European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 8, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 economic chaos imperils democracy Yeltsin warn Bush too Busy to receive Miyazawa officials say from wire reports Tokyo a prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa probably wont visit the United states in May because . Officials said president Bush would be Busy with the presidential Campaign japanese officials said Friday. The governments spokesman Koichi Kato said the visits delay was unconnected to Miyaza was remark last week and the subsequent Flap in the United states that americans work ethic was on the decline. The rescheduling Marks the second time that a tentatively planned Bush Miyazawa Summit has been postponed. Bush called off his plans to visit Japan late last year but rescheduled his trip and visited Japan from Jan. 7-10. Miyazawa will most Likely meet Bush after Japan a parliamentary session ends june 21.smoking lawsuit rejected Helsinki Finland a a Helsinki court has rejected the first european Case against tobacco producers who were sued by a Man suffering from cancer after smoking for 45 years news reports said. Court officials said Pentti Aho had been warned of the dangers of smoking while in elementary school and later had been advised by his physicians to Stop smoking. The City court on thursday ruled that tobacco producers were innocent of negligence in Selling and marketing their products National television reported. Aho sued the tobacco companies Suhomen to Pakka and Rettig in 1988, arguing that they had failed to warn him of the dangers of their products. He said smoking had Given him emphysema and cancer of the Larynx. He demanded unspecified  fighter crashes Oldenburg Germany a a German Navy Tornado Jet fighter crashed in a Field near Oldenburg in Northern Germany on thursday evening. The two Crew members suffered minor injuries when they parachuted to safety police said. No injuries on the ground were reported. The cause of the crash was not immediately  ferries collide Victoria British Columbia a a High Speed catamaran ferry in its fourth Day of operation collided with a huge car ferry in dense fog thursday about 30 Miles Northeast of Victoria. Two people were reported slightly injured and both vessels safely reached land. The injured were among the 60 people aboard the 132-loot Royal Victoria catamaran said Graham Clarke a spokesman for Royal sealing express the ferry operator. It ran into the 430-foot Queen of Stanich in Active pass a narrow stretch Between two of the islands that crowd the Waters Between Vancouver Island and the Mainland. Clarke said the captains of the two boats talked by radio just before the crash. It was not Clear who was at  poisonous treat Paris a Twenty three French preschoolers have been hospitalized after eating brightly coloured rat Poison pellets handed out by a classmate after lunch emergency workers said. The children Between 3 and 5 years old were in Good condition at the Robert Debre and Trousseau childrens hospitals after eating the pellets thursday. Police said a teacher at the preschool in a right Bank neighbourhood noticed a group of children eating what she thought were tiny candies. She later told police about half the package of Poison pellets had been consumed. The anti Poison Center said similar accidents occur frequently because the brightly coloured pellets look like Candy and Are thrown on the floors of cellars and garages. The Center said a Small amount of the Poison usually is not dangerous. The children were to be kept two Days in the Hospital for observation. Paris apr Russia could again fall under the Sway of dictatorship unless other nations help it through the hardships of economic Reform president Boris Yeltsin said thursday. Yeltsin said russians Economy needs time to gain strength As it shifts to the free Market system from the collapsed planned Economy of the communists. A a we la need at least three to five months to stabilize prices but Well need a few years to create a really stable Economy a Yeltsin told French business executives Midway through a three Day state visit. In the evening Yeltsin played Host at a historic reception at the russian embassy for descend cats of the aristocrats who fled to France after the russian revolution of 1917. Among the guests was Prince Vladimir Kurilovitch Romanov heir to the czarist throne. Yeltsin apologized for the manner in which their families had been treated by communism and said those who fled were russians a moral and intellectual  he said the russian parliament would study the possibility of granting dual citizenship to the descendants of those who fled abroad. During a midday reception at Paris City Hall Yeltsin told the businessmen that democracy was imperilled by japanese and foreign visitors look Over a sculpture of the White House made of Snow at the 43rd annual Sapporo Snow festival on thursday in Sapporo Northern Japan. About 2,720 Japan self defense forces Brussels Belgium apr its still seven years away but the race to create Europe a currency of the future the ecu began thursday with the announcement of a contest for the Best design. A it will be our daily Money a Symbol of the oneness of european people a said Jean Pierre cot a French member of the european parliament and Leader of the Assembly a socialist group. The socialists the largest political bloc in the 518-member Assembly Are sponsoring the contest. The winning design will be submitted to the new european Central Bank which will help make the final decision on the ecu a new look. Community leaders agreed in december to introduce a single currency by 1999, part of a drive toward monetary Union and closer political ties among the 12-nation trading bloc. But they left unanswered  exactly the new coins the soaring prices and falling production that have accompanied the opening stages of russians economic transformation. A if Russia fails in its reforms especially of the Economy a dictator will appear a he said. A a that a Why the International Community must contribute to a solution. A i have Faith in these reforms. But if they fail 1 can already feel the breath of the red shirts and Brown shirts on our necks a he added using the Slang for communist and fascist extremists. French and russian officials signed a series of economic cooperation accords including an agreement for France to provide $370 million in credit for Grain purchases. France also announced plans for a $280 million loan to finance russian imports of French Industrial goods. Prime minister Edith Cresson said France would support russians request for membership in the International monetary fund and the world Bank multinational financial institutions devoted to economic development. Yeltsin urged private companies to a invest courageously in Russia and said foreign investors have a crucial role to play in boosting the Confidence of his people. Members spent 25 Days constructing the sculpture. It is 50 feet High 98 feet wide and made of 122,500 cubic feet of Snow. More than 350 ice sculptures were erected for the we Klong Snow and ice pageant. And Bank notes would look like. Currency insiders say the new Money will probably Bear the Community Symbol of 12 Gold stars in a Circle. And countries May be allowed to retain at least one National Symbol a the Silhouette of Britain a Queen Elizabeth ii for example. For now the ecu a pronounced he Koo or he Cue a remains strictly in the Domain of High finance existing Only on paper As a Community accounting device. Its value Worth about $1.30, is based on a Survey of the combined value of dec nations currencies. The contest open to All Community citizens has three categories 10 years old and under older than 10, and design professionals. The winning design in the professional category will be minted in a special limited edition. The other winners will get an expense paid trip to see the parliament in action in Strasbourg France. White House Snow Job contestants asked to Coin design for europeans future currency