European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday october 21,1986 Admiral warns of growing soviet presence in Pacific Tokyo a the soviet Union expanded it military capabilities in the Pacific in the last year. Holding the first major soviet North korean naval exercise the commander in chief of . Pacific naval forces said week we saw for the first time a major join naval exercise just off the North korean coast in these of Japan the size of which we have not seen adm. Ronald j. Hays said in a satellite interview with asian Sovil North korean relationship is growing and the result is North Korea s engaging in warfare with a higher degree of Confidence Hays said Hays who commands the . 7th Fleet from it Headquarters in Hawaii did not give details of the joint called North korean president Kim ii Sung s scheduled trip to the soviet Union later this month another manifestation of the growing relationship be tween the iwo countries.""1 would not be surprised if Kim ii Sung has a military shopping list in his briefcase when he arrives in Moscow he soviet Union has bolstered North Korea s de lenses in recent months Wilh Mig-23 Jet fighters and sophisticated missile systems. Hays said. The Navy commander was speaking from washing ton d.c., on world Nel a television program produced by the . Information Agency and broadcast Over seas. He was questioned by journalists from Australia Japan Singapore South Korea and Thailand. The soviet Pacific Fleet has become the largest of i fleets now comprising about one third of the soviet Navy. Hays said. Moscow has introduced three new classes of warships and five new missile systems to the Pacific Region in the last year he said. The soviet Union now has some 135 soviet submarines in the Pacific nearly the number of subs in the entire . Navy he said. He also said he is confident the United Stales will Beable to extend its use of its strategic military bases in the Philippines. The bilateral agreement covering us of the bases including the largest air and naval bases outside the United slates expires in 1991, and the government of philippine president Corazon Aquino has not made a commitment to extend . Use of the facilities. Navy to phase ouf submarine base of holy Loch scottish paper says London up a newspaper saturday reported the . Navy has decided to withdraw in the Early 1990s from its nuclear submarine base on the holy Loch in Western Scotland. The Glasgow Herald quoted a military source i Washington As saying thai As More sophisticated sub marines come Inlo service the Forward base was no longer needed and the submarines could be based on inc task coast of the United states. Bui in London. Navy spokesman cap1. Gordon Peterson said the Navy had no plans to abandon the holy Loch base. Our agreement for use of the based blends into the 1990s and we would undertake considerable consultations with her majesty s government before coming to any decision the Glasgow Herald said the american plans to leave were contrary Lothe wishes of the British govern ment and were revealed on wednesday at a meeting of senior naval officers at the Pentagon. It said planning has already begun for withdrawal of the 10-Sirong 14th submarine so and its 4,000naval personnel and dependents now living in the area around the town of Dunoon on the Shore of the Firth of Clyde. The report quoted its source As saying the time scale would appear to be a minimum of five to a Maxi mum of 10 years with the probability of being clo Serlo the lower figure. The rage of the new Trident missile system makes a Forward base such As holy Loch irrelevant to strategic Herald Story said the Navy had already pulled out of bases at Rola in Spain and Guam in the Pacifica More modern missile systems became available. Holy Loch is the last and oldest of our overseas strategic locations the source was quoted As saying. The . Holy Loch submarine operation first opened in 1961 and currently consists of a depot ship and a permanent floating dry .the submarines that use the facility Are armed with Poseidon missiles. Shamir takes charge in Israel gets Strong vote of Confidence Jerusalem a parliament monday gave Yitzhak Shamir and his proposed 25-member Cabinatan overwhelming vote of Confidence and he was sworn in As Israel s ninth prime minister. The vote was passed by a show of hands with 82 legislators voting in favor 17 against and three abstaining. Shamir 71, look Over from caretaker prime min ister Shimon Peres in keeping Wilh on unprecedented join Rule Accord Between Shamir s right Wing Skud bloc and the left leaning labor party. Before the vote Shamir said in a speech before the Knesset or parliament that As prime minister he would prevent palestinian gangs from entrenching themselves in Lebanon and establishing bases there. He also said he would promote israeli settlement in the occupied territories Shamir said he would make Middle East peace priority but added that Israel and Jordan would not reach the negotiating table unless the neighbouring Ara kingdom gave up its demand