European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga b the stars and stripes saturday March 5.198b 22 die when French plane crashes while waiting to land Paris a a commuter plane on a flight from Nancy to Paris crashed Friday morning near the Capi Tal while waiting to land killing All 22 people aboard an airline official said the Turboprop plane went Dawn in a Field in pain fou. Near Clun Southeast of Paris shortly before 8 . The plane hit High Mensior. Tires and gougcc1. A huge Hole in the Plo Widland police said. The aircraft owned by transport Crien trans re Gionato. Or Tat was carrying 19 passengers including a baby and three Crew members Tat commercial director Patrice Decourt told the associated press. Earlier reports said 21 people were aboard the director of the Nancy essay Airport. Jean Claude Philippe said the plane had been circling the Clun area in the scinic it Marne Region about 25 Miles Southeast of Paris waiting for order to land at Orty Airport. Planes arc landed a incr or later. So they arc slacked up. Wailing for a free runway Philippe said. They Don t wait Long of course. Several Decourt said the plane was in the holding pattern for six to seven minutes after the set minute flight from Nancy then plunged very rapidly to the ground. The cause of the Accident was not immediately known. Police and Rescue workers were searching the area for the aircraft s Black Box. There was Snow and freezing temperatures in the Region at the time of the Accident. The plane. Was perhaps in a situation of intense icing but Tat s experience with this Type of plane leads us to believe that circumstances which we arc not yet aware of led to the Tat said. Windsor Castle round Tower damaged by foundation shift Windsor England a the boo year old round Tower at Windsor Castle from which Queen Illi Ahelf la s Nyat Standard i flown when she s in residence at the fortress has been damaged by shift ing found i ions the department of the Environ ment reported Friday. The Castle on a Hill overlooking the River thames Al Windsor 21 Miles West of London is reportedly the Queen s favorite Home. Then has been a slight movement to the hound Tower Al Windsor Castle. We pre looking into the government department said in a Brief statement. The cause we do not yet know. There will be a report and that Mil contain what remedial action will need to be taken it added the department which is responsible for the mainly Nancy of the Castle fabric gave no details Ahtl the a slant of the damage and gave no other information. But the daily Telegraph which first broke the Story described the damage to the Cren elated five Story Tower As serious following a shift in its ancient foundations. The London no sport or said the Tower moved two weeks ago bringing Down plaster causing cracks to appear in the stonework and jamming a door and two windows h said the Queen had inspected the Tower. The Duccan and her husband. Prince Philip live for much of the year at Buckingham Palace in Lon Don hut they and their family spend each Christmas at Windsor Castle. The round Tower is the most imposing feature of the this tic. The foundations of the Tower and Theresa of its lower part were built by King Henry ii in 1172. The upper part was added 6v centuries later in the reign of King George in. The lower is technically the keep a Castle s most formidable stronghold. The keep was designed As a last resort Refuge for people in a Castle when at tackers struck. The round Tower is built on a Mound thrown up by the saxons the teutonic invaders who conquered Britain Between the St and 7th centuries they ruled until their army under King Harold was beaten at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 by Duke William of Normandy who then became King Wil Liam i of England. Windsor Castle is one of Britain s main tourist attractions but like the Royal family s Domestic quarters there the round Tower is maintained As a private area where most visitors Are not allowed. The Tower houses the Royal archives. The original Castle s fortified earthwork sur rounded by a dry ditch was built by King William t. Probably about 1070, As one of a Chain of Strong holds to Coti Irol the area around London. Much of the rest of the present Castle Complex dates from the time of King Edward Iii. Who reigned from 1312 until his death in 1377. A i a a Iulg of the Soo year old round Toner. Gunman kills 3 German policemen in Hen West Germany a a yugoslav Man pulled out a pistol inside a bavarian police Slation Friday and opened fire killing three police officers officials said. Police Thun chased the assailant Down a Street wounded him in a gunfight and arrested him Accord ing to officials. The shooting in Dorffn occurred after police searched the Man s apartment earlier in the Day confiscated a gun and took him to Itic police Slation. The Man was released after interrogation. He returned to the police Slation a few minutes later and opened fire on the three officers who were there shooting them 10 death said a police spokes. Man who asked no to be further identified. Two other police officers chased the Man Down a Street with the gunman shooting at his pursuers the police spokesman said. The Vul Oslav was badly injured in the Giusi fight taken to a Hospital and placed under said the spokesman. One of the police officers who had chased the gun Man was also injured police said. The police spokesman who did not have any other details on the shootings said he did not know Why the yugoslav s apartment had been searched Dorfen is a Community about 24 Miles East of Munich world today ruling party makes gains in Bangladesh elections Dhaka Bangladesh a president Hus Sain Muhammad Ershad s Jatiya party increased its majority in parliament Friday Afler National elections marred by violence fraud and an opposition Boycott. At least 11 people were reported killed and More than 300 were injured during voting thursday Tor 29?contested scat in the 330-seatparliament. Turnout appeared very Law and even of Latiya party members acknowledged ballot bom were stuffed. With mulls in for 194 races Jaliyha Candi dates had won 176 seals. In is of those contests they ran unopposed. One race was postponed because one of the candidates for the open scat was killed. A coalition of 73 minor opposition panics won nine scats according to election commis Sion figures two other Small parties had one Seal each and independents gained seven. Another 30 scats in parliament arc reserved for women who arc chosen later. Dutch Farmers protest planned fertilizer tax Assen Netherlands a angry Farmers smeared manure in a government office and smashed its computers to protect a Jan cd Levy on fertilizer police said. A group of about 250 Farmers stormed the Netherlands manure Agency building during a demonstration against the Levy in this Northern dutch town said police spokesman Eduard vis Sia. The Levy which is to a monitored by the manure Agency is limed at curbing the Mam Moth manure surplus that threatens Holland s water supplies. The Farmers smeared Dune All Over the place after breaking into the building computer mom Vissia sail. The protesters also destroyed computer equip ment with farm implements before they were thrown out of the building by riot police. Vissia said. No arrests were made. No damage Loti Mac was made although Vissia said it probably ran into the tens of thousands of dollars. Billions in Gold believed buried in Philippines Manila Philippines Al l the Leader Ofa search for buried japanese treasure Friday said lie believes $7 billion in Gold lies beneath 11 Spanish fort and the dig would continue despite threats of criminal charges. Charles a writer and director of a , precious metals company told the philippine Senate s cultural committee that former president Ferdinand Marcos took some of the Gold from a secret chamber it ton Santiago in 1983, Mcdougald said Robert ii. Curtis president of International precious a tals Mcdougald s company had been hired by Marcos to look for Gold rumoured to have been hidden by japanese soldiers in world War ii. He said Curtis led the Philippines Wilh maps of the Chambers because he feared the president would double Cross him. Tutu to visit Moscow for Church Celebration Cape town South Africa a anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu plans to travel to Moscow in june to join in celebrations of the 1,000th anniversary of he russian orthodox Church his spokesman said Friday the spokesman John Allen said Tutu would spend a week at the celebrations. Tutu Winner of the i pm Nobel peace prize for his fight against apartheid is Leader of the anglican Church in Southern Africa he was arrested and briefly detained monday when he and other Church leaders attempted to March to parliament with a petition protesting the recent government crackdown on anti apartheid organizations
