European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes monday March 9,19b7 contract Phon. Andrei up and Rob Athens Greece a Premier Andreas Papan Reph Bat threatened to withhold permission Tor the voice of America to operate relay nations in Greece Loreta Liate Tor . Policies he opposes. Addressing a Congress of banners on saturday he socialist Premier said it is not possible Lor the greek government to sign in agreement for the Voa if there Are no corrective moves in poll Cimex. The Premier s outburst appeared id Mark the Lin setback in greek-. Relations since he promised Calmer Waters after winning re election in june1985, he objected to is. Matwy rid to turkish troops on the divided Mediterranean Island of month Secretary or defense Caspar w. Wein Berger told a congressional subcommittee that Aid to improve turkish military equipment on Cyprus was Legal because it did t have an offensive purpose. His remarks were reiterated on March 3 by Richard Perle assistant Secretary Are statements by Weinberger. Which result in a Complete reversal of the . Position on Cyprus the Premier said. His not something we can accept without Strong Greece and the United states last week hammered out a new operating agreement for the Voa relay stations which beam programs to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. I Call on the government of the United states to re examine in policy to make those corrective moves which will allow a step by step course in Calm Waters Papandreou Tail since a greek backed coup in Cyprus triggered turkish invasion in 1974, More than 20,000 turkish troops have been occupying the Island s Northern Sec Tor now the self styled turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Papandreou also criticized the United states for allegedly exceeding a 7 10 ratio in military Aid to Greece and Turkey the ratio is designed to maintain a stable military balance Between toe two feuding nato allies. Greece considers Turkey a larger threat to its Security than the Warsaw pact nations to the North. In Addi Tion to the Cyprus dispute the two countries have rival claims Over control of airspace and seabed Oil rights in the Aegean sea Region. Egypt Grants Asylum to officers who flew military plane from Libya Cairo Egypt a Egypt has granted Politica Asylum to two libyan air Force officers who flew their c-130 military transport plane to Southern Egypt former libyan prime minister said Abdel Hamid Backous a political refugee in Egypt since 1978, on saturday said that the status of three libyan enlisted men who made up the rest of the plane s Crew has not been decided. Backous who headed the libyan government in1967 and 1968 under the late King Idris i spoke in a Telephone interview with the associated egyptian government has granted Asylum to the two officers at their request Backous said. The situation regarding the three others is Uncertain be cause they have been wavering on whether to he said the enlisted men s hesitation was delaying government announcement of its decision. Backous said he had seen the five on thursday an Friday but would not disclose where they Are staying. He said egyptian defense minister Abdel Halimabi Ghazala had visited the libyans three times since Lliter arrival in Cairo last tuesday Backous termed nonsense a report saturday by Libya s official news Agency Jana that the five libyans Are being tortured by egyptian military Intelli gence and that they had started a hunger strike on Friday. Government sources said the five men have been atthe Almaza air Force base. They flew there the Day after their arrival Al the Southern town of Abu identified the officers As it. Col. Jasbir Abdel Ramao Al Shishino a Veteran with 10 years flying experience and 1st it. Mustafa at Sharef Al is considered a senior officer in Libya where the highest military rank is enlisted men Are sgt. Mai. Mohammed Al Asfar and sols. Ahmed Mbarak and Saivii so Zobi he said the five men reported by egyptian government sources to have been on a food Supply Mission to libyan forces in Chad diverted their c-130 to Abu Sim Bel a tourist Center 435 Miles East of the Egypt Libya order. Marcos associate gives up holdings Manila philippine up a close business associate of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos agreed 10 surrender titles to a new York estate three Manhattan apartments and a Honolulu mansion in a is 2 million out of coun settlement officials said sat urday. Jovito Salonga. Chairman of president Corazo Aquino s commission on Good government said businessman Antonio Floirendo had agreed to the settlement in Exchange for the lifting of sequestration orders on his properties in the Philippines. Loire Ito a banana grower is the second prominent associate of the former president to reach a final settlement with the Aquino government. A provisional agreement also has been reached witha third Marcos associate Roberto Bencdicto who had vast holdings in he sugar Industry bunks hotels and terms of the agreement Roi Rendo made a Cash payment of 70 million pesos j3.4 million which was turned Over to Aquino saturday. He also agreed to produce the land titles no late than March 26, Salonge said. The titles cover the Linden Mere estate on Newyork s Long Island valued at $1,9 million three Man Hattan apartments Worth $2,9 million and a $1,9 Mil lion mansion in Honolulu Salonga said. In May 1986, the government announced it had Given industrialist Jose a Campos chairman of the pharmaceutical giant. United laboratories inc., immunity from prosecution in hidden wealth cases after he cooperated with Salonga s negotiations with Campos helped the govern ment recover various landholdings and properties amounting to More than $ 146 million. Sri Lanka capital s water Cut because of drought Colombo sri Una a authorities saturday Cut water supplies indefinitely to co Lombo and Areu surrounding the capital because of a severe drought. Some areas of the City of 600,000 people willbe without water for up to 14 hours a Day said an announcement by the National water Supply and drainage Board the Board had warned of drastic measures saying that water Levels in the two Reservoir serving the capital were dropping four inches Aday. It also said the Kelani River outside Colombo which supplements the reservoirs was dry ing up. The announcement did not say How Long the cuts would go on but sri lankan weather officials have said the drought is expected to Las several More weeks. Chess champs demand vote in group s decisions Moscow a world chess Champion Garri Kasparov and other grandmasters Are de manding a vote in decisions of the world chess federation a group Kasparov frequently criticizes the newspaper pravda said saturday. Kasparov told pravda that the grandmaster sent a proposal to the Federaltc-3 that would re quire both the federation and jul so cars to approve any changes in the ruin of world tournament play. The proposal was drafted by a new association of about 30 grandmasters formed during no vember s world chess olympiad in Dubai United Arab emirates Kasparov said. The world chess federation which govern tournament play has received the proposal but its executive committee decided in february a postpone any action on it for a year according to the pravda account. German Catholic officials denounce condom drive Bonn up1 Germany s Catholic Hierarchy has denounced the country s Media Campaign to popularize use of condoms As "taste-less1 and the Campaign was adopted As a method to prevent the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The Central committee of German Catholic issued a statement saying that the spread of aids could be prevented by a change in sexual behaviour but not through propaganda for technical devices like condoms. Behind much of what one can hear see Andrea these Days on the theme of aids and aids prevention there seems to be an unspoken de Mand the Church statement said. The de Mand is thai the lifestyle la which a society has accustomed itself the relegation of sexuality to a consumer Good and the relegation of a partner Toan abject May in no Way be questioned n. Korean Soldier defects longed for free world Seoul South Korea Cap a North korean army Soldier defected to South Korea on saturday across the demilitarized zone undercover of darkness the defense ministry announced. He was identified As sgt Yoo Chon Soo 24,assigned to the 5
