European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes saturday july 6, 1991kuwaiti defends slow Pace of reforms by the Washington Post Washington a kuwaiti ambassador Shaikh Saud Nasir Sabah said wednesday his country intends to reduce the number of palestinians in Kuwait and urged americans to be patient with the Pace of change in the emirate As it rebuilds from the persian Gulf War. In an interview the ambassador was asked about criticism that Kuwait has been slow to adopt promised democratic reforms reluctant to Advance the Middle East peace process and permissive of abuse of palestinian workers. A a done to expect us to do More than we Are Able to do a he said. A i can to understand Why people Are trying to Rush  Sabah expressed bitterness at the behaviour of Palestine liberation organization chairman Yassir Arafat who embraced iraqi president Saddam Hussein after iraqis invasion of Kuwait last August and at palestinians generally. He said palestinians a helped destroy Kuwait by collaborating with the iraqis. Before the invasion he said there were 380,000 palestinians in Kuwait but he claimed Only about 50,000 to 60,000 were working the rest were dependents. Now he said thousands who do not have jobs will be deported or their permits will not be renewed. While kuwaitis represented Only 28 recent of the emirates population be Ore the invasion he said a the whole picture has to  he predicted the percentage of foreign nationals in Kuwait would be reduced to less than half the population. A and i think we have a perfect right to world e demand it. Its not just us in the government demanding it its the people in the Street who Are demanding it a he said. At the same time the ambassador said Kuwait wants to maintain a a tripwire a of foreign forces in the country to deter future aggression from Iraq. Sabah defended Kuwait against criticism that it has not moved quickly to implement political Reform saying that elections would be held in october 1992. Sabah said he would like to see Kuwait initiate suffrage for women which the Emir has said is being considered. The 2.5-ton Mercedes 600sel, with a hefty $110,200 Price tag is also overweight by German standards Mercedes newest Sedan definitely not for fat cats Berlin apr there a a Pink Blush of embarrassment reflected in the shining Silver Star of Mercedes Benz. Its news class four door cars Are so heavy that they can technically be considered overloaded when just three people get in them. A is Mercedes on the Way to the passenger less car a jibe one Reader in a letter to the Magazine Auto motor sport. Another Reader wrote that the luxury Mercedes could Only be used to carry four dwarfs and their toothbrushes to a nudist Camp. Mercedes has admitted a minor mistake in the massive new Model which weighs 2.5 tons and seeks to shoulder aside challengers in the luxury class. But the germans arc making major jokes about the behemoths. Big two seater a headlined the news Magazine Der Spiegel in a report on whal it called a a painful Blunder in the  at Issue arc regulations of Germany a Eagle eyed technical inspection organization which sets standards for everything from cars to nuclear Power plants. Cars Are required to list their Gross weights so the inspection organization can certify that equipment such As brakes and suspensions Are built to handle the Load. The new Mercedes was a bit overweight Auto motor sport Magazine found especially when buyers loaded it up with heavy options like automatic transmission air conditioning and a variety of electric motors to run a Sunroof adjustable seats and a Load leveler. The Magazine discovered the weight problem in a test comparing a new Mercedes 300se with a German made Bow 735i and a British made Jaguar xj6. The Magazine judged the Mercedes the Best of the three luxury autos. But the report said the Mercedes weight caused slight Brake hiding under heavy pressure and put its average fuel use at 13.6 Miles per gallon the worst of the three makes. Mercedes struck Back last week adding 308 pounds to the cards registered Gross weight. That Means a fully loaded 300se could weigh 5,610 pounds without being considered overweight. A Mercedes launched the a class cars in March calling them a the Best cars in the world with prices to match. The 300se�?Ts base Price is $51,320. At the top of the hot the 12-Cylinder 600sel has a base Price of new zealand irate Over medal for Greenpeace ship bomber Uci i in Utah my i. Wellington new zealand up a new zealand a foreign minister Friday called a a disgusting the French governments decision to award its