European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday Augusta 1988 world today Qatar soviet Union establish diplomatic ties Doha Qatar a the persian Gulf state of Qatar monday announced it has established diplomatic ties with the soviet Union less than a month after taking a similar step with China. A joint statement released in Doha and mos cow said the two countries took the step to strengthen the Bonds of Friendship and Cooper  Qatar s diplomatic ties with China were announced july 9. The moves come after the Reagan administration in june formally protested this Central per Sian Gulf state s refusal to hand Over  stinger missiles it bought on the Black Market. Qatar belongs to the six nation Gulf cooperation Council an economic and Security Alliance that also includes saudi Arabia Bahrain Kuwait Oman and the United Arab emirates. 2 czech soccer players defect to Britain to says Prague Czechoslovakia a two Lead ing czechoslovak soccer players have defected to Britain after vanishing from their team last week in West Germany the official Media reported. Ivo Knoflicek and Lubos Kubik former stars of the czechoslovak National soccer team have not been heard from since they left their team mates at a tournament wednesday. Czechoslovak television reported saturday that the athletes who play for the Slavia Prague team failed to return with their team the term widely used to describe defections to the West. The daily Mlada Fronta on monday quote Rudolf Kocek chairman of czechoslovak soccer association As saying that Knoflicek 26, has had an offer from Derby county a British first Divi Sion squad for some time. E. German family of 4 uses tractor to escape hop West Germany a an East Ger Man family used a tractor to crash through a Border Fence then scaled a ladder Over a second Barrier to reach the West police said. The Early morning escape North of this Bavar Ian City apparently surprised Border guards who did not shoot police said. They would not identify the family which included a 30-year-old Man his 26-year-old wife and two sons aged 3 and 4. They brought the ladder with them on the tractor police said. On sunday bavarian police said two East German men escaped to Bavaria while a 22 year old czech Mechanic had reached West Ger Many from his native country. Majority of hungarians report being religious Budapest Hungary a sixty two per cent of hungarians today say they Are religious believers up from 53 percent in 1980, the communist party daily  reported tues Day. It said social researchers found that participation in certain rites was even higher 75 per cent of All funerals take place with religious Cere monies and almost 70 percent of babies Are baptized according to Church rites. According to the Survey cited in Nep Szabad Sag 30 percent of the 10.6 million hungarians were considered As strictly religious observing All religious rites and holidays and Only 12 per cent were materialists or atheists. As to the future  said Only assumptions can be made adding it cannot be ruled out however that religion May make fur ther gains and become even More important than  Margaret Thatcher right is greeted in Canberra by australian prime minister Bob Hawke and his wife Hazel. Tight Security greets Thatcher of she arrives for australian visit Canberra Australia up British prime minister Margaret Thatcher arrived in Australia s Cap ital tuesday As part of her six Day visit to Honor the nation s Bicentennial. Thatcher s Royal air Force aircraft touched Down at the Fairbairn air Force base just after 5 . In Clear Winter weather. She was accompanied by her husband Denis and Australia s High commissioner to London Doug Mclelland and was greeted by prime minister Bob Hawke and his wife Hazel. Tight Security surrounded Thatcher s arrival and the Public was not allowed onto the base. Police were stationed along roads leading to the base hours before the arrival and remained guarding the thoroughfares until after her motorcade left for the  trip was in Sharp contrast to Thatcher s first port of Call in Perth monday when during a Wal through the City she was heckled by pro Irish Demon  was to attend a dinner hosted by governor general sir ninian Stephen at government House tuesday night. Her official schedules wednesday include the laying of a Wreath at the australian War memorial the sign ing of a Mutual treaty on drug trafficking an address to the National press club and an official lunch at the new parliament House. Indian satellite develops problems new Delhi India up a  communications satellite lobbed into space 10 Days ago has developed Power problems delaying its stationary orbit above India an official said monday. A space department official said scientists in has san 1,090 Miles Southwest of new Delhi Friday detected that Only one of the inst la satellite s pair of solar Power units was functioning. The satellite was sent into orbit on july 22 at a cos of $80 million aboard a rocket launched from the european space consortium facility in French Guyana. The official provided no details on the cause of the problem but said Indian technicians and scientists from the California based Ford aerospace Corpora Tion that manufactured the 2,600-Pound satellite were working together toward a solution. Indian and Ford aerospace scientists had already mane Vered the satellite to face the Sun so that its five solar panels would Benefit from a greater Supply of Energy needed for inboard electronics he said. The official said the problem began when the inst la had almost reached its designated equatorial orbit but he was confident the satellite would eventually Start operating. 2 americans kidnapped in Philippines Manila Philippines up islamic rebels kid napped two americans and 12 filipinos travelling on a minibus Over the weekend and officials rushed to the Remote Southern Region to negotiate the military said tuesday. Officials could not identify the americans except to say they were both male and were accompanied by a philippine woman. Col. Anthony Elias spokesman for the military s Southern command said the Ford Fiera minibus was travelling through rebel infested Lanao Del sur prov Ince in the extreme Southern Philippines when it was halted by gunmen shortly after midday saturday. Elias quoting witnesses said the two americans and 12 filipinos were driven to the Village of Malan Ugas 525 Miles South of Manila where four gunmen drag ged the americans from the vehicle. Elias identified two of the gunmen As commanders Rollie Usman and Usman Calico and said All fou were believed to be members of the Moro islamic liberation front one of several groups seeking moslem Independence on the Southern Island of Mindanao