European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday january 10.1988 Canada contempt Case May have set precedent world today Ottawa a in what a oud be a landmark decision two Canadian Cabinet minister were Eon Vic led Friday of contempt of court in a com involving the actions of their subordinate in an immigration dispute. The government indicated it might Appeal the ruling by the Federal court of Appeal if the decision stands it could mean minister would be held account Able for actions of their stiffs. In overturning a lower court ruling. Justice John. Uric said external affairs minister Joe dark and Flora Macdonald former immigration Minuter and now communications minister were responsible for the failure of their Ilaff to produce a visa file m a 1985 immigration Case. That Case involved the Effort of an Ontario woman Debora Bhatnager to bring her husband Ajay Karl by Alnagar to Canada from India and the failure of officials to obey a court order. Mrs. Bhatnager had tried for five Yean to sponsor her husband As a permanent resident and alter she failed she filed a suit in june 1985 taking the Immi Gration department to court in an Effort to Force officials to process her husband s application. The court ordered the government to produce Hal Nagr s visa tile from the Canadian embassy in new Delhi so the Bhatnager lawyers could Cross examine Federal officials Bui the file did not arrive in Lime for a scheduled hearing in september 1985. The external affairs department in a statement letter perfect App Lolo a 6-Ych-old girl shows she his the write stuff forming a a tank letter during a new veil s Calli Graphy Jamboree in Guyo. Some 1,400 took put in the annual write off. Following Urie t ruling said the delay in getting the visa file to court were solely administrative in nature and measure have been taken to Correct the problem. Mrs. Bhatnager won a court ruling allowing her Hus band to come to Canada she was unsuccessful in january 1986 in having the two ministers cited for contempt. In his decision Urie said the lower court judge Barry Strayer erred in ruling several pieces of Evi Dence inadmissible Urie also awarded unspecified costs to mrs Bhatnager and directed Strayer to deter mine penalties Tor Clark and Macdonald. Several lawyers suggested the two minister could face fines or be ordered to apologize Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby who with Michael code represented the Bhatnager. Said uric i ruling meant Canadian Cabinet minister could be held directly responsible for the actions of their subordinate. If the minister chooses to act by agent he cant insulate himself from their refusal to comply with a court order Ruby said in a Telephone interview. He said he decision will have repercussions in at government departments forcing the staffs to be More efficient in dealing with citizen s complaints. Neither Clark nor Macdonald could be reached for comment alter the ruling. The government said the Case is under review by the Justice department indicating an Appeal is being considered. Soviets pullout pan confirmed Moscow a communist party foreign affairs Secretary analogy f. Dobrynin told a group of american political leaders Friday thai the soviets will begin withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan with in a statement in a meeting with an alumni delegation of the american Council of Young political Lead in confirmed a prediction Mode wednesday by for eign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze that 1988would be the last year of soviet involvement in the afghan War. The Kremlin intervened militarily in Afghanistan on dec. 27,1979. An estimated 115,000 troops Rem into prop up the government of marxist president Najib in us fight against a National insurgency. Dobrynin said the withdrawal will begin within 12 months or less said Chris Block a reporter for the Boston Globe who attended the afternoon meeting at the party s Central committee Headquarters Dobrynin � former soviet ambassador to the United states also repealed the soviets projection that the pullout would be completed within a year she said. The visiting delegation included three . Con Gressmen journalists and staff members from Ameri can political campaigns All of whom visited the soviet Union in the 1970s when they were members of the of the congressmen who requested anonymity because he said he was not sure if Dobrynin s remarks were made in Confidence confirmed that the top party official had said the withdrawal would begin this year. German jobless rate Rise blamed on Dollar s fall Bonn up1 West Germany Friday blamed an increase in unemployment on the weak american Dollar. Government spokesman Friedhelm Ost attributed a Rise in the number of jobless in december tothe decline of the Dollar that has made German exports Marc expensive and less competitive. The Federal labor office announced Friday the number of unemployed in december Rose by 175,169 to 1,308,000. The unemployment rate increased from 8.5 to 9,2 percent. Commenting on the increase Ost said the turbulence on the currency and Stock markets has caused insecurity particularly in Export industries and had a negative effect on the Tabor Market British firm to produce condom worn by women Copenhagen. Denmark a a danish doctor and his wife have invented what they claim is the world s tint condom to be worn by women newspaper reports said. The inventors Erik arc Green a gynaecologist and his wife Bente a nurse gave the world j�1-ent on the condom to a British medical firm which is to begin producing Fem shield soon the Copenhagen daily . Said. It is women who become pregnant. It i women who gel Vagina cancer fungus and inflammation of internal sexual organs. Until no women could not protect themselves against these conditions with Fem Ishield now they can Gregersen was quoted As saying. Bents Gregersen described the invention As Cross Between a Man s condom and a woman s diaphragm. It has an advantage Over conventional condoms in that it cannot slip off he added. Italy tightens Security at jewish institutions Rome a Security has been stepped up at Rome s main synagogue after a series of recent anti semitic outbursts that have alarmed Mceben of Italy s jewish Community officials said. Five members of a acc fascism youth group the Frame Delta Giov Conlu were arrested after they were found scrawling anti semitic Graffiti most of it related to the israeli crackdown in the occupied territories in a Rome Pinna. Tullia Zeal president of the Union of italian jewish communities confirmed that italian authorities have lightened Security at jewish institutions including the Rome synagogue and the israeli embassy. Poles prefer . Dollar As currency for savings Warsaw Poland up the . Dollar has become the most preferred form of savings for poles who have come to Trust it More than Poland s currency the communist party weekly polityka said s6 percent of polish savings arc now in hard currency mostly dollars compared with 44 percent in the polish zloty polityka said Poliyka criticized the Low interest rate banking policy of polish authentic which forced poles to spurn savings in zlotys and turn to foreign Curren cies to combat inflation that has run at an official annual rate of 18 percent since 1982. Philippine rebels threaten More attacks on gis Manila Philippines a communist rebel leaders warned that . Servic members and Busi Nesses Are subject to attack and defended the recent slaying of three americans near Clark a. In another development the military chief saturday ordered troops deployed to hundreds of villages deemed hot spots in this month s regional elections. The threat 10 americans was in the december Issue of Ang Bayan or the nation the official publication of the Central committee of the outlawed communist party of the Philippines. Copies were made available to news organizations saturday. It was the most authoritative warning so far and indicated thai a Campaign against americans had been approved it the highest Levels of the rebel movement the document also defended activities of communist Urban assassins who claimed responsibility for the deaths of scores of police and soldiers in Elk philippine capital last the latest killing suspected rebels on thursday shot a bodyguard of the country s intelligence chief retired Mai. Gen. Rodolfo Canieso. The victim. Army Cpl Antonio Wenny belch was believed to be the first Soldier slain by the guerrillas in Hie capital this year. The Magazine said that targets of rebel operations have been redefined to include not Only philippine army soldiers and police ". Imperialist advis ers troops agent and Bio Inesa the . Embassy estimate there Are 80,000 to 100,000 american civilians in the philippine with no military links and another 23,000 who Are dependents of americans stationed Al the a run Park and Subic Bay military bases. There Are about 16,500 scr inc members at the two addition the defense department employs about 2,200 . Civilians in the Philippines. The punishment of . Military and intelligence personnel in the Periphery of Clark air base last octo Ber was a Correct Sod Likely response to heightened and More direct imperialist intervention in the coun try s internal affairs 1 the Magazine said. Three americans including iwo act Sluty Aurora and a mired air Force sergeant and a filipino of were killed list october outside the dark base so Miles North of Manila
