European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 7, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 Kuwait rejects criticism of . War Effort envoy by the Washington Post Washington a Kuwait a government has dissociated itself from a parliamentary leaders remarks that the United states played Only a Small role in liberating the emirate from Iraq the state department said Friday. The Washington Post on Friday reported the comments by Abdul Aziz Masamed a close supporter of the ruling Sabah family and the head of the National Council Kuwait a interim advisory legislature. He said the United states ousted iraqi forces last year to protect its own interests rather than As a a a Favory to Kuwait. He also said . Ambassador Edward Gnehm a interferes a lot by speaking about democracy and a a encouraging opposition to the government. Department spokesman Joe Snyder said Gnehm had been instructed to raise the matter a at the highest Levels of the kuwaiti government and had been told rat prayer for peace Pope John Paul ii prays Friday beneath a Cross in Huambo Angola. The Pope called for lasting peace during his visit to the City that was hit hard by Angola s 16-year civil War which ended last year. Ego Mically that a Saeedi a views a do not represent those of the government of  a i think we arc satisfied with the answer we got from the government a Snyder said. A i think its also very Clear that promotion of democracy is a fundamental Tenet of . Foreign policy throughout the world and Gnehm will continue to do  a was for the remarks on the contribution of the United states to the War i think the world understands what our position was and what our contribution to that Effort was a Snyder added. Since the Sabah family resumed its Rule of Kuwait the United states has pressed it to relax its Feudal style of autocratic Rule and Institute democratic reforms. Elections to restore the suspended parliament Are scheduled for october but some members of the Sabah family Are known to oppose democracy and to be resentful of american Calls for political  can Trade Iron lady for just lady London apr the Iron lady became lady a or Baroness a Thatcher on saturday. After More than 30 years in the House of commons Margaret Thatcher entered the largely ceremonial House of lords with a clutch of newly enabled henchmen and turncoat from her past governments. Thatcher has yet to choose a title. She could be lady or Baroness Thatcher of Grantham the Central England town where she was raised above her fathers grocery store or of Finchley her North London District. Thatcher 66, topped the list of 21 new peerages announced by prime minister John major who succeeded her after she resigned in 1990. The list was approved by Queen Elizabeth ii. Others included two controversial Thatcher allies a Nicholas Ridley and Cecil Parkinson a and the former ally who precipitated her downfall former Deputy prime minister sir Geoffrey Howe. Ridley 63, was forced to resign As environment Secretary in 1989 after an anti German outburst that caused a Public juror. Parkinson 60, masterminded thatchers second election Victory in 1983. Then his sex Secretary announced she was pregnant by him and said he had reneged on a Promise to leave his wife. He quit but was brought Back to the Cabinet As Energy Secretary in 1987. Howe 65, left his Post As Deputy prime minister to protest thatchers rejection of the european Community a Unity drive. Thatcher failed to win a subsequent party leadership Challenge and resigned As prime minister. Thatchers title is for life but wont be passed to her 38-year-old son Mark. Shiites May release germans held in Lebanon report says Beirut Lebanon a the newspaper and Dinar reported that two German hostages the last westerners held captive in Lebanon would be released saturday. In an unattributed report the paper said arrangements have been completed for the release of Heinrich str big 51, and Thomas Kemptner 30, a somewhere in the Bekaan Valley a in syrian policed Eastern Lebanon. There was no confirmation. And Dinar has no record of accurate reporting on hostage issues. But the report coincided with a flurry of diplomatic activities by . And germans officials and Calls by iranian and lebanese officials for closing the chapter of Western hostages in Lebanon. Sources said earlier in the week that . Envoy Giandomenico Picco who arranged the release of British and american hostages last year has returned to the Middle East to seek the germans release. German ambassador Peter Kiewitt on Friday played Down reports of an imminent release of the germans by the shiite Muslim kidnappers. A this is Mere talk. I done to think they will be released in two  the germans were working for the humanitarian group Asme hum Anitas when kidnapped May 16, 1989, in South Lebanon. A group calling itself the holy warriors for Freedom has claimed their abduction. The group has demanded the release of two lebanese shiite Brothers Mohammed Ali and Abbas Hamadi jailed in Germany on terrorist charges. On Friday a Leader of Iran a hard liners said the germans would not be freed unless Bonn agreed to release the two terrorists. The kidnappers want assurances that Germany will free the lebanese men Ali Akbar Mohtashemi said. A the West and America have Many Many times Given promises and guarantees but have not acted upon them a Mohtashemi said. A if Iran cannot give assurances naturally the two germans will not be  world Hospital releases Arafat after blood clot surgery from wire reports Amman Jordan a Plo chairman Yasser Arafat was discharged from the Hospital Friday five Days after he had emergency surgery to remove a blood i clot in his brain that resulted from a plane crash. The palestinian Leader looking tired and shaky left the King Hussein medical Center accompanied by the King. A i feel very Well a said Arafat who was dressed in his Arafat traditional Olive drab fatigue and Black and White Check ered Kaffayeh headdress. A wok. Thank  Arafat 62, wore tinted glasses to hide a bruised right Eye. His physician or. Ashraf Kurdi said the swelling was the result of a slight Haematoma. A Haematoma is a Tumo like collection of blood located outside of a blood  crashes atop Fuji Tokyo three people were believed to have been killed saturday after a Small plane on a sightseeing trip crashed into a Snow covered Crater on top of mount Fuji police said. Officials said by Coll Pierry a French Mountaineer heard the loud Impact of the crash at 12 20 . And found the aircraft with its nose buried in the Snow 62 Miles West of Tokyo. Mount Fuji is Japan a highest  to ease restriction Jerusalem a the defense ministry announced Friday that it would allow thousands of workers from the occupied Gaza strip to return to jobs inside Israel for the first time since a closure order was imposed on the area late last month. But the easing which takes effect monday is expected to leave More than half of the 35,000 Ganzans who previously worked in Israel confined to the strip. The measure was initially imposed for three Days As a response to the stabbing of a 15-Ycar-old israeli girl by a Gazan in suburban Tel  curb imposed Helsinki Finland a aiming at russian Ami estonian Vodka smugglers Finland said Friday that it will bar Many Short term tourists from bringing alcohol into the country. A it was getting out of hand a police superintendent Goran Wiksten said of the smuggling. The ban takes effect june 15. Officials said imports of alcohol will be forbidden for visitors who plan to stay fewer than four Days and who arrive by Road rail or sea from countries outside the european Community and the nordic area. The ban will not apply to airline  pollution Down Geneva International airlines have Cut by 95 percent the number of people affected by aircraft noise Over the past 20 years and trimmed engine emission pollution by 58 percent the International air transport association said Friday. The reductions resulted from the replacement of noise and pollution producing aircraft with More environmentally Friendly planes Iata director general Gunter  water better Brussels Belgium a the european Community commission said Friday that the Quality of the eco a bathing water improved last year. Ireland and Denmark topped the list while France and Spain lagged behind. A considerable efforts were made to improve the Quality of bathing water a environment commissioner Carlo Ripa i Meana said in a statement. A there is still a lot to be done but we can be proud of the Progress