European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes sunday june 21,1987 soviet Admiral promises Strong presence in med Athens Greece up the commander in chief of the combined soviet Black sea Fleet and Mediterranean so said his ships will maintain a Strong military presence in the Region to guard against the imperialist policy of the United states and nato. Adm. Mikhail Nikolaev in Kronopoulos 54, an ethnic Creek said Friday that the soviet Fleet s presence in the Mediterranean is a necessary bulwark against the imperialist  the soviet Admiral s statements were published in the greek daily newspaper Nea and came two months after Moscow promised Kuwait in would provide naval escorts for three tankers that Moscow leased to the kuwaitis in april. Our ships in the Mediterranean have a single primary aim to secure the Southern Borders of the soviet Union said Kronopoulos whose combined sea Force outnumbers the . Mediterranean based sixth Fleet by four to one i nuclear submarines and major surface ships. Krona polka said tension in the Mediterranean remains dangerously High. He blamed the United states and its allies for the Lack of solutions to problems in Lebanon Cyprus towering Rainbow Paris Eiffel Tower kit tone Tibet taint Tempo rare or at least a 990-foot Nabow chloral ban Ner painted by japanese Art Frt Ayo he Beta Hying Dice Friday torn the top of fit Tow. Tot Cem Noay baoo2ac tie Inch Cen unt French Purter Hetnik Dannie Roas Caa and la Catt Noaa of the Solh Amdury of the 1937 world s fair and Israel. Latest events in the Mediterranean show that the imperialist circles do not wish to abandon the principle of using Force in the Region he said in the interview. The soviet Admiral who graduated with honors from the soviet naval Academy in 1951, said . Policy in the Region centers on destabilizing countries whose govern ments they did not like and strangling National liberation movements by using the fight against terrorism As a pre  Kronopoulos. Who last november displayed his modern flagship in a nato port for the first Lime said his Fleet would react against aggressive . Naval actions in the Region such As the i9s6 . Bombing of Libya or any other action aimed against our friends and allies in the Region during that visit to Piraeus Kronopoulos said that the soviet Union has indicated in the past that it never aban dons its  the soviet Union is convinced the problem of the Secu Rity of the Mediterranean must be solved on the basis of joint efforts by the Mediterranean countries them solves he said. Vatican defends papal audience with Waldheim Vatican City a the Vatican on saturday defended the upcoming papal audience of Austria president Kurt Waldheim and expressed dismay that the esteem and respect it has for jews had been cast in  Vatican communique said this Wick i controversial meeting with Pope John Paul it was scheduled at the request of Waldheim who has been shunned by several governments because of alleged link to nazi War  thursday Vatican audience will be Waldheim s first official visit since he took office in july. The elec Tion Campaign was marked by allegations that he look part in nazi atrocities while serving in the German army in the Balkans in world War 1. Jewish leaders around the world have condemned the Waldheim  Vatican said saturday in was surprised and pained that the visit by president Kurt Waldheim to the holy father could induce some people to formulate. Questions and doubts on the esteem and re Spect of the Pope and the holy see toward the jewish people and in particular for their position in confront ing the inhuman persecution against  it pointed out numerous occasions on which the Pope had condemned the Folly of an inhuman racism against the jews As Well As nazi atrocities. A denunciation of nazi crimes was the main theme of John Paul s visit in May to Germany. During  completed trip to Poland the pontiff also addressed the horrifying reality of the extermination of jews in world War ii. Bahamas government re elected despite opposition drug charges Nassau Bahamas a prime minister Lynden prime minister in 1967 and was instrumental in Nassau Bahama Pindling s governing party beat Back its strongest Challenge in his 20 years in Power winning re election by a wide margin despite opposition charges of complicity in the drug Trade. In incomplete unofficial returns Early saturday pin Jling s progressive Liberal party had won at least 29 of 49 scats in the House of Assembly surprising political analysis who had expected a close