European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Age 8 the stars and stripes wed lasday August 13,191 6 152 saved after 5 Days adrift in lifeboats. In in  became of . Johns Newfoundland up one Hundred fifty two people who drifted off Canada s cast coast into jammed lifeboats for five Days were brought safely to Shore tuesday officials  passengers including four women and five Chil Dren were from sri Lanka a spokesman Tor the Ca Nadian coast guard in St. Johns Newfoundland said. Bul he said officials still did not know Why the were floating off Canada s East coast. There were two lifeboats. We Don t know what vessel icy Are from. We were told by people in the lifeboats they were out in inc Ocean for five Days coast guard spokesman Greg meddle said. The lifeboats normally carry Only 58 people a civil conflict in sri Lanka a left thousands dead in recent  passengers were being debriefed tuesday by immigration officials on Board a fishing patrol Vesselin is. John s Harbor meddle said. The passengers were found monday in the Atlantic about 6i Miles Southwest of so John  spokesman for the Coa " unit in St. John s said the j a bul not in critical need of medical ail Elk. The passengers speak Little or no English and Leo dle said they were reluctant to say where they were from but icy appeared to be of Indian  a mystery to us said meddle. A Fisherman helping the passengers overheard on of them say the group was from in Lanka said Ber Nard Leonard also of the Canadian coast  Small fishing vessels the Maria Theresa Beckford and allanic reaper discovered the two lifeboats and linked up the passengers meddle said. Nearly three hours later they were placed aboard Canadian fishing patrol vessel the Leonard j. Cowley. Skipper Gus Dallon of Admiral s Beach newfound a. Ii. I a i in 4i/4 the , who was first to spot the lifeboats said the peo ple told him they were from sri Lanka bul because Olla Guage difficulties he could not find out the name of China insists . Honor pledge to reduce  sales to Taiwan peking up China angered by reports that the United  is providing military technology to Taiwan demanded tues a a that Wash Glon Honor its1982 commitment to reduce  sales to the nation Alist  statement by the foreign ministry came less than a week after the Reagan administration announced is intention to sell 1260 million in anti sub Marine warfare equipment to Taiwan the position of the chinese government on the question of . Arms sales to Taiwan is consistent a foreign ministry spokesman said when asked for peking s reaction to the proposed military Sale. We Are opposed to the United states Selling of weapons to Taiwan and demand that the american Side strictly carry out in commitments made in. Thesino-. Joint communique issued on aug. 17, 1982."pentagon officials said on Friday the . Sale would extend the service life of two s-2e-g anti sub Marine aircraft develop two prototype s-2t planes and provide 30 kits and engineering services Tomondi Fojo of the older s-2e-gs to convert them to s-2t mod  has 30 Days in which to disapprove the proposed Sale  the Pentagon said was defensive in nature and would not Aller the military balance Between China and Taiwan. Peking a considered Taiwan a rebel province since the nationalists fled therein 1949.under the 1981 second Shanghai communique Washington pledged that  sales to Taiwan will not exceed either in qualitative or quantitative terms the level supplied since 1979. The communique also said the United states intends gradually to reduce us sales of  to Taiwan Washington Baa reduced direct  sales to Taipei by about $20 million a year since 19s2. But peking argues that the 1982 Accord also cover the Transfer of technology for the manufacture of advanced weaponry a View reject cd by the United slates. Chinese officials Are believed especially upset Over reports that Taipei is involved in a is billion program to build an indigenous Jel fighter that will use soon Isle caled . Engine and avionics technology. Washington refused id sell Taiwan f-20 or f-i6fighter planes to replace its aging Fleet of f-5s because such a Sale would be a Clear violation of the 1982accord. American injured in 1 of 2 Ira attacks Belfast. Northern Ireland up the outlawed Irish Republican  attacked iwo country police stations and an american visitor caught up in on bombing was injured by the Force of the blast police said  Maxwell of Connecticut said she was More afraid than anything at the time and Hurt her. Hip when the blast threw her to the floor of her relatives Home in the monday night explosion at a police Sta Tion so Yards away six people in a nearby bar also were slightly injured police said. Police said a gang of masked raiders drove up to the police station it the Birches near for Adown some 30 Miles West of Belfast in an earthmover carrying a explosive device in its from loader and drove it through the Post s steel Security  gunmen sprayed the police station with Auto Matic fire before fleeing in a wailing Van and the bomb went off within seconds blasting the station and demolishing the roof Ofa bar across the , staving at a relative s House nearby while she is considering whether to move permanently to Northern Ireland said she heart gunmen open fire and she moved away from the  Van left and i came out