European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes tuesday March 17,1987 the figurehead or the 1859 Brit Lih Victoria is transported to the Karl a is Engi Neering College at Plymouth. England Fer a 2-month face lining in Exeter. The id Foon looking shipshape again appt Tolo Tell figure bad been just an unidentified piece of artwork it the school until Prince Charles spotted the figure s Rtse Bunce to its ancestor during a a Jolt to the naval College in 1980, ., soviet officials reopen talks on limiting nuclear tests Geneva Switzerland up  And soviet experts resumed talks monday on seeking a basis for formal negotiation on limiting nuclear tests soviet official said the Kremlin was maintaining its proposal Tor negotiating reductions in both the size and number of underground explosions on the Way to a Complete ban on testing. The United states for its part first warts agreement on measures to verify 1974 and 1976 treaties that limited nuclear tests to 130 Kilotons. The treaties were signed by both sides but never ratified because the United states wants stricter provi Sions to verify compliance and prevent any Clandestine explosion being passed off As natural Earth tremors. Once the two treaties Are ratified the United Stales said it is prepared to begin negotiations on lowering the 150-Kiloton ceiling As Well As placing numerical limits on nuclear tests. But the Reagan administration has linked any such measures on parallel Progress in cutting nuclear weapons stockpiles. The talks Between experts on nuclear testing began in july 1986 with second and thirds rounds a Clef in september and november. A fourth round began Jan. 22 but was adjourned feb. 1d to allow delegates time to consult in capitals the new session which began monday was thus officially called a resumption of that fourth round soviet officials said the Kremlin has asked for an upgrading of the rank of the , delegation Leader or. Robert b. Barker assistant Secretary of defense for atomic Energy. The soviet delegation Leader is Andronik a Peiros Yants chairman or the stale committee for atomic Energy. Or. Barker is Only equal to a Deputy minister while  has full ministerial rank a soviet delegation official said. The Iso Kiloton ceiling agreed on 13 years ago is equal to 150,000 tons of font or roughly 13 times the Force of the Hiroshima bomb. A wide body of Western and Eastern scientific Opin Ion argue that modern seismological instruments can select and distinguish underground nuclear tests Down to 10 Kilotons Arless the soviet Union resumed testing feb. 26 after an 18-month unilateral moratorium. The United states did not join the moratorium on grounds that tests arc necessary to ensure the effective Ness of nuclear weapon stockpiles. Soviet dam Breaks after mudslide at least 17 killed 22 missing Moscow up a mudslide triggered by torrential Rains ripped through a dam in the soviet Central asian Republic of Tajikistan monday Send ing a Wall of water crashing Down on a Remote Vil Lage. Seventeen people were killed six were seriously injured and another 22 people Are missing the Tom news Agency said. Tass said several Days of heavy Rains caused a mudslide that burst through the Walls of the darn sending the Reservoir s con cols crashing through the Village of Kargaian virtually without warning. A total of 53 houses a livestock Breeding farm and a poultry farm were swept away in the torrent along with Telephone lines and crops. Several Small Bridges and a Section of Railroad track vanished. Ambulance aircraft and helicopters were brought into the Kulyba Region about 60 Miles Southeast of the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe and Only about 25 Miles North of the Border with Afghanistan. Special groups Are searching for the missing. Tents food and pharmaceutical Are being shipped in the news Agency said. Communist party officials including members of the Republic s Central committee have travelled to the stricken area to supervise Relief operations. The news Agency also said that because of heavy Rains a critical situation has developed in the re Gion of Kurgan Lyubinsky about 280 Miles North East of Dushanbe. On sunday soviet weather experts pro Dir d re card Spring floods in the Ukraine Republic following extraordinary Winter snowfalls. In the soviet Republic of Georgia about id peo ple have perished this year because of flooding and avalanches triggered by heavy Snow which in some areas reached 15 feet. Striking waiters refused to serve yugoslav Leader Belgrade Yugoslavia a several in outland worker who struck Acron Yugoslavia last week 1o protest wage cuts based on recent emergency legis lation included hotel a Tsitri in Slovenia who refused even to serve Premier Branko Mikulic. The Espres Politica newspaper monday Laid an unspecified number of waiters went on Mike Friday night at the Kampas hotel in the slovenian ski  Cora. Mikulic together with Al least two other High Ink ing communist officials was there for the two world cup ski flying competitions at nearby Pinnies during the weekend the waiters Jab action was one in a series of strikes that hit different parts of this Balkan country. Woman with aids virus gives birth in Japan Tokyo a a Young woman with the aids virus gave birth last week in the first such Case in Japan a government official said monday. The Mother identified Only As a 20-year-old dying on Japan s southwestern Island of Shikoku gave birth by caesarean Section and both Mother and child were in Good condition said the prefecture government official speaking on condition of anonymity. Delivery by caesarean Section is believed to reduce the risk of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus being passed on to a baby. Doctors had advised the woman to abort her preg Nancy because of the Chance of passing on the virus he added. The risk is said to be As i thas 50 percent. Although she is carrying the aids virus the woman at present does not have the fatal disease he said. Japanese Heads for  In homemade Sailboat Tokyo a a 32-year-old japanese set out for san Francisco in a homemade 20-foot Sailboat sunday five years after he tried to Cross the Pacific in a Row boat. Keijiro Yoshinaga set out from Karatsu in South Western Japan with food for 120 Days hoping to reach san Francisco in june said Naotoshi Togo of Fth maritime safety Agency in 1982, Yoshinaga gave up his attempted crossing by rot boat after revering about so Miles in five Days along the coast of Japan Yoshinaga. Who works for a propane Gas company in Karatsu spent $26,000 to build his Sailboat in 15 months Kyodo news service reported. Theft of Bike stops 4ry to Cycle around world Naples Italy a a chinese professor at tempting to Cycle around the world was forced to sus Pend his Lour when his bicycle disappeared in Naples. Sun Fang 39, arrived in Italy Over the weekend from Greece at the Southern port of Brindisi where he look a train to Naples. But when he arrived in the Mediterranean seaport his Bike and All his possessions were missing the italian news Agency Ansa reported sunday ii was not immediately Clear whether the belongings were stolen or misplaced. Sun Fang left Shanghai China last september. His trip has included stops in Hong Kong. Singapore Malaysia Yemen and Syria Ansa said. Disney fighting illegal use of characters in China Hong Kong a the Walt Disney co. Of the United states is trying to prevent the unauthorized use of Mickey mouse and other Disney characters in China company official said Here. China Palcal agent inc. In Hong Kong announced earlier thai Disney had filed 350 trademark registration applications Peter f. Nolan a Disney via president said in a Telephone interview from Burbank calif., thai Disney characters have appeared without company permission on clothing Candy and other products in China