European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday january 15,1990 aids in Norway Oslo Norway a the spread of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus his asunder control in Norway because of a Frank information Campai Gnand testing for the deadly illness health officials  National Institute for Public health said 118 new his cases we rediscovered in i989.s 38 percent de crease in two years some 144 new infections were recorded in 1988 and 191 in 1987. About 900 norwegians arc known to be infected. Estimates of she undetected number of his farriers were reduced by 1.000 to Jabout 1.500. J repair new York up Export corp. Said Friday the damage caused by the Christmas eve explosion at its Baton Rojc. La. Re finery that helped Twig str a spiral in . Heating Oil paces will be completely repaired by mid feb  refinery is expected to re turn to Normal operations by mid february the Exxon statement  shutdown of Exxon s Sec Ond largest refinery with a daily production of 455.000 barrels played a role in the escalation of heating Oil prices that followed the Christmas freeze. Hong Kong voting Hong Kong a British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said saturday that a timetable for direct cd actions in Hong Kong would bc-5twishcd in the next few weeks despite strained tics with  in Hong Kong. Hurd also said the Colony will continue its forced repatriation of Vietnam Ese boat people even though the move has prompted widespread International  said he expected ground rules to be set soon for elections Inhong Kong next year. China which takes Over the Colony in1 997. Has called efforts to Speed up the  of the territory a plot to bring the chinese government to its  frogs Sacramento. Calif. A bureaucrats have thrown a hurdle in the Way of the giant Toothy Frog from Cameroon that a Man wants to  county s an Nuat Frog jump a duct the fish and game code those species Are considered undesirable and prohibited from  said Lenny Clavecilla a spokesman for the California fish and game department. It s just not a simple matter of him bringing Ihm across the state line. He has to gel the appropriate permits from the appropriate agencies. And we would t be inclined to Issue them for that Pur  is animal collector Andy  main of Seattle has 10 Africano in ajar frogs and in May. He wants to tit or Ihm in the Frog jumping Jubilee at Angels Camp a Small Community in the Sierra Nevad Foothills. Correction the photo thai accompanied our associated press Story this past week a outer. Jack Copeland and the Jarvik artificial heart was mind notified As or. Rob Ert Jarvik. When in fact it was a picture of Copeland. Tax May hit British spouses of . Services embers nth cd via Vrh  . Bureau British citizens who arc married to americans serving in Britain May have to pay As much As $500 a year extra for their citizenship beginning this Spring. A new Law taking effect in England and Wales on april i requires All British adults. To pay a Community charge or poll tart. American service members and Jaho foreign residents Are exempt. The Law took effect in Scotland last year but so far spouses have nol been taxed. If her majesty s government has it however British  Al Houg ment officials believe there arc about am govern Fem Way ,.  and Plo yees will have to pay the fee. The tax is a controversial ruling that has some american diplomats and Mili tary Legal officials up in arms. When legislation was being drawn up for the Community charge two years ago officials at the ministry of defense Spidall . Military family members including British spouses would be  when the tax Bill was enacted last year it did not include language exempt ing military spouses. 1,000 British men and women married to americans stationed in Britain. Unless the government moves to change Theta Law those who have kept their Brit ish citizenship after marriage will have to pay the new lax. Rates for the charge vary across the country but most people will have to pay Between $400 and $500 every  Money goes to local governments for such things As schools and  american government through the . Embassy in London and its Mil itary Legal staffs is quietly trying to make the British government Back  believe the spouses Are Here As a part of a nato obligation said Jim Hurd the embassy s Politico military officer. We have asked for an  the British Treasury department How Ever believes the matter is closed. The Issue is pretty much resolved Treasury spokesman Ivan Bailey said. He said All British citizens must pay the charge. The Only Way citizens can avoid paying the annual fees is to give up their passports which Means relinquishing citizenship. If a person holds a British passport they Are going to be subject to the charge said Ray Bolton. The chief finance