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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday september 21,1986 rubik does it again Krno rubik known for the rubik s cube Puzzle shows off his new mind game rubik s magic. The twisting Puzzle with eight thin panels has a hinge kith 45 different angles. The hungarian inventor is displaying it at the Budapest International fair. German killed in shooting at czech Border Bonn up czechoslovak Border guards opened fire Al two polish refugees trying to flee and the shots went astray fatally wounding a West German inside German territory the Bonn foreign ministry announced saturday. Ministry spokesman Jucar gun Chrobot said the czechoslovak government informed the Bonn govern ment Friday night that the German died thursday while being taken to a Hospital. The czech statement said that the Border guards crossed the Border into German territory and picked up the wounded Man. Bavarian minister president Franz Josef Strauss described the Border guards action As  the foreign ministry summoned the czech charged affaires Ivan Karma to the ministry and protested what it called reckless use of weapons on the Border and an encroachment of German territory in violation of International  we demand a Complete and Frank investigation of the incident punishment of those guilty and a com plete explanation Chrobot said. We Reserve then get to take further  he said the czech Diplomat was told that the Inci Dent was a serious blow to Good neighbourly relations. The Bonn spokesman said the czech government declared that the German was shot thursday As Border guards fired at refugees on the Border with  incident took place near Tirsch Henrett about 70 Miles Northeast of Nuernberg. The German was identified As Johann Dick 59, retired German army lieutenant colonel. German Border police said the czech Border guards were firing at two 19-year-old polish refugees one of whom made it safely across the Border to Germany. The other pole was captured. . Off idol says Daniloff Case May Hurt european Security talks la for it int to i a. It n. Moscow. Up the detention of american journalist Nicholas Daniloff might have a significant negative effect on the Vienna Austria conference on european Security a . Official said saturday. . Ambassador Warren Zimmerman who will head the . Delegation to the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe told a news conference he stressed the importance of resolving the Case to his soviet counterpart during an All Day meeting Friday. A three Day preparatory meeting begins in . The conference set for nov. 4, will review Progress made since the Helsinki accords were signed in 1975 by 33 european nations the United states and Canada. I no cd to the soviets this Issue is a violation of obligations undertaken in the Helsinki final act he said. Until it s resolved it will be an overhang on that meeting which will have a significant negative  Zimmerman said he saw a Chance for Progress on human rights issues at the Vienna conference unlike conference held in Madrid Spain in 1980 shortly after the soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He said the United states would concentrate on seeking compliance with the Helsinki accords in which the nations agreed to take Steps in military economic and human rights issues. He said the . Delegation will take a sceptical View of new proposals or meetings suggested by the soviets if the compliance Issue is not resolved. The United states and Many other Western nations Are particularly concerned about alleged human rights violations in the soviet Union including such issues As jewish emigration separated spouses and censorship. The soviet Union is More concerned about euro Pean Security issues such As troop strength and deploy ment of nuclear weapons As Well As economic issues. Zimmerman described the talks Friday As Thor Ough and extremely candid but he said the soviet View seemed unchanged. I did t have the feeling any doors were closed. On the other hand i did t seem to hear a lot of doors opening either he said. World today 2 londoners claim record for free fall London a two London stockbrokers claimed a world record for free fall parachuting Friday after jumping from a hot air balloon 35,500 feel above Eastern England. Former hang glider Rory Mccarthy 26, and former army officer Mark child 24, reached speeds of Over 350 Miles per hour during the vhf minute fall through thin air at temperatures allow As minus 40 degrees centigrade. At 2,500 feet they opened their parachutes for a gentle Landing in an isolated Field outside Cambridge 20 Miles from their Takeoff Point in Norfolk. Record books list britons . Beckett and Harry Ferguson As world record holders of the longest delayed Parachute Vrap by a  free fell 30,000 feet from a balloon at 32,000 feet at . Malan Airport in Capetown South Africa on nov. 23. 1969. Sex Canadian Soldier wins new trial in slayings Quebec City Quebec a a former Canadian Soldier sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of three people in a sub machine gun attack on the Quebec National Assembly in1984 has been granted a new trial. The Quebec court of appeals ruled unanimously Friday that former corp. Denis Loni should receive a new trial. He had been convicted of first degree murder in the May,l984attack. # police said Lottie burst into the Quebec National Assembly in combat fatigues and sprayed the building with gunfire while screaming that he wanted to get rid of the parti quebecois provincial government. He had pleaded innocent on grounds of Insan Ity. In his Appeal he said Superior court judge Ivan Mignault erred in ruling that testimony by psychiatrists was hearsay and inadmissible. Publisher says hell begin 24-hour London paper London up publisher Robert Max Well after studying the Detroit news announced the establishment of Britain s first "24 hour newspaper to begin publication feb. 10. Maxwell the chief of Mirror group newspapers said the tabloid format London daily news will have editions to compete with both morning and evening newspapers and an initial circulation of 1 million is expected. This revolutionary concept entirely new to Britain implements my Long held desire to pro vide londoners with the Best possible service irom breakfast to the last train Home Maxwell told a news conference Friday. He said an editorial consultant had just re turned from Detroit where he studied on the ground the 24-hour concept of the Detroit dioxin not major health threat researcher says Fukuoka. Japan up a too Che Mirll Nannt work re Anh Runny  p american government researcher said Friday that the toxic chemical dioxin poses no major human health threat sparking a healed debate with other scientists Al an International conference who said proof of its danger grows  the dispute came during the final session of a four Day International symposium of the world s leading dioxin researchers and reflected a split in the scientific Community Over claims that dioxin causes a Range of medical and psychological disorders. Dioxin. Produced in chemical manufacturing and waste incinerators is on of the most toxic substances known to Man and has been found in a wide num Ber of Bif Lily publicized Industrial and  Loami nations. Chemical Plant workers and people living near dioxin Sites have blamed it for ailments ranging from severe acne and insomnia to cancer As have Ameri can veterans exposed to the herbicide agent Orange used in Vietnam As Jungle defoliant. But Barclay Shepard director of the veterans administration s agent Orange projects office told the Confer ence the most recent studies have failed to show a link Between dioxin and the reported ailments. He said accumulating evidence including new a studies shows that dioxin exposure does not heighten the risk of contracting a rare cancer known As soft tissue Sarcoma and that occupational exposure including military service does not appear to hold a major health  Shepard was immediately challenged by other researchers who criticized the data he cited As insufficient and noted other studies presented during the con Ference they said clearly pointed to a the circumstantial evidence grow Sand grows said Peter c. Kahn a rut Gers University researcher. I Don t see How you can discount  another . Government researcher Paul Stehr Green of the Center for Dis ease control called some of Shepard conclusions a bit  although dioxin has been proven As potent cause of cancer and other Disord ers in animals american officials con tend that the relationship has not been shown in humans. Only in the last three years have scientific advances enabled accurate human measurements. The . Government also holds that Acca use dioxins have been found i nearly All am scans due to Environ mental pollutants there can be no Ade quate test to prove agent Orange is responsible for veterans complaints. At stake Are hundreds of millions of dollars in claims by thousands of Veter ans who blame agent Orange for Disasi Vietnam which was represent Dat the conference for the first time this year also claims massive lasting environmental damage. Two studies disclosed this past week one on dioxin exposed Missouri rest dents and the other by Kahn on new Jersey Vietnam veterans showed substantially higher dioxin Levels in the bodies of people heavily exposed than in those of people with background  
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