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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 5, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 11 currency recession top Brussels Belgium a european Community finance ministers face a Stormy meeting to Hajj because of divisions Over How to revive Europe flagging econ omy and achieve the goal of a single currency for the 12 dec nations by1999. This afternoon s special meeting is to review Blue prints on How to meet targets of Tow inflation Public debt and budget deficit judged essential for the switch to a common  plan is expected to be presented to leaders of the 12 nations at a two Day Summit meeting that starts Friday in Brussels to focus on Europe s economic woes. Ministers also Are expected to discuss a separate plan drawn up by dec commission president Jacques Biclon to slash the Community s 10.6 percent unemployment rate. The scheme to create 15 million new jobs by 2000 has been revised since it was picked apart last month by finance ministers leery of its. Calls for big spending and Job sharing to boost the dec Economy. Debtors is now expected to Appeal directly at the Summit to bade his plans to put some of the pcs 17 million jobless Back to work. Quot Quot it is the most urgent political task we have to show we can fight unemployment Quot Clors said recently. The so called Quot macroeconomic guidelines Quot drawn up by dec finance commissioner Henning Christophersen aim to place the 12 economies on track to meet  for a single currency. His plans calf for wage moderation lower interest rates Exchange rate and Price stability and curbs of government borrowing. Following criticism from ministers Delors said Friday that there would be no Call for an dec wide Job sharing plan. He stressed that the Long term goal must be to create More jobs. Not share existing ones. Germany opposes Calls for cuts in interest rates to. Make it cheaper for companies to borrow Money for new investment. Germany s powerful Central Bank has kept rates High to fight inflation forcing other dec nations to follow suit. Britain and Germany also Are wary of proposals backed by French president Francois Mitterrand to invest in massive transcontinental transport projects to link far Flung Corners of the Community and to drive Trade routes into Eastern . Forges first macedonian ties Skopje Macedonia apr the United states opened a Liaison office in the macedonian capital of Skopje on Friday establishing its first diplomatic link with the former yugoslav Republic. Although 300 american troops Are serving in the . Peacekeeping Force deployed Here since the beginning of the year Washington docs not formally recognize Macedonia. The Liaison office in Skopje will ease regular contacts with the macedonian government. Macedonia is a member of the United nations but has not gained widespread International recognition because of a dispute with Greece which says the use of the name Macedonia implies a claim to parts of Northern Greece. A macedonian Liaison office also will be opened in Washington officials in Skopje  getting their jollies police Constable Phillip Bays left adjusts the Antlers on sgt. London. The Antlers Are being sold in Britain As a pre Christmas David Huison s helmet thursday As they patrol in Coulsdon South gimmick with part of the profits being donated to Charity. Friends Don t let friends drive drunk Tes Bonn Germany apr Federal prosecutors denied reports saturday of a Deal under which former East German spymaster Markus Wolf was to be spared prison in Exchange for keeping quiet about dirty secrets of prominent westerners. A verdict is due monday in wolfs seven month espionage trial. The prosecutor has asked for a seven year sentence for Wolf accused of operating More than 500 spies in West Germany bribing officials and passing nato secrets to Moscow during a 33-year career. Wolf admits he ran East Germany ses peonage service but says his activities were mirrored by those of officials like Klaus Kinkel former West German spy chief who now is Germany s foreign minister. The Frankfurter All Gemeiner Zeitung and Bild newspapers reported a Deal had been made under which the court would sentence Wolf to five years but immediately commute the term. I Exchange Wolf a who has not spoken in detail of his work during the trial a agreed to remain quiet about the foibles of Western politicians businessmen and other targets of his espionage the newspapers said. Deep freeze a killer in Moscow Moscow a an unrelenting cold spell claimed the lives of 10 More Moscow residents last week and the death rate from a diphtheria epidemic continued to climb news reports said saturday. A total of 41 people have died on the streets of Moscow since nov. 17, when temperatures plunged below the freezing Point and stayed there Igor Nader Din head of Moscow a main health department told the inter fax news Agency. The newspaper Segodnia said 10 people died and More than 200 were treated in emergency rooms for frostbite and exposure Over the past week. More than 60 have had to have limbs amputated. November and the Start of december have been unusually cold in Moscow. Epidemics of diphtheria and other infectious diseases continued unabated aggravated by malnutrition Lack of medical care unsanitary conditions and an ineffective vaccination program. Mexican he8taurante Schwet Zingen unmistakably mexican new years eve party party All night to the c amp w music of Stone express. From eight 20 00 to late. Includes All you can eat Buffet. Complimentary Champagne at Midnight. 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