European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes monday january 20, 1992 South korean autoworkers ready to Back off demands Seoul South Korea up a about 5,000 disgruntled Union members kept up protests sunday at koreans largest Auto plants but their leaders said they would relent on wage demands if gathering police forces Are called off news reports said. Despite the conciliatory gesture by the Union at Hyundai motor co. Plants in Ulsan 190 Miles Southeast of Seoul a heavy buildup of police forces continued into the fifth Day of the showdown the lbs network reported. About 15,000 police were expected to be in the City by today poised for a raid it reported. Lee Hun Koo head of the Hyundai motor employees Union told a news conference that his Union was ready to Back Down from its demand for a special year end Bonus of Xvi months extra pay for each worker. Lee also denied a published report that the protesters would blow up the company a computer Center and other key facilities if police stepped in and he invited reporters to confirm there was nothing being done i London police Issue discrimination ban London apr London a metropolitan police Force has issued an equal Opportunity statement Banning discrimination on grounds of sex race religion or sexual orientation. The seven Page document which was made Public saturday also says a sexual or racial harassment is unacceptable and constitutes a serious disciplinary  Britain a largest police Force said it will base employment and promotion on ability performance and aptitude for work. There will be a no discrimination on the grounds of nationality sex race color or ethnic or National origin or religion sexual orientation marital status or disability a it said. Sexual harassment the document also said is a particularly  Quot it is not confined to unnecessary touching or physical Contact or pressure to Grant sexual favors but May include for example sexist jokes suggestive remarks or the display of any material of a suggestive or sexual nature which could cause offence to men or women a the document said. Preparation for the destruction of any installations. Lee however demanded that police not intervene that Union leaders face no punishment and that management reopen the plants shut Down wednesday lbs said. Lee said that if his demands were met workers would return to their jobs and do whatever they could to increase production and make up for losses caused by their protests while settling for whatever the company offered in terms of year end Bonus lbs said. There was no immediate response from management lbs said. About 30,000 Hyundai Union members began Job slowdowns dec. 17 to push their demand for the bonuses to reflect Large company profits. Officials in managerial posts said that the company had duly paid 600 percent annual bonuses or six months additional pay As provided for in the 1991 employment contract and that any demands for additional bonuses were illegal and  refugees survive wilderness Darwin Australia up a dozens of people explaining that they fled China by boat told authorities sunday that they cooked crocodiles and dined on snakes and lizards to survive in australians forbidding far Northwest. Another four people three men and a woman were rescued sunday bringing the total of refugees saved to 47, with nine still missing officials said. Those rescued from australians rugged Kimberley Region said they survived by killing and cooking crocodiles turtles lizards snakes and Birds to supplement meager portions of Rice. They also ate pigweed a a grass shoot favored by aborigines in harsh times. Authorities said the newcomers to one of australians wildest regions had proved to be a remarkably  officials said they were confident the missing nine would also be in similar Good condition after living off the land for 20 Days. Eighteen immigration officers and seven interpreters sunday were interviewing the survivors in Darwin. The officials Are trying to Check that the refugees Are students and teachers trom Beijing fleeing communist persecution. Seven aircraft and dozens of searchers in ground parties were continuing the search sunday. World american kidnapped by 3 gunmen in Manila from wire reports Manila Philippines a police vowed sunday to a leave no Stone unturned in the search for an american businessman snatched by suspected communist rebels two Days ago in a daring Daylight kidnapping. A special task Force set up by president Cora Zon Aquino swept metropolitan Manila and surrounding provinces sunday for the captors of Michael Barnes vice president and general manager of philippine geothermal inc. Its Parent company is the . Oil firm Uncial corp. Barnes also second vice president of the american chamber of Commerce in Manila was forced into a luxury jeep by three men armed with Uzi machine pistols Early Friday just Steps away from his downtown  reported missing Halifax