European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world the stars and stripes wednesday july 3, 1991 13 people killed 5 hurl in soviet chopper Crosh from wire reports Moscow a a soviet helicopter crashed killing 13 people and injuring five others the official Tass news Agency reported tuesday. The Agency said the Mi-8 went Down in the Tuva autonomous Republic about 1,600 Miles cast of Moscow on the Border with Mongolia. Tass quoted experts As saying the helicopters engine May have failed after the aircraft was struck by lightning. The report did not say whether the helicopter was carrying civilians or military personnel. It also did not say when the crash occurred. Package bomb kills 2madrid Spain a a package bomb exploded monday at a transport company office killing two police bomb experts and seriously injuring a third officer a police spokesman said. Spokesman Manuel Jimenez said the blast occurred inside the posadas transport company office in the Southern Madrid Industrial neighbourhood of Villaverde As the three police officers were handling the suspicious package. Workers suspected the parcel could be a bomb and called police. Police said the package was addressed to a top officer of the Justice ministry. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bomb. But police said All indications pointed to the Basque separatist group Eta. Radio service expanded Madrid Spain a Spain revamped its foreign radio service monday and began broadcasting 24 hours a Day in 11 languages. Radio exterior Espana said its new programming was similar to that offered by such services As the British broadcasting corp. And radio prance internationale. The new programming replaces eight different ree programs in Spanish with non Stop broadcasting in English russian German French Spanish and the country a three regional languages a catalan Basque and galician. Other languages Are ladino medieval Spanish spoken by jews of Spanish origin Guarani an amerindian language spoken by 90 percent of the people in Paraguay and quechua an amerindian language widely spoken in Peru Bolivia and Ecuador. Ree transmits to Europe the americas Africa the Middle and far East Japan the Philippines and Australia. Sweden applies to dec the Hague Netherlands a swedish prime minister Ingvar Carlsson formally applied monday for european Community membership As the Trade bloc Steps up its Pace toward economic and political integration Carlsson handed Over Sweden a application to dutch prime minister Ruud Lubbers whose Small merchant nation assumed the rotating presidency of the european Community on monday. Lubbers received Carlsson at the cats Huis a walled and wooded estate in the Hague a embassy Section that serves As the dutch Leader s  residence. A Lubbers is chairman of the european Council which includes prime ministers of the 12 european Community members. Sweden would be the second scandinavian member after Denmark which joined tire leg in 1972. Moscow apr former foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze and a half dozen prominent soviet reformers have agreed to create a political organization to give soviet voters an alternative to the communist party. The formation of the new party which organizers hoped would take place in september was announced monday. It would be a watershed for soviet politics. An Alliance of the most powerful and prestigious reformers has been a Long sought dream among those demanding More change in the Sovi Funion. An Advance copy of mondays Radical Nezah Ishimaya gazeta reported that the reformers had signed a a de Clarion on formation of a United democratic party a on saturday in the office of Moscow a reformist mayor Gavriil Popov. A a a United democrats want to unite everybody a said 1 the headline in the newspaper that was to appear tuesday. In addition to Popov and Shevardnadze the group includes Alexander Yakovlev an adviser to president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. A the Nomen Latura elite captains of Industry idols of democratic rallies. Will everybody find a place in the new Noah Sarky a the headline said. For weeks there had been speculation that the re formers would form a new party. The Deputy Leader of the communist party on monday had urged dissatisfied members to leave rather than create splinter factions within the party. 1 the official Vladimir Lyashkov refused to comment directly on the plans of Shevardnadze and other prominent soviets but said a we Are not interested in the split of our party. It is quite Clear. We see no tragedy if some people withdraw from  the communists recent Public rifts increasingly resembled the Early Days of the revolutionary movement when the number of differing views rivalled the count of party members. That diversity ended when Vladimir Lenin and Tris bolshevik faction drove out dissenters and created a highly centralized party that seized Power in 1917. Shevardnadze first floated the idea of a Strong opposition party in remarks to a Vienna Austria newspaper last month. Debate within the 16.3 million member communist party gained urgency after Boris n. Yeltsin who quit the party last year trounced communist candidates in the june 12 presidential election in the russian Republic. Shevardnadze left the government in december claiming that Gorbachev a reforms were threatened by hard line communists and the military. Aquino receives plan to convert . Bases to commercial uses a a. C 4 a a ten w map Young filipinos at Olp Ugapo enjoy their own working Model of the erupting mount Pinatubo Volcano. Manila Philippines up a president Corazon Aquino is considering a plan to turn . Military facilities into commercial ventures after the eruption of mount Pinatubo clouded their future use by the United states. On tuesday the legislative executive bases Council presented Aquino with a a fast track funds generation plan to sell parcels of land in two smaller military reservations in the Manila metropolitan area. One site would be converted into a memorial Park and the other would be used for a condominium Complex. The memorial Park plan at the fort Bonifacio army Camp could raise As much As $82 million Over three years. A proposed condominium Complex at nearby Villamor a could yield an additional $35 million. According to the plan the military Camps will be relocated at the larger outlying installations either at Subic Bay naval facilities or Clark a. Subic would be used for shipbuilding and repair and Clark would be turned into a civil aviation Complex. Clark and Subic the United states largest overseas facilities were severely damaged when mount Pinatubo ended a 611-year slumber beginning a series of eruptions june 9.the official death toll As of tuesday stood at 321, according to the military office of civil defense. The philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology said that the 5,725-foot Peak again spewed Ash and steam tuesday up to 10 Miles High. Debris drifted toward Subic Over the past 24 hours. A 10-foot-High Mudflow was seen along the Porac River about 50 Miles North of Manila after heavy rain sunday. The Wall of Ash boulders and Sand settled into a narrow Channel and inundated portions of six villages. No casualties were reported though. The United states had been negotiating a renewal of the leases on Clark and Subic which expire sept. 16. Resumption of talks which were scheduled to resume in Manila in two weeks has been complicated by damage at the two bases. . Officials said an assessment of the damage caused by the Volcano on the two facilities is being made and could affect the outcome. Model of the erupting mount Pinatubo Volcano. Made and could affect the outcome. 1 a a i a Quot a Quot r rear seat passengers must buckle up in Britain London up a under a new Law for complying with the Law. Choose. Minister for roads and traffic. A an  no Conan i London up a under a new Law expected to save 100 lives a year on British roads passengers in the rear seats of cars and taxis must now Wear seat belts. The Law which took effect monday applies to All passengers in the rear seals of cars and taxis fitted with the safety devices. Passengers 14 or older Are responsible for complying with the Law. The Driver is responsible for passengers under 14. The department of transport predicted the new regulations would prevent 100 fatalities and 1,000 serious injuries annually. A it has always been sensible to Wear seat belts in rear seats a said Christopher Chope minister for roads and traffic. Failure to Wear seat belts carries a Fine of up to $162, a 1983 Law already requires Drivers front seat passengers and children under 14 in rear seats to Wear belts. A Drivers should make sure that re a seat passengers Wear belts. This is not Only for their safety but could save the life of the Driver a Chope said. A an unrestrained passenger can be thrown Forward onto those in front with tremendous  about 60 percent of cars have rear belts following a 1987 requirement that cars be equipped with them. The department of transport plans a publicity Campaign including Roadside Osters leaflets and advertisements to inform the Public of the new regulations. E