European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a the stars and stripes Friday August 3,1990 a w v v. C record Channel swim coaches and members of a . Swim team pose wednesday in Dover England before they successfully broke the record for a relay swim of the English Channel. The new record was 6 hours and 25 minutes. From left flip dare the assistant coach Jay Wilkerson 21 Martha Jahn 27 air Force capt. Karen Burton 28 Dirk Bouma 22, an air Force service member Penny Lee Dean the team s coach Sydney Casidy Chad Hun Derby 19 and John York also assistant coach. Germany take historic sep by signing pact for dec. 2 vote Bonn West Germany apr the two Germany signed a historic treaty thursday for the first free elections in a unified Germany since Adolf Hitler became Chancellor in 1933. Meanwhile there was growing pressure for full unification Well ahead of the dec. 2 balloting set in a treaty initiated by West German Interior minister Wolfgang sch Auble and East German state Secretary Gunther Krause. The Tarcaly signed in East Berlin retains a West German provision requiring parties to attain at least 5 percent of the National vote to gain representation in parliament. This measure has effectively barred Small Radical parties on the right and left from membership in the legislature. Under the Accord however Small parties will be permitted to join the tickets of larger parties a provision that will Benefit East German parties linked to the Large West German groups represented in parliament. The biggest Benefice map is expected to be the German social Union a right Wing party linked to the Christian social Union part of Chancellor Helmut Kohls governing coalition a the clearest loser is the party of democratic socialism successor to East Germany a communists which no larger parties want to include. Gregor Gysi who Heads the former communists called the Accord a selection  West Germany a free democrats the Junior partner in Kohls government suggested that unification of the two Germany should be moved Forward to this fall. Cornelia Schmalz Jacobsen the party a general Secretary told fridays die Welt newspaper that East Germany should join West Germany under Bonne a Constitution As soon As possible because of East Germany a severe financial problems. A the quicker the better a if possible on oct. 14,�?� she was quoted As saying oct. 14 is the Date set for East German elections that will create five state governments to Mirror West Germany a Federal system. East Germany has yet to set a Date for merger with West Germany. Karl Heinz Hom hues vice chairman of the ruling coalition in West Germany a parliament said there was growing pressure for Early unification. He said the International questions of German unification such As nato membership for United Germany have been worked out. With the election details agreed upon the Only question left is the unification treaty which will Lay out the Legal and constitutional merger of the two states he said. That treaty is expected to be finished by september. Peace corps worker released Bacolod Philippines apr communist rebels freed an american peace corps Volunteer on thursday after holding him for 50 Days a provincial governor said. Earlier in the Day the new Peoples army freed a japanese Aid worker who had been held since May 29. Timothy Swanson 26, of Cheyenne  was handed Over to a red Cross team in a Rural area More than 25 Miles East of Bacolod on the Central Island of Negros said Daniel , governor of Negus Occidental province. The red Cross was to turn Swanson Over to a a Freedom committee of local lawyers officials and clerics who negotiated his release. Laeson said he had been notified of Swanson s release by radio. Numerous journalists accompanied the committee to the release Point but were unable to report Back because of poor communications. In Manila . Ambassador Nicholas Platt said he welcomed Swansong a release and thanked Lacson and others for helping to negotiate the volunteers release. A the embassy is relieved that he is Safe unharmed and apparently in Good health a the embassy said in a statement. Swanson was abducted june 13 from his Home in the Negros Mountain Village of Patag about 320 Miles Southeast of Manila. The United states suspended All peace corps operations in the Philippines on june 27 and sent volunteers Home because of alleged recons that the rebels planned to. Target them. . Officials said they were unaware of Swansong a kidnapping when the order was issued and Learned of it june 30 when they tried to Contact him. Swansong a filipino wife said rebels had warned her not to report the abduction. Earlier thursday the rebels treed Fumio Mizuno 36, of the organization of Industrial spiritual and cultural advancement. Mizuno appeared in Good health but said he was tired. The new Peoples Jaitov the military Wing of the outlawed communist party of the Philippines has been waging a 21-year insurgency to establish a marxist slate. World today Libya denies joining forces with Sudan against Chad Rome Apha Libya denied thursday that it and Sudan Are planning to jointly launch an All out War against Chad. The chadian government accused Libya and Sudan on wednesday of assembling an army of dissidents and mercenaries to attack Chad rather than pursue negotiations. Libyans official Jana news Agency carried a foreign ministry communique calling the accusations  it said Libya is prepared to establish a brotherly rela Lions with All neighbouring countries Quot and accused the chadian government of increasing tension and blocking efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully. Libya and Chad have been feuding since 1973 Over a Section of Border territory called the Amouzou strip. In 1984, libyan troops and chadian rebels took control of much of Northern Chad but were Defeated by government forces in 1987. Indian crisis costs Job of Deputy prime minister new Delhi India up a prime minister . Singh fired his Deputy Premier in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has dogged his 8-month-old National front government for two weeks the. Press Trust of India said thursday. Singh fired Deputy prime minister Devi Lai the country a agriculture minister and a Power broker in Singh a own janata dal party. The times of India newspaper said Singh acted quickly to dismiss Lal after receiving a letter in which the Deputy Premier acknowledged criticizing several Cabinet colleagues in an interview with an Indian newsmagazine. A Lal also had been involved in circulating a forged letter in Singh a name containing allegations against Commerce Secretary Arun Nehru a member of the Nehru Gandhi political dynasty that has ruled India almost continuously since Independence. Italy a Taxman gives break to country a prostitutes Rome apr As far As the tax Man is concerned the a oldest profession in the world does no to exist in Italy. That was the governments explanation in parliament on wednesday of Why prostitutes Are escaping taxation. A tax authorities cannot be bound by problems of a moral character a said Stefano do Luca undersecretary of finance. A for this reason the Issue has been  but de Luca explained that prostitution is not a recognized profession on tax forms and therefore Isnit subject to either income or Sale taxes he was responding to a demand from Neo fascist Deputy Filippo Berselli Why the government always eager for new Revenue was ignoring the earnings of prostitutes. The state licensed brothels until the late 1950s. When they were closed by act of parliament. I a Hospital zone proposed for sri Lanka casualties Colombo sri Lanka apr the government on thursday proposed setting up a demilitarized zone in a rebel stronghold to treat rebels soldiers and civilians injured in sri Lanka a civil War. Defense Secretary Cyril ran Tunge told reporters the government was considering a 10-Square-mile area around a major Hospital in Jaffna town 185 Miles North of Colombo. Are prepared to adjust the lines and give a 100 percent guarantee that our troops wont violate the demilitarized zone to help get the Jaffna Hospital functioning again a ran Tunge said. He said the International committee of the red Cross Tyrken up the proposal with the rebel liberation tigers of famil Lelam and a response was awaited. I he tamil tigers have been fighting since i983 to set up an Independent nation in Northern and Eastern sri Lanka