order of Merit to the French officer who bombed Greenpeace a Rainbow Warrior ship six years ago killing Utree Lance photographer. Foreign minister Don Mckinnon said the Honor for it. Col. Alain mar fart who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in u new zealand court showed appalling French treatment of new zealand and that France was taking International relations very casually. A a it a frankly disgusting a he said. The Paris newspaper be Figaro reported mar fart had become a Knight of the order of Merit a Reward for distinguished Public service. The environmental movement Greenpeace s new zealand spokesman Martin Botjo was a Crew member on the Rainbow Warrior anti nuclear protest ship when it was blown up in Auckland Harbor in 1985. He added his protest saying mar fart was part of a cowardly and brutal act of state terrorism resulting in death. Free Lance photographer Fernando Pereira died in the bombing the. Sixth anniversary of which is next week. A a i Challenge mar fart to show Fernando s children his medal a said Gotjen. He said mar fart a award Only served to highlight French intransigence regarding nuclear testing in the South Pacific and the insincerity of the apology former French prime minister Michel Ricard made earlier this year for the bombing he said. Mar fart pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in a new zealand court along with Captain Dominique Preisur and both were sentenced to jail terms they were subsequently released from new zealand in return Lor serving three years on Hao atoll in French polynesia. However both were granted Early repatriation to France because mar fart allegedly had stomach problems and Preisur reportedly was pregnant. Bus collides with truck killing 52 in Nigeria from wire reports Lagos Nigeria a a speeding bus collided with a tractor trailer truck and split in two crushing some passengers and spilling others onto the Road in an Accident that killed 52 people in Southern Nigeria newspapers reported. Punch newspaper quoted Wale Aye Suro head of the Federal Road safety commission of Southern Bendel state As saying the bus was speeding monday when it tried to overtake another vehicle on a Road studded with potholes. It sea hed into the truck with such Force that it broke in two Aye Suro said in the report pub a listed wednesday. He said Only six of the 58 people in the bus survived the crash. Most were crushed to death. Survivors were being treated at the Hospital at a Kipilla a town on the bus route from a Chi to Koenne. Morrison fans run amok Paris a fans of Jim Morrison pelted police with Beer bottles and set a car on fire after smashing it through the main Gate of the cemetery where the Rock Star is buried police said thursday. Twenty one people were arrested. Two police officers and a cemetery employee were slightly injured in the confrontation that ended Early thursday police said. Wednesday was the 20th anniversary of Morrison s death in Paris from a heart failure believed related to drugs. A crowd of about 1,000 fans mostly Young and Many seemingly intoxicated had gathered outside Pere Lachaise cemetery but were blocked from entering to visit Morrison a grave. _ a new film about Morrison a life and music the doors is currently playing in Paris. The grave lying near those of such cultural notables As Frederic Chopin and Oscar Wilde is something of a shrine for fans of the sultry Singer. The Tombstone is etched with Graffiti and the burial ground is often trod by youths wearing leather pants and Little else. Railway workers strike Berlin More than 200,000 railway workers in Eastern Germany launched a two hour warning strike Friday before the Start of wage negotiations Between the Railroad workers Union and management. Union officials said More than 200 trains were s i a feed Between 6 and 8 . And so a u employees of the German Reichs Bahn had shut Down the entire railway system in former East Germany. Rms re i the. A tic. Islam of Riingen to the this Ger Forest All the train stations were closed Down said Bernd Handt a senior official of the German Railroad workers Union. Union officials said the strike was intended to put pressure on management before the Start of negotiations on employment conditions and wages which were to Start in Berlin on Friday. Man s18 voliin8 again at 8 a my but a German Reichs Bahn spokesman said delays were Likely to continue throughout the Day. A a German railway system was not unified i a c German unification. The Rmer East German Reichs Bahn serves Eastern Germany and the Federal German railway operates in former West Germany