European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Page 4 the stars and stripes monday september 12,1994 Foster n. Ireland peace by boosting Aid eur urged from the associated press Bansin Germany a Britain and Ireland asked the european Union on sunday to increase Aid for Northern Ireland to support their bid to bring a lasting peace to the Region. British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Dick Spring his Irish counterpart met on the sidelines of an eur foreign ministers meeting. The two later urged their eur colleagues to provide More development Aid for Ulster although they did not specify a figure. Spring termed the aug. 31 agreement by the outlawed Irish Republican army to halt its 24-year military Campaign against British Rule of Northern Ireland a a historic new  a material support will be needed for the regeneration of Northern Ireland Spring told the eur ministers who held a weekend of informal talks at amp Baltic sea resort. Crimean Leader takes Over Simferopol Ukraine the president of the separatist Crimea dissolved parliament on sunday and imposed emergency Rule on the Peninsula describing lawmakers As corrupt and a unworthy of the  in a speech broadcast on regional television and radio Yuri Meshkov said he was scheduling a _ referendum for april 9 to resolve the constitutional deadlock Between parliament and the president. He said he was assuming a full Power until then. The Specter of two rival bodies claiming ultimate authority renewed fears of the outbreak of violence in the volatile Black sea Region. To halt flow of refugees by the los Angeles times Washington a in a move that caught . Officials by Surprise the cuban government is delaying until tuesday its Clampdown on rafters sailing for the United states effectively postponing Strong measures called for under the agreement just reached by the two countries. A a a. A. A while a statement issued by the government of cuban president Fidel Castro late Friday night did exhort citizens to Stop their dangerous voyages into the Florida Straits it said there would be no arrests or confiscation of crafts for a 72-hour period beginning at noon saturday. But Deputy assistant Secretary of state Michael Skol the chief . Negotiator in the immigration talks with Cuba warned saturday that As far As Washington is concerned the agreement a went into effect the moment it was signed Friday afternoon and we expect and assume the cuban government will  under the agreement Cuba pledged to a take effective measures in every Way it possibly can to Stop the exodus. At no Point during talks in new York last week did the cuban delegation bring up a 72-hour delay . Officials said. Cubans Surprise move has allowed a last swell of rafters to flee the beleaguered Island. On saturday Many residents continued work on makeshift vessels crafted from Oil Drums pipes inner tubes Wood and cloth. By afternoon the . Coast guard reported picking up 247 rafters. Recent daily totals typically have been More than 1,000 a Day. At the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba about 2,500 cubans broke out of their tamps saturday to protest the new agreement defense department officials said. A crowd of refugees walked about half a mile to the bases Navy Exchange and restaurant area about 1 p.m., but most began voluntarily returning to their Camps by 2 30 p.m., the department said in a written statement. About half an hour later Marine Brig. Gen. Michael j. Williams who Heads operations at the Camps spoke to about 500 to 600 cubans who remained in the Exchange area the department said. A after a 30-minute discussion this group also began returning to their Camps a the statement said. Military Security personnel dressed in riot gear and armed with fixed bayonets escorted the cubans Back according to the statement. At least one refugee a a 35-year-old Man a suffered a shoulder wound from a Bayonet and authorities said they were trying to confirm a report that one other person was Hurt. The injured Man was reported in stable condition at the bases Hospital where he was to remain overnight for observation. In the volatile Black sea  _ strike cancels Sas flights j 3�rmcins r6"6i6ct 2 nov Coors Copenhagen Denmark Sas cancelled 70 european nordic and Domestic flights out of Copenhagen on sunday As plane technicians started a Wildcat strike to protest new working hours. The work stoppage causing delays of up to four hours did not affect intercontinental destinations or flights by other carriers said scandinavian airlines system spokesman Gerhard Dali. Some 100 Sas technicians took part in the action in Copenhagen the airlines key Hub Dali said. It was not known whether the technicians planned to continue the strike today. Turkish fugitive caught Ankara Turkey a the fugitive Leader of turkeys most violent leftist underground group was captured by French police after entering from Italy using fake identity papers an official said sunday. Chief of turkish police Mehmet Agar confirmed that Dursun Karatas was arrested saturday. Karatas fled from a prison in Istanbul in 1989. Dev sol or the revolutionary left has carried out several killings in Turkey and claimed responsibility for hundreds of bombings