European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday March 2,1986 soviets May limit tenure of office Moscow up the 27th Congress of the soviet communist party saturday approved changes in its party rules expected to include harsher penalties for members who commit crimes and possibly limits on tenure of office. The Tass news Agency in a Brief announcement said the Congress had endorsed a new edition of the pro Gram of the communist party of the soviet Union and changes in the party  the exact changes were not published and party spokesman Leonid Zamyatin told newsmen last week the documents would not be released until the Congress ends thursday. Kremlin analysts have been expecting changes in at least two provisions of the party rules punishment for party members who commit crimes and tenure of office for top officials. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and various news papers have repeatedly said party members the Vanguard of society who commit crimes should be punished More harshly than average citizens. Newspapers and magazines have also been discussing terms of office for the powerful Central committee Mem Bers. Since the last years of the late Leonid Brezhnev s Rule sometimes called the septuagenarian years because Many Central committee members were in their seventies Calls have been heard for limiting terms of office. The party Rule currently says a member can be removed Only if not less than two thirds of the members vote for it by secret  some party members have called for time in office to be limited to three five year terms. A photo whaling protest a member of the new zealand Branch of Green peace is approached by a knife wielding crewman aboard the japanese whaling ship Honan Mara a Wellington. The confrontation took place after members of the organization chained themselves to the ship s railings to protest Japan s whaling. Brazil launches War on inflation Rio de Janeiro Brazil a president Jose Sarney declaring a life or death War against inflation announced sweeping economic changes Friday that in clude a new currency the Cruzado to replace the Cruzeiro. A Cruzado is Worth 1,000 Cruzeiro about 7 . Cents. Sarney decreed a total Price freeze and the end of Auto Matic Cost of living corrections which Are known As in  merchants who raise prices and businessmen and land lords who Index rates May be thrown in jail the president said. On thursday the government said inflation reached an annual rate of 255 percent the worst in Brazil s history. Sarney said inflation is stealing bread from brazilians Mouths. Workers will get pay raises saturday but afterwards Cost of living raises will be determined by the government according to a flexible  previously there were Auto Matic Cost of living increases twice a year. The minimum wage rises saturday to the equivalent of $57.80 . A month from the current $43. But then it is to be Frozen for a year. Rents and mortgages were Frozen at current Levels for a year. Government guaranteed savings and loan accounts the main form of savings for tens of millions of brazilians now will pay inflation correction every three months in Stead of monthly As before. The daily devaluation of the Cruzeiro Cruzado relative to the . Dollar was stopped. The government now will determine when and by How much the Exchange rate will change. The rate Friday was 13.84 Cruzado per Dollar. British defense ministry to tap its own telephones London a the defense ministry is to Start tapping its own telephones to ensure that civil servants do not inadvertently reveal sensitive information to enemy agents defense Secretary George younger said. Leaders of the civil service unions attacked the decision As an insult to the defense staff. Younger told the House of commons that he was authorizing wiretaps because of a growing risk of Telephone interception by hostile intelligence  civil servants Are already under strict orders not to discuss classified information on the Telephone he said. February 1986 was 2nd coldest this Century in England Wales London up february 1986 has gone Down in the record books As the second coldest in England and Wales this  meteorological office said the average temperature for the month was Between the two previous records of 28.58 of set in 1947, and 30.74 of set in 1963. The bitter weather has been blamed for scores of deaths but officials said it would take several months to compile accurate  meteorological office spokesman said the coldest february in 39 years came about because warmer weather fronts from the West skirted the Island allowing cold fronts from the East including Siberia to dominate. The icy weather forced the cancellation of most horse racing features As Well As dozens of soccer matches Leav ing sports fans frustrated. Train kills 26 fleeing fireworks at hindu festival in India new Delhi India a Twenty six people were killed when a train slowed into a crowd of religious Rev Elers who had rushed onto the track after a fireworks display flared toward them the railway ministry said. The Accident occurred during a hindu festival at a Temple in Tell Cherry in southernmost Kerala state about 1,100 Miles South of new Delhi. Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi said he was aghast at the latest train Accident. According to government figures there were 812 train accidents in India in 1984-85. Critics warn proposed Law gives German police too much Power Bonn a the lower House of parliament has passed a controversial internal Security Law that critics claimed dangerously expands police Powers. Members of the governing coalition parties Are expected to easily approve the proposed Law when it reaches the bundesrat the upper House of parliament. No Date for bundesrat action has been set. Opponents warned during the bundestag parliamentary de Bate that the Law which creates personal identity cards that can be read by computers could Overly centralize police Powers. The cards Are to be introduced in april 1987. The Law also would allow police easier Access to person Al data about All citizens according to the critics. 5 seized in new zealand for frying of Moon the Queen Christchurch new zealand up five demonstrators were arrested saturday for trying to Bare their buttocks to Britain s Queen Elizabeth ii in the latest incident to mar her nine Day tour of new zealand news reports said. The five were arrested shortly after the Royal motorcade passed through the Center of Christchurch taking the Queen and her husband Prince Philip to visit the ant Arctic museum on the last Day of their new zealand trip before their departure to Australia. A Christchurch police spokesman said three females and one male were charged with offensive behaviour and one other female was charged with obstructing police. The spokesman refused to give details of the offences. However several australian radio stations quoting eyewitnesses said the demonstrators tried to Bare their buttocks at the Royal car but were arrested before they could take their jeans off. There is no Way the Queen would have seen the protest because police were too Quick a witness said. The Queen and her husband have been subjected to a series of buttocks Baring and egg throwing incidents by militant maoris and their supporters since the tour of new zealand began a week ago. The Baring of buttocks or mooning is a Maori insult called Whak Apolane in the polynesian language and militants vowed to Bare their buttocks to protest an 1840 treaty that gave Britain control of land from maoris dark skinned new zealand natives who now make up 10 per cent of the population. The activists charge that the treaty signed when Britain ruled new zealand has been abused and the maoris have been cheated out of traditional tribal lands. Last monday the Queen was also hit by a raw egg thrown by two Maori sympathizers while being welcomed at a sports stadium by 40,000 children. Two women have been charged in that incident. The tour was also marred by a controversy Over a traditional speech read by the Queen at the opening of new zealand s parliament wednesday. The speech from the throne contained references to new zealand s dispute with the United states Over the Banning of nuclear warships from new zealand ports. The speech acknowledged that the operational character of the anus defense Alliance Australia new zealand and the United states is the subject of dispute with the United  the Queen said the impending legislation to ban nuclear warships was not intended to weaken the Alliance. The speech is traditionally written by the government and opposition Leader Jim Mclay blasted prime minister David Lange As insensitive for allowing the Queen to deliver such controversial Materi Al. He also pointed out that official British policy is opposed to Banning nuclear warships As it effectively weakens the Alli Ance. Observers and newspaper editorials sat urday said the eventful Royal tour raised the question of whether new zealand is head ing toward becoming a Republic. Even in countries with no great love for Royalty the Queen is not usually subjected to egg throwing and buttock Baring the Sydney Australia morning Herald said. However earlier in the week Lange said in a speech at a parliamentary reception for the Queen that new zealand is not ashamed to hide its warts from the Queen  the Royal couple were to arrive in can Berra sunday for a 12-Day tour of austra Lia with authorities hopeful the tour will be less eventful than the one of new zealand. We have taken All reasonable precautions a spokeswoman for the department of the special minister of state said. Of course we cannot protect them 100 percent. There is always room for a nut to throw an egg but we Are not changing the plans already Laid Down after what has happened in new zealand she said