European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday december 17, 1987 world today films Mark anniversary of attack on banking Beijing a chinese filmmakers and writers arc producing special works 10 Mark the 50th anniversary of the rape of parking by japanese tron i Al inc beginning if the sino in panes War inc people s daily has said. The official communist party daily described Llie japanese attack on the former nationalist capital of China accompanied by rape pillage Antl inc murder of civilians As the blood isl and most humiliating event in chinese  the daily said 3 ,0 x1 civilians and soldiers died Between dec. 13. Of 3t, and february the next year. Western historians have estimated Llinat 0 j,000 were killed in the massacre. It said inc event is being re created on film for the first Lime in a joint production by the Nank ing and fijian film studios. The film entitled Loody evidence chronicles the atrocities committed by the japanese through the experiences and deaths of five Ordinary chinese citizens. The Emcil film studio is also producing a film c led Asylum about a group of chinese who Wei k Refuge in a roman Catholic Church during the massacre. Kuwait seeks help in missile defense Kuwait up Kuwait is seeking egyptian assistance in building up its Arr defences against iranian silkworm missile attacks. Arab diplomatic sources Siirid tuesday. Egyptian defense minister Abdul Halim Abu Ghai Taia a Catinga High level military delegation on a three Day visit to Kuwait assured officials of egyptian support if Jan attack it. Kuwait a target of frequent iranian missile Al tacks is less i ban 50 Miles from the Iran Iraq War front. Last october egyptian president Hosni Mubarak publicly pledged his country s support for Kuwait. Abu gha Ala s visit to Kuwait was the first of its kind since the two nations restored full Diplo Matic relations following the Summit. . Professor named As Bishop of Reykjavik Vatican City a Pope John Paul n today named monsignor Alfred Jolson a professor at Wheeling College in West Virginia Bishop of Reykjavik Iceland the Vatican announced the pontiff also named Momi Gnor Anthony Michael Milone As Bishop of great Falls Bil Lings. Montana the Vatican said. Jolson 39, who is of icelandic descent was Rector of the Jesuit Community of St. Joseph s University in Philadelphia from 1978 to 1981 before joining Wheeling. Milone was previously auxiliary Bishop of Omaha. France Spain step up joint fight on terrorism Patts a under an agreement with Spain. France will install a Spanish Liaison offi cer with the French police to help step up information sharing on terrorism. Security minister Robert Andraud announced tuesday. We have decided 10 strengthen our cooperation and our exchanges of information pan Draud said after a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Rafael Vcra. Andraud did riot provide1 Diri ails of the new arrangement and it Vas not immediately Clear Liberi in France the Liaison officer would be based. The two countries have been cooperating in the fight against Basque terrorism with France expelling to Spain basques suspected of terrorist links. Andraud said he and Vera discussed the stat us of current investigations. Lawmakers taking a look at retiring Carrier Midway by William j. Yurtman Washington Bureau Washington As Hou members his wee considered a Senate proposal to retire the aging air Craft Carrier Midway the Senate already was looking to hearings on whether More old carriers should be deactivated. The Senate last week passed a defense appropriations Bill thai would retire the Midway this Spring because of. The Navy s failure to make it More seaworthy Savinc millions of dollars in renovation costs that would help offset the Cost of building two new carriers. House and Senate conferees began discussing the legislation monday. The House did not address prob lems with the world War la Era Carrier in its defense appropriations Bill. And inc Senate did not address whether another Carrier would replace he Midway in Japan if it were retired. Sen. Edward kennedy1, d-mass., chairman of the Senate armed services projection forces subcommittee plans hearing on whether aging carriers should be retired to help fund four new ones. Even if Congress retired the Midway Kennedy believes that perhaps the 40-year-old Coral sea also should be retired an aide said. The congressional budget office said retirement of the Coral sea in 1990 and Lac Midway in 1992 would save s500 million per year Over eight years. The Navy opposes Early retirement of the ships because it wants to have a deployable Force of 15 carriers in the 1990s. It estimated the savings Over the eight years Al $300 million per year. A spokesman for Kennedy said he senator would Ikic to Sec a is Carrier Force but we can t afford  