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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday november 19,1986 world today Walesa accepts invitation to attend belgian meeting Warsaw Poland up Lech Walesa founder of the outlawed Solidarity labor Union accepted an invitation monday to visit Belgium next month but did not know whether he would gel a passport in time. Union sources Slid Walesa had been invited to at tend a Congress of Christian Trade unions next month. I accepted the invitation but i expect to have problem Wilh my passport Walesa was quoted As saying. Walesa has not visited the West since 1980, after filling out an application form it currently lakes about a month to get a passport in Poland the knit pcs said. Last month the sources said Walesa was unable to Visil the United states to collect a human rights award because he was not granted a passport. China planning to build 28 new Power stations peking a China plans to build 28 Power stations in the next 10 years to ease acute Power Short Ages in coastal cities the official Xinhua news Agency reported monday. The stations will have a capacity of almost 20 Mil lion kilowatts and will generate 120 billion kilowatt hours a year Xinhua said. Shanghai China s major Industrial Center fell 2 Bil lion kilowatt hours Short of its electricity needs this year the Agency said. Construction has started on 5 of the plants which arc to he completed by 199d, it said. Celtic Bronze shield made 2,000 years ago unveiled London a the British museum monday unveiled a celtic Bronze shield Over 2,000 years old found in a gravel pit near London and said u was the most perfect of its kind discovered anywhere. Ii was t made for Battle but for some ritual Cere Mony in which precious objects were thrown into a River and an old River course runs through this gravel pit said Ian Stead the museum s Deputy keeper of prehistoric and roman British antiquities. Other celtic Shields that have been found were of Wood strengthened by Metal. This is the first shield of its kind from the celtic world and is very surprising and exciting As i had no idea that a shield made entirely of Bronze would have existed he said. Italian cooperation cited in curbing heroin traffic Palermo Sicily a the head of the . Drug enforcement administration monday said ital Ian cooperation Bas helped Cut the amount of heroin reaching the United states from Sicily. John Charles Lawn said Italy particularly Sicily until recently supplied 50 percent of the heroin reach ing the . East coast. I believe that this percentage is decreasing thanks to the collaboration of italian investigators he told reporters in Palermo the Hub of mafia activity in Sicily investigator say the mafia since the 1970s has made Sicily a major Center of refining for raw heroin smuggled in from Asia. Soviet Industrial output up in 1 St 10 months of "86 Moscow up Industrial output increased slightly Over target in the soviet Union for the first 10 months of 1986, but several ministries failed to fulfil their delivery commitments government statistic thawed monday. The figures produced by the Central Board of Statis tics were the latest indications of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s new term a for greater openness and Effina fraudulent production figures Industrial output for the i0nonth period increased by  percent compared with last jew and marketing pins were 101 percent fulfilled the data showed. Nato panel warns allies against unilateral troop cuts Istanbul Turkey a the North Atlantic Assembly nato s inter parliamentary group on Mon Day urged member countries no to reduce troops uni laterally saying such a reduction would put More emphasis on nuclear weapons. The Resolution also expressed fears that unilateral reductions would harm prospects of Force reduction talks with the Warsaw  Assembly brought together 1s6 legislators from 16 Allied  separate Resolution adopted on conventional arms control noted that for economic and demographic Rea sons t is unlikely that nato could significantly in crease its Active duty forces in Central Europe soon. Therefore the Resolution Slid Allied countries should seriously pursue balanced and verifiable conventional arms control agreements while resisting any proposals for withdrawal of . Troops from Europe. Ii said possible Radical cuts in nuclear arsenals of the East and West blocs would Hurt european Security if not accompanied by comparable negotiated reductions in the Levit of conventional forces and Short Range nuclear  Assembly Resolution urged that european participation in the strategic defense initiative the . Project also known ast Lar wars result in allies sharing self neral cd technology without restrictions. The Assembly also adopted Resolution on the Fol lowing Mitten development of International standards of nuclear safety and measure of radiation in View of the confusion that followed the soviet nuclear Power plam Accident in april. Better cooperation in armaments production m clouding standardization of weapons requirements. Stimulation of economic growth assistance to developing countries and work toward elimination of Trade restrictions and subsidies. More Aid to poorer Southern flank countries of the  Resolution on terrorism called on member coun tries not to bargain with ten wills or countries that sponsor  the end of monday s session Assembly members elected ton printing a Christian Democrat parliamentarian from the Netherlands to Lake the place of the outgoing president of the Assembly . Sen. Charlo Mcc. Mathias red  of �9cwiv srii1.1 i ski Ujj i i Fuci t " ?. Siv 1. A 0"vi i  .3rt it of arts if a. R it it by i in  a. I to it 1.1 j ? la re  i. A ii John runnings 68, of Seattle hammers my to the Berlin Wall tuesday in another of i Serin of pro tests he ban conducted to in to the ill rubs atop the Wall again waa Larrr arrested by East Berlin Border guards. It s the fourth time tint runnings has of imbed the Mil separating East and West Bettin. U.s., China discuss military exchanges peking up . Army chief of staff Gen. John a Wickham and chinese military leaders held discussions monday focusing on increased military exchanges Between the two nations the official Xinhua news Agency said. The Tato follow a visit by three . Navy warships to China and come Lew than a month after China signed � preliminary agreement in Washington oct. 30 to Purchase shoo million in avionic equipment to upgrade 50 chinese f-8 Jet interceptors. During the Weet Dong visit the Blest in a string of High level military exchanges Between the two nations Wick Ham if inc Dalfol to tour military installations and other sights in peking Xian Nanjing and Shanghai. The discussions focused on matters related to increasing exchanges Between the two Annas Xinhua said. The four targe menu is the ficus. Army chief of staff to visit communist chins although army. Gen. John Vessey travelled to peking in january ims in his former capacity As chairman of die joint chiefs of staff. Wickham s visit follows the departure of the first . Navy warships to Dock in China since the 1949 communist takeover. That cooperation also includes wrap died is. Anna sales to the chinese army air Force and Navy. Although China insists the Cornerstone of its defense policy remain Leir it Bice defense minister Zhan said nov. 7 that China plans to strengthen military cooperation Wilh the United states. By Tina and other Friendly nations while maintaining vigilance akm its Borders Wilh Vietnam and the soviet Union. Both the United states and Cioa Soltess their de sense cooperation is aimed Tao third country but Many analysts believe China is becoming increasingly concerned at the growing soviet military presence in Asia quid the  pro China Hong  Tii Kihei Pao or example std Qew Gao was selected to Host the highly publicized us. Navy port Call became it lies oppo site the North korean port of Naroo where soviet a Rakipi have been ranted  
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