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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fishing the Wisent Magazine plus. Classified ads the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 87 thursday july 14, 1988 if if is daily and sunday d 8693 a demo team gets Cool reception a act disappointed in Dukakis up Choice Washington a the designated democratic ticket of Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen got a tepid reception wednesday from the a act Many of whose members had hoped the vice presidential nomination would go to Jesse Jackson. There was Only scattered applause from delegates to the annual convention of the National association for the advancement of coloured people when the Massachusetts governor and the Texas senator entered the crowded ballroom. It was in marked contrast to the Rous ing scene tuesday night when Jackson addressed the same group. In fact the first burst of enthusiasm from the audience came As a act executive director Benjamin Hooks who introduced Dukakis turned to the Gover nor and said you know knowing Jesse has been Good for  the audience applauded and Dukakis smiled. In his speech Dukakis promised Shatas president his door is going to be  then he went on i be Learned a lot from Jesse and i be Learned a lot from  Bentsen followed Dukakis to the pod see demo on Back Page 9 injured in bombing of British Barracks by Mark Walsh staff writer Duisburg West Germany two bombs exploded outside a British  Barracks about 30 Miles North of Cologne Early wednesday tearing off part of the roof and slightly injuring nine soldiers. The 3 . Blast blew a 9-by-15 foot Crater in the ground shattered windows and caused a ceiling inside the facility to collapse. West German police said the bomb apparently was placed near an outside Wall of the Barracks. Police later found a Hole Cut in the Fence along a Street just outside the compound. Police originally said the blast was caused by Only on bomb but later announced two bombs had gone off. At about the same time As the explosion shots were fired from a passing automobile at a police car in the same area but no one was injured police said. It was not immediately Clear if the two incident were connected. The Irish Republican  took responsibility for the blast wednesday afternoon saying it carried out the bomb attack in West Germany against Crown forces the associated press reported. About 100 soldiers of the British  of the Rhine Are assigned at Glamorgan Barracks the British  Post in Duisburg according to spokesman maj. John Wilkinson. The nine soldiers Hurt in the blast received Only minor injuries he said. Thank god no one had injuries which require hospitalization he said. Minutes after the explosion a West German police Man on patrol in the area gave Pursuit to a Gold Bow bearing dutch License plates and was fired upon duis Burg police spokesman Reinhard Pape said. The car has not been found As of yet nor do behave any suspects Pape said. Wednesday s explosion comes two months after at tacks in Southern Holland killed three British service men and injured three others. In one of the attacks a British airman was killed and two others injured when their car was fired upon by automatic weapons in the dutch City of Roermonde. See Barracks on Back Page police inspect a Hole in the Wall of Glamorgan Barracks in Duisburg caused by two bomb explosions wednesday. An to Start round the clock television aug. 1 by Wendy Bourlan staff writer the american forces network will expand to round the clock television transmission beginning aug. 1 in a move designed to give military shift work ers something to watch during their off duty hours. ,., _ j off at 2 . And returns at6 . Monday through Friday in West Germany Belgium and the Netherlands and an hour earlier inthe United kingdom. Under the expanded program Ming the 2 to 6 . Gap will be filled with program Ming from the armed forces radio and television service via its worldwide satellite network. An will continue to broadcast its current weekend schedule which begins Friday at 6 . And runs non Stop until monday at 2 . Network commander col. Bruce r. Eaton said the extra hours Are being added to accommodate military shift workers who have nothing to watch in the Earl morning hours. Shift workers Aren t the Only ones who will Benefi from the added hours. Sports fans now will get Mon Day night football and monday night baseball live along with other major sporting events received during that time. However the sporting events will not be taped for rebroadcast later. Unless preempted by sports regular program viewers can expect to see include Cable news net work features at 2 and 5 ., the West coast Broad cast of lbs evening news at 3 ., pcs s the Macneil Lehrer news hour at 3 30 ., an Dunn s headline news at 4 30 . Eaton cautioned however that the arts satellite provides its feed to affiliates in multiple time zones and programming can change at the last minute. Be cause of these Short notice changes the network Likely will not be Able to provide the stars and strip Sand other publications with schedules of the late night programming. Instead an will provide on air updates Eaton said. He said viewers in Europe May see some shows in see an on Back Page  
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