European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday october 1989 world today open spokesman to hold talks with dec official Brussels. Belgium a a lop Ope official will hold talks on thursday at the euro Pean Community the first such High level contacts Between the two organizations spokesmen said monday. Subroto. The Secretary general of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries will meet with Antonio Cardoso c Cunha. The leading Energy official of the european Community the12-Nalion trading bloc. An open spokesman who demanded anonymity said the discussions would be the first of their Type Between the economic groups. The two officials would Likely discuss conditions in the International Oil Market said a spokesman for the Community also demanding anonymity. Subroto. Former Oil minister Oflyn Docsia. Will deliver a speech thursday evening at the Royal Institute of International relations in Brussels. Renoir landscape stolen from gallery in Zurich Zurich Switzerland a a landscape painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir valued at$327.000 has been stolen from a Zurich an Gal Lery police said. They said the Canvas dated 1900 and titled pros d Antibes was reported missing after ayoung Man visited the gallery Friday afternoon and left unnoticed while the gallery owner was talking with another visitor. $ 100,000 soccer trophy taken by armed bandits Turin. Italy a two armed bandits forced a Goldsmith to pull off of a Turin Highway and proceeded to steal a 20 Pound Silver soccer Ball Worth More than $100,000, police said monday. The Ball a trophy that was to be presented to the outstanding goalkeeper at the 1990 world cup soccer championships in Italy had been on display at a jewelry exhibit in Torino. At the close of the exhibit on sunday the trophy was entrusted to Artisan Anglo aug Cro who in tended to bring it to his Home in Asli. The Goldsmith barely made it out of Torino before the robbers pulled alongside him sunday night and forced him Oit the Road at gunpoint. Laos plans to Start testing for aids Agency reveals Bangkok Thailand a largely Iso lated and Rural Laos has entered the worldwide War against aids. The country s National news Agency Cpl said monday that a National committee for aids prevention will Start aids testing and launch an awareness Campaign. The program will build up to International Day against aids on dec. I and aids screen ing will be Given to an estimated 1.500 people Between then and May 1990, Cpl said. The committee expects to receive cooperation from neighbouring Thailand where the deadly disease has been reported spreading rapidly. In Thailand a government Campaign against it has made some headway in recent months. The report did not say whether any aids cases had been found in Laos a country of about 5 million people. Aids acquired immune deficiency syn drome attacks the body s immune system leaving victims susceptible to a variety of infections and cancers. Rescue workers help a victim after a i Lamburg Oslo train hit a truck and derailed near Gate birr Sweden 4 die As train from Hamburg smashes into truck in Sweden Stockholm. Sweden a a passenger train from West Germany hit a truck and derailed on swe Den s West coast monday morning leaving four people dead and 22 injured police said. All the derailed cars were sleepers. The train which originated in Hamburg was headed for Oslo Norway. The collision occurred at Varo Backa 25 Miles South of out Borg at 7 10 a.m.,police spokeswoman Marina Larsson said. She said the identities and nationalities of the Vic Tims had not yet been established. The engine is standing beside the rails and the four first cars have derailed and overturned Jan Sjo Studl head of the Rescue operation said on swedish radio. A local radio reporter. Mats wetly round quoted the train Driver As saying he had desperately tried to catch the truck Driver s attention before blowing into the vehicle. Wetterlund said there was virtually nothing left of he truck which was crushed and caught fire. It was assumed one of the dead was the Driver. Police firefighters and ambulances were sent to the Accident site from Varburg just South of Varo Backa. The injured were taken to the town s Hospital police said. The train carried nine cars most of them sleepers said Alf Tornberg head of the information departmental the swedish state railways in get Borg. A for aright w. German party wins seats Dusseldorf West Germany a the Ultra rightist Republican party led by a former nazi is trooper won its first City Council scats sunday in Cologne and several other West German cities Accord ing to television reports. Throngs of demonstrators some carrying signs Reading nazis out held protest rallies against the ultrahigh list party in a number of cities during Munici pal elections across Nord Rhein Wisl Falcon slate the republicans won their first Council seats in Cologne  Dortmund Dusseldorf gel san Kirchon Hanim and Hagen according to projections by the Ard television network sunday night. It said the parly was expected to gel Between 6.2 percent and 7.4 percent of the vote in those cities. Five percent is required for a parly to win representation on a Council. Ard said the republicans were failing to gel 5 per cent of the vote in Many other cities and towns. The balloting was for governing councils in cities districts towns and villages across densely populated Nord Rhein West Falcon. Ard said Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Christian democratic Union was suffering serious losses and the social democrats the opposition party in the fed eral government were picking up some votes. According to Aro s projections the Christian do morals would receive 37.7 percent of the vote throughout the slate Down 4,5 percent from municipal elections five years ago. The social democrats who hold Power in Many of the largest cities were expected to win 43 percent of the vote up by 0.5 percent. The republicans entered the Nord Rhein westfalen municipal elections following successes earlier this year. In balloting for the european parliament elections last june the party received 7.1 percent of the West German vote and gained six seats in the parliament. The republicans won scats in the West Berlin slate legislature in january and also made gains in june municipal elections in the states of Saarland and Rheinland Pfalz. The republicans advocate  and nationalist policies but deny accusations that they arc Neo nazis. They argue that new generations 9f Ger mans should be absolved of the guilt for nazi crimes. Franz sch Linhuber. The republicans National Leader was a Waffon is Soldier in world War ii. Demonstrations end at  base Nur Ungar Australia a anti nuclear protesters have ended a five Day series of demonstrations at a  military intelligence base after 500 protesters were arrested some after breaking into the base. About 50 soldiers were called in to reinforce base Security forces and police at the installation in Southern Australia. In the demonstrations that ended Sun Day protesters broke into the facility several times police said. On monday defense minister Kimb Cazley ordered an investigation into Security measures at the base. Demonstrators picked the Intilli Gynce a Ihring base 360 Miles Northwest of Adelaide As a protest site because they consider it a Likely target in the event of a super Power nuclear confrontation. Police said 217 of the 500 protesters were arrested inside the Nur Ungar base s so curly zone. The Media were prohibited from Cov ering a March from the Security Gate tothe main Complex by protesters who broke Inlo the grounds. Six journalists were arrested during protests saturday. A Sydney newspaper on monday called the protest an embarrassment for austra Lia s defense forces and must give Ameri can military authorities cause for  if we Are to have . Bases and equipment Here we should be Able to protect them said the editorial in the Sydney daily Telegraph