European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b world today the stars and stripes thursday. April 7,1968 Finland May conclude visa free pact with soviets Helsinki. Finland a Finland could he among he first countries outside the Sovie Turri i have visa cart travel 10 the 5ovic1 Union. To cd Zaikov. Moscow s communist parly chief and third in the soviet Hierarchy was in a Inland wednesday to Mark the 40th anniversary or the Friendship pct concluded betwee the two countries an april 6, 194b. Despite the treaty. Finland Hasa policy of neutrality. I think Finland could be one of the  countries to conclude a visa free travel agreement Zaikov 6i, said in an interview with the Independent newspaper he singin a Nomal Finland which shares a 7b 3-mile land Border with the soviet Union was the Only nation sign ing a treaty of Friendship cooperation and Mutual assistance in the i 040s which did not fall into the soviet sphere of influence. Afghans begin voting for parliamentary secrets Islamabad Pakistan up1 tens of thousands of people voted tuesday on he first Day of parliamentary elections thai Western diplomats said were hastily called to enhance the regime s image before a soviet troop withdraw Al. State run radio Kabul in a broadcast monitored in Islamabad said the first Day of he 10-Day balloting was con dulled in an orderly Man Ner in 230 constituencies for a 229-scat House of  and a 62-seat Senate 1 he elections Are the first for a parliament Cinco the communist people s democratic party of Afghanistan seized Power in a coup on april 28, 1978. Hungarian papers step up attacks against Romania Budapest. Yungaw a hungarian slate run dailies escalated attacks wednesday on one of Hungary s allies Romania after Roma Nian authorities dropped hungarian and Ger Man language place names in National Minori ties newspapers Early this month the hungarian news Agency Mai reported from the romanian capita Bucharest monday that Eiore. A daily in hungarian and the Ger Man language daily a cur wig referred to cities and villages with Strong ethnic groups Only by romanian name. Some 1.7 million ethnic hungarians and 220,000 ethnic germans live in Romania mostly in the Central province of Transylvania. Hungary has charged that Here is widespread discrimination against the ethnic hungarians. Romania charges that Hungary complaints after world War i Libya Tunisia sign pacts to improve relations Rome a Tunisia and Libya have signed agreements aimed at better cooperation in the Fields of Industry agriculture transport Trade social welfare and culture the official libyan news Agency Jana reported on wednes Day. Without giving detail of the accords which it described As draft agreements Jana in a Dis Patch monitored in Rome said they were signed tuesday in Tripoli during the visit of Tun Ian prime minister a cd acc ouch and his coun iry i Council of ministers Jana reported on monday that libyan Leader Moa maj Qadhafi announced that he has ordered the dismantling or a military unit formed to act inside Tunisia if the in Itea states used that country to attack Libya. He was also quoted As telling the tunisian delegation hat he ordered a division of troops withdrawn from the Border with Tunisia rep. Kennedy British Soldier have angry shouting match Belfast. Northern Ireland up rep Joe Kennedy d-mass., on a fact finding Mission to North pm Ireland verbally lathe a cursing British Soldier who stopped his car and ordered its Neil Driver 10 get out while it was searched. Witnesses said an angry shouting match erupted tuesday evening arts the Soldier on patrol in the Irish Republican army stronghold of West Belfast shouted at him to go Back to your own  Why Don t you go Back to yours Kennedy ached As the Soldier �1io had backed off raised his fist in the air. The shouting match quickly subsided and Kennedy a critic of the British administration in Northern ire land proceeded on his Way. A spokesman for the British army which has 1 1,000 troops in Northern Ireland in its Battle against the Ira confirmed that there was a shouting incident but had no further details. He said the matter was under investigation. Kennedy scion of the Irish american can thai produced the first . Catholic president John f. Kennedy is an ardent campaigner against protestant discrimination against the minority catholics in British ruled Northern Ireland the outlawed Ira is fighting to end British Rule so the province can be United with the Catholic Republic to the South. Kennedy son of assassinated sen. Robert Kennedy arrived tuesday of the first Day of a four Day fact Fino ing tour of Northern Ireland. The incident erupted when he was leaving from a visit to the Catholic Dyis Flats where Era sup Nert routinely riot against drills Fortes and the mostly protestant police Force. Witnesses id Kennedy was being driven away from the housing project when the car driven by a priest was slopped by a British army patrol and a Soldier ordered the Clergyman 0111 so his car could be searched Kennedy who had gotten out of the