European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday Juna 21,1988 news updates Viet party purge _ Bangkok Thailand a Ftp Vietnam s ruling cart Monist 1y, in one of its  in 1 years  has  More than Apo members a province air inc for pm enl and Otma violations. The off Octal Jafraty newspaper Han Dak said my were purged in Cao big. Strategic Northern province. Oil tar p uni form Slif tests could prevent Frac Tures f thousands it aging Oil Storaa tanks from casing spills Simuta to one in Penn Nionia this Caf that contaminated 1 water Sun Fly in three Stales a go vim a Send report has said. British delegation seeks better relations with Iran in sentenced year in a fir bad Chei a West Hermany so a military policy Woohan who whoa 14 worthless Check totalling $6,4whas been sentenced Tufa year in jail Alfort Riley Kan. Pm Kim m. Lanais. 2ij150 faces a j5.50finc and must forfeit All pay an allowances following her cof Vic lion by a Gunc Raucourt martial it pay on two counts bad Check write in Adb lion. The All off Flor panel handed lants who was As sided to the 164th military Clicc co in Musau a dish Ono Rable disc Bryc. If land docs not pay Fth Tine within a year she Feist serve a other year in jail a 21st sub my  said. The Spag Field in native wrote the checks Drain on a Fin Mcclellan ala., credit Union to the american  iffy november and de Cember theft Ocsman said. N sappar�tfiear1 attack kills rare Stein officer Ramster Ihbe West Germany an air Force obtain assigned to the european  div at Ramstein died Lur Day night of an apparent heart a a  discovered the body of Cap an a Wallace 40, in Wallace s Cal b . Sunday at the Side of aut when near Kaiserslautern a base spotty Onmi said. Wallace apparently is Alon lat the time of his death. Wallace la survival by two sons living in fort with tax if and his parents Jake Andrj Esther a a lace of Inkster Mich. Air Mufti Dies cd injuries after no Torcy a crash r air Ford enl and a 27-t airman assigned dip the 7020th Transon died Friday fro injuries suf feed Fri a motorcycle Ace Yent a  said monday. F sol. Kenneth l Tor or. Died Fridev evening following a oms earlier thally about 25 Miles Fror the base the spokesman said. No Otler details Weifun medially available. .7er, the assistant chief  ferry for his unit was a Rbt Ive of Aston Manor . He is i Vived Pis wife two daughters and a infant Nicosia Cyprus a four Brit ish lawmakers arrived monday in Teh ran on a private Mission seeking to improve relations with Iran after years of Strain the official islamic Republic news Agency reported. The Agency monitored in Nicosia said the British parliamentarians were met at Tehran s Chr bad Airport by officials of the foreign ministry and majlis or parliament. Relations Between Tehran and Lon Don and issues of Mutual interest will be among topics to be discussed Between the British delegation and Iran s political and parliamentary officials Irna said. 11 noted that the British government has expressed interest in solving Finan Cial disputes Between the two countries and later. Improving Tehran London  the Agency said the British lawmakers were scheduled to hold talks with senior iranian officials during their three Day visit. It gave no details. But the British legislators said before they left London that they hoped to Sec Iran s parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani the nation s most powerful Leader after Ayalon Lah Ruhollah Khomeini. Irna indicated that Britain s release last month of Abdullah Nour pour who had been held on charges of trying to cause an explosion had spurred efforts to improve relations. It Laid Nour pour resumed to Tehran May 19, members of the Mission Are Cyril Townsend and Robert Hicks of Britain s ruling conservative party Thomas Clarke of the opposition labor party and lord Tordoff of the Liberal social democrats. Townsend said before leaving on the trip arranged by archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie we think the climate has been improving in recent weeks and we like to think that fou members of parliament going 1o Tehran. Can nudge that Progress along.1 but the lawmakers cautioned before they left London against raising Hopes that their visit could Lead to the release of British hostages held by pro iranian shiite moslem factions in Lebanon. Britain s relations with Tehran hive been strained since Khomeini 1979 islamic revolution toppled the late Sha Mohammed Ren Pahlavi. The iranians have Long considered Britain one of the United state Rios St Alliet id rank second to the great satan As a hostile Western nation. Religion i deteriorated last year when British Diplomat was kidnapped in Tehran