European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday january 20,1989 West Berlin police shoot a stinging Spray of water at demonstrators during wednesday night s clash. Leftists bombard Berlin police outside of right Wing meeting Berlin a hundreds of leftist demonstrators hurling rocks and bottles battled West Berlin police outside a right Wing party meeting and at least 95 officers were injured officials said thursday. Police said eight demonstrators were arrested but there was no word on How Many were injured. The violence occurred late wednesday outside a convention Center where Republican party member were planning for the City s Jan. 29 elections. The party which officials estimate has 250 Mem Bers has been conducting a Campaign against foreign ers living in West Berlin and advocates expelling non germans from West Germany. About 6,500 demonstrators mostly from leftist groups gathered to protest the meeting and a recent decision by City officials to list the Republican Parton the ballot police said. The clashes began when the demonstrators threw rocks bottles fireworks and other objects at police Manning barriers set up to keep protesters out of the Congress Center police said. Police used tear Gas and clubs to break up the pro tests which spread to a nearby shopping area. Windows in the shopping area were smashed and several vehicles including a police squad car were damaged by the demonstrators police said. There was no immediate estimate of the damage. Eleven officers were hospitalized. Sergeant gets 2 years for stealing 60 cases of Steak from commissary Manila Philippines a a military court has sentenced a . Air Force sergeant to two years in prison for stealing $9,000 Worth of Frozen Tbone steaks from the commissary at his base the air Foresaid thursday. Maj. Wayne Crist a spokesman at Clark a said sgt. Michael a. Lafayette also was Given a forfeiture of $400 a month from his pay for two years and dish Ono Rable discharge after serving his prison term. The court martial ended Jan. 10. Lafayette s age and Hometown were not available. Crist said Lafayette was assigned to the commissary at Clark about 60 Miles Northeast of Manila. Two filipino civilians were arrested along with la Fayette and Are being prosecuted by philippine courts Crist said. Several other filipinos also were involved he added. Crist said Lafayette was apprehended aug. 1 when he was caught stealing the steaks from cold storage. Cost said Lafayette had Cut off the seals of a Freezer drawer and helped his filipino companions Load 60cases of Tbone steaks in a jeep. Two of the filipinos tried to get away with the jeep but were caught by guards at one of the base s Gates Cost said. The stolen steaks apparently were intended for Sale on the Black Market. Although steaks Are sold in most supermarkets in the Philippines Many filipinos especially the wealthy prefer american products. World today Sweden abolishes limits on foreign investments Stockholm Sweden a Sweden s Central Bank announced thursday the abolition of foreign currency restrictions on investment sin Sweden and abroad. A statement by the Rik Bank said restrictions were removed effective immediately on the Purchase of shares in foreign companies and the Sale of shares abroad in swedish companies. He said foreign shares must be deposited with a swedish Bank or done through a swedish Bro Ker. Foreigners buying swedish shares will no longer pay commission Nystrom said. The government plan called for phasing out All currency restrictions to fall in line the euro Pean Community s plan to lift currency controls by 1992. Teddy Bear proves to be the Root of the Racket Castlegar British Columbia a Security guards baffled for eight Days by false alarms at twin Rivers elementary school have found the culprit a Teddy Bear. Principal Paul Phipps said the mystery was solved when a maintenance worker smacked his hand Down on a ladder in frustration. The Teddybear replied with a beep. The Bear a learning tool for special needs children responds with a beep to touch move ment or sound Phipps said. Someone had left the Bear on a heat Register. Every time the hot water Heater clanked at night the Bear beeped triggering a silent alarm repeat edly Over the Winter holidays. All we had to do was move the toy Phipps said. Germans to add 3 months to length of conscription Bonn West Germany a West Ger Many has lengthened its compulsory military service from 15 months to 18 months a move the opposition social democrats say could jeopardize East West disarmament efforts. In Brussels Belgium nato allies welcomed on wednesday the decision As a sign of Bonn s commitment to the Western defense. The Mea sure takes effect in june. Military service is compulsory for All West German men aged 18 through 28. Deputies favor moving of european parliament Strasbourg France up euro dept ties voted wednesday in favor of moving the european parliament to Brussels but French minister for european affairs Edith Cresson said France is determined the common Market Assembly never will leave Strasbourg. In All 222 of the european economic Community deputies voted in favor of the prag report compiled by British conservative parliamentarian Derek prag which Calls for them to shift the parliament building to the belgian capital. A total of 173 deputies voted against the motion and four abstained. Deputies at the parliament Long have complained about the logistical problems of dividing their time Between Strasbourg Luxembourg an Brussels Belgium. Luxembourg also opposes the changes. Kuwait withdrawing . Flag from 6 of 11 ships re mop Iviam it adv nn/4 �. A tact i a. I _,._._._ by Norman Black a military writer Washington Kuwait has decided to withdraw six Oil tankers from . Registration de flagging the vessels and ending their right to american naval Protection administration sources said wednesday. The sources who asked not to be named said the kuwaitis also had agreed after extensive negotiation that the five remaining ships stiff flying the . Flag will have one year to comply with a Law requiring they sail Only with All american Crews. Those five ships Are going to remain under the . Flag indefinitely and will have to be fully manned by . Crews providing approximately 250 additional jobs for american seamen said one de sense source. The sources said that in order to provide the kuwaitis a year to come into compliance with ship Manning Laws the defens department requested and the coast guard approved on tuesday a special National defense waiver Good through feb. 11,1990. The kuwaitis had already received Aone year waiver last year when they first decided to re Flag tankers to obtain military Protection inside the persian Gulf. A waiver lets the kuwaitis sail the ves Sels with Only two americans on Board the ship s master and the ship s radio offi cer. The officials on wednesday insisted the Issue of How Many kuwaiti ships would remain under the . Flag had turned solely on the question of compliance with the Manning Laws. We told them we had protected their ships we weren t leaving the Gulf we d like to see the ships stay under our Flag but we expected them to comply with the Manning Law said one administration official they countered they were willing to keep the ships under the . Flag but did t want to put All american Crews Ronall of  it was a matter of a Compromise an other source said. There were negotiations overtime. The sources insisted they knew of no deeper motive for the kuwaitis decision beyond that of paying the higher salaries expected by american Crews. The Reagan administration in 1987agreed to let Kuwait re Flag the 11 tankers in order to give them Protection against Irani an attack