officer for the Forest Heath District Council. The area takes in Raf la Ken Heath and Raf Mildenhall which together form one of the largest Ameri can communities in Britain. Tax collectors in Scotland have Side with the americans since the poll lax took effect there last year. To Dale local government officials Are not demanding payment of the charge from the scottish spouses of sailors stationed at holy Loch Raf Edzell and Raf Thurso according to it. Jim Mcgillivray the staff judge advocate at  be agreed that until the Issue is decided at the National level. They willbe exempt he said. The scottish exemption holds on danger if the British government docs not vote in favor of an exemption the British dependents will owe two Yean of Community charges on april  will All have to come to a head at some Point Mcgillivray said. French army logisticians learn How reformer troops supplied Kaiserslautern West Germany is can you imagine the French army performing Battle exercises across the Cornfields of Illinois or tic Oil Patch of Oklahoma no nonetheless four French army logisticians were with the 21st theater army area come last week to watch How the . Army supplies the 15,000 troops who flew across the Ocean for the return of forces to Germany. This is not the Type of exercise Wedo said it. Col. Jacques Hue of the 1st logistics come in Metz. France. We Docx command Post  using mostly simulation of troop and suppl movement. And although the French army won the shipping brie and wine to soldiers in Louisiana anytime soon. Hunt said therein much for the French unit to learn from Peggy Dew son . Observing americans the . Procedures. In garlic uni. Hue praised the daily briefings of the commander. The briefing was very Well done  he said. There were a lot of peo ple 10 speak but it was done quickly. Weca take a lot of lessons from  ,.-. Maj. Andre sillier. Another French of scr Var added it was also interesting the Way reservists arc used. You Don t seethe difference Between Ihm and Active forces. In France you can Ell the  neither Huet nor sillier would com ment on what the americans could learn from the French army. It would be pretentious of me tomake any suggestion after a few  said Hud. With sillier nodding in agreement. Turkey s stoppage of euphrates has arid neigh Bafs Iraq Syria worried Turkey a in order to the key to the economic development of vials said saturday that first unde iof hydroelectric dams. Tur the backward Region. Creary Abdul Sattar Salman will he Ankara build a series Okey on saturday Cut the How of to euphrates River to Syria and Iraq in a move that could cause problems for the two arid nations Over the next month. Invoking the name of Allah presiden Turgut Ozal pushed a Button that closed the hatches of the giant Ataturk  action Wilt no Law in Fiu yrs to fill a Rose Avoir to a height ot396 feel an build a Concrete plug for a diversion Channel As part of toe construction project. During the one month stoppage Syria and Iraq will get less water from the tributaries of the euphrates the River that has been the Lifeblood throughout history for the area thai once formed ancient Mesopotamia. Saturday s ceremony was a moment of Pride and accomplishment for Turkey which views the Southeast Anatolia project to build More than a dozen dams As but the event is considered a cause for worry for Iraq and Syria which arc highly dependent on the Waters of the 1,460-mile euphrates River. For one month Syria and Iraq will receive about one fourth of the water they normally get from the  y Tath thai since november it has released extra water to Syria and Iraq to allow them to fill reservoirs for use during the  has made no formal statement on the water stoppage. Iraq sent its Dep Uty foreign minister Nizar Hamdoun to Turkey last month to ask for a stoppage of two weeks instead of the planned one  said the cutoff would not provoke a major crisis in iraqi agriculture but it would cause damage in some  irrigation and agriculture offi use had a High Lucyel delegation to the turkish Capi to discuss the water problems. On monday sent a foreign military delegation to tour Iraq. Syria Egypt raid saudi Arabia. During the trip  will reassure those nations tha Turkey does not intend to us its control St the River for political lever  is  on the River than Iraq who cry As the Tigris River units territory. But set of could divert More water from the Euyn fates 10 its own reservoirs and allow just Aiti Klc to Iraq. This is a problem ten will have to solve among themselves Slid a turkish official who asked for Anonym once the 15 dams and 18 Kwh Rocle tric Power plants arc completed Turkey will Nave a stranglehold on the Waters of the euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The project is slated to be completed in 2006