European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 1992 former Premier of Greece acquitted of corruption Athens Greece apr a court Early Friday a a nitty a f Armor Promin an lip it in Pun in a Ranii of rom Athens Greece apr a court Early Friday acquitted former Premier Andreas Papandreou of complicity in a major Bank scandal concluding a riveting two year trial much of it watched on television by an avid National audience. Two of Papandreou s former Cabinet ministers were convicted on charges stemming from the scandal which helped bring Down his socialist government in 1989. The 13-judge court voted 7-6 to acquit Papandreou of a charge of instigating the loss of state company funds. He had been accused of ordering state company managers to Deposit Money with the Bank of Crete. The Bank s owner George Koskola was accused of embezzling from the Bank. A Central Bank audit in late 1988 found that $210 million were missing. A from no evidence did it arise that the defendant former Premier knew that Koskotas was embezzling funds from the Bank of Crete a supreme court president Vassilis Kokkinos said Reading the verdict just alter Midnight. The court also found Papandreou innocent of accepting bribes from Koskotas. The 72-year-old former Premier boycotted the trial saying the charges against him were a conspiracy by his political enemies. In a defiant television statement Papandreou accused the conservative new democracy government of trying to destroy him and his party. Papandreou leads the socialists the main opposition party. He was Premier from 1981 to 1989, and his party polled nearly 40 percent in 1990 elections. Papandreou could have been sentenced to life in prison if convicted. Another accused Papandreou aide former Deputy Premier agamemnon Koutsogiorga died during the trial. Testimony from 109 witnesses was televised Over the last 10 months of the trial before supreme and appeals court judges. The former finance minister Dimitris Tsokolas was former greek Premier Andreas Papandreou and his wife Dimitra after his acquittal on corruption charges. Found guilty of settling a debt for a Papandreou Friend by overriding government procedures. He was sentenced to 2yi years in prison or a Fine of $5,000. His political rights were suspended for three years meaning he will have to resign from parliament. George Petsos Papandreou a Industry and transport minister was convicted of a Misdemeanour for allowing Koskotas to expand a printing Plant illegally. He was Given a suspended sentence of 10 months in prison. The court found Petsos innocent of accepting bribes from Koskotas and of ordering state companies to Deposit funds with the Bank of Crete. Salvador rivals celebrate peace san Salvador i Salvador apr citizens of this War weary nation joyously welcomed peace with downtown Block parties that underscored How Long and Uphill the Road to reconciliation will be. Tens of thousands gathered thursday in two Central plazas just a Block apart after president Alfredo Cris Tiani and leftist rebel chiefs met in Mexico City and signed an Accord ending 12 years of civil War. Guerrillas and supporters of the leftist Faramundo Marti National liberation front were at the Plaza Civi Ca. Plaza Libertad was the scene of festivities sponsored by the governing Republican nationalist Alliance the rightist party known As Arena. Celebrants in both squares Dancy d into fridays wee hours to latin rhythms provided by several bands. The atmosphere was of jubilation and thanksgiving. But both festivals were also militantly partisan. At the Arena Bash which raucously cheered Cris Tiani upon his late night return from Mexico City revellers Sang the party Anthem several times. A Liberty is written with blood a and Quot Al Salvador will be the Tomb where the reds will end up a Are two of the More provocative lines of the song which is belted out to the accompaniment of fists jabbing the air. Arena founded in 1981 by Roberto Daubuisson an Ultra rightist cashiered army major was blamed by International rights groups for organizing military linked death squads in the Early 1980s. According to rights monitors the squads killed an estimated 20,000 suspected leftists in the first half of the �?T80s. The War killed More than 75,000 people wounded twice that number and wrecked much of the nation s infrastructure. World3 charged with Selling scud components to Iraq from wire reports Bonn Germany a German authorities on thursday charged three managers of Thyssen machine Bau a Mph in connection with illegal exports to Iraq of key components for the manufacture of scud missiles. A spokesman for the state prosecutors office said the three were believed to have been responsible for the Export in Spring 1990 of 35 Turbo pumps and other components that were used in the manufacture of the missiles. Iraq had allegedly ordered 35 such pumps from the Thyssen  declared Tallinn Estonia a parliament declared a three month state of emergency thursday to combat food and Energy shortages accepting