European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes world Munich opens Airport amid pollution protest from wire reports Munich a the new International Airport opened sunday outside the bavarian capital after an immense overnight move from the crowded old Airport inside the City limits. The new Airport which Cost $5.3 billion since planning started in 1963, was inaugurated at 5 . By the Landing of a charter flight from Turkey. A few minutes later two Lufthansa planes took off simultaneously demonstrating the capacity of two parallel runways almost a mile apart. Environmental protesters draped a Pink Banner inscribed a you Are flying directly into a climate catastrophe a on the Side of the White Metal and Glass terminal building sunday morning. Others handed out leaflets declaring that aircraft exhaust damaged the Ozone layer speeding the Onset of global  Bridge Burns Istanbul Turkey a fire destroyed the Middle of a 300-year-old Bridge saturday and heavily damaged shops and restaurants on its lower level. No injuries were reported. Authorities said it would be almost impossible to repair the Galata Pontoon Bridge which spans the Golden Horn waterway separating the old City from the new quarters. About 144 Square feet of the Bridge Sank said officials who believe the fire was started by one of the butane Gas containers used by the fish restaurants on the  Leader to quit Vilnius Lithuania a lithuanian prime minister Gediminas Vag Norius announced that he will resign May 28 because the supreme Council opposes his plans for economic Reform a lithuanian newscast reported. Vag Norius 34, had called unsuccessfully for Early parliamentary elections in september to replace the supreme Council which he said was blocking reforms. He also sought special Powers to allow his government to conduct economic transformations without interference from  Justice meted out Kabul Afghanistan a Muslim rebels delivered their Brand of islamic Justice on sunday capturing and beating a Man who allegedly made advances toward a Young girl witnesses said. The bewildered Man was led through a crowded Market with his hands tied behind his Hack. A Small Handwritten sign in the Dari language warned that anyone who harasses or abuses women will be punished the same Way he witnesses said child watch under Way Oslo Norway a Norway will help Start a global a child watch Institute to Monitor the needs of children growing up in poor countries a norwegian government official announced on saturday. Minister of children and family affairs grate Berget in closing a four Day International conference on children said Norway will fund and play Host to the project in its Early stages in the Hope that it becomes a permanent  suspects nabbed Montevideo Uruguay a uruguayan police arrested 26 suspected members of the Basque separatist organization Eta who were wanted by Spanish authorities for terrorist acts officials said saturday. Those arrested included a Meta members of the top Hierarchy who have participated in very recent terrorist activities in Spain a Interior minister Juan Andres Ramirez said. The suspects were arrested when intelligence service agents raided seven ranches and a restaurant in the Montevideo area and at Beach residence about 84 Miles East of the capital. The Eta uses terrorism in seeking Independence for the Basque Region in Northern Spain. Monday May 18, 1992 philippine candidate wants new vote because of fraud Iloilo Philippines apr Miriam defensor Santiago running a close second to president Corazon Aquino a favored candidate demanded saturday that the presidential election be nullified because of widespread fraud. The fiery anti corruption crusader at a rally in her Hometown called chief rival Fidel Ramos a liar who is a stealing the will of the  she said she would ask the commission on elections to hold a new election. Ramos a former Secretary of defense urged other candidates to wait until the tally was Complete before charging fraud. His slight Lead Over Santiago widened saturday. Without substantiation for her charges it seemed unlikely Santiago could rekindle the same popular enthusiasm that accompanied the 1986 a people Power uprising which toppled the late president Ferdinand Marcos and led to Aquino selection. Santiago has offered Little hard evidence of fraud. On Friday however a team of 19 foreign observers alleged some vote buying and intimidation. The flurry of claims has raised concern that the Public May not accept the Winner. With 20 percent of the estimated 27 million votes counted at midday sunday Ramos had 1,103,753 votes or 23 percent to 919,610, or 19 percent for Santiago. Eduardo a Dan Ding Cojuangco a close Marcos ally trailed in third with 771,588 votes. Marcos widow Imelda