parliamentary election. The opposition free National movement led by Nassau lawyer Kendal Isaacs look at least 13 Seass. Isaacs won his Seal handily. Neither Pindling who won a sixth term in office nor Isaacs had any immediate Public statement. Pindling 57, who became the nation s first Black Prim the movement that gained the Bahamas Independence from Britain in 1973, spent election  Friday at his Consoli Luray of Kemp s Bay on Andros Island. Deputy prime minister Clement Maynard claimed Vio Lory for the party about three hours after the polls closed. The government has been accused by the . Con Gress of not doing enough to curb drug smuggling. The state department estimates that 40 percent of the co Caine and much of the marijuana entering the Uniec states comes through these islands off Florida. Hubert Nora Ham and Perry Christie former cab inet ministers fired by Pindling in 1984 for accusing him of failing to act forcefully against officials implicated in a drug scandal became the first independents in two decades to win seats. World today persian Gulf group extends e. German loan Kuwait a five kuwaiti and persian Gulf financial establishments have extended a loan of si00 million to East Germany s Deutsche aus  a press release said. The loan agreement was signed in Kuwait be tween inc East German Bank and the Kuwait for Eien. Trading contracting and investment co., which acts As an agent for the facility the investment company said in the statement. The other four creditors Are the Arab banking own., Ai Ahli Bank of Kuwait the commercial Bank of Kuwait and the Abu Dahabi investment co. Former president Carter pays visit to Thatcher London a former . President Carter spent a minutes with prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Friday discussing the Middle East and International affair. Carter on 3 13-hour visit to London in route to the far East paid a Courtesy Call on Thatcher who was no Leclede on june 11 to a third 5-year Kim we discussed the Gulf and Middle East and All the International affaire Bat it is not my role to come Here to give the prime minister advice he told reporters after the meeting at her 10 dawning Street office. Limited amnesty granted for 70th soviet anniversary Moscow up the soviet Union announced a lined amnesty of criminals Friday in connection with the 70th anniversary of tie birth of the  Izvestia newspaper and the official soviet news Agency Tan which published the Story did not indicate How Many people would be affected but the provisions of the amnesty adopted bythe supreme soviet did no cover those jailed for dissident political  similar amnesty was adopted in 1982 when Leonid Brezhnev was in Power marking the 6slh anniversary of the october revolution. The amnesty frees War veterans those awarded orders and medals of the .s.k and persons Over 60, and women Over 55. The amnesty releases women if they have served at least one turd of a year term and convicted minors who have served less than one year one of twin pandas Dies after Mother s rejection Mexico City a a Panda cub rejected by its Mother after it was bom Here has died but it twin is still alive Chapel Krpec zoo officials said. Thursday before Dawn in began 10 cry restlessly in the incubator and although the Doc tors tried to feed it the Panda rejected the food and died a few hours later zoo director Maria Elena Hoyo said Friday. The Mother Ying Ying continued to hold the other cub in her arms she said. Shortly after the cute were born monday Ying Ying began to nurture what appeared to be the larger one and rejected the other. It was placed in an incubator 20 minutes after its birth wrapped in a Curth and Given Panda milk brought in from Washington Noyo said. Neighbors of aids victim reportedly stage protest Belgrade Yugoslavia a neighbors of a drug addict suffering from aids nearly rioted to prevent the Man from returning Home and forced him to remain in a Hospital newspapers reported  daily newspaper Pollika said the mail identified Only As da., was released from a Hospital and taken to his Belgrade Home thursday by , neighbors vehemently objected to the addict living at Home because they have to share bathroom facilities with him and his wife also a drug addict and a Carrier of the aids virus the acc Ernie no Vosti daily reported. The protests of the tenants almost turned into a Lynching before medical personnel too the Man Back to inc Hospital Vece Mje no Vosti said. It did cot say whether the Man s wife and 4-year-old daughter also were evacuated