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Show , World Monday, February 4, 1991 The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah poised to ease bans on S. Africa; mav slap Soviets EC New patrols upset some Russians - MOSCOW The blue-coll(AP) Okruzhnaya neighborhood has a Soviet city's typical dingy stores, persistent shoppers and dilapidated buildings. Now it also has soldiers on patrol. "We're here to enforce order in ar Belgium (AP) of the European Community met today to debate measures that could lead to easing sanctions on South Africa and punishing the Soviet Union for its Baltic crackdown. The 12 foreign ministers of the the streets," said army private Vladimir Belov, dutifully trailing his commanding afficer in one of hundreds of new joint police military patrols to hit streets nationwide this weekend. Ostensibly to curb rising crime rates and maintain public order, Belov's four-ma- n unit walked the neighborhood's ' C!r 4 Q j from their diplomatic failures in the Persian Gulf, will also study progress toward a common foreign and defense policy to improve their effectiveness in international relations. i police Irish Foreign Minister Gerald Persian Gulf conflict "hasn't made it any easier for us, but we are all sUI! determined to move down that line." Collins said the gtfTi mi iih ii wginii ir iiani AP Laser-phot- militia officer leads three soldiers as they patrol a clothing store packed with housewives. Yazov and Interior Minister Boris new dimension of surveillance. "They asked if everything is OK here, if there were any trouThe patrols, criticized by rePugo last month. Police tried to reassure the media and the public formers as a sign of a creeping bles," said the manager of a that only criminals had anything modest hotel on Gostinichny military dictatorship, were orA dered by Defense Minister Dmitri to fear. Street. Quake death toll ranges from 90 to over 1 ,000 Pakistan (AP) -Afghan government officials were quoted today as saying that last killed in Friday's quake, which registered 6.8 on the Richter scale. A quake of that magnitude is con- tional aid workers say at least 200, possibly as many as 400, may have been killed. killed more sidered severe and can cause than 1,000 people in that country, but relief workers and rebels suggested the toll was exaggerated. "The government in Kabul just wants to get financial and humanitarian aid," said Minhaj, a spokesman for the Afghan guerrillas headquartered in the Pakistani border city of Peshawar. In Pakistan, government officials said more than 300 people were heavy, widespread damage. Reports of casualties in Afghanistan have varied widely since the quake jolted much of central Asia before dawn Friday. The official Kabul radio initially reported five deaths but has made no mention of a death toll since. The Muslim guerrillas fighting to topple the Afghan government have put the figure at about 90. Interna Pakistan's ISLAMABAD, week's earthquake News reports published today in English-languanewsge papers quoted Afghan government officials as saying more than 1,000 were killed in that neighboring country. One U.N. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that "the figure seems a little high, but it's impossible to know." The reports the Kabul quoted Briefs Group: Australia threatens Aborigines-Australia CANBERRA, (AP) The World Council of Churches has drafted a study accusing Australians of trying to wipe out their country's native Aborigines. "The impact of racism by Australians on the Aboriginal people in this nation is not just horrific, but geno cidal and must be addressed," the council report says. The study, to be presented later this week to the council's Assembly meeting in Canberra, follows council members' trips to two regions with high populations of Aborigines. The report accuses the government of abdicating its responsibility and society of "justifying the continued systematic destruction of an indigenous culture, language and spirituality." Man used as bomb BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) Gunmen forced a civilian to drive a van full of explosives to an army base, where it exploded and slightly injured several people, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But news reports blamed the Irish Republican Army, which has used similar tactics against other army installations. Police said the driver's wife was held by gunmen while he drove to the base Sunday night. The driver escaped before the van exploded, and his wife was not injured. The bomb, which exploded beside the perimeter fence, wrecked houses near the Ulster Defense Regiment base at Magherafelt, 30 miles west of Belfast, a police spokesman said. Police said several people were injured but gave no exact number. British hews reports said Irish Republican Army gunmen forced their way into a man's house and made him drive a van containing explosives to the army camp. Police said the man and his wife lived at Tobbermore, five miles from the base. The IRA is fighting to end British rule in the predominantly Protestant province and unite it with the mainly Roman Catholic Republic of Ireland. More than 2,800 people have died since 1969 in clashes and terrorism linked to the IRA struggle. China holds Catholics At least 23 bishops, ROME (AP) priests and laymen were arrested in the latest crackdown on Roman Catholics in China, a church missionary bulletin reported today. Asia News, published by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, said the arrests were made Dec. 4 in Baoding and Yixian in the province 13-1- of Hebei. The publication said the arrests were apparently made to prevent the celebration of religious services not under state control. China broke relations with the Vatican in 1957 and allows worship only under the guise of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Church. state-cponsor- ed Thais seek accord BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Thailand's prime minister today agreed to try to bring together Cambodia's warring factions again to discuss a draft U.N. peace plan, the government spokesman said. Prime Minister Chatichai Choon-hava- n met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, French Deputy Foreign Minister Edwige Avice, and U.N. Deputy Undersecretary General Rafeeuddin Ahmed. The prime minister was asked to help arrange a meeting of Cambodia's Supreme National Council, government spokesman Pridiyatorn Tevakul told a news conference. council consists of The an equal number of representatives Camboof the Vietnamese-installe- d dian government and the three guerrilla factions. Chatichai agreed to contact the factions within the next two weeks, but