European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes thursday september 22,1988 world today fire in . Embassy in Moscow Quicy put out Moscow api a a Rall fire broke out monday in the . Embassy in Moscow but was extinguished within minutes and caused no damage or injury inc pm baby said. An embassy statement said the fire began about 10 30 . In inc fuel Lank of a Larch being used for repair work in a stir will. As a precaution the building was evacuated but employees and visitors returned about five minutes later the is Alcmene said. . Press attache i fire which was confine put out in about five is a it members. Soviet firefighters Arri lard Gilbert said the o the stairwell was Tii nutes by embassy cd but their help was not needed a Mart said. On feb. 17, a fire be an on the fifth floor in the same Section of the e Ubassy and was quickly put out. There were no ii juries. In april a fire in an unused Kitchen of the residence of . Ambassador Jack Matlock destroyed some american an stored there. European airlines report jump in passenger traffic Brussels Belgium a european air Lints registered a 5.2 percent increase in Passen Ger traffic in july on their global routes com pared with the july figures for tie previous year according to the association of european air lines. The july result was an improvement on a poor second Quarter the 21-Membcr association said. The association said its member airlines car ried 8.8 percent More passengers on european routes in july compared with a year earlier. The number of passengers carried on the North at lactic Rose Only 2,9 percent but this was an improvement Over june when there was 8 fractional decrease on that route. Traffic to s-aiisf3cnon with inc wage situation and the failure of local leaders to at tend their protest rally. The workers left Vares. North of Sarajevo Afier noon on monday and arrived in the bosnian capital about Midnight Tan Jug said. They met with bosnian officials Ai the Republic s parliament and then returned by bus to Vares to continue negotiations with officials there tues Day morning the news Agency said. Tan Jug gave no further details. Syria accuses . Of helping Israel launch spy satellite Damascus Syria a Syria accused inc United Stales on tuesday of helping launch Israel s first satellite saying the Craft would be used for military purposes and would threaten the entire Arab world. Newspaper editorials in other Arab capitals also denounced the launch of the Korizon i lest satellite and urged the arabs to pull together their resources to match Israel s technological advances. The syrian newspaper Tishri a government news paper whose editorials generally reflect official stands said As part of the israeli-0,5, strategic Alliance. The enemy launched a spy satellite with the help of Fth United  it said inc Craft will be used for military purposes. This is a new threat to the Arab  / Tishri added the .  to expand Israel s military Power is a permanent source of danger and tension in the Middle  state department spokesman Charles h. Redman has said the United states is not involved with the israeli space program. The horizon i will remain in orbit for about a month before it Burns and disintegrates said Yuval Occman head of Israel s space Agency. In Amman a  said that Craft might improve Israel s capability to spy on Arab coun tries but it would no the the right Way to achieve peace on Earth or Force arabs to accept Israel. As a Reata  it warned Arab countries to open their eyes to the new really in their struggle with the israeli enemy and mobilize All their resources to prohibit Israel from excluding arabs from the outer space of this  attic paper said the launch will push Arab countries toward technological  whatever importance that Craft carries in space it will not hide any of the real problems facing the jewish slate on Earth it added. Another daily newspaper said in View of the United slates strategic Alliance with the zionist enemy it would be naive to believe Israel s claims Hal washing ton would not Supply information through its satellite intelligence to the zionist  israeli officials have complained the . Was stingy in supplying Israel with intelligence information. The newspaper mid Light relations Between Israel ant the United Kiaie a Ould not allow one party to hide any secrets from  Clovis Maksoud the Arab league representative in the United states said the satellite gave Israel a serious strategic leverage since the country already has the capability to fire Long Range missiles. The libyan news Agency Jana monitored in Lon Don described the Craft As a spy satellite and part of a psychological War being carried out by inc  i fed up with trash Richard Hinter Feinler austrian Captain of he West German freighter Karin a looks disgusted As he poses in front of huge containers filled with toxic waste from italian industries trash that nobody wants to tact off his hands. The Load of waste was Utkin to Koko Nige Ria but authorities there refused to let  dump it. After trying unsuccessfully to Dock in England the frustrated skipper made his Way la Urno Ali Lar Uherc he is moored offshore hoping ionic Way can be found to gel rid of the Nasty cargo. Philippine defense chief urges caution in considering soviet offer Manila Philippines a philippine defense Secretary Fidel Ramos on tuesday said that . Baits Here must eventually be phased out but urged Carrion to on a soviet offer to close a base in Vietnam in return for american withdrawal from the Philippines i think what is inc most pragmatic position is to anticipate the gradual phase out of inc basis Ramos told reporters. / we Are a self respecting soc Wagn nation. Bui one of these Days we should anticipate the facilities on the bases will have logo. But it a Fisl be a gradual smooth and harmonious  he said Ramos made the comments in reaction to an offer made last Friday by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to close the soviets naval base at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam if the United states left its sin military bases in the Philippines. Gorbachev s offer is something that should be Stu did very. Very thoroughly examining the proposition from airs Gles because indeed no less than our National interest is at stake Ramos said. He said the . Facilities which include Clark a and Subic Bay naval base have a much greater Secu Rity value than the base being offered by the other  president Corazon Aquino said last week it is up to uie United states to decide whether to accept Gorba Chev s offer