European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. September 10. 1988 world today Barge carrying fuel Burns sinks in Brussels canal Brussels Belgium a a Barge carry ing 1 million liars or fuel caught fire and Sank in a Brussels canal monday police said. No one was injured. A police officer who refused to be identified said the fire was caused by an explosion that occurred Al 2 . It took three hours to bring the Blaze under control. Fuel and gases continued to escape after the vessel Sank forcing police to close off a Road along the a Nissels will Brock canal for fear of further explosions. Firefighters were pumping fuel out of the Barge until the afternoon. There was Little threat of Large scale environmental pollution the offi cer said. Duarte s vice president to serve As party chief san Salvador. Al Salvador the Man who has been Al Salvador s foreign minister and vice president said be has resigned the for eign minister s Job to serve As the head of presi Dent Jose Napoleon Duarte s Christian demo cratic  Antonio Castillo Paramount said monday he would retain his Job As vice presi Dent. Duarte named Ricardo Acevedo Peralla. Deputy foreign minister since june 1984, As the new foreign minister. Castillo clan count said he decision to step Down came after his election sunday As Secretary general of the Christian democratic party. He said Fie needed More timely devote to party work. 2,000-year-old pipeline found in soviet Republic Moscow up a 2,000-year-t.ld water pipeline has been found in the soviet Republic of uzbek the tint discovery of its kind in Central Asia the soviet news Agency Tass said monday. The pipeline was unearthed near the regional Center of termed on the Border with Afghanistan by archaeologists excavating the s e of an ancient town on the right Bank of the River Amu Darya. The one mile pipeline which rested on top of the Rampart was Complete with settling basins for water lifted from the Amu Darya to a height of 10 to 12 Yard via tubes made from burned Clay Tass said. Nissan to triple output at car Plant in Britain Sunderland England a japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced plans Mon Day to triple production 1o 100,000 vehicles a year at us Sunderland Plant in the Job starved Northeast of England. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher opened the first phase development of the Plant monday and Nissan s president Yutaka Kume. Announced that the second phase would proceed Al a Cost of $450 million. Protesting Thatcher s presence a number of opposition labor party and labor Union leaders boycotted the ceremony. Archaeologists at Giza abandon excavation Cairo Egypt up a team of French archaeologists monday abandoned a five Day Effort to penetrate newly detected cavities inside the great Pyramid of Giza after hitting Only Sand and mortar. The cavities arc believed to be situated be Hind a corridor leading up to he so called Queen s chamber inside the Pyramid which was built 4,500 years ago by the pharaoh Cheops. We made three holes thus confirming the existence of the cavities which we had detected said Jacques Mon Lutow a technician with the French team. We could not reach the cavities but we demonstrated that behind these stones there is an organized Structure with mortar and Sand which was never found before inside the  it is not a spectacular result not a treasure but it is precious to know he said. Civil rights Leader King fails to keep Botha appointment Johannesburg South Africa up Coretta Scott King widow of slain american civil rights Leader Martin Luther King jr., tuesday failed to show up for a controversial meeting she had requested with presi Dent Pieter Botha. Botha was kept waiting for 10 minutes before Black american businessman Robert Browne arrived at his Cape town office to Tell his staff that the meeting was Oft Black dissident Leaden including Winnie Mandela wife of jailed african National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela had threatened not to Sec King if she insisted on seeing Botha. There was no immediate comment from Botha s office where aides were first visibly confused and then clearly angry when it emerged thai King had decided to stand the president up. But a spokesman for the president said that King had requested the meeting and that or Botha agreed to Grant her an  King Aid in a statement handed to reporters 25 minutes after the meeting had been scheduled to Start i now feel i need More time to acquire a better under standing of the Complex problems  consequently i have informed or. Botha of my desire to meet with him at a later Date she said. King had been under Strong pressure from Mandela dissident Clergyman Allan Loesak and other Black Leaden to cancel her meeting with Botha in an apparent reference to the pressure. King said. I have a great respect for the Black Leaden in South Africa who have struggled so determinedly and courageously to end the wretched inhuman and immoral practices of  earlier tuesday officials confirmed that three Black african National Congress rebels were hanged in the Pretoria Central prison for two attacks that killed sin people. The hangings went ahead in the face of Strong condemnation in South Africa and other african Stales that they would aggravate the unrest. A spokeswoman for the government Bureau for in formation said Andrew Condo. 