European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday May 4,1989 making of macs for Moscow moves along Moscow a with ils own Burbank russet potatoes taking Root in russian soil and its own agronomists teaching soviet Farmers to grow Ham Burger on the Hoof Mcdonald s of Canada said wednesday that it should be ready to serve big macs in Moscow by year s end. The company unveiled a sign featuring that enticing Prospect outside a gutted soviet cafe in a prime location in Pushkin Square on Gorky Street the major shopping area of downtown Moscow. The Square is often the site of political demonstrations and arrests on weekends. To meet a demand described As in finite the first Mcdonald s in mos cow will be the largest in the world said George Cohon president of Mcdonald s of Canada. With 860 scats indoors and out and More than 400 soviet employees it should be capable of offering big macs to 12,000 to 15,000 people a Day he said. Mcdonald s Standard of a Quick Quality meal in a clean cafe arc alien concepts in the soviet capital. Even the communist party newspaper pravda gushed in March that when Mcdonald s finally opens the first american style fast food restaurant in Moscow people will be Able to give an order and within moments walk away from the counter with appetizing  of course the customers probably will have to wait for hours to reach that counter. We opened in Budapest Hungary a year ago and to this Day people Are lined Down the Street Cohon said. His company is the 49 per cent partner in the joint venture. To sell those burgers for 1.50 to 2.50 rubles a Day $2.40 to $3.90 at official Exchange rate Mcdonald s is going local for its supplies said Vladimir Malyshko. Director of the Moscow food service administration. His Agency which is better known for offering Greasy fare in Dingy cafeterias is the soviet partner in the joint venture. We re doing our Best to make everything soviet Malyshko said. But to do that Mcdonald s is ship Ping in its own seed potatoes teaching soviets How to grow hamburger on the Hoof and building its own processing Plant said spokesman Paul Chater. Otherwise it could suffer the Sam shortages and spoilage problems As the average soviet consumer. The factory being built by a finnish company in suburban Moscow will produce burgers buns French Fries and milk for 20 Mcdonald s planned for Moscow Cohon said. Lettuce will be grown in greenhouses. But aficionados can forget a Cults Cohon gave up on finding a year round soviet suppl of tomatoes. A second restaurant closer to re Square will sell its hamburgers Only for foreign currency. But Cohon sounded a rare note among Western businessmen when he said he s not concerned about getting his profits out of a country with an extreme shortage of foreign currency. Arafat repeats his disavowal of Plo s anti Israel charter Paris a Plo chairman Yasser Arafat wednesday repeated his disavowal of the Organiza Tion s charter calling for elimination of Israel and government leaders indicated that they arc convinced of his sincerity. Israel dismissed Arafat s statements in Paris As rhetorical juggling and hard line Plo leaders expressed anger at the Plo chiefs comments. Arafat in a radio interview said the 1964 charter has been superseded presumably by the Plo s no vember declarations that renounced terrorism and implicitly recognized Israel s right to exist. Asked Why he did not simply say the charter was abrogated Arafat said it s not up to me to say  s a decision that must come from the Palestine National  the Council is the parliament in Cilc of the Palestine liberation organization. During a 90-Minulc meeting tuesday president Francois Mitterrand pointed put the contradiction be tween the november declarations and the charter said presidential spokesman Hubert pc drink. In a television interview tuesday night Arafat used the French word Carduc to refer to the Plo charter. Carduc Means outdated or null and void. Premier Michel Ricard who met wednesday with Arafat agreed saying that Arafat s statements constitute a positive clarification moving toward  the two sides discussed the perspectives of a pro Cess of negotiation that could Lead to peace of an inter National conference on the Middle East As Well As solutions and guarantees that could come from the Yasser Arafat gestures As he talks in Paris As French Premier Michel Kocsard and an interpreter listen. Diverse parties involved Ricard said. George Habash head of the marxist popular front for the liberation of Palestine one of the hard