European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday May 17,1997fiji coup Leader affirms ties with West Suva. Fiji photo Crews curb huge Forest fire in China Beuing a firefighters have halted the eastward spread of a huge Forest fire that has raged in northeastern China for 10 Days killing 160 people. The official Xinhua news Agency reported saturday. As thousands More people were mobilized to tight the names the Agency re ported that firefighters were also begin Ning to succeed in the Bailie against the fire on us Western front. According to the Beijing based weather forecasting Center the fire has engulfed at least 2,3 so Square Miles or an area larger than Delaware. Soldiers Forest rangers and civilians have been working since thursday Lodi vide the fire into two fronts Xinhua said. The Agency said saturday that eight sep Arate fires on the Eastern Edge of the burned area had been extinguished and firefighters had halted the spread of other fires in the area. On the Western front about 17,000 fire fighters extinguished a major Blaze sat urday morning in a 13-hour Battle Xinhua said. The fire in the a hit Gaii mountains area in the Heilongjiang province near the sino soviet Border is the largest in the his Lory of the people s Republic of China. According to reports from the area the Blaz Ehas killed Between 160 and 172 people has injured Between 260 and 300 and has left a least 51,000 homeless since it began May 6. Up to 34,000 people have been fighting the fire in recent Days and Xinhua said More were being sent into the area. The Shenyang military command in Liaoning province has mobilized 27,000 people and More than i 30 aircraft to Battle the blazes and five tanks been sent to reinforce three others in operation the report said. Firefighters hoped to take advantage of mild winds and put out most of the fires by sunday Maming Xinhua said. Communications and rail transport have been restored in All of the affected areas and 70 train loads of Relief supplies have been sent to the Region Xinhua said. More than 30,000 disaster victims including injured people have been evacuated. The Agency said those injured in the fire were being treated in Mobile clinics and at hos Pilaf throughout Heilongjiang province scores of doctors were sent tothe area to treat victims. The insurance co. Of China has mad a s13.5 million Advance payment for damages to the worst affected companies and households in the burned area Xin Hua said. The company said in would pay the full Cost of repairs to policy holders when damages Are determined. The English language China daily said one of us photographers who trav eled to the fire lire saw police office Sand communist Vouhli league members serving porridge and handing out cloth ing to 1,500 people evacuated from two destroyed towns. Acres of Forest bad been reduced to charred stumps it said. A minibus from the Industrial Commer Cial Bank travelled through the area Chang ing badly burned Money the paper said lebanese Leader says he May quit Beirut Lebanon a presi Dent Amin Gemayel has threatened to quit after failing to resolve a Cabinet crisis prompted by the resignation of prime minister Rashid Kunimi news reports said saturday. Gemayel 45, has been under pres sure from right Wing factions within his Christian Community to accept the resignation offered by Karami two weeks ago. But Syria Lebanon s manpower broker has urged that Karami by kept on. According to the lebanese const i u lion. The prime minister s resignation is not effective unless it is accepted by the president. The voice of Lebanon said Gemayel was trying to resolve the impasse through talks with other political Lead ers but he would resign if not Success Ful. The station Speaks for Gemayel Christian phalanges Pany. The Independent Beirut newspaper am Nahar said Gamay cd was on the verge of a historic decision to  the daily quoted unidentified sources close to the president As saying he would announce his resignation in an address to the nation listing his latest efforts to Salvage whatever could be  presidential spokesmen declined to comment on the article. Independent observers said the report appeared to have been leaked by presidential aides to test Public reaction. In the past Gemayel a maronite Catholic has rejected Calls by moslem opponents for his resignation. His six year Terra ends sept. 23,1988. Christian politicians and militia commanders have been urging oem Acyl to accept the resignation of in sunni moslem Premier and form a new Cabinet. Karami. 66, said he would be quil Ting because of failure of his half Christian half moslem Cabinet to re solve an economic crisis brought on by12 years of civil War