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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world today the stars and stripes wednesday March 4.1987 police in Spain disperse demonstrating Farmers Zaragoza Spain api police fired rub Ber bullets and used Icar Gas to disperse thou Sand or Farmers who hatted traffic in this North Eastern Spanish City monday to protest government agriculture policies. There were no reports or injuries or arrest during the unauthorized demonstration banners organizations or the Aragon autonomous Region which called the demonstration said some 9.000 Farmers participated. Farmers demonstrated across Spain last week to seek an end to taxes on i Csc fuel and duties on imported fertilizers. They also called for changes in Export quotas on Citrus fruits and Dairy products imposed by the government As a condition of Spain s entry into the european economic Community last year. France receives fragment of painting for death tax Paris a France has received a giant fragment of a three part painting by inn Ressio Nisi master Claude Monet As payment for death duties and will display it at the orsay museum in Paris. Orsay museum spokeswoman Aggy Lerote declined to identify the previous owner of de Jenner sur i Horbe a peaceful outdoor scene completed in is65, the painting is a Takeoff on a better known painting of the same name by edouard Manet. The fragment 15 feet High and 20 feel Long i the Central portion of the Monet painting which the artist divided into three parts. It once Hung in Monet s country Home in give my it will be displayed starting March 10 next to the painting s left hand panel which has been on display since the museum opened in december. The rent hand panel probably has been destroyed Lerolle said. Gorbachev celebrates birthday with Little notice Moscow a the soviet Media which used to Mark leaders birthdays with columns of Praise and the announcement of top honors look Little notice of Mikhail Gorbachev s 56thbirthday on monday Gorbachev apparently spent the Day working including holding a meeting with the prime min ister of Iceland. Gorbachev was marking his second birthday since taking Over As general Secretary of the communist party on March 10, 1985, Philippines to offer Cash to help save eagles Manila. Philippines a the govern ment will Otter payments of up to 1,000 pesos j50 to private individuals and groups trying 10save the rare philippine Eagle. Officials estimate that the East population has shrunk to Between 300 and 500 because of poaching and the destruction of eagles Forest Homes. The philippine Eagle is the second largest in the world after the harpy Eagle of South Ameri Ca. It has a wingspan of six to seven feet and can Fly up to 50 Miles an hour. Soviet foreign minister edourd Shevardnadze Center with Gray hair tuesday talk with Graham Deyhl dwt wearing glasses president of a jewish group in Australia after Iiri Riog at a Royal australian air font but. Visiting soviet minister jeered by demonstrators in Australia Canberra Australia a a crowd protesting soviet policies on jewish emigration and Afghanistan jeered Al soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze tuesday when he tried to talk Wilh them in front . The demonstrators rejected Shevardnadze s out stretched hand turned on tape recorders playing National songs of East european countries booed an shouted. Moments before Shevardnadze alighted from a limousine in front of to parliament Steps where austra Lian foreign minister Bill Hoyden was wailing to escort him inside for talks and lunch. About 200 protesters waving placards declaring free All jews and Russia out of Afghanistan were currently Are in the country. Shevardnadze looked across at the demonstrators and with Security men surrounding him walked up tothe barricades and offered his hand he spoke in russian to one group but his remarks were lost in the shouting from the crowd. He then shrugged turned his Back and walked Back to the parliament building. At his lunch with Hayden Shevardnadze said he was disappointed he was not Able to talk to the protes ters because of the noise. Earlier a jewish activist managed to get past Security at the Fairbaim air base after the arrival of Shevardnadze and questioned him about the plight of soviet jews. The soviet official appeared surprised at the questions put to him by a Man who later identified himself to reporters As Graham Devahl Davis president of a jewish organization in the slate of new South Wales. Davis said Shevardnadze replied through his inter Preter that jews in the soviet Union have a Good life and do not want to emigrate later an australian official said that the govern ment was seriously embarrassed by the incident and that Security for Shevardnadze would be tightened. Davis said he obtained entry to the tightly guarded air base on Canberra s outskirts by arriving in a taxi and showing his driven License when asked for proof of identity. Al his Tunch Wilh Shevardnadze Hayden told the soviet official Australia a firmly committed to its Alliance with the United states but the voice you hear is our own voice and nobody else  he said Australia does not want to gloss Over its differences with the soviet Union because like the United states it has the capability of destroying the world. While we do not expect you to jeopardize your own Security any More than we would jeopardize ours you have a responsibility going beyond just your own Secu Rity concerns because what you do decides not Only your own Fate but the Fate of the Earth Hayden said. At a later working session discussion Between the iwo on issues ranging from soviet activities in the Pacific to nuclear disarmament was robust Frank open and direct said a senior australian official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said Shevardnadze assured Hayden thai the recent soviet fishing agreement with the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu was strictly commercial and the Kremlin has no bad Aims or hidden intentions in the Region. Shevardnadze will hold talks with prime minister Bob Hawke wednesday before flying to Sydney Australia s largest City. He leaves for Indonesia on thurs Day. Britain rejects request by nazi Hunters for panel London a Only six of the 17 alleged War criminals identified by american Nan Hunters As living in Brit Ain Are known to be alive and three others Are dead the government said. The government on monday rejected request thai it form a commission to investigate and Deport War criminals saying that the charges nude by the los Angl is based Simon wisc meal Center Are too sketchy. What we have is names and documentary references against certain names. I have asked the Simon i Csc thai Center to deepen their investigation Home Secretary Douglas kurd said after meeting with Center officials. The Center in october gave kurd a list of 17 latvians. Lithuanians and ukrainians in alleges Are nazi War criminals. The enter says they collaborated Wilh nazi invaders in the Slaughter of 6 million jews and then fled to Britain after world War ii. Ellurd said his department which is responsible for immigration has established thai sin of the group still live in Britain two More probably arc still alive and three have died. The search for the remaining six continues he said. But he rejected demands by the Centerton Sei up an investigatory commission end ruled out prosecutions in Britain or deportation to the soviet Union where suspects allegedly helped murder thou Sands of jews. Kurd said his department would Check immigration records to find out if any of the group lied when they came to Britain or applied for citizenship. He said the possibility exists of strip Ping suspects of British citizenship and said Germany might apply to British courts for their extradition. Britain has no extradition treaty with Israel but Hurd suggested that such a treaty could be enacted. He added however that parliament would need a Good Deal of persuading before changing the Taw in the fundamentals of this  rabbi Marvin Hier Dean of the Wiesenthal Center initially described the 50 minute meeting Wilh Hurd As very con so Euclive but und a questioning by reporters Al a news conference he said that the meet ing was not constructive and thai the enter will submit More detailed allegations  
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