European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday june 1,1980 news updates Indian heat wave new Delhi India a the worst heat wave in 20 years left at least 100 people dead of sunstroke Over the weekend in Northern and Central India news reports said  Trust of India said 200 More people were admitted to hospitals across the country afr suf Fering sunstroke. Seven people died of sunstroke at a Temple at Goverdhan town 90 Miles South of new Delhi the United news of India reported. The victims were walking the circumference of the Temple a Nec Essary ritual in the hindu religion before entering a shrine. Sleepwalking Case Toronto a judge set bail at $10,000 monday Lor a mansard to have killed his Mother in Law and attacked his father in Law while sleepwalking. Last week an Ontario supreme court jury found Kenneth James Parks. 24, of nearby Pickering in Nocent of  was charged with murdering Barbara Ann Woods 42, at her Home in suburban Scarborough on May 24. Defense psychiatrists testified that he was sleepwalking at the time and therefore was no criminally responsible. Parks appeared in court monday on a charge Ofa templing to murder Denis Woods at the Satnic Lime. De sense lawyer Marlys Edward and assistant prosecutor Cathy mocha agreed to bail of $ 10,000 and an adjournment to june 27,the defendant also faces fraud charges in connection with the theft of $32,000 from his employer Italy Bank scandal Milan Italy a the re sults of a six year investigation into Italy s biggest banking scandal were Given to Deputy state prosecutor pier Luigi Dell Osso who must decide who will stand trial court sources said monday. His decision is expected by the end of the year in the Case Stem Ming from the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano the sources said. Investigating magistrates Rena to Bricchetti and Antonio Pizzi of Milan have accused about so peo ple of being accessories to fraudulent bankruptcy. That crime car Ries a maximum sentence of is years in prison. France Germany satisfied with current value of Dollar Paris a French economics minister Pierre Bergovoy Aad West German finance minister Gerhard soil Tenberg Are agreed that the Dollar s cur rent level in relation id the major world currencies is satisfactory. Economics ministry officials said monday. Kart Olio Piht president of the West German Bundesbank expressed the Hope that recent weakness of the Ger Man Mark on the foreign Exchange markets is temporary the officials said set conversion rates Page 20. Bergovoy and Stoltenberg also Reaf firmed the importance of stabilizing the Dollar around its current Levels the officials added. The meeting Between Bergovoy Stol Tenberg and other top economic and monetary officials was one of a regular series of bilateral consultations Between France and West Germany. In a joint declaration the French and German officials both called for continued monetary stability. Referring to lire French government s desire to reduce interest Rales the ministers said they intend to remain in close Contact on the subject the French monetary authorities moved last week to lower key Money Market interest rates by a Quarter Point. Bergovoy who was appointed two weeks ago has acknowledged publicly that real or inflation adjusted into kit rate in France Are the highest among the major Industrial countries and that they Are about two percentage Points too High compared with German rates. So Louberg said he welcomed the very important moves announced by the French government on sunday to further ease controls on the flow of Capi  two officials said they would strive to achieve even greater harmonization of their policies the economics ministry officials said. Soviets continue Afghanistan pullout with Retreat from towns South of Kabul Kabul. Afghanistan a soviet troops evacuated towns South of Kabul tuesday in their second major Retreat from afghan outposts leaving govern ment forces to Ward off rebel attacks inthe strategic area. Western and soviet diplomatic sources said. Soviet troops left Haini 85 Miles Southwest of Kabul and were heading North toward the soviet Border said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. A soviet Convoy from Ghazi reached the outskirts of Kabul about Sunrise tuesday and passed around the Edge of the capital the Western source said. It was not known How Many troops were involved. The Western source said the soviet tuesday were also pulling out of Gardez 60 Miles South of Kabul property sales Wiesbaden the defense Logis tics Agency will hold several sales in Mil itary communities throughout Europe during june. Hundreds of items of excess personal property will be sold or auctioned de pending upon the Sale location. Offered items often include vehicles furniture Small appliances and electronic equip ment. The defense Reutel ipalion and marketing offices will hold retail sales Fri Day in Naples Lipoma and san Vito Dei Normanna Italy and june 10 at Torre Jon a Spain. The sales Are open to . Identification card holders. The auction is open to the Public. Cash in dollars Only will be accepted and All sales arc final. Customer Are encouraged to inspect Sale items since each