European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page a the stars and stripes saturday february 1987 Ramses statue headed for . Tour Alexandria Egypt a with a brass band playing and sirens nailing Farewell a icon statue of pharaoh Ramses ii left thursday on a voyage to inc United Stales. The to resected statue of Egypt s greatest god King packed in Ihrcke Mammoth crates on two trucks trundled aboard the ferry Aquila for a five Day journey to Marseilles. France ships sirens sounded for 20 minutes in tribute to the King who died 1,200 years ago. An egyptian Navy brass band a toyed the National an Ihram and Aboul 150 dignitaries applauded. The statue will be placed aboard a slip in Marseilles and sail to the United slates. It will reach Memphis tenn., in Spring and become the showpiece of inc Ramses inc great exhibition touring american cities. Egyptian and . Embassy officials said they did not know inc statue s port of Call in the United Siales or whether it would go directly to Memphis on the Mississippi Kivor. In Memphis Glen Campbell an aide to mayor Richard a Hack Cal refused to disclose Ravel plans citing Security requirement. We re going to do everything possible to see that nothing is done to Embarrass inc United states or Egypt Campbell said. Also known As Ramses the great the pharaoh ruled for 66 years in the 19th dynasty before his death in 1224 . He conquered an Empire from Southern Syria to the fourth Cataract of inc Nile in what is now Northern Sudan and reeled More buildings and colossal statues Titan any other pharaoh. Some scholars say Ramses was the reigning pharaoh when Moses according to the Bible led the jews from Egypt to the promised land the trip from inc ancient egyptian capital of Memphis to the City s modern namesake was a Long time coming for the 20-foot-Lall Monument. Originally thought to have stood at the Entrance Ofa Small Temple the sculpture Lay ignored for Many centuries after successors to Ramses toppled in and hacked off ils nose to destroy its Mystic Powers. The statue was in extreme disrepair already in three parts when egyptian architects Abdullah Al Las Ancin and Ramzy Naguib began the painstaking work of restoring it in 1985. The Restora Tion is finished except for piecing the statue Back together. Or. Mohammed Solch director of the egyptian antiquities museum whose relics Are in inc Ramses exhibition said the statue is easy to put together Salch said one of he crates trucked aboard the Aquila on thursday contains the statue s base and legs. The hips and Waist arc in the second and the Torso and head in the third. He said the statue will be on display in Memphis from april is 10 aug. 31, Hen will travel to Denver with Ilic exhibition until March 31, 1988, when in will be re crawled for the trip Home. The Ramses exhibition insured for s35 million already has appeared at Brigham Young University in prove Utah and in Jacksonville Fla. Tensions at the Border an armed Spanish civil guard questions Jogger at the Border Between Mclella a Small Spanish enclave in North Africa and Morocco. Recent riots in the area led to the arrest of nine moslem philippine military chief tells rebels to renew talks or be hit. Hard Manila Philippines up armed forces chief of staff Gen Fidel Ramos Friday told communist re Bels Security forces arc ready to nil them hard unless they return to inc negotiating table within 48 hours and agree to a cease fire Extension. Ramos issued his sternest warning to the insurgents since peace talks collapsed last month As the govern Mem awaited a response a its Call for a resumption of the negotiations before the truce expires at noon sunday. Unless the communist led National democratic front replies by saturday the cease fire will expire As scheduled government spokeswoman Alice Vilia solid said. Ramos said military and civilian officials were engaged in talks with at Iasi one regional command of the communist led new people s army for a local Extension of the truce but in other areas the insurgents remained hardheaded and if they continue to violate our Laws and the cease fire agreement itself we Are ready to hit them hard and i ,., gel ready he lord Tiff keys a inc 36th anniversary Celebration of Fth military 1" civil relations service. Khamov warning followed a meeting with president c Ora on Aquino. Defense minister Rafael Leto and chief govern i n i pm Jalc Tco Itsjo Guingona Al the presidential palate. In the event the truce lapses Allelo said military pres sure on the 23,u hot ii incr sew people s army would come on lilt a by Little. The application of Force will be graduated very talks on substantive issues broke off Jan. 22 after the iwo sides failed to reach agreement on a common Agenda. Last week in the Wake of the killings of 13 demonstrators near inc presidential Palace the National democratic front announced a formal withdrawal from negotiations. The National democratic front permanently vacated its office at inc Back of inc National press club Friday paying its final month s rent and removing the ins of equipment. Officials concede the cease fire was generally observed despite allegations of 137 violations. Bui rebel negotiators in calling off the talks accused the govern ment of insincerity and blamed Ramos for the collapse of the negotiations. On Friday Ramos also said "99 percent of the military remains Loyal 10 Quinn and downplayed its 40 percent no Vole in Lam monday s constitutional plebiscite against a civilian approval rate of 75 per cent saying the Issue was overblown by the press. Military officers and enlisted men opposed to Aquino have attempted to coups during her la month ensure. Ramos has ordered the creation of military tribunals 10 court martial the 500 troops who participated in the Jan. 27 aborted coup. World today greek Premier boots son 6 ministers out of Cabinet Athens Greece up1 socialist prime minister Andreas pop Androu sacked his son and six other ministers from the Cabinet thursday in a face lift to improve his ailing administration s image but there were no changes Al the key ministries of defense National Economy and foreign affairs As rumours of Early National elections circulated in the greek capital Papandreou kept former actress Molina Mircouri at the culture ministry making her the Only a shuffled minister is Nee the socialists came to Power six years ago. Canada May give women military combat roles Toronto a women recruits in Canada s armed forces May someday have a combat role the defense minister said. Bui before any change in the ban on women in com Bat a new Canadian forces trials office will test women 1o make sure heir presence would not hamper operational effectiveness defense minister Perrin realty said thursday. The Laek of privacy in wartime could seriously affect a woman s ability to function he said. Women in the military have complained to inc Ca Nadian human rights tribunal Over the ban on front Linc service nine percent of the 84.000 regulars in Canada s military or 7,700 troops arc women within nato Only inc United slates has a greater proportion of women wih 9,5 percent worker killed by Cave in at Coal mine in Poland Warsaw Poland a a Cave in at a Coal mine in Southern Poland has killed a Miner the official news Agency Pap reported. The Accident came one Day after n workers died in a Gas explosion at a nearby mine. Eight miners were pulled thursday from the caved in Bobrek mini near Katowice but one died in route to the Hospital the news Agency said the other seven miners were not injured seriously inc report said. The Accident occurred Aboul 21 hours after a meth Ane Gas explosion killed 17 miners and injured Al least 33 others in inc my Lowice mine 12 Miles away. The methane explosion was the worst reported Coal mining Accident in Poland since december 1985, when 18 miners died in an explosion in the southwestern City of Wal Burzych. Predawn fire kills 19 sleeping in thai factory Bangkok. Thailand a a predawn fire Fri Day raced through an unlicensed Factor where More than 30 employees were sleeping and killed 19 people including two children police said. Police said most of inc dead were found in the upper stories of Floc four floor building Aboul 20 Miles East of Bangkok. The children were i and 2 years old and were believed to be slaying Wanh their to incr. Officers said protective Metal grates covering win Dows and exits prevented Many of hit1 victims from escaping. The factory produces Wallis and handbags. Factory owner Penchan Sac vec was arrested and charged with of craving an unlicensed factory and with negligence in failing to provide proper Fin fighting facilities in inc premises said police t Apt. Anusak prom a
