European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday june 3, 1990 . Embassy among targets of aborted palestinian attack Jerusalem apr the heavily armed palestinian guerrillas who were intercepted Oft the israeli coast last week intended to attack the . Embassy in Tel Aviv a senior israeli official said. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said maps seized from the guerrillas after the unsuccessful attack wednesday indicated they were headed for the densely populated Beach front hotel District of Tel Aviv. The . Embassy is in the District. A during the debriefing we conducted. It was established that the . Embassy was one of the targets in the Vicinity of the hotel District a he said Friday. An army spokesman said he was not authorized to comment on the report. There was no immediate comment from the United states. In condemning the aborted raid wednesday the state department left open the possibility that the incident could affect the . Dialogue with the Palestine liberation organization. That dialogue began after Plo Leader Yasser Arafat denounced terrorism in 1988. The Palestine liberation front a Plo faction believed to have its main Headquarters in Baghdad Iraq has claimed responsibility for the abortive raid but said it was not aimed at civilians. In a statement released Friday in Baghdad the front said its guerrillas had instructions to hit military Sites Only in a 50-mile-Widc area around Tel Aviv. The front is headed by Mohammad Abbas also known As Abul Abbas. A member of the plots executive committee he masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in which an elderly american was shot and killed. Israel claims Libya helped mount wednesdays strike which was aimed at crowded israeli beaches. Israelis military intelligence chief in an interview with the a idiot Ahrnot daily provided the most detailed account yet of that alleged involvement. Maj. Gen. Amnon Shahak said the guerrillas trained in a Camp set aside for them by libyan authorities on the Mediterranean coast. But a libyan official denied libyan involvement in the raid. The libyan ambassador to Lebanon warned saturday that the United states a would definitely be held responsible Quot for any israeli retaliatory attack on Libya. Israeli forces in helicopter gunships and patrol boats foiled wednesdays attempted raid As 16 guerrillas headed for the coast in speedboats. Four guerrillas were killed and 12 captured. No israelis were injured. On the Day of the incident beaches and Beach front hotels were crowded with israelis celebrating the jewish Holiday of shavuot. Locations circled on maps found in the guerrillas Possession indicated a Large Tel Aviv department store As another potential target the official said. The . Embassy almost always crowded with people seeking visas is on a Busy Street off the Beach front. The army a chief of staff it. Gen. Dan Shimron on Friday again blamed Arafat for the raid. Arafat has denied Plo involvement in the raid but has not condemned it. Shops Cap Mineral water prices in Naples As tap Supply tainted Naples Italy apr Naples shipowners agreed Friday to hold Down prices on Mineral water and the National government rushed 50,000 bottles to Italy a third largest City after a run on the product was caused by contamination of the local water Supply. Tap water in several neighbourhoods has been Brown and smelly since a pipe broke on tuesday and sediment entered the water Supply. The situation prompted an angry demonstration on thursday by about 200,000 people. They complained of poor water Quality and shortages even before the pipe broke. Organizations of shipowners and distributors met Friday and agreed to Post a table of prices for Mineral water in stores. The Price tripled to 2,500 lire $2 a liter quart in some stores because of the run on Mineral water the italian news Agency Ansa reported. The shipowners also asked the local Interior ministry representative to try to gain an exemption for Naples residents from the 100-lire 12-Ccnt National tax on bottles of Mineral water. The italian ministry of health sent 50,000 bottles of Mineral water to Naples As Well As two machines capable of purifying a total of about 100,000 liners 26,000 Gallons a Day of tap water officials said. The red Cross is to distribute the water for free the ministry said in a statement. A woman protests water contamination in Naples. Philippine Security stepped up Angeles Philippines apr hundreds of filipino troops backed by armoured vehicles staged a show of Force saturday against communist rebels after . Officials ordered american troops to stay on their bases for Security reasons. About 500 troops and police Rode through the streets brandishing m-16 rifles and carrying banners