European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                8 the stars and stripes wednesday january 25, 1989 . Citizens in Afghanistan urged by embassy to leave k prof Mec. No Abruse we Vida in ? 1 i balls or i a Afghanistan a the . Embassy n announced it has advised americans who Are citizens10 leave Afghanistan. 0. Classman charge d affaires at the . Pm n a letter sent to is nationals Fol similar warning by the British embassy last nrjtoi1sand nationals of six other countries for t has Diplomat c responsibility including Cana Alaija and Ireland. We finally gotten through to us said Richard a Nadian who Heads the International Aid a multinational charitable organization of pics h e sad most of the group decided to the Vas going to stay. R said the group would be Down to 10 by  with 52 now and 85 during the summer. I for the j1 . Citizens working at the pm Anst of the americans in Afghanistan belong to .,i0nary organization. Private citizens in Afghanistan include red orders. Officials of in Aid agencies and of soviet civilian advisers. Concern about the situation in Afghanistan has risen As the feb. 15 deadline for the soviet army s withdrawal approaches. The red army intervened in Afghanistan s civil War in december 1979, backing government troops in their fight with moslem guerrillas. Half their estimated 100,000 soldiers were out of the country by aug. 15, and the remainder Are to be out by feb. 15. The soviets late last year announced they had sus Pended the withdrawal because of continuing . And pakistani Aid to the guerrillas and they have not announced a resumption of the pullout despite evidence it s in full swing. Western diplomats tuesday said heavy Convoy and air traffic around Kabul indicates the final soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding. On monday afternoon a 70-vehicle military con Voy including six tanks armoured personnel carriers and troop trucks left Kabul and headed North toward the soviet Border on the Salang Highway. In addition afghan soldiers have taken Over some guard posts around Kabul from the soviet troops and hundreds of soviet soldiers have been seen boarding transport planes at Kabul s Airport. Western analysts believe the soviets want to cover up the withdrawal for both Security and political Rea sons. These include trying to maintain political lever age to persuade rebel leaders to resume negotiations for a coalition government that would include the marxists. In Over their Heads aware Muni mits or the r concert might be very very "., a Eibers of the Morgenstern quartet Ortar quartet of Eben see Austria give a turning bubbly performance of Haydn and Mozart pieces in a Basin at an International boat and aquatics fair in Dusseldorf West Germany on saturday. The group was on hand to promote Austria s water sports. World Oclay publisher to reprint 18 Hemingway works London a eighteen of Ernest Hemingway s novels and Short Story collections will be reprinted Over the next three years in a new publishing Deal with the american author s sons Tran world publishers Ltd. Announced tuesday. The British company said its Bantam and Bantam press imprints would publish the paperback and hard cover reprints for distribution worldwide excluding North America and the Philippines. It said the Deal signed with Pat and Jack Heming Way involved seven figures but declined to elaborate. The titles to be reprinted include such masterpieces As for whom the Bell tolls a Farewell to arms to have and have not and the old Man and the sea Tran world said. Japan to Start developing High Speed cargo ship Tokyo up Japan will Start developing a High Speed ship Able to cruise at speeds taking it across the Pacific in about three Days the transport ministry said tuesday. The ministry said it has obtained a 746 million yen $5.9 million allocation for research and development of the project in fiscal 1989, starting on april 1. We plan to build a Model ship about 98 feet Long which can carry a cargo of about 1,000 tons within five years said a spokesman for the project team at the ministry. The ship will be used to Clear All technical and technological problems to pave the Way for construction of super High Speed ships for practical use the official said. The spokesman said the ship could be used As a ferry freighter or passenger liner. Contraceptive shortage linked to soviet abortions Moscow a a chronic shortage of contraceptives contributes to the soviet Union s estimated 6.5 Mil lion abortions a year a number about equal to annual births the highest ranking woman in the Kremlin says. Our complaints from women Are completely Well founded concerning the number of abortions compared 10 the use of contraceptives Deputy Premier Alexandra Biryukova told a news conference on monday. It is not Normal when the number of abortions is about equal to the number of births she said. Abortion is used instead of contraceptives As the main Means of birth control in the soviet Union and Western experts estimate the average soviet woman has nine abortions. The first thing we have to do is increase production of contraceptives Biryukova said. We have to improve conditions in  several soviet bombers intercepted off s. Korea Seoul South Korea a South korean and . Jet fighters intercepted and monitored about 10 soviet Long Range bombers practising off the coast of South Korea defense officials said monday. Defense ministry officials who declined to be named said soviet planes operating in flights of up to five aircraft staged exercises saturday off the West coast. It was the largest movement by soviet planes in the area in recent memory said the officials. Former marines end 10-Day tour of Vietnam to m c w. Car of. Anc in dunh City Vietnam a Jav or . Marines completed in ii Lour 9 Vietnam tuesday. Of their last stops at an or her6 they were serenaded with 1 i vietnamese songs. U nes were to leave to Chiw mar for Bangkok Thailand in to the United states where Ort their findings to govern Iliili crities. Mfd their Goodwill visit in pc called attention to the Dan i Ilo ded shells and mines in i a Success. Marines walked the battlefields buried Dren trying to dig up Shell Cas the red dirt of former . Bases. They heard reports of continuing casualties from the shells and mines. Five of the men Are former members of the Lith marines an Engineer Battal Ion that planted 100,000 mines in the Region to protect american bases More than 20 years ago. The marines returned on their own to determine whether the mines and unexploded shells had been removed. They came As tourists but were Given vip treatment staying at a government guest House in Dongha. In Hanoi they met with Nguyen can Deputy director of the foreign ministry s North american department followed by dinner with the official. The former marines presented their findings to the foreign ministry official who said he would relay the information to the proper authorities. Robert Dalton a 54-year-old free Lance writer from Davidsonville md., said the Deputy director brought up the Issue of establishing diplomatic relations with the United states. Vietnam badly wants diplomatic relations which Likely would mean . Eco nomic Aid and the lifting of an american Trade embargo. To this end it has been opening its doors wide to american Visi tors. They talked about some things that should t have been talked about in the meetings Dalton said of the Vietnam Ese. But it worked out Good because they accepted our  Gene Spanos a 39-year-old police lieu tenant from risen want 111. And the Trie s organizer described it As a huge  we be accomplished a couple of things he said. We be shown the Viet namese that in the North there is a problem in the Central area and they appreciate  he added if they want Vietnam vet Erans to come Back Here As tourists Many of the marines that served up in those areas Are going to want to go up in those areas and we want it to be  for the former marines it was a Jour Ney into the past to renew their youth and to pause on the battlefields to unfurl the stars and stripes and Honor their fallen comrades