European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga b the stars and stripes tuesday March 29.1988 american woman britons give up treks to North pole Toronto apr an american woman at tempting a Solo hike to the North pole and a Brit ish Tuam making a similar trek without sled dogs or snowmobiles abandoned their dreams sunday be Causa of foul weather. Pm Flowers of Willow Alaska gave up her Sec Ond bid to become the lint woman to travel atone la Llie pole. She faced unstable weather lost  in a fall and had two uneasy confrontations with a Polar Bear said Rudy Kyllar base manager for Bradley air service at Resolute in Canada s Northwest territories. Kyllar said that also on sunday three members of a British turn led by sir Ranulph Fiennes were picked up by a plane after travelling Only 15 mile Indore than three weeks. . 43, and his companions were attempt ing to become the firs i people 10 walk to the pole without the Aid of sled dogs motorized transport or airlifted supplies was i second attempt. Fiennes suffering frostbite in two docs gave up because weather conditions were absolutely Horn fic Penny studholme a spokeswoman for the expedition said in London. She Sid Stormi and extreme swings in tempera lure loosened pack ice making it like due for the team which was struggling with sleds loaded with supplies. The adventurers had set out March 10 to Wal the 410 Miles to the pole from their base Camp at word Hunt Island above the Arctic Circle. I ennui we accompanied on the hike by Mike Stroud and Olive Shephard. Using dog sleds Flowers 43, had been travelling a route parallel to the British team s. She was picked up by a plane after travelling 11 mites North of Ward Hunt Island Ai the Northern tip of Euc Mere Island. She had abandoned a similar attempt Tail year. Kyllar Aid Polar Bear wandered into her Camp twice ripping up her tent at one Point. Her three sled dogs drove off the Bear with their howling. Radio messages received by the British base Camp sold Flower fell from an ice Ridge on thurs Day was knocked unconscious and broke her glasses. Kedlar Taid the Low of the glasses we a Factor in her decision to Coji off the trip. 8 killed in Philippines in shootings marking Ann Ersary of rebel War Manila Philippines Ltd suspected communist gunmen ambushed the mayor of a Manila suburb monday killing the Man s seven bodyguards and murdered a businessman on his Way to Church Sun Daylo Mark the rebel army s 19ih year of Battle a rebel hit squad in two cars ambushed Malabon mayor Prospro Orcen distantly related by marriage to president Corazon Aquino As the politician was on his Way to work orc a struck by a Bullet in the face underwent emergency surgery and was listed in stable  of his eight bodyguards died in a Linail of Auto Matic Rifle  eighth was  in the indiscriminate Spray of fire. Police and military officials were treating the am Bush As the work of communist guerrillas. If so the assault would Mark the bloodiest attack in the capita by the communists. Two gunmen a Man and a woman murdered millionaire businessman Ruben Saulog 51, and injured his wife As the couple was driving to a Palm sunday mass on sunday police said Saulog owner of a Manila bus company died from several Bullet wounds. The attacks came As the  communist new people s army approached the tuesday anniversary of Mieir 19th year of Battle against the govern ment. It s heir Way of celebrating bringing in some Vic tories said armed forces spokesman col. Oscar Flor Condo of the daring Daylight attacks. It s a show of Force in Manila said undersecretary of defense fortunate Abad. The spa now an Ever increasing guerrilla army began at a ragtag band of some 35 guerrillas with only70 rifles in 1969. The group was formed in Aquino s Home province of Tarlac just North of Manila. They now operate in every province of the philippine. The country s armed forces were placed on Selec Tive red Alert the highest stale of readiness imparts of the. More than 7,000-Isltjnil archipelago for the anniversary. The Manila attacks came one Day after be military reported 27 people killed in three Days of clashes with the guerrilla. In the worst Battle in Itic Northern Philippines a 100-Man spa band attacked and burned a Remote army detachment killing two soldiers and one civilian the military said. Shamir criticizes . Attempts to initiate contacts with Plo Jerusalem a prime minister Yiu hav Sha Mir monday sharply criticized a meeting