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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 8 the stars Ano stripes wednesday june 22,1986 demonstrator rip Way stonehenge barriers. 9 Hurt in riot at stonehenge during summer solstice rite Salisbury Plain England Dpi _ riot police and a crowd of hippies clashed at the ancient stonehenge site before the summer solstice ceremony at Dawn tuesday leaving Sci rioters injured police said. L seven officers and two App Nom hippie style vagabonds reach top of tin.1 Stone. At least 67 hippies unemployed Young people who travel in Countryside in colourful minibuses and cars were arrested and charged with Public disturbance offences. Police inspector Stephen handler said. The estimated 3.000 hippies had gathered around stonehenge a ancient Circle of huge standing stones to observe an annual event where the rays of the dawning Sun shoot straight under the main Arches on the summer solstice the longest Day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. Hippies druids and Sun worshippers ascribe magical or mystical properties to the ancient Monument and its apparent link to the sum Mer solstice. The English heritage the government body in charge of Stone hinge allows a Modem sect of the secular order of druids to put on it Small ceremony every year to Mark the event. The Circle which is about 80 Miles mites Southwest of London has been roped off to visitors since 1978. Observers including the hippies who had camped on private property in the area in Defiance of a police order were allowed together around the ropes to witness the Dawn cer Money. Chandler said that at about 3 43 a.m., a few hippies broke through he ropes and got into the stones and got up on the Heel Stone a Large Stone outside the Circle Over which the Sun rises about 1,000 police in riot gear moved in to arc so hem he said and the crowd of hippies started throwing missiles such As Brick Sand Battles at police. The hippies lore up the Fence around the site and threw Fence posts at police. They Tore up the crowd control  during the confrontation seven police officers and two hippies were slightly injured he said. Most suffered bruises broken Bones or concus Sions. Most of the hippies fled Back to their campsites around the area before the ceremony and started leaving the area peacefully later tues Day Chandler said. The ceremony itself was a peaceful affair he said. Plan to free hostages is reported London a the iranian gov comment is drawing up a provisional timetable for the release by Christmas of britons held in Iran and Lebanon inde pendent radio news reported tuesday. The commercial British network quoting a reliable iranian source said two prisoners in a Tehran jail would be released first followed by three Field hos Tage in Lebanon. The hostages include anglican Church envoy Terry wait who will be free last after the . Presidential election in november it said. The foreign office and iranian embassy declined to comment. Four British parliamentarian flew 10 Iran sunday on a private Mission arranged by archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie. The group which says it goal is to improve relation with Iran will return Home wednesday a Church spokesman said. The radio said Iran was drawing up the provisional timetable because it was delighted at reaching agreement with Britain on june id to Exchange compensation for damaged diplomatic buildings. The agreement will net Tehran 1 Mil lion pounds 11.8 million. The radio said a dispute Over the Type of currency has been resolved and Britain will pay Iran in Sterling. Under the provisional timetable the report said British tourist Nicholas Nic Ola 23, arrested in september 1986, on charges of firing shots at a checkpoint on the Iran Pakistan Border would be the first to be freed. Next out would be businessman Roger Cooper 53, who has been held on spy charges since december 1985. Neither has been tried. The foreign office said Cooper s brother Paul is in Iran visiting him after being granted a visa on june 7, while the embassy compensation talks were under Way in London. Later this year and subject to goo relations the radio said Tehran will consider leaning on iranian backed gun men in Beirut to free British television journalist John Mccarthy followed by teacher Brian a Conan who comes from British ruled Northern Ireland but holds Irish nationality. The source said Terry wait will be the last to be released after the american presidential elections in november the radio said. Britain says it refuses to make deals Toffee the hostages in Lebanon. But Runcie told reporters tuesday in London that rearranged the parliamentarians visit be cause i feel it is our Christian responsibility to keep talking. Because the Irani ans know this i Learned that they would Welcome a parliamentary delegation and 1 arranged one  . Finishes Jungle Road in Honduras Mph Coli. Gen Frederick f. Woerner Tegucigalpa Honduras up the Leader of the . Southern come in Panama Gen Frederick f. Woermer jr., officially closed work on the largest Engi Neering project carried out by . Troops in latin America . Troops monday completed a nearly six mile stretch of Road in the dense Jungle of Northern Honduras the troops including 7,600 National Cuard and reservist engineers and some 1,400 regular . Soldiers from nine Dif Ferent Stales began the construction work dec. 28, working in rotating units of 400 to Soo soldiers. Woermer presided Over a ceremony to Mark the end of the work in Jocon 125 Miles Northeast of the capital in Yoro province. The stretch of Road Jinks the productive Al Guan Region with Yoro in some of the densest Jungle in Centra America. The Road forms part of a network planned by the government thai will link a of the country s zones a report distributed at the ceremony said. The report described the engineering project As the largest carried out by . Troops in latin America. The soldiers Are scheduled to begin construction again nut year on another six mile stretch linking Southern san Lorenzo with Jocon the report said. The . Troops also provided medical attention to honduran peasants and re paired buildings in some of the poorer villages the report said. The project called sirens roads 1988," lasted is Days with troops Clearing 75 acres of Jungle and under growth and filling in an Ana of about 860,000 Square i eel the report said  
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