European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Usa eur s top photographers for 86 honoured Page 3 d military s 9-month recruiting goals exceeded Page 5 d Mecler ousts Wilander in . Open Page 21 the Tui Obilio Utt official Pudt Cotton for Temh vol. 45, no. 139 thursday september 4, 1986 f to porch dour d 6693 a . Cuts off new Aid to Zimbabwe decision linked to july 4th incident Washington Nytz the United states said tuesday thai it would provide no new economic Aid to Zimbabwe because of thai country s Lack of Diplo Matic the move which will Cost Zimbabwe $20 million that it might have received in the next foreign Aid budget Ana 113 million approved for this year but not yet allocated followed an episode in arc on the fourth of july. At an Independence Day Celebration at the . Embassy a zimbabwean Cabinet minister attacked the Reagan administration for its refusal to impose harsh economic sanctions on South Africa. His re Marks prompted a walkout by former president Jimmy Carter and a senior american Diplomat. Washington announced a few Days later thai it was suspending Aid and would review its Aid policy. Of prune minister Robert Mugabe said his giver Nentl i would apologize to Carter because his administration i i had been a Friend of Zimbabwe but he said Zimbabwe 1 would not apologize to the Reagan administration. Slate department officials said the refusal of Mugabe to apologize led to the cutoff. The decision was announced As leaders of inc movement professing non Alig Mcm at a mecking in Zimbabwe were criticizing . Policies. Since Zimbabwe became Independent in 1480, the United Stales has been its largest Aid donor providing $350 million. Bui relations have been strained on Sev eral occasions. Asked about the criticism Charles e. Redman a stale department spokesman said that the Litany of arbitrary and unfounded chaises is both highly Offen Sive and it also raises a Basic question As o the objectivity or political Bias of the organization he said. On Zimbabwe Redman said the United Stales government has decided thai there will be no new agreements committing additional funds for bilateral programs in Zimbabwe. We deeply regret the continuing zimbabwean in sensitivity that forced us to Lake this position he said. The problem is not our political differences but Zimbabwe s unwillingness to conduct its relations with us according to accepted norms of diplomatic civility and practice. The july fourth incident and prime minister Mugabe s statement that no apology is due the . Government arc merely the latest in a Long string of similar episodes he said under current circumstances the see Zimbabwe on Page 28 the balloon dutch Mlong hindi near attic nether Iyub Woodty liter Nutt Atuk erasing from be Foo Dlud covering 2,540 Miks. The utne non dutch Crew Henk Brink 44 but 31-year-old wife Ettalea and fighter Pilot wrap haae num 39, nude to finl Atlak Baboon eras ing by europeans fan Verne ipe cd of Riboul 76 Mph. To we the unit bal Loon journey Unni the Atlantic by a woman. 398 drowned in ship disaster Moscow not the soviet Union said tuesday that 398 people drowned when a passenger ship Sank in the Black sea Early monday Alicr Collid ing with a freighter. A maritime official Leonid p. Be Dyak said at a news conference that the Admiral Rakhimov had 888 passengers and 346 Crew members aboard. It Sank 15 minutes after in was hit broadside in the darkness by the freighter the Pyotr vase eight Miles outside the port of novo Rossik. Cd Yak is first Deputy minister of the merchant Fleet. He said there was no Lime to launch lifeboats. The government daily Izvestia reported thai hundreds of people leaped off the ship before it Sank and tried to stay afloat in Choppy Oil covered seas As Doz ens of Rescue vessels headed for the scene. Ned Yak said 836 people were rescued after floating with the Aid of life jackets and debris. He said 79 bodies bad been recovered and 319 people were missing and presumed dead probably trapped in their Cabins. Mexican Jet was warned of another plane in area Cerritos Calif
