European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday. March 14.1988 Sis photo by Gin scam tar late Winter weather is slamming Many areas of Europe triggering avalanches in Austria and treacherous Highway condition for Drivers in some locations As along this Highway near Bielefeld West Germany. At least 7 killed As Avalanche roars Down on austrian resort Innsbruck. Austria a at least seven peo ple were killed sunday by a huge Avalanche at St. Anton and up to 20 people were injured in houses buried under masses of Snow. A policeman reached by Telephone from Vienna said the Avalanche roared Down Early sunday morning blocking a Section of the Road and the railway line in the Eastern part of St. Anton a ski resort in Western Tyrol province. According to the Austria press Agency two avalanches went Down on a built up area killing five unidentified swedish tourists and two austrians. Three other tourists were killed by separate avalanches in the same province on saturday. A Snow slide of this magnitude is most unusual. I do recall an Avalanche burying the whole Width of the Valley the policeman in St. Anton said. He said that by Early sunday afternoon rescuers were still digging for victims adding that it was still Loo Early to determine the number of casualties and the extent of damage. On saturday a swedish tourist was killed also near St. Anton when a group of five swedish skiers triggered an Avalanche in an area off limits to skiers. Also on saturday a 17-year-old West German girl was buried and killed by masses of Snow when an Avalanche hit seven people near a ski lift in the town of by Berwick also in Tyrol province. Two West germans were hit by an Avalanche at be Wang in Tyrol province saturday. A Man was rescued from the masses of Snow but his wife died after she was taken to a Hospital in Scutte. Several 9ther tourists were unhurt or were slightly injured in other avalanches in Tyrol province on saturday. In the Tyrol and westernmost Vor Arlberg prov Ince thousands of tourists were stranded sunday after heavy weekend snowfalls and a series of avalanches blocked Many roads. The Vor Arlberg province was completely Cut off from the outside world after an Avalanche disrupted rail traffic on saturday. Traffic conditions were chaotic in most parts of Western Austria including the province of Salzburg where Many roads had to be closed following sever Al avalanches. Son of last austrian emperor gets Royal Welcome at Palace Vienna. Austria a Otto von hapsburg cd pc and parts of West Germany Are elderly monarchists. One in Row in tin an Corinn in inc Marla n  pm urn of their Hwy incl Onnet i a inf unification f f in Tittl Udo Lender to the Austria throne made a triumphant return saturday to the former Imperial Homburg Palace from which his ancestors ruled a vast Empire for centuries. The son of the last austrian emperor. Karl i von haps Burg was greeted with cheers and a standing ovation by about 1,600 people crowded into a main Hall. Uniformed students threw their Caps into the air and a brass band played As von hapsburg entered the Hall. Von hapsburg. 75, made the appearance to Mark the 50th anniversary of the annexation of Austria by nazi Germany and addressed the crowd As president of the International pan european Union. The hapsburg family ruled much of Central Europe for More than 600 years. The monarchy was abolished in 1918 at the end of world War i. Otto von hapsburg was barred from Austria until 1961, when he renounced Bis claim to the non existent throne. Most members of the pan european Union in Austria an of thei declared goals is the of Western and Eastern Europe without the soviet Union. Von hapsburg s eldest son Karl is head of the Union s austrian Branch and welcomed guests to the Palace Gath ering. Speakers condemned the nazi Rule of Austria and referred to von hapsburg As Royal  none of the speakers mentioned president Kurt Wald Heim. Who has come under increasing pressure to resign because of allegations about his past while serving in the German army m the Balkans during world War ii. In his speech von hapsburg said the past shows that diversity can Only be preserved in Unity. A Good example for that was the old Austria that Community of Danube Peoples in which Many nations were United economically and politically von hapsburg holds a West German passport. He is still a subject of controversy Between austrian conserva Tives and socialists. World today Taiwan opposition party demands direct elections Taipei. Taiwan a about 150 people Rode a Convoy or 47 trucks and vans through Taipei on saturday to demand direct elections Tor Taiwan s provincial governor and the May ors or the Island s two largest cities. Leaders of the opposition democratic progressive party standing on lop of the vans Chan Ted slogans during the two hour demonstration. Banners lung from the cars included one that read governmental appointment is a Symbol of authoritarian  under existing Law the provincial governor and the mayors of Taipei and Kaohsiung. A Southern port arc appointed by the nationalist government. Opposition lawmaker rang Ning Hsiang who organized i he demonstration said the appointed officials Lack support of the  interpreter who worked at Nurnberg trials Dies Mere England a the Wiltshire Coro Ner s office has ordered an inquest into the death of Hugh Wolfe Frank chief interpreter at the Nurnberg War crimes trials whose body was found in a fume filled car. Frank. 75, was suffering from Parkinson s Dis ease and was known to be depressed about his worsening health. He was found dead in the car on a Road near the Wiltshire Village of Mere in Southwest England. Wiltshire police said saturday they did not suspect any crime in connection with his death. Frank who was separated from his fifth wife. Was a skillful linguist who led the team of interpreters at the Nairn Borg rials of top nazis including Hermann Goring and Rudolf Hess. Kidney pancreas surgery performed in Philippines Manila Philippines a filipino Doc tors performed a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant in he first such procedure Ever performed in Asia the National kidney Institute said saturday. Institute director Filocco Alano said the surgery was performed March 3 on a 58-year-old filipino businessman who had suffered kidney failure. The doctors replaced the patient s organs with those of an 18-year-old Man who was pronounced brain dead after a fall. Alano said. Or. Enrique Ona. Chief of the surgical team said the procedure look about 14 hours including the time spent removing the organs from the donor. Alano said the patient. Tan Koc Lee had nearly Normal kidney functions and was recovering. Train loaded with fuel derailed near Baltic sea Moscow a a speeding freight train was derailed near the Baltic port of Klaipeda in Lithuania breaking open 23 Lank cars that spilled fuel Over a 1.300-foot Strelch of railway the Tass news Agency reported saturday. Tass said workers had blocked the flow of Oil into the nearby Baltic sea. But did not make Clear whether the spill was contained before some of the fuel Oil reached the water. There was no indication whether any Perma nent environmental damage was sustained or whether the Accident resulted in casualties. Guests at London hotel evacuated during fire London a Kuesis in three floors of London s Grosvenor House hotel were evacuated when fire broke out in an air conditioning unit the management reported. The hotel s manager Francis Green said the unit was in the top floor of the 10-Story hotel and the guests in the three floors below were evacuated. There was no panic and no one was injured Grcen said. The evacuated guests went to the hotel restau rant and bar on a lower floor until the ire was extinguished an hour after it started he said. Green said there was minimal damage to the rooms