European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Paga 3 prime minister Anibal Cavaco slim cols into a i Victory cake monday in party Headquarters in Lisbon Portugal s social democrats score major election Victory Lisbon Portugal up prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silva s social democratic party has won a stunning Victory and an unprecedented absolute majority in the parliament with about 90 percent of the vote counted sunday the social democrats had 130 seals guaranteed and 144 scats projected in the 250-Membcr parliament. At a news conference Cavaco Silva 48, called his Victory a vote for political stability and the rejection of political  he pledged to bring greater stability to the nation and to continue his conservative economic course. The major opposition Leader Vitor Constancio of the socialist party promised to work with Cavaco Silva. The social democratic party won Only 30 percent of the vote and 88 seals in the 1985 election and the 17 month old minority government was toppled by the leftist opposition april 3, forcing he elections nearly two Yean ahead of schedule. Cavaco Silva has indicated he will turn his attention to revising the marxist inspired Constitution that enshrines transition to socialism As a National goal returning nationalized Industry to the private sector and restricting labor Laws. Cavaco Silva gained popularity by leading his coun try out of a severe economic recession aided by the weak Dollar cheap Oil and development obtained when Portugal joined the european economic Community in january 1986. Portuguese and foreign commentators said the Vic tory come signal the end of the revolving door pattern that has produced 16 governments since a military uprising in 1974 ousted a 48-year rightist dictatorship and restored democracy. The official projections showed the socialists the main leftist party also making some Progress with 22.3 percent of the vote and 60 seals three More than they won in 1985. The democratic renewal party of former president Antonio Ramalho Vancs crashed from is percent and 4s scats to 4.9 percent and seven seals. The communists1 United democratic coalition won 12 percent of the vote and 31 seats Down from 15,5 percent and 3s seats. The rightist Christian democrats won 4.4 percent and four seals Down from 10 percent and 22 seals. In parallel elections for 24 deputies to the european parliament in Strasbourg France projections gave the social democrats 48 percent the socialists 19 percent the Christian democrats 16 percent the United democratic coalition 5.7 percent and the democratic re Newal 2.7 percent officials said a record 23.5 percent of the 8 million voters failed to cast bal lot s in the election. Toshiba and apologizes for Sale to soviets Washington a the president and chief executive officer of the giant Toshiba corp., in a full Page advertisement apologized for the illegal Sale of machinery that helped Llic soviet Union make quieter submarine propellers. The and which ran in