European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday August 16,1987 new zealand re elects Lange As prime minister Well Noton new zealand a voters on saturday gave prime minister David Lange an Over whelming mandate to continue his economic Reform and anti nuclear policy for three More years. Langers the first labor party Leader to win two consecutive Termi since world War ii. He called the outcome enormously opposition National party Leader Jim holier for Mally conceded defeat Wilhm three hours after the polls closed. Tentative result showed labor winning 56 seats in the 97-scat parliament the same margin As before the election by polling 784,760 Voles or 46.41 per cent of the National party won 41 seats polling 738,107 votes or 44.59 percent. The democratic party Tost its prime minister divid luge cute Gnu hire dec Tom to t sanity it a Story arty. Two seats poll ing 97.112 votes or 5.87 percent. Bolger accepted defeat in a Telephone Call to Lange that was broadcast live pm National television. Congratulations prime minister. I think you be got the numbers to carry the Burden Tor the next three years Bolger said. In his Victory speech to cheering nag waving sup porters Lange said can i say what a remarkable country what a remarkable judgment he pledged that the labor government would use the nut three years to make gains in education and social welfare Ana said his priority would be to Cut unemployment which is now mining at a record 6.2 percent. Inflation also soared to a record 18,9 percent during Lange s three year administration and interest rates reached 21.5 percent. But Lange had Laid the Economy is picking up and had urged voters not to throw away three years of hard wort in three seconds at a polling there arc about 2,1 million eligible voters among he 3,3 million population. Turnout in previous elections has been More than 90 percent. Bolger had pledged that a National party govern ment would return new zealand to the military Alli Ance of Australia new zealand and the United states anus. But he said he would keep the ban on port Calls by nuclear capable ships. Lange 45, has transformed new zealand with de lation of the Economy and with his anti nuclear i that led to a virtual break in relate Oil with the units tales. He also has been a Strong critic of French nuclear testing in the Region. He quarrelled with France in1985, when French intelligence agents in new zealand blew up the Rainbow Warrior the anti whaling ship from the ecology movement Greenpeace. You can assert new zealand s voice in the world or you can go Back to dependence on nuclear weapons Lange told his fellow new a calenders Friday Bolger had raised the anus question late in the Campaign. In his dosing address he accused Lange of abandoning new zealand s Western allies. They labor would have us give up traditional allies and Friend Tike great Britain and the United states and stand shoulder to shoulder with Moa mar Qadhafi s Libya and Fidel Castro s Cuba he said. Recent polls indicated that while most new Zea Landers favored returning to anus the majority also supported Lange on Hii nuclear ban. Bolger the third nil Iona party Leader in As Many years had vowed to Cut government spending do away with a controversial sales lax and hold a referendum on reintroduction of the death Penally. Vacationing Kohl has meeting with Waldheim Agency reports Vienna Austria a German Chancellor Hel Mut Kohl held an unannounced private meeting with Kurt Waldheim the Rumian president s Mummer House near Salzburg the Austria press Agency reported. In doing so Kohl apparently became the first wat european government Leader to meet with Waldheim since he was elected to the Post last july amid allegations he was involved in nazi atrocities during world War ii. Waldheim a former . Secretary Genera denies any wrongdoing. The meeting occurred thursday at Waldheim s House on Lake Atteree Apa said adding that Kohl is currently on vacation in nearby St. Gilgen. The Agency quoting Waldheim s office said the two met As in past years bul it gave no further details. There was no one in the president s office who could comment on the report. Because of was Theira s alleged complicity in nazi atrocities in the Balkans the Justice department in april placed him on a watch list of undesirable aliens effectively barring him from the United slates. Western leaders have been reluctant to meet with Waldheim because of the allegations although be has been received by Pope John Paul ii and by Jordan s King Contro Trey arose last year during a Alducin i Campaign for the Prende Ocy. The world jewish con Gress claimed he was involved in persecuting civilians in the Balkans and deposing jews from Greece while serving in the Region with the German army in world War 11. To counter the allegations Austria has just sent its embassies abroad a 500-Page document called the White Book that was compiled by a foreign ministry task Force that included Waldheim s son Ger hard. It maintains that several documents purporting to show Waldheim s involvement in War crimes were mischaracterize a in such a Way As to mislead the pub Lic. Thereby an obvious Effort was made to put in question the moral integrity of Waldheim Swiss historian Hans Rudolf said that the White Book will be an important source for an inter National commission tie is establishing 10 investigate Waldheim s past bul he said it appears to be one sided. In an interview with austrian radio Kan said the Book is a personal work of the president that is completely Kritil a from his our commission cannot Only Sec the one Side bul must look Al All sources including those presented by Waldhein s accusers Kurz added. Kurz Wai appointed by the austrian government in june to organize and Bead he International commis Sion. He Laid it will bold its first meeting in Vienna the end of september. The world jewish Congress 1 charted that the commission is an Effort to we Waldheim s past. World today reversible process found for male sterilization Beijing a chinese doctors have devel oped a reversible male sterilization technique which he . World health organization plans to put to use worldwide China leading newspaper reported Friday. Who experts visited China Laic last month to study the reversible spermatic duct blocking method and said they would recommend it use. The slate run people s daily said the method developed by Zhao Sheng Eai director of Shan i provincial people s Hospital has been tested on More than 1,000 patients in 20 provinces and been found to be 99 pm in effective the newspaper said. An injection is made into the spermatic duct and within two minutes the liquid solidifies plugging up the duct it said. The newspaper did not specify the contents of the liquid. Baby Dies in Barge Blaze despite Rescue attempts Rotterdam Netherlands a a 16 month old French baby has died in a fire aboard his parents Barge police confirmed Friday. The infant boy identified As Gregory poo thick of Dunkirk died despite Rescue attempt by police and bystanders alter a tire started in the living Quarter of the 370-ton Barge dance according to police spokeswoman Corine hop pen Brouwers. The child s Mother and 4-Ytar-old sister were on Shore in the Vicinity of the Barge when the fire began shortly after 3 30 . Local Lime thursday apparently the result of an electrical Short circuit Hoppy Brouwers said. Rescue efforts were hampered by the fact that the dance was he farthest out of five barges moored alongside each other in this dutch port making it difficult to reach she said. Vietnamese artist donates $ 17,000 to boat people co Carneau France a a former vietnamese refugee has Given 100,000 francs about 117,000 from the Sale of his paintings to a group of doctors who help boat people. To Van by 64, gave doctors of Tho world half the proceed from a recent exhibition Ami Sale of 75 of his paintings. The Painter who his lived in Brittany Lioce 1979. Said he was attacked by pirates four times before being rescued As he fled Vietnam with his wife and adopted daughter. Trained Al the school of applied arts in Sai gon he said he had abandoned his Art in Viet Nam where the Painter was at the service of Power. In France t paint in total a spokesman for doctor of the world said the gift was particularly appreciated now be cause the group has just completed the costly Rescue of 229 boat people who arrived in France earlier this summer. Sex american sentenced for Selling fake passports albertv1ule. France a an amen can Man who renounced his citizenship to be come a Cilien of the world has been sentenced by a French court to a month in prison for Selling fraudulent passport court sources said Friday. Gary Davis 66, was sentenced thursday by an Albertt a lie court for fraud and sent to a priv on in Cham cry. Davis renounced Hij american citizenship in the 1930s. In 1953 be founded the work serv ice authority an organization which has sold 2.000 Citi a of he world passports issued by the world the passports Ell for 140 to 160, according id court sources who re Quested anonymity
