European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday. October 22,1887 Camel Cade trudges toward Adelaide after so Days or plodding through Australia s Interior members of us sooth australian police Force approach Alice Springs with jut 600 More Milts to go in a cud trek from Darwin to Adelaide. The March comment notes the founding of the Force m 1837, a neb did la Patrou ins until 1953. World today undersea Tunnel opens linking 4 Norse islands Aalesund Norway a a 4.8-Inile-Long underwater Road Tunnel connecting four islands in West Ern Norway was opened tuesday by King Olav. The 84-year-old Monarch told the crowd of about5,000 people that he hoped the construction will make life easier for die islands 68,000 inhabitants. The three Lane car la Nncy the longest in Northern Europe Cost Aboul $61 million to build. The Tunnel divided into two sections and a new.650-fool-Long Bridge link the islands of Elling Soey Vald Rocy gis Tocy and Todocy which Are located 300 Mil Northwest of Oslo. The islanders previously have been dependant on ferries. Environmentalists police clash in Taiwan 23 Hurt Taipei Taiwan a about 400 anti pollution demonstrators clashed with police outside the legislative Yuan and at least 23 people were injured including 12 police Taipei Deputy police chief Wang Hwa Cheng said wednesday about 200 riot police were deployed to Stop protesters from entering Taiwan s top during the seven hour demonstration tuesday. Two people were arrested on assault charges. He said Many policemen were hit with Flag pickets by demonstrator. No serious injuries were reported. Demonstrator came to Taipei in nine tour buses from the port City of Kaohsiung 223 Miles to the South to protest the government plan to establish a Plani of the slate run chinese Petroleum corp. Protes ters claim the Plant will pollute the environment and harm livestock. Soviets French announce 2nd joint space Mission Paris a a second soviet space Mission involving French cosmonaut is planned for november 1988, French and soviet officials announced tuesday. The announcement was made by Jacques Loui Lions president of the French National Center for space studies and Alexndre do Unaie director Gen eral of the soviet gut Copanos. The minion to the Mir space station will involve either Jean Loup Chretien or Mich Tognini. French Nuno Tauti who Are now Rainia in the soviet Union. Chretien made the first French soviet Light in june 1912. A third flight is a possibility do Unaie said. Portugal hints at renegotiation of base if . Skips obligations Rome a Premier Anibal Cavaco e Silva of Portugal warned tuesday that he could reopen negotiations on the american base in the azores islands if the United Stales railed to meet its obligations for military and economic Aid. Cavaco spoke to a news conference at the end of a four Day stay in Italy and the Vatican where he in Vaud Pope John Paul i to pay a third visit to Portugal. The Premier said the Pope promised to consider the invitation. Vatican sources said a papal trip to the Portu Guese shrine of Fatima was being considered for 1988. Portugal has expressed discontent on the Way the United states is fulfilling its obligations regarding modernization of armed forces and economic development Cavaco also told reporters Portugal does not exclude its option to reopen in 1983, Portugal renegotiated an Accord giving the United states use of the Lajes Field base in the azores until 1991 for Ley refuelling and strategic purposes. How Ever the portuguese have an option to Start renegotiation next azores islands Are in inc North Allan tic West of Portugal. Cavaco recently complained that . Funds to Portu Gal were tailing behind amount Lisbon was led to believe it would receive although the 1983 Accord did not men Tion specific United states had vowed to earmark $205 million yearly for that use but More than half of the Money has not materialized because of congressional restrictions Cavaco pointed out that bases in Italy Spain and por Tugal bad acquired enhanced value for the United state in the Wake of expected tenement with the soviet Union on intent Ediale rant nuclear minuet asked about of Portugal to Corvini at howl to american f-16 fighters if Spain were to revoke a i Spanish base agreement Cavaco said not in the Short term fire guts historic London Church London a a fire has devastated one of London s largest and Best known anglican churches and a news report wednesday said fire investigators believe it could have been the work of arsonists. The fire on tuesday destroyed the Interior and roof of historic St. Peter s Church in Eaton Square in West London s fashionable bal Scavia area and left Only the Walls standing. The London newspaper the daily Telegraph said fire investigation learns believe the Blaze originated near the High altar and could have been started deliberately. The Church with room for a congregation of 1.650, stands about 200 Yards from the rear Boundary Wall of Buckingham Palace and we a popular place for High society weddings. Completed in 1827, the Church was gutted by fire in 1836 and was hit by world War ii German bombs in 1941. It was. Rebuilt on each occasion. Church authorities estimated the Cost of rebuilding it after tuesday s fire at $3.3 million. London s largest Parish Church Organ and a prize mosaic were among items in the Church destroyed in tuesday s fire. At the height of the Blatt flames shot out of the Belfry the Belfry clock crashed to the ground and then the roof Felt in. It took a team of 50 firemen two hours to bring the fire under control. Nobody was reported injured but nearby Homes and offices were evacuated at one stage because of the danger. The vicar the Rev. Desmond Tillyer. Said of the destruction it s a bereavement Poce arrest 250 sikhs near shrine Amritsar India a police raided the com plex around lie sikhs holiest Thrinh wednesday ind arrested 250 people to Block a scheduled rally by Mili Tant sikh separatists. Meanwhile in new Delhi a police Alert was declared after suspected sikh extremists snot and killed 11 civilians in overnight attacks in the capital police and troop entered the Complex surrounding the Golden Temple in Amritsar Early wednesday morning and to arched ties Homes and office a police spokesman did. Police and troops did not enter the Temple he said. Past raids on the Temple have enraged members of the minority sikh religion. In june 1984, the army a riled control of the shrine leaving 1.200 people dead mostly sikhs. Amoni the dead was Manuil Singh bin dra Wale a militant sikh preacher. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi who ordered the 1984 raid was assassinated in october of thai year by sikh bodyguard
