European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday october 17,1988 news update Victory for Carbide Bhopal India a j an appellate court has removed the judge presiding aver us govern ment s $3 billion civil Ait against Union Carbide corp. Was wrong in Awan compensation for to chemical disaster a Coq . In a ruling that was i saying he Ling partial a Bhopal compact i major Inry for Union carib do. Justice . Sch ruled that it was Mosi disturbing thai Judic , Deo Ord tired interim Clif before deciding he Case. I i o refused o Corn Mcnol on the ruling. I the Danbury  com Pany had  s removal after the judge last year awarded j270 million Asil cram Relief to fam Ilies of More than 3 100 people who died in the 1984 teak at a pesticide Plant owned by Union Carbide s in Dian subsidiary. I More than 20,000 were injured in the world s worst chemical disaster. The award was reduced in april this year in �192 million a Grunion Carbide appealed the Rul ing saying that the court had no Power to order it to pay interim Relief until responsibility for the Gas leakage is determined. Viewers set record new York a about 62 million viewers tuned in for the final presidential debate More than for either of the iwo previous  offs Between the two parties the . Nielsen co. Said Friday. About 58 percent of those watching television during in time period thursday night were tuned in to the debate according to Nielsen s overnight figures fro the 16 largest to markets. The debate Between Democrat presidential Nom nce Michael Duka Kis and Republican George Bush Hud a rating on  of 16.6 and a24% share. Abcs coverage had a rating of 14.1 and a 20% share. Lbs had a 9.6 and 14% share. Each rating Point equals904,000 households with televisions. The share is the percentage of sets in use. Aids study dropped new York. A sponsors of a study into treating aids re Latch Complex with an experimental drug called amp Ign have stopped the research citing disappointing results. Amp Ign failed to show any advantage Over a Placebo that would justify continuing the research the sponsors said. Some 330 patients had been enrolled at 11 centers in the unite states for the study. Symptoms of aids related Complex called  Are often less severe than those of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Symptoms can include loss of appetite weight loss fever night sweats and swollen Lymph nodes. Temptation banned new Delhi India a the government As banned the controversial file the Las temptation of Irish United news of India rep Ted saturday. There in no que lion of screen ing any film a Lii will Hurt the religious so Timen s of people he news Agency que led g. Partha Sarahy spokesman a r prime min ister Rajiv Gandhi assaying. The ban was made in response to a request from several religious or�3ni? in the news Agency said. Dukakis cites crime of ice Jef record Bush promises not t6 mess up by the associated press Michael Dukakis fought to gain ground on George Bush saturday de Claring that he has reduced crime in his Home state through a commitment right out of my gut while Rush merely pos Tures in to ads. Bush leading and with just Over three weeks to go told reporters i m no going to mess  the Democrat presidential candidate received endorsements from hispanic Law enforcement groups in los Angeles and spoke at a rally there before lying to Texas for More campaigning. Bush accompanied by Hollywood actors and two members of the Beach boys singing group went on a Bua Lour of ral lies in seven California cities. Dukakis running mate Texas sen. Lloyd bends in said saturday that de spite polls showing Republican gains the momentum is  Bui he also brought up a Story generally cited Only -,.bylmljlical Long Jih ois the i94j news paper Hhd inc Mcord Tetly declaring that  had Defeated democratic undead of Harry Truman. "1 can l help Bur remember Harry Truman out there when the press had written him off run Lson told tact fwd at a banners Market in St. Louis. A. Bush s running mate Indiana sell. Dan Quayle campaigned in Wisconsin telling cheering supporters in eau Claire and Appleton that the slate is going for George  at the University of Wisconsin at eau Claire he ran into demonstrators carry ing signs questioning his military record. He brushed past them saying Sec you after the  Dukakis has been striking Back aggressively since thursday night s debate an encounter that polls indicate put him far ther behind Bush he also has begun challenging Bush Tele vision ads accusing him of presiding Vcra Douglas Peon of thames dear London stud on the Tipper Wing of the biplane on which be crossed the English Channel on Fri Day. He and Ann Jackson of Exeter blood on the wings of two different biplanes daring the 18-Mife flight from the English coast to Cataili France Peru wears pacemaker and the stunt wms aimed to focusing on the need for research on cancer and heart Deboe. Masuch Uslis prisoner furlough system