European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday october 20,1990vw to invest in East Germany Plant Berlin up Volkswagen a plans to propel Auto production in economically ailing Eastern Germany with a $2.8 billion investment a the largest injection of private capital in what used to e East Germany company officials said. Most of the 4.2 billion Mark investment will be used for the completion of a Plant at Mosel near the Southeastern town of Chemnitz vow chairman Carl Hahn said. An agreement to that effect was signed a late thursday by Hahn and officials of the former East German Auto cooperative Ifa Kwag. The Deal was also signed by the Trust fund administration that supervises the privatization of about 8,000 former state owned East German firms. The investment will also be used to restructure Ifa subsidiaries and renew production fines. Hahn said the subsidiary at Mosel will Start to produce cars by 1994, eventually increasing annual output to 250,000 Golf automobiles. He said Volkswagen the second largest european Auto manufacturer after the italian giant Fiat plans to create a total of 8,000 new jobs in production and a further 6,500 in the service sector. Volkswagen was one of the first West German companies to invest in East Germany after the ouster of the stalinist leadership last fall while Otter firms hesitated s?3m0n ,bef0regerma" the government recently created Finan Cial incentives for companies to Ems joint ventures buy firms or seek partner m the new part of the Federal Republic Speed up economic recovery. Volkswagen for example is eligible for 33 percent m government subsidies for h $2.8 billion  jews gather at the wailing Wall where worshippers were stoned oct. 8. Resultant rioting left 19 arabs dead. Temple mount crowd doused a world today Jerusalem up a police used a water Cannon Friday to disperse about 10c moslem youths who were denied entry into the Temple mounts Al Asa mosque Complex to prevent disturbances. Police used the water Cannon after the youths attempted to Pray outside the Lions Gate to the walled old City. About 40 palestinians were detained and no injuries were reported Israel radio said. Security was heavy in the old City. Palestinian youths and Arab residents of the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip were prohibited from entering the Temple mount for Friday prayers a Standard israeli Security measure to prevent demonstrations at Al Asa. About 3,500 moslem adults were allowed to attend ravers. The Friday event usually draws More than ,000 worshippers. Police commissioner Yaacov Terner and the government commission investigating the oct 8 Temple m. Unt riots watched the Friday prayers from the roof of a police station adjacent to the islamic holy site. The army imposed curfews in at least nine towns and refugee Camps in the occupied territories including Ottawa apr a moderate earthquake rumbled through Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec Early Friday shaking houses and setting off burglar alarms but no injuries or major damage were reported. The quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was Felt in Ottawa Montreal and Quebec City in Canada and in upper new York state. The quake measured 5.2 on the Richter scale said Maurice Lamontagne a seismologist with the geophysics divison of the Energy mines and resources department in Ottawa. It was entered 70 Miles North of Ottawa. Residents who telephoned authorities said the temp Nablus the largest West Bank City and Zabalia the largest Gaza refugee Camp. The West Bank cities of tul karm and Hebron were declared closed military zones the army spokesman said. On thursday a Jerusalem judge opened an inquest into the police killings of 19 palestinians during the Temple mount riots. The deaths were caused when israeli authorities fired on a Temple mount crowd after arabs stoned jews at the wailing Wall below. The inquest will have broader Powers including the option to subpoena witnesses than the three member commission appointed by prime minister Yitzhak Shamir which has no Legal standing. Judge David Che Shin ordered police to take testimony from relatives of the victims and from doctors who treated the wounded. On thursday paramilitary Border police and other police officers testified before the government commission headed by Zvi Zamir a former director of the Mossad intelligence Agency. Lor was mild and lasted roughly 10 seconds in some areas. It was reported just after 3 . Police in the capital said they were kept Busy chasing burglar alarms that were set off. A motion detectors done to like those things a said Constable John Swordfager. He said the area gets two or three tremors a year but most Are undetectable. The Richter scale is a gauge of the Energy released by an earthquake As measured by the ground motion recorded on a Seismograph. Every increase of one number Means that the ground motion is 10 times greater. A quake of magnitude 5 can cause considerable damage in populated  Cross to boost efforts to Aid romanian orphans Geneva apr the International red Cross said Friday it will step up Aid efforts and help organize Christmas celebrations for 130,000 abandoned romanian children expected to spend the Winter in mostly derelict orphanages and handicapped institutions. The league of red Cross and red Crescent societies announced plans to ship Winter clothes blankets Basic drugs and possibly heating equipment to Romania in a Winter Aid program Worth at least $3 million. Fifteen staff members of the Agency which coordinates Aid contributions from National red Cross societies will be dispatched to oversee distribution of the emergency supplies league Secretary general Paer Stenback of Finland told reporters. Red Cross officials said they will also help organize Holiday activities in Hopes of getting local people involved with the neglected  Rains in France kill 1, damage Homes Nice France apr a Motorist drowned in flood Waters and scores of Homes were damaged after torrential Rains hit Southern France authorities said thursday. About six inches of rain fell in less than an hour wednesday night in parts of the Var Region near Toulon and another four inches fell in the pipes Mari times. The downpour quickly overflowed Stream Beds hardened by a prolonged drought and spilled onto highways and into Homes. Officials said Geneviere Glasner 60, was swept away by the current and drowned when she tried to escape from her stranded car. Rescue Crews helped evacuate dozens of people from their houses and also from a Home for retired people.2 norwegian airliners nearly collide head on Oslo Norway apr two airliners narrowly missed a midair collision when a Pilot spotted the other jets lights coining straight at him airline officials said thursday. The two Sas owned dc-9s executed emergency turns seconds from a head on crash while flying at 32,500 feet North of trondheim Norway on tuesday the Oslo daily Verden gang reported. Rolf Lovstrom an Sas spokesman confirmed the report and said a complaint had been filed with the norwegian civil aviation administration. A we see this As a very serious failure by air traffic control a Lovstrom said. He did not know How Many passengers were aboard the planes. Sas flight so 382 was flying North from Oslo to Romsoe while so 379 was southbound on the same route. They passed within 1,000 Yards of each other the report  least 51 die when bus in India Falls into Gorge new Delhi India up a a passenger bus went out of control in Northern utter Pravesh state and plunged into a 500-foot-deep Gorge killing at least 51 people the press Trust of India news Agency said Friday the news Agency said the bus which was carrying about 70 people was in route from Litho Ragah to Shakhu when it went off the Roadway thursday near Lake Ghazi about 200 Miles Northeast of new Delhi. The news Agency said six of those killed in the Accident were children. Rescue workers and police officials rushed to the scene of the Accident the press Trust said. No further details were immediately available. Mild quake rattles parts of Canada