in washing ton Between Secretary of stale George p. Shutlz and two Arab american linked to the Plo. In another development authorities reportedly arrested More arabs overnight in the occupied territories to head off further violence. Also monday Plo chief Yasir Arafat s chief spokes Man was quoted As saying Shultz wit have More meetings with Plo Affili Utcy officials possibly when the Secretary of Staic Visi is the Middle East beginning april 3. On sunday soldiers shot and killed four More palestinians in clashes in he West Bank and on monday a 19-year-old palestinian wounded in the fighting died raising to 119 the number killed in 15 weeks of violent protests against Israel s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip according to . Figures. One Israel Soldier has been killed. Shamir told the Knesset Israel s 120-member parliament we Sec As very grave the attempts of the americans to initiate contacts with Plo  Sulu met in Washington on saturday Wuh Edward said and Ibrahim Abu  american citizens and members of the Palestine National Council the parliament in Oule of the Palestine liberation organization. Members of the Board of the Palestine National Council arc Plo members in every aspect Shami said. The Council is the supreme body of terror organizations to decides the policy of terror  Shamir s speech came a Day after ministers of the Center left labor Parry told a Stormy Cabinet meeting on Shultz upcoming visit that Israel must adopt t . Pace plan if it Hopes to end violence in the occupied lands. Shamir leads the right Wing liked bloc. Israel has always refused to negotiate with the Poland israeli officials contend the Shultz meeting Vio lated a longstanding . Commitment not to Deal with the Flo. During his visit to the Middle East. Sulu is expected to bring the text of a letter of invitation to a proposed International peace conference and us Sha Mir for approval an israeli official told the associate press on condition of anonymity. Shamir opposes Tuch a peace conference. The official said Sulu pledged to Shamir in the United Scales thai he would not Issue the letter of invitation without Israel s approval. Bui the official said Shutlz could still change his position on that Issue. Israeli soldiers detained seven Arab youths in Beth Lehem As they emerged from Palm sunday mass at tic Cut with of the Nativi the traditional Lite of a birth said palestinian witnesses. World today monkeys attack Driver who killed one with car Riyadh Sudi Anbi a a Dun of monkeys roaming saudi Arabia s Southern desert attacked a to Loris who ran Over one of their number the Oku newspaper reported sunday. I said the unidentified Motorist was driving to Woric when he killed the Monkey on a Highway in the Kha mis Meinheit Region. The paper quoted the Man As saying the Oiher Mon keys chased a or but gave up when they could Noi catch it. The Man Aid that Ai he drove Home later on the same Road he found the monkeys still gathered around the body. When they spotted the car they jumped on it and smashed the window with their Bare hands. The Driver Lucca coded in evading them and Taid thai As he sped off he i the monkeys dragging away me body of their dead companion into nearby mountains the paper added. 1 St non White training As 5. African air Force Pilot Johannesburg South Africa a Secretary of the Leningrad communist party and a Leader of the City s heroic resistance during the 900-Day nazi siege. They along with seven other prominent Leningrad party officials were arrested and then mostly executed in 1950 for allegedly plotting to oust Stalin. Voin Cinsky and Kuz Neuv were never formally expelled from the party toss said but the commis Sion set up by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev test year decided to restore their party membership. 15 rescued off Australia after copter goes Down Perth Australia a fifteen Oil Rig worker were rescued from the sea on monday after their Heli copter ditched off the Northwestern coast of Australia police said. The Bell super transport helicopter went Down while flying Between Troug Tuon Wand 400 mile Southwest of Darwin and a Rig offshore. Police mid All 13 Rig members and the two crewmen were rescued by helicopter and flown Back to trough Ion stand. Ten were being treated for minor injuries while the other five were believed uninjured. The is men were believed to have been in the water for about an hour before they were rescued police said