European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday july 19, 1988 a Eric Taylor 2, is comforted by his Mother Maryanne after his 5-Day ordeal in Australia s Bushland. Lost 2-year-old australian boy survives in Fife Bush for 5 Days Brisbane Australia a a 2-year-old borate insects and sucked on wet foliage to stay alive while missing for five Days in rugged Bush country populated by wild pigs snakes and crocodiles police said monday. Eric Taylor was found sunday naked but suffer ing Only from dehydration and scratches. He was expected to be released from the Hospital late monday. Clad Only in a diaper and undershirt the boy had apparently wandered away wednesday from his family s farm which is surrounded by heavily wooded terrain about 20 Miles South of Cooktown in far Northern Queensland state. Eric grinned and held out his arms when he was discovered by Rescue workers 400 Yards up a Moun Tain track and More than a mile from his Home. Nearly 300 people including aboriginal trackers took part in the search. Police said they had feared Eric tumbled into the Crocodile infested Tannon River which flows near his Home. He s a lot brighter than most kids of his age Anda lot tougher said Eric s father Paul. Police sgt. Ken Salmon the search coordinator said the area where Eric was eventually found had been scoured a number of times. Believe me its rugged treacherous country he said. We Are both stunned and jubilant at finding the  world today . Official s car firebombed outside his Home in Australia Canberra Australia up the Australia Federal police said a car belonging to the . Defense attache col. Dean Stickwell was firebombed Earl monday causing some $2,000 in damage but no casualties were reported. An incendiary device was put underneath the Driver s Side of the car a police spokesman said. Stickwell and his family were asleep in their Home nearby in the suburb of red Hill and did not hear the explosion the spokesman said. Later the bomb squad checked the car and cleared i for any further devices. The spokesman said there was no immediate apparent motive for the incident. The firebombing is the third such incident Over the past few months in the suburb where most of Canberra s diplomatic Community reside. In March a gasoline bomb was thrown at a House near the Home of a South african Diplomat with no damage or casualties. In april the car of the South african embassy third Secretary was firebombed As he and his family slept nearby. They escaped injury but the car was destroyed. Defector was being probed Fri says Moscow a the Fri said an american granted Asylum in the soviet Union after claiming he was harassed . Intelligence agents was a Nav Veteran investigated in an espionage Case. The government daily Izvestia and the official Tass news Agency identified the Man As Glen Michael Sauter. Izvestia said Sauter asked for and received Asylum because he was being unfounded Day persecuted by . Agents. Neither Izvestia nor Tass gave any other details about the defector or the alleged incidents that report edly prompted him to turn to soviet authorities. The newspaper said Sauter s Appeal to the presidium of the supreme soviet or the soviet parliament for Refuge in the soviet Union was motivated by his wish to hide from . Secret services which a noun deadly persecuted  in Washington Fri spokesman Thomas Deakin identified the Man As Glenn Michael Souther a Navy Veteran in his Early 30s who disappeared in May 1986shortly after graduating from old Dominion univer sity in Norfolk a. He majored in russian. Deakin said there was a pending espionage investigation against him but refused to give details because it s a pending  Deakin said he could not say when the Case had been opened but that it s been pending since before May 1986." the Washington Post in its monday editions quoted unidentified sources As saying Fri and Nav officials were concerned about the Man s disappear Ance because he had special Security clearances. Big first half Export losses to . Reported by Toyota Tokyo up1 Japan s top automakers reported big losses monday in exports to the United states for the first half of 1988 compared with the same period last year blaming the decline on the yen s appreciation. The yen is obviously still affecting us a Toyota spokesman said of the 12.2 percent drop in exports to the United states by Toyota motor corp. And Nissan motor co. In comparison with the first six months of 1987. But while sales were Down for the first half of the year we posted our Best sales record Ever in the United states for the month of june with 60,324 passenger cars sold up 20.2 percent Over june last year the spokesman said. Both automakers however reported brisk Domestic sales with a 16.1 percent climb for Toyota and 13.6 percent for Nissan for the first half of the year. North Yemen president resigns then re elected san a North Yemen a president a Abdul Lah Saleh resigned sunday before a newly elected parliament but was re elected within hours the official news Agency said. The Saba news Agency said the 159-member majlis Al shura or Assembly chose Saleh for a new five year term. The vote was 152 in favor with two abstaining and five absent it said. Saleh 46, has governed the red sea country at the Southern tip of the arabian Peninsula since july 1978. The news Agency said he resigned during a speech in which he told the new legislature to choose whoever they see capable efficient and sincere. In shouldering the responsibility of leading the  the Assembly is the first elected parliament in the history of North Yemen which became a Republic in 1962. In elections july 5, 128 members were elected and Saleh later appointed 31 More Mem Bers. Laid up Tanker tonnage Falls under 10 million tons London up for the first time in seven year the world total of Laid up Tanker tonnage has fallen to under 10 million metric tons following the reactivation of the Ulic Ultra Large crude carriers Esso Pacific in Norway according to Lloyd s monthly list of Laid up vessels monday. The sailing of the 508,268 metric tons dead weight vessel after five years of inactivity was enough to re Duce the Tanker element Lloyd s said. At the end of the previous month there were 111tankers of 10.9 million metric tons Idle. The new Lloyd s figure included 22 Ultra or Vicc very Large Grade carriers of 7.54 million metric tons around 77 percent of the Tanker total and 59 percent of the Overall figure. Australia s Fraser seeks Commonwealth position Sydney Australia a former prime min ister Malcolm Fraser on monday announced his inter est in becoming Secretary general of the 47-member Commonwealth of nations a grouping of Britain audits former colonies. Fraser speaking on australian television said prime minister Bob Hawke s support was important and increased his chances of winning the position. Nobody s going to get it if their own government i against them Fraser said. The Secretary general is elected by the Heads of government of Commonwealth nations. Hawke Leader of labor party government since 1983, has been one of Fraser s fiercest political opponents but has expressed support for him As common wealth Secretary general. Fraser prime minister of the conservative Liberal National party coalition from 1975 to 1983, is an out spoken critic of apartheid policies in South Africa