European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 a the stars and stripes tuesday february 4, 1992 Plo denies terrorist Leader previously visited France Paris apr the Palestine liberation organization dented reports sunday that guerrilla Leader George Habash Nad on other occasions visited France under false identities prior to last week s scandal Over his entry for medical treatment. Habash told French radio that he was in Fine health a Day after leaving France. Physicians in France had said he could not respond to questions about an alleged  Cache because an apparent stroke left him virtually unable to speak. The Independent tunisian newspaper be Temps reported that Habash 65, Leader of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine previously visited France several times bearing false identities to obtain medical treatment. Be Temps one of the country a largest newspapers that is generally accurate on palestinian affairs cited Well informed palestinian sources. Be Temps did not list the dates of the alleged visits or the treatments. The Plo is headquartered in Tunis Tunisia. A foreign ministry spokeswoman refused to comment on the report. The report if True would deepen the most dramatic scandal to shake the French government in years. Five government officials have already been fired or have resigned. Ibrahim Souss the plots representative in Paris and the popular front both insisted that the report was false. A this visit by or. Habash is the first in France and it was organized after official French authorities agreed to Welcome him for medical treatment a said Abu Ahmad Fouad a leading popular front official. The Middle East service of radio Monte Carlo spoke briefly to Habash and his wife Hilda in a Telephone interview. The tape was not broadcast due to floor sound Quality but the comments were Habashy first Public statement since leaving Paris. A my health is nothing to worry about. In a Fine a Habash was quoted As saying before passing the phone to his wife. In an interview sunday in the newspaper journal do Dimanche Souss dismissed earlier comments by mrs. Habash confirming that her husband was in Good health As being made a to appease Arab Public  French opposition leaders continued to demand the resignations of Interior minister Philippe mar Chand and foreign minister Roland Dumas. Michel Ricard a former Premier and the designated socialist candidate to succeed Mitterrand appeared to agree with the opposition. Quot its very unlikely that the ministers weren to made aware. In which Case it was up to them to pay for the risk taken trocard told a French television network. The government has launched an internal investigation of the incident said Jean Pomeren the minister in charge of the governments relations with parliament. World6 killed in rampage by yugoslav Soldier from wire reports Belgrade Yugoslavia a a yugoslav Soldier went on a killing spree sunday killing six people in Bosnia and in Herzegovina Republic. Drago Milicic an  reservist used his automatic Rifle to kill three Federal  soldiers in their Beds at 3 . Sunday in Bike Tina. Then he drove a military vehicle to his native Village of Modran where he went to the House of his Girlfriend and killed her father Mother and brother. Police said Milicic was drunk. A military police patrol arrested him and  authorities opened an investigation into the  pact of d Frankfurt Germany a steelworkers reached a tentative Compromise with employers monday for a 6.4 percent increase in wages a Union spokeswoman said. The agreement if approved would Avert the first major strike in unified Germany. Steelworkers in balloting last week overwhelmingly supported their Union the powerful in metall in calling for a strike. But Union officials had said it would take up to a week before the walkout would  shipment halted Warsaw Poland a a freighter bound for Syria was loaded with czechoslovak made tanks and ammunition at the port of Szczecin the Pap news Agency reported sunday. The shipment including 12 t-72 tanks several dozen tons of ammunition and spare parts was taken aboard the danish vessel Nadia a which left Szczecin late saturday. It was the second shipment of czechoslovak made  for Syria that passed through Szczecin this year As part of an  Deal to deliver about 150 tanks and an unspecified amount of ammunition. The first shipment left in mid january aboard a German freighter but the vessel was stopped in the Mediterranean by a German warship. The shipment apparently was not covered by proper Export permits and the ship was being escorted to the German port of  shakes Tokyo Tokyo a a weak earthquake and 29 tremors jolted the Tokyo metropolitan area monday aftershocks from the powerful temblor that rocked the worlds largest City sunday leaving at least 37 people injured. Officials at the meteorological Agency said the latest quake registered 4.5 on the Richter scale with the epicentre 62 Miles below Tokyo Bay. No accidents or injuries were immediately reported from the quake that hit at 7 42 ., the height of Rush hour. Its a new year in China chinese children in costume participate in a re creation of an ancient Earth worship ritual monday during the Ditan cultural Temple fair in Bering the ceremony was part of the Celebration leading up to the chinese new year which begins today. The chinese will be marking the Start of the year of the Monkey with fireworks and by posting wishes for Luck and wealth on their doors. Its also a time for shopping  urged to reinforce holocaust message bad Honnef Germany a concerned about new signs of anti semitism in some segments of the populace the head of the american jewish committee said sunday that Germany needs to do More to ensure the holocaust a lessons Are not forgotten. Alfred h. Moses president of the committee said Neo nazi attacks and surveys indicating millions of germans Are anti semitic underscore the need to remember the holocaust. A we Are Here to reinforce the message of the importance of tolerance and acceptance of differences a said Moses who leads a 75-member delegation visiting Germany for talks with this nation s leaders. Moses said that message should be a built into the institutions of Germany. So that there san ongoing process that will perpetuate the important lessons that have been Learned from the sorry  a if it the message is not institutionalized it will die with human memory a Moses said. A number of developments in United Germany Are worrying the committee. Neo nazi attacks against foreigners have abated from their daily frequency of three months ago. But they continue sometimes with ghastly brutality. One of the most disturbing occurred last month in Berlin. According to news reports two assailants Cut off the Tongue of a Young pole. Moses said that the jewish Community is also worried about new findings by opinion surveys about anti semitism in Germany. According to two surveys commissioned and published by the newsmagazine Der Spiegel one in every eight germans is anti semitic 42 percent believe the nazis had a Good and bad sides and 42 percent Don t think Germany has a special responsibility toward jews. Moses said the German government is obviously committed to tolerance and other democratic principles. A to our Way of thinking Chancellor Helmut Kohl is a particularly Good Friend of the jewish people and of the United states Quot Moses told the associated press after giving an address at the Konrad Adenauer foundation in bad Honnef a Bonn suburb. But Moses said he is worried that germans in general May Start losing a grip on Why it is crucial to remember the holocaust. A your concern is what happens with the next generation a Moses said. Moses said he will be talking with Kohl and other German leaders about How to a apply the holocaust s lessons to the problems of  Moses said he also hoped to ask a various German institutions about holding a conference on anti semitism and xenophobia in Europe. Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. A i think Germany is the right place to have such a conference Quot Moses said