European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday March 25,1990 death squads still rampant in Guatemala report says Guatemala City apr the country a human rights ombudsman says the government has been ineffective in breaking up death squads that Are killing an average of one person a Day and abducting dozens of others. A in Guatemala the agents of human rights violations persist. Government level efforts to preserve human rights arc useless a Ramiro do Leon Carpio said Friday in a report to the guatemalan Congress. A there arc extremist sectors involved in the violation of these rights which have caused the disappearance of Many people and the murder of others a do Leon c Arpio said. A Clandestine jails have not ceased to operate a he added. A demands Are presented daily for their disappearance but no positive results Are being  he said at least 20 people have been assassinated in the last 15 Days in the san Marcos area on Mexico a Southern Border. At least 54 were killed in january and february throughout Guatemala he said. In the first two months of 1990, at least 52 people disappeared and 23 threats were reported he  vote a australian prime minister Bob Hawke casts his vote saturday in Coburg a Melbourne suburb. The Leader was one of nearly 11 million people voting in the australian general election. Preliminary results showed hawkers labor party ahead of an opposition coalition by a narrow margin. The president of the congressional human rights commission Oliverio Garcia criticized the administration of president Vinicio Cerezo a for its negligence in the investigation of these events and the capture of the responsible  earlier this month the United states recalled its ambassador from Guatemala for a week to protest the governments failure to Stop politically motivated killings. A a Guatemala a democracy continues to be challenged by acts of terrorism and human rights abuses perpetrated by extremists who seek to undermine the democratically elected civilian government Quot state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said at the time. Guatemala returned to civilian government in 1986 after three decades of military Rule in which an estimated 100,000 people died and 40,000 disappeared. Cerezo blames the violence on a rightist Campaign to destabilize his government. Last year he faced two coup attempts by army officers. The United states provides Guatemala with about $90 million in annual Aid. Athens terrorist group is linked to libyan agent Athens up a a greek political Magazine said Friday that a terrorist organization responsible for killing several . Military personnel in Athens Over the past few years was linked to the libyan secret service. The biweekly anti said the terrorist organization which Calls itself november 17 May also be linked to the palestinian Abu Nidal group. In a seven Page article the Magazine said a moroccan undercover intelligence agent posing As an accredited foreign correspondent penetrated a libyan terrorist organization working in Athens and discovered the links Between november 17 and the libyans. The agent identified in anti As Bachir Bays said in a report to the moroccan intelligence Agency that on May 4, 1987, he took part in a meeting in which members of november 17 and a libyan agent called Abdul Hamid Zubaidi were also present. Anti did not explain How it came by details of Bays report to the moroccan intelligence Agency but said Zubaidi offered Bays $2,500 a month plus bonuses to work for him. Bays reportedly said in his report that Zubaidi a told me clearly that he was a libyan intelligence  november 17 first made its appearance in Greece in 1975 with the murder of Richard Welch the Athens station chief of the . Central intelligence Agency. The group since has claimed responsibility for a string of political assassinations in the greek capital. Among its victims were several . Military personnel including . Navy capt. William Norden killed in a june 1988 car bomb explosion outside his Home in a North Athens suburb. Yelps from pythons belly yield Pup Johannesburg South Africa apr a farm couple saved a 7-Day-old Puppy from the belly of a Python when they heard faint yelping from inside the Snake and forced it to cough up the pet a newspaper reported Friday. Magda and Hennie Botha interviewed by the Star newspaper said they heard their dog Barking frantically outside her Kennel on the farm near no Spruit 15 Miles West of the Kruger National Park. The Python was curled up inside the Kennel. A i jumped Forward grabbed the Snake by its neck and pulled Quot Botha said. While his wife held the Snake s Tail Botha said he Shook the head up and Down and rubbed its bulging stomach. The reptiles jaws gaped and out came three puppies. Two were dead. But the Farmers wife massaged the third Puppy a Chest and moved its front legs until it began breathing again. After a Long drink from its Mother the Puppy got a Bath. The Snake was kept in the bathroom overnight to prevent it from attacking other animals and was dropped off several Miles away the next Day the couple  resigns Post in Borc Lono Vatican City apr Pope John Paul ii on Friday accepted the resignation submitted for reasons of age of Cardinal Narciso Kubany Arnau As archbishop of Barcelona Spain the Vatican reported. As his successor in Barcelona the Pope transferred Bishop Ricardo Maria Carles Gordo of Tortosa. Kubany Arnau is 76, or a year More than the general Church retirement age of 75. World today japanese vehicle group reports record production Tokyo up a supported by brisk Domestic sales Japan a production of four wheel vehicles in february grew 6.3 percent Over a Vea ago to hit a monthly record of 1.122.641 units the Japan automobile manufacturers ass nah Tion reported Friday. A the association said exports fell an estimated 7 percent marking the sixth consecutive year to year drop. Domestic sales surged 13.8 percent to 608 195 units a record for the month the association said. February production included 837.830 passenger cars up 23.2 percent 281.422 trucks Down 24.3 percent and 3.389 buses Down 13 7  will be sought for bomber of jetliner Seoul. South Korea apr prosecutors will seek parole for a North korean agent convicted of bombing a South korean jetliner with 115 people aboard in 1987. Newspapers reported Friday. Kim Hyon Hee. 27. Was sentenced to death nov. 29. 1987. After her conviction in the bombing. She said she planted a bomb on the korean air jetliner on orders from North korean leaders. North Korea has denied involvement. Government officials have said Kim a release would be considered because she had cooperated in the investigation and fully repented. Kim and her accomplice an elderly North korean Man. Placed a sophisticated pair of bombs in the overhead Luggage bin of the Boeing 707. Which was flying from Baghdad. Iraq to Seoul on nov. 3. The bombers got off the plane during a Stopover. Several hours later it vanished Over the sea near Burma. After the pair was arrested in Bahrain the Man committed suicide. Kim a suicide attempt failed and she was extradited to  Leader promotes self other Junta leaders Rangoon. Burma up a Burma s strongman. Gen. Saw Maung. Has promoted himself to five Star general and Given promotions to Many of the military officers serving the ruling Junta official Media and spokesmen said Friday. The new ranks were not specifically announced but became known when government run radio and television began describing saw. Who seized direct Power in september 1988. As senior general. A military spokesman said promotions have been Given to other officers in or working for the All military state Law and order restoration Council headed by saw. A this Rise in ranks has been dictated by the need to conform to the general practice of military formations in other countries a said it. Col. Be Htut a spokesman for the ruling  land prices in Japan spread past Tokyo area Tokyo apr rapidly rising land prices that hit the Tokyo area several years ago have spread to Osaka in Western Japan and other regions. The National land Agency has said. Average residential land prices in Japan Rose 17 percent last year with prices in Osaka jumping 58.6 percent it said in a report. Commercial land prices Rose an average of 16.7 percent throughout the nation while business properties in Osaka surged 43.9 percent it said. Japan a most expensive commercial land was valued at $2.6 million a Square foot in a plot in Tokyo a mar Nouchi business District and another plot in the nearby Ginza shopping District it said