European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 11, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9libyan newspaper attacks Qadhafi the stars and stripes i Ripoli Libya apr for the first time since he seized Power in 1969, Moa mar Qadhafi came under fire tuesday from an official newspaper which accused him of antagonizing the West without benefiting Libya. It asked him to abandon the Mirage of Arab Unity and put libyan interests first even if that meant allying Libya a with the jews  it said Arab nations were laughing at Libya while taking part in its a murder by instalment so through . Sanctions. A Short time after the report appeared in a Mairiya a weekly newspaper of Qadhafi a a revolutionary committees the official news Agency Jana reported that the service had been taken Over by a revolutionary forces from among the revolutionary  Jana said Quot its director Mohammed Al Amari had been fired. It was t Clear who was running the news Agency however or whether tuesdays actions and commentaries represented a serious move against Qadhafi or simply a Man Euver by the mercurial libyan Leader. The new Jana distributed a report that Qadhafi had telephoned leaders of the four other countries in the Arab maghreb Union a Algeria Tunisia Morocco and Mauritania a complaining of saudi complicity in . Sanctions that went into effect april 15. The . Security Council imposed sanctions to get Libya to hand Over two men wanted by the United states and Britain in the l Oss bombing of pan am might 103. Quot there had been speculation that Qadhafi would use town meetings being held throughout Libya Over the Quot past several weeks As a face saving device to enable him to turn Over the two men. But in the newspaper statement tuesday the revolutionary committees charged that Qadhafi s policies Ledi Libya to a antagonize the West without gaining any  Quot a this is your arabist. Go to it alone a the statement said. A a none of us will follow you because we know where our interests  the attack coincided with a meeting in Geneva where Libya reportedly gave Britain information on former libyan links with the outlawed Irish Republican army. The meeting May also have concerned the Airliner bombing Over Lockerbie Scotland which killed 270 people. A Mairiya s attack on Qadhafi accompanied Sharp commentary against other Arab Peoples and states Quot particularly saudi Arabia. A we have to rearrange our House to serve our own National interests and nothing else Quot a Mairiya said. A Tihe libyans have remained deceived for More than 20 years by slogans of arabist and islam and whatever comes out of such useless  state visit Britain a Queen Elizabeth ii is greeted by French president Francois Mitterrand and a troop for motion As she arrives in Paris on wednesday for an official state visit. The Queen and her husband Prince Philip plan to spend four Days in France. Czechoslovak scene muddled As slovakian chief spurns Havel Prague Czechoslovakia apr the animosity Between president Vaclav Havel and slovak Leader Vladimir Mesiar reached a new pitch As Mesiar announced wednesday that he was refusing to meet and discuss Czechoslovakia a Uncertain future. Havel a standing As president has become a major Factor in talks Between Mesiar Winner of weekend elections in Slovakia and Federal finance minister Vaclav Klaus the Winner in the czech lands which form one of the country a two republics. Mesiar dumped As slovakian Premier by Havel allies in May 1991, refuses to Back Havel a bid for re election by the new Federal parliament in july and seems intent on ousting the president. Klaus civic democratic party supports Havel who led the a velvet revolution against communism in 1989 and came to symbolize Eastern Europe a peaceful rout of stalinism. Mesiar and Klaus also Are deeply divided Over Czechoslovakia a future with Mesiar advocating slovakian sovereignty a separate Constitution and Only a Loose currency and defense Union with the czechs. Havel Mcdiar Klaus the driving Force behind two years of Swift Larket Reform wants to maintain a much stronger tic and insists on a common fiscal customs and budget policy his party says. Klaus declared the czechoslovak federation doomed after initial talks with Mesiar ended tuesday. Havel who chose Klaus to open talks on a new Federal government said the situation was a very serious and said he hoped to see Mesiar when talks on the government resume today. But a Mesiar spokesman Bohus Geci told reporters that Mesiar will not join a slovakian delegation meeting Havel. A i have to say that we done to consider the entry of or. President into the negotiations fortuitous a Geci said. Havel has hinted he might withdraw his re election bid if Czechoslovakia Heads for a split. Geci also complained that Havel had asked Only Klaus to Start talks on the new Federal government. Me Ciary a movement for a democratic Slovakia won almost 38 percent of the vote in the country a poorer Eastern third in elections Friday and saturday. Mcdiar has said Slovakia a parliament could declare sovereignty one step Short of Independence and adopt its own Constitution shortly after its first meeting june 23. It is not Clear however whether Mesiar would seek outright Independence in a referendum he plans for Slovakia later this  blasts off with communications satellite Cape canaveral Fla. A an unmanned rocket thundered into space tuesday with an Intelsat communications satellite simpler and smaller than the one saved by space walking astronauts in May. Intelsat officials wanted an uneventful even Dull launch after last months space extravaganza. Atlas rocket maker general dynamics corp. Obliged. It was the third launch attempt in three weeks. The first two countdowns were halted at the last minute because of rocket fuel system glitches and concern Over engine temperature. Everything worked Well when the Atlas finally lifted off at 8 p.m., nearly an hour late because of the threat of lightning which interrupted work at the launch pad. The newest Intelsat satellite called Intelsat a is to join 18 other Intelsat Craft in orbit 22.3q0 Miles above the Equator. If All goes As planned on Board thrusters will round out its elliptical orbit during the next week. Intelsat k is valued at $102 million. That a $55 million less than the Intelsat 6 grabbed by three space walkers on May 14. The astronauts attached the rescued Craft to a rocket motor aboard the shuttle endeavour that catapulted it into High orbit. The rescued Intelsat 6 had been left 22,000 Miles too Low in March 1990 by a misfired Titan rocket made by Martin Marietta corp. The International telecommunications satellite organization or Intelsat Hopes to have both satellites working in time for the summer olympics in Barcelona Spain. The 3-ton Intelsat k is to transmit television broadcasts Telephone Calls and business data in North America Europe and parts of South America. It is designed to last 11 years. The 4>/i-ton Intelsat 6 has 120,000 Telephone circuits and three television lines for simultaneous use. It is undergoing six weeks of testing. Although Intelsat did no to insure the Intelsat a the 123 nations that make up the Washington based consortium could take out their own insurance for the Atlas launch. The United states the largest member with a 22 percent share was among those that did. German politician denies misusing pension Money Frankfurt Germany apr Oskar Lafontaine the Maverick politician who failed to defeat Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the 1990 elections has angrily denied allegations that he misused pension funds. Lafontaine who made his comments tuesday is the social democratic governor of Saarland state. The pension funds scandal has made headlines throughout the country. Kohls Christian democrats the opposition in Saarland and the centrist free democrats have scheduled a no Confidence vote against la Fontaine in the state parliament today. Lafontaine a leftist who annoyed German voters in 1990 by opposing Quick unification has admitted receiving More than $130,000 in Early pension payments since 1986. The payments Stem from Lafontaine a nine years As mayor of Saarland states capital Saar Brincken before he was elected governor in 1985. Lafontaine 48, has said he regrets taking the payments but insists they were lawful. According to Spiegel Magazine Lafontaine was Able to collect an Early pension because of complicated phrasing in a 1986 change to Saarland state Law. Lafontaine has offered to pay Back or give to Charity More than $60,000. He was quoted in a Spiegel interview published monday As saying that was the amount of pension payments he had received after taxes. As governor Lafontaine a monthly Gross salary is about $11,250, plus about $4,300 in expenses As a member of the bundesrat or upper House of the Federal parliament Spiegel said