19 Sipho Lulu 25 and Lucky Payi 20, were executed at 7 . They were among six people hanged tuesday in an execution that took the total number of people banged so far this year to 82, a Justice official said. King came to South Africa for archbishop Desmond Tutu enthronement on sunday but she said the also was on a fact finding Mission for president Reagan. Of won t Purchase new panes from firm accused of discrimination Belfast Northern Ireland a the , air Force has decided against buying 30 aircraft Worth about 300 million pounds $450 million from Short Brothers pc the Belfast plane and missile maker said monday night. A spokesman for the company which has been criticized by Irish american organisations for allegedly discriminating against roman Catholic workers said the air Force said monday it had decided not to exer Cise its option to buy the planes. On aug. 28, Irish american organizations urged Congress to review its support for the Pentagon s air Craft contract with Short Brothers. Short Brothers which is owned by the British government is the largest single Industrial employer in Northern Ireland. Based in predominantly protestant East Belfast its 7,000 work Force is overwhelmingly protestant. In the past the company has supplied the air Force with 18 military versions of its Sherpa twin Turboprop transporter. But its sales efforts in the United slates have been constantly dogged by criticism by Irish american Lead in that its hiring policy discriminates against catholics. The company which produces a Range of smaller military and civilian aircraft and the blowpipe and other anti aircraft missiles denies the allegation. The spokesman who declined to be named said the news about the 30 planes was disappointing but the company was pleased that the air Force s options to buy were not cancelled and could be exercised at some Date in the future. He said the . Decision would not create problems for Short Brothers As production plan were not based on options but on firm orders. Short Brothers bos been caught up in a wave of intimidation involving workers on both sides of the sectarian Divide in economically depressed Northern Ireland where unemployment stands at 21 percent against an average of 11.7 percent for the whole of Britain. Of of arms deals announced Washington a the Pentagon notified Congress on monday it has approved arms trans actions Worth a combined si56 million to England Australia Japan and the United Arab emirates. Assuming that there Are no congressional objections the Pentagon said England would be offered two Phalanx ship Protection guns Japan would be offered 38 Harpoon anti ship cruise missiles Australia would be offered 28 Harpoon missiles along with eight spare missile bodies and training missiles and the United Arab emirates would be offered eight advanced radio systems. The arms Sale to England is valued at s22 million the Pentagon added while the sales to Japan and Australia Are each valued Al j47 million and the Sale to the United Arab emirates totals $40 million. The Navy will be responsible for overseeing the transactions with England Japan and Australia and the air Force will oversee the Deal with the United Arab emirates. The Pentagon added that the prime contractor for the Harpoon missiles would be the Mcdonnell Doug Las astronautics co. In St. Louis. The Phalanx guns will be built by the general dynamic corp. In Pomona calif., while the radio sets will be built by the Raythelon corp. In Boston. The sales to England Japan and Australia Are bated on longtime Allied relationships the Pentagon said. I convicted of burning yugoslav Money Belgrade Yugoslavia a eleven West Ger Man tourists have been sentenced or fined this sum Mer for publicly burning yugoslav Bank notes a source at the German consulate Here said tuesday. The source who refused to be identified by name because of his diplomatic status said two germans were fined about 20,000 dinars �48and nine others were Given seven to 10 Days in jail. The incidents occurred separately in several tourist resorts along the Adriatic coast. The source Taid the Young Tounsi were drunk when they burned the Money which was in 100-Dinar or 500-dmar notes. The Bills arc Worth about 24 cents and $ 1.20. Yugo Slavia s currency battered by inflation and foreign debt payments is Worth about half As much today As it was a year ago. The German consulate in Zagreb issued a statement published in a Piesnik newspaper laying it strongly condemned the behaviour of the offend i describing it As incorrect to the country which offered them  the defendants ranged in age from 19 to 24. The last was released sept.7 and went Home the source said. He declined to identify them by name. All were barred from resuming to the country a favorite Low budget vacation destination for Germain and other europeans. Penalties for destroying currency depend on tie like of the Bills. For Small notes the maximum penalty it one month in jail