European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday february 18,1988 world today South Korea makes plans to build Bullet train Seoul South Korea Lap he govern ment has invited three foreign companies to hid fur feasibility studies on a Bullet train to link Seoul with the Scenic Eastern part of South Korea officials said wednesday. Transportation ministry officials Laid Louis Hercer c of of the United slates. Elect Rowan co of Swit Carland and Sec derail co. Of swe Den would submit i hair bids by Early next month. The 18.10.000 contract Calls for the studies to he completed by Neil Spring the officials said. Ministry plan Calls for the Bullet train to pm it it 1-13 Miles from Seoul to mount Sorak a major tourist attraction an the fast coast a car he cily of sock Cho. In from two to three hours. President elect Roll Tae woo promised to push through construction of the train line during his election Campaign last year. Nicaragua closes Border during Money changeover Managua. Nicaragua up Nicaragua closed its Border tuesday and banned the Sale of alcoholic beverages to prevent disorders on the second Day of a drastic anti inflation plan that introduced an entirely new currency. Vice president Sergio Ramirez said All Bor Der Crossings with Honduras to the North and Costa Riei to the South would be closed tues Day and wednesday to prevent Contra rebels and speculators from bringing Money into the country during he currency changeover. Francisco Fernandez the director of Immi Gratton. Said the Managua Airport was functioning normally and that the land Borders were closed Only far those seeking to enter Nicaragua. President Daniel Ortega announced a series of drastic Ami inflation measures sunday including the elimination of the Cordoba Nicaragua s monetary unit since 1911, and the introduction of the new Cordoba. Memorial route to Mark Wii ghetto uprising Warsaw. Poland a polish and jewish groups Are building a symbolic memorial route throne 1 the former Warsaw ghetto end ing at the Square where nearly 300,000 jews wen1 loaded onto railway cars that were bound fur the Treblinka a i death Camp. The route is to be ready in time for ceremonies april i1 marking the 45th anniversary of Lac Warsaw ghetto uprising the official 1 Olish news Agency Pai reported tuesday the mute is to be marked with 16 shiny Black stunts beginning at the Monument to inc heroes of the uprising in which poorly armed jewish fighters died resisting the final nazi drive to liquidate the ghetto s 60,000 remaining jews. It will end at the so called Umschlag Plau loading Square on Slawki Street near the former Railroad ramps. There Between july 1942 and april i "43, the nazis loaded nearly 300,000 jews onto Boa Deit up cattle cars bound for the Gas chamber of Treblinka about 62 Miles Northeast of Warsaw. France Marks 1,000th Day of journalist s Captivity Paris a a somber nation marked the  Day of Captivity tuesday of journalist Jean Paul Kauffmann. But neither French nor iranian officials offered much Hope that the hostage would leave Lebanon soon. Marathon runners carrying a Large Chain to symbolize Kauffmann j Captivity made a 625-Mtk trek from Brittany i Northwest France to a Barge on he Seine where Ali Lucians and loved ones called for Kauffmann s release. It is important that inc captors know that All of France is United his wife. Jodie said. "1 came Here to express my Solidarity said human rights minister Claude Mal Huret. The newspaper Guild of America inc Prague based International organization of journalists and the journalists committee for the liberation of French hostages in Lebanon All issued statements appealing Tor the freeing of Lia Uffmann and other captives. The education ministry asked that the statement by the French group be read in classrooms. But the name of another hostage. Middle East researcher Michel Seurat abducted with Knuff Mana on May 22,1985, was barely uttered. The shiite moslem group islamic jihad which claimed responsibility for the abductions announced March 5, 1986, that Seurat had been be cute. Surat s wife Mary asked that his name no longer be mentioned in nightly newscasts that count off the hostages Days of Captivity. We would like even More to be close to them to Tell them to hold on that nothing will be neglected and nothing is president Francois Mitterrand said on television. But it is so hard so difficult in the face of this pitiless act to arrange that Jean Paul Kauffmann and our other frenchmen held hostage be freed one  Kauffmann 43, a reporter for the newsweekly even cent do Jeudi and neural were taken hostage As they drove from the Beirut Airport shortly after Kauffmann s arrival. Two other French hostage diplomats Marcel Carton 64, and Marcel Fontaine 45, kidnapped March 22, 1985 have passed their 1,000lh Day us captives. Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press is the longest held of the 11 foreign hostages in Lebanon. He was captured March 16, 1985. 5i French hostages most of them held by the organization of revolutionary Justice have been freed since conservative Premier Jacques Chirac came to Power in March 1986, in each Case France thanked Iran which has in Jodie Kiu Fernann and son Alexandra touch Chain held by Marathon runner Al Paris ceremony. Flu Nec Over the groups holding westerners captive. Iranian vice minister Ali Racza Moayeri in a French television interview tuesday Laid that Iran was not to be counted on for inc freeing of More hostages. Iran benefits from a very important influence in Lebanon thai can be used to free Western hos tages including French but Al n Lime when we have satisfying relations with France Moayeri said. For the moment diplomatic relations being Bro Ken Between our two mommies no move in favor or the hostages can be undertaken France severed relations wit i Iran on july 17 after a dispute Over an embassy employee who re fused to submit to questioning about a series of bombings in Paris. Never would we have imagined seeing the 1,000  said Kauffmann s Mother Odette. I never thought myself capable of facing such a test. . Embassy in Moscow catches fire Moscow a a fire broke out wednesday in a residential Lection of inc . Embassy in Moscow forcing evacuation of the building but causing no injuries. Philip Brown a senior embassy spokesman said the cause of the fire had not been determined. Soviet firefighters were summoned to the scene Dur ing the Middle of the afternoon. Flames leaped from windows on the fifth floor of the aging building. . Marine guards escorted the firefighters into the embassy compound. Diplomats and embassy workers were ordered out of the building and stood on inc sidewalk m a Snow storm As they watched the soldering building. Smoke continued to pour from windows in hour after the embassy was evacuated. The Blaze occurred in an area of the building used to House Navy be abcs and workers brought to Moscow on temporary assignment. Much of the building which is in poor repair is under renovation while officials in Washington Ponder what to do with inc new embassy building that stands unfinished and vacant less than a Block away. Officials found the new building was riddled wit i High technology eavesdropping devices apparently installed by soviet workers while i was under construction. Laos returns servicemen s remains to . Officials Bangkok. Thailand up re Mains thought to be those of american servicemen missing in Laos since the Vietnam War were turned Over to . Authorities wednesday the . Embassy in Laos said. In a simple ceremony this afternoon at Vientiane Airport the government of inc lao people s democratic Republic turned Over to . Authorities human remains believed to be those of Ameri can servicemen missing since the indo China War inc embassy said in a statement. The embassy said urns also resumed identifying pieces of aircraft wreckage found along with inc remains at two Sites excavated by lao cd pcs in december 19b7 and january of this year a total of 555 americans Are listed As missing in Laos among the nearly 2,400 Las from the Vietnam War. The remains were received by Harriet Isom the . Charge d affaires in Vien Tiane and us. Military representatives the statement said. It said the remains were placed aboard a . Military plane that would Fly them to Bangkok and on to Honolulu for study at the . Central identification Laboratory. We will not know for certain How Many remains were resumed today until we have had the Chance to examine them in Hawaii said Ross pelting Lite spoke Man for inc . Embassy in Bangkok. We think there May be two sets of remains but we a re not sure and have no names he Laid. Pelting said the re Mains were recovered from crash Kilts in the Saravane area of Southern Laos. The remain were the firs returned by Laos since lao officials agreed 0 renew cooperation on Las last August and he United slates agreed to help last with  issues by encouraging a private american Chanty to provide a prefabricated Hospital stocked with Medicine