European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes monday september 19,1988 Burma s military seizes control of government Rangoon Burma up1 the military seized Contro of Burma on sunday to save the single party government pushed to the Brink of collapse by months of demonstrations by Mil Lions of people demanding an end 10 authoritarian Rule. Defense minister Gen saw Maung who is also Burma s chief of staff dissolved the month old govt Mienl of prime minister Maung Maung slapped a curfew on Rangoon and banned Public gatherings of More than five peo ple. Crowds armed with Molotov cocktails swards pitchforks and slingshots gathered in downtown Rangoon in Defiance of the govern ment orders. Students and Young workers vowed to fight the military takeover. A Western Diplomat said shooting broke out near the Sulc Pagoda in Central Rangoon and in some outlying areas. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Hurricane s floodwaters recede in mexican area Monterrey Mexico a raging flood Walers unleashed by Hurricane Gilbert sub sided sunday allowing Rescue workers to begin digging through mud and debris for More bodies swept away by the Santa Calarina River. As quickly As it turned into a furious torrent of Muddy water the River shrank o ils Normal Liny or cult size running alongside one of Monter Rey s main avenues. Sixty people were confirmed dead. But authorities feared As Many As 200 May have died when a Flash flood ripped a 40-mile path of de is auction through Northern Mexico s most pop Ula cd Region Early saturday. Gilbert the worst Hurricane on record killed More than 200 people in Mexico alone and temporarily wrecked the country s tourism Industry ravaging resort areas in Cancun Cozumel and isl i Muj cres. Rescuers were searching for bodies in Cade Reyta about 20 Miles downstream from where the devastating flood also wiped out Homes and killed More than a dozen people. Four passenger buses travelling on roads built in the dry River bed in Monterrey were swept into the unexpected floodwaters and Many of he people aboard arc among those feared dead. Officials said rescuers found Only two survivors by sunday four stale judicial policemen and two civilian volunteers also drowned when they attempted to Rescue victims stale authorities said. Coup topples Haiti president from Paga 1 since 1957. Namphy led a military Junta after Duvalier  served As an adviser to the Junta but resigned in Early 1986 after Antigo Emmen demonstrations de manding the ouster of him and other close Duvalier  stations reported that residences owned by Namphy and Romain had been pillaged. By midday sunday port a Prince was quiet. Traffic was Back to  announced the ouster on National television just hours after shoo ing broke out at inc main Plaza in front of inc presidential Palace. The gunshots sent dozens of people fleeing for cover Avril said on television that Haiti will respect All International treaties liberties and human rights. He said that dialogue will be honoured for inc Sake of National  was arrested and escorted under guard to the Airport late saturday a government spokesman  arrived in the dominican capital on a private plane at a private Airport said fab to Herrera Ca brat Deputy foreign minister of the dominican re Public which shares tic Island of Hispan iou with Haiti Namphy in a military uniform was accompanied by his wife and daughter Herrera Cabral said. They arrived with no Luggage and climbed into a wailing limousine an Airport employee said. They were taken to the dominican concorde hotel where former president Leslie Minigai stayed after Namphy toppled him in a june 19 coup Herrera Ca bral said. It was not been announced whether Namphy would remain in the dominican  dominican Republic said Namphy and the port a Prince mayor Franck Romain had Bee granted political Asylum by its embassy in port a Prince. Details of inc departure of Romain and 12others still were being discussed Herrera Cabral said. Romain was a colonel in the presidential guard and chief of police under Duvalier. Pets from Page 1 2 soldiers injured in crash reported in stable condition Darmstadt West Germany is two sol Diers injured when heir truck hit a House about 12miles West of Ansbach Friday were in stable condition sunday a 32nd army air defense come spokeswoman said. Pfc. Lawrence e. Cole the Driver suffered a broken jaw. He was Laken to the . Army Hospital in Wil Ryburg after being treated at a civilian Hospital in Ansbach. Spec. Eric a. Custis a passenger suffered a broken hip and was being treated at a German Hospital in Dinkl Bilhl. Both soldiers arc assigned to Bury a Sih in 43rd air defense arty in Giebels Ladt near Wiir Burg. The Accident occurred when their truck crashed into a vacant House in . The heavy equipment maintenance tactical truck towing a Patriot missile launcher was part of a Convoy involved in exer Cise certain Challenge. There was no damage to the