Show S:a"cJa'd-am an ner Ttesday February 16 1SS3 7A World Waldheim vows to fight ‘slanders’ Wehrmacht — or a man who for decades of his life worked VIENNA Austria (AP) — President Kurt Waldheim dismissed a rising chorus of calls for his resignation by saying he would “not retreat in the face of slanders hateful demonstrations and wholesale condemnations" for justice peace" In a nationally televised six-ye- 1 ar ders hateful demonstrations and wholesale condemnations" Waldheim won 536 percent of the vote in a runoff Calls for Waldheim’s resigna- tion including street demonstrations have increased since the report was issued In an interview for ABC-TV“Nightline" program te 202-pag- ’ and He said resigning would be against the wishes of those who elected him Waldheim said a “convincing majority" had elected him to a term in June 1986 and added “A head of state must not retreat in the face of slan- speech uii Monday Waldheim said his conscience was clear about his wartime conduct and he appealed for the trust of “you my dear Austrians" and for national unity But by reiterating his refusal to quit in the speech the president appeared certain to deepen divisions in Austria caused by a report by a panel of ' international historians on his wartime past e In the report issued last week the six historians questioned Waldheim’s moral integrity saying he was “in close proximity” to Nazi atroci- ties during World War II and did nothing to stop them r tolerance ’s Associated Austrian President Kurt Waldheim prepares to make tional television address which effectively forbids him to enter the United States Walheim a former UN admitted in secretary-generhe might that Monday’s speech have erred in not discussing his past as a German army lieutenant in the Balkans from 1942 to 1945 But he insisted he had never tried to conceal it and had “a clear conscience” Without giving specifics he told Austria’s 75 million citizen Though the panel said it found no evidence Waldheim had committed war crimes it concluded he tried to cover up his involvement in World War II which was disclosed nearly two years ago during the presidential campaign The government appointed the panel at Waldheim’s request after the United States put him on a list of undesirable aliens al 9 Press na- that “parts of the report do not correspond to the facts but are built on presumptions and hypotheses For that reason the conclusions drawn cannot be upheld" Waldheim 69 appealed both to World War II compatriots and those too young to know “the horrors of this war” to judge for themselves whether “your president is the distorted picture of this officer of the broadcast early today Wald- heim said his military service in Hitler’s army was a common experience for Austrians “If one pretends that I was lying because I did not give all the details of my military career right from the beginning this is not something that I can accept” he said Socialist politicians who opposed Waldheim’s election as titular head of state were swift to condemn the speech But the president’s conservative backers in the People’s Party lauded the performance Peace advocate killed by radical Sinhalese COLOMBO Sri Lanka (AP) — A powerful Sinhalese politician er small leftist groups The popular film star was killed with a submachine gun while talking to several people in ’the ard of his home in Polhen-god- a four miles east of Colombo police said Another man was injured by the gunfire Kumaranatunga’s body was sprawled under a mango tree with a bullet hole through an appointment book he was earning witnesses said Relatives said he w as about to leave for a luncheon at the American Embassy Hundreds of people gathered at Kumaranatunga’s home and Co- and popular actor who was expected to run for president was assassinated at his home today a day after his political alliance condemned recent killings by radical Sinhalese nationalists Senior police officials blamed the death of Vijaja Kumarana-tung- a on the outlawed People’s Liberation Front an Sinhalese group Kumaranatunga 43 led the Sri Lankan Mahajana (People's) Party and was expected to run as a candidate for president with the backing of his party and two oth ultra-nationali- st lombo General Hospital iAMBifmar 20 OFF ANY DOUBLE DOOR STOVE CAST DOOR STOVE Reg $85403 683 FREE ETCHED GLASS $4900 value RASMUSSEN’S SINCE 1955 -62- 1-6173- 1925 Wall Ave Ogden Ut PLO threatening to avenge deaths - NICOSIA Cyprus (AP) — The pursued since Arafat took over its PLO today threatened to attack leadership in 1969 Israeli targets around the world to An official at the PLO office in avenge the killing of three guerril- Nicosia said today: “There are alla commanders and the bombing ternatives We are not desperate” of a ferry being readied for a pro- when asked what the PLO test voyage by Palestinian depor- planned to do after the explosion tees that crippled the Sol Phryne The Palestine Liberation OrgaThe official who spoke on connization has blamed Israel for the dition of anonymity would not slayings on Sunday and the ex- say whether the PLO has found plosion aboard the Sol Phryne another boat to charter for the 130 deportees and hundreds of ferry pn Monday “Israel knows that the PLO is sympathizers and reporters who The blood of planned to go on the voyage to not handcuffed our martyrs will not go unav- protest the deportation of Palesenged” said a statement issued in tinians from the occupied West Nicosia Bank and Gaza Strip The PLO officers — Col Mar-wa-n The PLO had tried to launch Lt Col the voyage from Greece but it Kayyali Mohammed Sultan and Lt Col was repeatedly delayed reportedMohammed Buheis — were ly under Israeli pressure killed in a car bombing in LimasThe deportees sympathizers sol on Cyprus’ southern coast and reporters were taken in buses apparently after arranging the sale to Athens airport Monday and of the Cypriot ship to a were told they would be flown to firm for the to board the boat After “Ship of Return” voyage to Israel Cyprus news of the blast reached Athens “We had adhered to the Cairo their hotels Declaration to halt military most returned to in Nicoofficial PLO Another operations against enemy targets sia disclosed that the had outside the borders of our counsold which was ferry said try (Israel)” the statement “It is not logical or possible for Saturday only a few days before it the halt to continue unilaterally was to be auctioned had a hole This is a double-edge- d weapon” blown in it by “an underwater blast caused by a mine that was it added PLO chief Yasser Arafat de- stuck probably by frogmen onto clared during a visit to the Egyp- the vessel It was attached to a tian capital of Cairo in 1985 that time fuse" his guerrillas would restrict their The boat was supposed to sail conflict to the Israeli port of Haifa but attacks in the to targets inside Israel and halt Israeli officials have said they will terrorist attacks on Israelis refuse to let the vessel enter their abroad — a policy the PLO had waters i PLO-af-filiat- so-call- ed Arab-Israe- li ' vr tr! 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