will be sold As is. Items bought at retail sales must be re moved the same Day but items bought at auction May be removed up 10 five Days after the auction. For additional information Contact the local demo. The evacuation of soviet troops fro the area leaves the afghan army largely unassisted at least on the ground against attacks by anti government guerrillas in the provinces separating Kabul from the pakistani Border to the South and Southeast. The guerrillas who have been fighting both afghan and soviet troops have Headquarters in Pakistan which serves As their conduit for arms supplies by Pakistan the United states and China. The soviet withdrawal started May is with the departure of troops from Jalapa bad 75 Miles East of Kabul. Under an april agreement signed in Geneva the soviets Are to Complete withdrawal by feb. Is 1989. When the pullout began the soviets had an Esti mated 115,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. About 10,000 have left so far according to reports from Moscow. The soviet military intervention in Afghanistan started in december 1979 when troops were dispatched to prop up a soviet style government in the face of escalating guerrilla attacks. Meanwhile the guerrillas claimed from their Headquarters in Pakistan that they captured the strategic Pant her Val Ley Northeast of Kabul last thursday the claim could not be verified in Kabul. Afghan and soviet officials declined to comment. The guerrillas claimed afghan and so Viet troops had left the Valley and said they controlled the towns of Rokah and Ana a. I this is True the guerrillas would hold major Vantage Points near the soviet evacuation route North of Kabul leading to the Salang Tunnel. Philippine nuke ban worries . Admiral Manila Philippines up the . Military commander in the Pacific has expressed concern Over a Bill that bans nuclear weapons in the Philippines foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus said tuesday. Adm. Ronald Hays commander in chief of the . Pacific come met with Mang Lapus and other philippine officials tuesday during a visit to Mark the 30lh anniversary of the Mutual defense Board. He did express concern based on the fact that according to him nuclear Power is an essential part of american strategy said Mang Lapus the philippine Senate last week approved a Bill that ban the storage of nuclear weapons in the country which hosts Clark a and Subic Bay naval base America s oldest and largest Over seas military installations. The Bill also prohibits the entry of nuclear powered aircraft and vessels unless prior inspection is made by filipino authorities. Asked if Hays was concerned that Pas Sage of the Bill would hamper . Mili tary operations Mang Lapus said i think that s what he was implying when he in Dica cd the importance of nuclear Power in american  . Ambassador Nicholas Plait said in a speech during the Board meeting the Philippines has a role to play in preserving the Security of the Pacific implying it must continue to Host Clark and Subic which House More than 17,000 service men and thousands of their dependents unless each partner is willing to accept its share of the common Effort Confidence within the Mutual defense Alli Ance will erode and questions about its Long term future will arise he said Flatt said the presence of the Bates in the country has eased the Philippines external defense Burden giving to More Lime to concentrate on fighting a growing communist insurgency. The Philippines and the United stairs Are reviewing the treaty covering Clar Kand Subic before its expiration in 1991. . Judge jury to try suspect in Australia Sydney Australia up a judge and a jury will Fly to Australia from the United Stales in july to try an american Serviceman charged with murdering his wife the Western australian government announced monday. It said ii had agreed to afford .authorities jurisdiction in the Case even though the alleged crime had been Corn milled in Australia. Felly officer Charles Wayne Elmore. 27, who was based at the joint naval communications Center at Exmouth Gulf Western Australia was charged with murdering his wife Bella at sex Mouth about March 17. Premier Ray Dowding of Western Australia said that although a . Mili tary court would hear the Case it would have a jury and would be open to the Public and and Elmore would be prop Erly tend by admissible evidence. Elmore was handed Over to american authorities monday. Arc reservations office to close for 2 Days Garmisch West Germany the Central reservations office will be closed two Days next week As part of a major construction project at the head quarters of the armed forces recreation Center. The office was closed sunday and monday after officials realized that vibrations from the construction work could possibly Knock out its sensitive computers spokesman Harry Connors said tuesday. The reservations office will close again june 8 and 9 when additional heavy wort is scheduled he said. Individual who want to schedule reservations should plan around the closure or make their requests by mail he said. The address for mail in reservations is Central reservations office armed forces recreation Center apo09053,