European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes world worrier s term in nato extended by three years Brussels Belgium a the nato allies signalling a desire for stability at a time of change on the european continent on thursday extended by three years the term of Manfred Worner As the alliances Secretary general sources said. Worner 58, has held the top spot at the nato Headquarters since july 1988, guiding it through momentous change stemming from the demise of four decades of superpower rivalry in Europe. His current term ends june 30, 1993. The three year Extension was approved sources said at a we incr meeting of the nato foreign ministers. The move reflected the desire of the allies to allow who is German to continue his work at a time of turmoil across Eastern Europe following the demise of communism there. As Secretary general Worner oversees the International staff at nato Headquarters. He also chairs All meetings of the nato defense and foreign ministers As Well As the weekly sessions of the ambassadors of the 16 Allied countries. As such he must Engineer a consensus on natos Overall Security Agenda. His task differs critically from that of his six predecessors who starting in 1952, primarily focused on preserving Allied resolve to forge a solid defense against the soviet led Warsaw pact. Worner has set nato on a course of reaching out to former foes in Way unthinkable a few years ago. This has transformed the Alliance into a Broad Security forum whose Aims go far beyond natos original Raison do etre of providing a military deterrence against a Surprise attack from the East. Under Worner nato has begun holding regular High level exchanges of political and military leaders from across Europe. One such meeting will be today a session of the nato foreign ministers and their counterparts from East european nations. Also Worner has nudged nato toward offering peacekeeping troops for troubled areas if there is a request for that from the 51-nation conference on Security and cooperation in Europe. The United states finds in Worner a who was German defense minister until he succeeded lord Carrington As nato Secretary general a a committed trans atlant Cist wary of european efforts to Craft a defense strategy at natos expense. A for the foreseeable future Europe and North America will continue to depend upon each other for the stability and Security of the european continent and of Western society a Worner has said. 46 More . Peacekeepers detained by Khmer Rouge phenom penh up a Khmer Rouge soldiers in Central Cambodia detained 46 United nations Ped cd keepers hours after releasing another 21 u. N. Personnel a . Spokesman said thursday night. T he 46 men a All indonesian soldiers a had helped secure the release of the 21 peacekeepers taken earlier and then were told by the Khmer Rouge soldiers that they were not free to leave the spokesman said. The 21 captives were freed just after Dawn thursday and the group of 46 indonesian peacekeeping soldiers moved in afterwards to talk with the guerrillas who had held them at a military Post 95 Miles Northwest of phenom penh. A after discussions they were about to leave the location when someone in the Khmer Rouge group intervened and said a you can to go a a a . Spokesman Eric fait said. The soldiers of the . Transitional authority in Cambodia Entac were being held by about 70 Khmer Rouge soldiers at a Post about six Miles East of Compo Nothom town fall said. Quot there is potential for conflict which the . Is attempting to avoid As per the . Rules for engagement a a fall told a news briefing in phenom penh. Fait said both groups were heavily armed. The Khmer Rouge soldiers had b-40 grenade launchers and the area was believed to be heavily mined. The Khmer Rouge chief holding the 46 men told Entac he would release the indonesian troops when he receives written instructions from his commander. The incident marked the third time in two weeks that a group of Entac peacekeepers has been held by Khmer Rouge soldiers. Only two weeks ago sex military observers a three britons two filipinos and a new Sealander a were taken hostage by another group of Khmer Rouge soldiers on the sen River and released after 72 hours. An Entac spokesman said Early thursday the seizure of the 21 previous captives appeared to be a unilateral action by a local commander and that it was reversed upon the orders of Khmer Rouge leaders at their base in the Western cambodian town of Pailin asked whether the 46 new captives were ordered not to use their weapons fait said a the orders Are the usual Standard orders a they can use their weapons for self defense Quot we Are Here to avoid conflict Between the cambodians and Between ourselves and any of the four cambodian factions Quot he said. Fait said the 46 peacekeepers were not being held hostage As no demands were being made for their release. He appeared interested in downplaying the incident. Asked when the captives would be released he said a released is not the word in a using a let go. They Are not