was fifth with 521,944. Santiago had been leading until Friday when Media citizens Quick count a private group that is counting the vote reported that Ramos moved ahead after nearly 15 percent of the ballots had been tallied voters last monday cast ballots for president vice president and 17,000 other officials from among More than 87,700 candidates. The outgoing Congress will review the election results and proclaim winners for president and vice president. It is expected to Convene by May 25. The winners take office june 30. Santiago has made overtures to other candidates to build support if Ramos fails to win convincingly at the rally of about 20,000 people Santiago charged that a corrupt politicians and their equally corrupt cohorts were a seeking to perpetuate electoral fraud on the grandest scale Ever seen in the history of this  she said the rally was the first of a series to protest the alleged election fraud. Philippine presidential front runner Fidel Ramos responds to the tally saturday. A we Are Here to show her we support her a said Rac Quel Penasales 43. A she cannot lose. If she loses that Only Means one thing she was  local party chapters of other Defeated presidential candidates were rallying behind Santiago and their members were monitoring the count. The commission on elections had refused to allow Santiago a Peoples Reform party to Monitor the count because her party was too Small. In Manila Ramos expressed Confidence he would win and discounted allegations of widespread fraud. A fall these accusations should be documented and coursed through the election commission which is what precisely we Are doing a he said. Cojuangco and Marcos joined in the fraud allegations. Cojuangco said his count of votes gave him a slight Lead Over Ramos and Santiago. . Continuing to Cut Back anti drug operations in Peru by Nathaniel c. Nash the new York times Lima Peru a in another step that reduces the american military presence in Peru the Pentagon has removed two Large radar systems in the Northern peruvian Jungle. The radar systems had been used for More than four months to track planes carrying drugs Between Peru and Colombia american officials say. Officials said the United states had also stopped flights of radar planes Over Peru supper Hua Llaga Valley where 60 percent of the worlds coca leaves a the raw Materia for cocaine a is grown. This is the third time since the seizure of near dictatorial Powers by president Alberto k. Fujimori on april 5 that the United states has withdrawn military advisers and equipment from Peru or halted anti drug operations. Peruvian narcotics experts have predicted that the withdrawal of the United states presence is Likely to increase the flow of drugs northward. . Officials insist that the decision to remove the radar systems was made in february and was not a reaction to what the Bush administration has described As Fujimori a anti democratic measures. But they do acknowledge that plans had been drawn up by the defense department and the state department that would have provided the successor to the radar program and that those have been shelved. A that nothing was done to replace the radars was a results of the Power seizure said a . Official in Lima who asked not to be identified. A it became  Pope beautifies founder of opus Dei Vatican City apr before an extraordinary crowd of More than 200,000 people Pope John Paul ii on sunday beatified the founder of the controversial Catholic organization opus Dei. The beatification of monsignor Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer held in St. Peters Square was one of the biggest celebrations since John Paul became Pope in 1978. Beatification is the final step before a possible declaration of sainthood. The beatification was surrounded by an unusual amount of debate with some former opus Dei members and Church liberals charging that it was Hasty. The ceremony was sure to enhance the prestige of the organization. At the Start of sundays mass John Paul in glittering Gold Robes sat in a High backed White chair in front of St. Peters and listened As prelates read Brief biographies of Escriva and Giuseppina Bakita a sudanese nun who also was beatified. Then the pontiff announced a from now on they can be called a blessed a and their feast Days can be  curtains Rose above giant portraits of the new a bless eds hanging from balconies on the Basilica. The crowd burst into applause. Many in the crowd were members of opus Dei or a a god a work a a predominantly Lay organization of about 75,000 catholics worldwide. It supports traditional Church practices and emphasizes the Sanctity of everyday work. Critics accuse the group of secrecy and seeking to Wield Power allegations that opus Dei denies