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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes monday april 13,1987 delegates to China s National people s Congress Register their Voles against party appointments. Chinese police official replaced in continuing purge of leaders Beijing not in the highest level shake up since the resignation of the communist party Leader three months ago China saturday announced the re placement of its Public Security minister who directed inc country s Mam police Force during student demonstrations lost year. The announcement the latest of several personnel changes since the demonstrations prompted a backlash against social and economic changes was approved amid the pageantry of the close of the annual National people s Congress in the great Hall of the people. The communist party Leader who resigned he Doobang attended the opening session on March 25, but his scat on the stage was vacant saturday there have been suggestions that the minister of Public Security Ruan Chongmu was close to Huyao bang the new minister named saturday is Wang Fang the communist party Secretary for the last four years in Eastern Zhc Jiang province. In a sign of Token opposition two of the 2,674 delegates to the people s Congress raised their hands to Vole against Wang s appointment. A handful of delegates also prevented unanimity on other matters provoking a stir in the cavernous Hall and reflecting the growing assertiveness of delegates to the meeting. The Assembly also approved new ministers of Public health and Light Industry As Well As a new head of the commission for economic restructuring. The com Mission had been headed by the Premier Zhao Ziyang who now also serves As party Leader. It was not Clear whether these changes were politically significant. The official new China news Agency said All the changes were made at Zhao s suggestion. Boy has fiery Power Many claim Moscow up soviet scientists and doctors Are examining a 13-year-old ukrainian Schoolboy who appears to cause clothes furniture and other materials to spontaneously burst into Dames just by his presence in he room the Izvestia newspaper said saturday. The newspaper said doctors scientists and police arc taking seriously the Case of the Schoolboy from a own in the donets Basin Region of the Ukraine and identified Only As Sascha k. The ministry of internal affairs has ordered an investigation into the strange phenomenon the newspaper said. Izvestia is one of the soviet Union s largest newspapers. There has been much talk about this All across the Ukraine. That is Why we decided to Prim the facts Izvestia said. According to his parents and other relatives Sasha s uncontrolled starting of fires has mined their lives and forced them to move from i hair Home. They said his presence has caused More than 100 fires since last november. The fart is that since november last year things which were in the rooms where Sascha was just caught tire As if they were self ignited Izvestia said and the paper admitted that the Case seems  the newspaper quoted he Young fire starter s Mother. Alia As saying that the family lived in fear. She said carpels furniture electrical appliances and clothing have burst into Hamas suddenly when Sascha entered the room. " Sascha i asked my son Lell me. Maybe it is you. Or your friends that brought some special Chemi Cal into the House. Maybe in is a joke but my son responds by just starting to cry Alia k. Said. Sasna s father said the family is close to ruin. The family moved in with Sasha s grandmother Lyudmilla Mikha Lanova and fires continued to break out All Over the House. Vladimir Korchenko the chief doctor of the Hospi Tal where Young Sascha is now being kept said he is certain that the youngster has some special Power. While he was in the Hospital the clothing of a boy who shares the room with Sascha Suid Donly caught fire Korchenko said. Anatoly Popov the head of the chemistry Institute of the Ukraine Academy of sciences who is investigating the Case said he is still puzzled. We investigated the things which were burned try ing to find the reason for All this. We know there Are chemicals that can produce self ignition. In the re Mains of some of the things we found traces of this Type of chemical but there were Many cases when we did not find anything Popov said the Ash was absolutely pure so we cannot say anything definite however police involved in the investigation arcs optical. We suspect that there is a person who for som reason or other arranged those fires. Our task now is 10 select him but today we Only have suspicions officer Vyacheslav Chernov said. World today Arian space to launch 2 satellites for Canada Paris a Arian space operator of the european ariane rocket plans to put two communication satellites Lorelei at Canada into orbit. The two new generation satellites Anik Eland Anik-e2,Are to be launched in the Spring and fall of 1990. Ariann Pace said. Because they weigh 5,500 pounds apiece the satellites will require Arianc-4 launchers boosted with four rockets. The contract was signed in Ottawa ariane space said. The sum was not announced but disbelieved to be $154 million based on previous Arian space announcements with the launcher currently grounded after a Bird stage engine failure last year the next launching now is planned or the end of june no agreement reached in nuclear Energy meeting Geneva Switzerland a a . Conference on peaceful uses of nuclear Energy has ended after tailing to agree on new Concrete principles Tor Rich countries to help promote be spread of atomic Power in the third world. Delegations from some 130 nations round consensus Only in urging that International peaceful nuclear cooperation be enhanced  the meeting s final report also asserted that nuclear Energy can contribute to economic and social development and to the Well being of Many countries. Now we will go through a phase of contemplation conference president Mohammed Shaker of Egypt told reporters. He added no followup meeting is currently planned. Official defends policy of . Trade barriers Berlin a Clayton Yuetter the american Trade representative defended saturday the , imposition of duties against japanese semiconductors and denied inc move was protectionist our actions involving semiconductor Trade policies were not taken to protect . Industry against imports Mueller said. They were taken to open further the japanese Market and to counter the dumping practices of japanese firms. We remain opposed to protectionism whether Domestic or foreign he added. Duct tar s comments came in the prepared text of a speech he delivered saturday to a session of the Alt Antik Bruecke an annual German Ameri can conference aimed at improving relations be tween the two countries. Last month the United states imposed duties Worth j300 million on japanese semiconductors. Germany rules out Export of tanks to saudi Arabia Bonn up Germany has ruled out the Export of such military equipment As tanks to saudi Arabia but left the door open for possible submarine sales. The unprecedented visit to Germany of israeli president Chaim Herzog prompted a spirited de Bate Over the ticklish question of arms for Saud Arabia. Herzog the first israeli chief of stale to visit Germany ended a five Day visit Friday. German president Richard von Weizsaecker said the visit raised relations Between the two countries to a new level and a government spokesman described it As an historic  French court annuls order for expulsion of Duvalier Grenoble France up a French court has annulled decrees ordering the expulsion from France of former haitian pc Sidoni for life Jean Claude Duvalier his wife and two other family members Duvalier s lawyer said saturday. The court ruled Friday that the emergency decrees issued six Days after Duvalier fled hum amid rioting on feb. 7, 1986, were unsubstantiated As there was no urgent reason Why Duva Lier his wife and iwo in Laws should Nave 10 leave France lawyer Sauveur Buissc said. Former Interior minister Pierre Jour issued the decrees in which it said Duvalier s presence was a danger 10 France  
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