European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. May 8,1338 customs officials dispute ties up italian Crossings Milan. Italy a thousands of trucks were backed up Friday at italian crossing Points on the Borders with France. Switzerland Austria and Yugoslavia As italian customs officers re fused to work  meeting Between Union and government officials failed to resolve the dispute. Further talks were scheduled for tuesday. Hundreds of truck Drivers blocked the Milan Chiasson Highway on the italian Swiss Border 10 Protil delays in Clearing freight documents. Police reported thousands of trucks lined up at other Crossings and said automobile traffic was badly delayed. About 5,000 customs officers Are refusing to Eia Minc freight documents after the end of their regular work hours at 2 . La press their de mands for pay increases and a reorganisation of the customs system. British retailer completes buying of Brooks Brothers  has come kid buying the Brooks  in turf tailed mates from Campeau corp. Ofaf Trefor 17 50 Mill Ion. The major part Afflic Ceasr s700 million also covers certain  for food and  space in campc3lnionlrollyd Orfin inc United suites and Canada marts and Spencer said. Stonehenge group to allow More visitors London a the Are Siulian that Over sees stonehenge said wednesday it will allow 1,000 people twice As Many As Las year to watch inc summer solstice at the 4,000-year-old Monument. Line ii heritage which manages the Archaeol log Oil site on Salisbury Plain about 80 Miles Southwest of London said the decision reflects he Good behaviour of last year s crowd. Each june modern Day Sun worshippers Ccle brass the summer Wal site the longest Day of inc year with n ritual Sunrise ceremony at the  Ston Chongc. They gather to celebrate this first Day of sum Mer when the Sun teaches its Gri Alcil distance from the Equator at Suin Elienne s double Circle of huge handing stones. Hailstorm in China kills 3, causes vast destruction  api a Deva Spalins hailstorm killed Chr people injured 105 others and caused severe property and crop damage in a Hui province coastal China the official Xin Hua news Agency reported  hailstorm swept across 17 counties and lusted half an hour the report said i did not say Liow big the hailstones were. Local officials said 300,000 Homes were dam aged or destroyed and 178,000 acres of wheat Fields were hit. In some areas the Fields were buried under 64 Inch Sof hailstones Xinhua said. Nine powr transmission Lowers in the City of he Aici Northern a Hui were toppled and three High tension lines Cut. Knocking Oul Power in inc City it  hailstorm followed a Tornado that hit Southern China s Huangdong province sunday killing five people and injuring 40 others. The twister damaged nearly 300 Homes. Strong earthquake rocks Island off Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Dpi a Strong earthquake jolted the easternmost indonesian Island of irian Jnya thursday but no deaths or injuries were reported. The Ankara news Agency said inc quake Mea Suring 7 to 8 on inc Richcr scale rocked Jaya Pura. And other cast coast areas at 9 03 . The epicentre was about about to Miles from Jayapura inc capital City of irian Java province. Sei Anlo head of the irian Java meteorology Institute in Jayapura said office workers in Jayapura about 2,000 Miles East of Jakarta stampeded out of swaying buildings. 2 teams conquer Everest nations Watchm tvs Katmandu a Al a two team reached the Summit of mount Everest from opposite Tidei thursday and broadcast stunning pictures of azure skies and the craggy. In covered Himalayas rising above inc Clouds ache Toof the world. It was the first Lime t a parties had scaled the world s highest Mountain simultaneously and it was the first live icle Casl from the Slun Mil. The 10 climbers Wop and  each other. Some fell to their Knees Sfier Widme through Waist so cup Snow to the 29,028-Fooi peal \ they were from Japan China and Nepal the nations thai received the live  this is inc greatest event in the of history of climb ing said Kunga Sherpa inc Leader of Jhc team thai climbed from the Nepal Side As a  uie breathtaking Panorama. \ images were relayed by satellite from a sri tall camera attached to the helmet of japanese climb Susumu Nakamura. \ we made it the climbers gasped their Otic rasping in the thin air. Most wore goggles and oxygen masks along with their red Blue and yellow Pitt. Eyebrows were coated with ice in temp erasure or about to degrees below Zero. They stretched Bright coloured banners across Summit and scooped dry powdery Snow into so bottles. One poured whiskey on Ine Snow to hoi mountaineers who have died trying to conquer eve Cost including Hidetaka i Ivosic he died of a Hjart attack on a climb last month.  