European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes tuesday. April 5,1988pflbb 2acj weekend quakes shake Athens Corfu Athens Grace a to lice moderate Earth quakes Shook athenian awake saturday and sunday and another Strong temblor rocked Pic Western Rehrl Island of Corfu. None of the quakes caused injuries or damage authorities said. A spokesman for the Athens seismological Institute said a Strong quake measuring on he Richter scale occurred at 11 s6 . Sunday. Its epicentre via 212 Miles North West of Athens in the seabed off the Island of Corfu the popular resort Island has about 2,000 mostly British tourists visiting Over the easter Holiday officials Hope to quiet heir local police said. Three other quakes registering 4.2, 4,6 and 4.4 on the Richter scale rumbled through the greek capital Between 11 . Saturday and 7 . Sunday. The four quakes Are not geologically connected we Rule out the Chance of a disastrous quake coming from any of the areas. So people should t panic professor Yiannis Draco Julos Greece s senior seismologist told state run television. The a Ihunt noon has 3-5 million residents i third of Greece s population. The first two quakes had their epic enters 12.s Miles East of Athens in the seabed off the coastal town of lout a. While the third had its epicentre 47 Miles North West of he capital. An Athens police spokesman said the three quakes were Felt throughout the capital but did t Awe any injuries or damage. We had lol of people calling in to find out what was happening but nobody panicked said police spokesman who requested anonymity. The Richter scale is a gauge of the Energy released " und motion. Ike can i temblor can cause considerable damage. I 01 m me by an earthquake As measured by the group to recorded on a Seismograph. A magnitude 4 Quak cause moderate damage while a Force 5 temblor Charles reportedly to get More responsible role London up Prince Charles the heir to the throne who will be 40 this year is Likely to be Given More real responsibility in state affairs in order to curb his growing Public interventions into sensitive and controversial issues a newspaper said sunday. However Buckingham Palace denied the sunday Telegraph report that As a first symbolic step Charles might stand in for his Mother. Queen Elizabeth 11, who will be 62 this month and officially open the next annual session of parliament later this year. It is the Queen s intention to carry out the slate opening of parliament whenever that May be a spokesman said. The ceremony involves the Monarch s Reading to the assembled parliament a speech written by the government Outlin ing its legislative program for the year. The Buckingham Palace spokesman however declined comment on pan of the report that said prime minister mar Garet Thatcher s government is seeking to give Charles More real responsibility for stale in return for greater involvement he is expected to tone Down speeches Deal ing directly with current political issues the newspaper said. Thatcher s office confirmed she met Charles last week but a spokesman declined say what they talked about. Asa result of his meeting with Thatcher Charles was expected to receive regu Lar briefings from Thatcher on slate mat tech a the Queen docs on a weekly basis the newspaper said. Government ministers Hope that greater involvement in the nation s affairs will curb the Prince s recent spate of outspoken attacks which have caused deep resentment in some government departments it said. Comments by Charles mainly on environmental matters have ruffled offi Cial feathers during the past few months. One speech about North sea pollution enraged the department of the Environ ment which claimed Charles ignored up to Date statistics it supplied him. He has also taken on modern architects whom he accused of creating More eyesores thai the bombing of Lon Don in world War 11. His criticisms and the Public acclaim they Drew sent architects working on at least iwo major London projects plans for an Annex to the National portrait gallery in Trafal Gar Square and a design for the sur rounding of St. Paul s Cathedral Back to their drawing boards for hurried Revi Sions. The report Comet amid increasing Public debate about a meaningful Rok for Charles a Middle aging Man with a Young family and no defined Job but who one Day is expected to assume a Central role in stale affairs. The argument was fuelled last month when Charles narrowly escaped death a Friend was killed and another injured in an Avalanche during a Swiss skiing Holiday. Some said his continued involvement in dangerous sports reflected his personal frustration As Doe his Public dances de Spile the Rule that members of the Royal family do not meddle in Day to Day political issues. Limousine from Paga 1 Bassadore s Driver in accordance with instructions did not Stop. The ambassador was driven to his residence and the other vehicle followed