European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 world today the stars and stripes wednesday april 15.1987 police in India arrest 26 alleged cattle thieves new Delhi. India a police arrested 26 Maitle thieves who stole More than 140 cows and planned to Slaughter the animals which Are worshipped by millions of hindus the United Newt of India reported monday. The news Agency said eight trucks carrying 141 cows were seized Friday near Allahabad in Sutlar Pravesh state the heart of the North Indian cow Bell so called became it it predominantly hindu. The cows were being taken to Calcutta in Eastern India tic report added. Except in Kerala state in South India inc Slaughter of cows is banned in this country of 780 million peo ple. Officially. India is secular but 83 percent of inc population is hindu. Hindus worship cows As a Symbol of sustenance and motherhood. Two weeks ago hindu moslem riots broke out in Western India alter people threw acid on cows during a feud. Switzerland May abolish toll on emergency Calls Bern. Switzerland a if National parliament de paly Herbert Dirren has his Way Switzerland will soon abolish the absurd 40-centime 26 cent toll on fire and police emergency Calls from Public phones. People involved in accidents gel nervous. Suddenly they re in a nearby phone Booth and find they Don t have Small change said Dirren who in a parliamentary motion 2vt weeks ago instructed put the stale telecommunications monopoly to study making the cans free. It s absurd to have a toll on Calls thai can save lives the Christian democratic lawmaker from the Canton of Valais said. He noted he service is free in neighbouring Germany. Swan song for cold weather a Nock of swans in Hamburg to escorted from Winter be Rimml spend he Wum weather month mainly w quarters by keeper Hurald a less. The Majestic a he Al saw the River rowing through Ibe Day. E German Leader rejects invitation 3 Panda pets confiscated too a ceremonies in West berm i in Hong Kong paper says Hong Kong a chinese authorities recovered the Pells of three giant pandas and detained sever Al suspects in breaking up a smuggling ring a Hong Kong newspaper reported monday the Independent newspaper Ming Pao quoting a China news Agency report said three people from Sichuan province in Central China look five Panda furs to Southern Huangdong province a yer ago and found a Hong Kong buyer who agreed la pay the equivalent of $18,378. When the buyer failed to show up for the Deal they turned to two local seamen to help sell the furs the report said. On the night of nov. 11, 1986, the seamen tried to smuggle two pelts into Hong Kong with an illegal ship ment of seafood. They were caught Fay Hong Kong authorities who confiscated the furs and sent the Tea men Back to China where they were detained the report said. Butcher in England upset meat going to the dogs Telford England a Bob Holmes said monday a German Shepherd has nipped meal front his Butcher shop twice and he thinks the dog was trained to steal because it delivered one Batch to a car. The dog grabbed a 5-Pound bag of sausages from a display table outside and an employee gave chose to no Avail. It returned the next Day snatched a tray of pork chops from the same table and ran Tea waiting car. Holmes said monday in his shop at Tilford Central England a woman got Oul look the pork chops and was driven off by the Man at the wheel with inc dog running after the car. I was amazed. If this goes on i la have to think of employing a guard dog to catch the  inspector Terry Lowe of the Tilford police depart ment said the dog appeared to have looked aver the display before choosing the chops. The dog was seen to go past the Butcher s several limes before n snatched the chops he said. Berlin