignty respect for the Law Independence of the Judic iary and human rights. The document called for Safe guarding it. It was signed by 18 major political parties Trade unions and associations most of them members of the National Alliance front that spearheaded a general strike leading to a military coup against former president Gaafar Nim i i last april. Lebanese nun among 3 people beatified by Pope John Paul ii Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii has beatified three people including a lebanese nun whose Mem Ory he said he hoped would inspire Lebanon to work to Ward reconciliation and in a ceremony in French italian and German at s Basilica Rebecca a Rayes of Himalaya Lebanon was beatified along with Carolina Gerhardinger a Bavari an nun and Pio Campidilli an italian who died at age 21. India Hopes to Start building up to 14 nuclear plants by 90 new Delhi India up1 India Hopes to begin construction of up to 14 nuclear reactors by 1990 in its aim to increase its nuclear Power generating capacity More than ninefold by the end of the Century the press Trust of India has new reactors would supplement six existing units with a total Power capacity of 1,100 megawatts and in crease it to 10.000 megawatts the Domestic news Agency said quoting highly placed the report immediately be confirmed. The news Agency said the department of atomic Energy hoped to begin construction of up to eight 235 Mega Watt reactors and six 500 megawatt units during the eco nomic plan for 1985-90 recently approved by the National development Council. Pope planning to visit India for about 12 Days in february Vatican City Dpi Pope John Paul ii will travel to India next february on a pastoral tour expected o last nearly two Weela the Vatican Hai Paul will leave rom India around Jan. 31 and will i Pond about 12 Days touring the country making hops in More than 10 cities. The trip will be the Pope s 29ih outside Italy and i third to Asia since he was elected pontiff seven years ago in october 1978.the Pope is expected to make at least three other trips abroad during 1986 one in the Spring to latin America with possible stops in Cuba and Colombia one to France and one to Oceania with stops in Fiji and new zealand. Joan Baez do a number for Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa and two of his children at his Gdansk apartment. Singer Baez gives concert for Solidarity group in Gdansk Warsaw Poland a american Singer Joan Baez met with Solidarity founder Lech Walesa sunday and gave an evening concert at n Gdansk Church attended by hundreds of Solidarity supporters. It s been really an enormous response and for me something very moving and meaningful Baez said in a Telephone interview from Gdansk following the concert. The overwhelming thing is the feeling that is missing in so Many parts of the world particularly in the United states the actual Solidarity with each other Here. It knocks the wind out of Walesa Winner of the 1983 Nobel peace. Prize joined Baez at a morning roman Catholic mass at St. Brygida s Church in Gdansk the port City where the now outlawed Solidarity Trade movement was founded five years ago. After the mass Baez was cheered by about 1,000 peo ple and Sang songs for them from a window of the Church rectory. She is on a six Day private visit to Poland and said Walesa is one of her very few heroes left in the on saturday Walesa and Bacz met for about an hour at Walesa s apartment in Gdansk and were joined by Walesa s wife Danuta and most of their seven children. Baez said they talked about Solidarity the first free Trade Union in the soviet bloc. A reporter who attended the meeting quoted Walesa a telling Baez " Hope that you will live forevermore and sing these songs and remember us in your Solidarity was chartered by the communist government following nationwide strikes in August 1980. The Union was suspended with the imposition of martial Law in de Cember 1981 and subsequently outlawed by parliament. says Shell sign pact on Channel pro eco next year London a prime minister Margaret thatch i of Britain said monday she will visit France Early next year to sign an agreement with French president Francois Mitterrand on a plan to build a fixed link across the English Channel. We Hope to meet again Early next year to announce the decision on which project has selected Thatcher told a Cwi conference after meeting with the French president at her no. 10 Downing Street residence. I think it is one of he exciting things this generation can do for future generations she said of the privately funded Anglo French project to provide a permanent crossing a Tunnel or Bridge across the English cd incl. Mitterrand said we Are very Happy of find to tvs a it Lule has been adhered to which shows i think the h general determination to succeed in the Channel link project the British and French governments received bids last month from companies in both countries for a contract to build a multimillion Dollar Tunnel Bridge or combination of the two across the 22-mile waterway. British transport Secretary Nicholas Ridley said then anal Britain and France would aim to conclude a treaty by the end of february to Seal the Deal and introduce enabling legislation in the Spring in both parliaments at their fifth Summit the French and British leaders also discussed the meeting in Geneva Switzerland of president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev which begins today. Thatcher said she hoped the meeting would perhaps Herald a new Era in United states soviet relations " for , ing is that dialogue should not be Cut Mitterrand told the or inference. He spoke in conv i c,.,i, a simultaneously. Area a. Cal s willingness to. Aircraft project to i Liou 01supersonic fighter planes. My i i Terri incl Rejnin Tiv. S o i i Bui a a "1 i into i or cared to Lake a share a limited share Inse i Mancing of the aircraft Mitterrand said. Last August France withdrew from the project but .i0nlh-miu"rand a is country