for an International peace conference. No International forum can serve As a substitute for direct Shamir said. We will not be Able to achieve peace without free direct face to face Shamir who was prime minister for a year in 1983-84 said he would make jewish settlement of the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip with a population of about 1.4 million palestinians top priority. The government will seek. An Economy that will be based not Only on solid economic principles but also on the zionist principles which must be our guide among them the supreme value of settlement throughout the land of Srael Shamir said. Peres who resigned As prime minister oct 10 i keeping with the september 1984 coalition agreement toot the podium after Shamir s speech Shook his hand and wished him succeeds Shamir As foreign minister under the agreement forged after neither party won enough votes in National elections to Rule on in own. Squabbling Between the two groups delayed the Transfer of Power for almost a week but the parties signed an agreement Friday that pledged labors sup port for Shamir assuring his approval by parliament. Under the terms of the coalition agreement the in coming Cabinet will largely be the same As that during Peres tenure. But Shamir a hard line disciple of for Mer prime minister Menachem begin is Likely to toughen Israel s foreign policy. As he enters office Shamir will have to compete Wilh Peres popularity and faces a growing israeli Mili tary entanglement in Lebanon after invading Lebanon in 1982, Israel pulled the bulk of its forces out of the country in 1��5. But it continued involvement in the conflict was underscored by the capture of an israeli flier oct. 16 after nil Jet was downed during a bombing raid. Pera 63, gained Public approval for bringing inflation Down from an annual 445 percent w 198 to 16 percent this year and for pushing through the withdrawal from Lebanon. World t thousands in Australia protest . Military bases Sydney Australia a thousands of australians demonstrated nationwide against the presence of . Military taws and to mar British nuclear tests conducted on australian soil three decades ago. Large demonstration took place sunday in Sydney Adelaide Melbourne and reported ii arrests. Those arrested were released pending court demonstrators were charged with tres passing after trying to Cut through an inner Fence at a us base in Central Australia police the arrests about 300 people peacefully demonstrated at the base about 20 mites from Alice Springs. Nothing would survive total nuclear War group says Madrid Spain tap in the end nothing would survive a total nuclear War according to report presented Here sunday at the close of a two Day symposium on the risks of nuclear War in Europe. The possible Short term survivors the win Ning Side and areas furthest from the Fust hit would have to immediately prepare for the Short term and Long term effects of the so called nuclear Winter the report prepared by the International physicians for the prevention of nuclear War doctors from eight european nations and the United states look part in the Sec Ond european symposium of the organization or doctors and medical workers. The group won the198s Nobel peace prize for educating political leaders institutions and the Public on the consequences of atomic warfare. Cost of living soars for . Executives abroad Geneva Switzerland up the . Dol Lar s Sharp drop in value this year has caused dra Matic cosi of living increases for american Csc lives abroad a world Survey showed Foremost reason for the dramatic changes is the drop in value of the u.5. Dollar he Survey said. The Only exception to this trend has been the Pound Sterling relationship tothe . Dollar.". Surveys Are conducted every m months by Busi Ness International a Geneva based consulting firm to help . Corporations calculate Cost Ohio ing benefits for their executives abroad comprehensive study focuses on prostitution in India new Delhi India a a third of the women forced into prostitution in India Are sold by their relatives says a report by the join women s program believed to be the most authoritative and reliable study on prostitution toddle. Parents even sell their unborn female Chil Dren Wilh a 3-Mnnlh-old fetus commanding up to 3.500 rupees $291. Most women Are sold into prostitution be cause of extreme poverty and demands fro powerful landlords of higher castes. The research was carried out in 12 of India s23 states and two federally administered Territo Ries. Walesa attends mass honouring slain priest Gdansk. Poland up Solidarity founder Lech Walesa joined 5,000 worshippers at a mass sunday m acting he second anniversary of the death Otighe Rey Jeny Ponic Liszka a ones tortured and beaten to death by secret police _ his death must and will brio the fruit National reconciliation the Rev. Hon Hytjan Kowicki told the congregation in St. Bryg a i Church. It was a religious and National drama a which not Only the secret police murderers were involved but the whole nation As Well life "