car pushed inc cursing Soldier s Arm away from the priest. Since when do you Tell anybody what to do Ken Nedy asked. The shrift in match then flared witnesses said afterwards Kennedy described the British Soldier attitude As callous and said the incident helped him understand Why the Irish Catholic minority in the province chafed under British Rule. You Don l curse in front of a Catholic priest a least in our country you Aren t brought up to do  he said. It the incident was a disappointment and an Eye opener in. Terms of the Altitude the British troops seem to 1 have for the Irish  during his visit. Ken i Nady plans to meet with i moderate Catholic poli Titan John Hume protestant politicians Andi both Catholic and protes Tant churchmen. He also will visit uie Irish re pub Keni Tedy lie to meet prime min ister Charles a a ghee and will visit we Ford where the Kennedy Dan  he said tit. Had no pitas it meet with the men of violence a reference to the Ira and said hat losing both Bis father and Uncle to assassins bul lets he did not agree with ill Campaign of violence. Bui he is highly critical of the British administration in Northern Ireland. After British commandos shot to death three unarmed Ira guerrillas on a bombing mis Sion in Gibraltar March 6, he likened British Security forces to Central american death squids. Small fires set in 2 London stores London a incendiary devices set off Small fires in two of London s Best known department stores Early wednesday less than 12 hours after an unix plod cd bomb was found in a third store police and store officials said. The tires at harrods and Sci fridge s in London s West end caused minor damage and no injuries officials said. A Scotland Yard spokesman said police believed single croup was responsible for All the devices All planted in furniture departments although there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The first device was found tuesday in Deben Hain a a store previously targeted by animal rights activists for Selling fur coals. They Are not being treated As terrorist devices said the Scotland Yard spokesman who was not named in keeping with British custom. We believe they Are All from Ibex my  Maggie Wells a spokeswoman for Selim huge to said a device went off at the sprawling department store on Oxford Street the City s main shopping thoroughfare at about 1 15 am. Causing a Small fire that was put out by the sprinkler system. Another device went off in harrods near Hyde Park at about 3 am. Police said. Al Debenham i police defused an incendiary bomb found by an employee shorty after the store closed at 6 . Tuesday Scotland Yard Laid. . Tycoon eyes German Media Dusseldorf West Germany a British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell plans to enter the West German Media Market and we a have talks wit Federal authorities this week the business daily news paper Handel Oblatt reported tuesday. It also said Maxwell will launch on Jan. I 1989, an handels Blat said. We Are slowly making Progress in West Germany and will shortly come into this Market the newspaper quoted Maxwell As saying in an interview in his Lon Don Headquarters. This week Well visit the Federal carte office in West Berlin to Sec what they think about us Maxwell was quoted at saying. Maxwell said he is interested in All sectors or the West German Media Market be it television print ing newspapers or  in would be better if we took a share of something that already exists but we Are also ready to Start some thing completely new something of our own he was quoted As saying. Maxwell Heads the Mirror group whose flagship newspaper is the London daily Mirror Rome pans airline personnel to strike Rome a ground personnel at Rome s Leon Ardo a Vinci Airport said they will stage 12-hour strikes on april 16 and 24, and pilots and navigators for a French Domestic airline plan a three Day strike next week. The italian news Agency Ansa said the Rome strikes Are expected to Force the cancellation or postponement of most flights on those two Days. Ground Crews in Rome have been negotiating for a new contract for eight months and for the last five months Crews have staged periodic strikes. They Are demanding better working conditions i control Lowers salary increases and fewer hours in the workweek. Union leaders on tuesday said the Rome strikes would not interfere with flights for emergency military or government purposes. Flights to and from july s islands also Wilt not be interrupted. Waves of airline and railway strikes in Italy Over the last five months have made travelling difficult to Pun. Meanwhile in Paris tuesday Pilot and navigators for the French Domestic airline air inter announced a72-hour strike to begin next week. A statement issued by the three unions representing pilots and navigators said the strike would begin at Midnight monday and end Al Midnight wednesday the three Day strike is to press demands for Letl nights of the new Airbus a-320 plane which in flown by a Pilot and co Pilot eliminating the navigator s position