denouncing the rebel new Peoples army. The motorcade passed in front of Clark a and through nearby neighbourhoods of Angeles where Many rebels live. The area is about 50 Miles North of Manila the capital. Police it. Col. Julius Garcia announced the formation of neighbourhood vigilante groups to help fight the rebels. A we just want to convince the people that we Are willing to fight and that we have the manpower and the firepower to fight the enemy a Garcia told reporters. On Friday . Officials announced renewed restrictions on the 20,300 troops defense department civilians and military dependents at Clark one of six . Bases in the Philippines. Officials cited an undisclosed Security threat in the area where communist rebels killed two . Airmen last month. A local current conditions dictate we take action right now a said the spokesman it. Col. Ron Rand. He did not elaborate in his announcement broadcast by the . Military a television station. On saturday Rand said Security patrols around the sprawling base have been doubled to protect american lives. Philippine intelligence sources speaking on condition of anonymity said rebel troop movements Friday prompted the . Decision. A week ago . Officials relaxed restrictions imposed after rebels killed airmen John Raven and James Green on May 13, one Day before . And philippine officials began talks on the future of the six . Bases. Military Roundup americans take honors at French Art exhibition Schwet Zingen West Germany a . Service members and civilians have won eight of 21 prizes in the French forces regional Art exhibition and the Honor of having their works displayed at the Paris Salon exhibition in november. James Fitzpatrick chief of the arts and crafts division Usa eur Community and family support Agency in Schwet Zingen won first place for his drawing a a homage a Breker  staff sgt. Roger Price Illustrator with the army corps of engineers european division captured first place for his acrylic painting  Howard Schroeder a former Soldier from Worms won first place for his Watercolour a ensemble de  Linda Eze mikes chief of the Giessen Community a recreation divisions skill development Branch gained second place for her drawing a girl a third place for her sculpture a a flight and an honorable mention for her print a Sliv ome  Karen Pitts a family member and Art student from Giessen won third place for her acrylic painting a Van Gogh a  Mark t. Moore director Giessen North arts and crafts Center received an honorable mention for his acrylic painting a Brautigam in a German  overseas civilians win services awards Tyndall fab Fla. A two Civ jeans were among the winners of the 1989 services awards announced by Gen. Larry Welch the air Force chief of staff. Charles c. Houser of the 48th services so at Raf Lakenheath England was named the outstanding services civilian technician of the year. Pamela j. Gamer of det 78 at san Vito air station Italy was the runner up in the same category. World today mongolian court legalizes five opposition parties Beijing apr Mongolia a supreme court has legalized All five opposition parties that were formed since activists began demonstrating last year for an end to the communist monopoly on Power China a news Agency reported Friday. Three of the five a the mongolian democratic party the social democrats and the National progressive party a already had agreed to join forces to Challenge the ruling communists in legislative elections in july. The other two new parties Are the party of free labor formed by co operative workers and owners and the Green party concerned with environmental issues. In a report from the mongolian capital of ulan Bator China a official Xinhua news Agency said the supreme court warned the parties they May be dissolved if they do not strictly abide by the Constitution and other  will Send envoy to Vietnam for talks Beijing apr China will Send an assistant foreign minister to Vietnam this month for the highest level official visit to Vietnam since the two countries fought a Brief War in 1979, the foreign ministry has said. Xuy Dunlin who also Heads the ministry a department of asian affairs will travel to Bangkok Thailand for consultations with thai leaders on the Cambodia War and then go on to Vietnam said ministry spokeswoman i Jinhua. Xuy will Exchange views on Cambodia with vietnamese officials i said. Xuy strip to Thailand and Vietnam will coincide with talks in Tokyo among the warring parties of Cambodia on a possible cease fire. China launched a Short Border War against Vietnam in Early 1979 to a a punish Vietnam. Since then China has been the main military supporter of the Khmer Rouge and other resistance forces battling the vietnamese backed Hun sen government in Cambodia