European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday. March 1,1937 Moscow Zembas Washington a the . De to inc Secretary and Cia Al Rector was Flor jointed thursday to head Anji Louiry into inc cons million Ora . Embassy in Moscow. Schynk Singer and a set working with his will Quality of construction away completed Vise Opi Iff for ensuring Securi Tal the Mccow facility and re Porto Sec by of state George Shauvin pay. The stale department Mandela Johannes Ca a Secu daughter Nelson briefly Frida finding a i Home. Police sail wort question vide detail police informal laughter a South Afri i police took the Lack Leader into after incl her Mandela Impi Mandela 26, Sci Al hours of hey dec lifted to pro about the int dem. Rici als said inv had no about repels from witnesses that several vaults we retaken into custody at inc Mandela House Friday after a clash rival groups. Temperatures Crontin Connel e. 64 3 32 Bhoj cown to Tucman m m 411 45 h bout pawnshops in fhe stars 3 feb. 19 incorrect stated customs Isis must Beer de . Goads to pawns Cus or s not normally allowed goods. Customs Laws i enforced by . Official in with the nato status of Cement but the Laws Are .000 striking truckers ,. To work in j. King Crug stiff writer Naples Italy striking truckers re turned to work Friday after negotiators agreed to a 10 percent hike in to Cir tariffs and a 10 Kilometres per hour in crease in Speed limits far Rucks. About 222,000 truckers brought com Merce to a near standstill Ana co Kimuel supplies to a Mere trickle Yurij strike which began Early in the Wildcat action. The strike was off at11 . Friday represent ing truckers agr Naly s ministry of transport a Fin Rome and arrived at an agree fit at 4 30 . The agreement Calls for the truck cry it a 10 percent Lariat hike an the Speed Limi Uja Wicks on from in present Soihl Miller hour to 90 Kilometres pc6jpwito.kjo Mph to ii Mph. Sap Maria of spokeswoman. N5y thursday night fuel supplies so depleted the government was reported to be on the Brink of declaring a National stale of emergency. Traffic was exceptionally Light throughout Italy and food Market were starting to run out of Peri Shable food. Trucks began moving Over the roads Early Friday morning hours before the pc had officially ended. Fuel tankers delivered diesel fuel and gasoline to serv ice stations most of which had been closed since tuesday night. Judging by past experience with strikes of this kind i expect that it will take four or five Days for the situation to normalize so that All service stations will ivc the fuel they need Antonio Dada Petroleum said Friday in our Hook All Day from tors who want fuel Deli sending our Tanker trucks out on cries around the clock for the next i Days he said. Slot wet lid Alba a to Cwi Iutok in tha Rapcka is. Trade deficit soared 38.7% to nearly $15 billion by Tobim belated Prea the United stars wed a $14.78 Bil lion Trade deficit in Jam lip sharply from the previous month ment said Friday. The Commerce department imbalance Between what the country imports and what it exports soared 38,7percent above the original december Fig ure of j 10.66 billion. The january deficit stemmed from asleep 11.2 Percini drop in exports to $16.38 billion the lowest level since a gust 1983. Imports Rose to $31.16 billion up 7.1percent Over the december figure to highest level since the record figure analysts however Cauti re against Reading too much into Nuri to Mon changes in the Trade Figur. The january deterioration had begin predicted by analysis who said to Mcember figure rep resented a Emma airy improvement froma disastrous a Renber performance. Still lhej0sor showing was Likely to further Job demands for protectionist legislation in Congress As the country str adj problems showed no signs of 1m tit another government report release Friday the labor department said con Sumer prices surged 0.7 percent in Jan uary. The boost in the labor department newly revamped consumer Price ind was up from a 0.2 increase posted november to december. It was to since the monthly decline non began its Survey in government analysts to in both have been pre out the old accounting Rise would increase of 0,8 ,. Higher gasoline paced in Baitary in Nargy partic. It was the largest maj july in crease since a Percini Rise in 1982, the january increase if Eon Linfor 12 consecutive months would eau an annual inflation rate of 8.3 percent the revamped Chi measures the Costco Urf Oan Consumers of a fixed Market Basket of goods and services with each entry Given a different weight based on its relative importance to a consumer budget the old Chi reflected spending patterns of 1972-73 while the new on reflects those of 19b2-84. Meanwhile the National association of realtors a private real estate Trade group thursday reported sales of exist ing Homes skidded 14.5 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.47 million units. R in decline reflected the new Las la that took effect Jan. 1, housing analysts said. Home Sellers had rushed to cos deals in december when their profits would be subject to lower tax rates which inflated the sales figures for that month the analysts said. Stilt tales in january were 4.2 percent ahead of a year ago and association economists said they expected further in creases in the months ahead As mortgage rates remain relatively Low durable goods orders meanwhile jumbled 7.5 percent to $102,1 1 billion in Mary for the biggest drop in almost is despite a huge gain in de military equipment the com Merce Dep Tient said. Jerry Jasino Iki chief economist forthe National Ash Jon of manufacturers said the new to Law eliminate Many business tax Crami Hai he Esti mated had raised by 20 percent and reduced demand those items expected three years or longer. Bui Jasinowski and other analysts Afi said the big decline showed the Long awaited rebound in economic activity had yet to begin. Accountant appointed to steer bbl London Dpi the bbl has appointed an accountant As its new director general to steer one of the world s most prestigious broadcasting organizations out of a mine Field of political and financial problems. Michael Check land was promoted from Deputy director general late thurs Day after a Daylong meeting of the bbl governors. He replaces Alasdair Milne who stepped Down in january labor politicians charged Milne was effectively sacked because of a series of High profile controversies including charges of Bias and a Lack of patriotism levelled by the ruling conservatives. The bbl has come under periodic at tack from both labor and conservative governments. But Milne had More than his share last summer the government asked the bbl to ban an interview with an Irish terrorism. Then the conservative party attacked its coverage of the Ameri can raid on Libya two conservative politicians won big libel damages for nazi slurs in a television program. Afew weeks ago police raided the abcs scottish offices to Trace a leak about atop secret British spy satellite the Job of running the British Broad casting corp. Is one of the most influential posts in British Public life. The by runs two of the four big television net works in Britain the four Channel National radio network and the world service which broadcasts around the Globe in 37 languages it is funded by a License fee paid by Britain s television viewers and jealously guards its editorial Independence. "1 do not expect a quiet life the 50-year-old Check land told reporters Fri Day. I am sure there Are going to be Al sorts of pressures particularly during election year he said. I think they will be from All the Polit ical parties Check land is an accountant by train ing. Hii appointment Bucks the trend. His immediate predecessors were experienced broadcasters or program makers. So were the five other main candidate she trumped for the Job. Check land an Oxford University his tory graduate played Down the Dull image of a Gray suited businessman. I watch television i listen to Heradio i go to football matches. I go to the opera and concerts i watch plays i go to the theater. 1 am a More rounded Man than the stereotype would Indi Cate he said. His Pink silk tie under scored the Point. Observers said Check land s 23 years of experience Iri High finance in the Bacalso was needed to grapple with the organizations s financial problems. The annual License fee of $87 for every color television set was $ 10 ins than the ebb requested from parliament the rate has been fixed for three years ear Lier last week a government report advocated More com Elilion in radio Broad casting with commercial radio networks challenging the bbl s position. We have pot to decide what our Priori lies arc