prime minister Edgar Savisaar a demand for a special committee to assume sweeping Powers Over production and distribution. Lawmakers voted 53-37, with four abstentions to declare the emergency and set up a joint commission of representatives of the government and parliament to Deal with the economic crisis affecting this newly Independent Baltic nation. The measures had provoked controversy in the country of 1.6 million people. Two of Savisaar a Cabinet members resigned in protest after the measures were accepted by  services taxed Paris a in a rare assault on pornography the government has imposed a 50 percent income tax on the a message services that enable users to talk dirty on computer screens. Proponents of the decree issued wednesday by the budget ministry say it will put a Damper on sexual deviates. The services Trade association countered thursday that a the Witch Hunt has  the 28 services subject to the decree a bearing such names As a confess Quot and a envy Quot a Are among 2,000 message services available through mini Tel the state Home computer network that is available on about one fifth of France s phone lines. Basic models of Home computers Are supplied free to users. The services Cost about 20 cents a minute.4 Aid workers killed Bonn Germany a four employees of the German governmental Aid Agency have been killed in Ethiopia a spokesman said Friday. A the news that four of our employees were killed in Ethiopia has reached us this morning and we Are still seeking More information about the incident a said the spokesman for the German Agency for technical cooperation. A it appears they were not people who had been sent from Germany but locally recruited staff probably Drivers or  s condom hailed As defense against aids Geneva apr women will soon be Able to Wear condoms As a Means of protecting themselves from aids and other sexually transmitted diseases. The new Condon goes on Sale in Switzerland Early in february and in France and Britain later in the year. . Health experts could recommend its approval at the end of the month. A we Are 100 percent in favor Quot said Karen Pataky of planned parenthood in Washington. A Many heterosexual men done to like using condoms and the Bottom line is that if they done to want to use one they wont use one a she said in a Telephone interview. A female condoms would give women another  the vaginal condom is a Large lubricated polyurethane adaptation of the male version. It is about 7 inches Long has flexible rings at both ends and is inserted like a diaphragm. Unlike the diaphragm which Only stops sperm from passing the cervix the female condom also protects the entire Vagina and Labia from Contact with his the virus known to cause aids. Its Swiss distributors Uhlmann Eyraud said it would sell for about four limes the Cost of the Standard male condom. An advisory committee of the . Food and drug administration is scheduled to meet on Jan. 31 on whether to recommend that the female condom be Given the Fra go ahead for . Distribution. The concept was developed by a danish gynaecologist ironically in a bid to tackle infertility problems said or. Patrick Rowe of the world health organization. Rowe said sexually transmitted diseases Are the cause of 65 percent of female infertility in sub saharan Africa and 25 percent in developed countries. He said the who became interested in the female condom As a Way of preventing the spread of such diseases particularly aids. A your interest in the condom is not As a contraceptive but rather As an additional Barrier method against aids a he said. He said the condoms material is Tough and does no to tear like Latex male condoms but is trickier to use. Therefore he expects a pregnancy rate of about 4 percent to 5 percent because some women might not follow the instructions properly. Or. Patrick Friel of the world health organizations aids program said clinical trials have shown the female condom to be Safe. He said the . Agency now wants to concentrate on promoting acceptability studies around the world and to persuade governments to introduce it in National health programs. He says projects Are planned in Zimbabwe. Botswana and the Philippines. Zambia has also expressed interest. The most detailed who study so far has been in Thailand a popular tourist spot with a thriving sex Industry where the number of aids cases is expected to rocket Over the next few years. Rowe said about a third of thai prostitutes clients refused to use condoms but most did not complain about the woman wearing the device. A Large majority of the prostitutes found the condom uncomfortable mainly because of the inner ring. But Rowe said manufacturers should be Able to improve the design to make it easier to Wear. Manufacturers trials in industrialized countries have shown better results. Mary Ann Leeper of Wisconsin phar Macal the . Company that will manufacture and Market the product in North America under the Brand name reality says 75 percent of women surveyed were Happy w Ith the condom