and an iranian Diplomat Wai arrested in England Tor shoplifting. Both countries later expelled Diplomat. Japan agrees to increase a ports tariffs on . Beef Orange a a landmark eco nomic a men reached monday Calls for Japan Idun crease imports and Lowe some of its arils on . Beef and oranges Over the next six years , Trade representative Clayton Meuller said. Under the pact pan would nearly double its imports Orlef by 1991 Anaphase out its livestock Dusty promo lion corp., which Curr Fly control most beef imports. To allow japanese farm re my to adjust Japan would be allowed to a tariffs of 70 percent in 1991,60 Percy Ink 1992and 50 percent in 1993. Yeutter said he expects the value .. Beef exports to Japan to double the least to More than $1 billion Aas a result of the pact. On oranges Japan agreed to expand Market Access for fresh oranges by22,000 tons annually to 192,000 tons in 1990. After that fresh oranges from the United Stales would be permitted in unlimited quantities at current Tariff Rales of 40 percent in season and 20 percent off season. Quotas on Orange juice will also be phased out. The United states also demanded an got compensation on tariffs for other farm products in return for concessions on allowing Japan to slowly phase out its tariffs. Included were liberalized restrict Lions on imports of Grapefruit Lem Frozen peaches and pears Pista macadamias pecans walnuts pet beef Jerky sausage and pork and Boltis. The temporary agreement Yuji feigned by Yeutter and agriculture Eastry an fisheries minister Takashi sub. The two Nen were later shown opt Spancic Tele icon signing the of and shaking  said Iha official documents signed Washington Proba Bly in the next few i see this Lulu ptas a major Ste Forward for Bota Jbf tries Yeutter told a Newi Confer Eair Ai the . Embassy after the i. Me cad panese consumer woul Benefit my the pact through lower Jan improved Standard of  it a landmark agreement  economic  of Cabinet minister Cizo Obuchi welcomed the agreement telling a news conference monday that it reconfirm that the United Stales and Japan Are Able to solve their problems through joint  he said the agreement can be full implemented without hurling japanese Farmers. Obuchi also said he wanted Sato to visit Australia at the earliest Opp Ziluni by to Settle a bilateral agreement on australian beef imports that has also expired. 2 More unions imn strike at Iraklion As Access to Dae is restricted by de Reavis staff writer Athens. Greece two add ilk greek unions joined the 4-week-Oldagainst the maintenance contractor at lion As on Crete monday join strikers in a blockade of the base s the strikers who Are Dema fins a is percent pay hike from  Pacific architects and Meheen were allowing Only greek Manallas . Mili tary and civilian Emp yees and their families to enter the Bike and then on Lyon foot according if a . Embassy orc woman in Athel she said the strikers Delta Access to the base to greek workers anime hides except those delivering medical the strike has curtailed to base Swater Supply which is fed by Wells. Water was being rationed. The strike began a month ago members of one of three unions resented on the base failed to f agreement on a pay increase from Pacific which provides the base with truck driven and operates the Power water and sewage plan. The company also performs bask civil engineering tasks. The workers were to have signed a new labor agreement saturday but Union officials said representatives from Pacific did not show up for the meeting forcing the Union to extend the strike the strikers said about 2,200  Are As signed at i ration and Many live off " ask greek Cooks waiters janitor an Lichen help Are among the strikers Mili per Spruiel from other Safe base Hai been called in to keep the base of Erato no until the labor dispute is settled so dior 19, drowns m Lake near Kaiserslautern West Germany a 19-Yjor-old Soldier drowned sat urday aft noon after his Craft capsized in � swi oftring area  c Andrews in of he Btry 94th air defense arty in kaisers Lauvern rowing a Raf like Craft with two com ans in Hohenecker Lake an authorized swimming area about 2 / Miles from Vogel Weh when Ibe Accident occurred said Cape Gaylan Johnson spokesman for the 32nd army air defense come. Andrews companions unsuccessfully attempted to Rescue him. Divers recovered the telecommunications Center operator s body late saturday evening. The army is inv cowing the incident. Andrews a blk More native. U sur Vived by his Mirik Mertina m. Harris of Baltimore and in father James Candrews jr., address of Viown. A memorial service w Andrews i planned Tor il30 . Weekday at the Kueber Cavern Chapel