into the Kitchen again and As i came out the bomb went off. And the Force fit threw me onto the floor near the door she told a local radio station. It really was 8 traumatic  she said she planned to go to a Hospital to have her hip a Rayed. The Birches police station was the second hit Mon Day night in attacks for which responsibility was claimed by the Ira which is fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland. No one was injured in the other attack at Pomeroy 65 Miles West of Belfast. Iron missile attack draws iraqi bombs Manama Bahrain a Iran fired a Long Range missile at an Oil refinery near Baghdad tuesday and Iraq retaliated by bombing iranian Oil installations at Sim Island it was the first missile attack on the iraqi capital Indore than a year and the first iraqi air raid on Sim Island the persian Gulf Oil facility Iran developed after Independent shipowners stopped sailing to Iran s Harg Island Oil terminal because of attacks by iraqi planes Sirri Island is 350 Miles South of Harg and today s attack indicated Iraq has the ability to refuel its War planes in night. The attack which came about nine hours alter Iran fired a missile at Baghdad was earned out by a Squadron of French built Mirage Al fighter bombers. The iraqi warplanes Hii three Oil tankers at Sirri Marine and shipping sources in the persian Gulf said. Bombs were dropped destroying Sirri and Oil storage depots and reducing them to bbb 1 an iraqi military spokesman said Over slate run iraqi  flames of iraqi rage spiralled sky High Over  earlier an iraqi military spokesman acknowledged missile struck Baghdad at j 55 a.m., bul said it landed in an unimportant  there was no imme Diate indication of casualties or damages in the Bagh dad area. Iran and Iraq have been at War for nearly six  iranians have warned in recent Days that they would Unish missiles on iraqi Industrial targets unless Iraq batted in air raids on Iran s economic and military centers. Or what Becam Dalton said they told him they had been Al sea forgive Days and had no food or water ten. He said he gave them All the water he had on Boarland look 47 people including Alt women and children in Board his Small fishing vessel the Atlantic reaper. Dallon said the passengers were later transferred tothe fishing patrol vessel with rope ladders. Most Ouie people were Able to climb aboard on their own. He  said he accidentally spoiled the Tiff boat. Visibility in the fog filled area was Down loons Quarter mile visibility Al the Lime. You read about ii and you see it on television but when it comes right Home to your own front door it a different thing All together Dallon  off the South coast of Newfoundland has been fair for inc past five Days Dailon said. To Llerehas been some fog and the usual ram but no storm he said. World today new South Wales cancels contract with Harrah s Sydney Australia up the new South Wales stale government tuesday cancelled a con tract for Harrah s to build and operate the world biggest Casino in Sydney because of allegations link ing the . Casino with organized crime figures. The stale government had signed a 45tayinterim agreement in june with the consortium of Harraf i and australian builder Hooker corp. Ltd. To construct a $366 million Casino at Sydney s Darling Harbor in time for the nation Bicentennial celebrations in 1988. But after the agreement was signed the stat Learned Harrah s was under investigation by Bouli the Fri and new Jency gaming control authorities for allegedly using organized crime figures Loar Range deals with the teamsters Union. Queen climbs to top of scottish Lighthouse k1lchoan, Scotland a Queen Eliza Beth ii who underwent what Wai described As routine heart checkup last week climbed is2steps to the top Ofa scottish Lighthouse monday. The 60-year-old Queen became the first Brit ish Monarch to climb the 114-foot Ard Mithan Lighthouse which voc Riyoki the Irish sea on the southwestern coast of Scotland and is the rant Westerly Lighthouse in  keeper Jim Hardie said the Queen managed the climb with ease and was not out of breath when she reached the top. Buckingham Palace said the Queen underwent routine examination last week at London s National heart Hospital. The Palace has not Dis closed detail of the checkup but said the Queen is in Good health. Tunisian president for life divorces wife of 24 years Tunis Tunisia a i Widen for life Abib Bourguiba s3, has received a divorce from his Wile for statements and positions i violation of the Constitution his office announced  issued a statement saying the Tunis court that ruled on the divorce also barred Wassila Ammar Bourguiba s wife of 24 years from using the title Majev by which she was addressed As first lady. The statement did not say How she had Vio lated the Constitution. It is known she had been engaged in rivalry with Bourguiba s 60-year-old Niece Saida Sassi Over influence with the nations political dam. Petitioners seek vote on abolishing Swiss  Bern. Switzerland up organizers of Campaign to abolish the Swiss  said Mon Day they have collected inc 100,000 signature required for a National referendum on the Issue. But government officials said it will be at Leas five More years before there is any Vole on the matter i  vr4.fchiuua Wlms. 11 Mil of be is i if there is one at All