European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday july 30, 1978 tribulations of Franco belgian Village complications Border on madness la Fla Engrie France a mayor Maurice Delbove needs signatures from the French president and the King of Belgium just to put up a Stop sign at the main intersection Here. The european economic Community May talk grandly of erasing Borders. But the 208 residents of this Village where the tortuous Franco belgian Frontier passes five times find straddling nations still poses problems. Take the mailman Ren Roucloux. He lives on the French Side of the Street. Each visit to his Mother is an International Jour Ney. She lives on the belgian Side of his Street. And then there s the Stop sign. Delbove recently decided to put it up at la Flamon Grid s main crossroad which lies exactly on the Frontier. Police said that since the Road ran through dead land belonging to both coun tries or perhaps neither the mayor would need written authorization from Val Ery Giscard d Estwing and King Baudouin the Heads of state of France and Belgium. Delbove says he is still waiting for the documents. We used to have customs officers and passport controllers right in the Middle of town says Delbove. A Farmer for instance could not take f. His milk across the Street to be turned into cheese unless he paid customs."1 since 1962, when the dec abolished i. Travel restrictions and customs Between France and Belgium la Fla Engrie has relaxed somewhat. But cars that used to slow Down for Frontier checks now Roar through unhindered and accidents have increased. Hence the need for a Stop sign. Fifty eight Stone markers still Dot the Village hardly noticed by passersby. Some Bear the Fleur de Lys Symbol of the bygone Bourbon Era on one Side and on the other Side the double Eagle of the austrian Empire which ruled Belgium two centuries ago. Roucloux has organized an exhibition for the 300th anniversary of la Fla Engrie s existence. In the trunk of his car he had old sheepskin sleeping bags used by customs officers a Frontier guard s decaying uni v form a painting of a customs Man frisking the thick skirted legs of a  the villagers could move fairly freely the authorities recognizing their special circumstances. But the German occupiers of world War ii stuck to the Book making everyone show his passport each time he crossed the Street Between coun tries. Hie Maginot line France s vaunted but useless defense line against Hitler s army. Ran through la Fla Engrie s Fields. The bunkers Are still there reaching out of Fields of wheat like prehistoric monsters. Attempts have been made to straighten out the Border by exchanging plots of land. But these arrangements always seemed to Carter plans to tour tobacco warehouse Washington a president car Ter will tour a tobacco warehouse in Wil son nx., and attend a democratic party rally there on aug. 5, the while House said. Carter also will visit new York City aug. 8 to sign a financial Aid Bill for the City said Rex Granum. Deputy Whitehouse press Secretary. Carter will go to Norfolk a. To com Mission the Cruiser Mississippi and then will travel to Wilson to attend a rally lunch with democratic candidates and officials and tour the tobacco warehouse. Granum said the visit to North Carolina was requested by Senate candidate John Ingram. He said that since tobacco is the economic mainstay of North Carolina it is appropriate that Carter should Lour the warehouse. Leave matters More complicated. Why Don t the two governments get to Gether to sort it out Del Bevc casts a mocking glance in the direction of Paris,110 Miles South then toward Brussels 55 Miles East. He says hell be Happy enough to get that Stop sign authorized. Wars tend to Divide cities into hostile halves As in Jerusalem Beirut or Berlin. In la Fla Engrie War has brought the 110 frenchmen and 98 belgians together for they have often faced a common enemy. We have always gotten along very Well said the mayor. Of course during the tour de France bicycle race the French Back a Frenchman the belgians Back a belgian. We even Tell ethnic jokes about each other but always in Good Spir  the municipality recently wrote to the european parliament in Sara Boari France proposing la Fla Engrie. Art Symbol of Continental  through a complicated arrange natives of la Fla Engrie can have nationality. My Mother is belgian Grandfather was French his wife wat Gian. And i became  says Cox. Get it no neither do i but can we do the Prince defers to the Queen Prince Phillip strikes a stiff pose As he Elizabeth ii. The Royal couple was on a visit to some of the province  Back in the limousine beside Queen tour of Regina Saskatchewan during a Canada. App att 20 Hurt As India rioters protest plan to rename school after untouchable new Delhi India a rioting Stu dents protesting a plan to rename a state University after an untouchable Leader have set fire to trains and buses near Aurangabad West India according to report reaching Here saturday. Violent clashes with police Friday left at least 20 persons injured including four officers the reports said. The disturbances were triggered on thursday by a move to rename Maratha Wada University of Aurangabad about 190 Miles East of Bombay the or. Bhim Rao r. Ambo dear University honouring the late Cabinet minister and Leader of India s in concorde loses $32 million London a British airways i seeking to get the government to under write its losses on operations of the super sonic Anglo French concorde jetliner the airlines chairman has announced. Sir Frank Mcfadzean disclosed that talks with the government arc under Way at a news conference after a released an annual report citing 17 million pounds $32.3 million in losses on operations of it five concorde for 1977-78. Touchable Community. On Friday students attacked Banks and a Post office cutting Down Telephone wires. Shops and bazaars closed at the Start of rioting. Amb Edkar Law minister in prime minis Ter Jawaharlal Nehru s first Cabinet is considered the prime architect of the Indi belgian gis cops hold demonstration Brussels Belgium a about i 000 belgian career soldiers and state police demonstrated against the government plan to squeeze their social benefits mainly pensions. Faced with a budget deficit of close to 100 billion francs $3 billion stagnating Economy and rising unemployment the government is Rushing through parliament a so called anti crisis Law aimed at Cut Ting expenses All around. The military and policemen claim their Tough jobs and duties Are not sufficiently recognized and paid. They oppose and squeeze in their already too Imle Socia benefits. An Constitution. He encouraged milk wry fellow untouchables to convert to buddhism As a Way to escape persecution in High caste hindus. Amb Edkar died in 1� protesting the planned name rampaging mobs set ablaze several Obj in mucked a nearby town and attack mfg squad of police injuring four of them another town the House of a former Teg later was burned Down. No deaths have been reported of it tit. The incidents in and around ar"a8s however separate incidents earlier. Week left at least 14 persons including eral untouchables dead in South  flared in vill Puram Tig Nadu state after a High caste hindu Ujj keeper molested the wife of an Able truck Driver. T " clashes High and Low caste communities considerable attention in the press. Police were called in and threw a around the Village. Reports now Saf Lias been , a nonpartisan members of parliament who Peables will visit the strife torn Villa by the situation it was announced