European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 20,1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7 a world Israel Hopes for . Aid for immigrants from wire reports Jerusalem a Israel Hopes to borrow $1 billion using the credit lines of jewish groups in the United states and Canada to help absorb thousands of soviet immigrants the quasi governmental jewish Agency announced monday. Board chairman Mendel Kaplan told a news conference his Agency would ask North american chapters of the Council of jewish federations to guarantee the loan. The Money will be loaned to soviet immigrants at favourable interest rates he said. Kaplan said the idea was a to make the maximum amount of funds available to resettle up to 1 million soviets Over coming years. About $2.5 billion also is being sought in operation exodus fundraising appeals he said. Peace talks to begin Bogota Colombia ��?1 the government and rebels agreed monday to begin peace talks following two months of guerrilla violence that has claimed about 350  a government minister Humberto de la Calle told reporters that a rebel statement monday eliminated All obstacles to negotiations. In fighting since late sunday six government troops and three rebels were killed according to an  report. Leftists guerrillas also blew up three electrical towers and set fire to a Small plane at an Airport in Northern , Bonn rivalry Bonn Germany a the fight Over which City will Host unified Germany a government intensified monday with a new report claiming that up to one Quarter of Feonna a population will have to relocate if the government moves to Berlin. The report also showed it would Cost Between $34 billion and $41 billion to move the facilities of the the old West German government to Berlin United Germany a capital. The Bonn City government commissioned the study by the economic research Institute Prog nos which said the move would Force about 99,000 people to leave Bonn and its surrounding suburbs for Berlin City manager Dieter Diekmann said. More poles strike Warsaw Poland a hundreds of bus Drivers in Western and Southern Poland have gone on strike for higher wages amid mounting protests against the Solidarity led government a inflation fighting program. The bus strike began in Poznan where  a 50 percent wage increase but quickly spread to four Southern provinces. Workers at 600 state run farms in 15 provinces also went on strike monday the latest of several. Protests Over Low state prices for their produce. Labor unrest was also reported in Lodz Poland a textile in Dusty Hub. A. At Warsaw a giant tractor manufacturing Plant .us, workers called a strike for tuesday to press their demands for a 30 percent we age hike soviet Consumers warned of pending 60% Price hikes from wire reports Moscow a a soviet Consumers were told monday to prepare for sweeping Price increases of no less than 60 percent under the Kremlin a latest plan to revive the troubled Economy. The government of president Mikhail s. Gorbachev promised to provide Codi sensation through wages and pensions for up to 85 percent of the higher prices which Are to affect everything except Medicine fuel and Vodka. A the plan which was submitted to the National parliament is ail alternative to the rapid scrapping of economic communism considered and rejected last year by Gorbachev. A a the Price Rise plan retains the Central governments monopoly Power Over Price controls while easing state subsidies to the state monopolized Economy. Some of the More sovereignty minded republics Are already differing with the Central government Over details. A the goals Are to achieve a better correlation Between the Cost of heavily subsidized consumer goods and their retail prices and to reduce shortages and hoarding by stirring greater productivity through wage and pension hikes. Prime minister Valentin s. Pavlov said the Price increases wore approved by most of the representatives of the nations 15 republics who sit on the federation Council the presidential advisory panel. The Price plan will allow 30 percent of consumer goods to be subject to a a contract prices a a new Market procedure in which producers and retailers can set their consumer prices under government supervision. This would be far Short of the plan to move toward a free Market Economy that was tentatively accepted and then rejected by Gorbachev last year. In another development the defense ministry said soviet troops and georgian vigilantes battled monday in a clash that left two soldiers wounded. Valerian adv adze a soviet parliament member from Georgia told the Independent inter fax news service that an undetermined number of people died in the Battle but the report could not be confirmed. The official Tass news Agency quoted the soviet defense ministry As saying that the conflict occurred of the Southern outskirts of Tbilisi. Scrambling after rebel attack Al salvadoran soldiers Rush to set up a Security zone around the into the compound monday. One Soldier was killed and two defense ministry in san Salvador after rebels fired grenades soldiers and six civilian employees were wounded. Ira blames police for bomb death London a the outlawed Irish Republican  says police Are to blame for the death of a Man. Killed by a rail station bomb blast because authorities did not heed a warning and close the depot. A. A a a a Scotland Yard dismissed the claim saying a for the terrorists to blame the police for their own outrages is particularly galling and almost beggars belief those responsible for the death and injuries were those who planted the  police ordered searches Early monday after a caller claiming to represent the Ira said bombs had been planted at All major rail stations. S. Korea to a Seoul South Korea apr the South korean prime minister has said his country will apply for . Membership despite Strong opposition from rival North Korea a report said tuesday prime minister to Jai Bong said the Seoul government was working to upgrade its Trade relations with China considered the  of the communist North that would Block South Korea entry into the United nations. About 45 minutes later at 7 46 a.m., a bomb in a trash can exploded at Victoria station near Buckingham Palace killing a Man in his 30s and injuring 40 people. The Ira claimed responsibility for placing the Rush hour bomb and one less than three hours earlier at Paddington station. Only a dozen workers were at Paddington and none was Hurt. Responsible for the casualties at  British rail closed All mainline London stations after the bombings suspending service that carries 500,000 people into the capital every Day. But British rail chairman Robert Reid said it is not unusual for police to keep stations open after a warning bomb because of the flood of hoax Calls that usual �?oa11 future warnings should be acted by follow. Upon Quot the Ira said in a statement monday. A the cynical decision of senior Security personnel not to evacuate railway stations named in secondary warnings even three hours after the warning device had exploded at Paddington was directly bomb warnings. The British transport police said that rail authorities in London get an average of six bomb threats a Day and that by the time the Victoria station bomb exploded there had already been 19 . Rows comments came in an interview0 published in the English language Korea daily one Day after North Korea called off the fourth round of High level talks Between the two nations prime ministers. To was appointed prime minister in late december and next weeks talks would have been his first As head of South koreans delegation. He told the paper that. A South North problems have prevented South Korea from joining the United nations. The Issue of . Membership has been a major stumbling Block at the prime ministers talks the highest held since Korea was divided in 1945. North Korea wants both nations to apply for joint  membership sharing a single revolving seat As a Symbol of eventual unification. South Korea wants both Korea to apply for membership separately