European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. January 31, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 new Ugin Dun Prosl Dent Yow trl mus Etcyl Center is greeted by Godfrey by Salsa who wan president following the Averl Hrncir of dictator idl Amin in 1979. Mus Eveni sworn in As Uganda s president Kampala Uganda a rebel commander Yow Eri mus Eveni was sworn in As Uganda s new president wednesday four Days after his National resistance army stormed Kampala and brought Down a 6-month-old military government. Mus Eveni taking an oath of office during a simple outdoor get Lemony an the Steps of parliament became Uganda s ninth head of slate since the coun try of 14 million people gained Independence from Britain in 1962, Uganda s British born chief Justice Peter Allen be wagged and wearing a Black Robe and red tunic read the oath which mus Eveni repeated an his right hand rested on a Bible. In a nearly hour Long inaugural speech to a cheering crowd mus Eveni pledged hit government would Stream democracy Security and Unity in a country torn by coups despotic Rule massacres and Tri bal fighting that May have killed As Many a 800,000 people since 1971, according to human rights groups. Nobody should think that what is happening today is a Mere change of guard. It is a fundamental change if the politics of oar country he hid the people should be Able to hire and fire their own  mus Eveni has said his government will be an interim one and promised elections As soon As possible but he has not Given a Date. Libya s Leader col. Moa mar Stu Day immediately sent a message of congratulations to mus Eveni and claimed that the rebels Victory was achieved with the help of massive libyan arms shipments and other supplies. Marcos appoints 2 to fill vacancies on election panel Manila Philippines a saying he was responding o some of my friends in the .  president Ferdinand e. Marcos appointed the last member of the National election commission thursday eight Days before the feb. 7 special presidential election. . Ambassador Stephen Bosworth said monday thai filling the nine member com Mission s two vacancies with qualified individuals would be a significant Confidence building step but time is drawing  critics have charged the commission mostly composed of friends of Marcos would help Rig ballot counting in order to keep the 68-year-old Marcos in office mar cos has been in Power 20 years. Marcos said thursday during a speech to the Manila rotary club that the idea of losing has never entered my mind he added however that he would turn Over Power peacefully to opposition candidate Corazon Aquino if she wins the election. Meanwhile a military announcement re ported that unknown gunmen shot to death two local leaders of Marco raising to 16 the number of people killed in pre election violence in the Philippines. The announcement said armed men believed to be communist guerrillas gunned Down major Lorenzo Padua of Coa thurs Day As the official Riding in a motorcycle was conducting a House to House Campaign in Camarones sur province iks Miles Southeast of Manila. The philippine news Agency and the military announcement reported the death of Village headman Pedro Zabore. The news Agency said he was killed in Camalig 40 Miles South of Goa by unidentified men on wednesday while he was an his Way to a Market. Military authorities said they were investigating the incidents to see if they were connected with the election Campaign Padua a former world War ii guerrilla was known As an anti communist fighter. The Philippines news Agency quoted Camarones sur gov. Felix Fuentebella As rating Padua s slaying was the act of cow Ards with dark political  the new election commissioners were identified by Marcos at Jaime i. Layosa and Ruben e. A Pula. He Guve no details except to say that the appointment of Layosa was recommended by the private pull watchdog body name Rel and that of Ragpala by several civic and Legal groups. Nam Frel chairman Jose concept ton criticized the appointments As too late. The problem with the appointments is that with one week before the election How much can they do they should have been appointed a Long time ago so that they can help effectively he said. Wednesday mar ctn loll a Campaign rally that god will be on his Side in the election but one of his lop advisers said some us. Officials May not be Marcos and his running male Arturo Toj Contino campaigned wednesday in Davao on the Southern Philippines Island of Mindanao where hundreds of unsolved kill Ings have been blamed on communist guerrillas. Meanwhile labor minister Bias Ople told american representatives some . Officials were trying to destabilize Marcos government and the United Stales might lose the Philippines As in ally. This notion that the renewal of the mandate of president Marcos might exacerbate the internal Security threat is too simplistic and Loo dangerous on which to base a foreign policy toward a strategic ally Ople said. Opelc s office said Richard Armitage assistant . Secretary of defense for inter National affairs and . State depart ment officials Michael Armacost and Paul Wolf Wilz were among the american Hawks opposed to a Marcos Victory. . Officials have denied taking sides in the Philippines election. Marcos called the feb. 7 election about a year ahead of schedule o silence critics who said he had lost the support of filipinos. 