European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 25. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Libya s Moa mar Qadhafi applauds Al the Casablanca Summit on tuesday. Morocco s Hassan ii at left i fit photo greets egyptian president Iloni Mubarak. Back in league Egypt takes Lead in Arab issues Casablanca. Morocco a leaders of the Arab league tried to come to grips with the lebanese problem wednesday one Day after their Summit quietly welcomed Egypt Back into the Arab family of a Hosni Mubarak of Egypt lost no time in forcefully expressing the views of the most populous Arab has become a grave problem Mubarak said. It exhausts us and is exhausting our consciences. We must work together to overcome this crisis before the fire overcomes us Mubarak who took his place in the league on tues Day and ended a 10-year suspension resumed a leadership role As though his country had never been a league s chairman. Morocco s King Hassan ii invited Egypt Back following informal discussions among the members. In tuesday s session Hassan said. Let me address president Mubarak a Friend of 17 years to Tell him How Happy we arc to see him among Egypt was suspended for signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. Only Libya s col. Moa mar Qadhafi insisted on the original condition being met for Egypt s return the abrogation of the peace treaty. Mubarak quickly showed that Egypt intends to Lake a Lively interest in Arab affairs. He was the Only chief of state invited to speak in the Public part of tuesday s sat taking notes during Mubarak s 20-Tnin Ute address. An expression approaching a scowl was on his face but he made no attempt to claim the floor. The moroccan news Agency map and Egypt s mid dle East news Agency reported Qadhafi and Mubarak met privately tuesday night with presidents Hafez Assad of Syria and Chad i band Jedi of Algeria in what map described As a Friendly session of Rico Neil Mena. Uio Ling egyptian information minister Saf wat Sharif said that the leaders up Only discussed their differences of opinion and a spirit of understanding prevailed. The libyan news Agency Jana had warned that Qadhafi would walk out if any attempts were made to reach a Compromise with Israel on the Arab demand for palestinian statehood. However the Issue has yet to be discussed by the league. In his speech tuesday Mubarak asked the league to Back the efforts of its six nation committee established to work on the Issue of restoring National Unity to Lebanon. Lebanon s civil War is now in its 15th year with rival moslem and Christian factions vying for said the committee should seek withdraw Al of All foreign forces from Lebanon a reference to the syrians and israelis and help the country live peacefully under its constitutional Mubarak gave full support to the palestinian uprising in israeli occupied territories. 3 policemen killed in bombing in Spain Bilbao Spain a a car bomb believed triggered by Basque separatists killed three policemen and injured five other people wednesday in this Northern Basque City a provincial spokesman said. The blast occurred As members of a police bomb squad inspected a stolen car parked outside a Dealership. The dealer ship had been damaged three hours ear Lier by a Small bomb said a spokesman for the Vizcaya province civil governor s office. No group immediately claimed responsibility. But the spokesman said police suspected the Basque separatist group Eta which seeks Independence for the three province Northern Basque Region. The explosion killed two police offi cers and a member of a bomb squad of the Ertz Ainza the police Force of the autonomous government of the Basque re Gion the spokesman said. The five injured included four police officers and a firefighter the spokesman said. The car was stolen at gunpoint late tuesday by two men in Amor Cicta a town 12 Miles Northeast of Bilbao the spokesman said. The car s owner was found tied to a tree outside the town he said. In its-21-year Campaign for Independence. Eta has claimed responsibility for killing More than 600 people mainly police military and civil guard officers. So far this year Eta has claimed responsibility for four killings. All occurred since april 4, when Eta ended a moratorium on attacks on government targets after breaking off three months of peace talks with Spanish officials. Cops find it hard to catch boy 9, driving mom s car Franklin. La. A police chasing a 9-year-old boy who started his Mother s car with a screwdriver tuesday had to Back off when their sirens caused the child to Speed up to 60 Mph and faster. The five mile Chase from the boy s Home in Baldwin to this South Central Louisiana town ended when a Motorist saw what was happening and used his car to Stop the boy from entering a four Lane Highway. The tiny Driver whose name was not released tried to avoid the Block Ade by shifting the four Speed car into reverse. He backed into a pursuing police car. The boy was sent to a stale juvenile Center in Baton Rouge said Baldwin i 9licc chief Al Gros. He was charged with three counts of unauthorized use of an automobile and other traffic of lenses. The Chase began when someone re ported a car being driven in a reckless manner said detective Sabria Hill. I knew it was a child in the car. You could just Sec the top of his Little head above the dashboard she said. Hill said police could t get too close during the Chase every time we put on the Siren he d Speed up and. If we got too close he d Speed up. He got up Over 60 Miles an hour several times so we just backed off she said. The boy started the car with a screwdriver the detective said. Baldwin police said it was the third time the boy had taken the car and the child had admitted to five burglaries in the past year
