European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday wednesday january,112, 1991 Iran s infertility Center reports 1 St test tube births Nicosia Cyprus a Iran a first test tube babies were born in the City of Yard in Central Iran the islamic Republic news Agency reported sunday. Quot a the Agency monitored in Nicosia said the Hsc baby a girl was born to a 36-year-old  the City a Afshar Yard University Hospital sat urday morning. An hour later another woman gave birth to twins a girl and a boy ,. Or. Abbas Afla tounian head of the infertility research Center at the Hospital said the births were by caesarean Section and that All three a Hies and their mothers were in a perfect Condi Tion a Irna reported. Alltounian said  centers yearlong fertilization and insemination programs 30 successful pregnancies a i p3mn registered. Or. Mohammad Fasihi the University a Chan cellos said there were about 1 million infertile couples in Iran and 7,000 of them had applied for help at the Center. Boy what a Surprise for smash and grabber Naples Italy univ a an italian smash and grab thief a dream of a Quick crime turned. Sour sunday when the a a parcel he stole from a car caught in traffic turned out to be a 4-year-old boy police said. Investigators said the opportunistic would be thief shattered the rear window of a car with French License plates As it waited for a stoplight to change in this port City. Police said the Driver 42-year-old Antonio Cosenza turned around to see the Man running off with Iris son Fabio whose leather coat had apparently Given him the appearance of a Large handbag. Officials said the surprised thief got Only a few i Yards from the car before he noted his or or and i dropped Fabio to the ground fleeing empty handed. A the child was treated for minor cuts in Hospital officials said. Bangkok to begin using k buses for women Only Bangkok Thailand up the Bangkok mass transit authority will launch female Only buses this month to protect women from sexual molestation the Bangkok Post reported monday i the Post quoted an thai , director of i the transit authority As saying the women Only i buses would be introduced on major routes. I an thai said the. New service w to guarantee i safety for women. He said woman passengers i have complained about sexual harassment. A i the color Quot of buses for women will be disc rent i from regular buses lie said. . South Korea bans Job ads directed at men Only i , South Korea apr the labor mini is try says Elass tied ads that discriminate against i women Are banned As of tuesday and employers i who place them w ill be fined s3,500.&Quot Quot i in a ruling published sunday the ministry said i that employment for yobs calling for Quot single or. I Quot Good looking Quot applicants w i be banned. I also illegal will be ads for jobs saying Quot Only i male College graduate wanted a Quot males Wal i come and Quot completion or exemption of military i service preferred.�?�. I feminists consider the ruling Long overdue but i say it is Uhl Kelv to Force chaime in South koreans i male dominated society. Twin blow by weak Buck Gulf crisis. Gas prices ii Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Addam Hussein s invasion of Kuwait could not have come at a worse time for americans in Europe a weaker Dollar Down 5.5 percent against the Ger. Man Mark for the year had made living in Europe Lor americans More costly. Then Gas prices began adding pressure. A. Before the invasion a 16-gallon tank took just under $20 Worth of Gas. Prices had even moderated by midyear declining about 4 cents per gallon. But after Iraq invaded Oil Rich Kuwait on aug. 2, fears of an Oil shortage blew the lid off prices. By the end of october tank Ingup Cost nearly $30. That May seem cheap if War Breaks of us. Oil prices could reach $60 per barrel some experts have said. Another mentioned $80 per barrel As a possibility. That could mean prices of $3 per gallon Algx change service pumps bringing a $50 fill up in sight. Meanwhile As gloomy stories were bantered about the International Oil Market adjusted to events in the Middle East. Prices began to Abate slightly after hitting record Levels in Early november. But prices at a fear Europe pumps remain 25 percent higher than at the end of 1080. A cafes Europe officials cite the weaker Dollar and the soaring Cost of Oil As the two