European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday february 1990 Black history month Shirley Chisholm born in 1924, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman in the House of representatives when she was elected As a Democrat in new York 1969-1983. She had previously been a member of the new York state Assembly 1964-1968. Chisholm holds a master s degree from Columbi University and has written two books unsought and in Bosshrd and the Good  this i another in a series of paintings by spec. James Scott thai will appear in the stars and stripes this month. World Todd Mandela s release delayed because of death threats Cape town South Africa a Dalh threats against Nelson Mandela from left and right win extremists arc among the factors delaying the Black Leader s release from prison a government minister said thursday. We want to ensure he walks out of that prison Afree Man and lives safely in this country As a free citizen Law and order minister Adriaan Vlok said. He also said the 3w-Ycar-qld state of emergency Mustbe maintained to give police extra Powers in dealing with unrest and preventing extremists from sabotaging president . Do Klerk s reforms. We would like 19 lift the slate of emergency Assoon As possible but it s not possible now Vlok said. Gorrit Viljoin. The Cabinet minister in charge of Selling up negotiations with Black leaders told the Abc television network the emergency will last Only flew More weeks because the government realizes it is inhibiting a normalization of the political process. Meanwhile in port Elizabeth South Africa s fifth largest cily an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 Blacks marched peacefully to a government education off Icelo protest inadequacies in Black education. A petition presented to education officials demanded the construction of new schools reforms in University admission policies and repeal of apartheid legislation. Israeli minister arrives in Czechoslovakia for visit Prague. Czechoslovakia a israeli foreign min ister mosh arcs arrived in Prague thursday for a three Day visit to Mark the resumption of diplomatic tics with  All other Easi european countries except Romania. Czechoslovakia followed the Soviel Union into breaking diplomatic relations with Israel in 1967 Fol lowing the six Day War. Hungary last september became the first East european nation to resume relations which now appear Likely with All Warsaw pact nations including East Germany whichever had such tics because of its refusal to consider Repa rations for the damage inflicted on jews by the  his visit. Arcs is expected to sign an agreement on resuming relations with his czechoslovak counterpart Jin Dinst birr. Hussein visits Baghdad for talks with iraqi Leader Amman. Jordan a King Hussein flew to Bagh dad. Iraq on thursday fora Short Visil with iraqi president Saddam Hussein the official Petra news Agency reported. The Agency gave no details about the purpose of talk Between the two close allies due to meet again in Amman feb. 24 fora Summit of Arab cooperation Council leaders. The new talks come Only three weeks after Saddam visited  King a staunch supporter of Iraq during its eight year War with Iran has quietly revived efforts to mediate differences Between Iraq and Syria led by rival wings of the Arab baath socialist party. Civilians scramble out of East Beirut during Lull Beirut Lebanon a Waves of civilians scurried out of embattled East Beirut to the City s Western sector thursday during a relative Lull in the Battle by rival Chris Tian forces for control of the country s Christian enclave. Police said the respite was used by Gen. Michel Aoun and lebanese forces militia chieftain Samir a Cauca to add ammunition and weapons to areas under their control in devastated cast Beirut and Kes Rouan  emerged from bomb shelters and hospitals sought to replenish depleted stocks of food fuel water oxygen blood and medicines. Do Klerk last week said the government was committed to soon freeing the 71-year-old Mandela after 27 years in prison but still had to work out matter dealing with his safely and personal  Allan Loesak a top anti apartheid Leader said thursday that the 71-year-old Mandela must be re leased very soon or people will Start questioning the government s commit Lenl to end White minority Rule. If the release of or. Mandela is not a fact within the next week or two. The world will Start to ques Tion if or. Do Klerk is really serious he told the associated press. The government appears to be dithering Over a re lease Date because it still Hopes to persuade Mandela to Lake a less critical position once he is released the Clergyman said. Without giving details Vlok said Mandela had Bee threatened by right Wing extremists and by hard liners within leftist Black groups unhappy Over his attempt Oslo negotiate with the White minority government. He said some of the threats were several years  had always been right Wing threats against Man Dela but now Vlok said police had received Intelli gence reports that Mandela was at risk from elements within his own organization the african National Congress. The Anc has rejected such accusations by Vlok in the