European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday August 5, 1988 preacher shot by contras says . Guilty of terrorism world today Managua Nicaragua a officials said rebel attack on a River boat killed two people and wounded 23, and a new Jersey preacher hit by a Bullet said wednesday that the United states commits terror ism by financing the guerrillas. The Rev. Lucius Walker of Demarest n.j., said the10-Mcmber group with whom he was travelling in the passenger boat came face to face with the terrorism of our own  i perceived More clearly than Ever that president Reagan is guilty of murder he said. Walker a 57-year-old Baptist minister was grazed in the buttocks by a Bullet in the attack tuesday by nicaraguan rebels known As contras. The defense ministry said More than 200 people were aboard most of them nicaraguans when the boat was hit by Rifle and mortar fire on the Escondido River a major military Supply route of the leftist sandinista government. Two other foreigners an italian and a Costa rican were among the wounded. Witnesses and officials blamed the .-Supportedcontras, who began fighting to overthrow the Sandi nista government nearly seven years ago. Walker said at a news conference Reading from a a Snail s Pace a on your Marks. Get set. Slow ten Cir cling snails Are slowly timed by an official Snail pacer duing a preliminary crawl leading up to the grand prix of galloping gastropods in France. The event to determine the fastest Snail in France was held earlier this week in St. Pierre d lube near Bayonne in Southwest France. Statement we As taxpaying citizens of the unite states Are 9utraged at the act of terrorism by our government using our own  he said his organization would not stand idly by sour government continues to provide Contra Aid. Walker is executive director of a group called the inter religious foundation for Community organization. . Assistance to the contras ran out in february and Congress is considering a new Aid package. The contras and president Daniel Ortega s govern ment began a cease fire March 23, when they signed an agreement to seek a negotiated settlement of the Ivil War which Ortega says has Cost More than 26,000lives. The sandinista have extended the truce unilaterally to the end of August. Sandinista officials have accused the contras of numerous violations but the contras say they Are fight ing Only in defense. The River boat named the Mission of peace was bound from the Atlantic coast port of Blu Fields to Rama a Village 180 Miles East of Managua where the River route links with a Road. The route is used to ship soviet military supplies and other goods from the port to the  said the shooting tuesday started at a Bend in the River about four hours out of Blu Fields. Americans staying away from Greece offer ship attack Athens Greece a the terrorist attack aboard a greek cruise ship last month has frightened away thousands of american vacationers greek tour ism officials report. Aegean sea Island hopping cruises have begun to re gain popularity but hotel and tourism officials say the gun and grenade assault on july 11, aboard the City of Poros cruise ship caused a spurt of hotel cancellations. The terrorist action left nine dead and More than 90injured. The attack occurred As the City of Poros returned from a one Day cruise with 471 passengers aboard. Killed in the attack were three French two hungarians a Dane a swede and two unidentified men who police believe May have been terrorists. No americans were among the casualties. Greek Security officials still have not established who was responsible for the assault although the Abu Nidal organization is suspected of involvement. Most of the hotel cancellations have been by american business people who had planned to attend conferences in the greek capital and american vacationers on tour groups hotel officials said. They said europeans did no appear to have been frightened away by the attack. Around 400,000 american vacationers were expected to visit Greece in 1988, a 65 percent increase Over last year s figure of 260,000, top tourism officials said. According to Joanne Despotopoulo of the govern ment s National tourist organization approximately 4,000 americans had cancelled their visits in the imme Diate aftermath of the attack. Thatcher jeered in Sydney Sydney Australia a homosexual rights activists and supporters of the Irish Republican army thursday yelled insults and shouted slogans at prime minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain. About 60 people waved placards and booed Thatcher As she entered the powerhouse museum for a Brief visit. Earlier two  groups of demonstrators shouted Maggie out when the prime minister arrived at downtown