All the we consider this serious Kneebone added. He said that would be the embassy s Only comment on the incident and referred further questions to the stale department in Washington Kneebone said Davis had called on the papal nun Cio. Monsignor Jose Sebastian Taboa. The Dean of the d rpm oxalic corps in Panama to pay his respects. The distance Between Labia s residence and the american ambassador s Home is about two Miles. Sunday s edition of the military run newspaper la Republica carried a front Page picture of Davis with a caption that said he did not venture from his residence unless he was armed to the a Brief article accused the ambassador of exam Jer news Brief irl Ucci leaves for Indk moroccan fit Marrakech. Morocco a defense Secretary fratt Carlucci Sund Jnell for India after a three Daj Isit to Mou pfc where he met Wilh King Hassall Andofer officials to Dis cuss disarm Mem a mlle East and moroc co s rein ions with it Luncan neighbor. Carlucci asked if a de fan had Ken made to Transfer the american a i 6 fighters Altol Are now Baird in Spain to Mocco Carlucci a the eventual relocation in the aircraft is up Tik Lato. He said there he been no discussions of Morocco on . Irl Ucci is scheduled to visit India id Paki Stoh before returning to North Africa Formis last Fop in Tunisia. He will return to Washngton on saturday. Rating any possible threat to his personal Security and Saone suffered from either a persecution Complex or a guilty the incident came poly three Days after the Pana Manian government said the defense forces would not do anything to provoke an excuse for a . Invasion. Aware of the overwhelming Power threatening it the Republic of Panama. Will not provide the foun Dation for fabrication of a charge of aggression that could pretend to justify the launching of Ico of War the government said. The United states has More than 10,000 military personnel in the panamanian based . Southern come and the Reagan administration said Friday it would Send 1,300 additional soldiers and marines to Panama this week to reinforce Security for americans and . Facilities in the country. In a televised mass monsignor Marcos a. Mcgrath the roman Catholic archbishop of Panama City said this sunday of the resurrection of 198b is particularly dramatic for us. During this lenten season we have suffered Strong divisions tensions among the panamanian people. We have suffered Many privations. In these final Days of holy week half of Panama has been fasting because it has no food and the other half Hai been fasting in sympathy with in his homily Mcgrath spoke of the nation s social decomposition and referred to Hift reality of disintegrating Homes the reality of a people increasingly los ing Confidence in their leaders the reality of a Community misinformed by the Pani Samsing and falsifying of the news the country s Economy has foundered since March 4 when Noriega closed Bantu to prevent a run on cub made scarce by us. Sanctions. The economic chaos was aggravated by a two week old Genera strike that Cost Down in estimated 90 percent of the country s business and Industry. Protesters have taken to the streets and Noriega s troops have responded with Force. The strike eased late lint week with some groceries and pharmacies opening reportedly under government pressure. Opposition leaders have not formally called off the strike and were meeting Over the weekend to discuss whether to continue it. Easter fros gaga 1 of West Belfast on March 19 after they were Enby mourners heading to the burial of an Ira Gurr Alibi in Belfast thousands to Mark the 1916 easter uprising against in what u now the neighbouring Republic of Lre Landing for the Mission saturday in a in vate audio Fate at the Vatican. In pc Pope s native Poland Warsaw resident awoke at Daybreak to firecrackers thai symbolically recalled the opening of Christ s Tomb. In the czechoslovak capital of Prague about 2,000 believers attended an easter mass Al St. Vitus Citow dral just a week after not police Brake up a i demonstration for religious Freedom but Cardinal Fra Misc Tom adj Lbino reference to the Bratislava protest Ahuj Ringue mass in the half Skippers of 16 . Navy easter with messages to their Crews thous services were held aboard several ves chaplains were available. More than 10,000 people look part sunday in peace torches in Wesl Germany s major i Lett and by several a Lutry installations there. The traditional easier weekend Tauches Are held to Cau for world peace and the nuclear weapons. Brazil the of utmost populous Catholic nation celebrated easter wit passion plays recounting Christ s crucifixion. In fade Janeiro Many of the main roles including that Altous were for the first time played by Blacks in keeping with the church1 Equality Campaign. In Beijing. Catholics and protestants crowded churches easter morning and one pastor said it was the biggest turnout in recent years
