European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and Sthiles wednesday january 17,1990 world today Mussolini supporter voted to head Italy s Neo fascists Rimini. Italy a Giuseppe Rauli who As a youth joined the forces of dictator Benito Mussolini was elected Leader of Italy s Neo fascist party Early monday. Rauli. 63. Defeated Gianfranco Fini. 38. Who had led the italian social movement since 1987. The vote was 744 to 697. The election came at the end of a heated Congress during which police were called to break up fistfights Between rival factions. The Blajian social movement is Italy s fourth larg est party in parliament holding 5.9 percent of the scats in the chamber of deputies. It is currently an opposition party. Fini had been the designated Suc Csor of Giorgio Almi Ramc. One of the party s founders and its Long time Leader. Almirante died in 1988. Rare Bahrain downpour sends accidents soaring Manama Bahrain a Little accustomed to rain the Central Gulf Island state of Bahrain had More than 100 car accidents in a single Day because of a rare downpour police reported monday. Police said most of sunday s accidents were minor. But the Al Yam daily estimated that be tween noon sunday and 9 . There were 120 Acci dents four of him serious. The meteorological office said that sunday was the wettest january Day in 21 years with nearly 1 Inch Ofrain. Bahrain which lies off the arid arabian Peninsula has an average of 11 Days of rain a year and its drainage system is not built to Cope with heavy rain that swamps the streets. E. German guard dogs can be adopted in West Bonn. West Germany a German Shep herds that were used to guard the Berlin Wall will be put up for adoption in West Germany the National animal Protection Union has said. The organization said East German authorities have promised to reveal the 150 locations where the dogs arc being held this weekend and will Start turn ing them Over free of charge to West German animal Protection societies at the end of january. The West German Union said the Accord was reached in talks with East German defense ministry and Trade officials in East Berlin. The Union said it had offered to find responsible West German owners for any of the so called Wall dogs that fail to find Homes in East Germany. The objective was to ensure the dogs arc not put to sleep or acquired by souvenir Hunters As a live memento of the  a Union statement said. Army . Scott i a of fort Lewis wash., patrols the streets of Panama City Panama monday on a motorcycle. . Fighting War of nerves against envoys in Panama Panama City. Panama not although american military officials say it is business As usual a Low intensity War of nerves is still raging around the cuban nicaraguan and libyan embassies Here As Well As at the Homes of the peruvian and Vatican ambassadors to Panama. The latest skirmish came Over the weekend when heavily armed . Troops ringing the cuban embassy halted a departing car carrying Cuba s ambassador and three aides. The soldiers wanted to search the vehicle As they have done As a routine part of their Security opera  a spokesman for the . Southern coma. It. Col. James l. Swank said monday. But the cuban envoy. Lazaro Mora so cad. Refused to allow the americans to search the vehicle citing diplomatic immunity. That set off what cuban officials said was a 90-min Ute shouting match in the Street that finally ended according to american military spokesmen after the troops looked inside the vehicle without combing through it or opening the trunk. They returned Mora s passport As Well As those of his three aides Luis Dolfin Martin Cala and Pedro Comacho. It was the third such incident involving a cuban Diplomat and american troops in Panama in the 3 i weeks since the . Invasion. In that time american infantrymen their faces smeared with Green and Black camouflage paint have been maintaining concertina wire and sandbag Cor dons around the cuban peruvian and Vatican build Ings where As Many As 35 loyalists of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and their relatives Are believed to be still in  25 of the fugitive panamanians arc reportedly in the cuban embassy including Noriega s wife Felic Idad. Three daughters and a grandchild. They arc being sought for questioning by the new civilian government which has suggested that they May be seeking to leave the country with millions of dollars in illicit assets. Others like maj. Edgardo Lopez Grimaldo a for Mer Noriega spokesman and maj. Gonzalo Gonzalez former commander of an elite combat Brig add. Are hiding in the peruvian envoy s Home. Businessmen say Panama May fall without . Aid Panama City. Panama a business leaders say their Young democracy will be threatened unless Panama receives financial Aid to compensate for the looting unemployment and destruction caused by the . Invasion. If the United states truly expects democracy to flourish you need a flourish ing  said Laurence bar Ger. Vice president of the . Chamber of Commerce in Panama. All the Good will in the world won t mean much when you have growling  business leaders say the Bush administration has not yet offered any Aid to make up for the millions lost due to . Economic sanctions imposed to try to oust Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and the widespread looting after the inva Sion. We be been told we gave you your Freedom and now it s up to you to do what you will " said Alfredo l. Maduro president of the panamanian Cham Ber of Commerce. The looting started after . Troops invaded dec. 20 to oust Noriega and lasted for four Days. Hundreds of stores were left without any merchandise including food clothes cars furniture and electronic goods. The looting is estimated to have Cost companies Between is billion and $2 Bil lion and left some 30,000 people without work bringing the unemployment rate to about 30 percent in the country of 2.2 million people. The word democracy is going to ring hollow unless the country gets help and social unrest is something this new government does t need said Berger. Whose organization is made up mostly of . Business executives. Nearly a month after the american attack most businesses in the capital of Panama City remain closed and Many people fear this will spell dire economic Straits for the Small nation already reel ing from two years of . Sanctions imposed in 1988 to put pressure on Noriega. Last week president Guin Lermo Endara wrote president Bush asking for Finan Cial Aid. The contents of the letter were not released. A . Embassy official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Endara thanked Bush for the military intervention and listed six areas of priority pan Ama needs help in to rebuild the econ  one area Endara said needs rebuilding is the poor neighbourhood of Al Choi Rillo. Which was mostly destroyed in the fight ing. Noriega s Headquarters a target of the invasion was located in the District. Engineers have estimated rebuilding the area to minimum standards will Cost $40 million to $60 million. The Bush administration has not indicated any Aid will be coming although the . Military has said it will rebuild houses and apartments destroyed in the fighting. It s a problem that needs  said ambassador Deanc Hinton. I am personally convinced that we will make a significant  but he added the looting was first and Foremost a problem of  Himon was in Washington on Mon Day and was to bring up the Issue with administration officials. Although the United states has re leased $70 million in assets Frozen As part of the sanctions. $250 million re Mains unreleased. Business leaders say sanctions coupled with political unrest have depressed the construction banking Industrial and tourism sectors and caused skilled panamanians to leave the country and seek work elsewhere. The Chambers of Commerce say the Standard of living has dropped to what it was 10 years ago mostly because of the sanctions. They also claim the invasion Leopardi de the commercial and insurance sectors. The Chambers estimate about $300 million to $500 million in Aid would be sufficient to stave off further economic woes and say the United slates should help Panama As it did the dominican Republic after . Troops landed in 1965. A key Issue of the debate is that Many insurance companies do not cover acts of  Maduro and Burger say both the panamanian and . Governments should come out with a statement clarifying whether the invasion was indeed War