past. . Embassy denies it May ask to delay moving f-16s in Spain Madrid. Spain a the . Embassy wednesday denied a . Report that suggested the . Govern Mcnol might ask Spain to extend its 1992deadline for withdrawal of 72 . F-16 jets from a base near Madrid an embassy spokesman said. The embassy has never brought this Issue up with he spaniards and we fully intend to have the air planes out by the May 4, 1992,  . Embassy spokesman Robert Mcado said. Spanish defense ministry spokesman Pedro Meyer said the report in the new York Tinics sounds strange to us. Since we be had no indication Al All thai the ils. Might seek a  the newspaper report indicated the . Govern ment might seek the delay because of a late Start on construction at a new base in Croton. Italy where . Jets in Spain arc to be transferred and possible opposition within Congress to funding the base. To gain a new eight year defense pact Wilh Spain that took effect last May 4. The uni cd slates agreed to withdraw within three years the 40lsl tac fighter Wing of 72 f-l6s and 4,000  from the High profile Torrejon base just Easl of Madrid. The new defense Pacl allows the uni cd Slavics Lokeel about 8,000 personnel at two air bases a Nava station and nine communication posts in Spain. Mead also filed comments on the withdrawal mad recently by . Ambassador to Spain Joseph Zappala to the Spanish National news Agency efe Jan. 9. There is a signed agreement on this the f-16s withdrawal and we respect our agreements. It can l be any clearer than  Zappala told the Agency after being asked about possible delays. A . Official with nato in Brussels Belgium who spoke on condition of anonymity said wednes Day we intend to re specs that  despite leftist opposition to the Transfer Italy agreed to accept the f-16s from Spain with the Cost for relocation being shared among the United Stales and ils Alliance allies. Isl april . Defense Sec Clary Richard Chene told the . House armed services committee that relocating the . Fighter Jet base from Spain to ital would Cost $877 million. He said under a nato Burden sharing plan the United Stales would pay $219 million or a 28 percent share of nato s Cost in addition to $50 million in direct and unshared expenses. Nato officials consider the Wing of f-16s vital Loire defense of nato s Southern flank and . De sense officials have called it a crucial part of the unil cd Slavics front Linc sinking Power in Europe. Austria to pay holocaust victims Vienna Austria a Austria which for year insisted it was itself a victim of nazi Germany has agreed to pay Aboul $25 million in reparations to jewish survivors of the holocaust officials said wednesday. Under a plan worked out by the government and Shenew York based jewish claims conference on Austria the $25 million will be invested in projects aimed a helping jewish survivors of death Camps or those forced to flee the nazi terror in Austria the officials said. Some govern Mcnol officials said Austria s new willingness to pay reparations implicitly weakened its traditional argument thai in was itself a victim of nazi Daggres  austrian jews indicated the change of heart was a result of the uproar Over the 1986 election to the presidency of Kurt Waldheim when the nation was forced to confront its , Sec Clary go neral of the uni cd nations from 1972 to 1982, has denied thai he was involved inward crimes when he served As a Junior officer in the German army in Yugoslavia in world War ii. Much of the $25 million will be invested in Homes forthe elderly in the uni cd states Israel and elsewhere cat ering to Large numbers of expatriate austrian jews Al though some of the Money will Likely be spent in Austria said finance ministry spokesman dict mar Ecker. He said the Money is to be distributed Over the next five years Aboul $4 million this year $5 million inthe three subsequent years and $6 million in 1994. Austria already pays Small pensions to individuals Bot hat Home and abroad deemed to be victims of the nazis and in agreed in 1988 to provide an additional one Lime pay ment of several Hundred dollars. Bui this is the first time a Large sum will be paid exclusively to austrian jews. Ecker would not directly comment on whether the movement Austria was distancing itself from its historic Conten Tion thai the country was the first victim of nazi Germany saying Only this act should be seen As a signal but other officials speaking on condition of anonymity agreed that the move weakens the traditional argument. Prominent austrian jews pointed out thai although the allies Ihms Clvis considered Austria the first target of nazi Germany which absorbed its Southern neigh Bor in 1938, the High level of austrian support for the annexation was ignored for decades. Also Igno cd was the fact thai membership in in austrian nazi party at the end of the War was higher on a percentile basis than in Germany. Many notorious nazi figures such As Adolf Eich Mann were austrian As was Adolf Hitler himself. The Waldheim thing left ils Mark. It forced the austrian to Deal Wilh their own pass said nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal a prominent austrian jew who lost family members during the holocaust