European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 196b the stars and stripes Page 9 Manila Hospital strikes a Mother Balds her child As she lulls to Hospital employees in Manila Are on a striking Hospital worker of Aliide of the strike for higher wages. The child was University of Santa Tonuu Hospital in liter taken for treatment to a government Manila tuesday thousands of private Hospital not affected by the strike. Israelis isolate West Bank town impose curfew Jerusalem a the army Iso lated a town on the occupied West Bank tuesday Cut Telephone lines and arrested a number or palestinians suspected of anti israeli activity Israel radio and Arab reports said. The army confirmed an operation was under Way in a Alilya 50 Miles North of Jerusalem where troops imposed a pre Dawn curfew and closed All roads. An army spokesman declined to provide de tails. Police conducted an overnight arrest Campaign in Arab cast Jerusalem taking 13 arabs into custody a spokesman said Security forces also arrested four West Bank palestinians on monday night including two journalists who work for pro Plo newspapers published in Jeru Salem. The journalists were identified As Hassan Al Khatib of the daily at Hajran Salah Zou Heitch of Al Aboab. Foreign minister Shimon Peres kicked off the labor party s election Campaign with a vow to return occupied territory in Exchange for peace he said such a move would assure a stronger Israel with a Clear jewish majority. We shall rid ourselves of Gaza we shall rid ourselves of areas densely populated by arabs Peres told a crowd of 3,000 supporters monday night in Tel Aviv we shall remain Many jews on much land not a jewish minority with an impossible Burden of  the army meanwhile issued orders barring troops from hurling tear Gas into enclosed spaces following an israeli med ical investigation last May showing the practice endangers human lives. The new policy followed charges from palestinian and International human rights groups that the Gas was being improperly thrown into closed quarters de spite manufacturers specifications that it be used Only in open spaces. In a report last month the London based human rights group amnesty International said at least seven palestini ans had died As a result of the improper use of tear Gas. The United nations puts the number of tear Gas deaths at 13 since the palestinian uprising in the occupied territories began on dec 8. An american tear Gas manufacturer trans technology corp. Of Sherman Oaks California suspended the Sale of the riot control substance to Israel in May. The army has denied palestinians have died As the result of tear Gas and contended amnesty International consulted biased sources. Since the uprising began 25s Pali Stin Ivins have been killed and four israelis have died. Also monday authorities closed Dow the West Bank s largest palestinian institution. Dubcek gets exit visa to travel to Italy Prague Czechoslovakia a former communist party chief Alexan Der Dubcek who led the Short lived Prague Spring liberalization move ment 20 years ago has been issued an exit permit to travel to Italy a govern ment spokesman said tuesday. Dubeck ousted in the Wake of the 1968 soviet led invasion of Czechoslovakia has been invited by the University of Bologna to receive an honorary degree in political science for his Rale in de fending democratic principles and per Sonal  the ceremony will be held on nov. 12 spokesman Dusan Rovinsky said Dubcek applied for a travel permit for himself and his wife Maria on july 25 and received official approval after three weeks. But said Rovensky Dubcek did pot pick up the documents and on aug.25. Alexander Dubcek. To receive honorary degree for his role in defending democratic principles and personal liberties.1 was asked by authorities to do so in a written Csage. His wife came to gel the travel papers monday the do backs live in Bratislava capital of Slovakia. Dubcek who was expelled from the communist party in 1970, has not trav eled abroad in the past is years. Dubcek 66, now a retired forestry worker has been at the Center of special attention this summer at Home and abroad in connection with the 20lh anniversary of the invasion. The party s monthly novy myst lost month said Dubcek and his followers were responsible for the crisis of a gust 1968 when the country was on the Brink of civil War during the night of aug. 20-21. 1968, soviet and Warsaw pact tanks moved into Czechoslovakia to crush the Liberal reforms introduced by Dubcek in what came to be known As the Prague  czechoslovak state controlled Media have repeatedly rejected parallels drawn Between Dubcek s reforms and those currently underway in the soviet Union under Kremlin Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev. Dubcek has in recent months Given several interviews to Western news Media in which he praised Gorbachev s reforms and called both for his own rehabilitation and for the unimpeded implementation of similar reforms in Czecho Slovakia. Iran president rejects Musavi s resignation Hussein Musavi Nicosia Cyprus a Hussein Musavi submitted his resignation after seven years As Iran s prime minister but president Ali Khamenei rejected it tues Day Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency reported. Musavi tendered his resignation Mon Day saying in a letter to Khamenei that he wanted to step Down primarily be cause he believed As Many As eight of his Cabinet s 11 members would fail to win a vote of Confidence in the majlis Iran s 270-seat parliament the Agency said. La was not immediately Clear whether Musavi would accept Khamenei s action. Musavi had indicated in the letter printed tuesday in Tehran s Jom Huri eslami newspaper that he would remain As a caretaker Premier until a successor was named Irna reported. The Agency monitored in Nicosia quoted Khamenei s office As saying the president turned Down the Premier s res ignation in a letter to Musavi. The majlis had been scheduled to vote on Musavi s Cabinet tuesday but called off the session after the announced Resig nation which took foreign observers by Surprise. Musavi a 46-year-old Radical has sought major economic reforms in the face of bitter opposition from conservative clerics. In his letter Musavi apparently did not explain Why he believed the Cabinet members would not win the Confidence vote but did say his administration would not be Able to function with eight vacant Cabinet posts. He did not identify the Cabinet Mem Bers who have been Ai their posts since Musavi carried out minor shuffles Fol lowing two stage parliamentary elections in april and May. Musavi appeared to have strengthened his hand in the ballot ing with radicals who seek sweeping re forms making major gains. Musavi s Cabinet includes foreign minister Alt Akbar vol Ayala. Who Heads Iran s delegation to the  peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending the 8-year-old War with Iraq. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ended years of playing off one faction against the other earlier this year by openly sup porting the Musavi cd radicals and their Campaign for economic Reform amid persistent reports that Khomeini 88, is ailing a Power struggle Between rival factions in Tehran to fill the vacuum when the aging patriarch Dies has intensified in recent months