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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday May 9,1987 Vatican tradition a photo Erroll Well of Murg Cubbal Switzerland is a Node 33 new Swiss guards to be sworn in during Cere Mony held at St. Damascus courtyard in Vatican City. The Swiss Gmucs Are celebrating the 460tt anniversary of the group s bravery and Fidelity Dur ing the pillage of Hume in 1527. Guatemalan president defends use of . Copters for troop lift Guatemala City map president Vincio Cerezo said the moving of guatemalan soldiers in . Helicopters with american Crews was an isolated occurrence thai would not be repealed soon. He also said that the troop lift was for training Pur pose and not to combat leftist guerrillas As . Officials tied stated. A Crow commented to reporters wednesday on the Pentagon s non that c-47 Chinook helicopters from Palmerola air base in neighbouring Honduras and their american Crews moved 300 to 350 guatemalan troops from Guatemala City to Playa Grande about 200 Miles North of the capital. The guatemalan army confirmed the tuesday opera Tion but gave few details. A Small leftist insurgency of about 2,000 rebels has been Active in Guatemala for 25 Yean. Since 1983, thew pm largely in limited to sporadic ambushes of army troops and Coulee plantations. The Pentagon said the . Soldiers who carried tid Carml faced Minimi risks and that the helicopter were unarmed and operated from secure areas. The operation was mounted in response to an offi Cial request from the guatemalan president to the . Ambassador Pentagon spokesman col. Marvin Bra Man said tuesday. This is an isolated area that has become the scene of increased hostile guerrilla activity of late and the government there has few assets to transport its  Derczo dismissed the Pentagon report about fighting guerrillas As an opinion of  he said guatemalan recruits were air rifled to the spar sely populated Northern province because the trip would have taken 18 hours by truck. He also said guatemalan pilots went along to learn How chinooks Wen Down. The truth is that they Are recruits and this is not going to be repealed in the Short term he said the United states has approved $2 million in Mili tary Aid to Guatemala for meal 1987. . Military Aid was Cut off in 1977 after Guatemala refused to accept human rights conditions. The country returned to elected civilian Rule with the inauguration of Ceram a Christian Democrat in january 1986. May be More than Romance in air at Niagara Fos cancer study says Toronto a a University of Toronto study says the romantic Mist rising from Niagara Falls contains Laige amounts of cancer causing chemicals pos ing an unknown risk to 150,000 people living in the Border area. Millions of honeymooners and other tourists who make Brief visits to the Falls each year Are unlikely to suffer damage but the people who live and work along the Niagara River May be at greater risk researchers said. Workers at fruit Orchards vegetable farms or wine Ries in the Region and the food they produce May be especially vulnerable according to the study by Chemi Cal engineering professor Donald Macvay and Grad uate student Michael Mclachlan which was published thursday by the Toronto Globe and mail. Environment Canada s coordinator for the Niagara River Murray Brooksbank. Said the government will follow up the study by taking samples of chemicals in the air around the Falls this year. The researchers estimated that about 60 metric tons a year of pcs  biphenyl Chloro form and Chlorobenzene evaporate into the air from be River about half at the Falls and the nest from wave action in the River. The . And Canadian governments agreed last Winter to cooperate in cleaning up Cuic dumps along the heavily polluted Niagara which is lined with Industrial Planis. A 1984 report said dangerous chemicals May be seeping into the River from 61 of he 164 tonic dumps near the River which separates Canada s Ontario prov Ince from new York state. The toxic chemicals Are known to cause cancer in animals and could pose a similar danger to humans according to the study which was partly financed by the Federal government. The Niagara Peninsula one of the most Fertile and warm spots in Canada is a Rich farming area producing apples grapes peaches vegetables Grain and to Bacco. World today Canada s first $1 Coin to make debut in july Winnipeg Manitoba a Canada s firs $1 Coin a Gold coloured piece with 11 sides was struck thursday at the Royal Canadian mint in Winnipeg the Coin will enter circulation in july and eventually replace lie Dollar Bill saving the government about si31 million Over the next 20 years said minister of Supply and services Monique Vezina each Coin is expected to remain in circulation for 20 years compared Wilh one year for a Dollar Bill. The minister termed it the most important change in he history of Canada s monetary system in the past 50  landslide death toll rises to 96 in West Sumatra Padang Indonesia a workers have recovered 96 bodies after heavy Rains sent tons of Earth and rocks crashing Down on two villages in West Sumatra the department of social affairs said Friday. A department official said workers were looking for 10 More bodies believed still buried after pan of a Hill collapsed monday on the villages 45 Miles from the North Sumatra provincial capita of fading. A woman named Amah who lost three of her four children in the landslide said she was sure there were More than 3d dead still buried. Officials said the landslide engulfed Over so Homes and badly damaged 54 More. The1 estimated damage at is million. W. Germany buys Freedom for 41 e. German prisoners Bonn up West Germany Hai bought Freedom for 41 More East German political prisoners railing to 464 the dumber released to the West this year news paper reported thursday. The Bild newspaper which has Good Security sources said the East germans crossed into West Ger Many by bus wednesday. They had be n sentenced for trying to flee to the West refusal to serve in the army and for forbidden contacts with the West the newspaper reported. It said most were Young. The West German government rarely comments on such releases for fear of endangering them. Bild lid not give the Price paid by Tow West German governor it. It is estimated that in the last 20 years West Germany has paid Well Over i billion Marks about 1561 million for about 100,000 political prisoners. Woman keeps Corpse of mate at Home 2 years new Delhi India a Punjab police on thurs Day removed the mummified Corpse of a Man kept by his wife at Home for nearly two Yean in hones her guru would revive him the United news of India reported . Niyogi senior superintendent of police told the new Agency that  Dutta s body Wai taken from the family s Home in Chandigarh at about 3 an. And sent for an autopsy. Chandigarh is the hate capital of Punjab state. Niyogi said Dutlay s body would be returned to toe family after the postmortem Kamlesh Dutta had kept her husband s body in the House for More than 22 months contending thai he Wai not dead but merely awaiting a spiritual  the Case came to Light monday when the police visited the Home in connection Wilh my. Dutta s application for medical leave for he husband from his Job. Genghis Khan Tomb restored for mongolian anniversary. Beijing a the Tomb of Genghis Khan the mongolian Warrior who founded the largest land Empire in history has been repaired in time for the 40th anniversary of the founding of China s mongolian autonomous Region the official Xinhua news Agency said thursday. The lomb site in inner Mongolia s Ordos Highlands consists of a walled Yard around the grave wild towers and three domed Tunu that House Genghis Khan s horse whip and other possessions. Frescoes on the courtyard and Tower Walls depict his life. Xinhua did not give details of the site s 810,000 renovation project. Genghis Khan s Empire stretched from the Pacific to the Danube and from the siberian Steppes to the Ara Bian sea. Before his death in 1227, be also brought much of Northern China under mongol Rule. China s communist parly established the inner Mon Golia autonomous Region in 1947, two years before marching Ojito Beijing to found the people s Republic  
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