European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes monday june 18,1990 pollution has shortened lives in East Europe ministers say Dublin Ireland apr environment ministers from Eastern Europe said saturday that heavy pollution has poisoned their countries and in some cases caused a fall in life expectancy. Environment minister Josef Vavrousek of Czechoslovakia said life expectancy in his nation was 67 years five years lower than the average for Western Europe. Vavrousek said that until the late 1950s, his country a life expectancy rate had been reaching about 70 years. Since then the rate has fallen in some heavily polluted areas. He said that in such areas As Northern Bohemia the life expectancy has dropped to 10 years below the Western european average. Environment commissioner Carlo Ripa i mean aids scientist wants . To repeal its ban Paris apr the French researcher who discovered the aids virus said saturday that the United states should repeal its ban on granting entry to people testing positive for the virus. The ban has prompted several International organizations and agencies to Call for a Boycott of an International aids meeting in san Francisco this week. France and Switzerland have said they will not Send official delegations to the meeting. The French researcher Luc Montagnie said he would attend the sixth International conference on aids but he said it would be the last conference on american soil if the United states fails to repeal the ban a the american restrictions Are completely unacceptable and it is being said out loud that we Are going Only to save this conference Montagnie said in a recording for canal Santa a Cable television Channel for health professionals. A but it is Clear that the next american conference which is to take place in Boston will not take place if the american Law is not  the Boston conference on acquired immune deficiency syndrome is scheduled for 1992. Montagnie led the French research team at the Pasteur Institute that discovered the aids virus. Under a Law passed in 1987 by Congress infection with the human immunodeficiency virus or his which causes aids was added to the list of contagious diseases for which foreigners can be barred from entering the United states. Aids is a deadly disease that attacks the body a immune system leaving victims susceptible to a wide variety of infections and cancers. A person can carry the aids virus without having the disease and its symptoms although infection in almost All cases leads to the disease. Of the european Community said the a problems that have been described were horrendous and far beyond our forecasts in the Gravity of the  the ministers met in Dublin to discuss methods for preserving the environment. They said one of the leading causes of pollution in Eastern Europe was the massive emissions of Sulphur dioxide from Coal burning Power stations. East Germany has announced plans to reduce its acid rain Levels by switching from Lignite to hard Coal at Power stations and to use More Oil and Gas. That country a environment minister Karl Steinberg said the oldest and dirtiest Power stations will be closed and clean Coal technology will be introduced. His country is aiming to Cut its Energy consumption by up to 2.5 percent Over the next decade and to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions by at least 20  earache the blast produced by 16 Royal air Force jets flying past jolts the ears of Britain a Prince William 7, and he acts to shield them. His father Prince Charles looks pained too As the pair stand on a Buckingham Palace Balcony in London to View the saturday Parade celebrating the birthday of Charles Mother Queen Elizabeth ii. Rites recall de Gaulle a plea Paris up a tens of thousands of people converged on a memorial to Gen. Charles de Gaulle in Northern France sunday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of his Appeal to the French from London to fight on despite the capitulation to the nazis by the Vichy government. N co gaullist Leader Jacques Chirac joined the throng for the 2 v2 mile March to the Granite 45-Yard-High Cross of Lorraine memorial perched on a Hill at Colombey ies Deus Eulises a Village about 135 Miles Northeast of Paris. De Gaulle died in the Village on nov. 9,1970. Tens of thousands of pilgrims filed in two cortege to the memorial to pay tribute to the statesman. The response to his june 18, 1940, radio Appeal from London for the French to fight on brought France Back from defeat. The nation took its place among the victorious Powers at the end of world War ii in 1945. Loudspeakers at the memorial site amplified passages from speeches made by de Gaulle during his Long political career. Maurice Schumann former spokesman of de Gaulle a free French forces led the main cortege flanked by leaders of the Neo gaullist rally for the Republic party which organized the ceremonies. Besides Chirac who is mayor of Paris and a former prime minister also taking part were former Interior minister Charles Pasqua and Michel noir the mayor of Lyon who Heads a moderate faction within the  hits Greece Athens Greece apr a Sharp earthquake hit Western Greece on saturday injuring one person damaging buildings and disrupting electricity and Telephone services. The quake registered 5.1 on the Richter scale. World today japanese Union workers oppose role for Pickens Tokyo up a Union employees of a japanes a company which is 26 percent owned by Texas Bud Nessman t. Boone Pickens voted against a Roleff Pickens in the company a management saying to fear Pickens is out to make a Quick profit the Union Leader said recently. Sun s the 3,600 Union employees of Koito manufacture co., an Auto parts company closely linked to tovo5 motor co., voted unanimously against giving Pickem the company a major shareholder a seat on the Board of directors said Hideki Yoshioka chairman of the Union. The non binding vote took place tuesday but was first reported in the japanese Media Friday. Pickens has asked to be Given four of Koito a 20 Board seats. Pickens argues that the failure of Koito to comply is evidence that Japan remains closed to foreign investment while japanese companies profit from open in vestment opportunities in the United states. Quot Pickens plans to come to Tokyo next week and press his Case at Koito a annual shareholders meeting on june 28.fundamentalists celebrate algerian election win Algiers Algeria apr islamic fundamentalists who scored a Surprise Victory in local elections told bar owners saturday to curtail alcohol sales and Many algerians have abandoned Western garb for traditional moslem dress. Hundreds of fundamentalists staged All night celebrations in the capital parading through the streets with banners Reading a god is great and a islamic  a the army and people Are with you Madam a youths shouted referring to Sheik Abassi Madani Leader of the islamic salvation front which decisively won tuesdays elections. It was the first free vote in Algeria since Independence from France in 1962. Many men who normally Wear Western clothing appeared on the streets in the traditional floor length shirt or Khamissi. Some cafe owners reported visits by fundamentalists. Omar Gher mache who runs the Well known la be Cherie restaurant said a band of Young men wearing Kha misses and beards advised him a to serve alcohol from now on Only to  Madani has said women will not be forced to Wear the islamic headdress or Hijab but his followers have steadily pressured female students and teachers to adopt traditional  jail researcher As agent for e. Germany Paris apr a German researcher hired 30 years ago by a French government scientific Agency was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for providing documents to East Germany a secret service. Rolf Dobbertin 55, was convicted of passing on information about nuclear research and other topics to East Germany Over a 20-year period ending in 1979. At the Start of his trial wednesday he defended his actions by saying East German intelligence officials had coerced him into providing information. The sentence imposed by the presiding judge was harsher than the five year term requested by the prosecutor. Dobbertin had testified that he was awarded a Grant to study abroad but was not allowed to accept it unless the secret service approved. A in our country nothing could be done without the authorization of the Security services a he said. Dont forget this was during the cold War. They wanted to be Able to Contact me at any moment and i had to learn How to code and decode  said his handlers mistrusted him because he Hao married a West German woman while living in pans. Judge Maurice colomb asked if Dobbertin still considered himself a marxist As he was in his youth. N a marxism does no to have a big future in the East Dobbertin replied. Dobbertin was unmasked in 1979 and held in Cus o by for four years during Complex Legal pr�cee2i before being released on bail in 1983. He had his Post at Frances National Center for scientific k  of Dobbertin at the research Center o fended him during the trial saying the Doc Meini covertly transmitted to East Germany contained in. 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