European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes saturday july 7,19sio in sweep of Warsaw Poland apr prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki ousted All but one former communist from his Cabinet Friday to offset criticism of his 10-month-old governments performance v in a speech before parliament broadcast nationwide Mazowiecki also said that political Battles in the no communist led government were threatening the country a peaceful evolution to democracy. The prime minister announced the resignation of five Cabinet ministers in All including three of the four former communists who remained in the Golem ment As the Price for Solidarity replacing the communist regime last september. _ prominent among those ousted was Interior minister Gen Czeslaw Kiszczak in charge of the police and defense minister Florian Siwicki. Mazowiecki retained sex communist Marcin Swiecicki the Young technocratic foreign Trade minister who has been instrumental in ongoing Trade talks with the soviet Union. The prime minister suggested earlier parliamentary elections which currently Are scheduled for Spring 1991, but he did not set a Date. He also urged More rapid conversion of state enterprises to private businesses. Under fire from the nations Farmers and from his former ally and Mentor Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa Mazowiecki a speech was High political drama. A today standing in front of you and in front of the entire society i have to say clearly that i see danger on the peaceful posh Road to democracy a Mazowiecki declared. Quot the sense of responsibility for the country is getting weaker in political life a he said. Quot substantial arguments Are being replaced by the language of brutal struggle even in this  Mazowiecki a spokesman on thursday had said the speech should be considered a turning Point in the history of the East blocks first non communist government which was seated sept. 12 in a wave of National optimism. Japanese Hydrogen car runs 78 Mph remain Yokosuka Japan apr a japanese engineering professor has built a Hydrogen powered car that uses fuel produced from water and which he says creates almost no air pollution. In a demonstration thursday it ran at up to 125 Kilometres 78 Miles an hour but Industrial officials said it could take As Long As 10 years to produce a commercial Model. The cards liquid Hydrogen fuel made from water now costs about 900 yen $6 a liter or $22.71 a gallon in Japan and 100 yen 67 cents a liter or $2.53 a gallon in the United states officials said. Shoichi Furuhama president of the Musashi Institute of technology said at the demonstration that the car called the Musashi 8, does not backfire before combustion thereby avoiding a critical defect that has slowed previous research on Hydrogen fucked cars. The car has computer controlled pumps and valves that keep the liquid Hydrogen at minus 253 degrees celsius minus 453 fahrenheit before being ignited. The engine is in a Nissan fair lady z body. Nissan provided financial support and technical assistance to Furuhama a research team in producing the vehicle. Test Drivers at Nissan a Ophama factory near Tokyo said they believed the Musashi 8 could go up to 150kph 94mph. But the new Hydrogen powered vehicle still has Many problems and unknowns its developers said. Given the High volatility of liquid Hydrogen engineers arc concerned about added dangers for passengers if the car crashed. Furuhama said there was no scientific reason to be afraid of liquid Hydrogen fuel but that difficulties in obtaining it so far had prevented japanese scientists from thoroughly studying its  researcher working with Furuhama said the car also must carry a relatively Large volume of fuel. Hydrogen cars sometimes have been jokingly referred to As Quot cars which carry fuel and not passengers a he said. Yasuhiko Nakagawa a researcher at Nissan scentral engineering laboratories added that the fuel mileage is not As High As in conventional gasoline powered vehicles and that establishment of a system of filling stations for Hydrogen cars would be quite difficult. M i a Quot co. 5 Quot Japan Ltd students fill the tank of the newly developed Hydrogen fuelled car before a test run thursday in Tokyo. Any commercialization thus might Lake As Long As 10 years he said. Automobile companies Long have studied engines using fuels other than gasoline because of pollution and dwindling Oil supplies. But experiments with electric and methane powered cars and other alternatives have yet to produce a commercially feasible vehicle. N. Korea to open Section of Border Seoul South Korea apr communist North Korea Friday said it will open part of its Border with South Korea next month to promote reunification and it challenged the South to do the same according to news reports. But officials in the capitalist South denounced the action As propaganda. The North a plans appeared to he largely symbolic and it was unclear whether any citizens from the North would be allowed to Cross into the South. It would be the first time either of the two korean Stales had opened a portion of its Border since the korean War ended in 1953. Word of the North a move came from Naeroe press a sem official South korean news Agency specializing in communist affairs. It said North koreans committee for the peaceful reunification of the fatherland announced the plans in a broadcast Mon a stored in Seoul Friday. But it said Only those interested in promoting reunification would be allowed into the North. The North korean announcement said about 800 Yards of the Border would be opened aug. 15, the Day in 1945 when Korea was liberated from Japan after 35 years of colonial  North said the stretch of Border to be opened was in the communist sector of the truce Village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone about 35 Miles North of Seoul. But no civilian can enter the area without approval from military authorities of both sides. Military Roundup Frankfurt Community honors w. German officer Frankfurt West Germany a it. Col. Hans Gcorge Estor of the West German army was awarded the meritorious service medal by the Frankfurt military Community thursday. Estor is commander of military subregion come 431 of the German territorial army in Frankfurt. Estor received the award for his efforts in German american military training and partnership events As Well As his work with the Frankfurt civilian government on behalf of the american military Community. It transportation corps Ball to be held in Heidelberg Heidelberg West Germany a the 48th Annua transportation corps conference and Ball will be held aug. 3 and 4 in Heidelberg. The events Are sponsored by the 37th transportation come in Kaiserslautern and the conference will address concerns of the transportation corps in West Germany. Additional information is available from maj. Joseph Gladkowski or 1st it. Scott Rice at ets 483-7400 or German civilian 0631-42067, v corps he to Mark its 72nd anniversary Frankfurt West Germany a v corps he will hold its organization Day on thursday and Many staff sections will be closed. The Day Marks the corps 72nd anniversary. Col. Craig takes Over at 5th signal come Worms West Germany a a change of command ceremony was held by members of the 5th signal come on july 6. Col. Aubrey Craig became the interim commander by accepting the Guidon from Brig. Gen Alfred j. Mallette. Craig had held the position of Deputy commander. Mallette will assume command of the . Army communications electronics come and fort Monmouth . Swope succeeds Boese As head of 316th air div Ramstein a West Germany a amps a Brig. Gen Lawrence e. Boese on Friday relinquished command of the 316th air div and the Kaiserslautern military Community to Brig. Gen. Richard t. Swope in ceremonies at Zamstein a. Swope last served As inspector general at he Pacific air forces Hickam fab Hawaii. Boese had held the dual positions of division and Community commander since August 1988. His new assignment will be As Deputy chief of staff for plans and programs at he . Air forces in Europe. World today Burger King restaurant opens in East Germany Dresden East Germany apr first came the West German Mark then the whopper. The first Burger King fast food restaurant in East Germany has opened its doors treating East germans to Quot original hamburgers american Apple pastries and the world famous a whopper a a according to the East German news Agency adn. The fast food outlet near the main Dresden train station is. Co run by the .-based Burger King company and the East German company Mitrosa adn said. Burger King and Mitrosa plan to open restaurants throughout East Germany especially at train stations and on the autobahn Burger King european vice president John m. Rollo said according to adn East germans paid for their meals with the new Mark which now circulates in both Germany As part of their economic unification