the gym expands search of pane crash of see Bangkok Thailand a a  learn has expanded its search on a Remote laotian Hillside for inc remains of two american fliers shot Down in 1966, . Officials said Friday. / the 14-Man . Military teams cooperating with laotian government officials in a third joint Enerva Tion of a . Warplane crash a. The searchers arc trying to account for 555 Amer inns who did t return Home from Laos during the ind Athina War. The learn flew to Laos tucs a to search the Brush and Bamboo covered area of Southern Savanna Khel province where an Ovia Mohawk was downed by heavy ground fire on march/5,1966. The . Embassy in Bangkok said it received an undated message from in Alcarn saying the search site had been expanded front 1-by-l i Yards to 40-by-60 Yards. / no explanation was Given but it is assumed that the team discovered in serial from the plane. Out Side the presumed original 4-by-ll-Yard primary Impact area the Statem it said. The joint .-Lolian team has removed Brush from the lower half Fly the search area and has begun to examine it for Mauriac and remains from the plane " the american am is from the . Joint casualty Resolution cell Rand the army Central identification Laboratory Honolulu based agencies entrusted with resolving the of is of americans missing in foreign wars. The teams began Tir assaults on Everett last month from Bate efm on the South face in Nepal and the North face it incl. After the Ronde oui in another first three climbers who sealed the Seth face descended by the North and three who acc Decd the North face went Down via inc South / More than Job people were involved in the project. The most Ever for an Everest expedition. It was lifted to Mark uie 35tli anniversary of he first con during of Everest on Hay 29, 1953, by Eduwu Hillary of new zealand and tenting Norzie hit Shena guide. Nearly 200 climbers have reached the  since then some More than once. Hilary who was knighted for his feat could not be Ria Coja for comment thursday. Earlier this week he Saidof the simultaneous assaults i think some of the Eno editions nowadays Are on the Gimmicky Side but Kidd thai it s one method of railing Money. He ones f Admire Are those who do a Tough and i Fli cull new route and Doit cleanly and with style he Hillary now is his country s ambassador la India Nepal and Bangladesh. Norgay called Tiger of inc snows by other Sherpa died in 19ss, Nihon television corp. Of Japan which paid most of inc expedition s Cost of ii 2.5 million arranged uie telecasts. All three countries receiving the broadcast \ saw several hour of action thursday including fool age of the ascents and descents. &ti.14/-1 the by or a Vav anti Terrt wrists dark filled commandos in set South Korea hold weapon in Rem Lirisa As they pro Ringh an cd Crete in  tack the air in Nam of a special attack squad set up to be Toff terrorist Adly ides during the olympic games in Flem bar. Stade Star George Rose Dies in rash puerto Plata. Dominican Republic a noted Broadway actor George Rose a remarkably ver Satile  and Winner of two Tony awards was killed Mil one car Accident in the dominican Republic Poliat said thursday. He was 68. Poli officer Jos Nunci said the Accident of currency soul 10 30 . Wednesday less than a mile cast of puerto Plata but authorises were re aware of it am thursday Momiji. Ninci said Row apparently was alone and Lial the car Fras travelling at High Speed when it swerved into a i life and flipped Over several times killing the actor instantly. Tie British born Rose who was considered the archetype of the British character actor actually had cd Mnew York City since 1961. He won Broad Way s coveted Antoinette Perry award ijtl�76 As Best actor in a musical for his performance i i revival of my fair  in 1986, he won a so com Tony for his Star role in the mystery of Edwin d"1 resourceful and inventive. Rose was equally at Home in drama comedy and musicals. Hellen Butch his versatility loan interest that rang i Withy Over a number of things and to a solid belief m Icci pique. Police found his v vehicle about 6 . Thurson. They said he was travelling West from Sosi Ufkin the Northern dominican Republic where he had attorney to nearby puerto Plata. \ he lived in an apartment in Greenwich  pet dogs and cals. George Walter Rose was born on feb. 19, 1910, in Bicksler England about 12 Miles North of Oxford