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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday. September 27, 1987 Cambodia has remains of mias paper reports world today los Angeles a the Premier of Cambodia says his country holds the remains of missing . Servicemen killed during the Vietnam War and is will ing la release them a newspaper reports. We have the remains and we have the name lags Premier Hun sen told the los Angeles times in an interview published in saturday s editions. We Are prepared in release them on the basis of human italia  Hun sen said he did t have an exact count of the remains but said Here were quite a number and More were being sought. The numbers will not be a disappointment. About the same As you get from Vietnam each time he said. Since the 1970s, the vietnamese government has turned Over the remains of about 150 . Servicemen killed in the War in increments ranging from 21 sets of remains to three that were taken thursday by an american delegation. No one has contacted the cambodian government Boul remains held there Hun Sensi Iid. If the american government does t care we have other priorities he said. Hun sen said the Bones won t be used As a bargain ing Chip to gain . Recognition of the cambodian government which was installed in Early 1979 by 3 vietnamese invasion that drove out the Khmer Rouge regime that killed millions of cambodians. More than 2,400 americans were listed As missing in action during fighting in Vietnam Cambodia and Laos in the 1960s and 1970s. . Records said 83 were missing in Cambodia but Hun sen said the cambodian estimate is higher. On another matter Hun sen confirmed news re ports that his government is holding Sterling Brian Bono 35, of Las animus Colo. Bono was arrested in a Western province in May and is being treated Well while being held in phenom penh Cambodia s capital he said giving the first official disclosure of the Man s condition and location. The cambodian Gocr Mcnol was also prepared 10 release Bono Hun sen said. The times was refused permission to Sec Bono but Hun sen gave a reporter passport data and a photo graph reputed to be of the prisoner. Hun sen declined to say Why Bono is being held except to say he entered the country illegally. Vietnam gives . Team bodies of suspected missing soldiers Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam has Given a . Military team what Are believed to be the remains of three american soldiers who died in the Vietnam War he official Vietnam news Agency said Friday the Agency monitored in Bangkok said an official of an office charged Wilh searching for remains gave the bodies thursday to a team from the . Joint casualty Resolution Center. Ross pc zing a spokesman at the . Embassy in Bangkok said an air Force Jet transport would carry the remains of Honolulu for a formal military ceremony. Specialists from he Center and the army Central identification Laboratory will try to determine in Honolulu if it remains Are those of any of the 1,776 americans listed As missing in action in Viet the vietnamese have done preliminary analyses but Pitzing declined to reveal the possible identity of the remains. He said Neil of Ken have been Noti fied. The vietnamese Agency said the remains were handed Over under terms of an agreement Between Viet namese foreign minister and Deputy Premier Nguyen co Thach an3 . Presidential envoy John w. Ves Scy. Their talks in August broke months of deadlock on accounting for mias thursday s repatriation was the first in 10 months. Vietnam has returned some to remains of Mia since March 1974. Some 2.5 million americans fought in Vietnam and about 58,000 died. The americans withdrew from Vietnam m late 1973, and the War ended Wilh a communist Victory within two years. Eye to Eye a woman leans Forward id Lake � close look at huge Model or a Grasshopper on display at the grand pal Ais in Paris the formidable in Wal is pan of to exhibition tilled i Ulf munsters half win div Argentina May be moving to restore ties with Britain London a Argentina May be considering moves to Resl orc Irac links a Jyh Britain which have been broken since the 19b2 Falkland War a British opposition politician said Friday. George Foulks the labor party s spokesman for foreign affairs who recently visited Argentina for the third Lime since 1982, said Argentine businessmen were putting considerable pressure on the govern ment to resume Trade Wilh Britain. My impression was that an attempt to restore Trade links Wilh Britain is now under Active consideration Foulks said. This could be seen 3$ a Clura far British action two years ago in relaxing track restrictions with in Argentine. Nepalese begin festival marking Triumph of Good Kathmandu Nepal Al fat nepalese hindus will sacrifice at least 10,000 sheep and boats As offer Ings to the gods during the 10-Day festival that Marks the Triumph of Good Over evil. Nepal imported 5,000 live animals from Tibet this season to meet the demand for livestock and countless ducks and chickens will also be slaughtered during in Holiday. The festival celebrates the slaying of the Demon King Ravana by lord Rama which symbolizes he Victor of Good Over evil. Worshippers use up their savings on new clothes and special foods and the government Doles out a one month salary Bonus to its employees. Many families arc forced to borrow heavily to finance the customary purchases. People celebrate the last Day of the festival by visit ing their elders to seek their blessings. Group says soviets to let dissident family leave Frankfurt a Soviel dissident Viktor Negipe Lov and his family will be allowed to leave the soviet Union a Frankfurt based human rights group said Friday. The International association Tor human right said Nick Ipatov along with his wife and two children were to Fly from Moscow to Vienna Austria sunday. Nocki Ejov 53, was arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the Helsinki group a dissident soviet human rights  was first imprisoned in 1973 and released in 1975, in 1977, the group said Nik Idov was de lamed in a psychiatric clinic and was later sentenced lo12 years in prison in i960, he was released in March in ill health the Frankfurt group said in a news release Tel exed to the associated press. The group said soviet authorities denied Nek Idov adequate medical treatment after his release. Greek City to Experiment with Cable television Athens Greece a Piraeus mayor Andreas Andrianopoulos said Friday he will stage a 10-Day Public Experiment with Cable television next month in a Mai Square of Athens. For about 10 Days in october creeks will hive their first Losle of Cable to when satellite programs will be projected on two giant screens on a 24-hour basis the conservative mayor and former cultus minister said an american company. Cable communications will be responsible for the project under the supervision of the Piraeus municipality the 41-year-old major said it will be the first time that satellite programs Are publicly screened in Greece where the socialist government has nol yet decided whether to legalize Cable television. The government last May ended a 50-year-old stale broadcasting monopoly by granting licenses for 20 municipal radio stations around the country. Population control group criticizes stand by . Beijing a delegates at a conference on population and development in Asia criticized the United states on Friday for its continued refusal to contribute to a . Fund Lor population control. Organizers of the second conference of the asian forum of parliamentarians on population and development which ended Friday in Sci Jilg called on world leaders to work together toward population control. The population problem is so significant that on should transcend the barriers of politics and  forum prudent Tylo Iii Salu of Japan said at a news conference following the closing ceremony  
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