European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes wednesday August 28, 1991 . Pact on sent to Manila Philippines up a the United states signed an agreement with the Philippines on tuesday closing Clark a but retaining Subic Bay naval facilities for 10 More years. President Corazon Aquino in nationally televised re a Marks during the signing ceremony at the presidential Falace appealed to filipinos for help in prodding the philippine Senate to ratify the agreement. A my countrymen we have agreed to this treaty because we believe that it is in the Best interest of the country a she said. Senate. President Jovito Salonga snubbed the signing ceremony attended by lawmakers and diplomats. A a it a time we get out of the wheelchair of the americans and learn even if it will be hard at first to stand up on our own feet and walk with dignity and respect a said Salonga in a radio interview. . Ambassador Frank Wisner and philippine foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus signed the main agreement and three supplementary documents on cultural exchanges status of forces and the operation of Subic. Under the agreement the United states will withdraw from Clark and four smaller facilities within a year but will remain for 10 More years at Subic for an annual compensation of $203 million to the Manila government. If approved by a two thirds vote of the 23-member philippine Senate the arrangement would take effect when the 1947 bases pact expires sept. 16. However in Bay Many senators feel a continued . Presence threatens philippine sovereignty. The . Facilities in Philippines had provided jobs to some 70,000 filipinos but about half became unemployed when the june eruption of mount Pinatubo crippled Clark. The $300 million in revenues from spending by base personnel also is expected to be drastically reduced. President Bush and Aquino exchanged letters during the ceremonies. Bush assured her that Washington will pursue congressional approval of the agreed to yearly compensation plus an unspecified amount in expanded Trade food economic and military assistance said . Embassy spokesman Stanley Schrager. Clark Home of the 13th air Force and Subic a repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet Are the United states oldest and largest overseas facilities. The installations were severely damaged by Pinatubo a explosion in june forcing the United states to reduce its troop strength from 15,000 to 8,000. Officials have said Clarks closure will have Little Impact on the United states Overall Security position in the far East. Various military responsibilities from Clark will be absorbed by Subic and other . Bases in South Korea and Japan. Also two fighter squadrons at Clark were redeployed to Alaska before the Pinatubo eruption crippled Clark. 4 soviet jews stabbed in Brawl Between immigrants in Israel Jerusalem a tension Between ethiopian and soviet jewish immigrants boiled Over into a Brawl outside a Jerusalem hotel monday. Four of the soviets were stabbed in their faces and arms. Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben Ruby said the fight was set off by a quarrel among children from the 600 ethiopian and 200 soviet immigrants living in the hotel. On monday dozens of soviet immigrants from the hotel joined by soviets from a nearby hotel attacked the ethiopians Ben Ruby said. The ethiopians anticipating trouble protected themselves with knives Sharp tools stones and steel rods he said. Police were posted overnight to prevent further violence he said. The ethiopians 14,000 of whom were Airlift pm to Israel in May said the soviets Are jealous of the attention they have received from the israeli Public. The soviets who have been immigrating to Israel in growing numbers Over the last two years claim the ethiopian children pick on their youngsters. Soviet jewish immigrants arrive at a Jerusalem Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a fight with ethiopian Imig ids. World Lebanon to let general receive Asylum in France. From wire reports Beirut a the lebanese parliament ratified a decree monday granting amnesty for War crimes paving the Way for the departure to France for Asylum of Christian Gen. Michel Aoun stranded at the French embassy in Beirut since his ouster 10 months ago. The legislative body adopted the decree by a majority vote after a five hour heated session that was headed by parliament speaker Hussein Husseini and attended by prime minister Omar Karami and a number of ministers. Top mexican parly gains Mexico City a Mexico a ruling party scored solid gains in the lower House took All but one of 32 contested Senate seats and swept six gubernatorial elections in midterm balloting official results showed monday. The Federal election Institute reporting final results of aug. 18 midterm elections said the ruling institutional revolutionary party or Pri won 61.48 percent of the vote nationally in races for 500 seats in the lower House of deputies winning 290 contests. The wins increase Prius majority from 262 to at least 320, although the exact number wont be known until seats distributed proportionally Are calculated. Of the two main opposition parties the conservative National action party or pan won 10 seats and the leftist revolutionary democratic party or pro won none. The remained of the seats were distributed to the three major and three minor parties on a proportional basis. Mont Blanc climber Dies Chamonix France a a British Mountain climber died monday from injuries suffered in a fall on Mont Blanc in the French Alps local police reported. Another briton remained hospitalized. Andrew Wooster 19, of Bromley Kent was descending the Mountain sunday when he fell about 65 feet into a Crevice near the grands my lets hiking station. Wooster suffered several broken Bones and severe internal injuries and was. Airlifted by helicopter to a Hospital in Chamonix. He was pronounced dead monday. His climbing companion Daniel Brunton 19, also from Kent fell less severely but remained in the Hospital monday with several contusions and Light hypothermia police said. The Accident took place at about 10,000 feet the police said. Quake hits off Japan Tokyo a a Strong earthquake with a preliminary Reading of 5.9 on the Richter scale Shook Japan a Northern Island of hokkaido just before Midnight monday the Central meteorological Agency said. There were no reports of damage or injuries from the tremor whose epicentre was 37 Miles under the sea floor off the coast of Ushiro about 560 Northeast of Tokyo the Agency  factions agree to 70% troop Cut Battaya Thailand apr in what appeared to be a significant step toward peace Cambodia s four warring factions agreed tuesday to reduce each of their armies by 70 percent. They also agreed to put remaining troops under . Supervision. But Prince Norodom Sihanouk the former cambodian resistance Leader turned mediator warned that acceptance of these agreements by the United nations was essential. He also said the United states May not go along with the proposals. Moreover he noted that other disagreements remained Between the phenom penh government and the three guerrilla groups opposing it. The 12-year civil War has ravaged Cam Bodia leaving hundreds of thousands hungry and homeless in one of the worlds poorest nations. A finally we have unexpectedly achieved a Good solution to the main stumbling Block a the military problem a he said after emerging from the peace conference room. Sihanouk said troops weapons and equipment of each of the four armies would be reduced by 70 percent. Remaining troops would be grouped into designated areas that would be overseen by the United nations. Each factions weapons and ammunition would be stored in a designated area and not allowed outside. The troops at these Cantonment would be a like civilians in uniform a Sihanouk said. Analysts said estimates Are difficult but the phenom penh government Fields More than 180,000 regular troops and militia while the three guerrilla groups have a combined strength of More than 40,000. The demobilization would apply to Only regular armed forces. Phenom Penhos sizable police Force would be kept intact but also placed under control of the proposed . Transitional authority in Cambodia. The breakthrough came during the second Day of talks in Cambodia supreme National Council a National reconciliation body headed by Sihanouk. Premier Hun sen is the chief phenom penh representative on the 12-member Council. A . Peace plan to end the War is also being negotiated. The plan provides for a monitored truce demobilization of All armies and extensive . Supervision of the phenom penh government before elections. It was issued in november by the . Security councils five permanent members a the United states soviet Union China France and Britain. The supreme Council talks Are scheduled to end today. Then the reconciliation body is to meet with Security Council representatives. In november the cambodian Council is scheduled to reconvene in phenom penh. Diplomats said that if the cambodian Council deviates too far from the . Plan the United nations May Back away from significant involvement in the peace process because it fears putting its resources and prestige on the line