European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday september 5,1988 Mitterrand praises amnesty rockers Paris a the amnesty International global Rock Lour launched its two night stand sunday in Paris and was saluted by president Francois Mitterrand for keeping up the fight for Liberty Equality and fraternity. Organizers Cupec Ted sellout crowds both sunday and monday at the Bercy sports Arena in Eastern Paris the second Stop for Bru Springsteen Sling. Peter Gabriel Tracy Chapman and other stars. Mitterrand in a statement to be read from the stage each night praised the artists from All countries mobilized for the cause of human the text was made Public by the president s of flick. Nothing can Ever be taken for granted in the combat for Liberty Equality and fraternity he said evoking the motto of the French Republic. But nothing is Ever lost to the patient work Tor Solidarity. Music Wilt not let itself be closed off it will Cany the Universal message of human rights throughout its world the Lour marking the 40th anniversary of the . Universal declaration on human rights was launched Friday night at London s Wembley stadium be fore More than 65,000 people. After Paris the concert moves to Budapest Hungary then on to perhaps 20 More cities on five continents Over the next six weeks. Those who attend Are asked to sign an endorsement of the human rights Decla ration. The signatures will be turned Over to he Headquarters of the . In new York at the end of the Lour. Amnesty officials said they Hope the tour Breaks even with the goal being consciousness raising rather than fund raising. Amnesty International is an Island of idealism in a cynical world. It s important to remember that in the real world improvements come Inch by Inch letter by letter Springsteen said. The american Rock Star said he Hopes to make the world a Lille less oppressive less brutal and More than any thing a Little More new leak perils California area Commerce Calif. Up a new leak of logic chlorine Gas from a chemical company forced the evacuation of nearby residents Early sunday just one Day after thousands fled their Homes following 3 Simitar Accident. Residents were roused from their Homes in com Merce Montebello and East los Angeles near grow group inc., a los Angeles county fire dispatcher said. There were no reports of injuries. It s the same thing All Over again he said referring to saturday s Early morning evacuation of 20,000 people from those cities Monterey Park and unincorporated East los Angeles which left at least 10 people injured. Apparently someone botched up the cleanup the dispatcher said. We Don t know who it was that did it Hul it s our Job to prevent the stuff from reacting even further now the fire department received word about 5 20 . That some 100 pounds of the chemical outside the company building had begun reacting again he said. A hazardous materials team three firefighting Compa Nies and a helicopter were sent to the scene. Police and sheriffs deputies were coordinating the evacuation. It was not known immediately How Many people would be displaced by the latest incident. The earlier mishap at the company that manufactures Pool cleaning materials began shortly before 12 30 . Saturday. and sheriffs deputies began the evacuations at 1 . After it was confirmed that a Small fire had broken Oul in or near a number of five gallon Drums and cardboard boxes tilled with dry sodium Hypoth Lorinc commonly known As swimming Pool chlorine. The flames spread rapidly and More than 100 Drums each containing 300 to 400 pounds of the chemical were either damaged or destroyed before the fire could be extinguished fir capt. Michael Wolfe said. The chemical used As a bleaching agent and disinfectant can cause Burns to the skin and eyes and can be fatal when inhaled. Among those injured seven people suffered breath ing problems after exposure to the toxic Cloud emitted by the fire. They were released after being treated at one of two hospitals a fire department official said. An eighth victim a firefighter suffered an Eye in jury trying to neutralize the soldering mass of Chemi cals. Two other firefighters suffered heal exhaustion. Rescue from Page 1 one and both hands said he his wife and his son were Silling Aboul 30 feel away from the runway in the area where an italian air Force plane crashed during a 10-Planc acrobatic flying Man Euver aug. 28. I was ready to Lake a picture when the aircraft crossed Mccanch said. Saw the collision and i saw the plane coming right at us. We had no Lime to he said he and his wife were thrown about 30 feel by the blast. A neighbor. Army sgt. Sec Van e. Turner told the stars and stripes that the boy was asleep behind two ice chests when the crash occurred. Mccanch said thai when he found his son i grabbed him gently i could see he was Hurt and then we just Gol Oul of there and went to the red Cross station. We feel extremely the death loll remained Ai 51 sunday. The dead included 43 West germans the three italian pilots a . Army private first class and her 9-Ycar-Otd son one person from France and one from the nether lands. One victim remained unidentified. Officials said 166 remained hospitalized. A greeting and a gift defense Secretary Frank Carlucci gets a Nitiss on the Cheek and a Guam olympics committee to shirt Sun Day. The greeting and presentation were from Guam marathoner Mariana is Cal. She was among wet Contra who Mil Cut Cal at a labor Day Pink during a Guam Stopover on his Iray to conferences in China Jet from Page 1 tailed fighters painted in camouflage Gray zoomed 3,000 feel into the sky from Takeoff and then fell Back Ward nose still pointing up before the Pilot forced the nose Down pulling the aircraft into level flight in a Man Euver known As Tail slide before the gasping spectators. In a 3 a hour display in Clear Balmy weather West european and american combat and civil aircraft also went through their paces mainly for the Benefit of potential buyers who flocked to Famborough 35 Miles Southwest of London. This is the safest show in the world said air Commodore Dan Honley Deputy head of the organizers the society of British aerospace companies Ltd. The display aircraft from no frills Short haul Pas Senger jews to the sleek fighters from West and East bloc countries All had to Fly away from the crowd instead of Over it and most performed alone. Honley said the Famborough safety rules were the same As usual and had not been tightened because of the Ramstein crash. The fighters migs the american f-18, France s new Rapale multipurpose combat aircraft and it Well known Mirage and the British Royal air Force s Tor Naxos twisted and turned and hurtled past the crowd in separate displays. Aerospace companies regard the display flying As an important part of the sales drive at Farnborough where the main is Commerce not entertainment. Talks from Page 1 recess and that he wants to work out a More orderly Way of working at a later Eliasson 48, is Sweden s ambassador to the nations and has been named As , Secretary Gener Al Javier Perez de Cullar s special mediator 1,-r a Gulf peace settlement. Foreign ministers am Akbar Velamati and Tariq Aziz of Iraq wanted to 30 to Cyprus for a meeting of non aligned foreign ministers beginning wednesday. Eliasson said he was pulling various Compromise formulas Forward As a basis for face to face negotiations but he could nol provide details. The iraqi foreign minister repeatedly has said that Baghdad first wants a formal iranian commitment 10 permit free navigation in the Gulf and nol interfere Wilh ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. At the beginning of the talks on aug. 25, Iraq also demanded International recognition of its claim to sovereignly Over the strategic Shaft Al Arab waterway dividing the two countries and leading into the Gulf. Iran declared that the Frontier must run through the Middle of shall Al Arab and that Iraq must return 620 Square Miles of iranian territory. Officials close to the talks said Eliasson was trying to separate the issues. They said development or a Gulf Freedom of navigation document would be possible in next stage of negotiations. Nil football sunday s results Chicago 34, Miami 7 Cincinnati 21, Phoenix 14 Buffalo 13, Minnesota 10 Pittsburgh 24, Dallas ii Detroit 31, Atlanta 17 los of Geles rams 34, Green Bay 7 Philadelphia 41, Tampa Bay 14 Sun Francisco 34, new Orleans 33
