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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. November 4, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 9 n. Korea delays meeting As Aspin arrives in s. Korea from wire report Seoul South Korea North Korea on wednesday delayed a meeting with rival South Korea As . Defense Secretary Les Aspin arrived to discuss ways of responding to the suspected nuclear weapons program in North Korea. Soon after Aspin arrived in Seoul North Korea sent a Telephone message delaying a Border meeting with South Korea that had been scheduled for today. North Korea  Clear reasons for the  Seoul officials speculated that the move was related to a . Resolution this week calling on Pyongyang to comply with an International nuclear controls treaty. Gorbachev must apologize Moscow former soviet president Mikhail  has been ordered to apologize publicly to Moscow City officials for claiming on television that they built country Homes at taxpayers expense. A City court ruled tuesday that Gorbachev Scharges of widespread corruption in the mayor s office were unsubstantiated. The ruling did not give details on How Gorbachev should apologize. Mayor Yuri la Zhukov s Victory in the slander Sui against the former soviet Leader is important because we were right and Gorbachev was wrong a City spokeswoman said wednesday. Fellini gets final Farewell Rome italians said goodbye wednesday Tofu Durko Fellini the Man who chronicled their flamboyance exuberance and tenderness on film for40 years. About 15,000 people attended the director funeral in St. Mary of the Angels Church built around the ruins of an ancient roman  More watched a live television broadcast. Fellini who won four oscars and a special Academy award for lifetime achievement die sunday at age 73 after two weeks in a coma. Kuwaitis shoot iraqi police Kuwait kuwaiti workers on tuesday shot two iraqi policemen who tried to abduct them in the demilitarized Border zone with Iraq a . Spokesman said  iraqi was seriously injured in the shooting which occurred on the kuwaiti Side of the 3.1-mile-wide strip said Abdullatif Kabbaj spokesman for the . Iraq Kuwait observation  said the iraqis fired three shots in the air and forced open a vehicle carrying six workers Back froma surveying Job near the Trench Kuwait is building to bolster its defences against Iraq. Kabbaj said a Exchange of fire ensued. One iraqi was hit in the Chest and the other was struck in the hand. The injured iraqis were hospitalized in Basra Iraq reporter attacked by Bear Warsaw. Poland a circus Bear attacked reporter in a local television studio tuesday before it was to appear on a show promoting performances of a russian circus. No serious injuries were reported As a result of the incident which occurred in front of the camera in the Warsaw television  267-Pound beast accompanied by its Trainer and circus director was supposed to take part in alive show advertising the arrival in Warsaw of  great  before going on the air the television reporter asked to have a picture taken with the ear. Standing by her Side the animal suddenly attacked her. The circus director and the Trainer rushed to overpower the Bear. Ordination measure passed London women could become priests in the Church of England As Early As next year after the House of lords parliament s unelected upper chamber passed a measure tuesday allowing their ordination. The passage of the measure ends a debate that severely split England s Church at a time when it influence on National life is waning and its congregations Are  elected House of commons approved the measure last week. The chamber was so crowded that some Bishops had to stand As archbishop of Canterbury George Carey urged the lords to Back the ordination measure tuesday. Jerusalem s mayor s Jerusalem a Ehud divert aright Wing lawyer who ousted Jerusalem s celebrated mayor Teddy Kollek at the polls on wednesday declared his support for jewish settlement in Arab areas of Jeru Salem and provoked instant alarm among palestinians Olmert is a former Cabinet minister Anda rising Power in the liked party which opposed the Israel Plo Accord. He ende Kollek s 28-year reign As mayor of this holy City where palestinian israeli relations Are especially sensitive. Olmert whose Campaign focused Large Lyon Kollek s age of 82, said in an Israel radio interview that he would not oppose jewish settlement in Arab neighbourhoods and indicated a makeshift settlement set up in re cent weeks on the mount of olives would not be torn Down As palestinians have demanded. Every jew can Purchase property any where in Jerusalem and anywhere in the land of Israel and i Don t conceive of act ing otherwise said Olmert who Wilt