7 6th ariane Rockef to be launched feb. 21 Paris up the launching of the 16th ariane rocket n unmanned european competitor to the . Space shuttle program will Tako place m late february French space officials said wednesday. The scheduled Jan. 12 Blastoff of the 16th Anane was delayed because scientists wanted to test modifications for the rocket which is to carry into orbit a $250 million French satellite and a s20 million swedish satellite. The last launching of the Anane launched from the French space Center Al Kourou French Guiana ended in failure sept. 13. Technicians were forced 10 use automatic explosive device to blast it out of the sky when the rocket hew wildly and threatened to crash into populated areas in Braal , the French company that acts As the com Mercial Arm of the european space Agency said the 16th Ari Tiric rocket would1 be launched the night of feb. 21. The unmanned rocket is scheduled to carry into orbit the French satellite spot i an observation satellite de signed to Lake sophisticated photographs of Earth s sur face and the swedish Viking satellite which will conduct tests into Why the Northern lights Jam radio transmissions. The september failure of the ariane was the first after nine consecutive successful flights and ariane s first com Mercial setback. The failure was attributed to a leak of liquid Hydrogen that officials say has since been repaired. The rocket s other fasted missions in 1980 and 198, were on experimental flights in the initial stages of the program. Arian space officials said the rocket has contracts to launch 28 satellites More than ii billion in business. The estimated s25 to $30 million charged to customers is much Tower than the $74 million offered by the us. Shuttle pro Gram. The european space Agency said in a statement that despite the Eit Losion of the . Shuttle challenger the Esa retains total Confidence in the space shuttle program and is convinced of its  Greece to buy 40 f-16s from manufacturer not . Athens Greece up grew rejected an offer to buy f-16 jews from the us government and will buy the air Rall directly from general dynamics corp. M a Deal Worth by least woo million a defense official said wednesday. In so Louis Headquarters of general dynamics a spokesman said we stand a by to arty out the f-16 pros Tot the hellenic air Force in compete my with the agreements reached Between he governments of Greece and the United  Ati official of the defense ministry re questing anonymity said the socialist government chose not to buy the of Luis from Washington because it fears the United states will seek a pledge to keep four us naval and air bases in Greece past 1988. A 1983 agreement Between Greece and the United Stales specifies four . Naval and air bases can remain in Greece until 1988. Al that time Athens has said they must be dismantled. A government to government Deal an the jets we will Purchase Means the Reagan administration could Eipl Oil the agreement and demand a pledge on the future of their bases Here before the planes Are delivered the official said. Instead said another official Deputy defense minister Antonis Dros Yannis we shall buy the jets directly from the . Manufacturing company general dynamics. Pc said the 40 jets would Cost �900 million. . Ambassador Robert Keeley report edly met prime minister Andreas Papan Dicou and recommended Greece buy the jets from the United slates government to obtain a better credit  but Papandreou who holds the defense ministry portfolio decided against accept ing Washington s bid Dros Yannis said. He said the total offset benefits agreed on Between the government and general dynamics will cover almost i do percent of the Cost of the 40 aircraft Greece also is buying 40 French made Mirage 2000 jets to modernize its air Force and belter confront what Athens sees As a threat from its nato partner and neigh Bor to Riley. The offsets in the French Deal would Caver so percent of the Cost of the aircraft in five three year periods Dros Yannis said