European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday july 30,1988 comrades getting credit cards the visa credit card has finally made its Way to the soviet Union As the first card was issued and delivered in Moscow Friday to National olympic committee Secretary Yuri Tito who was a former olympic Champion and sex president of the International federation of gymnastics. The card has the usual shimmering Dove logo on the right Side but bears olympic symbols and card information in cyrillic lettering. World today Canadian Jet has near collision with 2 soviet military planes to run i o map officials Are investigating Ebva Canadian jetliner with 246 people aboard nearly collided with two soviet military planes being intercepted by . Fighters Over the Atlantic. The world ways Canada dc-8 was cruising at31,000 feet about 250 Miles off the coast of newfound land and the Pilot was not informed of any military traffic in the area when the incident occurred wednes Day officials said. James Harris a spokesman for the Canadian aviation safety Board said the National defense depart ment and the safety Board launched investigations to determine the cause of the communications failure an recommend ways to prevent a recurrence. The jetliner was flying from London s Gatwick air port to Ottawa and Toronto at the time said world ways vice president Bill Doucette. He said the Pilot reported seeing two soviet plan Sand two . Fighters within 500 to 1,000 feet of his flight path. He pulled up and pulled right to avoid collision Doucette said. No one was Hurt and the plane landed safely at Ottawa. Capt. Don Roy of the Canadian defense depart ment said the soviet planes were in International air space but . And Canadian jets intervened to let them know we know they re  Harris said the Pilot saw two soviet Bear reconnaissance aircraft and two . F-15 fighters based i Maine. Two Canadian air Force Cf-18s from Quebec were also dispatched to intercept the soviet aircraft but were refuelling in midair when the incident occurred he said. When two jumbo jets nearly collided in the Sam Region july 10, 1987, the safety Board concluded that one was off course and urged the government to see Kan International agreement on cockpit Cross Check procedures. Cheers pubs in England to open All afternoon beginning aug. 22 London a in the first major change i licensing Laws in England and Wales in 72 years the government has said pahs there will be Able to Sta open All afternoon As of aug. 22. The move which promises a minor revolution in National drinking habits was announced by Home Secretary Douglas hard the Cabinet member responsible for police Law and order and a variety of other Domestic issues in the House of commons on thursday. Parliament passed legislation approving the relaxation of licensing regulations last april but left it to the government to decide the Date when pubs could Start opening during the afternoon the change does not apply to Scotland because it has had afternoon opening since 1977 under its Sepa rate licensing Laws. Since 1916, pubs in England and Wales by la have had to shot after lunch and not open again until the Early evening. The 1916 Law was introduced to drinking by world War i munition workers. Under the new Law introduced largely As a remit of pressure from the tourist Industry pubs will be allowed to stay open from 11 . To 11  on week Days. The permitted week Day hours Are now 11 . To 3 ., and in most cases 5 30  Or 6  To 11p.m. The change does not affect pub opening hours on sundays. Pubs on sunday Are open from noon until 3  And from 7  To 10 30  Until earlier this year sunday opening at lunchtime was even More restricted from noon until 2  But a controversial amendment which slipped by the House of lords when some of the Peers missed their cues in the unelected upper chamber of the British parliament extended sunday lunchtime opening by an hour until 3 ., starting last month. The Consumers association and the British tourist authority Are among those who have welcomed the relaxation of drinking hours. But the British medical association has said it fears an upsurge i alcohol related illness and Road accidents. Smoker Battles Crew tries to open plane s door Winnipeg Manitoba a a danish Mantu sled with the Crew of a trans Atlantic flight tried to open the air plane s door and threw a drink in the Pilot s face after he was caught smoking police said. Oly svane thestrup 41, of Copenhagen Denmark was charged in a Winnipeg court wednesday. The incident happened tuesday on a British air ways flight from London to los Angeles after a Passen Ger set off a smoke Detector in a washroom on the Boeing 747, police said. He struggled with the Crew tried to open a door on the plane and threw a drink in the Pilot s face they said. The Man was restrained but managed to free him self. The Pilot landed at Winnipeg International Airport where the plane was met by police. China officials ordered to use Domestic cars Beijing up embarrassed by its leaders pen chant for expensive imported cars China has ordered top officials to use homemade sedans and will boost output of its luxurious red Flag limousine to meet increased demand officials said Friday. Starting in 1989, officials of ministerial level and above will have to turn in their expensive imported sedans in Exchange for a domestically produced red Flag at least while on Public duty said an official of the Changchun no. 1 motor vehicle Plant in Northeast Ern Jilin province who declined to be identified. Most top chinese officials cruise around the capital in gleaming Black Mercedes Benz sedans with smoked Glass windows. Foreign guests like to ride in a red Flag explained the factory spokesman noting Britain s Queen Elizabeth toured Beijing in one of China s most advanced models during her 1986 visit. Dec holds talks in Athens on unified Market issues Athens Greece a the european economic Community opened talks in Athens Friday on Stream lining corporation Law in preparation for 1992, when the 12-nation Trade bloc becomes a unified Market. Commerce ministers from the dec states holding Aone Day meeting in Athens also were expected to Dis cuss legislation for mergers in the Community Foo standards and setting up a Community wide trademark. It was the first meeting on 1992 issues to be held i Greece which took Over the rotating Community presi Dency for six months from july 1. The dec member states must approve some 350special directives setting the Legal framework for the single Market when business and Trade barriers be tween Community countries will be removed. So far More than 90 directives have been finalized and Greece says it will push through another 30 during its presidency. 11 sri lankan killed in sinhalese militant riots Colombo sri Lanka a ten sinhalese extremists and a Soldier were killed and militants torched buses on the first anniversary of an accor aimed at ending tamil separatist violence police said Friday. Most shops offices and businesses were closed Fri Day in Colombo the capital and surrounding  said people were afraid to open their businesses because of possible violence by sinhalese radicals opposed to the India brokered peace Accord. A 24-hour curfew went into effect at 6 . Friday in the Island s Southern Region after Radical sinhalese nationalists called for a general strike. Military officials said at least 10 sinhalese extremists were killed by police overnight during a series of unsuccessful attacks on government property in Centra land Southern sri Lanka strongholds of the Peoples liberation front. A sinhalese sri lankan Soldier was fatally shot in Battle with extremists in Ham Bantoma District in the South police officials said