European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday october 19,1986 belgian economic plan threatened by dispute Brussels a a language dispute in Remote Faming Hamlet has brought Down previous government in his linguistically divided nation and is threatening to do so again jeopardizing economic recovery. Belgium is divided into uie dutch speaking North Ern territory of Flanders where 5,5 million people live and French speaking Wallonia in the South Home to 4.5 million people. Soeren a Village of 4,175 just inside Flanders made the politically awkward move in 1982 of electing French speaking mayor Jose Hap part. A High court ordered him dismissed two weeks ago because of his refusal to speak dutch and his poor knowledge of it on Friday prime Minuter Wilfried Martens coalition government appointed a by Lineal mayor Roger by. Nails who asked for time to decide whether to accept the Soeren Council immediately made Hap part the Walloon nationalist acting mayor. Martens who has been prime minister since 1981, offered his government s resignation tuesday Over the Issue bul King Baudouin refused to accept it. The Soeren dispute which brought Down governments in 1973 and 1974, is distracting Martens from conc Endrai ing on an Economy slowly recovering from depression we have a government that was elected. To exe cute a program of financial and economic  vice Premier Jean Gol said. Hut now stupidity of All stupidities we have problems because of  although the coalition parties Christian democrats and conservatives each divided into French and  of Gold a Mother and her child Admire a Model of Japan s mount Fuji nude of 6,430 Gold coins on display in a Tokyo department store. The Gulden Volcano was created to commemorate the 100th annl Tsary Oft be list a department stare. Dutch speaking components stressed he importance of continuing the austerity program with the incumbent administration none could afford to lose face Over  half a Century ago Fla Den was dominated socially and economically by Wagon in Home to Coal Milli and steel plants and most of the nation s Industry Fla Den Tor decades remained a religious peasant Community. The Tittle Industry it had was in the hands of French speakers. The French speaking bourgeoisie kept Dundi out of the administration courts and schools until 1932, when the Tongue of a majority of belgians became a National language. Since world War ii Fla Den has taken the upper hand. Foreign investor chose it Over Wah Ouia for the lower wage accepted by Flemings and the Region s social docility. In us 1950, for example the number of strikes in racialist dominated Waconia was twice that of strikes in Flanders. Investor also preferred their industries closer to Antwerp a major port. Wallonia Industry waned. The flemish regional government increasingly has sought to exercise its Ascendancy. Flanders has become outspoken on cultural Issue and has demanded thai linguistic Borders be strictly respected. Observers say the Soeren dispute could re Ripen de Bate on the bilingual status of Brussels the capital and the Dulch speaking Siami of Many of its suburbs about a Quarter of Brussels population of 1 million is flemish and there Are significant communities of French speakers in the suburbs. Soviet Economy grows slightly Moscow up the soviet Economy registered modest growth in National income and Industrial out put in the first nine months of 1986, but a major de Cline in he volume of foreign Trade indicates the Kremlin s Industrial modernization policy May be slowing Down. But while there was plenty of Good news for the state in statistics released saturday by the Central statistical Board there was plenty of bad news for the average soviet consumer. The report showed a 4.1 percent Rise in National in come Levels compared to the first nine months oblast year. A total of 10 percent of consumer goods manufactured in the period such As shoes clothes Light bulbs and household appliances were rejected As defective by stale inspectors. Construction materials available to the consume for private Home improvements were virtually non existent. Only 30 percent of planned output in that sector has been achieved this year. The statistics said 118 million people had jobs a total that represents full employment of the country s work Force. The population of the soviet Union remained stable at 280.9 million people. There also was a Rise of 4.8 percent in labor productivity compared with the same time period last year. The percentage of National income used for consume spending and savings increased a modest 3.7 percent. The state