European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 c the stars and stripes Friday february 21, 1992u.s. Sends Ira Man Back to Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland a former Irish Republican army fighter Joseph Doherty was quietly deported from the United states and returned to a Belfast jail Early thursday following a 10-year Battle for political Asylum police said. Doherty facing a life sentence for murdering a British Soldier in May 1980, was clandestinely taken from the Federal prison in Lewisburg pa., and put aboard a plane said a . Law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity. He landed at a . Air base in Suffolk in Eastern England and was then flown in a British air Force plane to Belfast British police said. Dohertym a Long years fighting extradition made him a potent Symbol of resistance to British Rule in Northern Ireland. But in recent wears he expressed doubts about the armed struggle and was disowned by some Ira supporters. Doherty 37, broke out of Nimlin Road jail with seven other inmates. He was awaiting sentence for murdering British army capt. Herbert Westmacott during a gun Battle at a House in West Belfast. He fled to new York in 1982 and was sentenced in his absence to life in prison with the judge recommending that he serve at least 30 years. Reports of his deportation provoked Sharp criticism from supporters which included 132 members of the . Congress who had signed a letter asking the government to reconsider his Case. Critics said Justice was sacrificed for the Sake of relations with the British government. Quot it is no coincidence that Joe Dohertym a deportation was delayed until the Day following the new Hampshire primaries a said Paul of Dwyer former new York City Council president. Dohertym a lawyers were not notified of his predawn removal and said they were stonewalled when they sought to confirm his deportation. Quot a Man in be represented for 10 years has slipped utterly from our grasp and the government will not Tell us anything a said attorney maty Pike who took Dohertym a quest for Asylum to the . Supreme court. The High court ruled against him in last  had been imprisoned since 1983 As an illegal alien. Canadian official softens warning on Ozone Gap danger to children Toronto apr Canadas environment minister aroused concern when he warned canadians to keep children out of the Sun to avoid skin cancer but now he says people should act with prudence not alarm. The latest Rise in concern came when the . National aeronautics and space administration announced its discovery of record Levels of Ozone depleting chemicals Over new England Eastern Canada Greenland the British Isles Scandinavia and Russia. The atmospheres Ozone layer is Earth a protective shield against ultraviolet radiation. Excess radiation can cause skin cancer stunt crop growth and cause vision problems. Environment minister Jean Charest said earlier this month that people should generally Quot avoid the Sun As much As possible especially children aged 2 to 18 years Olds. Africa to hold vote on apartheid Cape town South Africa a president . De Klerk stunned the nation thursday by announcing he would hold a referendum for White voters on ending apartheid. He said he would resign if the referendum were Defeated. The Surprise announcement came a Day after his ruling National party suffered its second straight defeat in a special parliamentary election to the pro apartheid conservative party. The vote was considered a test of White support for reforms. Quot if i lose that referendum i will resign a Clearing the Way for a Whites Only general election de Klerk told parliament. Quot its a question of Honor a he told reporters later at a news conference. If forced to resign de Klerks departure could throw the nations political Reform process into chaos and Lead to the return of a pro apartheid government. De Klerk has been the driving Force behind reforms to dismantle apartheid and efforts to negotiate a non racial Constitution that gives political rights to the Black majority. Black groups would resist any attempt to end reforms. De Klerk said in parliament he would let White voters decide Quot As soon As possible whom they want to negotiate their political future. No specific Date was set but he indicated the referendum could take place by the end of March. �?o1 think that it is an important moment of truth a de Klerk told the news conference after his speech to parliament. De Klerks action was seen As an attempt to head off pro apartheid forces while he still retains enough White support. Who Are very  after an alarmed reaction by the press Charest toned Down the warning somewhat saying he did no to mean children must be kept inside 365 Days a year rather that parents should be careful and use common sense particularly with Young children. A actually the threat right now is worse in the Southern hemisphere a said Jim Kerr head of Ozone monitoring and