European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday july 7,1987 soviets boozing rises after decline of 2 years world today Moscow Dpi drinking is rising again after a iwo year drop and dozen of deaths h ave been reported from consuming methane cheap perfume rat Poi son and Antifreeze the soviet Union s two main news paper said sunday Moon shining is so rampant that in some regions sugar has disappeared from store shelves and 100,000 people have been tried for distilling since january 1987, the communist party newspaper pravda said. Speculation in Vodka has become an acute problem. Pravda said consumption has dropped by half since soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev began his anti Alco hol Campaign in May 1985 by restricting hours Vodka could be sold and closing a number of outlets. But pravda said recent letters from readers show that the alcohol lire has not been put  attempts to solve the problems with bans not Only Tail to produce lasting results but Only aggravate in driving the disease deeper inside pravda said. Such measures As sobriety months coupons for Vodka or waiting lists Are no Ilung but arrant  the Campaign has led people to seek substitutes with tragic results. Over the past two years More thin 250 people died in Altai Krai in Southern Siberia As a result of using various chemical pravda said. The government newspaper Izvestia said More and More people can be seen in the shops looking for cheap perfumes or household chemicals even insect poisons. Cases Are reported where people used solvents con Taining  negotiations urged in Haiti port a Prince Haiti a political moderates and Church leaders warned that demonstrations against Haiti s military dominated leaders have fuelled violence and they called for negotiations with the government anti government activists called Cor a resumption monday of a general strike that paralysed the nation for four Days last week. Soldiers killed at least 24 peo ple and wounded 90 in strike related violence. The strike leaders suspended the action Over the weekend to let people do their shopping. But on sat urday a coalition representing 57 peasant Union and Slud enl groups broadcast a Call for the work stoppage to resume even stronger monday. Francois Wolf Ligonde the roman Catholic Arch Bishop of port a Prince appealed sunday on the radio Molcil station Tor reconciliation. We Appeal to the patriotic feeling of the governing Council the armed forces political leaders and. Democratic organizations to make All the sacrifices necessary to liberate the country from anguish and avoid. Anarchy and civil War. A similar message was delivered sunday by Francois Gayol Bishop of the Northern City of Cap  crisis has degenerated into an escalation of Vio Lence. Across the country innocent victims among them Small children have fallen under the Bullet and the wounded Are moaning in the hospitals. Leslie Mani Gal Gregoire Eugene and Marc Bazin All moderate political Leaden and part aide Lial Aspi rants criticized the continuation of the strike. They proposed retaining Haiti s military civilian Junta in some form perhaps by adding civilian members until National elections take place nov. 27. The so called free of charge drinks have resulted in what inv Csira listed As 71 unintentional group poisonings and the newspaper gave examples in the Irkutsk Region on Jan. 30, sin people drank methanol and five Nhem died. In Stavropol four shepherds decided 1o drink bottle frat killer and three died. In the Saratov District a watchman and sin work ers stole a can of Antifreeze and four died. In the Penza District to veterinarians and a Sta Bleman drank a Medicine for treating cows and one of the doctors died in  Izvestia said u the new style of open reporting Izvestia de scribed the craze for drink at a rail station in Urt Nara on the Volga River. An old woman told 40 workers that alcohol was leaking from a train car and a worker tried it ignoring the Skull and crossbones sign on the tank it s Good. Come on he said to the others Wedon t have Luck like this every  others joined him. Thirty five of the drinkers were hospitalized and one person died of the methanol he had drunk the paper said alcohol had been a leading cause of traffic injuries and death crimes fatal Accident at work and at Home plus work absenteeism but soviet Media figures showed an improved situation As of March 1987. Crime dropped 20 to 25 percent traffic accidents 20 to 22 percent traffic injuries and deaths 20 to 22 per cent fatal accidents at work 20 percent and fatal Acci dents at Home 8 percent. Absenteeism fell by 33 per cent in Industry and 40 percent in construction work. Pedal pushing App Hoiu an enter Psi a dutchman who Coare Ted his bicycle into Rickshaw pedals � couple of sightseers through the streets of Amsterdam. The operator who i doing a brisk summer Bosl Nen stems to be u Happy u the i wrists. 4 inmates die after fire engulfs italian jail cell Milan Italy Dpi a fire apparently set by inmates engulfed a cell in san Vittore prison Early sunday killing an egyptian a tunisian and two ital ians prison authorities  said guards could not enter the cell in time to save the four inmates because burning Furni Ture had been pushed against the door. The italians Luigi Puma 19, and Damocle ,34, both spending their first night in the cell were found dead in their bunks. Ahmed Abdallah said 28, of Cairo Egypt and Abdul Ben Tijani Mishali 24, of Tunisia died m the prison Hospital. Authorities said said and Mishali apparently started the Are As a protest. The Blaze broke out shortly after Midnight in Tecc Cion the third floor Ofa four Story Wing. 2 tourists trick guard steal 5 sub machine guns Stockholm Sweden a two armed men posing As tourists stole five loaded sub machine gun from the sentry of a military regiment responsible for defending the government in ease of a coup note Tnp according to a report published  guard inside a sentry Box with bulletproof win Dows and Loudspeaker is supposed to Alert the regi ment in Case of a crisis involving parliament the for eign ministry or the Royal  robbers unfolded a map and asked the guard for directions tricking him into opening the window against regulations the afternoon newspaper Afton Bla act quoted regimental spokesman it. Col. Claes Holm Gren As  was fooled by the robbers Homgren was quoted As saying. Then they trained a gun at him and forced them selves in. After chaining him with hand uni they stole five loaded sub machine guns before getting  Egypt willing to cancel defense pact with Sudan Cairo Egypt Dpi Egypt said sunday it would not object to the abrogation of a joint defense pact concluded with Sudan in 1976 if the sudanese govern ment so  treaty was concluded in 1976 by sudanese president Jaafar num ciry who was overthrown by the military in 1985, and then egyptian president Anwar Sadat. The civilian government i Sudan under prime minister Sadiq Al Mahdi has said n brotherhood charter concluded with Egypt last february superseded All prior agreements Between the two countries. 22 polish czech tourists decide to stay in Germany Munich