European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday december 30,1990 news update farm recovery 1 1 evil it Ulm i a Hirm Liimol values Rose in 1990 for the fourth consecutive year extending agriculture a recovery from its worst economic slump since the great depression a Survey showed Friday. A nationwide poll of 368 farm managers and Rural properly appraisers indicated Farmland prices increased an average of 3.1 percent and arc expected to increase 0.9 percent in 19.91. T he Survey was conducted by the Denver based american society of. Farm managers and Rural appraisers whose members manage ii percent of the Farmland in the United slates and Complete More than 100,000 Rural property appraisals annually. Japanese prime minister bows to pressure revamps Cabinet temperatures december 28 Hilo Hilo y a . a is l d j illum Quot . A . A a a Billings . . , a a. . A . Buff to. a a a. Char lesion. W a i a. Cleveland. 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A a correction due to a reporting err Bri a photo cub line in yesterdays paper incorrectly identified a plane waiting to be refuelled As an f-16, the plane was actually an f-15 Tokyo apr prime minister to Shiki Kaifu revamped his Cabinet on saturday replacing his Justice minister who Drew fire for insulting american Blacks. T he departing Justice minister received a powerful party Post however. Kaifus he month old Cabinet resigned earlier in the Day under intense party pressure to allow other senior politicians m the governing Liberal democratic party to a obtain prestigious government posts. But Kaifu scored a partial Victory Over powerful party Kingpins by keeping out some scandal tainted politicians. No major policy changes were expected although both the minister of inter Nationiel Trade and Industry Kabul Mulo and agriculture minister Tonito Yamamoto were replaced. The move could affect Trade negotiations with the United states and other countries. Seventeen new members were named in the 21-Mcmber Cabinet. It was Kaifus third Cabinet reshuffle since he Rose from being a member of a Yeak parly faction to prime minister in August 1989,the prime minister however sue ceded in retaining principal Cabinet members including foreign minister Taro Nakayama finance minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and chief c Abinet Secretary miso i Sakamoto. A Japan is facing mounting problems and we needed to maintain our a Ontina ily Quot Sakamoto the principal government spokesman told reporters. He cited Sovi to president Mikhail Gorbachev s scheduled visit in april the persian Gulf crisis and strains in relations Over Trade. Before the Cabinet reshuffle Kaifu s Public ratings had been declining on charges of indecisiveness in responding to the Gulf crisis. But the key question for Kaifu had been whether lie possessed the clout to resist demands by senior party leaders to bring Back politicians tainted by the recruit influence peddling scandal last year. The recruit Job place men Eon Glomer ate had offered lucrative unlisted Stock to influential politicians Kaifu was named prime minister mostly because his a emr. Clean Quot image positioned him As a Compromise replacement for those affected by the scandal none of the new Cabinet members had been connected with the recruit scandal. Among those who will not be Back is embattled Justice minister Seifuku a Jiyu Ihu who again apologized for making racist remarks about american Blacks that stirred outrage in the United states and other countries this fall. After touring a red Light District in Tokyo on sept. 20, Kajiyama had compared foreign prostitutes in Japan to american Blacks saying they a ruin the atmosphere of the neighbourhoods they Nakayama Hashimoto move into.�?�. A i feel relieved now that 1 quit my Post a Kajiyama said. However shortly after resigning lie was appointed chairman of the Liberal democratic party a legislative affairs committee an import Tan Post. The Annua rotation of Cabinet posts has become a party tradition because lawmakers expect to assume a ministerial position after serving five or six terms in parliament. Among the key new Cabinet members is the minister of International Trade and Industry Eiichi Nakao 60, an eight term lawmaker who formerly served As Dirac Tor general of the economic planning . A a a a a. A the new agriculture minister is Motoji Kondo 60, a five term lawmaker in his first Cabinet Post state scandals in . Texas House Austin Texas a the Texas House speaker has been indicted on charges lie accepted $5,000 from a Law firm and did no to disclose it joining legislative leaders in the two other most populous states under an ethical Cloud. House speakers in new York and Cali. Fornia also Are under scrutiny As they prepare for new legislative sessions. The investigation in Texas also involves other legislators. A Travis county grand jury returned indictments on two Misdemeanour charges Friday against Gib Lewis alleging he solicited and received a gift from the san Antonio based Law firm of heard Goggan Blair amp Williams and then failed to report it. Despite the charges Lewis lawyer said the lawmaker would seek an unprecedented fifth term As i Louse speaker la done to see any Legal reason or otherwise Why he be elected to the speaker ship Quot lawyer Bill Willms said. The 150-member House will elect a speaker Jan. 8, the first Day of the regular legislative session. The first charge alleges that the Law firm paid part of a tax Bill Lewis owed. The second claims he failed to disclose the payment As a gift on his Public Finan dial disclosure statement. Quot. The maximum penalty upon conviction of both charges is 1 i a years in jail and a $3,000 Fine. A a although these crimes Are misdemeanours they Are among the most serious crimes a Public official can be charged with a prosecutor Ronnie Large said Friday Quot / / a. 7 Lewis a fort Worth Democrat has denied any wrongdoing and. His lawyers said lie would plead innocent. Lawyer Allen Hill and other defense attorneys said the charges were politically motivated Lewis 54, was travelling and unavailable for comment on the indictment said his spokesman Monte Williams i the grand jury which will remain in session for another three months also is investigating an april 1987 trip to Mexico that Lewis took with four partners in the Law firm an Austin lobbyist and six women one of whom reportedly was a topless dancer named Chris see. A there Are a number of allegations re Naining under investigation concerning or. Lewis various member of the legis lature and lobbyists a Earle said. Heard Goggan one of the few Law firms in Texas with contracts to collect delinquent taxes for local governments paid about half of a $10,433 delinquent tax Bill owed by a company partly owned by Lewis the indictment claims. Lewis has said the payment represented a a business in new York Assembly speaker Mel Miller pleaded innocent dec. 20 to Federal mail fraud charges involving allegations of a real estate scam. Miller a Democrat from new York City and top aide and former Law partner Jay Adolf were indicted on 19 counts of mail fraud conspiracy and falsifying Doe Zuments. A. A. The charges Stem from Millers private Law practice and Miller claims they amount to a political Witch Hunt. Californi Assembly speaker Willie Brown reportedly is being investigated about allegations that he was involved in legislation aimed it helping a regional garbage company get around local restrictions on landfills Brown has not been charged with any crime and denies any Greece a the conservative government said Friday that it. Has decided to Pardon nearly All the imprisoned leaders of the 196774 right Wing dictatorship. The announcement Drew outraged reactions from socialist communist and leftist opposition parties. Former Premier Andreas Papandreou a socialist denounced the decision As an a insult to those that fought and died for democracy in our country a Papandreou the main opposition Leader added that the governments decision to Pardon the Junta members justified their 1967 military coup. A it is a Case of justification. They did no task for a Pardon. It was imposed on them from above a Papandreou told reporters. Ilis panhellenic socialist movement or Pasok governed Greece from 198i to 1989,. The Pardon was proposed by Premier Constantine i Tsitakis who said it was needed for humanitarian reasons Justice minister Atha Mussios Kah Ellopoulos said the ministry a pardons committee will discuss it Pec. 31. According to practice a Pardon is pro used by the government and approved y the committee Clearing the Way for a preside Nual decree. The Only Junta member left out of the proposed Pardon was Dimitris Joannides who engineered the failed coup in Cyprus. E
