European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday january 17,1987 communist party chief in China quits in disgrace peking a communist party chief he vac bang resigned in disgrace Friday after weeks of student protests and a crackdown on pro Western intellectuals whom he reportedly backed. Prettier Zhao Ziyang was elected to replace him. The 71-year-old he once considered a Likely Succes Sor to top Leader Deng Xiaoping resigned alter saying he made mistakes on major issues of political principles the official Xinhua news Agency and National television reported the announcement ended Days of speculation that he would be ousted. Deng reportedly was unhappy with the Way he handled the students pro democracy demonstrations and the subsequent party Campaign against critics. An enlarged session of the politburo the party s top decision making body accepted he s resignation an unanimously selected Zhao As the new Secretary Gener Al of the 44-million-member party Xinhua said. It said the decisions on he and Zhao would be submitted to the next plenary session of the Cenilia committee for confirmation. Politburo members gave Comrade he Yanbang a serious and comradery criticism and at the same Lime acknowledged his achievements Xinhua said. Xinhua said he will remain a member of the Polit buro standing committee. The Agency did nol say whether Zhao 67, Wilt leave his Post As Premier and if so who might replace him. Possible successors mentioned by chinese sources in clude vice Premier i Peng so and Tianjin mayor i Cuihuan 54. The politburo meeting urged the party to continue to stick to party policies and combat Bourgeois liberalization Xinhua said. The phrase Bourgeois liberals has been used to describe those who question the supremacy of social ism and the communist party. He and Zhao Are both Strong supporters of the eco nomic Reform and open door policies Deng has promoted since he Rose to Power in 1978. Zhao however has been involved mainly in eco nomic matters and has escaped involvement in the turmoil that followed the student protests in at least 11 cities since december. In recent statement Deng and Zhao have stressed to Yanbang App town Zhao Lyang the crackdown on intellectuals will not affect the eco nomic and open door policies. He has a reputation for relative tolerance toward political debate. Chinese sources have said he angered eng on several occasions by backing writers including Shanghai social critic Wang Row alg who were in trouble because of their controversial works. The party announced Wang s expulsion wednesday. The military also reportedly has walked at he s Tak ing Over Deng s posts including that of head of the state military commission. Deng also is chief of the party s Central advisory commission and a member of the politburo standing committee. Deng has indicated he would like to retire at a party Congress scheduled for next All but one Diplomat said if anyone thought of Deng retiring he can forget it he and Deng were associates for nearly 40 Yean and both were banished to the Countryside by Radical leftists during the 1966-76 cultural revolution both men took part in the 1934-33 Long Marc during which the communists fled to Remote Northern China to escape nationalist armies. He had not been seen in Public for almost three weeks fueling the rumours about his ouster. He missed scheduled meetings with several important foreign dignitaries and chinese officials said he was exhausted from overwork. U.s., soviets hold folks on ways to reduce risk of Occidental War Geneva Switzerland up the United Stales has announce the opening of formal negotiations wit the soviet Union on establishing nuclear risk reduction centers in their respective capitals. A Brief statement by the . Diplomatic Mission wednesday said the talks were begun on a formal basis at a one Day meeting in Geneva on tuesday. There had been previous preparatory meetings on an informal basis in May and August last year president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev agreed at their Summit meeting in Geneva in november 19s5 10 have experts study the possibility of measures to reduce the risk of accidental nuclear conflict. The . Mission statement said on Jan. 13, the . And soviet Union began for mat negotiations in Geneva on establishing nuclear risk reduction centers in their respective capitals. Assistant Secretary of defense Richard Perle and special assistant to the president col. Robert Linhard Are co chairmen of the . Negotiating group. Ambas Sador Aleksci Obukho is head of the soviet negotiating group the sides have agreed to conduct these negotiations on a confidential  Obukho also is the soviet negotiator on strategic nuclear weapons at the major Power talks on space and nuclear arms in Geneva which begin a new round thursday . Mission spokesman Joe Johnson said in clarification the opening of formal