European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes sunday july 14, 1991 Johannesburg South Africa apr the african National Congress said saturday the government was deeply involved in chronic township violence and complained that the . Stance on political prisoners implied recognition of the Black homelands. The Black opposition group also said at a news conference that foreign countries should support its Calls for an interim government and elected constituent Assembly As part of negotiating an end to White minority Rule. The statements followed a week of International rewards for president . De Klerks National party government for its Steps toward dismantling apartheid and negotiating Power sharing with the Black majority. The United states lifted most of its economic sanctions against South Africa and the International olympic committee and International Cricket Council readmitted the country. Despite de Klerks reforms which included the elimination of apartheid Laws and legalizing opposition groups South africans Black majority lacks National voting rights. Last week the Ancus National conference reiterated its Boycott of constitutional talks with the government because of the township violence and the . Policy prisoners alleged failure to release All political prisoners. The Anc accuses Security forces of siding with its rival the Zulu dominated inkatha Freedom party in the violence that has killed More than 6,000 people in five years. Regarding Politica prisoners Anc officials objected to a statement Friday by the . Undersecretary of state for african affairs Herman Cohen that South Africa should use its influence to get authorities in the  Black Homeland to release political detainees. Cohen said the United states believed South Africa had released Alt political prisoners under its control a condition for the lifting of sanctions last week. The Anc contends that South Africa is holding More than 800 political prisoners including 160 in . Cyril ram Phosa the Anc Secretary general told reporters that Cohen a remarks showed a contradiction in . Policy which refuses to recognize the Black homelands As Independent states. South Africa set up the homelands As part of the apartheid system of racial segregation. No other country recognizes the homelands sovereignty. Crushing display soldiers and civilians Survey damage caused by a runaway iraqi tank in Friday in the parking lot or the Royal armoured corps tank museum at Bovington Camp in Southern England. The soviet made t-55, which was captured during the persian Gulf War flattened two cars and damaged seven others while it was being driven toward a hangar for the night. Officials blame clutch failure for the mishap. Soviets plan great smoke out Moscow apr for a country with a passionate love for american cigarettes what better Way to kick the habit than to have a great american smoke out anti smoking advocates from East and West joined forces last week to organize a a Day without smoking in the soviet Union on nov. 21, the same Day that millions of americans will try to go cold Turkey. This is the first time we be attempted to organize a smoke out in the soviet Union a said Allan Erickson an american cancer society vice president. A a it la be an Uphill  the anti smoking forces face daunting Odds. An estimated 70 percent of soviet men and 40 percent of soviet women smoke More than twice the . Rate. Health awareness is Low distrust of official campaigns is High and hardships Are relentless. Last year anxious soviets were quicker to riot Over shortages of cigarettes than Over bread. As Well adulation of foreign lifestyles has elevated american cigarettes to near celebrity status. Tourists can pose for a picture with a giant Marlboro cigarette Box at Moscow scentral shopping mall and Many taxi Drivers will take american cigarettes As payment for a Crosstown ride. A maybe we Are not Strong enough to fight the a Marlboro Man a but we re going to try Quot said or. David a ride director of a soviet cancer lab and one of several organizers of the smoke out. American organizers include Erickson and two other american cancer society officials who came to Moscow last week to share their experience with annual smok eouts in the United states. They Are advising health officials How to organize smoke less activities find prominent figures who will publicly give up smoking and acquire free to and radio time to promote the event. The smoke out will not be the first in the soviet Union. It has participated each May in a United nations sponsored International a Day without smoking a but the event has not been As highly publicized. A we take part every year. But you know its All just symbolic said Nadia Suleymanova a woman interviewed Friday As she stood on a Moscow Street with a cigarette in her hand. Zar Idze said Many soviets View anti smoking or anti dunking campaigns As attempts to reduce demand or get people to work harder rather then to improve Public health and save lives. K a people thought we were speaking for the government and trying to Cut demand a Zar Idze said. That a where the americans will  a soviet officials Hope participation by the american cancer society and other americans will counter the suspicion. World French colonel honoured for role in persian Gulf. From wire reports Paris a the chief of the French secret services Covert operations Section during the Rainbow Warrior scandal has received a top Honor for his role in the Gulf War military sources reported Friday. Defense minister Pierre Joe awarded col. Jean Claude Resquer with the Quot Collar of commander of the legion of Honor in a ceremony thursday the sources said. Resquer was the commander of the secret services Covert action Section at the time of the Rainbow Warrior bombing in Auckland Harbor new zealand in july 1985. The bombing was carried out by two French agents to prevent protests of French nuclear weapons testing at muru Roa atoll in French polynesia. A portuguese photographer was killed. Les query a Honor comes just Days after revelations that one of the agents it. Col. Alain a fart had been made a Knight of the order of Merit by the French  sentences upheld St. Georges Grenada a Grenada a highest court upheld Dath sentences Friday for 14 defendants convicted in the government takeover that led to the . Military invasion of the Caribbean Island in 1983, the 14 a including former Deputy prime minister Bernard Coard former armed forces com. Mander Gen. Hudson Austin and Leon Cornwall former ambassador to Cuba a were found guilty in the murder of prime minister Maurice Bishop and several supporters. They face death by hanging. The takeover by a hard Core faction within Bishops leftist new jewel movement prompted the oct. 25, 1983, invasion which ousted coards group. A pro-. Administration was installed and governed until elections were  release possible Beirut Lebanon a with government control of the nation expanding two top officials indicated in interviews published Friday that an end to the hostage crisis May be nearing. The comments by prime minister Omar Karami and Interior minister maj. Gen. Sami Khatib were the latest indications of moves to free the 13 Western hostages. Iran which is believed linked to the captors has agreed to mediate a hostage release in Exchange for israelis freeing up to 400 shiite Muslim and palestinian prisoners held in South Lebanon. Israel has said it will consider the  oks Constitution Sofia Bulgaria a Bulgaria on Friday became the first former communist nation of Eastern Europe to adopt a new Constitution enshrining its  a Kun cd a free and democratic society. About 15,000 demonstrators gathered in Sofia to protest the Constitution because it was passed by a parliament in which the socialists the former communist party have a majority. They also said the Constitution gives the state too much Power. Earlier 500 protesters blocked traffic and 23 lawmakers went on a hunger strike demanding a referendum on the Constitution. In a ceremony in parliament 309 of the 400 deputies approved the Constitution by signing it. It replaces a 1971 communist Law. A total of 267 votes were needed to pass the  s son killed Manila Philippines a a Lone gunman in a car shot and lulled the son of an american Diplo maj saturday in a Plush residential District police . Embassy authorities said. The victim was identified As Roland Chapman t an identification card found on him snowed Chapman was a student with a . Embassy address police said. Two women Jussi Olabe Lino a filipino Ana Maureen Hultman a european a were wounded in the 5 . Attack at Das marines Village where Many diplomats live. . Embassy spokesman Stanley Schrager said Chapm Aiwas son fan american Diplomat. He said the slaying May have been sparked by a traffic altercation