European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and strikes tuesday. May 6, 19b6 new afghan Leader sex pecked 16 intensify anti guerrilla War world today Islamabad Pakistan a Afghanistan s new communist Lender will step up the War against of slim guerrilla i and there will be no significant change in the policies of the Suvil backed government guerrilla offi i ils Jan Dick i mond ,.ihc Farmer head of the khad secret police and chief of . Sour ii a As named sunday As general Secretary of lie ruling Peoples democratic party of Afghanistan. Lie replaces Efah Ruk Karmal. Whu was reported la be leaving the putt because of pour health kit Raul who headed tilt parly for seven years retains the lesser positions of politburo member and president of the Rcv ulu Linn try Council. It s just a change of the soviet pawns in Kabul an nothing else said Barca Guildin Rabbani acting head of the seven party guerrilla Alliance lighting the  Ami the  115,000 soviet troops in Afghanistan. Kii Bomi. In a  issued in Ibe pakistani City of Peshawar near inc afghan Border said inc soviet Union continues to control the afghan government and there would be no change in government policies. The guerrillas would continue to resist the communists tic said. As Long us the russians invading forces Are in Afghanistan and russian generals Rule it docs not make any difference who slays or who goes Rabbani said. Karmal was installed As communist Leader in december1979, when soviet forces intervened in Afghanistan. Rival communist Leader 11 Ufi Ullh Amin who had been moving away from Moscow was ousted and killed. Rabbani and other guerrilla leaders Siirid Najib Uini was known for his close tics to the soviet Union and for his Tilous a torts in suppress the guerrillas and other opponents of the government during his tenure As secret police chief. Khad which stain is Tor state secretariat for information evolved under Naji Hulth into a powerful 60,000 member Force charged with tasks ranging from internal Security to espionage and propaganda. The secret police arc notorious for torture and executions and afghan refugees have described Large network of khad jails and interrogation centers. Guerrilla officials said Monda Tlley expect an increase in the fight ing in Afghanistan and a  Effort to def Catt the insurgents. The 39-year-old Najibullah is noted for his Zeal and efficiency and in his first Public Najibullah statement he promised to devote his efforts to defeating the guerrillas. He knows Afghanistan. The soviets picked him be cause he will increase the fighting and attack us said Masood Baliti political director of . On of the seven main guerrilla groups Khalili and others noted that Naji Birlah was a Clos political associated of Karmal and said they thought there would be no change in government policy. He was totally with Sabrak. It will be like a Youn Babrak is now in Power Haliti said. Israel to probe Waldheim s past outcome May affect diplomatic ties Tel Aviv Israel a prime minister Shimon Peres has ordered an inquiry into austrian presidential candidate Kurt Wald Ctm s world War ii activities sources said monday inc result of the investigation could affect Israel s diplomatic relationship with Austria. In elections sunday Waldheim received 49.64 percent of the Vole just 16,746 ballots Short of the majority needed to win the austrian presidency. He will face socialist party candidate k url so Carer in a june 8 Runoff. World jewish leaders have accused Waldheim of serv ing in a German army command during world War ii and being aware of atrocities against yugoslav  also have raised questions about his possible knowl Edge of the mass deportations of jews from Greece. The 67-year-old former , Secretary general has acknowledged he was a Levil count in a German army unit but he has repeatedly denied any personal wrongdoing. Peres told Justice minister Yitzhak Modai on Sunda to gather information an Waldheim. The 2s-Mcmocr coalition Cabinet endorsed his decision. If the Legal material that we gather and Analyse prove thai Kurt Waldheim served in the nazi army and acted against partisans or jews we will draw All the  Peru told students later sunday at hebrew University in Jerusalem. The reference to drawing conclusions in israeli political parlance Means taking drastic action and israeli sources monday suggested the level of diplomatic representation could be Cut Back if the charges against Waldheim Are proven. Israel s foreign ministry issued a statement monday saying the investigation would determine Israel s position. The daily Maaris newspaper in a report confirmed by 42.7j Kurt Wolff wlm left with opponent Kurt Leyrer. Israeli sources said Israel will not appoint a new ambassador to Austria if Waldheim is elected in june and if the accusations against him Are confirmed the present