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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday november 17.1987 world today villagers kill rainmaker blaming him for hailstorm Kampala Uganda a villagers in a southwestern ugandan town killed a rainmaker they blamed for creating a crushing hailstorm thai devastated their schools and Homes the Foci i paper has reported. The rainmaker identified Only As Kaza Alwa had threatened to use his Powers on the Village of Rew Yangi. Unless its people showed More generosity and a Spect for him said focus which is published by the islamic information Center. Severe hailstorm and High winds lashed the town several Days after Kaza Alwa delivered his threat. The storm ripped roofs off houses shops and three schools in Rcw Yangi focus said. Angered villagers pushed Kaza Alwa into the hailstorm and beat him to death in said. Yugoslavia bans building of nuclear Power plants Belgrade Yugoslavia a Yugoslavia a s parliament has proclaimed a moratorium on the construction of nuclear Power plants in Yugoslavia the slate news Agency Tan Jug reported. The report said the parliament which endorsed a youth organization proposal also instructed the government to prepare a Law that would prevent construction of nuclear Power plants in the Balkan country up to the year 2000. Yugoslavia is operating a single  672-Mceawall nuclear Plant Ai Krsko in Slove Nia and planned 10 build several others by the end of his Century. Increased pressure by the official Environ ment conscious socialist youth organization resulted in Friday s parliamentary action. Palestinian students protest seek refugee Camp schools Beirut Lebanon up palestinian students monday stormed the offices of a . Agency for palestinian refugee in moslem Wisl Beirut in an at not in farce officials to open schools inside the Capi Tal s two main refugee Camps police Saivii. Rayya Abdel Malek spokeswoman for the . Re Lief and works Agency for palestinian refugees Esti mated thai 40 palestinian students aged from 12 to 15 climbed the Fence of the Agency s building and broke into offices through a window on inc ground floor. They smashed windows in offices on the first and second floors kicked into the elevators and broke Pic Tures and paintings that decorated inc Walls Abdel Malek said. The students marched peacefully to the Agency building in the Bir Hassan neighbourhood from the nearby palestinian refugee Camp of Bour Al Baraj Nch located on the Edge of Beirut s mainly shiite Southern suburbs police said once they reached our offices they went crazy shouting and smashing into the furniture. They even slapped me on inc face Abdel Malek said. She said the students were protesting the Agency s refusal to build schools inside the Camps of Bour cd bar synch and a Corby Rantilla. The Agency maintains schools outside the Campi. There arc Only i rec schools one inside Challita and to in Bour Al Baraj Nch but they Are not recognized and financed by Unhwa Abde Malck added. A palestinian source said palestinian students demanded schools inside their Camps because they have difficulty in moving in and out of the shantytowns. They arc often harassed and humiliated by syrian troops and Shi Ilc amal militiamen encircling the Camps and their parents feel it is unsafe to move outside the source who spoke on condition of anonymity said. Ama militia which fought a Biller 5-Monlh-Long War with palestinian guerrillas in Beirut and Southern Lebanon thai killed at least 2,000 people has been besieging Bour Al Baraj Nch and Chavilla since the War began last october. S. Korea sets presidential elections Seoul South Korea a president Chun Doo Hwan monday announced a dec. 16 Dale for the nation s first direct presidential elections in 16 years and the 120,000-Man police Force went on Alert to prevent Campaign violence. In the announcement Chun said authorities would not allow violence to disrupt the election. The peaceful Iran scr of Power can be achieved Only through a peaceful  he said. Bui opposition candidate Kim Dac Jung charged monday that the government was behind iwo disruptions Al weekend rallies to discredit inc opposition and alienate moderate voters police officials rejected the charge. Chun a former general who seized Power Wilh Mili tary backing in 1980, bowed to opposition demands for direct presidential elections after massive Anli gov can mint protests in june. He has promised to step Down feb. 25 at inc end of a seven year term. Representatives for government candidate Roh Tae woo and main opposition candidates Kim Young Sam Kim Dae Jung and Kim Jong Pil registered them Lorun immediately after Chun s announcement monday. Minor party candid pics Kim Sun huk and Shin Chung in also registered Wilh the election commission. Candidates must Register by next monday. Ireland s catholics told it s sinful to support Ira Dublin Ireland a the a Idun j Komi is. Ca Hosic Bishops Laid All their congregations sunday that it is a sin to lend support of any kind to the Ira which one week earlier killed ii protestants Wilh a bomb in Northern Ireland. All across the Independent Irish re Public and British run Northern ire land churchgoers remembered the ii civilians who perished in the Enniskillen blast. Radio television and bus services throughout the Republic halted for one minute of silence in the evening in Mem Ory of victims of the bomb which exploded during a remembrance sunday service for War dead in inc predominantly protest and Border town. Sixty three people were injured. In three Parish churches in the Catho Lic ghettos of Belfast Northern Ireland s capital groups of parishioners stalked out As priests read inc Bishops message from in pulpit. Bui most congregations throughout the overwhelmingly Catholic Republican protestant dominated province listened respectfully to the Catholic Church s strongest moral condemnation yet of the Irish Republican army. Irish Church leaders have repeatedly denounced Ira attacks but sunday s condemnation was the broadest. It was read in All churches and called Aid to terrorists a sin. Many motorists in Dublin pulled to the Side of the Road to join in he minute of silence and some shops and Reslau ranks briefly stopped serving customers. Silent television screens showed a Pic Ture of a White Dove of peace. The mainly Catholic Ira guerrilla organization is outlawed on both sides of the Border and its Legal political from sinn fein attracts scant electoral sup port. 10 killed 37 injured in commuter bus crash Madrid Spain up a bus filled with Early morning commuters went out of control and overturned on monday killing 10 people and injuring 37, authorities said. The bus which belonged to a private transport firm was carrying some 60 workers to Madrid from the Lown of Damicol when the Accident occurred 50 in pics South of inc capital. A police spokesman said the vehicle went off the Madrid Cadiz Highway and flipped Over Ai 5 . Seven people were killed immediately and three later died in a Madrid Hospital. Another 37 people were injured Manj of them seriously. Police said they were investigating the cause of the crash the third fatal Acci Dent in Spain involving Public transport Over the past three Days. On sunday a train Wen off the track sin the Northern Region of Asturias killing four people. Two people died Friday inthe same Region when two passenger trains collided acting up again a column of thick White smoke billions from Japan mount Mitans the Volcano an Nihima Island flares up again after a one year silence. Last or s eruption forced islander la dec to Tokyo 69 Miles a and other Aiby areas. So la. No Isug by been reputed in inc Dew outbreak  
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