European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 12 the stars and stripes world thursday june 30,1994 n. Korea s War of words against South chief end nuclear waste Accident releases radioactivity from wire reports Moscow a radioactivity was released into the atmosphere after the collapse of Concrete slabs covering a Navy nuclear waste storage facility in the russian far East the Pacific Fleet announced wednesday. A measurements show radiation is twice As High As the background level Only in two spots at the facility 19 Miles South of the port of Petropavlovsk Kamenatsky the fleets statement said. There was no danger to the environment it said. The leak was detected saturday after melting Snow damaged slabs covering the facility according to the Pacific Fleet come. The Fleet has no Money to repair the damaged storage facility the itar Tass news Agency reported. Alexander a Doshin of the russian ministry for emergency situations said radioactivity was within the natural background level wednesday after the command placed temporary Lead slabs Over the damaged portion of the  Blooming shame red Deer Alberta a its not the kind of greeting civic boosters Are trying to Send. In the last three weeks vandals have uprooted the marigolds in City Hall Park five times reworking the Floral a Welcome to red Deere greeting to spell a Welcome to  the most recent change was found monday morning. A a in a very frustrated a said Parks manager Don Batchelor. A a very few number of individuals Are destroying the Park on a temporary basis so people can to enjoy  the City about 80 Miles North of Calgary has decided to install a surveillance camera in a nearby building to try to Nab the culprits Batchelor said. Police believe youths Are to blame for the pranks which have Cost the City about $100 to repair. A a you a think people would have More Pride in our City a said sgt Barry  abuse Bill backed Canberra Australia a australians who engage in sexual Intercourse outside the country with children younger than 16 would face a prison term under a Dill approved wednesday by the House of representatives the legislation now goes to the Senate. The House made several amendments to the Bill including increasing the maximum jail sentence from 10 years to 17 years for people benefiting financially or otherwise from child sex tourism. Inducing a child younger than 16 to have sexual Intercourse would carry a maximum penalty of 17 years imprisonment. The legislation does not Rule out prosecution in Australia even if the actions Are Legal in the foreign country. Under the Bill australians overseas would be Able to use marriage As a defense for having sexual relations with people under the age of consent. Video links Between australian and a foreign nation May be used to overcome the High Cost of using foreign evidence and to avoid trauma for the  disrupts travel London a for the third consecutive wednesday railway signal workers called a 24-hour strike disrupting travel for thousands of commuters. The rail maritime and transport Union said most of its 3,000 members participated in the strike called Over a pay dispute. London underground said it was running a full service with Only a few outer London areas without trains.2 Safe in plane crash Moscow a a russian Soukhoi military aircraft crashed in a Field in the Voronezh Region of Central Russia but both Crew members bailed out a news Agency reported wednesday. The Su-24 two engine fighter bomber was flying to an air Force base for planned maintenance when it slammed into the ground and exploded tuesday about 300 Miles South of Moscow the itar Tass news Agency said. No one was injured and the aircraft inflicted no damage when it Tell into the Field. Seoul South Korea apr a Day after agreeing with rival South Korea on a july Summit aimed at easing a nearly half Century of animosity North Korea has halted its propaganda attacks Gamst South korean president Kim Young Sam. South korean officials said wednesday that North koreans official radio and propaganda loudspeakers had stopped calling the South korean Leader a a traitor a a Bandit a and  they described this As an encouraging sign for efforts to ease tensions Between the two Korea. It was not immediately known whether the North s newspapers and other print Media also had stopped their attacks on Kim Young Sam South korean defense ministry officials said. North korean president Kim ii Sung meanwhile described korean relations As easing and moving in a positive direction China a official Xinhua news Agency reported from Pyongyang the North korean capital. South korean president Kim urged ruling and opposition party officials to put aside their differences for a successful Summit. A Only United strength can carry out the heavy responsibility of an unprecedented Summit a presidential officials quoted Kim As saying. The South korean defense ministry officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the North halted the personal attacks just hours before it agreed tues Jerusalem apr Plo chairman Yasser Arafat will visit the Gaza strip for four Days starting Friday a senior aide said wednesday. Arafat a visit has been anxiously awaited by palestinians since Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza strip and Jericho on May 18. Nabil Shaath the plots top negotiator with Israel said on Israel radio from Cairo Egypt that Arafat had informed him that he would be visiting. Shaath added that Arafat would be accompanied by a Large delegation. An israeli official who demanded anonymity said that prime minister Yitzhak Rabin a government had heard that Arafat would come this weekend but that the government had not been informed officially. Oded Ben Ami a spokesman for Rabin said Shaath Day on a meeting Between the two presidents to be held july 25-27. _ North Korea also immediately and accurately reported news of the Summit plans a departure from the usual slow and embellished versions of korean new officials of South koreans unification Board said. This Summit will be held in Pyongyang. At those talks the two presidents Are to arrange a second Summit session. Summits have been proposed before and never actually held and there was no guarantee this time would be different. The two Korea Are still technically at War since no peace treaty was signed at the end of the 1950 53 korean War. Still Hopes Are High that the presidents will finally hold their first face to face talks since the division of the Peninsula into communist North and capitalist South in 1945. South korean newspapers reported the news with Banner headlines but snowed guarded optimism by noting past failed efforts. A private think tank the Jaewoo economic research Institute issued a conservative study that ruled out breakthroughs in korean economic relations. The two Korea also agreed tuesday to refrain from any actions that could ruin the atmosphere for the Summit. And on wednesday North Korea appeared to be observing that pledge. Conveyed a request wednesday morning for a visit starting Friday at the Rajah crossing from Egypt into Gaza. A we received the request today. We Are checking the request Quot he said. A i am not sure that it is not too Short  said Security considerations were the key Point to be reviewed. Arafat had originally planned to visit the West Bank town of Jericho first but his visit has been repeatedly delayed. Among the problems has been the Lack of funds for palestinian self government offices and israeli restrictions on Freedom of movement for Arafat. Security con Cerns also have been cited. A. A an effigy of Plo chairman Yasser Arafat hangs wednesday in Jerusalem during a protest by a right Wing political group. The women for israelis tomorrow held a mock trial and found Arafat guilty of masterminding terrorist attacks. Arafat to begin 4-Day visit to Gaza on Friday aide says