European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday. March 21,1989 getting a lift in Tokyo a High school graduate in Tokyo res tos of University. He was one of 3,684 students across Triumph from Mil wishers sunday us he celebrates Japan 10 pass the rigid test known to japanese passing the Tough Entrance examination id Tokyo students is the hell of Entrance  world to Dow presidential envoy Habib arrives in Jordan to pursue peace plan Amman Jordan a special . Presidential envoy Philip Habib arrived sunday for talks on an american Middle cast peace initiative but govern ment officials said Jordan is not ready to give an answer to the proposals. Habib arrived from Cairo where he met with egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Habib told reporters the Gallt were extraordinarily Good Egypt s state run Middle East news Agency reported. His tour is also taking him to saudi Arabia and Morocco. High ranking jordanian officials speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said Habib would meet with King Hussein and other officials. But they noted that Jordan would not deliver a response to the . Proposals. Following the meeting with Mubarak which of cried about on hour Habib said he was grateful for Mubarak s cordial Welcome Mena reported. Habib s Mission is a follow up to the Lour by Secre tary of state George Shultz. He visited Egypt Jordan Israel and Syria in Early March. At the time Shultz conveyed the american proposal to ease inc 40-year Arab israeli conflict. The plan Calls fora United nations sponsored inter National conference to initiate direct Arab israeli talks by May t. The proposal Calls for negotiation on � proposed three year transitional period of self Rule for the 1. Million palestinian residents of inc Isaac i occupied West Bank and a a strip. Negotiations on the final status of the occupied territories would Start in december under he plan. State department spokesman Charles Redman said last Friday in Washington that Habib was sen to gather the views of leaders of the four countries on his itinerary and Brief them on last week s talks in Washington Between . Officials and israeli prime min ister Yitzhak Shamir. Aquino rules out run for 2nd term Manila Philippines up president con on Aquino sunday ruled out a second presidential term and admitted her government is still Short of a full  speaking on her weekly Call in radio proc rum Aqui no said her poor archipelago has yet to achieve eco nomic  i consider this period a transition from dictatorship to full democracy Aquino told a caller. Referring 10 the 20-year regime of ousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Because of the economic problems this is Short of a full democracy because we have yet to attain eco nomic Freedom she said. Aquino inherited a staggering foreign debt from the Marcos regime. The Deb currently hands at some 128 billion. The 35-year-old president also ruled out running for a second presidential term in 1992. I was really meant for one term to one term is All it will be she said. I consider myself a transition  the archbishop of Manila Cardinal Jaime sin mean while urged the passage of a land Reform Bill currently under debate in the House of representatives. In a pastoral letter read in inc country s churches sin threw the Church i support behind a Bill that allows landlords to retain Only seven hectares 16-8 acres and distributes the land to peasant Farmers. Soviet dissident Obukho welcomed to London London a soviet dissident Herman Kobuk Hov flew la London saturday where he was greeted at Heathrow Airport by British students who campaigned on his behalf. Student from Lancing College near the Seaside re sort of Brighton in Southern England bombarded soviet authorities with More than 2,000 letters Cletes and postcards on behalf of the 38-year-old medical Engi Neer from Leningrad. The students members of amnesty International. The worldwide human i to group also wrote tetters of support to Obukho and i family Obukho was sentenced in 1981 in four Yean hard labor in a siberian prison Camp followed by to years of internal Eile in Eastern Siberia. He was arrested in 1980 while trying 10 give a West Ern journalist the manuscript of hit Hook. Jilin  Ned Dawn which Erini Eitard soviet medical policy particularly the use of drugs to subdue political prisoners. 1 1 killed 26 injured in explosion in surabaya surabaya Indonesia Iii d a cargo of illegal firework Cipi Oded. Killing 11 people and wounding 26 others police said sunday. The Accident happened when fireworks that were being unloaded ignited said maj Gen. Plumel. Police chief of the East Java provincial capital of surabaya. The Bla Friday was equivalent to hot of a land mine said col. Mangin Daan. An army officer at the scene pointing id i line of bum cd Oul vehicles and battered shops along the City Center Street where the truck was parted. Conservatives ride High in new South Wales vote Sydney Australia up the conservative lib eral National party coalition ousted he government and Rode to a sweeping defeat of the labor party in state elections in new South Wale with As Many As five ministers losing their scats. The defeat saturday ends 12 years of labor govern mint in Australia s must populous state and 14 one of the worst defeats for the party in its history. With about 80 percent of the vein counted at the close of counting Hie saturday the coalition led by Liberal Leader Nick Griner had won 54 of the expanded 109-scat legislative Assembly. Labor won just 27 seats. Independent candidate look five and 13 remained undecided. In the old parliament of 99 scats labor held 35 seals. Liberal National coalition 39. And independents five. Panel in Southeast Asia against hydroelectric dam Bangkok Dpi an official investigating com Mittee has recommended thai the government halt plans for a hydroelectric dam that could irreparably damage Southeast Asia s last major Forest Reserve. Thai news reports said saturday. After a Sim Only study Deputy prime minister Tienchai Siri Saraphan head of the 19-Mcmbcr committee appointed to study the effects of the dam Friday evening recommended that the project be shelved the committee is to present its recommendation to the thai Cabinet by March 25. The proposed Nam Choon dam would flood part of the Region s last major Gresl preserve and roads into the area would open the remainder to exploitation the committee reported. Warning of earthquake sends Farmers fleeing Lagos Nigeria a thousands of Farmers have fled their land in the Southern state of benue following a government warning of an earthquake. A government report published in the Lagos daily times warned that Earth tremors that Shook the Region in february could be it prelude to a a Tsvor earthquake. The report added that portions of the stale were unsafe for human habitation. The Farmers began leaving their land when the government issued preliminary warning after the trem ors. The report was completed by a government Geo logical team