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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday june 14,1988 soviets reportedly Back in some afghan cities Islamabad Pakistan a soviet forces reportedly have returned to some cities in East Ern Afghanistan to fight moslem guerrillas who have raided posts defended by afghan troops sources said monday. Or. Ijaz Gilani an analyst at the Paltis Lani based Institute of strategic studies said he has received reports that the soviet forces Are Brackat the Garrison of Jala Labad and Khosla Afghani Stan near the pakistani Border. There was no Independent confirmation of Cilani s  said afghan forces have remained on the defensive since the soviets began withdraw ing their troops on May 15. The Low morale of the Kabul regime soldiers touched a new Tow with the withdrawal of rus Sian troops from certain Garrison towns and Strong Points Gilani said. Ecumenical fast in Italy protests f-16 relocation Gioia Del Colle Haly a communists and protestant Church groups and workers for a roman Catholic Charity arc holding what they Call an ecumenical fast to protest the Transfer of a Wing of . Warplanes from Spain to Italy the protesters said monday that the fast which began sunday in this Small town 24 Miles South of ban will continue until june 25, with different groups fasting in two Day shifts Italy agreed on june 4 to a nato request to accept 72 f-16 fighter bombers from the 401sl tac fighter Wing that Wilt be evicted from Spain within the next three years. Officials have said no decision has been made on where to locale the warplanes. But italian press reports frequently mention Gaia Del col Leas a possible base. Usis office attacked by South korean radicals Seoul South Korea a radicals hurled tear Gas grenades and firebombs at a . Diplo Matic office monday and thousands of students battled riot police to protest the blocking last week of a March to the North korean Border Riol police kicked and punched Street Ven Dors in Seoul and threw tear Gas to disperse March by about t ,000 of the merchants news reports said. The vendors accused authorities of hurling their businesses in efforts to clean up the City for the  and . Officials said students tossed three firebombs and two tear Gas grenades at the . Information service building in Taegu be fore they were seized by police guards firing tear  said Only three students were involved in the attack in Taegu 150 Miles South of Seoul but local press reports said there were up to 10 attackers and that they also hurled two Home made bombs. The reports said six windows were broken and the office s sign was set on fire. The attack followed 8 wave of violent anti government and anti-. Protests in the past two weeks by Radical students demanding an end to . Influence and the removal of about 42,000 american troops stationed in the country under a Mutual defense pact. Nations told Stock Market May crash again if Buck Falls Basel Switzerland up governments must remain ready to prevent any new slide in the . Dollar if they want to avoid a. Repeal of last year s Stock Market crash the Bank for International settlements said monday. Work must also continue on further reducing . Trade and payment deficits by higher Domestic demanding such countries As Japan and West Germany and restraining inflation in the United Stales it said so far this year the Bank said in its annual report Central Banks have successfully resisted the slide of the Dollar and managed to contain its Short term Vola  financial markets however Are still Uncertain about the Outlook for such key macroeconomic Varia Bles As inflation and the Dollar Exchange Rale it said. Some Market participants it said Are wondering whether we Are set on the same course As last year s plunge in the Dollar and crash on the . And other Slock markets. The Bank the Clearing Bank for International Central Banks said investors would again move out of dollars and u.5. Stocks if they Are Uncertain about policy commitments. However give owners of financial wealth Good Rea sons to believe that the authorities remain fully committed to the stabilization of the Dollar and that Credi ble policies Are being pursued that will Lead to a gradual even now. Reduction of the payment imbalances and they will be quite willing to diversify their portfolios further in favor of claims on the unit de slates it  first condition for continued diversification u that Market participant have Confidence in the willingness and ability of the authorities both of the United states and of the surplus countries to resist Down Ward pressure on the Dollar the Bank said. At the same Lime it said fiscal policies must be used to keep reducing the payment imbalances Between the United states and surplus nations. Expansionary policies have been implemented with notable Success in Japan although less so in Ger Many it said. But in the United states the contrary movement has been  Bush from Paga 1 he would use the . Military to help fight the War on drugs. Dukakis was meeting monday with congressional leaders and Law enforcement officials from several slates to discuss drug issues. He also sounded an anti drug theme on sunday when he told the . Confer ence of mayors the administration s anti drug Effort is in a state of  that was an apparent dig at Bush who headed an administration task Force on anti drug efforts. Without providing specifics Dukakis told