Nova Scotia a a single engine aircraft with two people aboard was missing late saturday after the Pilot reported engine failure Over the North Atlantic a Rescue spokesman said. The plane was in route to Kef Lavik Iceland from Gander Newfoundland when the Pilot made the distress Call said capt. Patrick Phelan of the search and Rescue coordination Center in Halifax. The aircraft was about 220 Miles Northeast of St. Johns Newfoundland he said. The plane had arrived in Newfoundland from Bangor Maine. The names of the Pilot and passenger were not immediately known. Canadian air forces planes began a search.100,000 rally in Kenya Nairobi Kenya a More than 100,000 people turned out saturday under a scorching midday Sun for kenyans first Legal anti government demonstration in nearly a Quarter Century. In an unprecedented show of Defiance they cheered As the main opposition Leader called for an end to the a incompetent corrupt and unimaginative government of president Daniel Arap Moi. Jara Mogi Oginga Odinga a former vice president and anti government critic told the gathering a a Moi a government uses Security forces to terrorize its citizens tells lies and lives by the lie. You the voter must remove  Yeltsin says he was worn out not i Moscow apr russian president Boris n. Yeltsin apparently recovered from a slight illness sunday attended the first annual russian presidents cup volleyball tournament. A today i feel myself a volleyball player again a an apparently robust Yeltsin was quoted by the Tass news Agency As saying. After weeks of travel and non Stop work Yeltsin was ordered by his doctor to rest at Home saturday and cancel his meetings presidential spokesman Pavel Vos Chanov said he said Yeltsin was not a sick a just worn out. A a he a had a lot of meetings done a lot of travelling. He did no to even have one Day off. Of course he a tired Quot he said. Yeltsin who cancelled a meeting saturday with International olympic com Mittee president Juan Antonio Sam ranch said the talks would be held soon either tuesday or saturday Tass reported. The two leaders were expected to discuss plans for a joint olympic team from the new Commonwealth of Independent states. A naturally it will be unusual for the sportsmen to participate in the games without their Flag and their Anthem a Yeltsin said. Quot but the main thing is that we shall participate As a single National  desk a the harsh Winter conditions Yeltsin 6 of spent the last two weeks travelling to several cities in Russia checking on implementation of his economic reforms. At each City he spent Long hours standing in open air markets and trudging through factories meeting and arguing with workers. Let him eat bread judge rules Jerusalem up an israeli judge refused an overweight palestinian prisoner the double portions he said he needed to satisfy Nis ravenous appetite and told him instead to eat More bread. Faiz Satah Hussein Abu Small serving a 12-year sentence for illegal firearms Possession and membership in a terrorist organization has been complaining about severe hunger pangs the Jerusalem Post reported sunday. A the previous prison administration allowed me to receive an additional portion of food because of my Large dimensions a the prisoner told District court judge Asher Grunis. Abu Small who is in his seventh year at the Zafha prison in the desert City of Beersheba weighs 244 pounds. Grunis turned Down Abu Smalan a Appeal based on a prison doctors report that found the prisoner was not undernourished and thus did not qualify for seconds in the mess Hall. The judge did however offer Abu Small some menu tips a it May be expected that among the Side dishes served to prisoners such As bread for example the Petitioner will be Able to satisfy his appetite a Grunis said. Bomb threat forces evacuation of plane preparing for Takeoff London apr three passengers were slightly injured when a bomb threat forced the emergency evacuation of a Virgin airways flight about to take off for California police said sunday. Scotland Yard said a 50-year-old Man was arrested saturday following the bomb threat against the 12 30 . Flight bound for los Angeles. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said the plane was on runway 27 at London a Heathrow Airport about to begin its taxi for Takeoff when police alerted the air traffic controllers. The Boeing 747 was stopped from Tak ing off and directed to a Remote area of Heathrow said the spokeswoman who spoke on condition of anonymity. The passengers and Crew members were evacuated by emergency chutes she said. Three people were slightly injured. Police searching the plane did not find anything unusual said the spokeswoman. The passengers returned to the departure lounge she said and waited six hours until the plane took off. The Man who was not named because he has not been charged was later released on bail police said. No bail conditions were released