European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday december 17,1988 world today in my Quebec Law requiring French Only signs rejected Ottawa Ai the supreme court thursday ruled again a Quebec Law forbidding languages other than French on commercial signs. The court s unanimous 0 ruling allows Quebec to order French on signs bul cannot prevent other languages from being used As Well. Quebec s Premier Robert Bourassa is expected to announce his decision sunday on How the provincial government will comply with the ruling. The language Law was passed in 1977 when the separatist parti Ucb Crois held Power. Bourassa s Liberal any platform has supported multilingual signs. A majority of Quebec residents speak French As a first language. Two separate eases by English speaking residents challenged inc Law. 10 die in plane crash in australian Gold Region Perth Australia Al a twin engine charter air plane crashed Fri Dikiy during a thunderstorm in Agold mining Region of Western Australia killing All 10 people aboard police said. Local residents said the plane cd Pouilin in a Ball of Fiamos. Scattering wreckage across a wide area. The crash occurred near i lie Gold mining town of 10 20 . The Turboprop chartered by a mining company slammed into the ground on an cutback ranch White in route to kit Goolic site of the australian Gold Rush of the late i Boos. It was the worst air Accident in Australia since 1983, when 12 people Werc killed in the crash of another mining company plane in Queensland. The australian associated press said the plane was believed to be transporting directors and staff of the Perth based Independent resources ltd., a mining company. Decision expected letting Kal use soviet airspace Seoul South Korea a the soviet Union will soon allow South Korea s National airline to Send com Mercial jets through soviet airspace and make refuelling stops in Moscow a newspaper reported thursday. The newspaper Hanzook Hob said Cho Chung Kun president of korean air lines will visit Moscow later this month to work out details of he agreement. Kal neither confirmed nor denied the report. The soviet Union which has no diplomatic tons with South Korea temporarily allowed Kaplanes to Fly Over its territory to transport european and african athletes to the 1988 summer olympic in Seoul this fall. /. Officials of the to countries have been negotiating Ever since to extend the decision bul the soviet u Nion which is closely Allied with South Korea s archrival North Korea has been reluctant to do so the paper said. Tibetan capital restricts carrying of Long knives Hong Kong a carrying traditional knives longer than 6 inches is no longer Permil cd in the tibetan capital of Lhasa because of a recent surge of crimes committed at Dagger Point a pro Beijing news paper reported Friday. Carrying decorative Long knives around the Waist is a part of tibetan custom but Many people have taken advantage of the tradition to kill Rob rape and com Mit burglary the chinese language to Kung Pao said so far this year 25 people have been killed and 34 others injured in 56 cases involving the knives the news paper reported prompting the Lhasa Public Security Bureau to forbid residents,.businessmen, travellers and Pil grims from carrying knives longer than 6 inches. The newspaper said offenders would their knives would be confiscated. The report did not say when the regulations took effect How Many knives have been confiscated or what penalties offend cars fact. -. -2 youths steal payroll for Vatican near St. Peter s Vatican City a two youths on motor Nikci blocked a Vatican car near us Peter s Square on thursday smashed inc Back window and made off with a payroll of nearly $300,000 in Cash and checks police Tenned. The car had just picked up the Money Al the Vatican Bank inside the Walls of the tiny City state and was delivering it to the congregation easter Church to pay salaries police said. U.s., Japan to Stop requiring visas for Short term travellers Tokyo a japanese and american tourists and businessmen can now travel to each other s coun tries without a visa under a Pilot program that could boost the flow of free spending japanese to America. Travel Industry spokesmen were unanimous in Wel coming the change for if nothing else ending the hassle of spending time or Money to get a visa. The change will result in a bit More More paper work for the airlines and a lot ices for the . Embassy in Tokyo. Expectations on both sides arc that Japa Nese travel to the United states will increase. Spending an average $1,000 each aside from airline tickets 2.2 million japanese travellers went to the United states in 1987, the most from any country. The projection for 1988 is 2.6 million .-bound travel ers said frill m. Schmit. Regional director of the . Travel and tourism administration an of the Commerce department. Only 430,000 american tourists and businessmen visited Japan in 1987, making tourism one of he few sectors where the United Stales has a Trade surplus with Japan about $ 1 billion last year. Schilz said it was t Clear How much effect the visa waiver program would havoc but some estimates predicted a 10 percent increase in .-bound travel from Japan. Those of us in tourism promotion have been push ing for it for years Schmitz said. Freedom to Travelis an important part of better International he acknowledged that the United Stales still a mag net for immigration was More difficult for tourists to enter than some other countries. Americans can enter most european countries without a visa but euro peans have to obtain visas to travel to America. In 19b6, Congress passed a Law authorizing negotiations with other countries to waive certain visa requirements. The fire agreement with Britain went into effect in july and Japan is inc second to embark on a Pilot program thai will be reassessed in 1991. Robyn Bishop chief of inc visa Branch at he .embassy, cautioned that the waiver was voluntary and some travellers probably still would want a visa stamped in their passports. The waiver does t apply to people intending longer stays such As students journalists researchers Exchange visitors or people about to marry and move to the United states Bishop said. Travellers without visas will have to convince Immi Gration officers at . Entry Points thai they Are a Bona fide tourist or businessman by producing a return ticket or one for another destination and there can be no extensions of the 9cmlay limit or appeals if a travel or is turned Back she said. We think the japanese arc the right kind of traveler to take advantage of the visa program die said. They take Short vacations often in Lour groups on fixed Bishop expected the new Rule would shorten the lines outside the Tokyo embassy which peaked at 1,665 one Day in february a time when Many Youn japanese travel after the school year ends and before they Start jobs in Charles Dickens a since of history for Sale London s oldest shop the old curiosity shop immortalized by Charles Dickens in Bis novel of the same name is up for Sale. Built in 1567, during the reign of Qwen Elizabeth i the shop on Portsmouth Street hoi bom is a Wem preserved tourist attraction whose pro posed sole la drawing International attention. U.s., s. Korea Scarf tacs Anapu bases. Seoul South Korea a . And South korean officials began talks Friday on inc future of . Bases Here and on the agreements under which 42,000u.s. Troops Are based in this country under a Mutual defense treaty. Tkv South korean officials called for the relocation of . Military facilities from Central Seoul to Rural area Sand a revision of the regulations governing the status of . Forces ". The first session was to allow South Korea to express its concerns and allow . Officials to study the matter no Dale was set for the next meeting. ,. The South korean government strongly supports the presence of . Forces but has been pressing for Relo cation of the main us. Base in Seoul to help reduce anti american sentiment among some South koreans and open up prime real estate in the capital. Both sides agreed to continue these kind of discussions on the grounds that the reinforcement of the Security relationship Between the two countries is important a South korean statement said. -,.- a . Statement said the discussions were he Din an atmosphere of Friendly cooperation and were very useful to both american officials have already indicated they Are willing to relocate the sprawling Yon san base from Seoul if South Korea provides comparable facilities elsewhere. \ Vav . Troops have been based in South Korea since 1950 to help defend the nation against communist North Korea. The North invaded the South in 19so, sparking the korean War. V talks arc 10 Center on the status of forces agreement a 1966 pact that defines he Legal status of . Troops. Critics want the agreement revised to give South Korea More jurisdiction Over . Soldiers. ,
