European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 28 news Grid s 240 arrested at Offutt Offutt fab neb. F a Aboul 240 peo Pic including members of the great peace March were detained sunday for trespassing on Offut fab during a peaceful prompt by about500 demonstrators. Officials said about 240 people crossed a while line at the Bellevue Gate constituting unauthorized entry into the military base South of Omaha. The peace marchers promoting disarmament left Las Angeles on March i and Hope to arrive in Washington d.c.,on nov. 15. 2 polish athletes defect Copenhagen Denmark a two polish athletes on a Friendship tour of Denmark have asked for political Asylum police said sunday. A police spokesman said the two Ages is and 19, contacted police Friday. He refused to identify the pair. A third  the 2s-Man group from the polish City of Gdynia disappeared saturday from the Aalborg Hostel where the athletes were staying and has not been heard from since the spokesman said. Collapses on 2,000 Werkl Tyg lit. A a sudden blast of wind Coll apm i enter aim Cut Irnel filled wit about 2,000 Peom Uday night injuring about 20 people police  officials Saib Shtil people were treated and released. About a dozen other people  on the grounds of the Wheeling family the suburb Northwest of Chicago. 8 finish Freedom flight Austin Texas api eight people have completed an around the world flight in four propeller driven air planes after slopping in i cities where they planted Texas and South Australia flags to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their Independence. The flags of Freedom flight sanctioned by the Texas  commission re turned sunday. 26 Days after the single engine planes took off said Preston Clark a Texas aeronautics commission spokesman. Fountain suspects nabbed Rome a thousands of coins tossed into Trevi Fountain by visitors hoping for & mum Loromer have been pocketed by thieves who go fish ing there at night police said sunday. A Rome police spokesman said two Youn people wearing rubber boots were arrested last week Toni us pails holding 1,500 coins in various currencies Worth about 1200. According to legend tourists who throw a Coin in the Fountain Are ensured another visit to Rome. The two youths police arrested Are suspected of being part of an organized ring that has been scooping tip the Fountain s riches since the City slopped collecting the coins on a regular basis about two Yean ago he official said. Tuesday july a 1988 Gramm vows to change Law s problem Section Washington a supporters or the Law to Force a balanced Federal budget by 1991 said monday they will move to restore a key provision of the statute ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. Those of us who have fought so hard to restore fiscal sanity will not allow Congress to get off the Hook on its commitment to balance the Federal budget said sen. Phil Gramm a Texas who is one of the prime sponsors of the measure. Gramm said that he and the two other main authors of the Law. Sen. Warren Rudman r-n.h., and sen. Ernest f. Hollings d-s.c., would introduce legislation to address the problem cited by the court. The justices by a 7-2 vote said the Central provision of the budget balancing Law automatic spending cams to meet predetermined deficit target violate the constitutional separation of Powers Between the executive and legislative branches. The Law wrongly empowers an officer of Congrtta the comptroller general to perform an executive Tao Tion. The court said. Gramm said he would seek to make the office of the comptroller general Simitar to other agencies S.C. As the Federal Reserve Board which operate separately from Congress and the White House. Fortunately the court decision affirms 9$ percent of the Powers contained in the Law Gramm said. Splashy show Biz shindig winds up Celebration for statue of Liberty new Vork a show Biz Gilz and Glamour provided the finale sunday for the statue of Liberty s big birthday Bash a four Day festival of song sail celebrities and fireworks honouring the great lady s first 100 years. A rousing spec late featured 200 Elvis Presley imitators dressed in White and Silver jumpsuit performing a Medley of Rock v Roll tunes As 300 jazz excise dancer sin Bobby socks danced along. The Hollywood style extravaganza also featured the world s largest marching band a laser Light show Bell ringers an superstars. Two Hundred workers involved in the restoration of the statue were brought on stage waving and cheering As Willie Nelson Sang living in the promised Lanty in tribute to their three year Effort. The $6 million three hour televised spectacular Fea tured an elaborate 20-Lier stage with waterfalls and fountains topped with a giant Liberty Crown More than 1,000 dancers twirling red while and Blue capes formed a giant american tag on the foot Ball Field As the audience cheered. The ceremonies at giants stadium in new Jeney lopped a 130 million weekend Long tribute to the lady of new York Harbor whose $66 million face lift and Centennial