European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday january 2, 1966 european economic Community expansion world today the original six countries established in 1957 France Germany Italy Luxembourg. Netherlands and Belgium Denmark. Great Britain and Ireland joined in 1973 Greece joined in 1981 Spain and Portugal become members january 1, 1986 the population of the exec Watt be 320 Myton including Spain an Portugal Spain Portugal officially join dec after 6 years of planning Brussels Belgium a Spain and Portugal officially entered the european economic commonly wednesday expanding Ifie world s largest trading bloc for the third time since its founding in 19s1.the iberian nations had agreed to membership terms including the 1986 entry Dale As March after More Nan six years of negotiations with the to other dec countries. After signing membership treaties in june Spain and Portugal began participating in dec ministerial meetings As non rating observers. In the Toni inc the parliaments of the 10 member slates had to formally approve the new  occasion of their official entry into the dec or common Market was not marked by any official ceremonies at the Brussels Headquarters wednesday. The Only visible sign of change was the addition wednesday of the Spanish and portuguese Dags to those of the 10 other member countries fluttering outside the main dec institutions in the City s common Market District. Spain and Portugal Are the Parsi count pics to enter the dec is Nee Greece joined in 1981. The Only other additions were Britain Ireland and Denmark in 1973. The founding dec members were France West Ger Many Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Group threatens More terror attacks Beirut Lebanon a the terrorist group islamic jihad which claims to hold ii americans and four frenchmen hostage in Lebanon said tuesday it would carry out More Kidnap Ninnis and suicide bombings against americans in 1986. The shadowy group believed to be made up of shiite to pm zealots Loyal to Iran also threatened in an English language statement to strike at israeli targets All Over the  the statement mailed to a Western news Agency in Beirut said the group s High command made a decision at an extraordinary nov. 25 meeting to continue the attacks. It did not say where the meeting was held or provide any More detail a boat it. It singled out Turkey As a tool for the implementation of israeli and . Policies in the Middle East and threat ened terrorist attacks against turkish embassies in Leb anon Iran Iran Egypt Libya West Germany Austria and France. It warned Turkey to Stop supporting the aggressive . And israeli policies to Cut Short its own subservient Yeii cities against the Arab nations and liquidate the spy Dens at its embassies subsidiaries of the Cia and the israeli secret service  the statement did not list any specific turkish activities. The High command of the islamic jihad organization decided the merciless punitive operations against Ameri can imperialism will continue until the United Stales slops interfering into the Home affairs of the Arab nations and supporting the israeli aggressors the statement said. K said punitive operations against the israeli maraud ers terrorizing the palestinian and lebanese Peoples will continue not Only in the occupied Arab lands but they will Sproud a i Over the world. The bomb attack the kidnappings and the assassinations or terrorists from Over the occur overseas will continue it said. The terrorist president Reagan must know that other american embassies and warships will be blown out like he american embassy and the marines Headquarters in Beirut. The partial withdrawal of Ameri can personnel from Beirut won t mislead m nor save them Convoy pays respects to slain Turk Hamburg a some 300 mourners formed a 120-car Convoy tuesday to pay respects to a turkish Man who As beaten to death by German youths. The mourners mostly turkish formed a Convoy to accompany the body of 26-year-old Ramadan Avei from a suburban Hamburg Church la the nearby municipal air port. Avei s body was flown Back to Ankara Turkey later in the Day. Avei died of injuries suffered last week when he was attacked by youths police described1 As a Tirgg skin Heads or punks several turkish mourners told police and reporters they lived in constant fear of attacks from Youthful gongs. We came hers to work not to die an unidentified Mourner told West German television. An estimated 2 million turks live and work in West Germany. Many of the so called Gucci workers came Here in the late 1960s and Early Woi to Lake Low paid jobs during West Germany s Boom years but As the country s unemployment rate has increased the anger directed by Many germans against turkish workers also has Rison. Workers for foreign airlines Call off strike at Athens Airport Athens Greece a More than 1.600 greek employees of foreign airlines using Athens inner Natrona Airport returned to work wednesday after calling off t four Day strike Over a wage dispute. An Airport spokesman said the employees went Back to work of lev o court ruled the strike was illegal and that Fliehs by foreign airlines were operating normally. The strikers had been seeking Olra benefits More Over Lime any and raises they claimed were provided for in this car s collective wage agreement with i ctr airlines. The foreign airlines association said salary increase could not be granted because of a wage freeze imposed by the socialist government 2 moderate tremors cause minor damage in turkish areas Ankara Turkey a two moderate earthquake Shook the Eastern provinces off fus and , causing panic but no injuries among the residents the sem official Anatolia news Agency  quakes measured magnitude 3 on the Richler Scase and were Felt at 2 and 8 10 . The Richier scale a a gauge of Energy released by an earthquake As measured by the ground motion recorded on a  were slight damages on the Walls of some a Ouirl in some villages Anatolia added most computers in China Idle because of technician shortage peking Cap about 80 percent of the computer in peking sit Idle in storage because of a Lack of trained technicians an of ii list newspaper report said. The English language China daily newspaper quoted la Shoukun. Head of the people s office of electronic development As saying the computer Industry will shift ill focus next year to better usage and software development. In the past five years chinese offices and Enterprise have gone on a computer importing spec and major world manufacturers have set up sales offices in pelting. China also is developing a computer Industry of its own and the report said 32,000 microcomputers were manufactured in 195, a 500 percent increase Over 1980. Explosion injures 19 people at mexican baked goods Plant Monterrey Mexico a an explosion at in games cookie and Carever Plant in Monterrey injured 19 people the government news Agency no Timex reported. 1 said the explosion was believed to have taken place when an employee entering the Plant turned on it Light switch and ignited Gas thai had been gathering from a leak during the  said the explosion took place in the warehouse portion of the Plant. The injured mostly suffering mend degree Burns were themed Al the of 3 Cross Hospital in this Northern Industrial City it said games is one of Mexico s major producers of baked goods. New Stamps to be issued for enthusiasts in China peking a China has an estimated 5 million stamp enthusiasts and the government plans a Issue 18 sets of Stamps in 1986 in response to the interest the official Xinhua news Agency said the number of stamp collectors Hai increased by 66 percent since 1983, and every province municipality and autonomous Region As Well As Many cities Ana counties have set up associations for them Xinhua said. The sets to be issued include Stamps depicting space night Halley s 0mel, ancient chinese sports and the Countryside the report said. Flood destroyed Highway link Between Nepal Tibet rebuilt Katmandu Nepa a reconstruction of the Only Highway link Between Nepal and China 3 Tibet re Gion has been completed More Lhatt four years after Flash Roods wiped out a 16i-mile Section of the Road the Neji Lese National news Agency rss  was done by chinese Road builder who also built the original 71-mile Katmandu Kondart Highway in 1867 under a chinese assistance program. The nepalese minister of stale for tourism Public works and transport presided Al the reopening of the traffic at pulping Village about so Miles Northeast of Kain Umu the report said