European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes world 1 monday March a 1993 far right appears to make big gains in Hessen voting Bonn up a the far right republicans appeared to have made major gains in local elections sunday taking advantage of losses by Chancellor Helmut Kohl conservatives and the opposition social democrats computer projections showed. Although the projections predicted losses for Kohls troubled Christian democratic Union the drop in support for the German chancellors organization a pc fed to be smaller than previously expected. But the gains by the republicans headed by a former trooper in Adolf hitlers Waffen is dealt a serious blow to the credibility of Kohls Federal govern mint which has been embarrassed by a dramatic increase in rightist xenophobic violence Over the past two years. V the republicans Lead by former is trooper Franz sch Huber was projected to win 8 percent of the vote in sundays elections for City and other local councils in the West German state of Hessen compared with 0.7 percent four years ago. Computer projections compiled by the incas research Institute 40 minutes after polls dosed at 6 . Showed that Kohls Christian democratic Union won 32.6 percent of the vote compared with 34,3 percent in 1989. The social democratic party or spa remained the largest party in the local councils but suffered a major toss of support winning Only 37.2 percent of the vote. Compared with 44.8 percent in the previous elections. The smaller greens and free democratic party did better than expected getting 11.2 percent and 6 cent respectively compare with 9.1 percent an percent in the last local elections in the Western German state. Political analysts believe that Many voters gave their ballots to the republicans to show their disgust with the established parties. But the Strong showing by the republicans also reflected popular unease Over the High number of people seeking Asylum in Germany. The Issue played a key role in the electoral Campaign of the republicans who warned voters Germany could soon be swamped with foreigners if the government did not crack Down on immigration. The cd itself claims that a vast majority of the people seeking Asylum in Germany Are economic migrants and not political refugees. Growing discontent with the main political parties mirrored in sundays voting is partly directed at their failure to adopt new legislation to Stem the flow of Asylum seekers. Last year 438,191 people from Eastern and Southeastern Europe Africa and Asia sought asyl Lum in Germany. J the spa has Long blocked the passing in parliament of new Asylum legislation. The opposition party has dropped in popularity As its leaders were linked to a series of murky scandals and Kohls popularity recently Sank to an All time Low. His government coalition in Bonn has faced Sharp criticism s per id 4.8 for what is perceived As its failure to significantly improve the economic situation in Eastern Germany and its Lack of solid anti recession policies. Great Wall reduction a Young chinese Man works on a Model of the great Wall tourism fair in Berlin. The fair which attracts about of China at his country a exhibition in the International 4,000 participants runs through thursday. Russian officers fired in starvation deaths Moscow apr the commander of the Navy removed at least three officers after an inquiry into the malnutrition deaths of naval cadets in the russian far East according to news reports sunday. At least four cadets died of starvation and 86 were hospitalized last month at the Pacific training base of Russky Island near the port of Vladivostok 4,000 Miles East of Moscow the itar Tass news Agency said. The report said adm. Felix Gromov the Navy chief ordered the removal of three officers and senior medical personnel for a failure to take measures to prepare the military township for wintering and for lapses in the welfare support and social Protection of  Gromov also reprimanded the chief of logistics of the Pacific Fleet and a imposed a strict punishment on adm. Gennady Khz atom commander of the Pacific Fleet Quot the report said. Itar Tass said the officers who were removed were identified As capt. V. Gesh Elev capt a. Rosto Khin and col. V. Kucherya Venko. Conditions always were Tough in the soviet military and its russian successor is struggling with budget cuts High inflation and a breakdown in its regular Supply lines. Last week defense minister Pavel Grachev said the naval cadets had not received enough food because of shortages in milk juices and butter. He did not say Why the cadets were not getting their full ration. Corruption is widespread in the military. Officers sell food packages designated for lower ranking servicemen and mess personnel skim food and sell it on civilian  spews Blue textile Dye from Plant in Frankfurt front wire reports Frankfurt Germany a a leak sunday spewed a Cloud of Blue Dye from a trouble plagued Plant owned by the chemicals giant Hoechst a but officials said the spill was not toxic. It was the third incident at the Frankfurt Hoechst Plant in two weeks. A worker at a Hoechst subsidiary Plant in another Frankfurt neighbourhood was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire there saturday. In sundays incident textile Dye leaked during the filling of a barrel covering several cars parked near the Plant with a Blue film. Plant officials said the substance was hot toxic and would Wash away easily. They offered to clean the cars at the plants car Wash. Hoechst one of Germany a major chemicals companies is under heavy criticism for a feb. 22 spill of a mixture of chemicals that dusted about 75 acres of residential area in the Frankfurt neighbourhoods of Griesheim and Schwa Nheim. An Over pressurized tank released about 10 tons of chemicals. The spill was said initially to be a mildly poisonous but later Hoechst admitted that the mixture included of Nitro Enisol which the company a own reports said had caused cancer in Laboratory rats. On Friday 117,000 Gallons of Oil polluted water leaked into the main River from the Hoechst  crash death toll hits 81 Skopje Macedonia a the death toll in the crash of a Fokker Iet leased by the macedonian pal air Carrier is 81, the Interior ministry said sunday. The ministry a statement said 70 of those killed had been identified including two germans and one italian. The others who were identified were All citizens of either Macedonia or the truncated Yugoslavia. Sixteen of the 97 passengers aboard fridays flight remained hospitalized four in critical condition. The dutch made twin engine Jet was headed from Skopje for Zurich when it crashed seconds after becoming airborne leaving a Trail of blackened wreckage and bodies in a Field less than a mile from the end of the runway. Head of the state commission investigating the  orders Royal taxi London a Prince Philip has ordered one of London a trademark Black cabs for driving himself about town when a chauffeur driven Royal limousine does no to suit the occasion. Philip tested a cab on the grounds of Buckingham Palace before placing the 20,000-Pound $28,000 order said a spokesman for metro cab the company which makes London s Box shaped taxis. The Royal cab will be dark Green rather than Black with Gray velour upholstery and carpets. It will have a passenger seat instead of a Luggage area to allow a Security officer to sit next to the Driver. Philip the 71-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth ii is known to occasionally dismiss his chauffeur and drive himself afghan rivals accept pact Islamabad Pakistan a Afghanistan a rebel and government leaders announced Early sunday they had agreed on a Power sharing plan to end the mayhem in their Homeland. Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani and his archrival Gul Buddin Hematyar will share Power and appoint a Cabinet said presidential spokesman Mohammad Aziz Murad. But before the pact could be signed fighting erupted anew in Kabul the afghan capital Between Well armed rebel factions. The agreement was reached in a Marathon overnight negotiating session and seen largely As a face saving pact by Pakistan which has been mediating the peace talks. After talking throughout the night saturday the leaders of All 10 Myslm groups that helped overthrow the communist regime in april accepted the pact