European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes sunday january 4. 1937 Hood cml Walen along the main hirer Don t Wen to Dampen the enthral a of this Cyd lit in woe Bors water wheels Germany. Recent warm weather quid heavy Rains have caused needing in Many areas of Germany. World today chinese students stage sit in erect illegal democracy posters peking a about 200 students at Pekin University gathered on Friday around banned posters that heralded the release of students detained in a pro democracy demonstration and urged top chinese Lead ers to take a Public stand on the unrest one poster called for a news conference at which the student could Tell the Story of their thursday protests which were in Defiance of an official ban on unauthorized demonstrations. A student said All 24 student whom protesters claimed were detained by police were released and resumed to Campus. The Slu Denti had been detained thursday when More than 1,000 protesters marched onto Central peking s Tiana men Square and engaged in a shoving match with police who had blocked the area off. About 5,000 students marched that night to demand the release of the detained students. Officials agreed but Only 11 students were seen re turning to Campus to heroes welcomes. The official Xinhua news Agency reported that the students were freed but it did not say what happened to several other troublemakers it said were detained. The number of marchers dwindled along the 10 rite route to Tiana men because of subzero cold and icy streets. About 1,000 students made it to the Square on Friday and staged a sit in in front of the Monument to the people s heroes. Police urged them to leave but did not try to physically remove then even though demonstrations at the 100-Acrc Square were banned under new regulations. The students finally agreed to Board buses provided by officials and left. The sit in capped nearly 24 hour of tense confrontations Between thousands of protes ters and police. About 200 students milled around the peking University bulletin Board urea Friday afternoon Reading a half dozen posters advocating democracy and support ing the demonstrations. They listened to speeches on democracy. The pro democracy demonstrations spread to a least 10 cities after an extensive government Campaign to initiate political Reform including More democracy resulted in free Wheeling discussions at universities. Chinese youths have been exposed to the West Dur ing top reformer Deng Xiaoping s open door policy leading to widespread acceptance of some aspects of Western culture. No hugs just a Bunny Mug Weston super Mare England Uipi a27-year-old Man walking Home from a new year s party in this Tiern English Seaside resort though the was beginning 1987 on the right foot. Colin Duff was approached by two scantily Cla Young women in astute Stock dogs and they struck up a conversation with , out of tie darkness loomed two people dressed As giant rabbits and they knocked him Over the head with a milk bottle. After a Brief struggle they made off with 10 pounds about $15 Toke from his Wallet. Watching it All was another figure dressed in Agorilla suit and the Gorilla also fled. Police saturday called the new year s Day Mug Ging Barre saying it s not every Day we get one like  it would appear the gang had carefully arrange the robbery said a police spokesman in the resort 120 Milf West of  believe the girls were used As bait to put or. Duff Oft his guard while their Bunny accomplice approached from behind. We arc also Hunting a Gomolla who watched the  was treated in a Hospital for cuts and bruises and  said they Hud no accurate descriptions of the  hate la think what it would be like if we had to organize a police lineup the spokesman said. New envoy to Vatican arrives in Rome from . Rome up Frank Shakespeare new . Ambassador to the Vatican arrived from new York sat urday to take up his Post Shakespeare 61, made no statement at the Airport where he was met by . Ambassador to Italy Max Well Rabb the charge d affaires at the . Embassy tothe holy Sec Frank Murphy and archbishop Mario Carlomagno of the Vatican Secretary of slate s office. Vatican official said Shakespeare will present Hii credentials to Pope John Paul ii at a private audience thursday. The new ambassador replaces William Wilson who resigned in july 1986, after it was revealed he bad visited libyan Leader  in november1985. Wilson later claimed he had authority for the visit from former . National Security chiefs but the White House denied this. Shakespeare formerly served As ambassador to por Tugal. Earlier he was president of lbs television serv ices and served As director of the . Information services. Many drown in collapse of Lagos suburb Bridge Lagos Nigeria a More than 20 people were feared drowned when a wooden Bridge across a canal collapsed on new year s Day in a suburb of Lagos police said saturday. Papa police said six bodies had been fished oat of the canal in Badriya Lora on Friday evening including two children and a pregnant woman. The search forbore bodies was continuing police said. The government controlled daily times reported saturday that the Bridge used mainly for cart traffic across the canal collapsed after a Large number of local residents gathered on it to View what Many believed to be a Snake Mermaid in the canal. The wooden Bridge collapsed under the weight of the crowd and at least 23 people were feared drowned the paper said. Thai refugee Camp closing spurs cambodian criticism Bangkok. Thailand up the vietnamese backed government of Cambodia saturday joined the United Stales in criticizing Thailand s decision to clo Seiti last refugee Camp for cambodians. Thailand s decision to close the Khao i Dang Refu gee Camp is an inhuman act which must be universally condemned the official spa news Agency of cambo Dia said. The Camp about 130 Miles cast of Bangkok was formally closed on dec. 31. The remaining 26,000 refugees Are to be re classified displaced persons and gradually moved to thai and  Border Camps for their eventual re turn to Cambodia. Thailand which has Given shelter to More than800,000 refugees from Indochina in the past 11 years said it closed the Camp because Western nations have Bee i slow to resettle the refugees housed there. Spa called uie move a Gross violation of International  . Hails Chile s decision to allow return of exiles Washington a the slate department Fri Day welcomed the chilean government s announce ment that most exiles will be allowed to return borne. Deputy spokesman Phyllis Oakley was responding to an announcement wednesday by president Augusta Pinochet that All except those who constitute a serious threat will be admitted Back to Chile. We Welcome the announced reduction in the lilt of chilean exiles and Hope it will be followed by greater relaxation of these restrictions As has been promised bythe chilean government Oakley said. She had no comment on Chile s decision not Lorene the state of siege saying she did not have the full text of the announcement. The state of siege is due to expire on tuesday