dispensed a total of 115 billion rubles 1161 billion in special welfare payments health benefits and food subsidies which was up 4.s billion rubles j6.3 billion from the first nine months oblast year. Nuke protesters Cut Power poles , Germany a protesters sawed Down Power poles Friday in an attempt to deny electricity to builders of a nuclear reprocessing Plant and blocked roads with burning lira and logs police reported. Up to 300 Anli nuclear militants scuffled Wilh riot police thursday night outside a Cement Plant near the construction Sil. Police said they had arrested 126 people by late Friday in the attempt to Block construction outside this bavarian Village which is the site of Germany s Flani Audi a waste reprocessing Plant those arrested were Given identity checks and re leased pending court appearances authorities said. Anti nuclear groups from All Over Germany distributed leaflets proclaiming thursday and Friday Block Ade Days against construction of the. A Eckersdorf Plant. On thursday protesters lied up in Alk in the area by Dri ving their cars at a crawl. They sawed Down nine Power poles thursday and seven on Friday. Downed Power lilies caused a five hour outage Al tie Plant site Friday. In Munich the Utility Baye Zwerk a said people opposed to the Plant s construction had Cut Down about 40 poles this year. Construction began last december in the wooded Hilly area outside Wacker Scarf. Drought forces curbs on Danube shipping Prague Czechoslovakia a a per Sittni drought Hilling Large a of Centra eur ube River and affected water Supply in some czechoslovakian towns the Beautiful Blue Danube is today Liler Auy disappearing under the eyes of Bratislava Cati Zeni. The Mlada Fronta newspaper reported Friday. Perhaps they will soon be Able to Cross be River without getting their feet wet it said the Danube s water level bad shrunk to a depth of 24 inches and River navigation bad to be  pc sick them in City in East Slovakia drinking water was to be supplied As of oct. 20only from 3 . To 10 an. And 4 Bah. To 9 p.m., mayor Jan Tkac announced. People scaring off pandas searching for food peking up starving Pant Ping to descend from their usual Mountain a Lal in search of food Are being scared off by people living at lower elevations the official China daily newspaper said  official Al the Wolbong nature preserve in Central Sichuan province said the blossoming Cycle of the Panda s Sulc food Arrow Bamboo is such thai the shy beast has been left with nothing to  Plant blossoms every 60 Yean and it takes at least is Yon for the Bamboo scr Littig to become edible for  95 percent of Wolbong a Arrow Bamboo has blossomed since 1963, us area s estimated 100 giant pandas have been forced to seek other types of Bamboo growing at lower altitudes. Turkish Premier shuffles Cabinet following vote Ankara Turkey a Premier tune Utzat following recent parliamentary by dec Lions that showed his support among Votra had diminished shuffled his Cabinet  entire Cabinet resigned on wednesday to give dial a freehand info pointing new Mikutat. Ozal accepted the resignation of two of the minium named Throe new ministers one of them to a newly created Post As a state minister and changed the posts of three others in the Cabine there will be no nerd far a parliamentary w the of Confidence for the new Cabinet Legal experts Slid. 10 poles vacationing in Italy request Asylum Venice. Italy up ten youth poles fled a tourist party and requested political Asylum to a police station in the Venice suburb of Marge re Friday police  said there wot nine men and one woman All Between 18 and 23 years old. They were among a 30-Urong posh Younst party that crossed into Italy front Yugoslavia in a bus wednesday at Bas Vizza dear Trieste is northeastern  poles were taken to the Venice police Headquarters where they gave details of Tutor identity. Germany to help fund study for european shuttle Bonn a the West German govera men will participate in a preliminary study foe the european space shuttle Hermes proposed by France West Germany s chief government spokesman announced Friday. The decision was made at a midday meeting of several Cabinet ministers under the direction of Chancellor Helmut Kohl spokesman Fried Helm Ost  two year study is to determine whether a european shuttle is feasible examining who would build it and How in would be financed Ost Huo. West Germany s participation will Cost 32 million mints about $16 Mil Boal not flute one third of the Hody s entire coat Ost said. But he messed the decision we not a too Milmont by the West German go Veninat help fund the shuttle s actual