Celebration became the world s Biggs birthday party. Even the audience was part of the plan with More than 50,000 spectators Given flashlights and coloured lenses to ring the stadium with a stars and Stripe pit Tern. From presidents to schoolchildren Majestic ailing ships to lowly canoes the Rich and famous to common Folk All turned out to pay tribute to the statue Hud represented Hope to millions of new world Immi Grants. Man slays 2 on new York ferry new York a a word Wield Flag Man ram paged through a ferry boat passing the statue of Liberty monday morning killing a Man and a woman and wounding nine other passengers authorities said. The attacker was Juan Gonzalez a cuban who came to the United states in 1977 in the Mariet boat lift said Richard Condon first Deputy police commissioner the attacker was subdued by a retired police office Riding on the boat said police spokesman Joseph Mcconville. The boat was beaded from Manhattan to Salen Island with 400 to 500 passengers said Victor Ross of new York City transportation department. Names of those killed were not made Public. Among the wounded were a 16-year-Otd Staten is land girl and visitors from Kansas and Austria Accord ing to a Hospital  former officer Edward Del Pino fired one Thot during the capture but no one was hit by the Bullet Mcconville said. Ross said first word of the stuck came from the boat s radio just after the ferry had passed the statue of Liberty in its run across new York  operator on stale Island received word that passenger with a Machete was cutting people Ronsard. The attack began on the Bridge  of the boat an the assailant worked his Way Down to a lower  Ross said. The ferry kept going to its berth at the St George terminal on Staten Island where police and ambulances were waiting Rosa said. Conditions of those admitted were not known. Nakasone s party wins big majority Tokyo a the governing lib eral democrats won Japan s biggest Post War election Victory increasing chances that parly rules will be changed so prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone can stay i office beyond october. The Vole was seen As a mandate for Nakasone s pro Western policies and hit plans for Domestic economic change. Election boards in the 47 slates said after counting the ballots cast sunday that government party candidates won 300 of the 512 seats in parliament. Four successful Independent Candi dates also joined the governing party living it 304 seals. U had Only 230 seats before the election and needed the eight votes of the splinter new Liberal club for a majority. The Japan socialist party the main opposition. Ion 24 seats for an All time Tow of 86, and the centrist democratic socialist party dropped to 26 seats from 37. Other parties generally stayed about even. The Victory by the Liberal democratic party which has been in Power since it was formed in the merger of two con Kovali be panics in 1955, apparently was aided by High voter turnout and opposition failure to offer alternative pro Grams japanese news reports said. At a news conference monday Naka Sone described the Triumph As a reflection of our citizens voice or maybe Hea Ven s voice or maybe the voice of god and acknowledged that he had not expected S.C. a great Victory. He said he would Convene a special session of parliament in september to adopt measures to stimulate the Domestic Economy and turn the debt rid Den japanese National railways into several private companies. Nakasone also wants reforms in the tax system education and administration. About bit own future the 68-year-old Leader said he would abide by part Laws that do not allow a third iwo year term As party president. The Posi carries the prime minister s Post Wilh it if Hie Liberal democrats control the lower House. Nakasone s second term ends i october. Japanese newspapers Laid a move ment is on within the party to change the rules and keep Nakasone on. In 1983, lower House elections were held two weeks after the bribery conviction of former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka who was Nakasone t main sup. Porter and head of the party s largest fac Tion. The result was 250 scan and an Alliance with the new Liberal club. The party s largest previous win was296 seats in 1960. The Home affairs ministry said 71.4 percent of Japan s 88.7 million eligible voters turned out sunday up from 67 9 percent in 1983 but below the 74.5 per cent in 1980, the Only other dual elec Tion. Books return to Germany Heidelberg a the Vatican palatinate collection of books has returned to German for an exhibition that opened monday 363 years after the vol Umes were Laken away from tilt University City. Hundreds of volumes from the collection known in latin u the bib Theca Palatine were tent to Heidelberg s holy spirit Church to help Mark Heidelberg university1600th anniversary. The collection was tent torome in a caravan of of carts for safekeeping during the thirty the exhibition will remain open until nov. 2 before the books Are returned to the Vatican. I1