take office after official results Are posted in 10days to three weeks. Olmert s statement brought immediate criticism from palestinians who feared City Hall would encourage a new Campaign by militant israelis to move into Arab areas. Such actions provoked clashes with palestinians during the like government of former prime minister Yitzhak Shamir. The first statement we have heard from Olmert i that jews have right to live anywhere in the City this will create tension and clashes said Hanna Siniora palestinian politician and former newspaper editor. For sure we will see More settlements creeping onto Arab land. Liked will also try to foil any attempt at understanding Between palestinians and israelis on the Issue of  Jerusalem a City of 155,000 arabs and 390,000 jews is the fault line of the Arab israeli conflict. German official offers unpaid vacation plan Frankfurt Germany a Germany s economics minister has suggested three months unpaid vacation for workers As a possible Way out of the coun try s economic problems. The suggestion is one of several that have recently cropped up on joblessness and the Economy. As reported by the Hamburg based Bild newspaper it would virtually wipe out lengthy paid vacations that German workers now enjoy. Last week Volkswagen Europe largest car maker proposed cutting the workweek. The company said it must either go to a four Day workweek to Cut costs and overproduction or Lay off a third of its 103,000 workers in  minister Ginter Rexroat said in an inter View with Bild that hundreds of thousands of jobs Coult be saved if All possible ways were sought for More flexible work practices. One could for instance agree on three months holi Day a year Rexroat told Bild. However Rexroat said that employees would also have to accept lower  who work less earn less he said. Monika Wulf Mathies head of the Oto Public workers Union rejected Rexroat s suggestion As cold  Teddy Kollek incumbent Jerusalem mayor listens to a to Broad cast reporting his opponent Ehud Olmert is holding the Lead in the Israel which captured the Eastern sector of the Cit from Jordan in 1967, claims All of Jerusalem As its Eter Nal capital. Palestinians demand control of the Ara Section and want to make it the capital of a palestinian state. The mayor has no role in talks Over the future status of Jerusalem but can set the tone for relations Between arabs and israelis in a City with a hair trigger temper concerning religion and politics. Saying he had no regrets about trying for a seventh five year term Kollek said i am very sorry for Jerusa Lem and for the residents that will now have to endure the future that will now  France to consider mandatory life term for child sex crimes Paris up the French government will propose a Law to ensure that persons convicted of sexual crimes against children serve life sentences. Justice minister Pierre Mchaig Ocrie said the plan is aimed at eliminating the possibility of re peat offenders. My first concern is to protect society me Haignere said As he emerged from the weekly Council of ministers meeting. Families Are asking us questions. The state has a Respo Sibili  France was shocked two months ago when i found that a Man accused of sexually abusing and killing a girl had been previously convicted of a\4jmilar murder and released after serving his prison term. The government s proposal will be submitted to the conservative dominated National Assembly where it is certain of being voted into Law. English soccer fans smash up turkish hotel Istanbul Turkey a police were question ing More than a Hundred Manchester United soccer fans who went on a rampage in a downtown hotel British consulate spokeswoman said wednesday. The incident at the Tamsa hotel in Istanbul s Aksa Ray District occurred late tuesday after the English fans checked  destroyed 30 hotel rooms ransacked the lobby and stole Money from the hotel Safe which they broke open said Birol Cevahir a hotel employee. The fans were in Istanbul for wednesday night champions cup game with Turkey s Galat Asaray squad. The teams played to a 3-3 tie in Manchester two weeks ago. Police declined to comment. The consulate spokeswoman who would not be identified by name said right now 133 British fans Are giving statements to the police about the  she played Down turkish press reports about injuries that required Hospital treatment. There were Only one or two minor treatments she said. The consulate she said was in touch with police and following the developments. Cevahir said that 174 British fans checked in tues Day and that they drank All the time began to lean out of windows and make obscene gestures with their hands to people passing   
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