European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 11, 19b7 the stars and stripes after 20 years loonies win one London a a Milestone in British poli tics Stu marked in the past week and in was t the Strong showing by prime minister Margaret Thatcher s conservative party in the municipal elections. No let s not be so serious. Way Down in the southwestern appendage of England at Ashburton in Devon the official monster raving loony party took us first Public office in More than 20 years of Kooky campaigning. Heartened by a Fluke Victory the Lunatic fringe is out to make a bigger Impact than Ever on the staid politics of the British Isles. Today Ashburton tomorrow the world exulted Alan Hope chairman of the loonies. Hope 44, proprietor of the Golden lion hotel and pub did t even have 10 run in last week s municipal election but still he won a seat on the Ashburton town Council. There Are 12 seats and Only 12 people  up for it so there did t have to be an election he said in a Telephone interview Friday. Hope who campaigns wearing a shoulder wide police Dot Bow tie took his Council seat for the first time thursday night then adjourned to a Cele Bulion with the Leader and founder of his party screaming lord Sutch a Rock Singer. Thatcher elated by her conservative party s showing in the municipal elections thursday was meeting with lop party officials and ministers Sun Day us could Call monday for a general election  ii. Sutch 46, started in politics with a run at a Sam uniting lord Sutch Road Wilson s seat in 196.3 and will Challenge Thatcher in her Finchley constituency in North London in the next parliamentary election. We have a lot of supporters and i la have a Good go at her Sutch said. A lot of people say they re dissatisfied with her approach to politics. Well we re the official protest  the party s platform As Hope put it. Includes on defense spelled defence in eng Landall fences should be or costed every fortnight to Stop other parties silting on  the common Market should be changed fro monday morning to thursday afternoon so More people can  the common Market is a favorite target especially its wine lakes and butter mountains As the euro rats have labelled the vast surpluses of produce which Are bought up and stored to keep farm prices buoyant. The loonies recommend tilling the wine Lake with Mackerel so we would get them already  the official monster raving loony party will run candidates in 36 constituencies in the coming election Hope said All of them arc sensible businessmen and All self funded and we can afford it he said. They Hope to find a total of 50 candidates and so reach the level at which the party will be eligible for free National broadcast Lime under British elec toral Law which does not permit parties to buy Campaign commercial time. Ours will be the Only party political broadcasts that people Wilt Rush Home to turn on Hope said. 8 tourists survive Cliff plunge that killed 2 Las Palmas. Gran Canary Island a a British Man remained in a Hospital saturday two Days after a spectacular Mountain fall by a jeep carrying British tourists killed his wife and the Driver and injured him and seven others. The Accident occurred Early thursday when a wheel of the jeep that carried 10 britons Tost traction during a turn an plunged 495 feet Down a Mountain on Uno Canary Island in the Spanish at lactic archipelago. A spokeswoman for Queen Victoria Hospital said seven of the eight survivors had been treated and released by sat urday morning. The Force of the fall ejected All of the survivors from the jeep during the plunge police said. The Driver Charles Brown 55, of London died instantly when the jeep crashed upside Down while the other victim. Mrs Barbara Gray 58, of Lon Don died while being taken by ambulance to the Hospital police said. Gray s husband Lawrence 60, remained in Queen Victoria Hospital sat urday where he was being treated for severe cuts and bruises and Shock the spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman identified the injured As Derek French 48, and his wife Anne 4g, both of Cauldon Surrey and Bridget Hutton 19, Alison Hornsey 19, and Karen. Tyson 18, All of York. She said Susan Phillips 26, and an Gela Carrigan 19, both of Bucks had also been treated for slight injuries an released. French a Foreman with Rolls Royce told reporters Friday that the jeep was one of sin in a Convoy on a tour of rough Mountain terrain on the Southern end of the Island by the Beach of the English where most