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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday August 7, 1987 fans see red with a i stitched on the store of his wit Bull fighter Luis Heini fins i jeering crowd Widne Day la the pummel Spain Arena. Akl Whf a menu red in i Pineta to the name of Japa Nese  electronics Una. Tuu is the tint Matador to our advertising in the ring. Italian coalition wins approval of parliament Home a Italy s new five party coalition govern ment has won a vote of Confidence in the lower House of parliament ending a five month government crisis. The new govt Mienl. Headed by Christian demo crat Premier Giovanni Goris is the nation s 47th since he end of world War ii. Wednesday s Vole in the chamber of deputies was 371 in favor 237 against. The Senate vol cd its approval of Lac Goria government last week. Voting in Gona s favor during the lower House session were the five parties thai make up the coalition Christian democrats socialists and three Small parties the republicans Lac liberals and the social democrats. Those five also made up former Premier Bellmo Praxi s coalition Lac longest tasting government in Italy s postwar period Craig a socialist resigned in March after feuding Wilh the Christian democrats who were demanding the premiership. Early parliamentary elections were held in june after negotiations failed to end the crisis. Goria 44, formed his government on july 28. He had served As Praxi s Treasury minister. Among those opposing the Goria government in wednesday voting were the communists Italy s Sec Ond largest party the Green party and the radicals. Comm Umsu Nave been Shu out of the government since 1947. In big half hour speech 10 the lower House Goria said his government intends to have a High profile because lacing it Are among other things the Challenge of modernizing the country and god know How much need there is for that he noted thai while italian businesses arc experiencing higher productivity they Are often hampered by Lack of  said his government s commitment to develop Southern Italy formed the soul oils program. In negotiations to form the government the socialists have said that problems of the poor South must have priority. During wednesday s debate Renato Zangen a communist parly Leader said he doubted the new government ability to meet major problems including unemployment which ii around 11 percent nationally and about double thai in parts of the South. The government which today is seeking a Vole of Confidence is too weak 10 work toward a solution to these problems Loo subject id change to meet the needs of the parties making up the coalition Zahl he recharged. World today Truman Sfa fue Back on Pedestal Athens Greece a a Ettalue of former presi Dent Harry s. Truman damaged last year by a bomb was restored to its Marble Pedestal thursday. The 12-foot-High Bronze figure was bombed by an anarchist group to protest Secretary of Sale George a Bull s visit to Athens in March 1986. The statue was erected in 1963 by the american hellenic educational and progressive association to express gratitude for Aid provided 10 Greece through the Truman doctrine. Leftists aim thai the statue represents a period in Greece s history of National dependence awl the Lalue had been attacked several times by anti amen can groups. A greek army Crane gently lifted the statue off a flatbed truck and set it on its original Pedestal Al Sunse a witness said adding that few bystanders were in the area. There was speculation that the government resumed the statue to its Pedestal to avoid criticism from greek americans who will attend an aug. 17 Conven Tion of the group that erected the figure. Through the years the statue has been splattered Wilh paint on numerous occasions and there were two failed attempts to topple it from its Pedestal through explosions. The damaged figure was kept in a warehouse in Athens for repairs while the government contemplated whether to restore it. Conservative political opponents of the governing socialist government pro american groups and visiting us. Dignitaries have campaigned for its restoration. Truman saw his statue when he visited Athens m March 1964. He said Al the Lime that statues should be erected after a person Dies. Britain s sep Leader resigns London a David Owen resigned thursday ii Leader of the social democratic party after the membership voted Agai nil his wishes Lead to disunity because the two parties have Dii Lerent platforms. Church s new Bell donated by communists papers say Santafiore Italy a a new Bell in. Veiled wednesday for the Sec pc of the Catholic Church in this Central italian Village we paid for by the local chapter of the italian communist party newspapers reported. When the Church did nol have enough Money for one of the five new Copper Bells. Communist party members in san Lafiora collected the $762 10 have the Bell cast. Of Sania Fiora s 300 Citi Zens 250 Are members of Lac party. On the Bell which will go up in Lime for Sun Day s maw the nag of Lac party is chiselled under a Bas Relief of Christ with the inscription do naked by the italian communist  whal s so strange Girolamo Vestri Lac 65 year old Parish Presl was quoted As saying. My parishioners have Good souls it s True most of them Are communists but we Are All equal before  paper says hungarians set for sky Channel to Budapest Hungary api hungarians May soon be Able to watch sky Channel pro Grams according to a report published wednes Day by the newspaper Magyar Nam act. It said a new series of television sets capable of receiving the Western program is to come off the production line of the Videon company of  in Western Hungary following the Purchase of know How from France. Government spokesman Rezsoe Banyan Aid Hungary would not in any Way interfere with group or individuals seeking to receive Western satellite transmitted programs. He said hungarian firms have already started to produce the necessary parabolic disk aerials. Reception of Western mainly austrian and to a certain extent. West German television programs is already possible in some parts of Hungary and Czechoslovakia sometimes without special antennas. Most East germans Are Able to watch West German to. 22 police officers Hurt during protest in Taiwan Taipei Taiwan a about 600 people angered by a rumoured crackdown on motorcycle none rioted Early wednesday and burned part of a police station and police vans injuring 22 officers authorities reported. The riot occurred after Midnight m Tainan 180 Miles South of Taipei police said. They added that the 22 officers were injured by bricks and hones hurled by demonstrators. None of us policemen was seriously Hurt. The mob gathered outside the station after rumours spread that a motorcycle racer had died in a collision Wilh a police Van that was chasing bikers police said. Motorcycle races usually occur on suburban streets during the night and often attract a Large number of spectators. Ark Hunter wants shelter for boat shaped formation Ankara Turkey a an american searching for Noah s Ark Lias asked for Permis Sion to build a shelter for u boat shaped forma Tion near mount Ararat. Ron Wyatt an anaesthetist from Nashville tenn., told the associated press that the formation was threatened by rain Snow and landslides. He said he spent four Days Al the Sile in the Eastern province of agr. In recent years some explorers have focused their attention on the formation even though turkish geologists maintain thai the formation is Only Rock sh4pcd by thousands of years of erosion. But some fundamentalists who inter pret Lac Bible literally Are convinced that it is the remains of the Ark. Wydau Jaid its is correspond to descriptions of the Art in uni in the fint Inion of the old testament Wyatt said he Olima cd in would Cost �10 million la build a suitable shelter and claimed that some . And Brillh companies with an Eye to tourism arc willing to finance the project but he refund 10 name the companies  
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