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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page8 the stars and stripes monday August 15,1988 Ortega says Dukakis win could Aid Central America world today Managua Nicaragua a president Dame Ortega said saturday a Victory by Democrat Michae Dukakis in november s presidential election could bring improved . Relations with Central America. Ortega also said Nicaragua would accept an International peace Force to guarantee Security along its Bor Der with  president speaking to nicaraguan ambassadors now in Managua said Dukakis holds different views on latin american policy than those of vice president George Bush the Republican candidate. Bush s policy is the same As president Reagan a confirmation of the Monroe doctrine while that of Dukakis is different Ortega  Monroe doctrine outlined in 1823 by presi Dent James Monroe asserts that latin America hold special importance for . Security and that other nations must not interfere in the Region. If eventually Dukakis reaches the presidency of the United states and has the Opportunity and capacity to implement the policy he has announced during the democratic convention very important foundations would be Laid. To establish a dialogue that provides new Type of relations Between the United states latin America and the Caribbean Ortega said. Dukakis has opposed resuming military Aid to nicaraguan rebels known As contras. Bush supports such Aid and the . Senate voted last week to provide$27 million in humanitarian assistance to the contras. Speaking of a possible Border peacekeeping Force Ortega said the nicaraguan honduran Frontier is a powder Keg that could be made to explode at any min Ute by the United states to justify an invasion of Nic  proposed that a Border peace Force be put together by Spain Canada West Germany and a country from the Contador group and its support nations. Mexico Venezuela Colombia and Panama make up the Contador group that was formed in 1983 at meeting of foreign ministers on the panamanian Island of Contador to seek peace in Central America. Brazil Argentina Peru and Uruguay Are the support nations. Ortega made a similar proposal after Honduras suggested the creation of a Border peace Force in novem Ber 1987 at a meeting of the organization of american states in Washington. Ortega also told the ambassadors that his sandinista government will continue a unilateral cease fire with the rebels until aug. 31. Negotiations on a permanent cease fire stalled in june. Ortega proposed Friday that a new round of talks on ending the seven year old War be held in Man Agua or Washington. A folks enjoying Folk a Folk company from the United states dressed in Gorky Street in Moscow saturday. The occasion was ceremonial american Indian headdress March Down a Parade for the International Folk Art festival. West German satellite recovered by China Beijing a China on saturday recovered a satellite launched eight Days ago that was carrying experimental devices owned by three West German firms the official Xinhua news Agency said. The report said the satellite launched by a Long March 2 rocket from the Juquan space Center in Northwest China returned to a predetermined site in Southwest China s Sichuan province. China has launched 23 of its own satellites since starting its space program in 1970. The most recent orbiter was the 11th recovered since 1975. Valuable violins recovered after Budapest to Appeal Budapest Hungary a two violins including a Stradivarius have been returned to their owners nearly eight months after they were stolen from the car belonging to members of the opera orchestra the Magyar nemzet daily said saturday. The instruments were located after a television a peal to help Trace the stolen Stradivarius and Balestrieri violins the paper said. According to the daily a self employed crafts Man who claimed to have bought the instruments from someone else for 9,000 forints about $180was turned in by a relative. Experts value the two stolen violins As Worth More than 3 million forints $60,000. The violins were stolen from the car of pal Eder and Arika Toth both members of the Budapest opera s orchestra on dec. 28, the newspaper said. It said the craftsman who gave a detailed description of the person he said sold him the instruments could be charged with receiving stolen goods. Searchers find helicopter 10 believed dead in crash new Delhi India a the debris of a govern ment chartered helicopter was found saturday in the Bay of Bengal a Day after it was reported missing the press Trust of India reported. At least 10 people were believed to be on Board the Craft which left the Southern Indian City of Madras for an offshore Oil Rig at 1 30 . Friday the news Agency said. There were no reports of survivors but pit said a search by aircraft and three Indian Navy ships was continuing. The French made Dauphin helicopter was hired by India s Oil and natural Gas commission which Over sees Oil operations in the country. The identity of those on Board was not known. Pit said the 10 included two Crew members. Debris from the helicopter was sighted 80 Miles South of Madras pit said. The last word from the helicopter came Friday when the Pilot radioed to Madras Airport that he was returning because of bad weather pit said. Chinese paper deplores defeat of Superman Beijing a a leading newspaper on sunday criticized officials for yanking Superman and at least four other films from Beijing s movie theater Safter they opened to packed houses. In a rare plea from the official press the China youth news called for Mea sures to protect against such Lawless  the report said Superman was one of at least five movies that have be enclosed since 1985 by officials after the films started playing in the capital s movie Heaters. It said officials had the movie of the crime fighting superhero stopped in Early 1986 because they did not wan China s youth to be inculcated with the film s impossible  two of the other films that were banned in Beijing the fierce Battle in Taie Zhuang and the Beach have won awards in China. The report said that in april 1987, when Taie Zhuang was playing across the nation officials closed the film in Beijing. The controversial film depicts a Battle Between the Kuomintang archrival of the communist party and japanese in vaders in 1938. In the movie the Kuomintang who were forced out of China in 1949 and now Rule Taiwan Are depicted As patriotic and even heroic. The report said that after eight months of agitation by the movie Indus try the government let the picture show in Beijing but Only for six months and no advertising was allowed. The Beach is about a woman who is in love with one person and forced into an arranged marriage by her family. The scene of her first night of marriage i marked for its portrayal of the tribulations of an unwilling Bride in bed with her husband. The China youth news report said the yanking of movies has Cost Beijing s the aters thousands of Yuan. It also said officials who like unpopular movies have forced City film officials to order More copies of them causing further losses. The report called for a Law that would set Clear regulations on the Content of movies to counteract official capriciousness. A recent Issue of Outlook Liao am Magazine reported that officials at the ministry of culture Are studying a pro posed Law setting censorship guidelines for movies. Among the topics being debated the Magazine said is whether naked bodies or serious crimes should be depicted on China s screens. Political figure Dies Miami Fla. A Arnulfo Arias Madrid who Long dominated civilian politics in Panama even though deposed from the presidency three times by the military died wednesday of a heart at tack. He was 87  
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