that gave a weekend pass to a murderer who  a Maryland couple. On saturday he called Bush cynical and hypocritical for seeking gain from what Dukakis Calls a tragic incident. He noted his slate s 14 percent decline in the Rale of major crime and the fact that the homicide Rale is the lowest Awong Industrial Stales. That Progress he resulted from his personal in Volvo Mcswin a statewide anti crime Council a. Talk versus set Kin to commercials versus results that of whal we re dealing with Here Dukakis Aid comparing Bush and himself. Bush who like Dukakis has been in California All week told reporters aboard his Campaign plane he is going to go the extra mile in the final 24 Days of the  he is pushing for an advantage in California where the election is still consid ered too close to Call. . Dismisses protest Over Man Euver notice Vienna Austria a the unite states rejected on Friday soviet charges that the . And West Germany had violated an agreement on Advance notification of a military exercise involving More than 40,000 troops. The charge involving this fall s cer Tain Challenge exercise was made thurs Day by soviet foreign ministry ipokcs-1 Gennadi Gerasimov after soviet in Vars carried nut an inspection in Germany Scpl-7-s. Zimov said the character of operations of forces of the -a., the . West Germany and France in the inspected area the level of their of Mand enabled the inspection group arrive at i Haj conclusion that All wee exercises were conducted on a Unera plan and meanly najor joint function of nato Allied forosl1 t he said the null Deal Tiger the of the forces involved in v passed 170,000 and clog military activity on out notification of j Advance is a  do Cumi. Sur. Conduct i i scale with years in 60 of the a statement ii cd by the a delegation to the Hen Sci review Confer  i Vienna said Ufi Stockholm dour Rokit re quires Noti Caiton two Calendar Yeats i Advance or an exercise involving than 401 00 troops. Haft the ., in december 19861.did polity that we would have a Large exercise. In 1987 and 1988, the size of the exercise. Cerf a Challenge,1 was revised upward Antton july 26 of this year the . Noti fed the exact extent of the certain Challenge  on the same Lay the . Also notified that there would be a troop concentration related to a annual reformer exercise which is subject to a 42-Day prior notification 1 15,0.8. Statement said. It also noted that wot Germany had  notification of its exercise in Liance with the 42-Day requirement. In alleging that the . And the fed1 Republic of Germany have Vio lated Stockholm guidelines with these exercises the soviets Are clearly i error the . Statement said. Soviets to see demise of Pershing ii launchers Rhein main a West Germany a team of soviet inspectors is scheduled to ave Here at 3 30 . Monday to vie the destruction this week of Pershing ii missile erector launchers according to .european come officials. The soviets will inspect the destruction of the launchers on wednesday at the launcher repair facility at the Hauson equipment maintenance Center i Frankfurt. This will be the first destruction of . Launchers under the inf treaty that us for the elimination of incr Mcdale be nuclear missiles in Europe. Wife says Mandela  exby Botha Johannesburg South a Black nationalist Nelson la is angered by president pm. Claim thai Mandela is Coop Cra the government Mandela s wife urday. Winnie Mandela also Jaid Leftha s with id Sal speculations about her husband s imminent release were sheer Rumor mrs. Mandela spoke to reporters after visiting her husband at his guarded hos Pital room. Mandela 70, is recuperating from tuberculosis at the Constanti Aberg clinic a private Hospital in Cape town. He be came ill in August and doctors expect him to make a Complete recovery in about three months. Botha suggested last week that the jailed Leader of the african National Congress could be freed soon if he continues cooperating with the authorities As he is doing at  Botha did not elaborate. In collision Prague c7, a three people were Kil Hind six injured one of them set foully in a collision be tween a bus and att passenger train Friday the state news a nay ctr reported. Thebus was demolished insane crash on a Railroad crossing near Zmia 200 mile Southeast of Prague. His i maid about the so called co operation wylfa the government Mandela says he will Anwer to that himself. At he said that he Loo cd very  mrs Mandela id she and her Hus band did not discus the latest speculation that be Toon my be freed after 26 years in prison. Botha has said in Rece to weeks that he Hopes Mandela will not have to return to pot Smoor prison from Rte  officials have indicated that Mandela might be freed without having to comply with Botha s longstanding de Mand thai he renounce violence. Mandela has been jailed since 1962. He received a life sentence in 1964 for plotting an  sabotage Campaign aimed at top pling the White minority government