talks As distinct from the two previous informal sessions lasted Only the on Day tuesday. There will be another meeting sometime in the future Johnson said. Mock hijacking too convincing new Delhi India a authorities said the mock hijacking Friday of an Indian airlines flight in an Effort to lest Security alertness was mistaken for the real thing. United news of India reported the news Agency said Indian airlines and Airport authorities in Aurangabad 185 mile Easi of Bombay were taken by Surprise when a Boeing 737 flying from new Delhi to Bombay was diverted to Aurangabad As part of the exercise the rival press Trust of India news Agency reported a plane carrying 91 passengers had been hijacked to Aurangabad. But uni quoted the National Security guard and civil aviation authorities As saying the diversion was merely a Security Drill. The Aurangabad Airport was cordoned off immediately after the Boeing 737 landed. Uni said. Indian airlines later con firmed that Only a Drill Androl a hijacking had taken place. The National Security guard India s crack com Mando Force is in charge of Ami Hijack Security and carried out the simulated hijacking the news Agency said. Four Domestic Indian jetliners have been hijacked by sikh extremists since 1981, All were commandeered to neighbouring Pakistan which the Indian government has accused of training and arming sikh terrorists. One of the hijacked flights was taken from Pakistan to Dubai the United Arab emirates. World too a guinness admits attempt to inflate Stock prices London a guinness pc s new Aci ing chairman sir Norman Macfar Huie Friday admitted Friday he giant Brewer illegally arranged Tor a Swiss Bank to buy guinness Stock during guinness takeover bid for distillers co. Last year. Such a Purchase would have supported Guin Ness share Price. A higher Stock Price would have made guinness s Cash and Stock offer for distillers a Gin and Snitch whisky maker More attractive than a rival bid from Argyll food spec a supermarket Chain. The government is investigating guinness actions during that bitter takeover Battle. There have been newspaper reports the com Pany set up a 200 million Pound $300 million slush fund to support guinness Stock Price. Japanese Trade surplus with Europe jumped in 86 Tokyo up Japan a sled a larger Trade surplus with its major european trading partners in 1986, the ministry of finance said Friday. The government released figure for Japan s global Trade surplus which ballooned in 1986 to 382.7 billion compared with $46 billion the pre Vious year. Japan s Trade surplus with the european eco nomic Community its second largest trading part Ner was si6.69 billion last year compared with$12.8 billion in i98s, ministry officials said. S. Korea seeks to halt North s dam building plan Seoul South Korea a South Korea on fonday altered to Supply electricity to North Korea if it Abandons a plan to construct four hydroelectric dams near the Border South korean construction minister Lee Kyu Hyo also proposed that a team of experts from both sides look into various safety que Lions concerning the project North Korea plans to build the dams on Rivers just North of the demilitarized zone separating the two countries. South Korea claims the dims could could cause massive flooding of the riven which flow into the South most populous and strategic Region including the capital of sea in if they were destroyed intentionally or collapse from natural causes. Poll shows popularity of israeli coalition Down Tel Aviv Israel a a Public opinion poll published Friday indicated a Sharp drop inthe popularity of Israel s coalition government since right Wing liked Leader Yitzhak Shamir became prime minister three months ago. According to the poll 46 percent of those questioned thought the coalition government was doing a Good Job Overall Down 16 percent from a similar Survey published in september 1986 while Shimon Peres was prime minister. Some 1,200 israelis were surveyed betwee dec. 24 and Jan. 4 for the poll carried out by the respected Smith Institute for the Davar newspaper which is associated with feres left leaning labor party. The Survey indicated approval of the govern ment s performance in the economic foreign affairs and serial policy areas had dropped since Shamir switched jobs with Peres in october. Loewe Braeu to rebuild giant Munich Beer Hail Munich a the  the giant Beer Hall and a famous Munich land Marie that was gutted by fire last july will be rebuilt at a Cost of 10 million Marks about $5 Millionth brewery said thursday. The Loewe Braeu brewery said reconstruction work was expected to be completed by the end of he year. The 103-year-old Beer halt which could seat 8,000 people in its numerous rooms and a restaurant burned Down july 24. The Beer Ball had become one of the most popular watering holes in the bavarian capita land a Central location for the annual carnival