European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday october 26,1986 soviet Star wars ahead of ., newspaper says Hamburg a the soviet Union is far ahead of the United states in developing Star wars weapons and has used lasers 10 disable three  Satellites in space inc build newspaper said saturday. Some 10,000 soviet scientists Are currently working in 12 centers on High Energy laser weapons that will be Able to shool Down nuclear missiles according to the Hamburg based newspaper. It said the roil Crial came from top secret  And nato papers but did not say How it had obtained the in formal Ion. The Bild quoted a Security expert from the ruling Christian democratic Union Pany Buergin tween Hoefer As saying the information proves the soviets arc years ahead of Floc americans in both anti Ballis tic missile systems and laser weapons. The newspaper said the soviets have been conduct ing research and development for ground based and space based laser weapons since 1970. A Prol Olpt of a strategic defense laser is at sary Chavanak Kazakhstan from where the soviets can disable  Satellites by destroying their optics and electronics the paper said. The soviets have greatly expanded their existing air defense system to 1,400 launchers the paper said. It said the system prefects military installations key industries and Moscow. In addition the soviets Are building several thou Sand defensive rockets with the code name giant that can shoot Down Short Range and medium Range nuclear missiles As Well As strategic missiles the Bild said. These defensive rockets have been successfully in std  Sov Iet medium Range weapons and reproductions of the .-u- " Pershing 2 mis Siles the paper said. Two new radars for directing the missile defense system Are being built in the area near Moscow and a. New giant radar will be built at Krasnoyarsk the news paper said. He took it lion Down photo Floyd the lion lies peaceful out for the count on a table after being sedated so veterinarians at wind Sor safari Park in Berkshire England could take an or a Friday of Bis injured leg. Looking Over the a Ray result is safari Park s veterinary consultant Peler Scott. World today Brazil outbreak causes increase in polio cases Geneva a a polio outbreak in Brazil has nearly doubled the number of cases of the disease re ported in the americas in the first half of 19sfi, com pared to a year ago the world health organization said Friday. A total of 537 cases were reported from january through june this year compared to 280 for the same period in 1985. Most of the new cases were in Brazil Colombia and Guatemala with Brazil alone accounting for two thirds of them who s weekly epidemic bulletin said. Polio cases also were reported in Mexico Peru Haiti and Venezuela. Vaccination campaigns in Brazil were hampered by the Rainy season who said. False fire alarm stops television news broadcast London a a false fire alarm forced British broadcasting Corn television s 6 . Nationwide news broadcast off the air for More than 15 minutes Friday the fire alarm went off in the newsroom minutes after the newscast began. Reporters and newsreaders were evacuated along with other staff while firemen searched the building. The bbl later said in had been a false alarm. Music was played during the blackout. The newscast was resumed when firemen said it was Safe to return to the building. Beirut american University May close medical school Beirut Lebanon a the american univer sity of Beirut Wilt close its medical school at the end of the school year if harassment of its students continues according to a statement issued Friday. The plan was contained in an internal memo written oct. 21 by the school s Board of trustees and released Friday by its new York Headquarters. If the University cannot keep its doors open to All students who wish to Lea regardless of religious or political affiliation then it should not continue to exist it said. The main University located in West Beirut will try to offer off Campus medical classes this year through a subsidiary unit in East Beirut it said. One Quarter of japanese dissatisfied study says Tokyo a nearly one Quarter of japanese despite their country s material wealth Are not Happy with their Standard of living because of Long work hour and cramped housing a government while paper said. The report on National life compiled by the eco nomic planning Agency and released Friday said those dissatisfied feel their Standard of living does not equal that of Western industrialized nations. The paper also urged the country to become More International saying there was a Lack of International Exchange especially on a personal level Between Japan and other countries. German official warns of new terrorist generation Bonn a a new generation of leftist terrorists has declared War on Germany but gang members arc harder than Ever to catch because they cover their tracks so Well Interior minister Friedrich Zimmermann said Friday. In an interview with the Bonn daily newspaper die Welt Zimmermann Dis cussed i he third generation of the red army faction terrorist gang whose ear Lier leaders were slain or captured in the i970sandeatly 1980s. Zimmermann said the current red army faction estimated to have 20 hard Core commandos is much less calculable than earlier groups " and has targeted a broader Range of people for possible assassination a problem for investigators is that the new hard Core of this third terrorist generation is much More careful than its predecessors in covering its Trail Zim Mermann told die Welt. German Security authorities have made no arrests in connection with a least six suspected red army faction murders since january 1985. The Gan most recently claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior foreign ministry aide on oct. 10. The terrorists of the red army fac Tion s third generation have declared Waron the Federal Republic Zimmermann a member of the conservative Christian social Union Pany told the newspaper. Zimmermann said that the Federal government currently is striving for a new investigation concept to increase the number of arrests in terrorism cases the three parties in Germany s conservative led coalition government agreed last week on several special anti terrorism measures to be introduced a parliament next month. One key Mea sure would be a slate s witness Taw Al lowing the chief Federal prosecutors to reduce or drop charges against captured terrorist suspects if they testify against other terrorists. Another proposal would ease police Access to personal data Banks in terrorism investigations. Conservative legislators have contended that the nation s strict privacy Laws inhibit the fight against terrorism. Die Welt was to run the  in its saturday editions but it Tele cd an Advance text to news Agency Sci on Friday. Zimmermann also told the Newspaperman red army faction members apparently got their Start As masked Vio Lent Street protesters who often join otherwise peaceful left Wing demonstrations. Zimmermann said Laws against violent Street protests therefore needed to be toughened in an Effort to break up Chain of violence leading to tenons. He also called f. R an absolute Bat on the wearing of masks during Street demonstrations