European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 6,1988 massive drug seizure a photo West German drug agents in Wiesbaden inventory some 8.4 tons of marijuana confiscated in Hamburg recently. The marijuana which has a Street value of $18.5 million is the largest drug seizure Ever in West Germany. It reportedly was smuggled into the country in containers on a ship from Colombia. World today polls mixed on new trial for rust Bonn West Germany up Public opinion polls disclosed Friday that Many West germans think the 14 months Mathias rust was in jail in Moscow was not enough punishment and he should be tried at Home for his daredevil flight to red Square. Some West germans were upset by the 20-year-Oldamateur Pilot s Deal to sell exclusive rights to his Story to Stern the West German illustrated Magazine that published the bogus Hitler diaries. Rust is cashing in Banner lined the Bonn express newspaper. A movie books and a million from  it said the rust family had dismissed with laughter an offer made by a competitor of Stern to pay 500,000 Marks which is around $266,000. The express said a Public opinion Survey it authorized Marsupial Maggie British prime minister Margaret Thatcher stops to cuddle a Koala at world expo 88 in Brisbane Australia on Friday. Thatcher held the aussie Marsupial during a tour of the Queensland Pavilion. Shows 56 percent of West germans think rust should retried again in a German court for the May 28,1987, flight. A soviet court gave him a four year sentence but he was released ahead of time wednesday by a decree of the presidium of the supreme soviet. A poll taken for the Bild newspaper was More Favora Bleto rust. The Bild said 38 percent of West germans advocate a new trial on the grounds rust violated air safety rules. Sixty two percent oppose a new trial and 52 percent believe he should lose his Pilot s License Bild said. Rust might be tried again and could be barred from flying. Rolf Schimerowski the Public prosecutor wit jurisdiction Over rust s Hometown the Hamburg suburb of Wedel has said he has started an investigation to see whether rust will be tried. Scientists isolate virus killing off North sea seals Stockholm Sweden a swedish an dutch scientists have pinpointed the virus behind the sudden death of thousands of North sea club seals inexpert said thursday. We can now absolutely dismiss the theories about herpes virus the swedish news Agency to quoted virologist Berndt Kling Eborn As saying. Kling Eborn of the biomedical Center in the City of Uppsala said the virus belonged to a group known Ashe Picogna Viride. He said it was Only a matter of weeks before scientists develop a vaccine. At least 6,700 seals have been killed in Northern european Waters in an epidemic that was first detected in Denmark in mid april. Dead seals have been found on swedish danish norwegian West German and dutch coasts. Kling Eborn said scientists worked for months to Iso late the virus believed to undermine the seals disease fighting immune system leading to fatal pneumonia Orliver infection. Scientists Here and in other Northern european countries have discussed a possible link Between the deaths and pollution of the Baltic and North seas. Kling Eborn said the seals May have congregated inthe few areas where the water remained clean and food was plentiful and in that Way have been exposed to greater risk of  he said different animals could be victims to differ ent strains of Pir Corna viruses which explained Why Gray seals were not affected by the epidemic. S. Korea China to Start tourist exchanges soon Seoul South Korea a South Korea and China agreed to Start tourist exchanges possibly after the olympic games in Seoul next month transportation minister Lee bum Jun said Friday. Lee said the agreement was reached when he re Chang vice president of China International travel service visited Seoul july 26-30. Citing the Lack of diplomatic relations he proposed that communist China and pro Western South Korea begin tourist exchanges with people engaged in the cultural Field for visits to historical Sites Lee said. The chinese official said if the first exchanges Are successful the two countries could expand the pro Gram to include Ordinary tourists. China and South Korea have been expanding Trade and other non political contacts in recent years. Their two Way Trade reached $2 billion last year. Yugoslavia Gas prices increase by 40 percent Belgrade Yugoslavia a gasoline prices went up 40 percent in Yugoslavia Friday after the government lifted Price controls on a variety of goods and services including Energy and transport. One liter of gasoline now retails for 1,400 dinars or 61 cents up from 1,000 dinars or 44 cents on thurs Day. Earlier this week prices of electricity rail transport and cooking Oil were increased 39 percent to 66 per cent. Workers have staged several protest marches since the introduction in May of a government program Al lowing substantial Price hikes and hefty wage cuts. The program is designed to curb the country s 180 percent inflation and pay off its $21 billion foreign debt. The government and the International monetary fund which helped design the austerity program Are hoping that inflation will drop to 95 percent by the end of the year. Circus will try to give japanese a few laughs Tokyo up Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus announced Friday it will open a Clown College in Japan to teach japanese businessmen to relax and joke around. We want to teach japanese business people How to be a Little less uptight through clowning said Kenneth Feld president and owner of Irving and Kenneth Fel productions inc., which produces the circus. The Clown College will open next year in Tokyo and Cater to the Workaholic japanese businessmen who could use some comic Relief Feld said. Japanese workers put in More hours than counterparts in any other major Western democracy toiling 2,150 hours a year compared with 1,924 hours in the United states. But with the japanese Economy booming the government has recently begun a Campaign to encourage employees to take More time off. 9 greek cities to receive satellite to programs Athens Greece a greeks in nine majorities will be Able to tune into satellite television legally As of october this year Premier Andreas Papandreou said thursday. Papandreou s announcement made at a routine Cabinet meeting ended months of controversy partly sparked by the government s ban on Public satellite broadcasting. Papandreou did not say How much the project will Cost or what satellite channels will be broadcast. Greece s two state run channels et-1 and et-2, will relay the 24-hour satellite television broadcasts he said. The announcement came eight Days after Athens mayor Miltiades Evert appealed to the government to Start beaming satellite programs by the end of the year. For decades both state run channels have been criticized for their unimaginative entertainment and parti san news reports