line j to factions said he was horrified by Arafat s com ments regarding the Plo Charier. We shall show Arafat and the world thai the Plo charter remains very much alive Habash said. World today Swiss will allow women to become Border Bern Switzerland a the Swiss Border guard corps will be opened to women in 1990, top pling the last civilian male bastion in the Federal government an announcement said tuesday. The finance ministry which controls the Border guard said the move was part of efforts to ensure greater sexual Equality in Switzerland where Womengo the right to vote in National affairs Only in 1971. Female Border guards will be barred from paramilitary duties that their male colleagues could assume in crisis a ministry statement said. After tuesday s decision certain defense ministry activities such As military instruction still remain All male domains. Ugandan soldiers kill 32 rebels at Nile Bridge Kampala. Uganda a thirty two rebels have been killed after assaulting an army unit guarding a Bridge on inc Nile in Northwestern Uganda new vision reported wednesday. The slain owned newspaper quoted maj. Gen. Salim Salch the army commander As saying one Soldier was killed and three were wounded in repulsing the rebel tuesday. The paper said the rebels apparently were trying to Cross the River from Murchison Falls National Park to the town of Packwich about 248 Miles Northwest of Kampala. The general did not say How Many rebels were in the group but identified them As members of the holy spirit movement new vision said. Quoyle discusses Cambodia with thai leaders thai Deputy prime minister by Tchai Ratt Akul escorts vice president Dan Quayle. Bangkok Thailand a vice president Dan Quayle visiting his third Southeast asian country in As Many Days discussed economic issues and Cambodia s future in get acquainted meetings with thai officials wednesday. Quayle was greeted with a 19-gun Salute when he arrived Here for a 1 i Day stay that will include a Lour thursday of a Border Camp for nearly 60,000 cambo Dian refugees about 200 Miles from Bangkok. The Fate of Cambodia has been a dominant theme during the vice president s 12-Day Lour of Australia. Indonesia Singapore and Thailand. In Jakarta indo Nesia he met with Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Inc cambodian resistance Leader whom inc United states wants to head a transition govt rent Alicr Vietnam withdraws its occupation troops this fall. Part of Quayle s responsibility on his trip is 10 gather ideas from other asian nations and report Back to presi Dent Bush who is reassessing . Policy on Cambodia. Among the options is providing military Aid to non communist factions seeking to take Over in Cambodia. Quayle explained the . Position in a meeting with thai prime minister Chali Chai Choo Shavan. He also stressed the importance of Protection of . Copyrights perhaps the Only major friction in otherwise Strong relations Between the two countries. Earlier this year the United Stales Thailand s major Export Market denied the country $165 million in duty free exports. The action was taken after the United Stales complained that the thais had failed to Honor property rights for insula acc copying patented drugs. Thai government spokesman Suvil  Chatrchai As telling Quayle that the United Stales should not Lake drastic action on the Issue be cause Overall relations including anti narcotics cooperation were Good. Chatrchai according to Suvit said the United states should regard Thailand As a springboard for Trade with Indochina and Burma and noted there was room for increases in Trade and joint ventures Between thai land and the United states. Quayle also met with foreign minister sindhi Savut Sila and had an audience with King hum Biol Adulya Dej. The vice president and his wife Marilyn were to be guests at a banquet wednesday night. Quayle arrived in Thailand from Singapore. He was to leave thursday for Alaska where he planned to Monitor clean up efforts from the March 24 Exxon Valdez Oil spill in Prince William sound. In Singapore Quayle met with prime minister Lee Kuan Yew during a visit designed in strengthen tics Between the United states and the Island Republic. He said he was impressed by Singapore s economic Miracle. And booming Economy. Quayle also saw Goh Chok Tong Singapore s de sense minister and Deputy prime minister. At that ses Sion Quayle raised the subject of Singapore s restrictions on the circulation of the .-Owncd asian Wall Street journal and the far Eastern economic review