European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes saturday february 22, 1992adopting russians no easy process Moscow apr Lynn Wetterberg came to Russia hoping to adopt a child. But the Chicago accountant quickly discovered that russians want to give up Only children nobody else Wilt take. A at the adoption Center they told me there May be a problem because my son is healthy a Wetterberg said angrily. A and they said that healthy children Are not allowed to be adopted by foreigners no matter what age.�?�. Americans who Are fed up with waiting years to adopt an american baby a and who want to Rescue a child from what could be a lifetime of economic misery a Are turning to Russia. The communist rulers of the former soviet Union made it almost impossible for foreigners to adopt russian children. A . Embassy consular official who spoke on condition of anonymity said 35 visas were processed last year for soviet orphans while 26 already have been processed in the first seven weeks of 1992. But like Wetterberg who adopted a daughter from Romania last year Many find the process far from easy. Many also learn that Only children russians done to want a those who Are either mentally or physically handicapped or non White a Are available. The stigma of adopting a disabled or non White child is so great in Russia that such children usually spend their entire childhoods in institutions. A when i went into the adoption Center the first woman told me there was no Way 1 could adopt a healthy child period a Wetterberg said. She said later that she was offered a healthy Black baby. The majority of Black children in orphanages Are bom to african fathers who come for College and russian mothers who give them up because of the stigma. Wetterberg eventually found a healthy 7-year-old White boy. She thinks the adoption is going through because of the boys age. A we try to give away children that  fit in with russian families children who Are missing some fingers or missing a hand or something a said Alla Pugayeva at the committee for the social Protection of childhood in the russian education ministry. Pugayeva said Russia has no Agency to Deal specifically with foreign adoptions and her committee fears people from overseas May Start arriving in droves. Quot we Are very worried that we might be facing the romanian situation Here because we have no Good controls right now a she said. After the fall of Romania s communist dictatorship westerners flooded into that country seeking to adopt orphans. A Black Market sprang up leading the government to suspend adoptions by foreigners while stricter rules were enacted. Eight . Agencies that charge High fees to arrange adoptions Are now operating in Russia according to the newspaper Komsomol Skaya pravda. A a soviet baby on the Western or american Market costs from $10,too to $50,000 on up a the newspaper said tuesday. A but the children must be healthy with a twinkle in their eyes and be less than a year  Phil Edelen who also adopted a child last year in Romania came this month to take two new daughters Home to Park City Utah. He avoided the american adoption agencies. A fall the agencies care about is Money a he said. Edelen said he decided to adopt a russian baby after Reading about the deteriorating Economy and Lack of food. He said he was thrilled with his baby girls both of whom Are mildly handicapped. A my Mission from god is that if we done to help the children we done to have a future. Id adopt everyone Here if i could a he said. Jose Socorro 78, holds up a copy of what he says is the worlds smallest Bible. Filipino says he owns world s smallest Bible Manila Philippines apr a retired advertising executive claimed Friday to have the worlds smallest printed Bible a gift from a . Soldier in the liberation Force that drove japanese troops from his Hometown 47 years ago. Jose Socorro 78, said newspaper reports about a display this week of what had been claimed to be the worlds smallest Bible at a Book exhibit in Taiwan reminded him of his own tiny Tome. Socorro a Bible measures 1.5 inches by 1 Inch slightly smaller than the one in Taiwan which measures 1.4 inches by 1.2 inches. Socorro s Book has More than 220 pages and the four gospels of Luke Mark Matthew and John. It was printed by the screen printing co. In Cincinnati Ohio but no publication Date was indicated. An officer of the 1st Cav that entered suburban Mandalu Yongxin february 1945 gave it to him As a souvenir. Socorro said he believed his Good health was partly caused by blessings from the wee Bible. But he said he would be willing to sell the Book a if the offer is  vow to fight for Wii compensation Seoul South Korea apr an activist on Friday predicted a Long political and Legal Battle following Tokyo a refusal to pay compensation for thousands of korean women forced to serve As sex slaves during world War ii. Japan can expect additional lawsuits As Well As pressure from korean women a groups and the Seoul government said Yun Chung of head of the korean Council for the women drafted under japanese Rule. A tens of thousands of korean women were subjected to an unspeakable crime a Yun said. A a it a part of the worst chapter in korean history a a thoroughly planned crime repeated Over and Over  documents discovered in january refuted Japan a Contention that Battlefield brothels were not organized by the military and japanese prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologized last month during a visit to Seoul. But on thursday his office said Japan would not pay compensation. Japan contends War reparations were settled in 1965, when it paid $800 million and normalized relations with South Korea. Historians say Between 70,000 and 200,000 Young korean women some 11 and 12 years old were forced to become so called a Comfort girls for soldiers in the japanese Imperial army. Three korean women have filed a lawsuit against the japanese government seeking compensation. Yun said 10 to 15 More women Are expected to file suits. No one knows How Many of the women Are alive. Ontario to restore location seen As Uncle Tom Model Corunna Ontario apr the Ontario government will spend $1.2 million about . $1 million to help restore a House believed to be the Model for Uncle Toms Cabin after the Park system agreed to take Over the historic site. The Cabin near Dresden Ontario was a terminus of the underground Railroad a network of Safe houses through which fugitive slaves from the United states made their Way to Freedom in the 1800s. Dresden is across the St. Clair River from Michigan. The Cabin was established by the Rev. Josiah Henson in the 1800s As a Refuge for slaves escaping from the United states. Henson a former slave who escaped to Canada is widely believed to have been the Model for Uncle Tom the character made famous by Harriet Beecher Stowe a novel Uncle Toms Cabin the St. Clair Parkway commission agreed wednesday to assume control of the site which has been owned by Kent county since 1984. The county bought the Cabin from a private operator for about $240,000 about . $186,000. The commission made up of representatives of local municipalities and the province has said it would like to acquire More land to increase parking at the site expand an adjacent restaurant improve water and sewer lines and restore the original Cabin which attracts 40,000 visitors annually. Irish family will Appeal to top court for girl s abortion m to it t t _ / a Kami Al ii a. _ Dublin Ireland apr the family of a 14-year old girl who has been forbidden to get an abortion in Britain plans to Appeal to the supreme court prime minister Albert Reynolds said thursday. Reynolds welcomed the decision and said he hoped to avoid a repetition of the divisive 1983 referendum that put an anti abortion clause in the Constitution. A i have asked the attorney general a office and indeed Independent outside advisers to look at various aspects of this As soon As possible to find a Resolution without going to a referendum a Reynolds said in an interview with Rte television it was not known when the supreme court would hear arguments. The girl who has not been identified says she became pregnant after being raped in december by the father of a Friend. She claims that the rape followed incidents of sexual abuse that began More than a year ago. Irish Rock Star Sinead of Connor met with Reynolds earlier thursday to express her concern about the Case. A it was the people who made the Law and the people of Ireland who boxed themselves into a Comer. They must change it themselves Quot of Connor said afterwards. A there is nothing in the Constitution that says an Irish woman May not travel to England to have an abortion a added the Singer who has confirmed that she has had two abortions. About 4,000 Irish women had abortions in England and Wales in 1990, according to British records. Ireland has the most restrictive abortion Law in Europe permitting Only a a morning after Pill that terminates pregnancies in the first 72 hours. The girls Case came to the attention of authorities when the family asked police whether they should preserve tissue samples for possible prosecution of the alleged rapist