European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and Stripe wednesday August 1,1990 world today new italian government wins vote of Confidence Rome apr Premier Giulio andr Cottis a Golem mint won a vote of Confidence in parliament monday on key elements of a broadcasting Bill that has split the dominant Christian Democrat party. By a vote of 358-34 in the chamber of deputies Andreotti s newly shuffled five party coalition passed its second Confidence vote in three Days. The opposition communists and three Small leftist parties boycotted the session charging the government with trying to Force through the Bill. The year old government sought the Confidence vote to ensure passage of a series of amendments to the legislation which would regulate state and private television. The amendments include norms for commercials and anti Trust provisions limiting ownership of to stations and newspapers. The Bill has been in the making for 10 years a Low turnout invalidates hungarian referendum Budapest Hungary apr Hungary a second referendum in less than one year on How the president should be elected proved a failure with less than 14 percent of voters going to the polls according to final results published monday last november a polling on whether the president should be chosen by direct ballot or through parliament was the first free voting nationwide in Hungary in 40 years of communist one party Rule. According to final results carried by the state Mai news Agency just 13.91 percent of Hungary a 7.8 million eligible voters took part in the referendum a making it a Complete failure. Participation by More than 50 percent of the Alecto rate was required for the plebiscite to be valid. Of those who turned out 85.91 percent voted in favor of a direct election and 14.09 percent voted  reports smuggling of cigarettes growing Beijing apr cigarette smuggling is dramatically increasing in China and authorities in coastal provinces seem unable to Deal with the problem an official report said monday. In the coastal province of fijian authorities handled 50,000 cases of the smuggling of imported cigarettes in the first half of this year a four times higher than during the same period last year the economic daily said. Last year an estimated 600,000 to i million cases of cigarettes were smuggled into China representing a tax lossof$190 million lo$317 million it said. Most male chinese smoke and having imported cigarettes is considered a status Symbol. Ordinary chinese cigarettes sell for about 20 cents a pack. 1m-ported cigarettes Cost six to seven times that amount. 2 die when Bridge railings give Way in romanian City Bucharest Romania apr two people were killed and 80 injured 10 of them critically when the railings of a Bridge gave Way in the transylvanian City of Stirgu mures in Central Romania the state news Agency to marcs reported monday. The report said of those injured 26 were hospitalized after the Accident which occurred sunday. Most of them had spinal column fractures and Chest injuries the Agency said. Rompers said the Accident was apparently caused by overcrowding. London apr the Irish Republican army tuesday claimed responsibility for killing lawmaker Lan Gow a close Friend of prime minister Margaret Thatcher and outspoken critic of the Ira. The Ira claim was made in a statement to press association Britain a Domestic news Agency. Thatcher vowed that the slaying of the conservative party lawmaker will make no difference to her governments fight against terrorism. Dressed in mourning Black Thatcher attended a service in memory of Gow on monday night at the anglican Parish Church in the Village of Hank Ham 60 Miles South of London where Gow lived with his wife Jane. Gow a 53-year-old legislator who was on an Ira hit list was killed monday morning by a bomb attached under his car. It exploded when he got into the vehicle parked outside his Home. He was chairman of the Northern Ireland committee in the House of commons. The committee discusses the affairs of the province where the Ira is fighting British Rule but has no Power Over legislation. The Independent newspaper said tuesday a the assassination of Ian Gow May represent an attempt by the Ira to cause personal Hurt a Margaret Thatcher and goad her into overreacting to his death. His symbolic importance Lay in his close association with the prime  the Gow and Thatcher families were close and often spent Christmas together. Gow was Thatcher s it i St v a its a snap f Here s no problem in Moscow getting your picture then a new cutout soon appears and the Street Ven taken with Mikhail Gorbachev unless the police Dor is again on the scene taking photos of his confiscate the life me cardboard image of the soviet Irons and the Stern faced Gorby. The smiling Leader. When that happens and it does now and Tomer Here is Joulia Chat Choukian of Moscow. Pacus Kohl will caution East Germany on buying arms Bonn West Germany apr Chancellor Helmut Kohl will urge East Germany to spend a was Little As possible Quot on new weapons following rev4ifions East Berlin plans it huge new Purchase of soviet arms officials said tuesday meanwhile East German labor minister Regine Hildebrandt pleaded for an emergency infusion of West German Aid. East Germany a stands before a social and financial collapse if new Aid does no to come soon Hildebrandt said. Kohls government has resisted East German requests for Aid to supplement the sums West Germany is already spending to Lay the economic and social groundwork for Unity. West Germany contends East Berlin could do much More Belt tightening. Such contentions intensified after the East. German government admitted late monday that it plans to spend $622 million on new soviet made weapons. The purchases were revealed earlier in West German Media reports. Kohl has been under intense pressure to scuttle East Germany a arms buying plans. On tuesday the Chancellor and his coalition partners agreed to Tell East Germany to a procure As few weapons As possible a a government official said on condition of anonymity. It was not known when Kohl would address the Issue with the East Berlin government or whether he would suggest a monetary limit. West Germany a education minister Juergen mile Mann of the Liberal Eree democratic party had demanded the purchases be blocked. The weapons purchasing plans have put East German defense minister Rainer Eppelmann a pastor and allowed pacifist in an uncomfortable Media  says he is proceeding with the Pur parliamentary private Secretary from 1979. When she came to Power until 1983. 51 looking somber and shaken Thatcher told reporters in London before leaving for Hank Ham that the slaying would make no difference to her conservative governments fight against terrorism. Quot we love Ian and Jane and their family very much. They Are very close friends. I could talk to him like nobody else she said. A if he could speak to me now he would say a we fight that Battle against them and we bring them to Justice and see they arc properly condemned and found guilty of what they have  that is How we shall carry  Gow resigned from thatchers government in 1985 in protest Over the Anglo Irish agreement signed nov. 15 of that year. The Accord gave the government of the Republic of Ireland which is 95 percent roman Catholic and lays constitutional claim to Northern Ireland a forma consultative role in the running of the British ruled province. Gow sided with the province s protestant leaders in opposing the Accord saying Northern Ireland should be governed like any other part of Britain. But he remained a staunch supporter of other government policies. The mainly Catholic Ira wants to unite the province with the Republic of Ireland under socialist Rule. In Washington the state department condemned the killing and offered condolences to gowns family. Chases Only because contracts were signed some eight years ago Eppelmann said that backing away from purchases would mean paying considerable financial penalties to the  several West German politicians say the purchases Are a waste of Money since the East German army will Likely be disbanded by the years and. Many West germans Are already worried that the High costs of unification w ill Lead to financial sacrifices and higher taxes and oppose extra expenditures by the financially beleaguered government in East Berlin. I