European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes Friday april 17, 1992 Winnie Mandela gives up Anc social welfare Post Johannesburg South Africa a Winnie Mandela stepped Down wednesday As social welfare director of the african National Congress saying she was acting in the Best interest of the organization. There was no mention of her position on the Ancus governing body the National executive. The Anc some of whose leaders reportedly wanted her out said a statement on that Issue was to be issued thursday. Her announcement at a crowded news conference followed renewed allegations about her role in assaults at her Soweto Home and her separation from her husband of 33 years Anc president Nelson Mandela. A the decision is not because of the false allegations against me but because of the Devotion 1 have for the Anc and my family a Winnie Mandela 57, said in a Calm voice. She called the new allegations a a Campaign of  a i consider it to be in the Best interest of my organization the Anc a to give up the social welfare Post she said. Winnie Mandela was convicted last year on Kidnap Ping and assault charges and sentenced to six years in prison. She is free on bail pending an Appeal. Two co defendants in the trial have said they lied to protect her and alleged she was present during assaults on four Young men in december 1988. One of the victims 14-year-old Tompie Weipei was found dead. Police said tuesday that they were investigating possible new charges of kidnapping and theft against Winnie Mandela who has repeatedly denied committing any crimes. The investigation centers on alleged incidents in september and november of 1988. Police provided no additional details. Her husband announced monday that the couple had agreed to separate because of differences Over unspecified issues. He said the separation had nothing to us o with his wife s Legal troubles. In announcing the separation Mandela pledged to port his wife. But news reports and political analysts said other Anc leaders wanted Winnie Mandela out of the leadership to preserve the organizations reputation As it negotiated a new Constitution with the White government. N. Korea wants . Embassy improved relations report says Pyongyang North Korea a North koreans marked Kim u Sung a 80th birthday wednesday with dancing fireworks and celebrations in the streets. And the communist dictator was quoted As saying its time for better relations with the United states. A there is Spring Between the people of our country and the people of the United states. Spring begins a Kim was quoted As saying in the Washington times. Quot my wish is to establish a . Embassy in Pyongyang As quickly As  he also reportedly said North Korea would turn Over More remains of . Soldiers from the 1950-53 korean War. Tens of thousands of North koreans danced in Pyongyang a streets to celebrate the birthday of the Only Leader this nation has had since the korean Peninsula was divided in 1945. Over four decades he has become the object of a slavish personality cult. Fireworks lasted More than two hours and Neon signs flashed socialist slogans. An editorial in the workers communist party newspaper Rodfong Shimun said a there is no problem on Earth which he Kim cannot  Kim a remarks to the Washington times appeared to be part of Pyongyang a new policy of pursuing detente with Japan the United states which it has called its a imperialist enemies a and South Korea which it has called a . Puppet. But among North koreans the effects of decades of anti american rhetoric Are evident. A even the children in kindergarten a they All know that the United states wants to bring War again a said Kim due Sun 77. A even the babies hate the american  students sing an anti american song before a poster depicting a . Flag being ripped apart in Seoul South Korea on wednesday. Spanish strike hits restaurants bars Madrid Spain apr customer service in thousands of Spanish hotels bars and restaurants was hit thursday As a two Day strike began coinciding with the Start of the Busy easter weekend news reports said. Representatives of the hostelry federation that called the work stoppage said about 80 percent of the 650,000 employees involved were supporting the strike according to the privately owned Cadena ser radio. However a spokesman for the four main management association groups affected by the strike told ser that the strike was having Little effect. The stoppage comes during one of the country speak tourist periods and is scheduled to end three Days before the inauguration of the six month expo 92 worlds fair in Seville on monday. Unions Are Likely to Call for further Industrial action during expo �?T92 and the summer olympics a which begins in Barcelona on july 25 a if the workers demands Are not met federation sources told the Independent news Agency Europa press. Bars and restaurants in airports and train stations remained closed because of the strike which began Early thursday the capitals regional television Channel Tel Madrid said. A spokesman for the hostelry federation Javier Gonzalez said the strike the federations first nationwide strike was called to demand negotiations to update the 48-year-old National labor agreement. Proposals for talks were rejected by the four main management associations he added. The strike was not expected to affect service in the thousands of family run establishments in the country. Prior to the stoppage a spokesman for Vontur the association of hotels in tourist areas said he expected few workers in the country a estimated 7,000 hotels to follow the strike Call. He said the management groups rejected the idea of a National Accord because they believed provincial pacts were sufficient. World kenyan transport crashes killing More than 40 from wire reports Nairobi Kenya a a kenyan air Force transport plane crashed into a Nairobi suburb thursday killing More than 40 airmen aboard and several people on the ground police said. A we believe there were forty five officers in the aircraft but we wont be sure until we count the bodies a police spokesman Jeremiah Mataga to said. He said the number of civilians killed had not been determined but a Kenya red Cross nurse who asked not to be identified said there were at least  clash with strikers Athens Greece a riot police on wednesday clashed with striking municipal workers outside Athens main garbage dump As thousands of tons of trash piled up around the capital. Police said riot squads used tear Gas to Stop strikers from keeping garbage trucks out of the Ano Loysia dump. There were no arrests or injuries and the dump remained closed police said. Municipal workers around Greece have been on a five Day strike demanding higher  kills 6 miners Bonn a an explosion in a Coal mine in Western Germany killed six miners a spokesman for the Ruhr Kohle we fallen mining company said thursday. Investigators said they were still trying to establish what caused the methane Gas explosion which occurred wednesday night in the grim Berg Coal mine at a depth of about 3,280  is convicted Milan Italy a a court thursday convicted financier Carlo de Benedetti of being an accessory to the fraudulent bankruptcy of Banco Ambrosiano and sentenced him to six years four months in prison the prosecutor said. De Benedetti is chairman of Olivetti the computer company. News of his conviction As reported by the news agencies Agi and Ansa sent the Price of Olivetti shares plunging on the Milan Stock  soars in Russia Moscow a More than 200 crimes were committed overnight in Moscow most of them thefts the russian Interior ministry reported thursday. The statistics Are a grim reminder of the soaring crime rate throughout Russia during the painful transition to a Market Economy and to a society based on Law and order rather than fear and  joins forum Brussels Belgium a the former soviet Republic of Georgia has been inducted into a special nato forum for former Warsaw pact adversaries. Georgia a inclusion in the group wednesday brings to 20 the number of East european nations taking part in the North Atlantic cooperation Council set up late last year As a Way of drawing the Young democracies closer to the west.2 satellites launched Paris a an ariane rocket carrying two telecommunications satellites Worth $300 million has been launched from French Guiana officials said thursday. The launch from the territory in South America put into orbit a telecoms 2b satellite for France telecoms and an in Arsat 2f4 satellite for the International maritime satellite organization a consortium led by British aerospace