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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes wednesday june 1,1988 Woitha today schoolteachers in Spain begin strike for More pay Madrid Spain a teachers in Public schools across the country began an indefinite strike for More pay tuesday the first indefinite work stoppage by civil servants in the Public administration since Spain returned to democracy in 1977. The strike meant no classes Tor Spain s nearly 6 million Public elementary secondary and tech Nical school students for the 20th Day in the last three months and with just one month left in the regular school year. The indefinite strike decided last thursday by the six National teachers unions representing Spain s 272,000 Public school teachers moved the government of socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez to break off pay talks the same Day. Kenya tells tourist resorts to Stop exhibiting animals Nairobi Kenya api the government has ordered private zoos closed and directed that the animals be surrendered to game War Dens a Nairobi newspaper reported monday. The daily nation quoted George Muhoro tourism and wildlife minister As saying Kenya has adequate game Parks where people can see animals in natural surroundings. An official of the ministry s department of wildlife conservation and management speak ing on condition of anonymity said the order was aimed at tourist resorts along the Indian Ocean coast where some Hole owners keep Ani Mals in fenced enclosures for viewing. W. German in Small plane violates soviet airspace Oslo. Norway a a West German flew a Small plane into soviet airspace Over the weekend apparently to Mark the anniversary of compatriot Mathias rust s flight to Moscow s red Square a norwegian foreign ministry spokesman said tuesday. Spokesman Lasse Sci said the Cessna i so was on its Way from Kalo in Northern Finland to Kirk pcs in the northeastern Corner of Norway when the Pilot first flew above soviet territory on saturday. The plane crossed deeper into soviet airspace when it returned to Ivalo on sunday Sci said adding that the soviets had notified the norwegians of the flyover. He said the plane penetrated several Miles into soviet territory and May have violated soviet airspace fora total of 20 or 30 minutes. Government sources who spoke on condition of anonymity identified the Pilot As Andreas Sommer of Hamburg. No further information on him was immediately available rust also of Hamburg flew a similar Cessna to Moscow from Helsinki Finland on May 28, 1987, Landing outside the Kremlin s Walls. He is serving a live year prison term in the soviet Union. Rust s flight severely embarrassed the soviet air de lenses which failed to Stop him and prompted a shake up in the soviet military Seim said that As of monday Sommer was still in Finland and it was unclear if he was being detained or questioned. No one wants to blow up this Case he Taid. Asked if saturday s flight was timed to the anniversary of Rusl s flight. Sci said we Don t know. Bui it seems Likely does t it the Cross Border flight appeared deliberate since the Wasvik River which Marks the Frontier was clearly visible in the sunny weather. The afle Posten newspaper which reported the incident speculated that soviet defences May have refrained from shooting at he plane for fear of disrupt ing this week s Moscow Summit. Seim said Norway contacted soviet authorities on sunday and we have the impression that they Fol Lowed the plane. They knew about  Duarte called riddled with cancer1 san Salvador Al Salvador us l president Jose Napoleon Duarte has cancer and May be Termi Nally ill a source close to the presidency said monday. Duarte 62, was scheduled 10 travel to the United states tuesday to be hospitalized where he May undergo surgery the source said. The source who asked not to be identified con firmed that a team of salvadoran doctors had diag nosed Duarte 42, As suffering from cancer that could prove terminal. The president s state of health is very delicate and his doctors fear he could be terminally ill the source said. His doctors have told him he is riddled with can cer the source said but refused to give further de tails. The source said that at a recent meeting the presi Dent was working in his office and appeared Calm. Communists big losers in italian local elections Rome  
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