principal reasons. Prices for crude Oil on world markets More than doubled and the increase was reflected at Gas pumps the world Over. At cafes stations the Price jumped nearly 60 cents a gallon within three months of the invasion. In Germany and the Netherlands prices shot up from a yearly Low of $1.24 per gallon for super unleaded in mid july to $1.86 per gallon try the end of october. Super unleaded plus was $1.97, in the United kingdom prices soared to More than $2 per gallon. The year end Price stood at $1.79. In Italy where tax free gasoline coupons made available to americans have historically been lower because the Price is set by the italian government prices increased from less than $1 per gallon to $1.70 for All grades in november. Gasoline prices in Italy  year at the current $1.57 and were to drop to $1.33 per gallon at the Start of the year. Even with higher retail prices, say they be been hard pressed to maintain their profit margin w hich has dropped slightly from about 25 cents per. Gallon at the end of 1989 to about 23 cents today. The falling Dollar Hasni to helped. Trading at 1.69 Marks to the Dollar at the beginning of the year its strength slowly eroded first to about 1.60 in july then bottoming out around 1.43 As Gas prices reached new Heights. Because cafes Sells gasoline for dollars but buys it in. Marks lower Dollar Means higher costs a spokes Man said. The higher Price of Gas and the deployment of troops from Europe to saudi Arabia May also mean  for the Exchange service. Cafes Europe says its Gas sales this year Are Down 100,000 Gallons from 1989. A / to motorists in t he United states also saw higher prices. For unleaded Premium average prices Rose to $1.53 air november about 30 cents More than in july according year at Glancoff sharia Oil. Prices approximate cafes per gallon prices of super unread on or about the 15th of each month for 1990 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 pm pm a Mcm up a amp v $.50�?T of 1 Gilill i approximate monthly crude Oil prices per barrel on or about the 15th of each month for 1990. $40 $38 to $4l"fe per barrel $35 $26 to $ 27 per barrel $30 $20 to $21 per barrel $20 $15 $7b&Quot $5 -00 -0c cd ->-2 w s it s o cd Hgt -0-5 d la o o us o it it o z 0 z i. Source cafes reports in stars amp stripes a amps Wes Booher department of Energy wire reports a ,.kvthitamerican automobile association. On dec. 27,prices were Down a it $1.45 per gallon for super unleaded. So German motorists saw their heavily taxed Gas Rise about 70 cents to More than $3.60 per gallon before tailing to fridays average of $3 per gallon for super unleaded. _ o what 1991 will bring will be determined by what happens in the Middle East experts say. For the Short term however prices should remain stable. A the Jan. 15  already heavily influenced prices a Essow a Karl Schrilt Bornemann said. He said that refineries now have plenty of Oil and Are playing a a wait and see game. A. . If the standoff in the desert continues prices still could swing wildly.  Large Par of it is the fear that future supplies will be Cut off a Schult Bornemann said.  but one thing for sure a he said a if there a a War a prices w ill go up very  _ Moscow apr the commander in chief of soviet troops in what was East Germany was fired after two senior officers deserted and stole missiles and other armaments the government newspaper i Vystia reports. Gen. B. Is Itkov was tired alter the desertions of it. Col. M. Kolesnikov a ice mental commander and capt. G. Moiseyenko said sunday. Cader of a Supply Zimm Ostia also fired Weie Gen. Acklin Ichenko chairman of the political department of the troops stationed in Eastern Germany maj. Gen. A. Zhukov whose position was not Given and the chairman of the personnel department maj. Gen. Shipilov. _ a i Hestia did not give a specific Date of Kolesnikov an Moiseyenko a desertions and it did not say when Snel Kov w As fired. It said the desertions were discovered on nov. 2 when a new regimental commander was sent to replace Kolesnikov who had been ordered Back to Moscow. I hey Ciriel not leave with empty hands a Izvestia quoted col. A. Korotkov of the military procurator Quot Olifice As saying of the deserters. Korotkov said three anti tank missiles anti Aicra weapons and other armaments were missing. He Sai the army was conducting a criminal investigation