European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday april 29, 1986 world today s8.s photo by Tracy Baker Clown Gay Freeman left photo hands out balloons before the annual launching right photo at the Frankfurt Abram Complex monday. Up up and away for children s week by Betty Bel staff writer Frankfurt hundreds of Goodwill messages from youngsters in the Frankfurt military Community and a German kindergarten floated skyward from the front Steps of the Abrams building monday. The balloon launch kicked off the week of the Young child which recognizes the role military child care serv ices and youth activities play in the life of military families. The balloon launch has become a worldwide Lan Guage said Darragh Callahan child development serv ices coordinator for v corps. Callahan said the children attached notes and pictures with addresses to the balloons in Hopes of sending Mes sages of peace and happiness throughout the world. Children break All barriers she said. Last year we received a letter from a Young girl in France who said her father found balloons in the Field behind their barn. She returned greetings to the children who had sent the message. We also have received responses from children behind the Iron  Callahan said the we Klong Celebration highlights the rights of Young children. Programs and activities through out american communities in Europe will include entertainment such As Story hours Art exhibits and puppet and musical shows. The events planned for children Are not competitive Callahan said. We Don t stress Competition. We want to teach Chil Dren to help and support each other she said. It s in. Portent children learn not to feel guilty about not winning. Children have the right to be listened to the right to be taken care of and to be read to and adults have an obligation to fulfil those needs. Young children deserve to be protected and cared  other events planned by educators Community leaders and parents Are designed to Check children s health and physical and emotional development As Well As to educate parents. We re hoping through these activities to show the needs of Young children said Carol Owens european coordinator for week of the Young child which is sponsored by the association for Young children Europe. These needs she said include Quality books to read Safe toys Good child care Parent involvement in education and parents spending Quality time with children. Callahan said the army has taken a big step in taking care of children by creating and standardizing Job descriptions for people caring for children. Army regulations serve As a Model to civilian organizations to upgrade their Quality of care she said. We work for excellence in childcare. It in t just babysitting any  israelis Mark anniversary of jews return to Hebron Hebron occupied West Bank a about 10,000 israelis protected by a brigade of soldiers visited the tiny jewish Quarter of Hebron to Mark the anniversary of the return of jews to this City in the palestinian heart land. Left Wing members of parliament called the organized tour through the jewish Quarter a  the Quarter was rebuilt in a right Wing backlash after Israel agreed to relinquish the Sinai desert under the terms of its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt. Hebron houses the Tomb of the biblical patriarch Abra Ham who is a Central figure in both Judaism and islam. The City s status As a holy place to both religions makes it a flashpoint of Arab israeli violence. Chileans to launch Campaign against Rule by armed forces Santiago Chile a civic leaders representing nearly 3 million chileans have agreed to orchestrate a Campaign to paralyse the country in a revival of militant resistance to armed forces Rule. The new opposition tactics announced at a National Assembly of civilian society Range from Street blocking protest marches to non payment of millions of dollars in debts to government Banks. They Are aimed toward a series of general strikes later this year. We favor peace not War but we know that neither the country nor the peace can be won without a struggle or. Juan Luis Gonzalez the Assembly president told its 278 delegates. Active non violence and civil disobedience Are our legitimate weapons and we Are prepared to use them  the five hour meeting was the most representative of its kind since Gen. Augusto Pinochet the army commander seized the presidency in a 1973 military coup from Salva Dor Allende an elected marxist. Members of italian nobility Honor memory of Umberto ii Rome a an estimated 500 members of the italian nobility have unveiled an honorary Tombstone Here in memory of dethroned King Umberto ii who died in exile in Switzerland in 1983. The ceremony took place in the Royal cemetery of the Villa Savoia once the King s residence and now a Public Park. The Monarch s son Victor Emanuel in who lives in Geneva where his father died did not attend. As a direct male descendant of the sex Royal House of Savoy he is forbidden by the italian Constitution to enter the country. Umberto ii left the country in 1944 after being stripped of his throne following the overthrow of italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Afghan Leader s disappearance from Public View triggers rumours Islamabad Pakistan a afghan president Babrak Karmas disappearance from Public View has touched off speculation about his health and political future. In the past Karmal always delivered the speech Mark ing the anniversary of the communist takeover in Kabul. But the afghan head of state and Leader of the people s democratic party of Afghanistan did not appear in his nation s capital for the occasion this year. Afghan diplomats in Islamabad confirmed reports that Karmal was still in the soviet Union where he has been since Early this month but said they could not comment further. Soviet sources in Islamabad said Karmal was in their country for medical treatment. He reportedly is in poor health and has gone to the soviet Union for treatment before. Panel probing marcos7 assets seeks Swiss assistance Bern Switzerland a philippine authorities have sent Switzerland a note detailing criminal charges against former president Ferdinand e. Marcos in their efforts to recover assets he allegedly misappropriated during his 20-year Rule the Swiss Justice ministry said monday. A ministry statement specifically mentioned that the philippine panel s note for Mally requesting judicial assistance charged Marcos and associates with abuse of office and accepting bribes. The note said they charged is percent commission on japanese reparation pay ments revenues from Export and import licenses for fish and sugar and revenues from licenses for gambling casinos Oil drilling and Ore mining. The note which formalized a provisional request for assistance received april 18, said part of these funds were deposited in Swiss Banks. It asks Swiss authorities for help in obtaining evidence and turning Over any assets Marcos is alleged to have Ille Gally acquired the Justice ministry said. It paved the Way for a possible lifting of Swiss Bank secrecy rules to be decided by authorities if they Are satisfied that the re quest complies with National Laws. One pre condition is that the criminal offences mar cos is charged with Are also punishable under Swiss Law. A philippine government commission estimates that Marcos and his associates stashed up to $10 billion abroad and that a substantial part is held in Swiss Banks. The note did not give any figures. Swiss authorities responding to the provisional request have extended a freeze on any Marcos linked assets ordered provision ally five weeks ago. The freeze applies to Banks in four Swiss cantons including Zurich and Geneva the country s two chief financial centers