no date or site had been decided for a meeting, Pridiyatorn said. 1 dies in PLO clash Yasser Arafat's mainstream guerrillas today attacked dissidents loyal to terrorist Abu Nidal in a Palestinian refugee camp, killing one of them and wounding five, police reported. A police spokesman said guerrillas of Arafat's Fatah, the PLO's largest action, battled about 20 Abu Nidal refufighters at the Ein gee camp. The battle lasted about an hour. SIDON, Lebanon (AP) It's easy to qualify for an FHA Title I Home Loan. Improvement has low cost, low interest loans available right now, for just about any home to adding a room. There are no appraisal, loan or recording fees project "From painting a wall, Kev Bank" are low, it's easy to qualify. to pav And because the income requirements Title I Home Improvement loan, FHA an So come see us today about getting femihCSteSnL The ministers will also decide whether to cool relations with the Soviet Union to protest its repression of the independence drive in the three Baltic republics. The EC members were poised to put on hold a technical assistance program of $540 million, officials said. member nations, still smarting beat this frigid winter weekend Dn the lookout for what else? crime and disorder. Did they find any? "Well, no," Belov said, chuckling, then regaining his compo-- , sure. "But we're here just in case." The patrol accompanied by a was pack of foreign journalists met by skewed glances, a derogatory shout, and curious stares of residents. In a country long accustomed to uniformed authorities on its streets, the patrol added a The trading bloc bans imports of iron, steel and gold coins from South Africa. At a December summit in Rome, the EC nations lifted a ban on new investment in South Africa to reward de Klerk's earlier reforms. BRUSSELS, Foreip ministers Americas neighborhood bar g2BANK 07f government as saying that the hardest hit areas were the border provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and Badakhshan. All three provinces are controlled by the guerrillas. Speaking on South Africa, Danish Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jense- n said that if the "new and very positive developments" continue, "it will only be a matter of a very short time until sanctions will be lifted." On Friday, President F.W. de Klerk of South Africa promised to repeal the last major laws enforcing apartheid, that country's system of racial separation. "We welcome his statement," said Collins. "It shows how coura- t Pyi '11 Hans-Dietric- m order, including prospects for broad Mideast peace talks. Genscher said Sunday that a new Middle East order should be based on renunciation of force, disarmament and cooperation, the recognition of .Israel, and the Palestinians' right of is." geous he Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to push the ecoimposed was expected today. of Britain was expected other EC nations to end nomic sanctions the group in 1986. No final decision Winnie Mandela relaxed as trial starts JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Defense lawyers demand(AP) ed today that kidnapping and assault charges against Winnie Manbe dela and three dropped because prosecutors failed to provide enough details to back up their case. State prosecutors asked for and were given until Tuesday to react to defense requests to quash the various charges. Defense lawyers charged the state failed to meet its legal obligation to detail the charges. Mrs. Mandela emerged smiling from the courtroom with her husband, African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, as supporters cheered and chanted her name. A beaming Mrs. Mandela shot her clenched fist into the air as she and her husband were mobbed by admirers. State prosecutors allege four youths were taken to Mrs. Mandela's home and beaten in December, 1988. The youngest youth, Stompei Seipei, was killed. The youths were abducted be cause they were accused of having sexual relations with a white Methodist minister and Seipei was suspected of being a police spy, according to prosecution charges. Jerry Richardson, head of Mrs. Mandela's disbanded bodyguard, the Mandela United Football Club, was convicted of murder in the case and is appealing a death sentence. A judge has ruled Mrs. Mandela was present during the assault. Mrs. Mandela has said she is innocent. Dressed in a yellow and blue plaid jacket and dark skirt today, she appeared relaxed and confident as she sat in the courtroom. Four former Mandela bodyguards who were failed to appear for the trial today and warrants were issued for their arrest. Appearing with Mrs. Mandela were three other defendants Johan Morgan, Xoliswa Felati and her daughter, Mompumelelo Felati. Lawyers for Mrs. Mandela and the three separately made motions for various charges Haw. it V - VJ -- ' 1 ' Winnie Mandela to be dropped, saying the prosecution neglected to meet its obligation to answer pre-triquestions. George Bizos, the main lawyer for Mrs. Mandela, asked that the kidnapping charges against his client to be dismissed. al latest vacation hotspot? Try Chernobyl Seeking Ukrainian the Kievturist The that the offiMOSCOW (AP) cials have a new idea for tourists bored with the same dumb lap, lap, lap of wavelets on a Caribbean shore: a visit to the contamination zone around the Chernobyl nuclear ' plant. According to official statistics, 31 people died when one of the four Chernobyl reactors exploded in April 1986. But the head of a Ukrainian legislative commission catastrophe investigated has said the actual toll was over 500. a According to Sunday's Pravda newspaper, trips for foreign and Soviet tourists will begin and end with Geiger counter tests to check the visitors' exposure to radiation. If treatment at a radiological medical center is needed, it will be provided "at no extra charge," the newspaper said. Komso-molskay- itinerary of tour company will include the city of Chernobyl, a radioactive waste dump at Kopachi, and the concrete "sarcophagus" built around the reactor, the paper said. blown-u- p Visitors will also see the town of Slavutich, home to thousands of workers who still operate three reactors at the Chernobyl complex, the report said. 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The European Parliament already suspended discussion of a $1 billion food aid program until the end of the month. h However, Foreign Minister Genscher of Germany said Sunday that despite the current Soviet turmoil, the "basis of long-terand increasingly close cooperation with the Soviet Union must not be abandoned, much less destroyed." In their discussions on political alignments, the EC ministers are looking at the possible post-wa- r 0 |