European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a the stars and stripes Friday March 2,1990 world today education minister fired Over student protests Abidjan Ivory coast up a president Felix Hou Houct Birny has fired education minister Bala Keita after 10 Days of often Vio Lent demonstrations by students demanding political1 reforms and improved conditions official sources said thursday. Ocita was moved sideways wednesday to become a minister of state Delegate to the presidency of the West african nation. Alassane Calif no Diac formerly minister for scientific research and culture replaced Keita As education minister. Hou Houet Bovigny is under pressure to obtain social peace. He was expected on Friday to announce details of severe austerity measures including Public sector wage cuts and tax increases. For the Economy. The student protests reflect the deteriorating economic situation in the country As Many have not been paid their scholarships for up to four months. The government said wednesday that unpaid scholarships were to be paid  ministers plan conference in Greece Athens Greece apr the Deputy foreign ministers of the six Balkan countries will meet in Athens next week to discuss ways of cooperation on the troubled Peninsula foreign minister George Papoulias said wednesday. Delegates will review such cooperation since the meeting last year in Tirana Albania. It will also prepare for a foreign ministers conference scheduled for Tirana in october Papoulias told a news conference. The three Day meeting the result of a greek diplomatic initiative will begin March 7, he said. Quot despite All that is happening in the Balkans. And it is no Small thing the idea of inter Balkan cooperation continues to survive a Papoulias said. The foreign ministers of Romania Yugoslavia. Bulgaria Albania Greece and Turkey first met in Belgrade Yugoslavia in 1988 in what they called a landmark  devalues shekel ups  to ease inflation Jerusalem up a Israel devalued its currency thursday reduced import taxes and raised its value added tax in a series of unexpected measures designed to reduce inflation and Spur growth. In a Surprise move Treasury minister Shimon Peres announced a 6 percent devaluation of the israeli shekel at a news conference during which he was expected Only to announce a Rise in the value added tax. The Bank of Israel on thursday set the rate of the shekel at 1.96 to the Dollar a devaluation of 0.2 percent reported Israel radio. The Bank purchased $200 million from the business sector to prevent a larger devaluation the radio reported. In addition the valued added tax was raised 1 percent to 16 percent Peres said he hoped the program would Cut israelis inflation rate which was More than 20 percent in 1989.5 passengers die 16 Hurt in bombing of Indian train new Delhi India apr a powerful bomb exploded thursday in a stationary train. At least five passengers were killed and 16 injured at a Northern Indian Railroad station officials said. Mathew John a railway safety official said the train had started its 780-mile journey in Amritsar in Punjab state a Center for violent sikh separatists. The bomb exploded in a Sleeper car of the Chater Searh express at 2 20 . When the train made a scheduled Stop at Meerut in utter Pravesh state 37 Miles North of new Delhi. Sikh extremists alleging cultural and political discrimination by the hindu dominated government have killed at least 318 people this year in their it us for a separate nation in Punjab a Rich farming state bordering Pakistan. Noriega a wife kids Given Safe conduct from Panama Panama City Panama apr the government is letting Manuel Antonio Noriega a wife and three children leave the country but demanding that four of the ousted dictators former associates surrender to authorities. Noriega a wife Felicidad Sieiro and daughters Sandra Lorena and thais were among 10 people granted Safe conduct abroad on wednesday said foreign minister Julio Linares. Noriega a wife and daughters had taken Refuge at the cuban embassy residence after the dec. 20 invasion that overthrew Onega. All have been granted political Asylum by the dominican Republic. Three former Noriega officers accused of killing conspirators in a failed oct. 3 coup against Noriega and a former legislator also accused of murder were refused Safe conduct out of the country Linares said. Luis Antonio Suarez a radio station owner who led a group that attacked opposition groups also was Given Safe conduct. Others accused of minor crimes and granted Safe conduct were Baltazar re Naan Aizpurua a former Leader of the journalists Union and Telephone company spokesman under  Rosales de Aizpurua who led a women a group that supported Noriega Humberto Lopez Tyrone a Noriega politician who organized Street gangs that attacked the opposition Marcela Tason a Onega a Secretary and Edgardo Lopez Grimaldo a Onega a press Secretary. They had been staying at the embassies of Cuba Ecuador Nicaragua and Peru. Linares said Panama would ask for the extradition of any of those Given Safe conduct if they Are needed to testify at trials. Asked to surrender were capt. Asuncion Eliece Gaitan who was Noriega a chief bodyguard and took Asylum at the Vatican embassy maj. Gonzalo Gonzalez chief of the Macho Del Monte battalion that came to Noriega a Rescue in the oct. 3 coup attempt and capt. Heraclides Sucre Gonzalez and Sucre have been in the peruvian embassy. T. Luis Gomez a Leader of the paramilitary dignity battalions and a former congressman also was refused Safe conduct because two charges of assassination have been filed against him. Or. Eric Foretich Hilary a father arrives at the Christchurch Airport thursday for a meeting with lawyers. Hilary a father to heed court order forbidding him to Contact daughter Christchurch new zealand apr the father of Hilary Foretich said thursday he would abide by a temporary court order not to Contact the child he has tracked across two continents during a fierce custody dispute. A court issued a temporary order pending a ruling on whether or. Eric Foretich can see his 7-year-old daughter for the first time in two years. A Date has not been set for the family court ruling Hilary smother or. Elizabeth Morgan went to jail for 25 months rather than reveal the whereabouts of her daughter whom she said was sexually abused by Foretich. In Washington a court ruled thursday that Morgan can have her passport Back so she can go to new zealand. However the passport is in the Possession of the City a court of appeals and District of Columbia Superior court judge Herbert Dixon said he could not order that court to return the document. A decision by the appeals court was expected later. Hilary has spent the last two years with her maternal grandparents in new zealand. Foretich a 45-year-old dentist from Falls Church va., said thursday that he would abide by the temporary family court order not to Contact his child. Asked at Christchurch Airport How he tracked his daughter Foretich said he did it with a the help of police departments and private detectives who were Able to do these  he said he hoped to see his daughter soon and spent the Day consulting with his lawyers. William Morgan Foretich a father in Law has vowed to Call police if Foretich approaches the child. A the reason we re staying in Auckland As opposed to Here is to keep some privacy in my daughters life a Foretich said at the Airport. A a that a most important Paramount to  he also said he was certain the new zealand judicial system would Rule in his favor. Dixon ordered the child smother to jail for contempt of court in August 1986 when she refused to allow Foretich to visit the girl. Elizabeth Morgan was released three Days later by the appeals court which required her to turn Over her passport and surrender the deed to her House As Bond. In february 1987, Dixon sent her to jail again but she was released three Days later after agreeing to allow Foretich a visits. In August 1987, Dixon jailed Morgan for a third time. She remained imprisoned until september 1989