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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, October 13, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2bo the stars  stripes tuesday october 13.1987 search to find Nessie ends with no Loch drumnadroch1t, Scotland a the biggest scientific hum for the Ness monster ended sunday with dried Mon mar picture de oniacl9 with some thing big murky Waters  the cd pcs St still a legend. The three Day $1.6 million expedition proved to be a mix of serious scientific investigation  the biggest Media extravaganza Ever to hit the tranquil shores of Loch Ness. The Hunt wound up focusing Oil three sonar blips printed out on graph paper from Contact with objects in the Middle of the 754-foot-Decp Loch. The most i Portum at 620 feet looked like Vertex a there were no find Riks tails or bumps   by the team showed ii cml Gargoyle head photo of be Pisken in 197s by the Academy applied science in Concord n.h., was really a slowly rolling tree stump 22 feet below the surface of the Loch. Expedition Leader Adrian Shine said he could t deliver the Media monster that the More than 300 journalist who flocked Here from around the world a prehistoric reptile that is a i Jim but the 38-Yelur who has conducted re scarce for 14 years said he was Plaj results  sncouragedjjl11ere was something Large Kimiji live  mov ing . _ link there Are some Strong a facts on Loch Ness. But i Don t Ink they  up to your Media monster he said. A Large fish would satisfy me very much perhaps a very very Large fish he Laid. There is nothing outrageous about a Large fish predator at the top of the food Chain Here. Some of our expectations May be  Dir Roll Lowrancy president of Low Ranee electronics inc. Of Tulsa okla which supplied the sonar equipment  helped finance the expedition said Thili strength of the sonar Contact at near Urquhart Castle afar Jim. In wic sightings nud Jiw live there is Somol Hiing if frogs in Loch Ness. Himself As a Doubter Isicc said he was surprised that the edition found some Midway or sonar Ond the strength of those " was somewhat i a Jnore be cause if the Loch Ness mow around for 1,400 years As let must have been reproducing. Hotel owner Ronnie Bremnor who owns the Loch Ness Center  has a considerable interest in perpetuating in Terest in Nussie said i m not totally convinced it s a big fish or an eel be cause unlike Adrian i be seen it  i still go for the Media  tourism is big business in this sparse populated  a Rea of  Ujj i Rilands. Nearly a million tourists who hand every year visit Inver ticks  Loch Ness  spend about $230 million according o the scottish tourist Board. For Shine at least the scientific Chal Lenge now is even stronger. He registered 40 sonar contacts in mid water in 1982  has now confirmed that such contacts exist with the latest state of the Art equipment. He said he would like to do some night scanning find Oul what the numerous facts Are on the Bottom of the Loch importantly try to determine Higami Dwater sonar blips really Are. Ucli. Meanwhile the  that first surfaced with St. Remains Safe for the foreseeable Ful url  As Bremner said i m certain there Are going to be More sightings Many  crash from Pago 1 crashed after a midair fire near Pha naung Village shortly before it was due to land at 8 11 . It was Learned that there were no survivors among the 49 people aboard it said. The . Spokesman said burmese authorities re ported it was raining at the time of the crash. Burma is in the Monsoon season of heavy rainstorms  occasional High winds according to the reports that we have been Given the plane was about 10 minutes Short of the Airport when it crashed into a 1,000-Fooi Ridge scattered with pagodas said one Diplomat who asked not to be fur ther identified. There were differing reports on whether the plane caught fire in one engine exploded or hit the ground before exploding in names. It s Clear there was a tire but not whether it came before or after Impact he said. It was the second crash of a Burma airways corp. Storms in Italy cause flooding Knock out Power Rome a sudden violent storms  High winds in the Rome  Florence areas sunday flooded streets knocked Down Power lines  Trees  nearly blocked rail lines authorities re ported. Heavy rain around Naples added to the troubles of the City already flooded by storms on Friday. An a italia dc-9 from Milan to Tunis Tunisia was forced to land at the Pisa Airport because of the bad weather airline officials said. The Rome fire department reported severe flooding in several areas of the City. Firefighters were called to assist several motorists stranded in their cars. Power outages were also reported in various parts of Rome  in nearby coastal towns where storms were particularly severe in Tuscany the Highway from Flor ence to the coast  the superhighway to Milan were temporarily closed due to High water. More than a fool of water flooded some streets in  around Grosseto. Submerged rail lines allowed trains to pass Only very slowly authorities said. Flooding  Power outages were also reported in the Piedmont  marches regions. Plane in four months. On june 21 another Fokker Friendship crashed into a Mountain shortly after take off from hero Airport 250 Miles Northeast of rang Oon. All 45 burmese on Board were killed in the