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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d fumes Send hundreds to hospitals Page 3 o soviet spy plane intercepted off Alaska Page 5 d Eric a Ekerson signs with Colts Sporta Page 21 the Sims and stripes Jui Homie unofficial. Rutili Ettish re vol. 16. No. 98 monday november 2, 1987 d 8693 a top chinese Leader resigns stepping aside for Young leaders Deng Xiaoping of  deij1no a China s senior Leader Deng Xiaoping stepped Down Sun Day from the Central committee of the communist party carrying put his Promise to Lead an exodus or aging Lead ers and rejuvenate she party. The names of other older party Lead ers including president i Xian Ian and economist Chen Yun were also missing from the list of 175 cd null committee members announced at the losing ses Sion of the 13lh National party con Gress. The eight Day Congress the first such gathering in five years has been a Triumph for Dene with few signs of the conservative resistance to his Market oriented reforms that surfaced earlier this year. The size of he Central committee the main policy making body of the communist party was reduced from209, reflecting another Deng pledge to streamline party functions. Deng 83, has frequently said he hoped to leave several of his top posts to pave the Way for younger leaders to carry Fonh he economic reforms he set in motion when he Rose to Power nine years ago. Deng s protege Zhao Ziyang he act ing party chief and Premier was in the list of Central committee members Aswan he Yanbang a reformer who was ousted As party chief last january follow ing pro democracy student unrest. However National people s Congress chairman Peng Zhen. S5. The most prominent opponent of Deng s reforms and political ideologue Deng Liqun an other Well known conservative were no listed. Deng also resigned from the Centra advisory commission a body of elders he created at the last Congress in 1981 to begin the process of easing aging revolutionaries out of Power. Deng had Bee chairman or the commission. He is expected to hold onto one Post As head of the Central military commis Sion and is certain to Wield considerable influence on policy from behind the scenes. Nearly 2,000 delegates met at the great Hall of the people on sunday forthe closing session of the party Congress that has set China s course and is naming the people who will Lead the nation into the Jhew funny. The official Xinhua news Agency said Zhao presided Over the closing session. Deng presided  the opening session a �5ck ago. Among the other prominent part members removed from the Central committee were army chief of staff Yang Dezhi 78. Marxist ideologue Hui Cornu 7s, and politburo member i Zhengxun 79. Nine out of 20 members of the current politburo hot their scats in the Central committee. The average age of those nine is nearly 79, the Central committee was to hold it first meeting with its new members i ther sunday or monday to name the politburo and the politburo standing com Mittee the party s highest decision making body. The Central committee will also Itu see Leader on Page 28 committee considering changes in go Bill Washington the iraqi attack on the frigate 5lajl May apparently has persuaded lawmakers to allow refunds of go Bill payments to families of  die before receiving benefits of the Bill. But thai change along with several others in consideration by the House veterans affair ice won t be made before he nex Neil convenes in 1988,  said. The Commilles Ifft reviewing testimony fro recent head Mann the Bill said Jim Holley a com Ruilt spokesman. Besides they re inclined logo slowly with changes because the Prog Uland no one wants to disrupt   Hal Biti now Calls pay in ram is so Success lies offer Vicenc return they month s  test of Fol ii la =1uvj a i number of the 37 sailors killed in the shark attack had been paying into the program Holley  committee had been leaning toward modifying the no refund policy anyway based on numerous com men from participants but the Stark incident helped Inch the decision he said. The proposal also would make refunds available to Fame. Is considering other changes Lothe Bill including stretching oin the initial std per month payments and extending the time recruits Are Given to decide whether to participate Gany recruiters and Servic members have said they Utikal payments re Loo High especially for a ncwnaw4btamjt Illee i considering changing the payment Sci Imhofe a per month for the first 20 months of services by Minolli for the first 24 months. 5 a change that is on the Back Burner a coring to see go Bill on Page 28 suspected Ira weapons ship seized assailant i the sunday press said it was not Clearl it a p it whether the arms were bound for the ?9f a wed Ira. Which is Orch Riff in drive in Oslo blast Brest France a French authorities saturday boarded and seized panamanian registered vessel believed to be carrying arms and were escorting stand its five Irish crewmen into port Cus Toms officials said the 250-ton Knud contained cases marked munitions officials said. Twas boarded off the Island of ban while passing through French Waters from the portuguese Island of Madeira in route to the German port of Kocl. The French authorities boarded the ship for what they called a routine Check and did not open the cases offi. Vials in this Western port said. In Dublin newspapers sunday said the ship was carrying 100 to Iso tons of arms and ammunition. The sunday in dependent said the arms were for the Irish Republican army and were its biggest Ever arms  the sunday press said it was not Clear Whethe r the Ira. Is fighting to Dri the British out of Northern Ireland. It said the French acted on � lip from Britain and that the French trailed the ship for three Days with spotter planes. The newspaper said the ship had docked in Roscott in Brittany and de parted without taking on cargo. When it sae skip on Page 23 Reagan asks Quick action on Ginsburg Phoenix Arii. A president anew saturday for Purt nominee judge Douglas warning against a reprise of the pres sure politics that foiled his Campaign to place judge Robert Bork on the High court. Reagan in his weekly radio address praised his new appointee As a Guise cd Legal scholar who Youj  the victims i  not just of cry As the sea sics up judge gins Burg s Noff Truon i Hope thai it will join with me in defending the integrity and Independence of the american sys tem of Justice against the kind of Cam of pressure politics we saw Dur " lion of Sudye Rol Nomine a the Ort Tidholm Ifil a Campaign. No delays to gear up opposition or support for this nomination. Prompt hearings Reagan demanded. Reagan s conservative critics have faulted the while House for mishandling the Campaign for Dork contending that the months Between the nomination an the hearings Ili tumm run to gear to who was in Zhorni i attend a memorial service for his late Mother in he Edith Luckett Davis taped his radio address before his Depar Ture from Washington on Friday. His address Reagan also gave a Septa lawmakers and White House aides my in Capitol Hill in a series of budget a Camutin talks. The world is for leadership. So i say teders in see Gln Saury Oslo Norway a a Matt who placed a bomb inside the Oslo police Headquarters saturday was killed and six people were wounded when the device exploded officials reported. They said the bomb was in a Rucksack that the assailant dropped inside the main Entrance to the Headquarters an the Man was killed As he turned to make his escape. One policeman and four newly arrived refugees and their norwegian lawyer were treated at a Hospital for minor cuts from the blast according to the officials. Police said the Man with the bomb arrived at the Headquarters in a taxi and asked tie Driver to wait for him. The tax Driver was questioned by police trying to determine the identity 01 the bomber and his motive investigators said. There was no fire from he explosion but smoke tilled Len hallways in one part of the building and employees were evacuated through emergency exits  
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