European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 10, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 3 dec nations seek . Trade talks but France is expected to stand firm in subsidy fight a Karl Gude Brussels Belgium a the foreign ministers of Britain Denmark and the Netherlands on monday called for negotiations with the United states to Avert a Trade War Over farm subsidies. But France especially protective of its Farmers with elections approaching was expected to urge the european Community to hold firm against Washington. Last week the United states threatened to impose stiff tariffs on French White wines and other european goods if the dispute was not resolved by Early december. In a weekend interview Frances Trade minister Dominique Strauss Kahn told the weekly journal do Dimanche that France would ask the Community to Start work monday on a list of american products to be targeted in retaliatory measures. The ministers of the dozen dec nations were meeting to consider ways of defusing a dispute that has blocked agreement in a worldwide Effort to open up Trade. British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd the meetings chairman said a the idea that the dec and the . Arc going to Blunder into some kind of Trade War with All that is at stake now is t believe  a we have to avoid that a and 1 would be surprised if that Wasny to the emphasis today Quot he said before the meeting began. In London British agriculture Secretary John Gummjr told the British broadcasting corp., a we Are so close to agreement that to have a world Trade War because we cannot Clinch that last tiny bit would be a very serious thing  he said France a will suffer much More than Many other countries if there is a Trade  Uffe Elleman Jensen the danish foreign minister said a we really do have to try once again to negotiate because it would be too stupid if the United states and Europe started to throw tariffs at each other a too  the Netherlands foreign affairs chief Hans Van Den Brock said Europe a should try to avoid  the Bush administration vowed to slap sanctions on $300 million Worth of goods exported to the United states after the two sides failed to break an impasse Over european subsidies to its Oil seed producers. The United states claims the supports Cost . Producers $1 billion a year in lost sales. In announcing the action thursday Washington gave the Community 30 Days to end the subsidies. The dispute Over Oil seed supports and a broader disagreement Over dec farm subsidies in general have blocked agreement in the Uruguay round Trade negotiations an ambitious Effort by 108 nations to overhaul the world trading system. The 6-Ycar-old talks sponsored by the general agreement on tariffs and Trade have been brought to the Brink of collapse. According to rough estimates an Accord in the bargaining would pump some $190 billion into the faltering global Economy. France has been the most resistant to any Effort to slash subsidies to the eco a 9 million Farmers and the american tariffs arc largely directed at French  defends delay on treaty Brussels Belgium apr Britain on monday dismissed criticism of its decision to delay ratification of the maastricht treaty on european Unity. A a treaty which is somewhat delayed is better than no treaty from everybody a Point of View a British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said before defending Britain a position in the face o f protest from most of his 11 colleagues in the european Community. Many said Britain a delay cast fresh doubts whether the landmark treaty on closer economic and political cooperation Between the 12 member states would Ever be operational. Originally All member states should have ratified the treaty by years end. A if anybody wants the maastricht treaty then this is what they will have to live with a said a British Diplomat who demanded anonymity. Britain faced widespread accusations monday by dec partners of reneging on promises to ratify the treaty by years end further delaying the eco a halting drive for closer Unity. Britain has said ratification faces a delay of at least five months after prime minister John major barely survived a maastricht vote last week by a 319-316 margin in the House of commons. A we regret that Britain is taking this line a German foreign minister Klaus Kinkel told reporters. Hitting the High notes hungarian Rock musician Zsolt Pap alias George Brown plays his synthesizer while standing on the Wing of an an-2 biplane during an attempt to enter the guinness Book of records on Friday. He played his favorite hits at 1,122 feet at a maximum Speed of roughly 81 Mph. High court says Law does t Block Cut in aids victim s health insurance Washington a the supreme court on monday refused to let aids sufferers use a Federal pension protecting Law to sue when their employers change health care plans to escape costs of treating the disease. T the court Over two dissenting votes let stand rulings that the employee retirement income Security act of 1974 does not bar Cost cutting employers from curtailing or ending coverage for any ailment justices Harry a. Blackmun and Sandra Day of Connor voted to hear arguments in the Case but four votes Are needed to Grant such review. Asked for its views the Bush administration urged the justices to leave the lower court rulings intact. Nothing in the act prohibits an employer from amending health plans to Cut costs even if those changes Hurt people with aids or other diseases government attorneys said. But they noted that newer Federal Laws such As the americans with disabilities act of 1990, May forbid such practices. That Law took effect for most employers last july. The Law says employers cannot discriminate against aids victims by changing pay and a other terms conditions and privileges of  John Mcgann a warehouse employee for a amp a music co. In Houston Learned in 1987 that he had contracted aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He told his employer who at the time provided for lifetime medical benefits of up to $1 million for All employees. Months later a amp a music changed the plans provisions. Those changes reduced from $1 million to $5,000 the ceiling on aids related costs. No similar ceiling was placed on any other catastrophic  bomb in Italy to be defused today Ferrara Italy a rail traffic Between Bologna and Venice will be stopped for an hour today As military experts defuse a one ton bomb left Over from us air attacks during world War ii officials said monday. Fabrizio Ardizoni chief official from the civil Protection ministry in Ferrara 29 Miles North of Bologna said the bomb was found saturday by construction workers Clearing ground for housing in a residential District on the City a Northern outskirts. He said it is 7 feet 8 inches Long and 33 inches wide. Ardizoni said the nearby Bridge Over the to River on the Bologna Venice line a prime target for Allied bombers during the War would be closed to rail and Highway traffic while the bomb is Dufus it also he said about 60 families would be evacuated