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Iran bans Germany again
from book fairs in Tehran
WORLD
NICOSIA. Cyprus (AP) - Iran has again
banned Carman publishers from attending in
ternational txiok fairs in 1 ehran because Car
many burred Iranian publishers over the con
demnation of Salman Rushdie.
Sabah Zanganeh, deputy minister of culture
and Islamic guidance, made the announcement Miminy. Iran s om
( ial Islamic Republic News Agency said in a dispatch monitored in
Nicosia
After the late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Kuhollah Khomeini
issued a death sentence against Rushdie for his book The Sntnnii:
Versos, Iranian publishers were prohibited from the Frankfurt Hook
fair in 1‘1B9 and l'tdo
Iran reciprocated with a ban on German publishers
This year Iranian publishers were invited bat k to the Frankfurt
exhibition, to begin Oct H. but the invitations were withdrawn last
week.
Organizers said German publishers objected to the continued
death threat against Ri_hdie, whose hook KhomeiniCalled blas
phemous to Islam.
Zanganeh blamed "Zionist pressures" on the Frankfurt exhibi
tion. the news agency said.
He said eight leading book publishers, in addition to a small
group of other publishers, were to display their books at the Iranian
pavilion in Frankfurt
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS
Storm forces ferry to lay at anchor for 30 hours
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — For anyone who's ever been
stuck in a stalled train or a traffic Jam, consider the case of
the 570 travelers atioard tile unhappy ferry Felicity, which
docked Sunday evening at Ireland's Rosslare Harbor,
A storm forced the ferry to lay at anchor off Ireland's coast
since Saturday morning, turning a quick :t -hour trip from
Fishguard, Wales — just 65 miles away — into 30 hours of
waiting in pitching seas and gale-force winds.
The Stena Sealink line and passengers said many of the
people aboard whiled away the hours dancing to music pro
vided bv the ship's musicians
One weary passenger leaving the ship at Rosslare said: "It
was a long haul. But after a while most people decided to sit
buck and make the best of it."
"We were treated well by Sealink There was plenty of
food and drink, stacks of films to watch and music to dance
bv for anyone who had enough energy."
P.issenger Frank McCoy, however, called the trip "an un
mitigated purgatory, cooped up with mad musicians, one
armed bandits, dintxilica! food and the stench of vomit," ac
cording to tiio Times of London.
President Mobuto chooses leader despite threats
KINSHASA, Zaire — President Mobutu Sese Seko and his
opponents chose an opposition louder as prime) minister Sun
day despite throats by government critir.s to kill the new min
ister if Mobutu remained in power.
Ktienne Tshisekedi, leader of the Union for Democracy and
Social Progress, was selected to form the so-called govern
ment of national crisis, unconfirmed French media reports
said.
The appointment, which was widely expected, remains to
be approved by a national conference of political leaders that
will convene on Tuesday, the reports said.
It was not clear what role Mobutu would play in a new
government or what powers Tshisekedi would have as prime
minister
Murlier. ulxiut 20 opponents of Mobutu forced their way
into his marble palace and disrupted the nine hours of talks
aimed at keeping this vast country from slipping further into
chaos.
The group told reporters that they would kill Tshisekedi,
5H. and other opposition leaders if they agreed to form a coa
lition government with Mobutu remaining even us u figure
head.
The scene demonstrated Mobutu's loss of control since un
paid soldiers mutinied a week ago, pillaging Kinshasa and
other cities in this sprawling Central African country of :t0
million people.
Bush's announcement surprises military
1 RANK1UR1 . Germany (AP) Thu American military in
Europe seems to have boon surprised as much as anyone by
President Hush's decision to reduce the U.S arsenal of nuclei
ar weapons
U S military officers contacted in Germany and Britain
over the weekend said they still were awaiting word from
Washington about specifics on how their missions would be
affected by Bush's announcement Friday night.
American military units reported they continued to operate
as in the past, even as some intercontinental missiles and B
52 units in the United State's were taken off alert for the first
time in decades
Asked how U.S. military units in Europe will be affected
by Bush's plans, Maj. Freda Brume, a spokeswoman for the
U.S European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, said "I
don’t have anything on this."
She said the command had been operating normally seven
days a week "and the topic of removing short-range nuclear
missiles from Europe hasn't yet been mentioned."