European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 5. Is feb the stars and stripes record tenure marked by Britain s Iron lady Page 9 London Kupij Margaret Thatcher made political history sunday by becoming Britain s longest serving prime minister this Century a record she proudly celebrated by declaring the nation to be Strong and regaining prestige. When i first walked through thai door thatch Craid outside the Entrance to her official residence at no. 10 Downing si., we were known i suffering from the British disuse now we re known for the British cure and peo ple come to us a newly confident country to see exactly How we be done it Thatcher Laid. She tank Over As prime minister on May to 1979 a Lime when the country was foundering in a wave of labor strikes and government indecision and was widely seen a weak both politically ind militarily. Brilain s a Remigi Rose As her government curbed the Power of the Large labor unions sold off nationalized industries created one of the strongest economics in Europe and Defeated Argentina in the Falk land islands War. Thatcher. 61, who won re election to a third term in june served for eight years and 244 Days As of sunday surpassing the record of lord Asquith ia08-i6 to become the Lonc discontinuously serv ing British prime minister in the 20ln Century. When i first walked through that door i Little nought that we d become the longest serving prime minister of this a Iury. The eight years and 244 Days have gone quickly indeed and there is so much More still to do Thatcher said. Standing he id her husband Denis the prime minister Siil Britain is now playing a Foremost Rote in the world particularly in the fight for Pence arms control and economic stability she also said she would strive to restore inc traditional British standards lha made it the envy of other nations. Britain used to be synonymous with fairness honesty and Courtesy Thatcher said. I think Young people arc longing for those standards to be restored. That s a very important part four her determination and aggressiveness she was dubbed the Iron lady by the Kremlin has Leto criticism by some. In a bbl to program entitled Thatcher s 3.000 Days scheduled for broadcast in London monday night Thatcher comes under personal attack by r o pc who have worked clog cry with her during her eight years. She is described by some none of whom now work for her As Over the top and unreasonable emotional and excitable she is depicted As a ruthless Leader who fires ministers who dissent and she is accused of using her womanhood to gel her own Way. Bui thai is balanced by warm recollections from Thatcher loyalists. President Reagan Speaks warmly of the Friend ship i treasure very the president recalls an incident in the London economic Summit at which Thatcher was chairwoman. An unidentified head of Euleal tacked her handling of Floc meeting Reagan mid that As they left together afterwards he Oid Hen Margaret he was realty out of line. He had no business talking to you like her reply. Haugan said was of women know when men arc Bung _ Thatcher has � Lane Way to go before becoming Britain s longest serving prime minister. Lord Salisbury served 13 years Jii the end of the i9ih Century and lord Liverpool served 16 years As first minister from 1812-27. Thatcher celebrates sunday at no. 10 Downing so taking a turn toward the future stir tune Mcdanlel in t Wor Kunfi with just May Ordinary Malar. Tie Antonne National Laboratory technician is pour ing liquid nitrogen i Lii an Tow talc motor Bawd an inc proper ten of he the Tom Peanut m be us oratory Bdl Tia to Illinois. The super conductor Law resistance id Hen cooled by liquid nitrogen to about 190 degree below in fahrenheit. 7,300-year-o/d Cache of 820 rare go of coins found at site in Egypt Cairo. Egypt api Egypt announced sunday the discovery of 820 Gold coins buried 1,300 years ago under a Monk s cell a find that Egypt s antiquities chief called the greatest of its kind. The coins Dale from the silk and seventh centuries inc byzantine Perky that bridged Early christianity an islam. They were found dec. 17 buried in two Clay jars at Dair Al bind a coptic Christian monastery near Sohag about280 Miles South of Cairo. This is the greatest discovery of Golden coinage in the history of egyptian said Ahmed Kadry chairman of the egyptian antiquities organization which displayed the Golden Hoard sunday. These coins Are priceless. They re very important to the history of the coins Bear likenesses of byzantine Ernp Croft Justinian 1, Phocas and Heraclitus. Kadry said they were minted in constantinople now known As Istanbul Turkey. Justinian also called Justinian the great ruled in the 6lh Century. Procai and Herselius ruled in the Early 7th Century Kadry said the coins were found be Neath a Monk s cell during systematic excavation of the monastery before it is restored. Pair Al Abiad the name Means White monastery was founded in the fourth Century. It belonged to Egypt s coptic Church which was founded by St. Mark in the year 51 and is considered the old Christian denomination. The optics gave the world the concept of monasticism with communities Obi lick cars forming around monks and priests who isolated themselves in deserts As hermits gawd at Gabra director of taint s coptic museum said 400 of the coins will go to his museum to begin a new collection. The rest will go i the islamic museum. He said an egyptian archaeological team found the coins in a pit just West of Floc main monastery building. The fact they were found 01 a Mon Astery is special and the fact they were buried in two coptic jars makes it even More special Gabra said. This place was one of Egypt s most important institutions. Architecturally it was different because it resembled More a Temple from the Days of the pharaohs than a Christian Monument it had a big Library hospitals Many facilities serving 2,000 monks and 1.800 officials said discovery of the coins could Lead to further information about two important but poorly documented eras of egyptian Antiquity the Early Christian and Byiung line periods we Don t have a great Deal of information about this period a transitional one before the arabs invaded Egypt in6 j9," Kadry said. Perhaps these coins can i had Light on our questions Anil Well discover Why they were buried in p monastery. How did they get there we can Only Specula to
