European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday August 12,1988 Cuba s Fidel Castro argentinian president Raul Alfonsin and colombian Leader Virgilio Barco left photo talk at the inauguration. New president Rodrigo Borja right photo accepts the crowd s applause after taking the oath. Socialist Borja sworn in As ecuadorean president Quito Ecuador a Rodrigo Borja a socialist who has promised a non aligned foreign policy and an end to Ecuador s free Market Economy was sworn in wednesday As Ecuador s new president. Borja received the oath of office and presidential Sash from Wilfrido Lucero president of Congress. Leaders ranging from . Secretary of state George Shultz to president Fidel Castro of Cuba were present for the Cere Mony. We have received a country in Mora land economic bankruptcy with a worrisome degradation of ethics in the highest government circles Borja said in his inaugural speech. He also announced an emergency eco nomic program to combat Ecuador s Fis Cal crisis but gave no details. We cannot speak of democracy where there Are impoverished masses forced to beg for bread in the streets or sleep beneath Bridges Borja said. He charged that the free Market eco nomic policies of outgoing president Leon Febres Cordero fuelled inflation and impoverished this South american nation. You Don t have to be an economist to know that. It is enough to go to the mar Ket walk along country roads or visit shantytowns to feel the daily drama of poor people Borja said. Castro is making his first visit to South America since he travelled to Chile in 1971 As the guest of marxist president Salvador Allende who was ousted in a military coup two years later. Other presidents attending the inauguration wednesday night were Oscar Arias of Costa Rica Jaime Lusinchi of Venezuela Virgilio Barco of Colombia Raul Alfonsin of Argentina Julio Sanguinetti of Uruguay and Mario Soares of Portugal. Nicaragua s president Daniel Ortega had to delay his arrival until thursday morning. Ecuador and Nicaragua do not have diplomatic relations. Ties were broken in october 1985 by Febres Cordero an arc conservative who championed free Enterprise and waste Reagan administration s closest ally in South America. Borja a 53-year-old Law professor who is a vice president of the socialist inter National and head of Ecuador s demo cratic left party has said that one of his first official acts will be to restore ties with Nicaragua. Shultz said he would not meet with Castro. . Officials have said washing ton can work with Borja and that he is no threat to democracy in Ecuador. Earlier wednesday Shultz met for 45 minutes with Borja and said afterwards that the meeting was cordial. We discussed our joint interests in doing everything possible about the narcotics problem the terrorism problem. We discussed economic issues the debt problem Shultz said. Ecuador a nation of 10 million people about the size of Colorado returned to democracy in 1979 after nine years of civilian and military dictatorships. World today tired Crew nearly lands aircraft on Highway London a a tired Crew working Ille Gally Long hours mistakenly prepared to land their packed Airliner on a Busy British Highway instead of an Airport runway nearby aviation experts said wednesday. They said the Captain was looking at the m-56highway instead of Manchester Airport and told air traffic controllers he had the runway in sight and would land visually. The Landing was aborted at the last moment after the co Pilot realized the error and the air Craft touched Down safely at the Airport the Royal air Force Institute of aviation Medicine  co Pilot said he had realized the flight would mean he would have to work More than the 11 /2-hour limit on continuous duty but the Pilot was under pressure from the company an asked him to say he came on duty one hour later than he did the report said. Japan Trade group to go on 4-nation buying trip Tokyo a Japan will Send a Trade delegation to West Germany Italy France and Britain to buy housewares products the Japan external Trade organization announced  Kato an official of the Semi govern mental organization said the 23-member mis Sion led by Kimio Tamura president of Plaza trading co., would visit Frankfurt West Ger Many from aug. 28-31 Milan Italy from sept. 1-3 Paris from sept. 4-6 and London sept. 7-9. Jane s reports soviets Hove new Jet to fill out fighter Force London a the soviets have developed a new lightweight Jet hailed As the missing component of their air fighter Force for the 1990s, Jane s defence weekly reported. The authoritative journal said the plane might rival theu.s.-Builtf-16. Jane a in an Issue published thursday said the Newmig-35 was flown by pilots of India s air Force in May and is in an advanced stage of development. The indians apparently were told that the Mig-35 would provide a potent combination with the larger soviet Mig-29, already in service with the Indian air Force Jane s said. Jane s quoted unidentified soviet officials As Indi Cating India would be allowed to Export the Mig-35. The Magazine said the Mig-35 features a single engine one Tail pm and an air intake Chute under the fuselage Simi Lar to the f-16, which is made by general dynamics. Some analysts View the Mig-35, designed for both air to air and air to ground combat As the missing comr nent in the soviet air Force s fighter Force for the 1990s," Jane s said. Though a vital component of the soviet air Force the Mig-29 is a comparatively heavy and expensive fighter and too sophisticated for the ground attack role it said. The Mig-29 is a twin tailed twin engine interceptor similar to the United states Al 8 Hornet. Spain air controllers schedule strikes Barcelona Spain a air traffic controllers for some of Spain s most crowded tourist routes voted wednesday to stay away from work for three Days beginning later this month a Union Leader said. Juan Manuel Garcia Gil the president of Cataloni an air controllers association Aca said members ratified an executive committee decision to strike for higher pay on aug. 27 and 30, and sept 3. Acac members handle traffic Over the northeastern third of Spain s airspace which includes Mediterranean airports in Barcelona Alicante and Palma Majorca where delays have plagued summer Holiday travellers. The Union is demanding monthly salary hikes of 18,000 to 40,000 pesetas about $145 to $320 and personnel increases to offset rising traffic. In the Case there is no solution or an unsatisfactory one the administration will be notified aug. 16," Garcia told reporters. Last weekend Airport officials in Palma said delay averaging two hours affected 200,000 passengers booked on flights to and from the Mediterranean resort Island. Prime minister Felipe Gonzalez said it appears therein an Over saturation of airspace All Over Central Europe but studies of alternative formulas to relieve the congestion like High Speed trains Are being  euro Pean airlines carried 10.3 percent More passengers on the continent during the first half of this year than the same period in 1987, according to the association of european airlines. A two Day strike last August by controllers at Barcelona s Prat Airport affected 150,000 passengers and losses of 800 million pesetas $6.4 Millionth National new Agency efe said