since its emergence in 1978. Quot a a /. A. Train derails kills 4 Athens Greece a two cars of an intercity northbound passenger train derailed sunday killing four passengers and injuring at least 20, police reported. The Accident occurred about 60 Miles North of the capital As the train passed through a provincial station at High Speed. The train was on the Athens-Larisa-v61os run with More than 100 passengers aboard. Banking on wedding vows Beijing a an enterprising insurance company is offering a marriage insurance policy that pays off Only if a couple Sticks together. Under the policy offered by the Beijing Branch of the Peoples insurance co. Of China a couple forfeits premiums they have paid if their marriage ends in divorce the official China daily reported sunday. If they stay together for the length of the term a 25, 40 or 50 years a they can recoup both principal and a fat dividend. With the a Silver marriage policy a couple would get Back seven times their paid premiums when they reach their 25th, or Silver anniversary the report said. It did not describe Premium amounts. If a spouse Dies the policies pay the Surv Ivor double the Premium As a condolence a if the deceased is not an executed criminal or a War victim the report said. Bonn Germany apr two incumbent governors a one from Chancellor Helmut Kohls party the other an opposition social Democrat a flattened the Competition in state elections sunday in Eastern Germany. The voting also strengthened the former East German communists and dealt a blow to the free democrats Junior partners in Kohls Federal coalition who have now been voted out of five state Legislatures in the past 12 months. But it was difficult to establish a trend for the oct. 16 Federal elections because of the regional character of the vote and the Strong personalities of the incumbents who dominated the Campaign. Goy. Kurt Biedenkopf a Christian Democrat won an estimated 57 percent of the vote in Sachsen according to the incas polling Institute. In Brandenburg social Democrat Manfred Stolpe won about 54 percent. Biedenkopf 64, a longtime party strategist and rival of Kohls has built a capable state government and a relatively healthy Economy in Sachsen which has / Strong Trade links with neighbouring Poland and the czech Republic. At Biedenkopf wish Kohl did not Campaign in Sachsen during the election. Stolpe a 58-year-old former East German pastor has seen his popularity grow steadily despite indications that he was a High ranking spy for the East German secret police. The free democrats won about 3 percent not enough to return to the legislature of either state. The party which holds the economics foreign affairs and Justice portfolios under Kohl would need at least 5 percent of the Federal vote to stay in parliament. Despite harsh anti communist rhetoric from Bonn in the past two months the former communists of the party of democratic socialism or ads made the biggest gains firmly establishing themselves As the third strongest party in the East. 7 the party feeding on resentment Over unemployment and social changes took about 18 percent of the vote in Brandenburg and 15 percent in Sachsen. Say tenets some new York apr significant minorities of american christians do not believe in such tenets of their religion As the Virgin birth miracles the Devil or hell the Harris poll reported sunday. As in past polls vast majorities of americans said they believe in god 95 percent and heaven 90 percent. Of the four in five americans who describe themselves As Christian 99 percent believe in god 89 percent in the survival of the soul after death 87 percent in miracles and 85 percent in the Virgin birth of Jesus belief in the Devil and hell drops off among christians to 78 percent and 77 percent respectively. Also surprising according to Humphrey Taylor chairman of Louis Harris and associates is that Many non christians in the poll ascribe to uniquely Christian beliefs including 52 percent who believe in the resurrection and 49 percent in the Virgin birth. Belief in other supernatural Phenomena is less widespread among americans the poll found. Among christians and non christians alike 36 percent believe in ghosts. Non christians Are slightly More Likely to be among the 37 percent of americans who believe in astrology. The poll was taken by phone july 25-28 with 1,249 adults. Results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points. Sex a act Leader has bypass operation new Orleans a former a act director Benjamin Hooks was in stable condition sunday following heart bypass surgery. Hooks 69, arrived at mane University medical Center in thursday complaining of Chest discomfort. He underwent a four hour quadruple bypass operation saturday the Hospital said. A it should be at least another 24 hours before he a moved from the intensive care unit a Hospital spokeswoman Candace Graves said. Hooks the former executive director of the a Hooks tonal association for the advancement of coloured people was in new Orleans to attend the annual meeting of the National Baptist convention .a. Inc. He is pastor of Middle Baptist Church and president of the National civil rights museum both in Memphis tenn., and teaches at Fisk University