of those involved in the crash had been slaying. French said the morning Accident occurred when a rear wheel of the slow moving jeep edged off the Mountain Road. He said the vehicle lurched rear Ward and careened Down the Mountain Side for hundreds effect. The British Consul in los Palunas Douglas Mclntyre said the cause of the Accident had not been determined. But local newspapers cited police sources As saving the fall could have been the result of a momentary distraction of the Driver Mclntyre said the dead tourist an most of the injured were in the Canary islands on a Thomson holidays package Deal. In March 30,000 British tourist stayed on Gran Canary Island and last year More than 1 million britons vacationed in the Canary islands Mclntyre said. Vatican to link 16 shrines for televised prayers Vatican City a the Vatican on Friday named 16 shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary on five continents that will be connected in a satellite television Hookup for Fope John Paul in s televised prayers on june 6. The prayer on the eve of the opening of the roman Catholic Church s Marian year honouring the Mother of Jesus Christ will be beamed to a worldwide Audi ence. The pontiff will speak in Rome s St. Mary major Basilica. The telecast will also show pilgrims gathered in the 16 Marian sanctuaries. At a news conference . Archbishop John p. Foley who Heads Vatican Media operations named the sanctuaries Fatima Portugal Lourdes France our lady of Filar Spain Knock Ireland Maria Ell Austria Munich or Alt Oetting Germany Czestochowa Poland our lady of the mount Bombay India Cathedral of our lady Manila Philippines Cathedral of Pur lady of Victory Dakar Senegal Cap de la Madeleine trois rivieras Canada the National shrine of the immaculate Conception in Washington . Guadalupe Mexico Aparecida. Brazil Lujan Argentina and Caa cup  program is being produced by global Media ltd., which handled the live Aid and sport Aid fund raising telecasts. The Pope Wilt speak in portuguese French Spanish German and English. The project costs j2 million which will be funded by donations from companies and the Sale of video tape cassettes and a commemorative photograph Book Foley said. Londoners still going wild Over Buffalo Bill London a a Century ago Buffalo Bill Cody brought America s we d West to London and introduced cowboys indians and Stagecoach rides to the enthralled masses and aristocrats of victorian England. On saturday. 74-year-old William Gar Low Cody unveiled a Bronze plaque commemorating the opening of his Grandfather s wild West exhibition at the old Earls court entertainment grounds on May 9, 1887. He really became the first ambassador of Goodwill not Only to England but to the rest of Europe Cody told about so Buffalo Bill fans. He was by far the most photo graphed Best known american in All the  the entertainment grounds which featured Indian Tepee live buffaloes and Pony express riders for Buffalo Bill s spec Tacle is now an indoor exhibition Hall. But on saturday Earis court managed to find a few reminders of the old West for the ceremony. There was Iron eyes Cody a full blooded Indian in beaded Buckskin whose father was part of Buffalo Bill s show in 1904 and Charlie Evans a 78-year-old cattle rancher from Nebraska who has been impersonating Buffalo Bill for 24 years. In tribute to Buffalo Bill s exploits with the . Army there was also a . Marine Honor guard and an Honor guard from Queen Elizabeth in s household cavalry. Several american Stales including Vir Ginia and Louisiana declared saturday As Earls court Day in Honorof Buffalo Bill. The wild wot exhibition came to Lon Don 100 years ago As the first Stop on a seven year european Lour to show the old world what the untamed Western United states was like. What Granddad did was to re or cat As far As possible what was happening in the West said Cody. Buffalo Bill s troupe had about 150 Indi ans including silting Bull. The Sioux chiefs refusal to move to a reservation sparked an army attack led by la. Col. George a. Custer at the Little Bighorn River in 1b76. Sioux warriors killed Custer and All 225 of his men. The spectacle featured an Indian Village re enactments of Battles with the indians. Exhibitions of trick shooting bucking Bron cos cattle roping and Stagecoach lacing at the height of the show 650 people were involved Granddad was the father of the pc Send Day Rodeo said Cody a lawyer who fought in world War ii and now operates a dude ranch with his wife Barbara near