crash. The ancient Royal capital of Burma Pagan is the site of More than 2,000 Buddhist Temple ruins Many Dat ing Back to the Josh 11 in  12lh centuries dotting a vast Plain along the Irrawaddy River. Many of the 30,000 foreign tourists who visit Burma each year travel to Pagan  most travel by air. In 1985, a number of Burma airways planes had to be grounded because the government did not have enough foreign Exchange to Purchase needed pans for its Fleet of dutch built planes. Diplomats said the crash reduces the Domestic air line s Fleet of planes to Only five Fokker the country has three larger Fokker jets for International routes. List of . Dead Rangoon Burma a following is a list of names released by the news Agency of Burma of american passengers killed in sunday s crash of a Burma airways Airliner. The . Slate department late sunday confirmed the names of 12 americans killed in the crash. The were Julie Ann Butler Calistoga Calif. Edith Dalle Feste Kentfield Calif. Scott Gershen  Vivi an Gershen Sanle be . Jack Sybert  Reba Sybert new Orleans Reeve James Jacques  Caro Lyn Volk Jacques la Jolla Calif. Mary Christ Atene Griffin Walnut Creek of Leif. Mary Jane Catherine o Connor Walnut Creek Calif. Constance Shepherd. Lacuna Beach  Ellen Kent Howard Mcullo Park Calif. Department spokesman Dennis Harter said the other two names could not be released until the office of overseas citizen services notifies next of Kin. Burma airways provided a Complete Tisl of the americans. The Spellings  sequences of the names Are As they appeared on the passenger list. Hometowns were not provided americana Jacques Reeve James Carolyn Volk Jacques o Connor Mary Jane Catharine Jack Sybert Reba Sybert Shepherd Constance Peiker Hastings Howard Ellen Kent Butler j. Ann Dalle f. Edith Roland tree name Vivian Gershen Scott Gershen Griff Mary Chrisolene. Israeli troops move in with tear Gas to break up clash at wailing Wall Jerusalem a jewish worshippers praying sunday at the Wail ing. Walt toe holiest site in Judaism twice fled ear Gas fired by israeli troops who clashed with palestinians protesting on the nearby Temple mount. More than 500 palestinians linked arms to try to Block the visit of 24 right Wing jewish extremists who demand israeli control Over the disputed mount. Seven people were injured  12 arabs arrested in the protest police  palestinian news reports said state run Jordan television quoted unnamed islamic officials As saying at least so palestinians were injured. Scores of israeli policemen equipped with riot helmets clubs  Gas masks fired tear Gas smoke bombs  warning shots at protesters blocking an Entrance to the mount. Some protesters threw stones  then took cover in mosques. In Amman Jordan foreign minister Taher Masri summoned diplomats from the live permanent members of the . Security Council to protest the israeli action. The permanent Council members Are the United states France China the soviet Union  Britain. Also sunday palestinian protests broke out for the fifth straight Day in the occupied Gaza strip. In addition a 24 year old israeli shot in the Jerusalem s old City died sunday. The Temple mount captured by Israel 20 years ago is revered by both jews  moslem. Control of the area is one of the most explosive issues in the Arab is Racli conflict. The rectangular platform in the South Eastern Comer of the walled old City is the site of the mosques of Al Asa  the dome of the Rock. Moslem believe the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven from there. The mount also was the location of the second jewish holy Temple destroyed by roman soldiers in . 70,  the West Ern Wall known commonly As the Wail ing wat is its last remnant. Some jews advocate rebuilding the Temple. The protest on the mount twice disrupted the sukkot Holiday outdoor services of hundreds of religious jews Many dressed in Black  White prayer shawls. Gulf from Page 1 milians. No figures were Given. The attack on Baghdad was the first since two of the projectiles believed to be soviet designed scud Bihi the cily of 4 million last monday. The Convoy of four re flagged kuwaiti tankers was reported steaming North up the Gulf under . Navy escort on Sun Day the e Ith such voyage since the United states began the escort operations in mid july. A . Spokesman said the Convoy had passed the Strait of Hormuz at the Gulf s Southern tip without incident. The shipping executives said the Rova one of 26 tankers owned or under charter by ran to shuttle Oil from the big Harg Island Oil terminal in the North to other loading centers farther South from the War zone was sailing empty  was destroyed by the exocet that struck the engine room. They said most Crew members leaped into the water  were rescued but two were known dead  four others Unac counted for. The nationality of the Crew was not known. The Rova was managed by world carriers a greek shipping company based in London Iran s official news Agency monitored in Cyprus quoted a military communique As saying iranian artillery pounded iraqi Mili tary  Industrial installations in response to recent mischievous acts of the Baghdad regime Iraq s news Agency reported a brutal bombardment of its much battered Southern cily of Basra saying several shells hit residential areas  
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