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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday june 20, 1986 world today italian Trade office worker in Athens injured by bomb Athens Greece a a bomb exploded thurs Day outside an italian Trade office in Centra Athens slightly injuring one employee police said. Soon . Bomb disposal experts removed a suspicious hug from the italian consulate in a Orcsi Denitia District of he capita3 police spokesman who declined la be identified said. The police spokesman said inc explosion occurred in corridor outside the finh floor offices of the italian Cham Ber of Commerce. He said a starch was under Way for another bomb reportedly left in the building. The injured employee was struck by a tailing Book Case four other members of the chamber staff were uninjured the spokesman said. No extremist group immediately chimed responsibility for the attack. Parliament replaces soviet vice president Moscow a the oldest Man in the soviet leadership 85-year-old vice president Vasity v. Kuz no Lvov was retired wednesday and replaced by Cul Ture minister Pyotr n. De Michev. The change was announced at a session of the supreme soviet the National parliament. It convened one of ils Semi annual sessions in the presence of communist party chief Mikhail s. Gorbachev and Othef Kremlin leaders photo resembling a mechanical dragonfly the soar Fly a military robot surveillance Sis Tom hours near Trees in a photo released by the manufacturer. The Craft will be exhibited at the British army equipment exhibition next trek at Aldershot England. The maker says it is also an attack aircraft Toast to Bernstein in Paris brings out Broadway s Best Paris a it was a show of love a taste of Broadway s Best and a Toast to the musical talents of american musical wizard Leonard Bernstein All rolled into one. Some two dozen of the world s Best known musical artists joined hands on wednesday Ai Paris theatre Derond Point to Honor the 67-year-old Maestro at a Star studded gala benefiting inc Paris american Center a non prom organization dedicated to fostering cultural Exchange. Presided Over by american film Star Lauren Bacall and French actor Jean Louis Barrault the Soiree Fea tured famous selections from Bernstein s Broadway repertoire. They included wrong note rag and carried away performed by Bernstein s old friends and collaborators belly Comdon and Adolf Green and "1 can Cook too Sung by Phyllis Newman. American opera stars Julia miseries Johnson Kur Tollmann Mark Thomson Louise Edeiken and lire members of the Harvard Krok Odilona singing group Drew wild applause with their rendition of selections from West Side  Bernstein was joined by his three children who look the stage to perform four original pieces laced with family jokes and written especially for the occasion by daughter Jamie Bernstein Thomas. Visibly moved by their performance his face awash with tears Bernstein rushed onto the Ilage 10 hug them. "1 could t believe it such perfect Harmony without so much As the Strum of 8 Banjo Oft stage to keep themon key Bernstein said after the show adding he had been totally unaware of their plans. American conductor and Bernstein protege Michael Barrett led the or chesire National de France for in evening with soloists including cellist Mischa Mai sky and French flautist Jean Pierre Kampala. The program also featured selections fro Bernstein s serious repertoire including mass and Halil a piece he wrote Honor ing a Young israeli Soldier killed in the 1973 War. Bernstein ebullient As Everand reminiscing with the dozens of Well wishers who gathered afterwards at the american embassy said he was delighted by the tribute and relieved not to have had to pick up the Baton. What a Joy what a pleasure to come to pans and not have to go to rehearsals he said. Atm Sld Vou in Mai j he afternoon wandering around the louvre i went to tee the Mona Lisa to see who was behind her pinching Herto gel that smile and Well what a Surprise to see such elaborate Security systems protecting her he said. For Steven Wadswoth a bpm Stein Lyric cite who put together the program Lenny truly enjoyed us family atmosphere Rotthe evening. If there s one thing Lenny loves it s the spotlight and no one loves it More than he. But there s one thing he loves More and that s people. This was an evening for his musical  Ontario doctors threaten wider strike Toronto up an estimated 11,000 doctors across Ontario Canada s most populous province entered the eighth Day Ofa strike thursday threatening to shut Down entire hospitals and promising More Emer gency Ward closings in a fee dispute with the govern ment. Well do whatever we have to do or. Richard Railton president of the Ontario medical association warned after the group s 250-rnember governing coun cil voted wednesday to continue the protest against proposed Laws that would punish doctors whose fees exceed those set by Public health insurance. The medical association estimated More than 75 percent of its 15,000 member physicians have joined the strike since it began last thursday closing private offices and cancelling an estimated 90 percent of non can Regency surgery. At least 11 Hospital emergency wards were closed in Ontario wednesday and the Council voted to continue the shutdowns on a routing basis. Quillon said the Council did not decide on further action but he did not Rule out the possibility that doctors could Force full closures of hospitals particularly intensive care units. None of that can be ruled out he said. There is a Broad spectrum of feelings and j ust Tike any other group there Art Hawks and  he said closing emergency departments a tactic started last week was having a tremendous a Tecl on the government we Are not attacking the patients directly Raillon added the Only Way we can get to the government it through the people of  doctor who earn about 161,000 . A year. A the fight is Over professional Freedom and nol Money  
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