European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 14, 1991u.s.s.r. Still Pacific threat says Canberra Australia up adm. Charles r. Larson commander of . Forces in the Pacific warned monday that the soviet military capability in the Region is growing and still poses a threat to american interests. Larson told a conference on naval Power in the Pacific at the australian defense Academy that the greatest danger arises from the slowing of soviet political reforms and Quot the Chance the soviet Economy i 11, col lapse v Quot despite the fading threat of an immediate Short not ice War the soviet military capability was still growing Quot Larson said. Quot the soviet Pacific Fleet particularly continues an aggressive modernization program focused on upgrading of systems firepower and reliability. A new soviet guided missile cruisers and destroyers were still sailing the Pacific and Many of the soviet submarines being launched at the rate of about 10 every year head Forth Pacific a Larson said a soviet air forces in the far last Are  with newer aircraft and. A modernized Long Ramige bomber Force. And of course the accuracy and survivability of the a soviet strategic missile Force continues to  i arson said the soviet Effort  influence in the Pacific was a disturbing trend and pointed to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev a visits last month to Japan and Korea As examples. V a we have seen repeated initiatives by the soviets to work their Way into the existing order of this Region and perhaps reduce american and Allied influence in the process Quot he said. A c. However Larson said the greatest threat to Pacific rim nations was Region Al instability because of economic growth has made them dependent on Access to International markets and resources. Quot the instability was being fed by dangerous trends in the rising tide of new demands by ethnic groups nationalists and religious extremists in places such As Kashmir Punjab sri Lanka and Papua new Guinea a Larson said a l in said Given the growing list of re. Vional issues he did not find the Lon term military trends reassuring. Quot the Rush of developing nations to acquire. Weapons of mass destruction was even More disturbing a Larson said. Quot at least 10 nations have stockpiles of chemical Wei Pons six others Are pursuing chemical programs and perhaps As Many As id Are working on biological , at Fatima Calls for building new society Fatima Portugal apr on the site of one of the great mysteries of the roman Catholic Church Pope John Paul on monday urged europeans from East and West to build a new society devoid of materialism on the ashes of atheism. A a a. Now that the Catholic Church has been freed from tie repression of former communist regimes in Eastern Europe he said the Church must build new societies free of the greed that sometimes comes with capitalism. _ the 70-year-old Pope also thanked the Virgin of fat i i n a for say in g his life from t h e by 11 e t o f a to r k i s h gun Man on the 10th anniversary of a failed assassination attempt on his life. The Pope was joined in prayer by nearly 1 million pilgrims at the portuguese Sanctuary of Fatima where three Shepherd children had a vision of the Virgin Mary 74 years , v me met privately with Lucia Dos Santos 84, a carmelite nun and the last survivor of the group who said they had the first of a series of visions above an Oak tree in Fatima on May 13, 1917, a Lew months before the Iki Shevik revolution. T he second of three so called a a secrets revealed by the Virgin to the children dealt with the danger of rus Jia abandoning christianity and becoming atheist. Al he Pope said that since then the Church had avoided Quot disasters and irreparable destruction and had restored Confidence to Peoples who were oppressed and humiliated for too  what if it Rains whip a Shif of is Serj a a it an Kirk it a a world Champion Sand Castle builder.  , a Rasler on it Hrach at. Started constructing the mini fortress last week Al the  in thirland. A team led by american resort on the North  Home after treatment in u. K. London apr four year old Mereel Karev of the soviet Union kissed his British doctor goodbye sunday and headed Hortie after two weeks of Treut ment for leukaemia. Karev was among 12 soviet children ranging in age from 4 to la brought to Hammersmith Hospital to be treated for severe health problems. Their care was paid for by two British Oil firms. Quot i was really surprised How much difference two weeks could make a nurse Phil Daly said us she waved to the children hurrying toward amb Lundes taking them to Heathrow Airport. She said All were taking with them treatment plans for continued care in i lie i i own country. The children from Azerbaijan in the Southern soviet Union had their own special Ward full of toys. Pictures of Mickey mouse flanked a Large soviet Flag covering one window. Small British flags bedecked each bed. Of the eight children who returned Home sunday three were suffering from some form of cancer. Five were treated Lor other diseases. Three children remained in the u.k., one recovering from heart surgery another waiting for a hip replacement and a third being treated for kidney problems. One child methi aka Ridie 4, died of leukaemia three hours alter arriving in London. Quot the parents of the children suffering from leukaemia lived in the area around the chernobyl nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine at the time of the april 198b disaster. In which radioactivity was spewed into the atmosphere. Doctors declined to make a direct connection Between the disaster and the disease. But experts believe exposure to High Levels of radiation is related to an increased incidence of cancer in the Region. Interpreter Fuik Husse Inov who accompanied the children from the soviet Union predicted that Many More people Wall be developing cancer and requiring special treatment in the years to come. The soviet Union plans to build a new medical Center in Azerbaijan to Cope with the new cases. A a it a a very difficult thing to Sec such. Suffering. It will be a problem for generations not yet born a Husse Inov said. The Oil companies decided to bring the children to London after executives who. Were in Azerbaijan for business were asked for help by the Baku City Council. Or. Karol Sikora the British cancer specialist who coordinated the project went to Azerbaijan to select those who would receive treatment in Britain. He said 14 people were turned away because they were too ill to Benefit. Moscow al1 a the soviet Union on sunday tie stroked its last ss-20 nuclear missile completing the liquidation of All missiles covered by a treaty it signed with the United states in 1987, soviet Media reported. The missile was destroyed in a fiery blast at 3 30 . At the Kapustin Yar rocket Range some 840 Miles Southeast of Moscow according to soviet television. The words Quot last rocket Quot were stencilled in russian on the dark Green missile. The United slates already has destroyed All of its missiles covered under the agreement. L Quot we Are indeed exterminating the deadly weapons that can do great damage to Mankind a col. Gen a i1 Volkov first Deputy commander of soviet missile a troops told soviet television. Also on hand at tie destruction ceremony was Mai Gen. Robert a.  of the . On site inspection Agency i lie intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty signed in 1987 by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and former president Reagan eliminated both sides medium and Shorter Range nuclear missiles i. A United states and the soviet Union however. In in blk to reach agreement on remaining Erit cation and technical issues involved in the treaty. I he soviet television news program Quot Eremya Quot reported that the soviet Union had destroyed 1.846 monies covered by the inf treaty. J j m c Beaty Quot Laid the groundwork Foss the process that 11naiiy put an end to the  Cra chass military analyst v Adimir Chernyshev said in a commentary div Tab used sunday. A