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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, March 23, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 23, 1992the stars and stripes c Page 3u.n. Team sees iraqi arms graveyard Manama Bahrain apr . Inspectors on sunday began an on site inspection of the a a graveyard where Iraq supposedly destroyed substantial quantities of scud missiles and other weapons nine months ago. A the inspection team has had an Active Day in the Field taking the first Steps in the verification of some of the information disclosed last week by the government of Iraq a the inspectors Leader Derek Boothby said in a statement issued from Baghdad. A we shall continue our inspection activities tomorrow a the British team Leader said in his statement. Earlier a spokesman for the inspectors said the team had left  Baghdad hotel Early sunday morning to inspect the site where the missiles allegedly were destroyed in june. He would not give the location of the site known As the a graveyard a to officials of the . Special commission supervising elimination of Iraq s missiles of mass destruction. It was not immediately Clear if they also visited missile production Sites that they plan to inspect in preparation for dismantling them. The 35-member team led by Boothby arrived in Iraq on saturday on a nine Day Mission to verify new iraqi claims to have destroyed scud missiles chemical weapons and other arms in june. A chemical weapons team has been in Iraq for a month and has destroyed some 500 122mm artillery rockets with nerve Gas warheads. According to Boothby Iraq said in  latest disclosures that in june it had destroyed a Large amount of ammunition and spare parts Long Range scud missiles and their modified Al Hussein versions missile launchers and chemical bombs and nerve Gas , Kohl Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany right greets first lady Barbara Bush upon his arrival saturday at the presidential Retreat in Camp David my. Hanne lord Kohl wife of the German Leader is at left. President Bush in Cowboy hat and Kohl planned to discuss ongoing International Trade  go to polls to Settle socialists Fate Tirana Albania apr citizens of Europe a poorest country voted sunday in a watershed election testing whether anti communists can sweep away the socialist successors to a legacy of isolation. The number of albanians lined up to vote sunday was easily matched by the crowds waiting to buy kerosene or bread underlining the fact that the state of the Economy was a key Clement in the Campaign. Socialists the former communists won last years elections but strikes and protests have All but made it impossible for them to govern. Albanians Are living in a world of hunger crime and chaos. Unemployment is 50 percent Albania survives on foreign Aid food riots have been common and supplies of heat and electricity arc sporadic even in the cities. In sundays balloting the anti communist democratic party was expected to ride to Victory on a wave of discontent. Several voters interviewed at Tirana polling stations said they had voted for the democrats. A a it a 50 years now that we have been suffering Quot said one purim Luga a trader. A we want democracy to flourish. We Are full of  about 200 people loudly cheered democratic Leader Sali Berisha. As he cast his ballot Berisha said a a this Day Marks the end of the communist night and the beginning of the Day of democracy. God bless  the democrats have tried to Chip away at socialist support in the Countryside. Last year cities such As Tirana voted solidly for the democrats and Are expected to do so again. Final results might not be compiled for Days. Run off elections Are scheduled for next sunday in districts where no candidate gains a majority. Polls generally opened at 7 . Sunday but bureaucratic confusion slowed the Start of voting in some districts. The capital Tirana was quiet As the Day progressed but both the democrats and socialists complained of some voting irregularities. There were no reports of  to slash Telephone rates up to 37 percent Bonn Germany a amps a Telephone rates to North America will be reduced up to 37 percent starting May 1, said a spokesman for Tele Kom Germany a Federal communications system. Tele Kom is increasing the unit time of self dialled numbers to the United states and Canada from 4.42 seconds per unit to seven seconds per unit. In practice a three minute Call to new York will Cost 5.98 Marks instead of the current 9.43 Marks said Tele Kom spokesman Klaus Czerwinski. Other services scheduled to Cost less starting May 1 Are the following a up to a 35.7 percent rate reduction in a deutschland direct a Calls which Are country direct Calls on Tele Kom calling cards. A up to a 26 percent rate reduction for Calls placed through an operator or the conference Call service. A up to a 37 percent rate reduction for a service 130 International customers which Are toll free numbers. A we Are dropping Telephone rates to comply with our actual costs. Electronic prices Are getting cheaper and we have More customers a Czerwinski said. . Experts arrive in Israel to probe Patriot allegations Jerusalem a a . Team of experts has arrived to look into reports int Israel sold american made Patriot missiles or missile technology to China Irael television reported saturday. The . Embassy confirmed that the am was coming but declined to elaborate. The team is headed by state depart Lent officials and includes investigators of the defense department and the . Armed forces. Team members will examine the two Patriot missile batteries i Israel Israel television said. Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens acknowledged Israel has an arms Trade agreement with China but denied any violation of . Law. Arens has promised full cooperation with the investigators. Abihu Ben nun the recently retired commander of israelis air Force called the accusations a  a it was not done so those who Are saying All those things either want to disrupt that special relation with the United states or done to know what they Are talking about a Ben nun said saturday. Suburban pot growers nabbed Inverness 111. Up Federal agents raided a multimillion Dollar marijuana factory run inside an elegant House in a quiet suburb seizing up to 5,000 plants and arresting two people in what authorities called a record drug bust. Michael Coffey 40, and his Girlfriend Lilliana ditch 27, were held saturday in the metropolitan correctional Center in Chicago after what the Federal drug enforcement administration called the largest indoor marijuana growing seizure in Illinois history. Police and Federal agents Friday found 3,000 to 5,000 High Grade marijuana plants with an estimated Street value of $15 million in the $650,000 Home in an affluent suburb Northwest of Chicago. A Well in a surprised a one of Coffey a neighbors said. A it was a perfect setup for this Guy. He had a Nice  three of the rooms in the House had been converted into environmentally controlled growing rooms  
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