research at the Canadian environment ministry. A being farther North we Are protected to some extent because Ozone values Are higher to Start with and the Sun does not get As High in the  Nasa predicts the Ozone layer could be depleted 30 to 40 percent Over parts of Canada for Brief periods this  Home a Point Cree indians from Canada took to the Waterways of Amsterdam the Netherlands on wednesday to press their protest against a dam project in Northern Quebec that they say will destroy their heritage. The group climbed into its Canoe and paddled to the water tribunal a one week International forum on water disputes that is being held in the dutch City. 1 killed 19 Hurt in Istanbul bombing Istanbul Turkey apr a bomb exploded at Istanbul a chamber of Commerce on thursday killing one person and injuring 19, some seriously the governors office announced. Initial police and news reports had put the death toll at two dead and 20 injured. The governors office said the explosion occurred in the basement of the chamber of Commerce one floor under a Hall where an awards ceremony was in Progress. The chamber is located on the european coast of this City at the Mouth of the Golden Horn an Inlet of the bosporus Strait. Istanbul a police chief Necdet Menhir said the blast was caused by a powerful time bomb placed in an at Tach Case. He said several people were taken into custody. The sem official Anatolia news Agency identified the dead victim As Nesrin or Tayabali. Further information on her was not available. Authorities quoted witnesses As saying that two people were seen planting the briefcase near the counters at the chamber s registration office in the basement of the building. Shortly after the explosion Anonymous Calls to local newspapers claimed responsibility in the name of the outlawed kurdish labor party or pkg and the kurdish revenge units another guerrilla group. The minister of customs and finance Sumer Oral was scheduled to attend the ceremony but he switched plans to attend a Cabinet meeting in Ankara Anatolia reported. Worldman awarded $ 161,000 in Job harassment suit from wire reports Oslo Norway a an appeals court has ordered an employer to  More than 1 million Kroner $161,000 in damages to a worker for on the Job harassment. Two of three judges said it was the employers fault that Thor Sorum 43, suffered nervous problems and lost his ability to work. The third judge disagreed saying there were not sufficient grounds for damages. The ruling got nationwide publicity thursday after a nine year court struggle by Sorum against the Sawmill where he worked Sorum a troubles started after he was named a work Security ombudsman and began pointing out Security risks on the Job. Court documents said a Foreman frequently corrected Sorum approaching him from behind and jabbing his fingers in Sorum a  printers strike Paris a most parisian newspapers failed to appear thursday after a 24-hour strike by printers leaving the Field to the conservative be quotidian de Paris which appeared in a reduced form on Glossy paper. The strike is seen As a warning shot aimed at the Syndicate de la Presse Parisienne which has just begun Complex negotiations Between management and unions. Be quotidian de Paris which appeared with the front Page headline a no newspapers today a was distributed to Paris Newsstands through its own Means according to the paper. Readers in the French capital were also deprived of International newspapers including the Wall Street journal and the International Herald Tribune As Well As the British press which is widely sold in  work oked Bern Switzerland a in a much disputed decision the Swiss government on wednesday announced it would aft the ban on Industrial nighttime work by women. Economics minister Jean Pascale de Lamaraz described the ban As outdated and said its lifting would help improve Switzerland s competitiveness. A 1990 decision by the International labor organization provided for individual countries to relax nighttime bans on women working in Industry. The Ilo draws up guidelines on labor standards. Since then there has been heated debate in Switzerland where women got the vote Only 21 years ago and sexual Equality became Law 11 years  in Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina a defense Secretary Dick Cheney arrived Here thursday on the fourth leg of a Laun american tour to discuss regional military strategy with latin armed forces and defense ministers. Cheney was scheduled to meet with Argentine defense minister Antonio Erman Gonzalez president Carlos Saul Menem and military leaders to discuss Mutual military strategy. Since taking office in 1989, Menem has cultivated close ties with the United states including sending a Navy frigate in support of the .-led forces against Iraq during the persian Gulf War. Cheney earlier in the week visited Guatemala Panama and Brazil. He was scheduled to Fly to Santiago Chile Friday morning for the last Stop on his tour