European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes wednesday february 12, 1992 world Irish prime minister resigns after coalition drops support from wire reports Dublin Ireland a Charles j. Haughey resigned formally monday As prime minister and Leader of the fianna f3il party. Haughey 66, lost his Battle to remain head of his party and Ireland a government when fianna fails minority coalition partners withdrew their support last month Over allegations about his part in a 10-year-old Telephone tapping scandal. Haughey party Leader for 12 years and prime minister four times was last elected in 1989. He formally handed Over his Seal of office to Irish president Mary Robinson in a Low key private ceremony monday at the presidential residence in Dublin a Phoenix Park area. Haughey will remain caretaker prime minister until his successor As Leader of fianna fail former finance minister Albert Reynolds is ratified As Leader. Reynolds must be ratified As Leader of Ireland a government by the Deil Ireland a National parliament. Chile seeks spaceflight Santiago Chile a the air Force said monday that talks with leaders of the former soviet unions space program May result soon in chilean astronauts flying into space with russian colleagues. The talks however have been Frozen pending the outcome of the transformation of the old Union into the new Commonwealth of Independent states an air Force communique said. The talks will resume a once a clearer picture exists of the new organizational Structure the management of the space program will take in the former soviet Union Quot the communique added. Fundamentalists kill police Algiers Algeria a Muslim fundamentalists killed eight police officers monday after the military backed government imposed a state of emergency and banned the islamic salvation front police reported. The outburst in anti police violence was the most deadly since the military took Power a month ago and signalled a hardening of the fundamentalists response to the escalating crackdown against them. Fundamentalists described As veterans of the War in Afghanistan were reported hiding in the densely crowded Nasbah area of the capital after they riddled police cars with bullets Early monday morning police reported. Six officers were slain in the attack. Two More police officers were killed monday by companions of a fundamentalist the police were trying to arrest at Bordja Mcdaiel 40 Miles cast of the capital the National police said in a communique. One of the attackers was killed. The others fled and remained at Large. Dutch f-16 crashes in Park Hengelo Netherlands a a dutch air Force f-16 fighter crashed in a Park in this Eastern dutch City tuesday morning causing damage to nearby houses but no casualties according to military and police authorities. The plane crashed after its engine stalled following Takeoff from nearby twente air Force base dutch television reported. The Pilot ejected safely before the crash according to a dutch defense ministry spokesman. Quayle denies troop pullout tied to european Trade talks London apr vice president Dan Quayle denied monday that the United states would pull troops out of Europe if world Trade talks fail because of differences Over farm subsidies. A there is absolutely no linkage Between the level of troops in Europe and the Gatt negotiations a he told reporters in referring to the talks being conducted under the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. A there is a linkage if you will Between economic Security and military Security and it is important that the economic Security Issue be addressed especially in the Post cold War Era a Quayle said in Geneva. The vice president and his wife Marilyn later flew to London the last Stop on a six Day european tour. At a Security conference in Munich Germany on sunday Quayle warned of a crisis in trans Atlantic ties if the Trade talks failed but said the United states still intended to maintain a significant military presence in Europe. He acknowledged monday that comments by some members of the . Delegation had been interpreted As warning of an american troop pullout but said he was speaking for president Bush in affirming there is no linkage. A let us not have a fortress Europe a fortress America a fortress Asia or a fortress anything a Quayle said. A we need open Trade we need free Trade we need to conclude the Gatt negotiations we need to reduce the  the United states claims that agricultural subsidies Cost european Consumers $100 billion annually and that . Farm subsidies Cost $25 billion to $30 billion a year. France which has a Strong Farmers lobby is leading european resistance to wide ranging cuts in the subsidies. The Gatt talks now in their sixth year Are deadlocked Over the Issue. While in Geneva Quayle attended the annual meeting of the . Human rights commission. He told the commission that countries including Iraq Iran and Cuba should be barred from the organization for failing to live up to its principles. The commissions members Are chosen by the United nations to represent All regions of the world. Iraq Iran and Cuba Are among the 53 members and All three also Are under investigation by the commission for alleged human rights violations. A it is a matter of common sense a Quayle said. A you done to allow those that Are indicted to sit on the  he said he did no to single out China another commission member because it Wasny to under special investigation. But he said China is due for review. Village starts digging out red Cross workers and villagers in Hiz Zirta Lebanon Start Clearing masses of Snow dumped sunday night by one of the worst blizzards the Eastern Mediterranean remember. Communities in East Lebanon area can were marooned by blocked roads and 10 people reportedly died in Hiz Zirta alone. Two of the victims were rescuers trapped by an Avalanche. Twenty three snowstorm related deaths have been reported since feb. 1.gunman storms Miyazawa s office surrenders Tokyo apr a right Wing activist armed with a Samurai sword and gun stormed prime minister Kiichi Miyaza was party office tuesday firing at least one shot before surrendering after a seven hour standoff with police. There were no injuries. Miyazawa was at Home during the incident and no other officials from his Liberal democratic party were in the building because of a National Holiday. The Man demanded that the Cabinet resign that Russia return territories seized at the end of world War ii and that Japan a prewar system of emperor worship be revived the Kyodo news service and television reports said. Police identified the intruder As Osamu Aihara 21, a former member of Aik Kuto or the patriotic party a right Wing fringe group. Aihara pushed aside police guards and leapt Over a steel Fence surrounding party Headquarters said a Tokyo metropolitan police official who spoke on condition of anonymity. He fired a shot into the Security office on the first floor shattering a wind Wand ran up to Miyazawa a fourth floor office. Miyazawa rarely uses his party office conducting most business from the prime ministers office. About 100 armed police officers surrounded the nine Story building As negotiators talked to the gunman. The conservative Liberal democratic party has governed Japan for nearly four decades and has recently been linked to bribery scandals. Japan a Small right Wing groups believe political corruption stains the nations Honor. An official at the patriotic party said Aihara was no longer a member. He refused to comment further. The break in occurred on foundation Day a National Holiday that has become a traditional Day for right Wing rallies. Foundation Day is considered a modern version of Empire Day commemorating the accession of Japan a first emperor Jimmu More than 2,600 years ago. The Holiday was banned by Allied occupation forces after world War ii but revived in 1967. In september another right Wing extremist armed with a gun forced his Way into the Liberal democratic party Headquarters and surrendered after two hours