European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 18, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 jewish Leader meets with Honecker Berlin a the president of the world jewish Congress met with East German Leader Erie Honecker monday and discussed an agreement for inc communist nation to compensate jewish Vic Tims of a i atrocities but neither Side in its first Public com ments after the hour Long meeting made any specific mention of reparations to holocaust victims. All i can say is that in was pleasant. Very warm and very cordial Edgar Bronfman said we agreed on All the  he declined to elaborate saying de tails of the discussions were to be announced tuesday. The stale run news Agency adn said Honecker presented the jewish Leader with East Germany s order of the great Star of people s Friendship for his work in the name of peace and  he was scheduled to meet with leaders of East Berlin s Liny jewish Community before departing on tuesday. There Are an estimated 400 practising jews in East Germany. Bronfman arrived sunday in a Privalo Jet and was greeted by Deputy foreign minister Kurt Nier at East Berlin s Schonefeld Airport. After he arrived Bronfman told the associated press he believed the East German leadership was sincere in offer ing reparations. Such an agreement would Mark a major Chance in the communist nation s previous policies. Judging from the reception at the air port and me schedule that has been put Forth i m optimistic he said. Of course there has to be some ear nest Money. But i have said the Money is a Token thing. What is at slake Here is moral culpability More than 6 million jews were killed during Adolf Hitler s third Reich a fact Hal East Gentian y docs not dispute. But since its founding in 1949, East Germany has argued that in bears no re Pon Sibilly for Maui atrocities because the nation was bom after world War i ended. East Germany has traditionally portrayed both communists and jews As Vic Tims of the nazis. Official communiques regularly refer to efforts by German communists who fought against persecution of the jews however in past months East Ger Man Media have reported on govern ment efforts to improve relations with inc East Berlin jewish Community officials have also said East Berlin s largest synagogue and the jewish Ceme Tery will be renovated at government in a Csc. In june cast Germany said in was willing to provide humanitarian Aid to jewish survivors of the holocaust but negotiations have continued on the Repa rations themselves. West Berlin jewish leaders have said Hal East Germany has been considering paying up to j100 million. In 1952. West Germany signed an agreement with the world jewish con Gress to compensate holocaust victims and families. Since then. West Germany has paid More than us billion to Holo Caust survivors All Over the world. Wem Germany was also founded in thu lust surviving american Vurlod War 1 flying Aci. Ray Brooks i wheelchairs reunited with the lust flying Spad Xii fighter plane it the old Hinc Buck Acri Harume in new York ii is balloted that drunks actually new the world War i aces High flu tar in Cut Bat during the our. With a Emu is from left Cole Pulcyn owner of the aerodrome curl Sci Icide the smithsonian Zinsli Lulzim s curator of antique flight and Gordnn Buin Triduc who restored the Spad my. Nun rebels spurn talks with priest Morris township . A five nuns who have spent nearly two weeks barricaded inside the infirmary of their monastery to proles  have called off talks Wilh a priest sent by the Vatican to end inc impasse. The nuns rejected the Rev. Kevin Culligan a Friar from Wisconsin on sunday because of his Friendship Wilh the monastery s Prioress against whom they Are rebelling said sister Iler Nadelle one of inc protesting nuns. They also Challenge his legitimacy because he failed to show a Vatican Seal on his credentials the nuns said. Talks saturday produced no agreement. He said he came Here to assess whether this is an authentic carmelite monastery sister her Nadette said. We kept telling him we have a Caw in  the carmelite nuns monday entered their 14th Day in self segregation. Their actions have brought International alien icon to the roman Catholic monastery of the most blessed Virgin Mary of mount Carmel. On oct. 4, the five Sisters of the order of discalced carmelites isolated themselves in the monastery s infirmary. They say they acted out of fear that the diocese of i Alorson would evict them. The five oppose liberalisation efforts that include inc introduction of sweets radio and television which they say detract from the life of prayer and austerity they vowed to Lead. They have said they will not give up their Vigil until their Case is considered by the Vatican in Rome which under Canon Law is the official arbitrator in disputes within a religious order. Bishop Frank Kodimer head of the diocese has said the nuns could be relieved of their vows for their Defi Ance. Afghanistan claims 2 americans killed in attack Islamabad. Pakistan a offi Cial afghan radio said government forces killed two americans and two pakistani officers during an attack on moslem guerrilla positions Southeast of the aug Nan capital. Radio Kabul on sunday did not identify the americans killed in the attack a Day earlier but a Western Diplomat in Islamabad denied . Cili ens were in Afghanistan an official business. The broadcast said the americans were help ing the guerrillas. The dip Soniat. Speaking on condition of anonymity said he had heard nothing of american citizens being killed inside the War Lorn country. Meanwhile the official soviet news Agency Tass said 40 afghan rebels were killed or wounded in another firefight saturday with afghan government troups in Southern Afghanistan. Radio Kabul in a broadcast Nion inured in Harr Tabard said the americans and pakistanis died saturday near Gar Den City about 60 Miles Southeast of the afghan capital. Kabul. In Washington state department spokeswoman Nancy Beck said she knew nothing of the Rentt Heck said the could not even say whether any americans were in Afghani Stan. In recent yours three americans have Huen killed in Afghanistan Lee Shapiro Jim Mandiloff and Charles Thornton a reporter fur the Ari Ona Republic newspaper. Details on the first iwo were not immediately available. The  government had no in act list comment on the latest report radio Kabul said the afghan army offensive was in retaliation for repealed rocket attacks on gardr/., i said 1,592 rockets blasted Garde in the past 25 Days killing 31 people and injuring an other 2. In a dispatch from Kabul Tass reported 40 guerrilla casualties and said three ant Ted insurgents were taken prisoner during a Battle in Kandahar province near me pakistani Border. World monopoly chomp breathless most pleased London a1j Japan s National Champion won the eighth world monopoly championship on monday finishing the record Long 2 hour-anil.15 minute final out of breath. Most pleased the u in it Ikuo Hiya Kuta. Said gasping. "1 really wanted to win. I was  the 36-year-old from Chiba City Japan trounced Chen Shabtai a 13- ear old boy from Israel to win j15,140 in Cash the same amount of play Money that conies in each monopoly set. The final game in which five players competed was the longest of the eight championships held so far. Organi ers said. The final game is played according to sir ice monopoly rules or until All the play in Hie round except the Winner arc bankrupt Hiya Kuta who Worts for a trading company has been playing monopoly seriously for the last four years. He enjoys playing with his wife on a japanese version of the game since neither Speaks English the runners up. Who each won ,000, were Shab Tai the israeli Champion Roger Edblom a 17-year-old student from Sweden Carmen Arroyo a 28-year-old Saleswoman from puerto Rico and Tony Andrews of new zealand a it year old senior partner of a Manu featuring firn. Thirty players from 29 countries participated in the two Day event. On sunday All inc contestants played three 90-Miit Ute rounds in groups of five. The players who finished Wilh inc most Money went on to inc final. The championships Are held every three years. Monopoly which is translated into 19 languages is the world s most popular Board game. It was devel oped by Charles b. Darrow of Germantown i a., who sold the rights to .-Bascd Parker Brothers in 1935