European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 9, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 9 a Man offers a donation to a child begging at an Entrance to a City underpass in St. Petersburg. Yeltsin rival urges Russia to Call economic emergency . Automakers in Britain to eliminate 2,400 jobs from wire reports London a the British subsidiaries of Ford and general motors plan to Cut a total of 2,400 jobs in Britain. Ford . Ltd., Britain a largest automaker said Friday that it would eliminate 2,100 jobs mainly on the production line by years end. That is 5.4 percent of its British work Force. The Job cuts would be made through a a voluntary Means at least during the first Quarter said a spokesman who requested anonymity. He did not say How that would occur. The cuts at Ford will affect four of its 21 British plants the company said. Gmys Vauxhall motors Ltd. Said it plans to Cut 300 of the 750 jobs at its spare parts warehouse in Luton 30 Miles Northwest of London after it completes a $36.6 million automation of the facility. The Vauxhall cuts will be spread Over a year starting in  men beheaded Riyadh saudi Arabia a three men have been beheaded for the armed robbery of a House where they also forced the Landlady to be photographed in the nude for blackmail the Interior ministry announced. The statement said the three were convicted by an islamic court of a spreading evil and violating the sanctifies of  they were beheaded , police Battle Algiers Algeria a Muslim fundamentalists and Security forces battled in the streets of several algerian cities saturday. Witnesses said fundamentalists protesting a nearly monthlong crackdown by the military backed government erected barricades of tires Cement and Stone and set fires. Police and troops responded with tear Gas and bullets. The new violence came amid conflicting reports on the number of dead and injured from bloody confrontations that swept at least a dozen cities following Friday prayers. State run radio on saturday reported nine lulled and 45  crashes in fog Friedrichs Hafen Germany a private plane crashed in heavy fog near the Airport Here on saturday and All six people on Board Are believed dead officials said. The Piper Cheyenne had departed from Salzburg Austria and was in route to Altenhein in Switzerland but chose instead to land at Friedrichs Hafen a City on Lake Constance because of bad weather. While making his approach the Pilot announced by radio that he had changed his mind and would head for Switzerland said police spokesman Peter Wied Ehora. The plane began banking into a 90-degree turn went into a spin and crashed near the runway wiederhorn  begins Manila Philippines a confounding sceptics president Corazon Aquino became the first philippine president not to seek a second term As the presidential Campaign officially began saturday. Nearly 80 presidential aspirants including eight serious contenders filed their certificates of candidacy before the Midnight Friday deadline for the May 11 election. Aquino made Good on her pledge not to seek a second six year term despite rumours that she would enter the race at the last moment. She has endorsed former defense Secretary Fidel Ramos to succeed her on june 30. Imelda Marcos the widow of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos is among the  hits Mexico City Mexico City a lung choking smog settled on the capital to end a rare string of Clear Days in the mexican capital and led the government to impose emergency measures. City officials urged people to avoid exercise on Friday and asked motorists not to drive their cars. They also ordered factores to slow production. Moscow apr russian vice president Alexander Rutski throwing Down a political Gauntlet before Boris n. Yeltsin on saturday called for a one year state of economic emergency to avoid what he described As  Rutski did not criticize Yeltsin by name but he told nearly 3,000 russian nationalists that government policies were leading to a economic genocide of the russian  a there is a solution a to declare an economic emergency a said Rutski an afghan War hero who was chosen by Yeltsin last year As a vice presidential running mate to Garner support among the military and communist party members. In the months since the failed hard line coup last August Rutski has emerged As the Champion of yet Dubai United Arab emirates up a persian Gulf states Are developing blood Banks to combat the spread of aids and awareness about the deadly disease is increasing in conservative Muslim countries health officials say. Gulf countries such As Oman Qatar and Bahrain Are following in the footsteps of the United Arab emirates in maintaining local blood supplies instead of importing blood the officials said saturday at a regional seminar. A the use was the first in the Region to Stop importing blood about a decade ago and now spends up to 5 million dirhams $1.35 million annually on aids testing and blood screening equipment a said or. Abdul Rahim Jaffer assistant undersecretary in the country a ministry of health.3 fishermen drown Beirut Lebanon apr three fishermen drowned when Gale Force winds swept them into the Stormy sea off Northern Lebanon police said saturday. In Turkey the death toll from avalanches the Day before climbed. A police spokesman said the three were a swallowed by the water off the Northern port of Tripoli on Friday. Their bodies were washed ashore later. Rescuers were trying to open up the roads leading to villages Cut off by the Snow in East Lebanon a Bekaan Valley and the mountains to provide bread fuel and other supplies. But avalanches slowed Down the Effort and buried three rescuers and their Bulldozer in the Snow for four sins opponents criticizing the decision to lift Price controls last month and fanning discontent Over the growing shortages of food and other consumer goods. People across the political spectrum have criticized Yeltsin for introducing reforms piecemeal and for allowing prices on consumer goods to Rise by an average of 350 percent without turning state controlled farms and businesses Over to private owners. Rutski addressed the Congress of civic and patriotic forces a Loose movement of orthodox religious believers nationalists anti semites and russian imperialists. Rutski said the main cause of the failure to Reform the Economy was the Lack of government Power to implement Radical measures. He also said the current freeing of prices and the Lack of a a civilized Market could Lead to economic  a there is regional cooperation on the aids Issue. Gulf countries Are trying to coordinate in All aspects of blood Banks and  the health experts meeting at the regional seminar on blood Banks in the use capital said islamic social values keep the aids rate Low in Gulf populations. A sex is not As free Here As it is in other countries a Jaffer said. A but you cannot put a lock on your  about half the 18 million people in Gulf cooperation Council countries Are foreigners mostly from countries such As Thailand and India where aids infection rates Are among the highest in the world. The Council countries Are saudi Arabia Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain and the United Arab  Lebanon storm hours saturday afternoon. The victims were finally retrieved alive but one was hospitalized in serious condition the spokesman said. A some More houses in Hiz Zirta were buried under the Snow saturday. Seven people including three children were killed and 16 others injured in Snow slides in that Village on Friday. In Turkey rescuers on saturday recovered three More bodies in a Southeastern Village struck by an Avalanche raising the death toll from a series of avalanches Friday to 57. Rescue teams pulled out alive 35 villagers buried under the Snow for almost 24 hours in tas Yayla Village in Batman province the Anatolia news Agency said. Gulf states boost aids awareness