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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday july 31,1990 military round chemical weapons moved smoothly by third Convoy Eckenbach West Germany a a third Road Convoy successfully transported . Chc Mical munitions from Clausen army depot to the Railhead at Miclau on monday. The 80-vehicle Convoy left the . Depot at 8 . And took two hours ii minutes to Complete the 30-Milc route. The Convoy was accompanied by 1,200 police. The transport went smoothly a spokesman said. The removal of the chemical munitions was expected to continue tuesday. The weapons will eventually be transported by train to the North sea port of Norden Ham where they will be shipped to the Johnston atoll in the Pacific. Frankfurt West Germany a the Frankfurt army regional medical Center will celebrate its 45th anniversary from 11 45 . To 4 . Friday at the Hospital. Military sick Call will be held from 7 . To 8 30 . All other patients with. Medical emergencies should report to the Hospital emergency room. Meckenheim West go Nanny a organization Day for the . Army Materiel come in Europe will be from 10 . To 4 . Aug. 16 at Hammonds Barracks. During that Day the office will limit services to emergencies. Organization Day is open to All army Materiel come employees. Advance tickets can be purchased from individual units or by contacting capt. Dave Stewart in Heidelberg at ets 370-7810 or 370-8429. World today belgian court rules classes in religion Arentt required Brussels Belgium apr a Belgium a highest court has ruled the government cannot Force students to take courses in any of six officially recognized religions Ora non confessional morals course. The ruling came after the authorities denied the children of a Jehovah a witness an abstention from such courses officials said monday. The Issue went to court and the Council of state ruled that the Lack of Choice contravened the 1950 european human rights declaration. Belgium recognizes the roman Catholic Judaic protestant anglican orthodox and islam religions and All six Are available in Belgium a Public schools. Parents in this overwhelmingly Catholic nation who want a non religious education for their children have the option to attend a non confessional morals class. Worshippers of other religions did not have a proper Choice the court decided and the ruling will allow them to obtain an abstention in the future. There Are about 20,000 Jehovah a witnesses in  says soviet jews face delays in flights Helsinki Finland apr a foreign ministry spokesman said monday the planned Transfer of soviet jews to Israel through Finland faces further delays As Israel has not applied for any refugee flights in August. Finnish aviation officials had issued permits for the israeli airline Al Al to make four flights in july from Lappe Caranta in Eastern Finland to Israel. None of the flights occurred. Finland and Israel had agreed on weekly flights until oct. 24, each carrying As Many As 200 jews. The plan would have made Finland a fourth major Rozile for the exodus of soviet jews along with Poland Romania and Hungary. It finnish officials had said they would approve the flights in batches of Lour a month. The foreign ministry spokesman said monday that Finland was still prepared to go ahead with the  �?T90 Minnesota a primary election Washington will be held sept. 11. Service members government employees and their family members who Are Minnesota residents should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. Japanese computer firm to be worlds 2nd-Laraest Tokyo apr Japan a leading computer manufacturer announced monday it has agreed to pay $1.2 billion for Britain Stop computer maker. The buyout will make Fujitsu Ltd. The worlds second largest computer company after ism. The Purchase of International computers Ltd. Will also give Fujitsu a major sales and manufacturing foothold in Europe ahead of the creation of a single european Market in 1992. It will make Japan a major player in the european mainframe computer Field. There also have been fears that such a Deal could inflame nationalist sentiment in Britain. International computers which currently does 60 percent of its business in Britain a already has said its intention was to expand to Europe. Fujitsu intends to support this intention a said Michio Naruto managing director and vice general manager of International of much higher Oil Era Lions for Fujitsu. The acquisition is also a Symbol of the $16.8 billion japanese company a emergence As a global computer maker Naruto said. He stressed that International computers will continue to be a european run company but acknowledged that the Purchase might renew fears of japanese buyouts in some parts of Europe. Under the agreement Fujitsu will pay International computers Parent company St pc $1.2 billion for an 80 percent stake in the British computer firm International computers will pay St an additional $73.4 million. Fujitsu a major activity in Europe is Selling semiconductor computer chips although it makes office computers in Spain and semiconductors in Ireland. In the six months ended july 1, International computers showed an after tax profit of $58.6 million on sales of $1.3 billion. Following latest open agreement Nicosia Cyprus apr the agreement reached by open producers last week will push Oil prices substantially higher in the second half of this year the Middle East economic Survey said monday. Reporting from Geneva the weekly newsletters editor Ian Seymour wrote that a without doubt the pact was the cartels a boldest and probably most credible attempt to Date to push up crude Oil prices through stringent control of output  the agreement by the 13 members of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries set an Overall output quota of 22.491 million barrels a Day and raised the Benchmark Price to $21 a barrel. A Given strict Observance of quota discipline by All open members a which is accorded an exceptionally High degree of probability after iraqis Assumption of a policeman a role in curbing persistent above quota output by the . And Kuwait a Market watchers feel that the $21-a-barrel minimum May Well be exceeded by a comfortable margin by the end of the year a Seymour wrote. He was referring to iraqis recent outbursts against Kuwait and the United Arab emirates which it accused of driving Down Oil prices by violating their output quotas. A due mainly to cuts of some 400,000 barrels a Day each by the . And Kuwait to their allotted 1.5 million barrels a Day quota Levels Overall open crude production is Likely to drop to around 22.5 million barrels a Day in August from the june july average of around 23.2-23.3 million barrels a Day a Seymour wrote. By the fourth Quarter of the year though demand for open Oil should Rise to around 24.5 million barrels a Day a perhaps As High As 25 million a he wrote. As a result Oil stocks could be drawn Down by As much As 2 million barrels a Day eliminating the existing a Stock overhang and driving prices up Seymour wrote. He did however warn that a despite the enhanced credibility of the open Price and production agreement a degree of healthy wait and see caution would nevertheless be warranted until the Deal has withstood the test of practical  a after All open has never yet succeeded in pegging its actual production significantly below potential Market demand for an great length of time and it remains to be seen whether the open Sellers can really bring themselves to turn away eager customers in the fourth  f a a Uyzel s a a this Checkerboard design outside an apartment building in a lakh Mongolia might be jarring to the human Eye but a contented cow finds everything checking it out a in very Good taste. She wandered onto the Grassy landscaped area from a nearby Dairy farm and decided to stay for a while  
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