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...scandal looms as Bonn admits there is truth in U. S. charges. -- Should the U. S. pressure Israel to join Middle East peace talks? The leaders of Egypt and Jordan think so. -- Japan mourns the death of Emperor Hirohito. But a flap over who will attend his funeral suggests that some World War II wounds are not fully healed...
...German company until Washington backed up its charges with solid evidence. What mystified the Administration was why West German officials stoutly denied the charges when the country's own intelligence agency had offered them evidence of Imhausen-Chemie's complicity as early as last October. Whatever the reason for Bonn's foot-dragging, the U.S. welcomed the change of tune. "The objective now is to let the Germans climb down without further embarrassment," said a senior White House official. "We want to prevent further shipment of German equipment and further participation of German personnel. We're persuaded that without them...
...NICE GUY. Later this year West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will launch a program to refurbish U.S. military bases and improve community relations with American troops in the Federal Republic. Why is Kohl playing Mr. Nice Guy? Bonn sources say he is concerned that shabby barracks and lack of contact with German civilians can turn G.I.s into ambassadors of ill will when they return home. He also hopes to head off any "German bashing" by Bush over Bonn's contributions to its own defense...
London: Christopher Ogden, Anne Constable Paris: Christopher Redman, Margot Hornblower European Economic Correspondent: Adam Zagorin Bonn: James O. Jackson Rome: Cathy Booth Eastern Europe: Kenneth W. Banta Moscow: John Kohan, Ann Blackman Jerusalem: Jon D. Hull Cairo: Dean Fischer, David S. Jackson Nairobi: James Wilde Johannesburg: Bruce W. Nelan New Delhi: Edward W. Desmond Bangkok: Ross H. Munro Beijing: Sandra Burton Hong Kong: William Stewart, Jay Branegan Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Seiichi Kanise, Kumiko Makihara Central America: John Moody Mexico City: John Borrell Rio de Janeiro: Laura Lopez
Scarcely a country on earth has been spared the scourge. From the festering industrial landfills of Bonn to the waste-choked sewage drains of Calcutta, the trashing goes on. A poisonous chemical soup, the product of coal mines and metal smelters, roils Polish waters in the Bay of Gdansk. Hong Kong, with 5.7 million people and 49,000 factories within its 400 sq. mi., dumps 1,000 tons of plastic a day -- triple the amount thrown away in London. Stinking garbage and human excrement despoils Thailand's majestic River of Kings. Man's effluent is more than an assault...