Sydney s Darling Harbor area after a cruise around Sydney Harbor. Thatcher had planned to Greet people around the shops in the Darling Harbor area but new South Wales state Premier Nick Greiner said the stroll was scrubbed for Security  he said the walk was cancelled after about 200 demonstrators booed and jostled the prime minister in Melbourne on wednesday during a walk through Small. One woman demonstrator briefly bared her breasts about 20 Yards from Thatcher at Darling Harbor where the prime minister stopped for a few minutes to be entertained by a Barbershop quartet and a Small orchestra. A group of protesters held a Banner saying Solidar Ity with British lesbians and Gay men to protest anew British Law prohibiting the publication of Homo sexual literature. Other demonstrators protested the British presence in Northern Ireland where the Ira is waging a bomb ing and shooting Campaign to end British Rule and unite the province with the Irish Republic. Police took eggs from one protester at the Power House museum where the demonstrators were More vociferous. Both demonstrations were peaceful and police reported Only one arrest of a Man they planned to charge with offensive behaviour. Thatcher whose trip Marks the 200th anniversary of european settlement of Australia departs the country on saturday after visiting the expo 88 world s fair i Brisbane. Jobless youths loot stores in Papua new Guinea City port moresby Papua new Guinea a unemployed youths angered when officials skipped a youth rally went on a rampage loot ing stores breaking windows and bringing Busi Ness to a standstill police said  and employees fled As about 100 youths rioted wednesday in the Center of lae the nation s second largest City and damaged More than 20 buildings police  violence occurred after provincial govern ment officials and members of parliament failed to turn up at a youth rally organized to discuss employment and Law and order  then marched to the government offices and became angry when no one was Avail Able to meet with them police said. The mob stoned the building before heading into the Cen trial business  and Home affairs minister Timothy Bonga said thursday he would meet with youth leaders. Prince Philip s Mother reburied in Jerusalem Jerusalem up Queen Elizabeth s Mother in Law has been reburied at a White rus Sian Convent on the mount of olives fulfilling her nearly 20-year-old dying wish to be buried in  Alice the Mother of Queen Eliza Beth s husband Prince Philip was reburied wednesday at the White russian Convent of St. Mary Magdalene in Gethsemane on the slopes of the mount of olives. She initially had Bee buried in a Chapel adjacent to Windsor Castle. " after the death of her husband Prince an Drew of Greece Princess Alice became a greek orthodox nun and created the order of Chris Tian sisterhood of Martha and Mary in 1949.she died at Buckingham Palace at age 84 on dec. 5, 1969. Since then she has been buried att. George s Chapel in Windsor Burke s peerage said. Non existent highways costing filipino taxpayers Manila Philippines a missing 730 Miles of philippine highways. If found Call the philippine department of Public works. Public works Secretary Juanito Ferrer told a House of representatives committee on tues Day that a recent Survey found the government had been paying about $400,000 a year for maintenance of roads that Don t  said corrupt officials were apparently pocketing the  said most of the ghost highways were in the Northern Luzon Island stronghold of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos. Others were in Central Luzon the Central Visayan islands an Mindanao. It was the latest in a growing series of charges of corruption within president Corazon Aqui no s government. Aquino who took office in february 1986,has pledged to curb corruption which was ram Pant in the Marcos administration. Sphinx in imminent danger of collapsing paper says Cairo Egypt up while experts remain embroiled in a quarrel about restoration meth ods a report on the condition of the great Sphinx of Giza showed that five parts of the statue s Rocky body were in imminent danger of collapsing the newspaper Al ashram said i thursday s editions. The authoritative newspaper said five parts of the upper Section of the statue s body could col lapse at any minute unless restoration work was resumed immediately. Faced by the Many disagreements and conflicts among the restoration experts culture minister Farouk Hosni ordered a five Man working team to decide what should be done to save the 4,500-year-old statue the newspaper said. The Sphinx located near the pyramids of Giza Southwest of Cairo was Hen of Rock in the 26th Century . It has the body of a lion and the head of a Man