European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday. August 21,1987 funds shortfall May delay champs checks again world today by Chuck v1nchwashington Bureau Washington an unexpected increase in he use of champs. The defense department s health insurance plan for family members and retirees will cause that program to run am of Money for the second time this year. The 1100.3 million shortfall would delay All reimbursement checks that would normally be mailed out during the second half of september said a champs official in Denver. If Dod does t reprogram the Money from some other account to cover that shortfall Well have to wait until the new fiscal year to mail out the checks which Means we d be looking at a delay of two to three weeks the official said. We d still process the claims but we d have to hold the  but the delay could be even longer if Congress fails to enact a budget by the Start of the new fiscal year oct. 1. In recent years work on the budget has dragged into late october. Meese wants China to Aid . Investments Beijing a . Attorney general Edwin me Csc Iii reminded China wednesday that it must provide an attractive economic climate if it is to Al miracl . Investment. Meuse made his remarks at the close of the largest Legal gathering in China which brought together More than 1,500 american and chinese lawyers Legal experts and businessmen for discussions on economic and Trade Law. The three Day meeting was marked by Tough statements on both sides. Chinese officials criticized american protectionism and what they Call excessive restrictions on technology transfers. The . Side listed numerous frustrations that american businessmen face in , co chairman of the conference along with chinese Justice minister Zou you said later at a news conference he was gratified that they were willing to be that candid and Frank As we were in our remarks about the concerns we have with the chinese Legal  in his speech Melesc advised that China Welcome an expanded american Legal presence in China inspire foreign Confidence with uniform Laws open up its Domestic markets and address such grievances As High prices and taxes for foreign businessmen. He said the Issue of protecting intellectual property needs considerable  he noted that China had made advances in Patent and copyright Laws but said american High technology companies will shy away from China unless they Are Given adequate Protection for patents and copyrights. China must realize he said that in the United states the government does not own the Means of production and therefore cannot require business to make specific  he said what China docs to provide an attractive economic climate is the Crit ical Factor for future american business  after Hong Kong the United slates is the biggest foreign investor in China. We assume that Congress would cover us in the interim Between the Start of the fiscal year and the time a new budget is passed but we can l he sure of that the official said Pentagon officials have not decided whether to draw the Money from other accounts to cover the Cham pus costs. If officials decided to use that option there would be no delay in the mailing of reimbursement checks. Champs received j42s million in supplemental funds in july after the program s original j1.5 billion appropriation for fiscal 1987 ran out a month before. Champs officials held up reimbursement checks for three weeks until the supplemental appropriation was approved. The official said the new shortfall could t be avoided. We be just had a lol More claims than we expected Mohave this year he said the number of claims has exceeded our predictions even since we Drew up our estimate for the j42s million supplemental a Ptim rescued by copter a child is whisked away from � helicopter thai rescued her after a Bridge connecting the Mon ten ers Footpath to the a a of ice Glacier near the French Alpine resort of Chamonix collapsed. A belgian tourist As killed and up to 20 people were injured when they fell into cracks Between Glacier and Rock. Holy unprofitable businesses face closure pravda says Moscow up a Jolial of 13 percent of All state run businesses arc unprofitable and will face pos sible closure under recently introduced economic re forms soviet finance minister Doris Gosteva said in an interview published wednesday in he communist party daily newspaper pravda. Gostav said the debt of slate enterprises had risen to $50 billion As of june i this year. He blamed poor management for the miserable financial state of some businesses. 1 Dies when Motorboat crashes into Sailboat Nice France a a Powerboat crashed into a Sailboat killing one person injuring four and leaving one missing authorities said thursday. The collision occurred wednesday about 10 p.m., 550 Yards offshore of the Riviera resort of Beaulieu sur mar six Miles cast of Nice officials Al the regional Rescue Center at Toulon said. The dead Man was identified As Pascal Manini 24, who was aboard the Sailboat when it was struck by the Boston Cruiser. Officials said divers were searching thursday for a swedish Man who was thrown from he Motorboat by 1hc Force of the crash. His identity was not disclosed. Thousands flocking to see image in Ukraine Moscow a thousands of people have been Hocking to a Chapel in the Ukraine where the Virgin Mary s image is said to have appeared a newspaper reported. The weekly Lilor Azumaya Gazela also complained wednesday that police have been harassing some of the pilgrims. The paper said the image appeared on the Side of the Chapel in the Village of Grush Evo in the Western Ukraine on april 26, the anniversary of the chernobyl nuclear Accident. The weekly expressed Fean that an unmanageable number of pilgrims might flock to the Village on the same Date next Spring. The article was accompanied by a photograph show ing hundreds of people gathered around the domed Chapel which has been closed for decades. The photo graph was too Small to depict the reported image. The article said the image was first sighted by a Young girl whose Mother reportedly is a devout Ortho Dox believer. 186 songs removed from s. Korean blacklist Seoul South Korea a the government has removed 186 popular songs from its blacklist Ai part of its agreement to Institute democratic reforms. The culture and information ministry said the korean ethics committee of Public performance had lifted curbs on Public performance and recording of 186 of 3s2 korean songs that authorities had termed deca Dent or Plagia Ristic. Some of the songs Are popular among dissidents and anti government activists. The committee has said restrictions on cultural activity would be eased. The policy is in line with presi Dent Chun Doo Hwan s acceptance july 1 of sweeping democratic changes following huge anti government demonstrations. Ministry officials said the committee also is working to ease controls on books movie scripts and other artistic works. Demjan Juk trial recesses after blow to defense Jerusalem a John Demjan Juk s War crimes trial entered a nearly three week recess thurs Day after the defense said in had no witnesses to put on the stand and faced problems in getting holocaust survivors to testify. Dov Levine head of the three judge panel hearing the Case called a recess until sepi. 7, following a Sec Ond major blow to the defense wednesday. An expert witness ctr acid in Simony discrediting a key piece of prosecution evidence. The witness Anita Pritchard 40, also acknowledged she had misrepresented herself As a psychology expert As she has had Only one year of training from a Corre Spond Cnoc course Al the University of Columbia Pacific in san Rafael Calif. The University where Pritchard says she is a doctoral student in psychology is not an accredited institution. The witness also acknowledged wednesday she has insufficient training to testify As an expert in a . Court. But i was under the impression i could still give my opinion she said prompting Demjan Juk to put his hand la his forehead and heave a deep sigh. The ukrainian born Demjan Juk 67, is charged with being Ivan the terrible a brutal guard who tortured inmates and operated Gas Chambers at the Treblinka death Camp in nazi occupied Poland the. 50,000 jews were killed in i?m2 and 1943. Demjan Juk a retired aul worker from the Cleve land area claims he is a victim of mistaken identity. On wednesday pilchard retracted accusations against West German prosecution expert Keith Ards Altmann. She had claimed he used artificial shading and lighting to make a photograph on an is identity card appear to portray ixe Manjuk. Six prosecution experts have vouched for he authenticity of the card which allegedly shows Demjan Juk was trained to be a nazi guard at the Tram i Camp in nazi held Poland. The defense claims the document was forged by the Soviel Union which provided it. Defense attorney John Gill told reporters after wednesday s session that the defense had no other witnesses ready to put on the stand. Gill said the defense would use the recess to prepare eight to 10 witnesses in the United slates and Europe including a historian who is the Grill grandson of rus Sian novelist leu Tolstoy