European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 12, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 9 if Russia look at ways to make Ruble convertible Moscow apr International monetary fund officials trying to help Russia solve its economic problems Are working on a plan to make the Ruble convertible on foreign Exchange markets a government spokesman said saturday. The if assistance to Russia a by far the largest member in the new Commonwealth of Independent states a shows Western willingness to help quickly bring the Commonwealth into the world financial system. The government spokesman Alexei a Lukanev declined to confirm a report that the eight member if team urged Russia to sharply increase Oil and fuel prices. The new York times on saturday reported that the if wants Russia to raise its Petroleum prices by 10 to 15 times to increase government revenues and boost the value of the Ruble. The newspaper cited no sources. Currently a gallon of gasoline costs about 5 rubles or 5 cents at the official tourist Exchange rate. A Lukanev an aide to russian economics chief Yegor Gadar said the if team which arrived in Mosow on tuesday will also concentrate on ways to handle russians foreign debt. Jean Forlizzo an if representative in Moscow told the Independent inter fax news Agency that the team will be studying import Export figures currency and Gold reserves and the Means by which Russia calculates its Gross National product. The Bush administration earlier this month endorsed full membership in the if for Russia and other Commonwealth members. Russia Ukraine and Azerbaijan have applied for membership but the process can take from six months to two years. If members qualify for International Loans and investment in return for following financial rules. The former Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Esto Nia applied for membership in september. The 156 nations that comprise the if and its lending institution the world Bank must vote on the applications. The former soviet Union was Given associate status in the if in october which allowed it to receive technical expertise but no Loans. Inter fax reported that another group of if specialists will come to Russia later this month. Russian president Boris n. Yeltsin told a meeting of russian industrialists and entrepreneurs saturday that Russia had signed contracts to receive billions of dollars in credits from foreign investors the Tass news Agency reported. He said his government would receive $7.5 billion in credits from Italy. Germany Japan and the United states have each extended $2.5 billion in credits to Russia and Britain and France gave $2 billion each in credits Tass said. Yeltsin also spoke positively of plans for privatization in Russia saying he expected 25 percent of All government enterprises and 70 percent of service sector companies to be privatized by the end of 1992, the russian information Agency reported. The credits had been offered previously by the group of seven leading Industrial countries the russian information Agency reported. Some of the credits Are earmarked to Purchase food during russians difficult Winter months. While continuing the Campaign for his a Shock therapy economic reforms Yeltsin on Friday was shocked at How High some prices had climbed after he ordered state controls lifted. Shoppers in the City of Engels peppered Yeltsin with complaints and questions about paces and food supplies. Boris Yeltsin climbs inside a jumbo Jet while touring an aircraft factory in Ulyanovsk Russia last week. Looters cleaned out Hospital it Clark a by the Washington Post Clark a Philippines a looters descended on facilities at Clark a including its Hospital after the . Military abandoned the base residents say. The United states gave up the base last year after mount Pinatubo erupted in june and extensively damaged the facilities. Along with outlying housing areas the Hospital was among the first facilities to be transferred to philippine control. At the Marina Arcade outside Clark items on display include bandages Gauze syringes surgical equipment Hospital gowns medical manuals and emergency kits marked a wound closure  there Are also american picks shovels All kinds of tools welding machines door knobs faucets gun holsters boots and huge spotlights formerly used for base perimeter Security. A Parachute is on Sale for $69. Gas masks such As the ones worn by . Troops in operation desert storm sell for $25. The chemical decontamination kits that go with them Cost extra. Used Bowling balls fetch around $19, and new Nike running shoes go for $46. Meals ready to eat a the military rations known As res a list for $2.30 but can be bargained Down to about $1.50. Documents give details of Wii Comfort women Tokyo up a documents found in the defense Agency Library describe the japanese Imperial army a role during world War ii in forcing korean women to become a Comfort women for japanese soldiers a newspaper reported saturday. The existence of the documents As reported by the Asahi Shimun newspaper contradicts claims by the japanese government that the military played no part in running brothels for japanese soldiers in China. An army ministry document dated March 4, 1938, ordered forces stationed in China to control the recruitment of the forced prostitutes and avoid social problems in recruiting the newspaper said. Another written by a staff officer of the japanese forces in Northern China asked for speedy establishment of a Comfort houses and cited rapes by japanese soldiers. About 100,000 to 200,000 women mostly from Korea under japanese Rule were allegedly forced to provide sex to japanese soldiers during the War. Three have filed suit seeking $462,000 in compensation from the japanese government. In the past government officials have refused to accept responsibility maintaining that the women were recruited by the private sector. However chief Cabinet Secretary Koi Chi Kato said in december that Japan was ready to take into consideration the suffering of korean women forced to provide sex for japanese  mosaic floor unearthed in Cyprus y a a v Fryma a to f a w Graceful animals enliven a colourful Hunting scene in this recently discovered mosaic. Nicosia Cyprus apr impressive mosaics from the beginning of the third Century have been uncovered near a Small fishing town in West Cyprus the governments antiquities department says. The Large floor mosaics a rate among the most important discoveries made in Cyprus in Many years a the department said last week. It said one measuring 12 feet by 25 feet depicted a a Superb Hunting scene a showing a Tiger clawing the haunches of a wild ass and a Hunter with a raised Spear facing an attacking lion while frightened Deer flee. The mosaics were uncovered at a site just North of the Small fishing port at the tourist resort of Paphos where numerous other Large mosaic flooring have been uncovered in recent years. Another mosaic about 16 feet by 24 feet in the building Complex being excavated a is also in an excellent state of preservation a it said. A a series of Black and White Complex Geometric motifs Frame a Large polychrome panel in which 10 animals Are represented walking in different directions while a dog is chasing and biting the Hind leg of a Gigantic Hare a the announcement said. The mosaics had been protected by the collapsed Walls of the building and excavations also revealed a deep layer Rich in Early roman Fine pottery. A although broken most of these vessels can easily be mended and will constitute one of the finest collections of tableware of the Early Christian period a the announcement said. This was the second major mosaic discovery made recently. The department announced last month the uncovering of a 2,100-year-old mosaic measuring 10a Square feet on the site of the ancient City of Vourion 40 Miles East of Paphos. This was the third oldest Ever found on the Island whose excavated ancient Sites go Back More than 12,000 years