European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday february 22, 1986 finding something to cry about is full time Job Tor London Man by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich Oyez Oyez.  that pronouncement Given on the heels of the resounding Clang of a heavy brass Bell precedes proclamations announced by aide Howard the offi Cial town crier for London and toastmaster for the Royal family. Howard s duties arc More ceremonial than those of his ancestors who have held the position fur five generations. He says the crier s role now is More of u Goodwill ambassador and Public relations Man Tor England than newscaster for the City of London. In that capacity he is in Munich this week to help promote the British travel fair which ends a i it . Sunday at the Kunstl Cromus. Upon learning that there was an american Cavern in town he decided to drop in for a visit unannounced and completely decked out in his official costume with Bell in hand. After clanging his  into cafes Europe Headquarters he was taken to Munich High school to visit students. Howard still Spry at 73, says people should Mil confuse his Job with the one often depicted in movies and cartoons of a Man going around in the Middle of the night ringing a Bell and shouting. All is  if somebody came Down my Street at 12 o clock in the night ringing a Bell and shouting All would Noi be so  Howard said. In a Lime before newspapers and television i would be the newscaster for the City. I would shout announcements of local news and official proclamations from the  with obvious Pride he said he has made every official Royal proclamation in London except one since he As the eldest of 13 children took Over for his father in 1946. His grandson most Likely ill succeed him when he retires he said. His routine is very formal and often is performed before Heads of stale but he makes it seem less so with his Jovial manner. It is a Job. However that lakes a lot of work. De pending on the occasion he dons one of three specially designed and prepared uniforms. Emblazoned on the uniforms each the same except for color is an intricate design that he embroidered based on a 17th Century design. It look about 1,500 hours of stitching to com plete he said. I would t recommend switch cry to  his position also involves travel and lots of it. Where the Royal family goes so goes the town crier. Since 1946, i be made 72 trips to the United slates and visited 369 cities Howard said. His most recent trip to the United states occurred last year during a promotional tour for British products sport Sas Otolo by Clodfe Bowden London town crier aide Llo wird. I be made 72 trips to the United Stales ored by . Penn co. The whirlwind tour included visits 10 five slates and More than 100 shopping malls. While at Munich High school. Howard answered questions from students. In one class he was asked if he spoke Cockney to which he gave an incomprehensible description of his club Hes. He then gave a Quick lesson in understanding the heavily accented dialect of London s East a and. Another student asked his age. To which he replied with a Grin old As me Tongue and a Little bit older than me  Howard also visited Munich  on Fri Day. Perjury probe begins against Kohl in connection with bribery scandal Bonn up a Public prosecutor notified the bundestag lower House of parliament Friday that he started a perjury investigation against Chancellor Helmut Kohl who is alleged to have lied to a state commission probing a huge slush fund and corruption  investigation posed no immediate threat to Kohl s leadership but it sent Shock Waves through his troubled right of Center coalition and is a damaging embarrassment Only 12 months ahead of National  spokesman for Kohl confirmed Friday that the Koblenz Public prosecutor sent a letter to bundestag presi Dent Philipp Jenninger notifying him in routine fashion that he started an investigation of the complaint mad against Kohl. Chief government spokesman Friedholm Ost said a cop of the letter was passed to the chancellery but that Kohl was not  views the proceedings with Calm and Confidence Ost replied to a Battery of questions on the Issue at Aroutine news conference. The complaint was filed by leading Green party Mem Ber and West Berlin lawyer Otto Schily. It alleges in part that Kohl lied june is 198s, to arh Inland Pfalz state commission in Mainz looking into the flick bribery and corruption  if he knew about allegations political contributions were passed to his Christian Democrat party through front organization in Koblenz Kohl gave the committee a categorical  three months later the Chancellor wrote the committee that he had indeed known the organization was passing his parly funds. The illegal contributions Date from the 1969-76 period when Kohl was party Boss in the state before he came to Bonn. Kohl has kept silent on the specifics of the charge which alleges non oath perjury since Kohl s testimony had not been sworn. In an interview last week. Kohl brushed the charge and any thought of resignation aside. This is the opening of an unrivalled mud slinging ses Sion in 1987 elections Kohl said. The Mainz commission was probing the huge corruption slush fund and bribery scandal in which the giant flick holding company is alleged to have paid out millions of dollars to officials and political parties to obtain a Mas Sive tax break in the late 1970s. As a result of that scandal prosecutors and state authorities have looked closely at political contributions made during the period Many of which were routed Ille Gally through laundry organizations to avoid tax. The flick scandal has already claimed two victims closet Kohl. Economic minister Otto Lamsdorff resigned when he was charged with accepting flick bribes in 1984jenninger s predecessor As bundestag president Rainer Barzel was likewise forced to resign in october 1984 yhc1 ". Caused of accepting flick  s trial is under Way. World today tallest Man in Germany who was 7 foot 9 inches Dies Hamburg up Germany s tallest Man 7 feet9 inches in size 58 shoes has died in a South German Hospital and had to be buried in an outsize Oak coffin in especially enlarged grave Bild newspaper said. Walter Straub a 61-year old former circus Clown who weighed 276 pounds was almost crippled because of the pressure on his joints and Bones. Straub s 72-year-old dentist brother. Eugun. Said Straub had to have his shoes handmade along with his suits which needed seven Yards of cloth. French president launches european anti cancer Campaign Paris a president Francois Mitterrand Hai launched a Europe wide anti cancer Campaign an attempt 10 Pool the work of 3,000 researchers working in the euro Pean Community s 12 member countries in the fight against the terrifying disease. Europe against cancer that is the object of our work the French president told 1 2 cancer specialists at the presidential Palace As they began their  than i million victims in Europe each year 3,000 researchers in the 12 countries of the european Community it is a matter of mobilizing Europe in a great project he  first presented the idea of a joint european project at the common Market Summit in Milan Italy last june. Japanese scholarship fund to Honor Christa Mcauliffe Tokyo a the head of the science and technology Agency plans to raise j 1 00.000 in Japan for a scholarship fund to commemorate Christa Mcauliffe to american teacher killed in the explosion of the space shuttle challenger Agency officials said. Masahiro Kawasaki an official of the Agency s re search coordination Bureau quoted director general Yohei Kono As saying the scholarship was intended to express the sentiments of the japanese who share sorrow with the  the Money to be collected from japanese individuals companies and organizations will be sent As Early u possible to Concord High school in Concord ,where Mcauliffe taught Kawasaki said. Mcauliffe selected As the first private citizen to go int space was one of the seven Crew members killed in the explosion shortly after the challenger lifted off from  space Center in Florida on Jan. 28. West berliners lose fight against British firing Range London a two West berliners have lost their latest bid to sue Britain Over anticipated noise from a British army machine gun Range near the Berlin Wall. The Appeal court in London upheld a lower court Rul ing that the foreign Secretary. Sir Geoffrey Howe bad validly blocked a lawsuit against the British government Over the firing Range at the Little used gatow Airport. Gunter Traunik 64, and Louise Reimelt 69, have Bee trying since 1983 to Stop the British army from establish ing a firing Range near their Homes. They contend the tiring Range which was completed last year would cause excessive noise and thereby damage the health of about100 people who live nearby the West berliners sought to bring suit in Britain aftera West Berlin court refused to hear their Case on the grounds it had no jurisdiction. India bans movie rambo says it s too anti soviet Nadia a India As hit rambo because of what it " vietnamese the  the the Tenil to  by the agitation committee , banned right Anna Dani regional officer of the censor Board said fore in n � "i"1"8 of Friend a lations with a Emral & is 1u�tin? from he rules of india1 ventral Board of film certification. 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