European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday february 14,1989 a tricycle built for three fittingly enough the three wheeled contraption in Beij ing also carries three persons. Private cars Are still beyond the economic reach of most people in China. But some Well to do families can afford a motorized tricycle. 4 businessmen held As fallout from Japan scandal continues Tokyo a the founder of recruit co. An three other businessmen were arrested monday in a Stock trading scandal that has shaken Japan s govern ing party and contributed to its loss in a special parliamentary election. The country s largest opposition party victorious i sunday s by election demanded monday that prime minister Noboru Takeshita resign or dissolve parliament so the people can express their will about the Stock scandal. Takako Doi head of the japanese socialist party told parliament that her party s Victory in the election in Fukuoka prefecture i Southern Japan showed that the Public has los Faith in the corruption tainted Takeshita administration. The balloting was widely seen As a test of the damage done by the scandal. Takeshita refused to Dis solve parliament which would mean calling elections for its lower House. The recruit co. Report-1edly sold tens of thou Ezoe Sands of unlisted Stock shares at bargain prices to politicians their aides and other prominent people. The purchasers then profited when the stocks were Trade publicly and skyrocketed in value. The scandal has also involved direct political donations by  said they arrested Hiromasa Ezoe founder and former chairman of the information services conglomerate. Also arrested were a vice president of a recruit subsidiary and two former officials of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Japan s largest company. The recruit officials were arrested on suspicion of giving bribes and the former two Nippon officials in connection with receiving bribes news reports  said Ezoe was taken from a Hospital where he had been under treatment for exhaustion since the scandal erupted last summer. Three Cabinet ministers and More than a dozen other politicians and business leaders have resigned in the scan dal which has led to broader questions about political fund raising and links Between business and politics. In sunday s race socialist Sadao Fuchigami Defeated Liberal Democrat Kei Oma by 751,036 to 564,301 votes. The special election was called after the Liberal Democrat holding the seat died in december. The election was the first for a National office since the recruit scandal was uncovered and since the Liber Al democrats pushed a 3 percent sales tax through parliament in december. The unpopular tax which takes effect in april 1,reduces Japan s heavy Reliance on direct taxes by Cut Ting corporate and upper level income  voting was seen As an indicator of what might happen in july elections for the upper House. Severe setbacks in the july elections could endanger Takeshita s chances of winning another two year term As part president and prime minister next october. Jewish Center opens in Moscow Moscow up the first officially sanctioned jewish cultural Center in the soviet Union opened sunday with Praise for Mikhail Gorbachev s reforms and a Chal Lenge to the soviet Leader to condemn growing anti semitism and jewish harassment in the country. Nobel peace prize Winner and . Jewish activist Elie Wiesel attending the opening ceremony of the Solomon my Shoels cultural Center in Moscow s to Ganka District said the Center represents an unprecedented jewish reawakening in the soviet Union. He praised Gorbachev and the social reforms that have brought to life a dream that Wiesel said would have been an impossibility a few years ago. Soviet jews have been virtually Cut 9ff from the mainstream of jewish culture and life since the october revolution in 1917. Moscow a City of almost 9 million people has on Active synagogue and the teaching of hebrew and yid dish has been outlawed by authorities who cite Laws that forbid religious instruction. Officials have claimed that the languages Are religion oriented. There have been signs of a jewish revival under Gorbachev with plans for a jewish Hospital for the elderly in Estonia and a twice monthly jewish affair newspaper in Lithuania. One of the Aims of the new Kremlin policy is to present an alternative to jews wishing to emigrate. A few years ago if you had said that a jewish cultural Center was to open in Moscow i would not have believed it Wiesel said. World today lion goes for a swim zoo staff goes to pieces new Delhi India a the zoo staff in Pona panicked when Mithun the lion escaped from his Cage but apparently the big cat Only wanted Togo for a swim press Trust of India reported Mon Day. The news Agency said Mithun and his mate Minu slipped out the door when their Cage was being cleaned sunday in the City 740 Miles South West of new Delhi. Minu was quickly persuaded to return to the steel barred Cage but Mithun headed straight for the Lake pursued by gun wielding zookeepers pit said. Mithun waded into the water and remained therefor nearly an hour before jittery zoo workers enticed him into a portable Cage. Mayor ankush Kake rewarded three of the captor with 100 rupees $6.66 apiece pit said. Iron commuter service was just an empty gesture Manama Bahrain up Iran s state railway organization forgot to Tell passengers where a commuter service to Tehran would leave from and then can celeb the service for Lack of Public support after 10 Days Tehran radio reported monday. The state run radio monitored in Manama said the service was to have provided an alternative to Over crowded buses and private cars for residents in Kara commuting 28 Miles to work in Tehran. But the railway authorities failed to inform Passen Gers which station the train would be leaving from and apparently forgot to provide promised minibuses from downtown Karaj to the station. The first train left empty for Tehran Early feb. 1and returned in the afternoon also empty. Iran s state railway organization said the Public has not welcomed this service so it will not resume until further  6 czechs flee to Austria unhindered by guards Vienna Austria a six czechoslovak fled to Austria Between Friday and sunday without being interfered with by Border guards austrian police reported monday. There was speculation that czech authorities May have changed their attitude toward escaping citizens because in the past would be refugees if detected have been pursued by Border guards who have also used weapons to prevent defections. All six refugees whose full names were withheld by authorities asked for Asylum in Austria. On Friday afternoon a 22-year-old Locksmith crossed the Border and told police that he had not been hindered by the Border guards. On sunday four czechoslovak jointly fled to aus Tria and reported to authorities saying they were not interfered with. The same thing happened to a 20-year-old bricklayer who crossed into Austria later that Day the Aust a press Agency quoted police As saying. Norwegian Seal Hunt film stirs outrage in Sweden Stockholm Sweden a hundreds of angry television viewers called the norwegian embassy major newspapers and conservationists to react to film about norwegian Seal Hunting swedish Media reported sunday. The documentary was broadcast on swedish television saturday night and showed Seal puppies being clubbed to death and seals apparently being skinned live. I have never seen anything As disgusting. I am boy Cotting Norway 23-year-old Freddie Karlsson told the afto bladet daily. Some viewers called police to threaten attacks on norwegian installations swedish radio said. The film about seals and humans reportedly triggered similar outrage when it was shown on danish and Antish television last week. It has not been broadcast in Norway which is lobby ing to end a 1983 european Community ban on importing Seal Pup skin. Former norwegian Seal inspector Odd f. Lindberg filmed the documentary aboard a vessel off Greenland my 987 and 1988