European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes saturday february 13,1908 a a Flo the building loudly Autrum president Kurt Wydr Hilm hints it attention u he National Anthem it plan yet a the opening or Vienna s open Ball while Deniu Nitor at Mand thai Waldheim step Down. Waldheim resists Calls for his resignation Vienna. Austria a president Kun Waldheim steadfastly rejected Calls for his resignation saying his quilling would Only increase tensions in Austria and undermine democratic  it was reported Friday thousands of people demonstrated outside the opera House where Wald Heim Wai an honorary guest at Vienna s social event of i he year the opera Ball. Many carried posters. Some of which read when will Waldheim go?." at least three people including two police officers Warp injured when protes ters los cd smoke bombs firecracker and bottles it police in the thursday night protest authorities said. Police estimated the crowd Al 2.500. Organizers put the number Al 4,500. Waldheim. A former . Sec Clary go neral who was elected to a six year term As Austria s president in june 1986, consistently has denied wrongdoing while serving with the German army in the Balkans during world War ii. An International panel of historians issued a report monday saying no Evi Dence could be found that Waldheim directly participated in nazi War Crim but it concluded that Waldheim knew about atrocities and did nothing to Stop or oppose them. In Friday s Early editions the Vienna daily die press quoted Waldheim As saying his resignation would increase tension in Austria and that he would see in it a serious undermining of demo cratic  yes. I admit 1 wanted to survive. 1 have the deepest respect for All those who resisted the nails die or Csc quoted Waldheim As saying. But i ask for under standing for All the hundreds of thousands who did t do that but nonetheless did not become personally  practically every Soldier in the bal kans knew there were repressions the newspaper quoted him As laying. Government sources told the associated press on thursday that both Par ties of the coalition government the socialists and the conservative people s party were discussing a replacement for Waldheim. The tabloid Kurrier in Friday s Early editions quoted an unidentified senior official of the people s party As laying the party was considering a plan to get Waldheim to resign before the March anniversary of the 1938 nazi anunciation of Austria the people s party backed old Heim s election. The socialist party opposed it. Under Austria s Constitution a Pinai Dent can be unseated Only if he violates the Constitution or if the government and two thirds of parliament agree to hold a National referendum on the Issue. World today leading moderate named Premier in South Korea Seoul. South Korea a president elect Ron tilt woo Friday announced the appoint ment of leading moderate Lee Hyun Jae As prime minister in line with plans for Broad democratic reforms. An economics pm Casior acc is widely known in South Korea As a moderate who has criticized authoritarian Rule and human rights abuses in the past. He is also a leading scholar and noted economics somali to. In said his main task would be to realm the nation s Drain for fast democratic Reform. Soviet airline to replace aging Fleet of airliners Moscow up the soviet National air line Aeroflot it planning to replace in aging Fml Guillini Fleet of More than 13,000 aircraft with a new generation of More efficient Planci and make cuts in its bloated work Force of 500.000 employees As part of a major restructuring program ordered by the government soviet aviation officials said Friday. Speaking Al a news conference to Mark the 65lh anniversary of Aeroflot the world s largest airline Boris pan Yukon Deputy minister of civil aviation said the airline is undergoing a local reorganization to bring it in line with a Mikhail Gorbachev s reforms of sir financing and strict Cost accountability. Top priority was being Given to replacing the inefficient soviet air Fleet which is built around the Elf 154 medium Range Jet that came into service in 1972 and the four engine Lonj Inge Il-62m first usedbyaeraflotinl%7. Japanese voters support foes of . Military Airfield on Island Tokyo up candidates opposing construction of a us. Military Airfield for night Landing prac Tice won an overwhelming majority in an election of the Villa go Assembly on a Liny Island South of Tokyo wednesday election officials said Friday. They said ii opponents were elected to the 14-Incmbef Assembly on Miyake Jima Island about 125 Miles South of Tokyo. Two proponent and one neutralise were successful. A record 92,54 percent of 3.258 eligible voters Casi ballots reflecting controversy which has divided the is Landers since the government selected the Island for the Airfield in 1984, the officials said. The outcome dealt a blow to the government of prime minister Noboru Takeshita which plans to build an air Field for use by . Warplanes. The government has set aside Aboul 1600 million for the Island was chosen As a substitute for the . Atsu i a in the Northwestern suburbs of Tokyo because of persistent protests by local residents against pin ran noise. Some Soo residents staged a sit in and scuffled with not police list september when the government s defense facility Agency tried to install meteorological Survey equipment no a site of the Airfield. Eight protesters were arrested. The government said it will go ahead with the project and continue to seek cooperation of the islanders. The opponents aim the Airfield will cause severe dam age to tourism the Island s main Industry. Bomb found in lebanese president s Jet Beirut. Lebanon a a bomb was found Fri Day in the cockpit of a jetliner that was to carry presi Dent Amin get Acyl on official visits to North Yemen and Sudan Beirut Airport officials said. The bomb was safely defused by explosive experts Al the Airport isaid one official who spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity. The Middle East airlines Boeing 707 was being readied 10 Fly to Warnaca. Cyprus to pick up Gemayel for his trip to Sana in North Yemen when the bomb was found at mid afternoon the official said. Jemayel had already left his presidential Palace in Baarda the Christian heartland Northeast of Beirut to Fly to Warnaca by army helicopter the official added. Mea Lebanon s National Carrier was dispatching an other plane to pickup the president theol Ricia added Gemayel 44, a a ironic Catholic has been unable 10 use Beirut Airport the nation s Only working aviation facility since moslem militia wrested control of the City s moslem sector from the Chri Ivian Orti Terai lebanese army on feb. 6,1984. The Airport which n now control Cir by syrian troops of a 7,500-Strong contingent that look charge of West Beirut s Security fast february is surrounded by shiite moslem slums. Lebanon Hai been plagued by assassinations car bombings and gunpoint kidnappings since ill moslem Christian civil War Brake out in 1975. The conflict has claimed More than 130.000 live. On june i last year moslem prime minister a hid Karami was killed in a bomb Oplos Ion aboard � Leb anese army helicopter let was flying him Toon a chm Ian area from North Lebanon to West Beirut. Moslem Leaden blamed his assassination on the lebanese forces the christians main militia ind accused Genuel of covering up Tor them