European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and strikes sunday May 8,19bb politics still first love of Best Selling author by Dav thefil . Bureau Raf Lakenheath England Jeffrey Archer was no going to give away any secrets Here if there Wen any. That is up to the prime  the Best Selling author politician and news maker said saturday when asked about his political future. Same would say he could be prime minister others so far 100 million around the world would be Content to read his books. Scores Lumc out it the normally quiet base Library to meet the 48-year-old Archer buy his books and get his autograph. Before the signings. Archer talked to reporters about his future and a Little about his past. Archer made headlines when a London tabloid wrote about his alleged liaisons with a London prostitute. Archer s lawyers disputed the Story in court and he was aunt did  damages injury 1937. I be never really got out of politics Archer said when asked i fac would get Back into the limelight. He resigned As Deputy chairman of Margaret Thatcher s convirs Viive party after that affair. But that was not the first setback for what seems to be an incredibly resilient Man. A bad investment icel the Oxford graduate broke in is74, five years after becoming he youngest member of parliament Al age 29. After Archer went bankrupt in 1974 he penned his first novel not a Penny More not a Penny less an admittedly autobiographical novel that he claims was not meant to make Money but to help him exorcise that chapter from his life. "1 never thought it would make Money lie said. But it did. And his five books such As Kane and Abel and the prodigal daughter have made him a millionaire and known among readers in 57 countries. Despite his literary Success Archer insisted he is sticking la politics and will write for fun. Thai s the world polities i be always wanted to be in he said. That is my first love Archer is Back on the political hustings fully booked with engagements and meetings through be year. And politics he said is one of Hie reasons he showed up at the request of Libanan Gary Una up. Who combined Cookfair with Archer s visit. Archer agreed to Knapp s request to visits months ago. This is a very Good Way to say thank you to the Ameri cans and the service they Are giving to this country said Archer who lives about 30 minutes North of the Bast to simply like the  theories Are staunch supporters of Lac american pres ence in Britain. Jeffrey Archer the visit also was Good publicity and a Good Chance to talk about his upcoming Book. It will be a collection of 12 Short stories not unlike a quiver full of  Hii publishers Promise it will be out by september in time for . Archer said he draws on his own life for ideas for his novels. Everything 1 do is a potential Story he said. You never can Tell. A Story could come from a Brief conversation or com ment. He said he could even get a Story from his visit to Raf Lakenheath. Archer he said he sees no conflict Between writing and politics. It was t a problem for Benjamin Disraeli or Thom As Jefferson West German firm is diversion of heavy water judged Legal Dusseldorf West Germany a a West Ger Man company said a chemical used in nuclear weapons had gone to Switzerland instead of West Germany but a prosecutor said the transaction is not illegal. There Docino appear Lobea violation of the Law said special swim takes toll in South China Beijing a one swimmer drowned and three were hospitalized after attempting to swim across a 21-Mife-Widc Strait in Southern China a newspaper has reported the Wen Hui Bao newspaper said to Yingshan drowned about 1,000 Yards from Shore White trying to swim across the Qiongzhu Strait Between Huangdong province and the is land province of Hainan. The report accused organizers of the athletic event of negligence the newspaper said the 38 swimmers were not Given food or drink during the 13-hour swim and that Many climbed aboard boats Halfway across the Strait because of cold and hunger. Officials from the provincial sports commis Sion said the event was held without their approx. Val. Jochen Ruhland a spokesman for the Dusseldorf prosecutor s office. He said West German Law does  nuclear material heavy water to be radioactive. The norwegian government on wednesday said is tons  heavy water was illegally diverted in 1983 to an unknown destination by the Dusseldorf based rotis Loit Infuhr firm. The norwegian foreign ministry said Roh Stoft einfuru1 slated that the heavy water was for scientific use in West Germany and that its transport to another destination Vio lated its Licens ing codes. An official for Onslo Steinfuhr denied the allegations. We never left anyone in the dark that the shipment was intended for Switzerland said a company official who Spok con condition of anonymity. The Oslo newspaper Verdins gang reported april 21 that the heavy water was flown on a liberian registered West african airlines plane via Basel Switzerland to Dubai then probably to a nuclear reactor in Bombay India. Norway docs nol allow the Export of heavy water to countries that have not signed the International nuclear non proliferation agreement. India has nol signed the treaty the ministry said it had so far determined Only that the heavy water was sent by air freight to Basel norwegian officials have asked West German officials to investigate. Heavy water or deuterium wide is used As a coolant in some nuclear reactors Bui ii can also be used to produce plutonium Tor use in nuclear arms India has several nuclear reactor that use heavy water. World today soviet infant mortality blamed on poor sanitation Moscow a a National newspaper Fri Day blamed poor sanitation and incest for the High soviet infant mortality Rale. The mortality rat ii More than double hat of he United Stales and Many Oiler developed countries. The labor newspaper trod said the soviet rational average for infant mortality is 2 Deal i per 1,000 live births but that the rate went As nigh us 70 per 1,000 in some areas of Central Asia. Women in the Central asian republics often take their family s drinking water from irrigation ditches because of o Lack of other sources the newspaper said. This leads to frequent intestinal infections cited As the cause of Many infant deaths Trad said. Even some hospitals in the Region Lack indoor plumbing and running water and women in Central Asia tend to Bear their children too time together weakening the body s defences against infection the report said. The tendency of some Central asian ethnic groups to intermarry was also blamed for raising the info in mortality rate. Quebec family of 5 killed by Blaze in apartment Matane Quebec a a family of five divird in a fire Early Friday in this Small gasp Peninsula Community police said Leon Richard. 39 his wife Jacqueline 33 and their three children aged nine months 10 and 11, died in the Blaze that broke out m the Kitchen of their first floor apartment. About is other residents in the building escaped without injury but it look .15 local fire men five hours to extinguish the fire. Most of those who were saved were on Wel fare and did t have insurance. They lost every thing police ski. Daniel trambly said. Matane is 210 Miles Northeast of Quebec City. Open production Rose during april Agency says Paris up crude Oil production by the organization of Petroleum exporting countries shot up to some 18.2 million barrels per Day in april compared to 17.7 million barrels a Day in March the International Energy Agency said Friday. The Iea monthly Oil Market report said he increase mostly was due to increased output in the persian Gulf states despite the recent intensification of hostilities Between Iran and Iraq on the Faw Peninsula and the naval clash Between the United Stales and Iran in the waterway last month. Open member countries projected to have made production gains of around 0.1 mid each include Iraq Iran saudi Arabia and the United Arab emirates the report said. Total crude Oil production in april was an estimated 18.2 million barrels per Day the Iea report said. Work study plan example criticized by China paper Beijing a a leading chinese newspaper giving an example of a policy going sour related Friday How students in Southern China s Hunan province had to Slop classes and sell apples on the sir Tel o help support their teach ers. The guangming daily said the Apple incident occurred after local education officials in Ping Jiang ordered the Chen Guan Middle school to Cam 12,500 Yuan about s3.37bor about 25 Yuan 16.75 per student As pan of work study programs now being encouraged by Beijing. The government strapped for funds to build belter schools and improve the living standards of underpaid teachers has recently urged schools in All Levels id sell services and do other work to bolster Revenue