European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Friday february 24,1989 soviet envoy urges israeli Arab peace Yasser Arafat left and Edard Shevardnadze. Pistol packing Plo Leader greeted at soviet embassy Cairo Egypt a soviet for eign minister Eduard Shevardnadze urged arabs and israelis on thursday tomake peace now or risk a nuclear rivalry and confrontation like the one that has Long tormented East and West. In a speech to selected egyptian Polit ical leaders Shevardnadze also said that Israel had no right to deny Freedom of Vilice to the palestinian undoing so he said Israel is not strength ening but rather weakening both its Security As a state and the legitimacy of it sown Shevardnadze said the soviet Union would not resume diplomatic relations with Israel which the soviets severe during the 1967 Middle East War until the jewish state accepts an International peace conference in which the Palestine liberation organization participates. He also made what he called his first critical remark about the new president of the United states George Bush say ing Bush was attempting unjustly to limit the soviet role in the Middle East. The soviet minister s speech came afew hours before he ended a four Day visit to Egypt. Shevardnadze met in Cairo wednes Day with israeli foreign minister Moshe Arens who specifically rejected the idea of Plo participation in an International peace conference. In re Marks afterwards to reporters however Arens said the soviets had a role to play in Middle East peacemaking even with out diplomatic ties with Israel apparently reversing a longstanding position. Asked thursday when work could Start toward an International conference if Arens would accept it Shevardnadze said he did not. If he did we could begin Shevardnadze s speech appeared Tosum up his visits to Syria Jordan and Egypt. He was leaving for Iraq later thursday and planned to visit Iran be fore returning Home. In Cairo Shevardnadze had separate talks with Arens and Plo chairman Yasser Arafat As Well As president Hosn Mubarak and other egyptian leaders. Shevardnadze unveiled last weekend soviet blueprint proposing that the five permanent members of the Council have their foreign ministers prepare for an International conference to negotiate an Arab Israel peace settlement. The Plo would at tend As a full partner. World today China Indonesia ready to restore ties report says Tokyo up China and Indonesia have basically agreed to normalize relations that have been Frozen since 1967, the Kyodo news service reported thursday. The japanese news service quoting sources said the agreement was reached during a meet ing Between chinese foreign minister Qian i Chen and indonesian president Suharto at Tokyo hotel. The report could not be verified independently. China and Indonesia shut Down their embassies in 1967, two years after an attempted coup in Indonesia that the Jakarta government claimed was engineered by the chinese communist party. The sources told Kyodo that Qian and Suhar to also agreed that their . Representatives will discuss the normalization of relations and if necessary their foreign ministers will hold talks on the revised Constitution voted on by algerians Algiers Algeria a algerians voted thursday on a new Constitution that would open the Way for a multiparty system protect civil liberties and spell the end of two decades of socialism. Voters overwhelmingly adopted a first set of political reforms in november and in Decem Ber they re elected president Chad i ,59, to a third five year term. The proposed Constitution would not overtly authorize competing political parties to replace the ruling National liberation front currently the Only Legal political organization in this nation of 25 million people. But it would recognize the right to create associations of a it also would guarantee Freedom of expression and the right to strike within limits. The new Constitution would restrict the Power of the army to defending the National Independence the Unity and territorial integrity of swedish police pick up 9 people tied to suspect in Jet ship attacks Stockholm Sweden a police rounded up nine associates of a suspect in the flight 103 bombing and an attack on a greek cruise ship authorities said wednesday. The suspected swedish based terrorist cell led by Samir Muhammed Khadar was linked to the Abu Nidal palestinian group said police spokesman Leif Hallberg. Police also displayed an array of weapons that the said were designated for an attack in Sweden and were seized in August near Khadar s Home. Hallberg said five people were informed that the were suspects in a criminal investigation for planning the notice is the first step of an arrest procedure. We wanted them to know that we Are keeping our eyes on them and that we Don t tolerate terrorism " he said. Police questioned the group of swedish and foreign nationals including palestinians. All were released while the investigation continued he said. The Roundup followed searches of houses in Stock Holm and Umea 430 Miles North of the capital. The key to the alleged terrorist cell was found after Hadar a palestinian resident of Stockholm posing As a businessman was linked to the assault on the greek cruise ship City of Poros july 11 in which nine peo ple died. Khadar was identified by greek police As the plan Ner of the attack. He was originally reported to have died in a car explosion in Athens hours before the assault. Other reports linked Khadar described As the operations chief of the Abu Nidal group to the december explosion of pan am right 103 Over Scotland which killed 270 people. Jumbo Crocodile eats j 3th victim in 0-year malay reign of terror a that a tit a term to Kuala Bumpur Malaysia a a huge Croc Odile called Bejang Penang or King of crocodiles by River Bank people attacked and ate a Fisherman its 13th victim in 10 years newspapers reported thurs Day. The new Straits times and Star dailies quoted police superintendent Nathan Haas giving this account on wednesday Brian tuning 45, and four other people were fish ing monday in two Small boats in the River Mara Sung i Antek about 600 Miles Southeast of Kuala Bumpur when the beast attacked the boat on which tuning was standing alone. As tuning fell the monstrous reptile and two smaller ones upped into his thighs and stomach. Police and the other four fishermen found his re Mains three hours later. There were Teeth Marks on the boat indicating the jaws struck the boat a said. The Crocodile has been described by those who have seen it As being about 23 feet Long and More than 3 feet wide. Last Christmas eve Bejang Penang attacked a Farmer who was fishing in the River but the Man escape with slight injuries. While there have been other incidents the last Vic Tim Bejang Penang killed and ate before tuning was Badong Apong 51, on sept. 27, 1984. Police sharpshooters in boats scoured area Riversteen but could not find Bejang Penang. In november 1982, after another victim was killed malay Witch doctors went to the area to try to Charm the Crocodile into being shot or captured but they also. The jumbo Crocodile is easily identifiable because of its length and also because Bejang Penang has a White Imge on its Back above the forelegs while almost allot her crocodiles in the area Are Gray. The National news Agency Bergama has quote Crocodile experts As saying Bejang Penang is More than 140 years old. , Bejang Penang Means King of crocodiles inthe local iban language it Means easygoing Batche apr in malay. It is believed to be a male and has never been seen with a mate. No search was launched for the Crocodile this time