the mayors meeting in Salt Lake City that the military should be prepared to assist in drug inc diction efforts. It will take Lough sustained and unrelenting enforcement. At Home and abroad enforcement which uses the military where appropriate and necessary he said. As Dukakis spoke. Ers were calling for Teczar. A platform drafting panel wrapped up a Long weekend of work sunday at the resort at Mackinac Island Mich. In addition to backing a drug Czar the Democrat released working papers that urged expanded acquired immune deficiency syndrome research adoption of the equal rights amendment greater efforts to end Home Tessness and a Law requiring employers to give workers Advance notice of Plant closings. Jackson forces had mixed Success at the platform Dukakis democratic party platform draft a the appointment of a Federal drug drafting sessions. The committee agreed the democratic platform will Label South Africa a terrorist late a Jackson has demanded. But the panel was split on whether to Call for a Jackson backed freeze in Penta gon spending and expressed reluctance to Call for the tax hikes Jackson wants. The republicans Loo were making like a Happy family. Over the weekend in Denver at the tint of three Unity conferences by the Republican National committee gop activists from 16 Stales and three former rivals for the nomination rallied around Bush. The vice president who pleased Many Republican observers when he went on the offensive last week against Dukakis promised the party faithful on sat urday they d be seeing More of the same. We re just beginning he said. Another Bush tactic has been distancing himself from the while House on selected issues. One of themis Likely to be civil rights and he vice president stepped slightly away from the administration on the a of Federal Aid to assist minority businesses. I support strongly increased minority development efforts by the Federal government he said in a commencement speech sunday at predominantly Black Central state University in Wilberforce Ohio we must bring Black americans and other minorities into the free Enterprise  the Reagan administration has opposed govern ment programs that set aside a portion of contracts for Minoty run businesses. Such set asides have been used by Federal stale and local governments As a Way to remedy past discrimination Bush who celebrated his g4th birthday sunday was awarded an honorary degree by the University. Soccer from Page 1 lose to the soviet Union to in nearby Cologne Sun Day but police reported no major trouble and said Only six dutch fans were detained for Public drunk enness. English clubs have been barred from european com petitions since the heysel stadium tragedy in Brussels a May 198 5, but the ban excludes the National team. At heysel 39 fans mostly italians were killed when they were attacked by English fins at the european champions cup final Between Liverpool and Juven Tus of Turin. More than 450 people were injured in the tragedy that shocked the world and focused attention on violent soccer fans. European soccer officials Are closely watching the behaviour of English fans during the european championships before they make a decision on whether to readmit English clubs to european competitions. The decision is expected june 25 in Munich he Day of the final. Quakes from Paga 1 bottles fell off the shelf in his House and plants were lipped Over. Dan Trevan. A Motorist who was driving Over the Golden Gate Bridge said his car jumped a Little bit during the quake. Bay area rapid transit and Southern Pacific Railroad Crews slowed trains Tocheck for damage to the tracks but found none officials said. Pacific Gas & electric said it had no reports of Power outages in the san Jose area adjacent to the epicentre. The Ontario quake also was Felt in the cities of san Bernardino Fontana and Riverside about so Miles East of los i Angeles. It struck about 2 20 p.m., was entered about five Miles East Southeast of Onta Rio and measured 3.4 on the Richter scale. Hall daily a spokesman for the California Institute of technology in Pasadena said. On Friday a quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit 40 Miles Northwest of los Angeles and was fell in much of Central and Southern California. Daily said initial data indicated it was unlikely the sunday quake was related to the one that struck Friday. The Napa Solano quake which measured 3.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 2 44 p.m., the seismographic station at Berkeley reported. The epicentre was near Lake Berryessa about 40 Miles North of Berkeley. Vacaville police received dozens of Calls from residents who weren t sure what the Jolt was said dispatcher Jamie Weishaar. Many of the people were confused because it did t feel like an Earth quake she said. Some people thought it might have been a sonic  the Richter scale is a measure of ground motion As recorded on seismographs. Every increase of one number Means a tenfold increase in the strength of the shaking. Thus a Reading of 7.5 reflects an earthquake 10 times stronger  earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale can cause slight damage in the local area 4 can cause moderate damage 5 considerable damage and 6 severe dam age. A 7 Reading is a major earthquake capable of widespread heavy damage and 8 is a great quake capable of tremendous damage  
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