European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes saturday september 16.1989 Swap president Sam Nujoma shakes hands with a . Electoral Mucial Friday after a Elsler no to oct. Namibia pm nationalist registers to vote after returning from exile Windhoek Namibia a Sam Nujoma. President of the South West Africa people s organization was mobbed by supporters Friday when he registered to vote in the territory s pre  elections. Meanwhile police provided the identity of a irishman arrested in connection with the tuesday night assassination of Anton Lubowsky the Only rank ing while member of the nationalist movement thai fought a 23-year War against South african Rule of  inspector Sicrie do Rand confirmed newspaper reports that Dean Acheson 50, was arrested wednesday Afier Lubowski was gunned Down outside the Gate of his Home. Acheson is to appear in court monday bul do Rand said police Are still invest Ligang a motive. He said the killing appeared very proves  Star newspaper in Johannesburg South Alica. And the pro Swap namibian newspaper in wind Hock reported thai Acheson entered South Africa from Ireland six weeks ago. The Star said he is from Belfast but his passport was obtained in Dublin. Lubowski a prominent human rights lawyer was the first while to publicly declare his support Lor left isl leaning Swap in 1984. Friday was inc final Day of Regis Lvalion for the no vember elections. More than 677,000 people have Reg is cred in inc vast Ler Tilory of 1.3 million people. Nujoma who Clu Rcd thursday to Namibia after almost 30 years in exile voted at a Post office in Kate Lura the main Black neighbourhood on the Edge of Windhoek the capital. Nujoma said his decision to participate in the Clicc Lions indicated that Swap was generally pleased with the Independence process which is being imply men cd by South Africa under . Supervision. South Africa which has ruled Namibia since 1915,agreed to Grant Independence under a regional peace Accord signed last december thai also Calls for Cuba Lowit draw ils 50,000 soldiers from marxist ruled an  Date has been set for namibian Independence but it is expected to be Early next year. Quads Mother keeping Only one Perth Australia a a Mother who gave birth to test tube quadruplets said Friday that she plans to Pui up Ihrck of inc babies for adoption because she can t Cope. The news sparked a new debate Over the ethics of test lube births. Perth s Channel 7 television network said the woman s decision amounted to taking the pick Oil the  a stale social services official speaking on Condi lion of anonymity said inc woman was suffering from unendurable stress and was receiving coun Scline Colin Honey an official of stale and National committees on the ethics of in Vitro fertilization said the Case raises seri9us ethical questions including whether inc profession could regulate itself. News reports said she was keeping an infant Girland pulling the three boys in Foster care because she already has one child and could not Cope with four the woman married and in her 30s, gave birth to the quadrupled in april. World Toda Pakistan plans to rejoin British Commonwealth London up Pakistan will rejoin the Brit ish Commonwealth after a 17-Ycar absence As the 49th member of the group of former British Colo Nies officials said Friday. Commonwealth Secretary general Shri Dath Ramphal said he made the decision after consulting in recent months with member governments of the Commonwealth. Pakistan will resume its membership oct. I. Pakistan s return to membership after a lapse of 17 years was hailed by the Secretary general As a historic development in the evolution of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth has responded with unanimity to the wish of the democratically elected government of Pakistan to rejoin the common wealth Ramphal said. There could hardly be a More auspicious pre Lude to the Kuala Bumpur Malaysia meeting late in  he said. Ugandan lawmaker slain by gunmen near his Home Kampala Uganda a a recently elected member of parliament was shot to death by gunmen outside his Home police said Friday. Henry Magisa. 43, was killed by unidentified assailants late thursday As he returned to his Home in a Kampala suburb police said. Further details were not immediately available. Magisa is the first member of the National Resis Tance Council. Uganda s legislative body to be killed since the government was formed under president Yow Cri mus Eveni in january 1986. Magisa represented by Junji county in the Western ugandan District of Mulindi. He was elected in a National election held in March. Singapore bans shipments of Oil to South Africa Singapore up the government Friday banned the transportation of Oil to South Africa by Singapore flagged ships to underscore its opposition to apartheid. In compliance with the United nations general Assembly resolutions calling for the Complete Cessa Tion of the Supply of Petroleum and Petroleum products to South Africa the government is Banning the Carriage of  the ministry of foreign affairs announced. Shipping companies owned by the government will include end user clauses and other conditions in their charter agreements to ensure compliance the ministry s statement said. Officials warned Singapore registered ships Vio lating the ban arc liable to have their registrations cancelled. Swiss deny Plo request to sign Geneva convention Bern. Switzerland up Switzerland has rejected the application of the Palestine liberation organization to become a signatory of the Geneva convention on prisoners of War on grounds that uncertainty exists As to the legitimacy of a palestini an slate the Swiss government said thursday. Instead it said in a statement Switzerland will ask other signatories of the Geneva convention to Rule on whether the state of Palestine is entitled to adhere to them. Sources in the Swiss government said the consultative process could take More than a year. The Swiss government was named As custodian of the Geneva convention at the time to was signed after world War 1. The Plo submitted its request in May after the organization had made an Hunsuc Cess fun bid for membership in the world health organization