he said the savings by retiring the two carriers would would help defray the Cost of the new carriers that begin arriving in late 1989. The Navy originally wanted to retire the Coral sea which it says is in worse shape than inc Midway in 1992, followed by inc Midway in 1997. Making things even More difficult for the Navy is the fact that the Midway began a five month tour near the persian Gulf several weeks ago. An april retirement far the Japan based Carrier would be awkward officials said. But Capitol Hill sources said inc Navy finds itself in an untenable position. Two carriers arc now being built and Congress has approved funds for two More. The Navy would find itself in the position of complaining about an Effort designed to help fund its new ships said one source Navy officials would Only say that they oppose retiring inc Midway because it would hamper the Effort to reach a 15-Camcr level in he 1990s. On monday the Navy announced that the Midway had won a Golden Anchor award for High re Coli so men fur the second year in a Row. The Navy has been unsuccessful in correcting a serious problem in which the old vessel Rolls from Side to Side Loo much in rough seas. The Senate decided that the additional 1100 million needed to readdress the problem would be better used to offset the Cost of it new Carrier. E. Germans reinforce Berlin Wall base slave Lassen Jetzt West Berlin Apparao in front of Brandenburg Gale East Border guards patrol the newly reinforced Berlin Wall. Berlin a East German soldiers on tuesday reinforced the base of the Western Side of the Berlin Wall at a. Site thai has frequently been a target for vandals. The reinforcement was constructed along a 275-Yard Section of the Wall which forms a half Circle around Brandenburg Pale in East Berlin West Berlin police spokesman Heinz Jonisch said. The knee High Concrete slab replaces a plastic reinforcement that East German soldiers removed last october the plastic was frequently damaged by vandals using fire and explosives Jenisch Tola the associated press in a Telephone interview. On monday night about 40 East German soldiers installed a wooden casing about 3 feet from the Wall and Hen filled the space in beige in with Concrete poured from a Crane located on the Eastern Side of the Barrier. The Wall is about 6 feet High Al the location where the construction was carried out. The work was completed tuesday at 5 35 am. West Berlin police said. East German soldiers also drilled several holes in the top of the Wall probably 10 install a new coping police said. Jonisch said a temporary wire mesh Fence vat put up about 10 feel from the Wall before construction began. The Berlin Wall constructed by East Germany in 1961, separates East Berlin from West Berlin which ii 110 Miles inside East German territory. Dutch air Force pilots May get bonuses the Hague. Netherlands a the Hutch air Force is considering giving bonuses to its Jet fighter pilots to halt their exodus into higher paying jobs in civil aviation. Because of the increasing number of be pilots Leav ing the military the air Force now has 10 percent fewer pilots than it needs to carry out its Mission an air Force spokesman who asked not to be identified said tuesday. Under a government proposal premiums of up to j82.00q would be paid to pilots who stay with the air Force after completing their Normal enlistments most of which currently last Sis years according to the spokesman. Details of the proposal which is pending approval by the military pilots organizations were submitted in a left or monday to parliament by Deputy defense minister Jan Van Houwe Lingen. Van Houwe Lingen said in his letter thai the shortage could Rise to 20 percent by 1989 unless measures Are taken to Stem the tide according to the air Force spokesman although inc Pilot shortage has not led to military aircraft being grounded if you miss 10 percent of staff in your organization of course it s going to be a problem the spokesman told the associated press. A 35-year-old dutch air Force Pilot with the rank of major now earn approximately j50.000 a year but could make about $73,000 in a similar Job with the dutch airlines Kim he said. The air Force also is taking measures to Deal with other pits grievances such As their irritation with Mit diary bureaucracy he added if they Fly to Norway and have to refill there they need to fill in six forms the spokesman said. The air Force needs about 450 qualified pilots for its Fleet of f-16 fighter bombers and other aircraft As Well As for desk jobs where Pilot expertise is needed the spokesman said. The dutch military spends up to four years to train their Jet pilots and the raining program much of which takes place in the United Stales and Canada costs the dutch taxpayer about s2.5 million per Pilot the spokesman said