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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, January 18, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday january 18.1987 news updates Hong Kong governor London up sir David Wilson who played a key role in the negotiations to return Hon Kong to China Friday was named the Colony s 27lh governor an will take up his Post in april the foreign office , is who Speaks and writes mandarin chinese and i Britain s acknowledged leading authority on the Colony will succeed sir Edward Youdu. Who died in december Wilson was he assistant under Secretary of stale at he foreign office. He was an important Polit ical adviser in negotiations with Chirm for the orderly return of Hong Kong and its  million people to China when Britain s 100-year lease runs out in 1997. Pilot now millionaire Taipe Taiwan up former chinese air Force Pilot who defected from communist Chipain a Jet fighter last october received a Reward of More than 12minion saturday and was made an officer in the taiwanese air  of general staff Gen. Hau Pei isun in a ceremony gave Chungtsai Tien 26, a certificate for 6.600 ounces of Gold Worth about$2.5 million and a commission with the rank of  was a Squadron Leader in the chinese air Force s 15th regt,5th div before he flew to South Korea in a Mig-19 last oct. 24 to see Freedom in  temperatures afghan guerrillas contend cease fire offer is a trick Peshawar Pakistan a guerrilla leaders saturday denounced the communist afghan government s cease fire offer As a trick and said they would form a government incite to step up their War against soviet forces in Afghanistan. A crowd of about 100,000 afghan refugees responded by chanting death to the  when one Leader Salced i they wanted to go on a jihad or holy War against the soviets thousands of people Shook their fists in assent the rally was held in a Polo Field Inthis City near the afghan Border. Hundreds of school boys chanting death to communists marched in columns and guerrillas on horseback Rode up an Down with flags of their parties. The leaders of the seven main mosle guerrilla group a on sofas on a dais surrounded by guards armed with machine gum Ana with Bandolier of bullets strapped across their chests. Hundreds of guards lined the perimeter of he Field searching everyone to entered. The Leaden repeated their earlier rejection of the government s cease fire and reconciliation offer. They said the would not Lay Down their arms until All soviet troops have left Afghanistan an the communist government has been toppled. There Are an estimated 115,000soviet troops in Afghanistan. The afghan government hat Laid i began observing a unilateral cease fire on thursday in Hopes of putting into effects plan of National reconciliation that fierce fighting reported on 8th Day of Iron attack european weather Nicosia Cyprus a Ira claimed its warplanes bombed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s Headquarters i Tehran. Iran saturday. Iran said a Lone iraqi fighter bomber hit a residential area of Trie capital killing three civilians. Baghdad radio monitored in Nicosia said a select air Force formation car ried out the attack on the capital of snakes and charlatans and bombed the Headquarters of the head of the Snake,Khomeini." it said the jets returned safely to  s official islamic Republic news Agency also monitored in Nicosia Saipan iraqi plane bombed the of skirts of Tehran at 12 25  made no mention of Khomeini Iran s i year old revolutionary Patri Arch who lives in a North Tehran suburb. But it said a 55-year-old Man and two 4-year-Oid children Wen killed. Meanwhile fighting raged in two Sec tors of the 733-mile. Dam front of two iranian offensives with both sides claim ing successes. And in Bahrain Marine Salvage officials saturday reported an iranian sea Man was killed and three were wounded monday when an iraqi missile hit an Ira Nian Tanker near Iran s Harg Island Oit terminal. Iran s news Agency said iranian troop were locked in heavy artillery Battles and hand to hand fighting with iraqi com Mandos in the Sumar area 75 Miles Northeast of Baghdad Iraq  iranians launched an offensive in the Central sector there four Days ago an claimed to have recaptured a Chain of strategic Hills held by the iraqis since the Early Days of the 6-year-old War. The Agency reported that in Iran s 8-Day-old Southern offensive iranian Force extended a Bridgehead East of Basra Iraq s second largest City in fierce predawn fighting and took Complete control of the strategic Butarin Island in the Shatt a Arah waterway after a 36 hour  said iranian forces inflicted 3,000 casualties in the fighting for the Island and captured the Garrison commander. The Agency quoted military communiques As saying revolutionary guard units crossed the Small Davachi and Resjan Rivers 6 Miles East of Basra it also reported iranians overran a iraqi Headquarters North of the Suleima Niya River before Dawn. The official iraqi news Agency monitored in Nicosia quoted an unidentified general in Basra As saying Iraq s 3rd and 7th army corps reinforced with elite special forces and presidential guard brigades have beaten Back All iranian attempts to break out of the Bridgehead in the  claimed iraqi forces have destroyed eight revolutionary guard Divi Sions and Independent brigades. A Divi Sion usually numbers around 10,000men. There was no Way to verify the claim by the two sides because foreign journalists Are barred from Battle  estimated six to eight divisions of revolutionary guards fanatical follow ers of Khomeini established the Bridge head in the offensive code named Karba-la-5, which has threatened Basra. It u Iran s biggest offensive since it forces stormed across the Shatt Al Arab the Southern Border Between lie warring nations in february to seize part of Iraq s Faw  iranians claim they have killed and wounded More than 25,000 iraqis inthe recent fighting and captured around Western military analysts have Esti mated Iran has suffered 40,000 casual ties since dec. 24 and the iraqis around10,000. Would among other things offer limited amnesty to rebels. The guerrilla have said their forces continued to attack government position As usual. As Long As there ire soviet troops i Afghanistan we will not Lay Down our weapons said one of the Leader Gul Baddon Hematyar. Hematyar went further saying the guerrillas want soviet forces not Only to withdraw from Afghanistan but Abo to surrender the predominantly moslem Central asian Republic of the soviet Union. The guerrillas denounced the fire offer As a trick to cause discord among the rebels and legitimize the afghan government. Transplant mistake disclosed Augusta g4. A Doc tors performed heart transplant on a Man but did not know until later that Lite donor heart did not match the patient s blood Type of major Wright of Sylvania was making satisfactory Progress Fri Day despite the error but Hospital officials launched a nationwide search for another donor heart right was listed in critical Bat liable , 37, received the heart wednesday in a four hour opera Tion at University Hospital. The donor heart came from Aman who had been taken to the medical College of Georgia Hospi Tal. Also in Augusta after an Auto Mobile Accident said Hospital spokesman George Foster. Oft coils there thought the donor had Type o blood Uke Wright s be cause he had been Given transfusions of Type o blood considered a Universal blood Type for Tran if Lions Foster said. Toe error was discovered during runner tests on the donor s organs Foster Laid adding extensive test were not done immediately be cause of the need for Speed i heart Tran Plantt. The medical College of Georgia Organ procurement service Noti fied the Hospital of the mistake about two hours into the mat Plant Nir Gery but tie heart already had been transplanted Foster said. He said he did not know what blood Type the donor act Nelly had. Surrogate Mother denied visit increase pm Wner a Hackensack no. Apr a sur Rogate Mother fighting for custody of the child she agreed to Bear for a childless couple May not spend More time with the baby As the bitter trial proceeds judge ruled Friday. Superior court judge Harvey  said surrogate Mother Mary Beth Whitehead u to continue Wither twice weekly two hour visits with the 9w-month-  
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