detainees. They have been prevented leaving the  the Entac is overseeing implementation of a peace agreement signed one year ago in Paris by the phenom penh government the Khmer Rouge and two non communist factions aimed at ending 13 years of conflict in Cambodia. Can buys piece of German station Berlin apr the . Pioneer in All news television Cable news network shunned the established German Public broadcasters and bought a 27.5 percent share in a fledgling commercial station showing news around the clock in Germany. Can and Germany in to announced the Deal thursday giving nov a competitive boost. The station which started up Only on nov. 30, beat out rivals who planned to bring All news to to Germany next year. The Atlanta based can had been in talks with Adf the Channel 2 of German Public broadcasters about setting up an All news service but went instead for nov which writes its name with Small letters. Adf director general Dieter Stolte expressed regret at news of the can linkup with nov but indicated the Public broadcaster Wasny to fading out of the picture. Quot now the main thing for Adf is to set its sights on an even More competitive partner a Stolte said in a statement. The founder of nov Karl Ulrich Kuhlo told reporters at a news conference with can executives that it would be wrong for the big German Public broadcasters to move into an area now served by the commercial Side. Quot there is no longer demand for a Public news Channel a Kuhlo said. The Public broadcasters supported by fees paid by owners of to and radio sets Are already Over budget and it would be unfair and illegal for them to spend More to develop a new serv ice he said. Friday. December 18, 1992women exploited in West iranian islamic Leader says from wire reports Athens Greece a iranian religious Leader Ayatollah All Khamenei says women in the West were being exploited economically and sexually and invited them a to chastity under islam Tehran radio said. A not Only in the workplace and factories but also in Art and literature women have been wronged a he said. This was a reflected in Art works novels films and paintings a the iranian Leader said wednesday in a Tehran radio broadcast monitored in Athens. / he blasted Western societies for a treating women As Consumers playthings for men and cheap  in Western societies a women Are considered objects of pleasure for men. They Call this women a Freedom a he said. Khamenei was speaking to a Hall full of iranian women wearing the chador a a head to toe covering a assembled on the birthday of Fatima Zahra a Muslim woman  protest plan Rome a about 20,000 doctors Many dressed in White Robes marched through streets wednesday to protest a proposed health care plan that would eliminate thousands of jobs. The change seeks to streamline Italy a Public health care system. It will allow for More private practice and will require Richer citizens to cover More of their costs. The plan would restructure the local sanitary units the Basic unit in Italy a Public health care system a reducing the number of units from 672 to about 100. A map slights Portugal Brussels Belgium a european Community map makers trying to Chart the regions rapidly changing Borders apparently lost track of a tiny Atlantic Island in their own Back Yard. Madeira one of the eco a westernmost territories has been ruled by Portugal since its discovery by portuguese navigators in the 15th Century. But the eco a new european map distributed tuesday shows the vacation Isle belonging to  robbed in Uganda Kampala Uganda a gunmen tied up and robbed seven foreigners who were touring the Ruwenzori mountains in Western Uganda police said wednesday. The area Long a Region of crime and political instability was recently opened to tourists. Police said the tourists and their local guides were robbed of $600 on saturday. No was injured and one person was later arrested police said. Two of the foreigners were americans identified Only As Michael com Merxamer and Brian  brakes failed him but his mind did t Rhein main a Germany a amps the Quick thinking of spec. Daniel l. Ippen turned a life threatening situation into a minor traffic Accident thursday at Rhein main a. Ippen who is assigned to the 284th my co at Gibbs Cavern in Frankfurt Germany was driving toward the air base main Entrance at 2 05 . When the brakes failed on his 2 /2-ton truck. When Ippen saw a Gate guard and car blocking the Entrance he swerved to his left and crashed into barricades in front of the Security police guard Shack. Ippen a Quick reaction probably prevented injury said sgt. Novell Mack an air Force Security policeman who was checking the id card of the car at the Entrance when he saw the truck coming at him. Mach Dove out of the Way when he realized the truck was unable to Stop. The truck then smashed through a Guardrail and came to rest on top of the dirt filled barricades after striking the Corner of the guard Shack. Four other passengers were inside the truck when it crashed but no one was Hurt. The Accident did not delay traffic