European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 18, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 9 Worl London zoo to close at end of september from wire reports London a the London zoo will close at the end of september the Royal zoological society said wednesday. The society said the 166-year-old zoo in regents Park could no longer survive because of heavy Revenue losses caused by a Lack of visitors. New Homes will be found for the 1,000 animals Over the next six months the society said in a statement. Whipsnade zoo near London will take Over Britain a Breeding program for endangered species the society  bribery charged Tokyo a a former Cabinet member accused of influence peddling apparently funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged bribes to dozens of politicians a news report said wednesday. Fumio Abe is a close ally of prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa and has been charged with accepting $692,000 in bribes from a now bankrupt steel Frame company. He admitted to police he gave most of the Money to fellow politicians Japan broadcasting co. Nhok reported. Abe a former minister in charge of regional development allegedly fed Kiowa co. Information on government projects allowing the company to buy prime real estate that was sure to go up in  at museum Jerusalem a former soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev visited israelis holocaust museum had Washem on tuesday and said the experience helped him better understand israelis meaning to the jewish people. Gorbachev a visit came on the third Day of a five Day trip to Israel where he has been warmly received by israeli leaders in gratitude for his role in allowing greater emigration of soviet jews. Accompanied by his wife Raisa Gorbachev walked through the museum which chronicles the Rise of nazism in Germany and the killing of european jews during world War  Gap narrowed Bonn Germany a Trade Union and government negotiators agreed tuesday on a package that will increase the pay of Eastern Germany a Public sector workers to a proportion of 70 percent and later 80 percent of what their counterparts earn in Western Germany. Currently pubic sector employees in the former East Germany receive a salary equivalent of 60 percent of that earned by government workers in the old West Germany.12 die in Turkey Spirnak Turkey a Security forces counter attacking after a kurdish guerrilla raid on a military Post killed 11 guerrillas overnight an official in this Southeastern province said tuesday. One Soldier was killed when the guerrillas attacked the Post near the town of Idil with rocket launchers and automatic weapons said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.4 held in bombings Stockholm Sweden a police said tuesday they had arrested four Young men on suspicion of blowing up five Well known and valuable statues in Central Stockholm this year. Police did not identify those arrested according to swedish custom and no motive was Given. The men were being held on a charge of dangerous destruction of Public property which could bring up to eight years in prison said the National news Agency to. The five statues blown up in february april May and Early this month had a total estimated value of $333,000. Libya approves surrender of Airliner blast suspects Cairo Egypt up the libyan general Peoples Congress passed a tentative Resolution approving the surrender of the two libyans wanted for their alleged role in bombing pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland in 1988, the egyptian daily Al Akbar reported wednesday. The libyan parliaments Resolution must be endorsed by the Basic Peoples conferences the equivalent of local councils before it could be enforced the paper said. A1 Akbar said the Resolution Calls for a turning Over a new Leaf with the United states and the West saying the two suspects could be handed Over to a a a Neutral a country to stand trial. In other reports monitored in Cairo libyan radio quoted a senior libyan judge As saying a voluntary surrender by the two libyans was not against the country a Laws. He said however the decision could Only be taken by the two men Abdel Basset Al Mezrahi and Lanien Khalifa Fahimah and not by libyan Leader col. Foam mar Qadhafi or the Congress. Meanwhile tunisian radio quoted the libyan ambassador to Belgium As saying that if the current session of the Congress failed to reach an agreement on the Lockerbie suspects an extraordinary session would soon be held to solve the Issue. The envoy Mohamed Al Fai Touri also said a meeting was being arranged by his country and France to arrive at a Legal solution to the 1989 bombing of a French Uta dc-10 jetliner Over niger killing 171 people. State of Alert a guard at Albrook fab near Panama City salutes an officer after checking identification at the base Entrance tuesday. . Military personnel there Are on a height ened state of Alert after recent attacks on two soldiers in which one of the soldiers was killed and a protest by panamanians during a speech by president Bush. Inspector general for Safe to command Ramstein Wing by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany Brig. Gen. Tad j. Oelstrom inspector general of . Air forces Europe will replace Brig. Gen. Richard t. Swope As commander of the 86th Wing at Ramstein a a spokesman confirmed wednesday. Swope has been reassigned to Allied forces Central Europe in Brun sum Netherlands said staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a Ramstein a spokesman. No Date has been set for the change of command. Oelstrom 49, has been inspector general at Safe Headquarters since september when he was promoted to his current rank. He is on temporary duty in the Middle East As commander of the provisional air Force Wing for the persian Gulf Region said Safe spokesman it. Col. . Crowley. Prior to being Safe inspector general Oelstrom was executive officer to the . European commands Deputy commander. A native of Milwaukee Oelstrom received a Bachelor of science degree from the air Force Academy in 1965. He since has earned a masters degree in business administration from Auburn University. After earning his wings in 1966 and completing an i -4 phantom training course he was assigned to the 417th tac fighter so at Ramstein. He served there from 1967 to 1968. Starting in january 1970, he served 12 months As an instructor Pilot with the 366th tac fighter Wing at Danang a South Vietnam where he flew 205 combat missions. He later flew an additional 35 combat missions in Southeast Asia while assigned to Eglin fab Fla. Oelstrom a military career also includes assignments to Raf Ben Waters England. From 1987 until his move to Neucom he served As vice commander and then commander of the 81st tac fighter Wing at bunt Waters. Swope 49, became commander of the 316th air div at Ramstein in july 1990, a month prior to his promotion to brigadier general. He assumed his current Post when the 316th deactivated in May 1991. That Job includes commanding the 86th Wing and the Kaiserslautern military Community which includes Ramstein Vogel Weh lands Uhl army regional medical renter and Sembach a