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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, June 22, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes monday june 22.1987 Vladimir pfeli8ky,  shows a bloc la berlin1 will Mason Friday he a flew to bit May in us self fade motorized glider. Ultralight Freedom flight App Toio the it year old former director of a hotel flew from come mute  to the German slate orb far. I in Morel Light a Slid �5 minutes. Austrian foreign minister rejects Israel s papal audience criticism Vienna Austria a austrian foreign my ister Alois mock sunday strongly rejected Israel s criticism of a planned visit to the Vatican by president Kurt Waldheim and announced a diplomatic protest. In a television debate. Mock said he had instructed Thomas Klesmit his most senior aide to summon israeli charge d affairs Gideon Yri Den monday to Tell him that we Don t put up with that Waldheim will be granted an audience by Pope John Paul to next thursday in what is Waldheim s first offi Cial visit abroad. The visit has been denounced by jewish organizations in Many countries. Mock termed official israeli criticism of Waldheim s meeting with the pontiff an unfriendly  on the first Day Israel s foreign ministry said that the visit was an internal affair Between Austria and the Vatican mock recalled. But a Day later whoever May have intervened the forthcoming visit in Rome was  in Jerusalem foreign ministry spokesman Ehud Gol on thursday said the Vatican s decision to in Vite Waldheim has surprised the jewish world and the state of Israel. We wonder what were its motives and we condemn the  mock also announced that on sunday or monday ambassador Helmut Tuerk of his ministry s International Law Bureau will ask Swiss historian Hans Rudolf Kura to be chairman of an International commis Sion of historians thai will probe Waldheim s wartime past. The other members of the commission have not yet been identified but Chancellor Franz Wranitzky has made it Clear he favors participation of historians from Britain Israel and the United Stales. Mock described International criticism of Wald Heim s Vatican visit an immensely unjust and arro Gant act and an offence against the president and the austrian people. He acknowledged that Austria finds itself at present in a quite difficult situation internationally but he said Austria must show  we must emerge from this situation the minister declared but not at the Cost of surrender not at the Cost of becoming a Vassal state on which other people wipe their shoes. Mode and the the Heads threw the. Secretary general when he was accused during his elec Tion Campaign last year of involvement in wartime atrocities. Waldheim has denied any wrongdoing and mock said sunday not a single document incriminating the president had been presented by the . Justice department that put Waldheim on a watch list of undesirable aliens which bars him from entering the United  41luv3. An the conservative austrian people s party their support behind the former . . Okinawa base surrounded Tokyo up about 18,000 peace demonstrators joined hands sunday in a human Chain around the sprawling . Kadena a to protest the presence of the military facility on the Southern Island of Okinawa. Authorities said 500 police officers were mobilized but there were no incidents. Police in Okinawa about 940 Miles Southwest of Tokyo said about 18,000 participants formed a 10 mile Long human Chain around the air base during an hour Long peace rally during a torrential Down pour. Organizers said the turnout was 25,000. I love this Island and i Don t like bombs said one woman participant. The rain soaked demonstrators who wore plastic raincoats decorated with yellow and Pink balloons Sang peace songs As they held hands. Many children and entire families took part. We would like to make a loud Appeal to the people All Over the world from Japan s Southern most Small Island the event s organizer Misao Kamiyama said in a peace Appeal. True peace will not come until All the Peoples of the world join hands in single minded efforts to do away with nuclear weapons said a leaflet issued by the protest s organizers the Okinawa prefecture Council of Trade unions. The organizers also called for the withdrawal of military facilities whose activities they said were endangering wildlife on Okinawa such As a rare species of Bird found Only on the Island. Okinawa was the site of one of the bloodiest Bai lies Between the japanese and american armies during world War ii. The Island was returned to Japan after . Occupation is years ago but it remains strategic to . Forces in the Pacific. World to Day 20 injured when truck hits rear of bus in France Valence France a a tractor trailer trek hit i  
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