European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes sunday. January 25,1987 narrow prospects the Walls Stem to con free ominously in Thoj photo graph tided  the work won in honorable mention for Donald Terry in the creative effects category for monochrome prints in the 1986 array photography contest Terry in staff sergeant with he co 3rd inf Dir in Luenburg. Canadian officials embroiled in contract bid land scandal Ottawa a a scandal involving a $438 Mil lion defense contract and some vacant Quebec farm land that More than tripled in value in less than two weeks has prime minister Brian Mulroney s. Administration on the defensive Mulroney i conservatives enjoy an overwhelming majority in parliament and their term does not expire until mid-1989. But the latest Gallup poll showed them in third place with 28 percent voter support behind the liberals and the new democratic party. It was the first Lime in Canadian history that an incumbent party has ranked third in it Public opinion poll and the scandal is seen As a Factor in its eroded popularity. The opposition s charges of corruption and cover up were More extensively covered by local Media than . Vice president George Bush s visit last week. Minister of stale for transport Andre Bissonnette has been fired and the Royal Canadian mounted police Are investigating a land Deal and allegations that the sacked Cabinet minister his wife and a Friend made illicit gains in be transaction. The scandal is potentially More damaging than other controversies Mulroney Bas had to contend with since taking office in september 1984, including conflict of interest allegations concerning Industry min ister Sinclair Stevens and the dismissal or resignation of four Cabinet members. In january 1986, Idle Farmland in Bissonnette s elec toral District of Saint can Quebec More than tripled in value while the government was reviewing bids on a contract fora Tow level air defense system. Oer Likon aerospace inc., the Quebec based subsidiary of the Swiss arms manufacturer Oer Likon Buhrle was awarded the contract in april. Shortly afterwards in took up us option signed in january to buy the land for $2.1 million to build a factory. The company says in did not know inc Iraci had sold for 5584,000 just 11 Days before in signed the option to buy. Of Likon tiled a si.5 million lawsuit wednesday against Normand ouch Leyte a close Friend and business associate of Bissonnette and former conservative party president in Saint Jean. The company said ouch i cite received $708,100 of inc Purchase Price to which he had no  Oer Likon bought the land from an entity known Only As 148023 Canada inc. The Canadian press news Agency quoted an unidentified source Friday As saying Bissonnette received an unspecified amount in the Deal and his wife received $292.000. In a statement released thursday in Zurich Switzer land of Inikon denied it had paid any bribe 10 obtain the defense contract. Liberal party defense spokesman Doug Frith Lead ing the attack on the government told the associated press he has no evidence of any wrongdoing by Overli Kon. But he accused Mulroney s government of giving preferential treatment to certain Bidden because of the use of friends in the prime minister s  Mulroney told parliament he knew nothing about the land Deal until Jan. 14. Four Days later he sacked Bissonnette and ordered a police investigation. But he has been asked Why a month after the con tract was signed four civil servants involved in review ing the bids went to work for Oer Likon. In addition to the four sen. Jean Bazin Friend and adviser to Mulroney became the company s lawyer Roger Manlel a conservative Campaign adviser look charge of Oer Likon s Public relations and Peter Ohrt formerly Mulroney s appointments Secretary became an Oer Likon project manager according to press re ports trying to limit the damage Mulroney pledged i parliament thursday that if anyone has violated any thing they will be punished. But he rejected opposition Calls for a Public inquiry arguing it could impede the police investigation. A Factor in the scandal is Mulroney s emphasis on his native Quebec province a fluent French speaker Mulroney led the conservatives to stunning 1984 gain sin Quebec taking 58 of the province s 75 parliamentary seats. With one Quarter of Canada s 25 million Popula Tion French speaking Quebec traditionally is Liberal. The liberals won 74 seats to the conservatives one in the 1980 election. Mulroney named i i people from Quebec to his orig Inal Cabinet. The province also got a new Federal Pris on and a lucrative maintenance contract or Canada Scf-18 Jet fighters. Four of the 11 Quebec Cabinet members including Bissonnette have lost their jobs a fifth minister Koch Lasalle is under fire for hiring two aides Wilh criminal records and Quebec parliament member Michel gravel faces prosecution on bribery and influence peddling charges. Lasalle minister of state without portfolio and a adviser on Quebec was forced to fire the aides when they admitted to criminal records disqualifying them for Security clearances. World today wolves reportedly kill 42 cattle in Portugal Ponte de Lima Portugal Al wolves driven out of inc Forest by freezing temperature killed 42head of cattle in a single Day a portuguese Newt Agency reported Friday the Agency Lusa said the wolves killed and ate the cattle in one Village and in Fields close to three other villages in the geres National Park Region of North Sci Lem Portugal. Lusa said worried residents were organizing a Hunt to drive the wolves away. Temperatures have fallen to 28 degrees fahrenheit in much of Northern Portugal. U.s., Japan to revise pact on nuclear fuel Tokyo a . And japanese officials have reached an agreement that would revise an almost 20. Year old bilateral Accord covering nuclear reprocessing and allow Japan More autonomy in its nuclear Energy program. The agreement announced Friday still must designed by both governments and approved by the Japa Nese diet parliament. It revises a 1968 pact requiring Japan o obtain . Permission before operating any nuclear reprocessing facility or transferring spent fuel from Japan to France or Britain according to a statement from the ministry of International Trade and Industry the new Accord replaces previous restrictions with Blanket consent based on observation of certain requirements to ensure inc peaceful use of nuclear fuels and preservation of the environment. Japan currently has 32 commercial reactors and is about 26 percent dependent on nuclear Power for electricity. Swissair to Start flights from Zurich to Atlanta Zurich Switzerland up Swissair announce Friday the introduction starting March 29 of non Stop flights to Atlanta As its fifth Gateway to the unite states alone wild new York Boston Chicago and Anchorage Alaska the Swiss National airline said in will have five dc-10 flights to Atlanta each week leaving Zurich on mondays wednesdays thursdays saturdays and sunday. Flights will leave Zurich at i . Local time and arrive in Atlanta at 4 55 . Local Lime. Return flight will leave Atlanta three hours later and arrive bade in Zurich at 10 30 . The following Day. The airline also Laid it is advancing by Row Hountha departure from Zurich of one of itt two daily flights to new York to avoid . Immigration bottle necks. Chinese Media criticize citizens dazzled by . Peking up the official Media Friday criticized people who return from foreign Tours and sont to make China like America and reminded intellectuals their Mission is to build socialism. Some comrades become dazzled and confused aftera single trip overseas the economic daily newspaper said in a front Page commentary. They want to Emu late other countries in everything and catch up with developed countries in one morning. They Are like tourists intoxicated by a warm Breeze who mistakenly want to make China like America the newspaper said. Doctors vaccine shipment from dec arrive in Nigeria Lagos Nigeria a a consignment of yellow fever vaccines and Tio rage facilities donated by the european economic Community was delivered Fri Day a team of eight doctors and two nurses from Bel Gium and the Netherlands accompanied the supplies which included 3 million doses of yellow fever vaccine. The medical staff will assist a special task Force set up to combat an outbreak of the disease which claimed More than 400 live last november m the Eastern states of benue and crass River. Health minister Olu Koyi Ransome Kuli in thanking the dec for the help said the outbreak was under control. But officials remained concerned about the Large number of people not vaccinated