European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes world 1 sunday december 6, 1992dutch Gays will Honor nation s defense minister from wire reports Amsterdam Netherlands a a Gay group announced Friday it will Honor the defense minister for his efforts to fight discrimination against Gays in the military. Jenlike Many other military forces in the world including in the United states homosexuals Are not banned from serving in the dutch military. The dutch association for the integration of homosexuality said it will present defense minister Reclus Ter Beek with a medal a in recognition of his attempts to ensure Gay men and lesbians find their Niche in the the Gay groups Deputy director Joop Van Der Linden said Ter Beek had started a Gay rights publicity program aimed at dutch service members. Voa broadcasts in nepali Katmandu Nepal a listeners in the Himalayan kingdom tuned in to the first voice of America nepali language broadcast on saturday. The 15-minute weekly program was presented by three nepalese from Voas studios in Washington. The american ambassador Juila Chang Bloch said the broadcasts will improve communication Between America and hits Turkey Izmir Turkey a a moderate quake Shook this Aegean coastal City saturday according to the Anatolia news Agency. Residents panicked but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The quake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the City at 8 26 addresses draftees Warsaw Poland a president Lech Walesa told Young servicemen saturday including one of his four sons that military service is a duty of every pole As Long As the country faces a military threat. In his address to the sailors in the seaport of Usta on the Baltic coast where his son Bogdan is serving the required 18 months the president said the service is still a necessity. The president who is the commander in chief of the armed forces visited the port to watch the traditional oath taking by the Leader sentenced Seoul South Korea a the Leader of a doomsday sect was sentenced saturday to two years in prison for swindling $4.4 million from his fanatical followers. Lee Jang rim 44, had led the Mission for coming Days the nations largest doomsday sect with about 10,000 followers. It was one of several to predict that the end of the world would come in late october 1992. The Seoul District criminal court ruled that Lee might have believed in a coming doomsday but he did not seem to be convinced about the exact Date and time. Lee was found to have bought Large amounts of Bonds with maturities extending beyond oct. 28.France bans hate Book Paris a France on Friday banned the Book the is order ethics and ideology saying it could endanger Public order for its a apology of nazism racism and the order issued by Interior minister Paul Quiles outlaws the circulation distribution and Sale in France of the Book which was written by Edwige Thibault. Last month an aide for conservative sen. Charles Pasqua Drew attention by criticizing the socialist government for what he called inaction a in the face of a proliferation of the number of racist anti semitic and Neo nazi publications.�?�7 beheaded in Riyadh Riyadh saudi Arabia a seven people were publicly beheaded by sword Friday including a heroin smuggler and a murderer whose victims children refused to spare him in Exchange for a payoff. Wafi Ibn Meh Mas Al Dossan was executed in Riyadh for killing his Cousin the Interior ministry said. Under islamic Law he was kept in prison until the victims children became old enough to decide whether to accept a Ydia a or blood Money from him and have him spared. They refused to accept the undisclosed amount of Money. Russian hard liners fail to curb Yeltsin s Power Moscow apr president Boris Yeltsin scored a major Victory saturday when russians hard line Congress failed to adopt a constitutional amendment giving itself Power to approve and fire key Cabinet members. The inter fax news Agency said the proposed amendment received 609 votes a majority but Short of the two thirds total of 694 votes necessary to change the russian Constitution. The outcome allows Yeltsin to retain the Power to name his own Cabinet and pursue his economic and political reforms. He can appoint government members below prime minister without legislative approval. To the dismay of hard liners Yeltsin has brought in reformers led by acting prime minister Yegor Gaidar the architect of russian economic Reform. Quot the itar Tass news Agency reported that six other amendments designed to make the Cabinet answer to the parliament instead of Yeltsin also failed. Hard line lawmakers had sought to give the supreme soviet the smaller working legislature elected by the 1,041-member Congress of Peoples deputies the right to approve the formation organization and elimination of government ministries. The soviet Era Constitution still in use does not give the president the right to take such Steps and the backlash could be substantial. But Yeltsin appears to enjoy More popularity than the Congress which was elected in 1990 before the soviet collapse and is dominated by former communists. Also saturday the Congress passed an amendment on land Reform that would allow property already in private hands to be sold As Lowig As the Way the land was used was not changed. The Congress failed to pass an amendment dumping the Hammer and sickle surrounded by sheaves of wheat As russians Emblem in favor of the double headed Eagle with crowns which was used by the czars. Voting on the amendments by secret ballot took place in the grand Kremlin Palace which was closed to reporters. Walcer into the burning Oil Slick off the coast of Spain on Friday a Day after a greek Tanker ran aground spilling crude Oil into the sea near la Coruna. Officials suspect negligence in Oil Tanker spill off Spain previously spent two Days illegally anchored in a by Inlet before approaching the depot. Madrid up a the grounding of the greek Tanker Aegean sea off the North Spanish coast thursday spilling tens of thousands of Gallons of burning Oil into the sea May have been due to negligence an official said saturday. A there is substantial evidence of professional negligence a la Coruna a civil governor Pilar Lledo said saturday As Oil from the Tanker spread up to 60 Miles along the coast washing thousands of dead Birds onto beaches. The Tanker ran aground and broke up near the port of la Coruna on the country a Northwest coast thursday. The investigation into the cause of the disaster was concentrating on Why no Pilot was aboard As the Tanker mane Vered to enter a gasoline depot at night in heavy seas news reports said. Al pais newspaper saturday reported that the vessel had near. The greek Captain of the ship Konstadino Stav rides was released on $10,000 bail on condition he remained available for questioning Lledo said. The rest of the filipino and greek Crew was confined saturday to a la Coruna hotel. We still do not know How much Oil there is but work is continuing to Clear it up a a spokeswoman at la Coruna s emergency coordination Center said saturday. W Ian eras carrying some 20 million Gallons of North sea crude Oil in nine separate containers. It is thought two of the containers May still be intact but investigators have not yet been Able to touch the vessel which Burnt for 24 hours. In huh of in in mentalist a roup Greenpeace on saturday said the first task must be to empty the Tanker of any remaining Oil before More leaks occur
