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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, November 29, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news update the stars an3 stripes sunday. November 29.1987 soviet wheat Sale Washington a american Farmers will be Able to sell an additional 2.35 million metric ions of wheat to the soviet Union under an expanded wheat Export program announced Friday by the agriculture department. The government previously had Given Farmers the go ahead to sell nearly 0.4 million metric ions of wheat to the soviet Union since last april the Sovi ets have purchased More than 5.7 million metric tons under that program. The additional 2.35 million metric ions added to the 693,000 metric tons remaining under previous allocations brings inc amount of . Wheat available for Sale to the soviet Union to just under 3.5 million metric tons the department said. Under the program the wheat is bought by the soviets at competitive world prices. But the Export is subsidized by the . 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Mexico a eight latin american presidents bemoaned their Region s crushing debt problems and called for United action to save their devastated economic i we societies threatened by social unrest. One after another the latin leaders spoke of unjust International economic relations unequal distribution of riches and debilitating debt in opening speeches of their weekend Summit. President Jaime Lusinchi of Venezio la said the nations of latin America like other underdeveloped countries Are suf Fering the results of unjust International economic relations. These Are manifested in constant deterioration of terms of Exchange the monopoly of new technologies the imposition of la barriers to our products the arbitrary management of International financing the manipulation of markets Abr primary materials and particularly dramatic the grave problems of foreign debt he said. President Virgilio Barca of Colombia said crushing debt service payments have forced Many latin american coun tries to put aside carefully prepared plans for development. Complicating this even More the Basic r po"1 products of in airy Stales once Strong sources of income Are strongly punished by preferences and duties that make exporting practically in  Barco Sai d. All of this precipitates and generates social and economic problems. That take advantage of those trying to substitute stability for chaos democracy for dictatorship and Liberty for totalitarian ism he added. The presidents Are meeting in this Pacific resort to begin their search for a common approach to their foreign debts a problem that has stunted their nations1 economies led to social unrest and in some cases threatened their govern ments. President Alan Garcia of Peru said foreign debt is the most dramatic danger that troubles the economics of our people. It constitutes the greatest Challenge and also could cause a historic rebellion of the people of the continent. Now is the time for latin America to  Garcia set the Lone for the meeting calling on his Roll Ray to " und up to the dictatorship of a single world currency a Clear reference to the . Dollar. Garcia has earned the enmity of inter National lenders by limiting payment of Peru s $14.5 billion debt to 10 percent of its Export earnings. Venezuela s Lusinchi said the eight shared a common interpretation of to Nal and economic development the debt obstacles to Trade inc tack of technology transfers and our cultural Isola Tion. He said All those matters would by discussed. Mexican president Miguel de Lama did and presidents Jose Sarney of Brazil and Raul Alfonsin of Argentina whose countries Are the leading debtors with outstanding Loans totalling $270.7 billion arc expected to Call for More favourable repayment terms from their lenders. Also attending the Summit were presi dents Eric Arluro Delvalle of Panama and Julio Maria Sanguinetti of Uruguay. It is the largest meeting of its kind since 1967. East Berlin officials free 2 dissidents arrested in raid against Church group Berlin a East Berlin officials Early saturday released two activists arrested in a raid on a Church Community group edifices and a protester was reportedly hit on the head by police and taken away during Art overnight Vigil. Wolfgang Ruddenklau and Bert Schlegel both workers at the Environ ment Library housed in a lutheran Church Community croup s offices appeared before the lutheran Church in East Berlin Early saturday. They were arrested on tuesday adn the official East German news Agency also announced the two had been freed and that they had been warned not to participate in any anti government actions. Human rights and peace activists in several other East German cities Ros Tock Sendai per Leburg Jena Erfurt Weimar Wismar Dresden and Halle on Friday were detained questioned and ordered not to Ravel to Berlin lutheran Church sources said. It could not be Learned How Many activists had been questioned. On Friday night about 400 people demonstrated in front of the East Berlin lutheran Church demanding the release of  and Schlegel. Before the two men were freed a handful of protesters on Friday night were still keeping Vigil outside the Church. Church sources said that one of them was hit on the head by police when he lit a Candle and was taken away in a police vehicle. There were no further details on that incident. Other sources said the East Berlin state Adorney j office had threatened dissident songwriter Stephan Krawczyk and Bis wife film director Freya Klier with possible arrest if they continue their pub Lic opposition to the communist East German government. Early Friday Easl Berlin police and firemen ripped Down a Banner from a Tower of the Church. The Banner called for the release of the two activists. At least 21 people have been arrested since tuesday when East Berlin Plain clothes officers raided the offices of the Church Community group in the City s downtown area. East German authorities claim the unofficial publications critical of govern ment policies had been printed at the environment Library. Five people were taken into custody in the raid and other arrests followed after activists began demonstrating against the crackdown. The demonstrations in East Berlin arc a rare display of Public protest in East Germany where dissent is kept under Light Contra by communist authorities. In Bonn the West German govern ment criticized the arrests of the East Berlin activists and said infringements of human rights by East Germany s communist authorities harm relations be tween the two German nations. Meanwhile the Church Community organization figured in a trial of seven right win activists that opened in East Berlin Friday. The seven Are accused of attacking members of the audience at a local Rock concert with chains bottles and clubs according to report in Easl Germany s state run news Media. Church sources speaking on condition of anonymity said they asked authorities to investigate rumours that one youth was killed and another seriously injured Dur ing the Melee after the concert the oct 17 concert was sponsored by the Church Community group. Costa Rica won t Host peace talks flirt cd i=\.lf u Managua Nicaragua up Cardi Nal Miguel Obando y Bravo calling for flexibility by both the nicaraguan govern ment and .-Backcd rebels said sat urday that Costa Rica had declined to Host talks Between the rebels and himself. The Cardinal said on the radio news program Al Pensamiento thai the most ample amnesty possible should already have been put into effect in the country. We must see if we can achieve peace and reconciliation in this country which is so afflicted with hunger and difficult  he said. Obando y Bravo is heading Nicaragua s National reconciliation commis Sion and has been asked to mediate talks Between the government and the Contra rebels. He also called for More flex bitty on both sides saying it is worrisome be cause As Young people die we cannot even agree on which country to meet in. On tuesday the contras delivered to the Cardinal a counterproposal to la government s recently offered cease fire plan. The Rob be said however they would not present the same document to president Daniel Onega until they had a scheduled meeting with Obando y Bravo. That meeting was tentatively planned for next week in san Jose until Obando y Bravo received a request from Costa rican president Oscar Arias asking that he meeting not be held in his country. Instead Arias suggested that the meet ing be held in Panama or Venezuela which Are members of the Concadora group. The group has sought peace in the troubled Region since 1983. Arias is the main author of the Central american peace Accord signed aug. 7 by the five regional presidents and he won this year s Nobel peace prize for hit of  1 spoke with president Anas he suggested that another country would be better for the meeting perhaps Panama or Venezuela thus rendering unnecessary my trip to Costa Rica scheduled for this tuesday the Cardinal said on the radio  y Bravo said the contras had told him they hoped the meeting could be held in a Central american count although the nicaraguan government Nai said the meeting should be held outside the Region. " is a shame that the meeting is being postponed while the blood of Young nicaraguans is still being spilled he said. Referring to the country s six year civil  
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