European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes tuesday. April 4, 1989 1 body found 5 feared dead in floods Busby players in new South Wales refute to let a flooded Field Slop heir it not. Sydney Australia up five people were missing and reared drowned and the body or one victim of wide spread hooding across Eastern Australia had been recovered officials said Mon Day. Soaking rain continued overnight in new South Wales Queensland and the australian capital territory of Canberra hampering Rescue efforts and aggravating ensling flooding. The Western suburbs of Sydney in new South Wales were hard hit by the flooding and even arid areas in the far Western areas of the slate were being transformed into Inland lakes. Stock losses were heavy and Farmers and local authorities monday launched Rescue efforts for livestock and crops in an attempt to limit their losses. Stale emergency services spokesman Martin Russell said three families had to be rescued by helicopter sunday from rooftops of their Homes. In one area of new South Wales an estimated 50,000 sheep were either. Stranded or standing in water. We Are expecting another helicopter from the army today to help with the deployment of stockmen to Rescue the sheep Russel said. By monday two people were missing and believed drowned in Queensland and three people were missing also believed drowned in new South Wales officials said. The body of a 60-year-old Man was recovered from the Murrumbidgee River near Canberra in the australian capital territory saturday after his boat capsized in the swollen fast running River. In addition a Pilot was killed when his Light aircraft crashed into the sen in a storm off Nowra on the new South Wales coast on sunday. State emergency services spokesmen said Rivers had peaked in most areas but it would Lake several Days for the Waters to recede sufficiently to enable cleanup to begin. The weather Bureau has predicted the rain will Case to showers Over the next few Days. Namibian guerrillas Battle police South african troops of Sakati Namibia a guerrillas fought hand to hand with territorial police and South african troops monday in some of the fiercest combat of the 23-Yearindependence War police and news reports said. Police said at Leas 128 guerrillas and 18 policemen have been killed in the four Days of fighting that broke out in Northern Namibia just As he South african con trolled territory was supposed  its ,-super Vised transition to Independence. A guerrilla Leader said sunday that at least 4g civil ians had been kilted Security forces and the South Wisl Africa people s organisation were to have observed a formal cease fire beginning saturday. South african troops were also supposed to be  their bases and the Territo rial army demobilised and rebels forces were to re main across the Border in Angola.1 an unofficial truce had prevailed since August. Police chief inspector Tieric do Rand said Battles were raging across a Northern strip of Namibia near the angolan Border. Battles were reported in at least half a dozen locations spread Over hundreds of Miles in what journalists and police a Fricia a called the worst fighting of he War. Police reported hand to hand combat Between police and guerrillas who authorities said  with sub machine guns Racket propelled grenades and anti aircraft missiles. The Independent South african press association quoted police chief inspector Derek Brune As saying in Osh Kali near the angolan Border that two South Afri can military units were helping police with .agreement, foreign minister Pik Botha of South Africa said the ii Alioti was Rayc. Me said in a letter id in so arc tary general Javier Perez do Cullar on sunday thai about 700 uniformed guerrillas infiltrated Namibia from Angola on Friday and saturday. This inexplicable action on the part of Swap constitutes a Clear violation of agreements reached be tween South Africa Cuba and Angola Botha said in the letter whose text was made Public in South Africa on monday. These agreements were endorsed by the . Security  Swap claims its fighters arc defending themselves against South african attacks. It says they Are trying to observe the cease fire. South Africa agreed to Grant Namibia Independence in Exchange for cuban agreement to pull out of Angola where Cuba has supported a marxist government Botha said a total of Between 4,000 and 5.000 Swap guerrillas were in Namibia in violation of the Independence plan which requires them to stay. 100 Miles North of inc Border. Namibian police urged the United nations to de ploy More of the 4,650 peacekeeping troops who arc to be sent to Namibia for the transition to Independence. On saturday Botha said his government might order the 1,000 . Troops in Namibia to leave if it was not satisfied with a . Response to the fighting. Namibia also known As South Wisl Africa has been under South african control since world War i when South Africa invaded the German Colony on behalf of the allies until the agreement negotiated lost year South Africa had defied . Resolutions Call ing on it to withdraw from Namibia. In his letter to Perez Botha said captured guerrillas  had been ordered to Cross the Border from Angola to establish bases in  they claim that their commanding officers in formed them Kiriat Asa cease fire was in existence hey need not car resistance Dotha said. Long Range mss a that reportedly can carry i Fon to be tested by India new Delhi India a India will test a ions Range ballistic missile later this month a govt monent official said monday and one report said the missile is capable of delivering a one ton payload a distance of 1,500 Miles. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the missile would to launched from the Chand i Pur on sea Range in Orissa state about 745 Miles Southeast of new  the official gave no further details but newspaper reports have said the missile program was seeded up after neighbouring Pakistan tested a missile with a pay Load of 330 pounds and Range of 400 Miles. India and Pakistan have a Long history of animosity. They have fought three wars since both gained Independence from Britain in 1947. If successful India will join it Small group of nations with medium and Long Range missiles. The others arc the United Stales the soviet Union . China Israel and saudi Arabia. The no York times reported monday that the Long Range missile the indians Are to lest the Agni is capable of delivering a one ton payload Over a distance of 1,500 Miles. India Lasi year successfully Leil fired the Prithvi a surface to Unace missile Juth a Range of More than i so Miles and a one Ion payload. Neither India nor Pakistan will say if their missiles can carry nuclear warheads. India is capable of producing nuclear weapons but has said its nuclear program is intended Only for peace Ful purposes. Experts say Pakistan is developing a nuclear weapon but Pakistan s leaders say the country docs not have nuclear weapons and has no intention of developing them. World today France eases visa rules for japanese canadians parts a visa requirements have been eliminated for japanese and Canadian visitors wishing to stay in France for less than three months the foreign ministry announced monday. Japan has taken a reciprocal step the ministry said in a statement. Canada has no visa require ments requiring reciprocal action. The announcement coincides with the official visit to France of the Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario David Peterson. Following a spate of terrorist attacks in France the government imposed visa require ments in october 1986 for All countries except Switzerland and european economic Community countries. In december visa demands were dropped for other Western european countries. France has been negotiating with the United Stales Over visas seeking a reciprocal relaxation of the Rule. Group of experts urges legalization of drugs Rome a a new group of International experts contends efforts to outlaw drugs have failed and governments should legalize them to take control away from organized crime. The International anti prohibitionist league on drugs ended a three Day organizational meeting in Rome by Catling for an end to prohibitions that it says have failed in the struggle against drugs. The league noted hat prohibition or alcohol in the United Stales during the 1920s led to an Era of lawlessness and to control of a Clandestine liquor Industry by organized crime ii also pointed out thai today organized crime controls a Mulli billion Dollar worldwide illegal drug Market. Bui Ai the same Lime it stresses that it docs not favor the liberalization of drug use. It said it advocates the strict control of drugs by pcs Crillion. Soviet office to handle Trade opens in s. Korea Seoul South Korea Fuji a soviet Trade office opened in Seoul monday to handle exports and imports Between the soviet Union and South Korea which have no diplomatic relations., the soviet Trade office called the representation of  chamber of Commerce and in Dusty is located in an air terminal building at the Korea Trade Center in Southern Seoul the office is headed by . Nazarov and will have two other soviet officials and some local workers according to the stale run Korea Trade promotion corp. The soviet office was opened under a agreement signed by the promotion Agency and the soviet Federal chamber of Commerce in Moscow last december