European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world the stars and stripes thursday april 16, 1992british Soldier killed by Irish splinter group from wire reports Derby England a the Irish National liberation army a splinter group opposed to British Rule in Northern Ireland claimed responsibility tuesday for fatally shooting a Soldier outside the army recruiting office where he worked. Sgt. Michael Newman 34, died in a Hospital from a head wound police said. They said two men escaped after shooting him in front of dozens of shoppers. Newman a father suffered a heart attack after hearing his son had been shot police said and was under a doctors care  get tax Breaks Bern Switzerland a the Swiss government said wednesday that it will relinquish 1.7 billion Swiss francs $1.1 billion in taxes to compensate taxpayers for inflation. Federal Law tells the government to adjust taxes when consumer prices Rise More than 7 percent Over a two year period. They have risen 10.8 percent since the Start of 1990, sending people into higher tax brackets because Swiss incomes Are generally indexed to  shakes India new Delhi India a a moderate earthquake Shook parts of Eastern India and Bangladesh on wednesday the seismology department said but no casualties or damage were reported. A department spokesman said the earthquake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale and had its epicentre near the India Burma Border in the Eastern state of manipur.11 die in Turkey clashes Diyarbakir Turkey a nine soldiers and two kurdish guerrillas were killed in a series of clashes in Southeastern Turkey an official said tuesday. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the clashes occurred Over the past two Days and blamed guerrillas belonging to the illegal kurdish labor party pkg. The guerrillas stage hit and run attacks in Turkey often from bases from Northern  s bolts blamed London a investigators said tuesday that British airways maintenance procedures were to blame for an Accident that left a Pilot dangling Halfway out of a Jet at 17,000 feet. Capt. Tim Lancaster was saved by his Crew who Hung on to his legs when the Windscreen blew out in june 1990. The co Pilot landed the Bac 1-11 in route to Spain from Birmingham a Airport without injury to the 81 passengers. The report by the air accidents investigation Branch found that a fitter had used the wrong bolts to secure the Windscreen which fell out 20 minutes after Takeoff. Saddam trying to shut off coup threat sources say Nicosia Cyprus apr Saddam Hussein has moved several trusted generals into key positions in a shuffle that reflects his constant efforts to forestall a coup sources say. The sources who include Baghdad based Western diplomats and knowledgeable iraqis said there is no sign that Saddam a regime is in immediate danger. But they said the changes the latest in a Long line of shuffles Over the past 18 months reflect Saddam a insecurity More than a year after his persian Gulf War defeat. The sources spoke to the associated press in Nicosia and Amman Jordan on condition of anonymity. They said the iraqi Leader has ringed Baghdad with three of his five elite Republican guard divisions to ensure his regimes Security amid the continuing threat of kurdish and shiite Muslim unrest. They said Saddam has named Gen. Hussein Rashid a hero of the 1980-88 War against Iran the commander of the Republican guard corps a pillar of the regime. Rashid chief of staff throughout the Gulf crisis commanded the Republican guard in 1984-85 and oversaw its expansion from a brigade size formation into an army within an army of seven divisions with 120,000 men. Saddam a command shuffle is the seventh major reorganization he has made in his military and political Hierarchy since he invaded Kuwait on aug.2, 1990. Rashid is the Republican guards fourth commander in that period. Kamel Yassin a member of the ruling baath party a command has been appointed to oversee party branches and Security in the military the sources reported. The party a Security apparatus reaches deep within the armed forces and has Long acted As an Early warning system for Saddam to spot unrest inside the military. Yassin is Saddam a brother in Law and Cousin. His brother Mirshid Heads Saddam a personal Security Force. It. Gen. Iyad Futi Yeh Al Rawi a highly decorated hero of the War against Iran is now chief of staff. His deputies Are it. Gen. Sultan Hashim former commander of the 6th army corps and it. Gen. Salah Aboud former commander of the 3rd corps. Al Rawi also once commanded the Republican guard. These generals Are part of the handful of senior military commanders who have survived Saddam a repeated purges since the end of the 1980-88 War. Rashid and Yassin Are both from Saddam a Hometown of Cikrit North of Baghdad. Most of those in Saddam a Ever narrowing inner Circle Are either relatives by blood or marriage or Tik Ritis whose destiny is irrevocably entwined with the iraqi Leader. Target of marketplace attack an uninjured Yitzhak Rabin Leader of israelis labor party is surrounded by police after alleged members of the Radical Kach movement tried to attack him tuesday As be was campaigning in Jerusalem a main open air Market. Two of the attackers were arrested. A police officer suffered Bead injuries. . Pulls 20 Green berets from Peru in protest Washington a the Bush administration continuing to distance itself from the unconstitutional government in Peru is withdrawing All 20 . Army special forces troops from that country government officials said tuesday. The Green berets have been involved in training peruvian police in counter narcotics operations. The officials asking not to be identified said no decision has been made on whether to pull out drug enforcement administration agents from Peru. The  agents stage raids with peruvian police in the upper Hua Llaga Valley a Region that is a major source of coca from which cocaine is made. According to the officials delivery of All lethal military equipment to Peru has been halted but some non lethal Materiel May be allowed to go through. Last week the Day after peruvian president Alberto Fujimori announced that he was suspending the Constitution the administration said it was cutting off $45 million in new Aid to the country. Meanwhile sources close to the organization of american states said a leave for Peru Early next week in Hopes of promoting a Quick return to democracy. Oas foreign ministers approved the Mission monday night on a vote of 31 to 0, with Peru abstaining. The vote was initially announced As 32-0-1, but vote counters failed to take into account one of the absent delegations officials said. Tse omission to Peru wil1 be headed by Oas Secretary general Joao Clemente Baena Soares of Brazil and uruguayan foreign minister Hector Gros Eskiell who chaired mondays meeting. Gros was go level Oas delegation probably will authorized to invite other foreign ministers of his choosing to go to Lima. The goal would be to a promote measures to bring about a dialogue among the various political forces in Peru for the purpose of restoring democracy. The Resolution deplored the suspension of the Constitution but peruvian foreign minister Augusto Blacker Miller told a late night news conference that Fujimori has no intention of becoming a dictator. A we Are convinced that this will be a temporary process of Short duration clearly directed at genuine representative democracy in my country a he said