European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes sunday March 29, 1992 . Hauls off 2nd Subic dry Dock last dry Dock to be towed before Onset of Rainy season Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines up a the United states hauled off its largest floating dry Dock saturday in another step toward withdrawal from its last philippine base by years end. A handful of . Navy personnel and filipino base workers watched As the Salvage ship Brunswick towed the machinist out of the Alava pier at 8 . For a 45-Day journey to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The machinist is the second of three floating dry docks to be removed from Subic 50 Miles West of Manila. The adept was hauled to Guam last month. . Officials said the third dry Dock was scheduled to be towed from Subic a repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet this summer before the Rainy season begins. Philippine officials had hoped the United states would leave at least one dry Dock which they say is crucial in the governments efforts to convert the sprawling facility into an International free port. A we Are saddened because the pullout will have a big effect on us a said base worker Augusto Bong at. A the governments conversion plan is not yet Clear a Bong at said. Subic spokesman it. Cmdr. A1 Twyman said the machinist arrived at Subic in 1986. It is 175 feet wide and 824 feet Long and can accommodate ships weighing As much As 39,000 tons he said. A it is a Complete House by itself a said Frederick Oril 50, an assistant Foreman at the machinist. A it has everything such As refrigerators and a dining  Rogelio Singson Deputy chief of the government bases conversion development authority said in Manila on tuesday that several International companies Are interested in moving operations into Subic. Singson said the list of potential bidders includes the Dallas based Perot group Keppel shipyard Kawasaki and Cal Tex. The philippine Senate in september rejected a treaty that would have extended the lease on Subic for 10 years. Talks for a three year withdrawal period bogged Down last year prompting Manila to ask Washington to pullout by this december. The americans have already turned Over the Volcano damaged Clark a former Home of the 13th air Force and four smaller facilities to Manila last year. Worshipping during Ramadan More than 200,000 Muslim worshippers gather at Jerusalem Sal Asa mosque for the final Friday prayer of Ramadan the ninth month of the Muslim Calendar. Ramadan is marked by fasting from Sunrise to Sunset and ends with the festival of id Al Flor. At rear is the dome of the Rock where Mohammed is believed to have ascended to heaven. Fahd says democracy does t suit saudi Arabia Abu Dahabi United Arab emirates apr King fahd of saudi Arabia in an interview published saturday ruled out the adoption of Western style democracy saying it was not compatible with his country. The Monarch also denied that his recent tentative moves toward democracy were dictated by International pressure in the aftermath of the persian Gulf War. A the democracy systems prevailing in the world Are systems which in their Structure do not suit this Region and our Peoff let the King said in the interview pub shed in Abu a habit Sal itt had newspaper and the kuwaiti daily a1 seas Sah. A your nations in their makeup and characteristics Are different from those of that world and we cannot import a method that others use to apply to our Peoples Quot he said. After the Gulf War some Western critics questioned Why they should defend Arab monarchies where democracy is nonexistent. Saudi Arabia is a member of the Gulf cooperation Council a 10-year-old Alliance that includes the United Arab emirates Bahrain Qatar Oman and Kuwait. Of the six Only Kuwait has an elected parliament but it does not allow political parties. The kuwaiti parliament has been disbanded since 1986, although elections for a new one Are scheduled for october. Fahd recently announced he will name a Long promised consultative Council to advise him on Public  the decision moved his ultraconservative kingdom of 12 million a step closer to popular participation in the government. But he denied Western pressure played any role in the move. A this is totally baseless talk and those who repeat it do not know the reality of this society and its makeup roots and traditions a he said. In the interview the King said a islam is our social political and economic system and islamic sharia Law is its own comprehensive Constitution. Comprising social Justice economic Justice the system of Rule the judiciary  fahd said elections Are not mentioned within islamic Law but through consultation a the guardians Are fully responsible to their  Usa eur civilian Engineer Dean Hakim Dies at age 69 by the stars and stripes Dean Hakim a civilian employee in Heidelberg Germany died thursday according to an army press release. He was 69. Hakim worked As a civil Engineer for the . Army in Europe since 1960 and was on the staff of the Deputy chief of staff for engineering at the time of his death the release said. Prior to 1960, Hakim worked with the army corps of engineers in Chicago. While in Europe Hakim worked with German officials on More than 70 construction agreements Worth millions of dollars which resulted in improved facilities for . Forces according to the release. Hakim was born july 29, 1922, in trav Nik Yugoslavia. He is survived by a daughter Allegra Hakim of California a son Dwight Hakim of new Jersey and a sister Suada Zunic of Tula Yugoslavia. A memorial will be held at 4 . Monday at the Mark Twain Village Chapel in Heidelberg lady liar gets prison sentence for stealing from Charity London apr a lady Quot Rosemary Aberdour who invented her title and lived it up on a Fortune stolen from a Charity was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. Her attorney said she was left a Only with the memory of a Binge a never ending party she never really  Aberdour 30, allegedly stole about 2.7 million pounds about $4.8 million from the National Hospital development foundation. She pleaded guilty to in charges of deception theft and forgery. A the so called friends those who benefited from the deceptive hospitality who wined and dined and sponged off her ill gotten gains have evaporated like the bubbles in the Champagne said Graham Boal the barrister who represented her. Quot the cars and the jewels have gone Back to their rightful owners. The pretty balloons have Long since burst and the party is  but what parties they were Aberdour hired a helicopter to Fly her Secretary and herself to Conwy Castle in Northern Wales where two fully armoured knights battled for their attention. She hired All the drag Queens from a West end cabaret for her Valentines Day party and spent 50,000 pounds about $88,000 creating a chinese Temple at the Savoy hotel for her 29th birthday. She once hired a car and Driver to take her Labrador retriever jeeves for a walk. Her extravagances included a personal staff of five 53,800 pounds $95,000 spent on Flowers  pounds $177,000 for two yachting holidays in the Caribbean 2,250 pounds $3,982 a week rent on her Penthouse apartment 171,897 pounds More than $304,000 in Bills at the jewellers Boodle and Dunthorn. Aberdour was dismissed As Deputy director of the foundation on june 12, 1991, after the discovery of a forged Check and she fled to Brazil. Her fianc6, army capt. Michael Cubbin persuaded her to return. Cubbin and her parents were at the old Bailey for the sentencing. Press association the National news Agency said she could be eligible for release in 10 months. Ewa Lewis society editor of Tatler Magazine told bbl radio that she first encountered a a lady Rosemary at the red october Ball. A she was loud she was Over the top she was Large she was Guite the Antithesis of an aristocratic person a Ine columnist said a and in fact i actually remember thinking that sometimes the English aristocracy do look most