European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19, 1978 r London s cob Drivers halt traffic by Thomas l. Friedman London up there was no prob Lem finding a taxi outside prime minister Callaghan s Home sunday. An estimated 1,500 London cabbie turned the blocks around Callaghan s no. 10 Downing Street residence into a sea of Lack taxis As part of a demonstration for an increase in government controlled fares. Taxi fares have been kept so Low said cabbie Alex Sheppard that even the unemployed can afford us  people can ride on the under ground and pay More than it costs to ride Acab to the same destination said Arnold Sander chairman of the London tax Drivers association organizers of the  is not Only the fare Structure that has got the Drivers upset. Government regulations require that they All buy the same Lack Leyland cab which has become world famous As the London  Only thing that has changed about the cab since the mid sixties is its  Only reason a taxi is shaped like it is said a Driver pointing to the door isso someone can get in your cab wearing a top  cabs Cost 5,500 pounds $10,450. The cabbies average about 60 pounds $114 in take Home pay a week. Although the Drivers either own or rent their own cabs their fares and licenses Are controlled by the Home  Drivers asked for a 28 percent in crease 15 months ago to cover higher fuel maintain ence and replacement costs. The government Price commission granted a 10 percent increase in 1977 and promised to study their demands and Publ the iranian town of Tabas lies in ruins after it and its surrounding Region was hit by a severe earthquake. Tabas the quake desolation in Iran epicentre of the quake suffered the loss of two thirds of its 12,000 population officials said. The quake left thousands throughout the Region dead destroying or damaging scores of towns and Vil la is. A photo to ice Rescue cracked japanese Cable photog from Sinatra guard London up police broke up a scuffle Between Frank Sinatra s Burly bodyguards and photographers at Heath Row Airport after a bodyguard grabbed photographer by the Throat. Policemen told reporters that they had to step in to protect passengers and be cause the photographers was in danger of being beaten up by Sinatra s  Sinatra ignored the scuffle. With his wife Barbara on his  he smiled and waved at passengers before boarding concorde Jet. He netted nearly half a million Dollar for his week s engagement at the Royal festival Hall but that did t earn him Access to the Airport s vip lounge. He is just an Ordinary passenger an Airport spokesman said. Bomb injures two in Naples Naples Italy a a bomb throw from a passing car against an automobile spare parts shop slightly injured two pass ers by police reported. Allies knew secrets of Hitler s West Wall Washington a Japan s Ambas Sador to Germany during world War ii unwittingly provided the allies with detailed plans of German fortifications along the coast of France Westwall seven month before the Normandy invasion according to recently released  knowing that the allies had broken the japanese secret code ambassador Hiroshi Oshima radioed a 30-Page message to Tokyo describing a two week trip he took Gandhi says she does t want to Lead India again Bordeaux France a former Indian Premier Indira Gandhi says she does t want to Lead India again if she can help it but she is sure her party will regain Power. I have the Public with me she told the Bordeaux newspaper Sud Ouess. To see the coastal fortifications in 1943. He also discussed his briefings by the German High command on How the coast would be defended. Oshima s message and a later one by a military aide providing even greater detail were both decoded by the . The documents have recently been de classified and turned Over to the National archives. The japanese ambassador also gave the allies information about Germany s secret v2 rocket. Germany s retaliation against England will come by rocket Oshima Ca bled Tokyo in 1943. He said the rocket were being developed at Peene Munde and Friedrichs Hafen information the allies had not known. Oshima s message to Tokyo on the Ger Man defense plans for France included such details As the number of divisions an men available to defend the coast. That in formation allowed the allies to revise up Ward their estimate of German forces. Ish a report. The report although completed last month has not yet been published. If any cab Driver took the License an meters off they would earn a Good living " said one cabbie but unfortunately the can t do  y the cabbies Many of whom were accompanied by their families parked their cabs All Over the area around no. 10 Down ing Street effectively blocking off All traffic in the streets Between parliament an Trafalgar Square. They then marched to the prime minis Ter s Home and submitted a petition signed by 10,000 Drivers to the duty offi cer demanding that the government Publ ish the report and act on it  have had the greatest taxi service in the world said Sander. It is  vast overdose of sleep pills killed Moon London a Rock drummer Keith Moon cooked himself a Steak breakfast ate it in bed beside his Beautiful swedish fian Cee and then took a vast overdose of sleep ing pills that killed him a Coroner s court heard monday. Westminster Coroner Gavin Thurston decided that the evidence did not justify a conclusion of suicide and returned an open ver dict. Pathologist prof. Keith Simpson testified that he found about twice the maximum Safe level of the sedative Hemi Sevirin in the blood of Moon who died sept 7 at his apart ment in London s Swank Mayfair Section. Besides that he said he found the re Mains of about 32 further Hemi Sevirin Tab lets in the 31-year-old drummer s stomach. Vast overdose the Quantity was enormous and constituted a vast overdose he told the court. There is no doubt in my mind that death was due to this massive overdose taken by Mouth and at about the same  Annette Walter lax engaged to Moon Only the Day before his death testified that her Long time Boyfriend sometimes exceeded prescribed doses of sleeping pills but he would not take m Ore than he knew was Safe. Moon s own doctor or. Geoffrey Dymond said he had warned Moon about Tak ing too Many of the pills but added that the drummer was in excellent health and usually very cheerful. Walter lax 23, said the night of their engagement she and the notoriously wild drummer of the who Rock group attended party and film show. Fiancee s testimony after we had supper i knew he had taken some sleeping tablets she testified in a near whisper. At 7.30 . He woke and tried not to Wake me. He wanted to make himself something to eat. He had the Steak. We had a very Light supper the evening be fore and it was not unusual for him to makeup hungry. He ate the Steak in bed and i waited for him to finish and then took the tray out to the Kitchen. When i came Back he was fast asleep again. I did not actually see him take any More  Walter lax said she then went to sleep on sofa because Moon was snoring loudly. I woke up at about 3 40 in the afternoon and told the maid to be quiet she said. I went to the bedroom. I could not hear any noise so i went closer to see if everything was All right. When i could not hear any breathing i tried to feel his heartbeat. But could not feel any  Philippines top officer says 2,500 drummed out Manila a the Philippines " top military officer says martial Law authorities have drummed out of the service Al most 2,500 officers and enlisted men for murder rape kidnapping and other crimes mostly against civilians