ambassador Eli tour is due to be replaced this summer. At least 17 die in Portugal train crash Lisbon Portugal up a passenger train crashed into a stationary commuter train in a Northern Lisbon suburb monday killing at least 17 people an injuring about 80, including Many schoolchildren officials said. Police and Rescue teams at the scene in the working class suburb of Povoa de Santa Iris 20 Miles Northeast of Lisbon said the crash was very  eight hours after the 12 15 . Collision Railroad an police officials told reporters there were it confirmed dead and s3 injured at least six seriously. Railroad spokesman America Ramalho said s3 injure people were taken to hospitals in Lisbon. The death toll was expected to Rise officials said the crash occurred when a packed train coming from be Central City of Covilla slammed into the rear of a parked commuter Irain at the suburban station. Many of the victims were students on their Way i school reports from the scene said. Officials said the cause of the Accident was not immediately known but radio reports speculated it was due to human error. The country s worst Ever train Accident look place Las september when two Wains collided near the Northern town of Man Gualdr killing about 40 people. The exact number of victims was never officially determined. Rampaging wild elephants kill 4 villagers injure 26 Dhaka Bangladesh a wild elephant.  through a Village in Southeastern Bangladesh killed four people ind injured 26 others police said the elephants fled Back to the Forest after villagers chased them with bows and a rows and other  elephants damaged at least a dozen House during inc apparently unprovoked rampage according to police Swiss family receives tax Bill for 1986 amounting to 5 cents Geneva Switzerland a the family of a Geneva Man who died four hours into the new year has received a 1986 tax Bill for 10 centimes five cents newspaper reported. Trie newspaper Slick reprinted he Man s Federal Micron blah Bill which showed the entry "1986 tax one day0,10 Swiss  it gave the family until May 30 to  1985, the family was billed 43.10 francs $23.55 on an income of 13,900 francs $7,595 the Federal income tax is the smallest part of the Swiss residence la package Daylight saving time in effect throughout China for first time peking a China has moved its clocks ahead one hour in its first switch to Daylight saving Lime. The world s most populous country which observes Only one time zone across its 3,000-mile breadth moved its clocks ahead from 2 . To 3 . In an Effort to conserve Energy by increasing the hours of sunlight in evenings. Clock. Will be moved Back one hour on sept. 14.the railway ministry As Well As  and tone distance bus carriers id their schedules arc conforming to the new time. The Central people s broadcasting station in peking announced that it is changing its broadcast schedule to conform to the Row time. 2 swedes ousted from Prague in retaliation for expulsions Prague Czechoslovakia a the government expelling two swedish diplomats following the expulsion by Sweden last week of five czechoslovak who were suspected of spying the official news Agency ctr said. The news Agency said Hagard Westermark first Secre tary at the swedish embassy a d Benet Olof  the commercial counsellor were being asked to leave Czechoslovakia within Lodas. _ Sweden announced it was expelling four czechoslovak diplomats and a representative of Cha. The National air line for allegedly attempting to steal military and Indus trial secrets. After ,08 years British dogs will shed their License fee London up in Britain after 108 years the dog is about to have his Day. Free of charge at last. Since 1878, dog owners have had to pay out 56 cents Perrult per year for dog licenses. No More the government has decided. It is expected to pass a Law within a few months abolishing the License. Not that it was necessarily out of the goodness of the governmental heart Al seems someone discovered to. Reau crafts were spending �5.3 million a year id collects 125 million in License fees. Someone else suggested raising the Cost to s15 annually in this land of dog lovers including 6 million owners that amounts to something approaching ," As one observer put it is the Only an swer.". Transformer fire shuts Down nuclear Plant in England Morecambe. England a fire in a transformer forced the temporary shutdown of a nuclear pot Plant in Northwestern England the Plant s operators said. There was no release of radioactivity and no one was injured & spokesman said. The tire at the Heysham Power station was put out quickly and workers were not evacuated Jaid Mike greet50 Yards from lowly was involved the spokesman said. Green said the fire broke out in a transformer used la boost electricity onto the National Grid. It caused the main reactor to shut Down automatically he said