unarmed missiles or the launcher. Damage to the vacant House has not been determined the spokeswoman said. An investigation continues. Teen agers she said. Threats were made and harsh words were exchanged and horse Weber received a blow to the face with a baseball Glove before German and military police responded she said. The authorities loaded the crowd into police vehicles to drive them Home but not before one boy poured a bottle of whiskey Over a Donkey s head Weber  maj. James l. Richardson the Wiesbaden military Community Provost marshal said both Ger Man and military police recorded the incident As a neighbourhood dispute and thought it was  the death however turned out to be neither the first nor the last for owners of animals in the Garden plot  Groh who has a Garden House near the Shel Ter said his three cats and five baby rabbits were clubbed to death the week before the Girt killed Weber s Kitten. The animals were kilted one by one Over an eight Day period he , in inc Days following the Kitten s death at Weber s shelter a Turkey was round hanged six Kitten were strangled and placed in a Circle around their dish two Kittens were thrown into a pen of dogs Weber s 7-Ycar-old son found another dead Kitten and a Pony s nose was  also saw juveniles hiding burning cigarettes in grass icy hand fed to goats and donkeys and stub Bing out cigarettes on he donkeys backs she said Weber said she feels sure american youths per formed the misdeeds because they always spoke English and tame from he direction of the housing area. Groh who does not live in his Garden House said he could not say whether americans were involved. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Barwood Wiesbaden Community commander said saturday that the facts available do not indicate who May be  the joint investigation is ongoing and appropriate action will be taken Arwood , an aug. 18 article in the military Community newspaper the Wiesbaden Post said evidence pointed to american children being responsible for the cruelly. Army 14, col. Richard Pifer the military Community executive officer told inc Post that the behaviour will not be tolerated and that unacceptable behaviour will be dealt with  of the ongoing investigation Hans Josef Ramberger Wiesbaden police commissioner limited his comments but be said German officials Hope to apprehend at least four juveniles in the next three or four weeks the Case then would be forwarded to the prosecutor s  the killings have ceased and police and concerned service members patrol the shelter Weber said she still fears for her animals safety the 47-year-old Weber said she can never let her guard Down because Many of the acts were done during the Day. Since the killings she s seen eight teen age boys several times on her property carrying baseball bats. On two occasion she commanded her two pit Bull terriers to Chase them away. Weber said the dogs would not Hurt the boys. Weber said the youths visited the shelter As Rece Tlyas tuesday night the same Day she woke up and found a bag of dog Rood on her Doorstep bearing a note of apology in English. Weber said Shell play it Safe and have the food tested. Weber said she s sorry that the events happened because she likes americans Many of whom have expressed their regret Over the events. If the youths Are caught Weber wants them to be required to work at the shelter a few hours a week. The children have to be disciplined so they won t forget that an animal is More than an object she  Don l get discipline they la do it  their families should t have to return to the United states though because parents of children like those already have enough trouble she said. One Soldier who has patrolled the shelter said he would t be As merciful. "1 Don t think it s just the kids who should be punished but the parents Loo said spec. Tucker Noack of the 165th military intelligence in formerly of wies Baden vandalism usually gets shrugged off one Way or another he said but when it starts going from that to the killing of helpless defenceless animals thai Are there for us to enjoy it lakes a twisted  la i to spurt re Tina Kirli Ondal in dorm Tutti my hmm abuse hot line set up for soldiers in dutch army the Hague Netherlands a any dutch sol Diers who claim they have been beaten or bullied by their Drill sergeants can now Call a toll free Telephone number to complain the defense ministry said. The 24-hour-a-Day hot line is the government s lat est move to protect its 50,000 conscripts and 56,000 professional military personnel whose rights already encompass labor unions a 40-hour workweek and the right to adopt any hair style that does l interfere with their duties. The newest safeguard reflects what the Netherland says reflects ils concern for the personal dignity of its armed forces whose High command sees rights u not inconsistent with discipline. Ramstein death toll reaches 66 Ramstein a West Germany Sis a . Army lieutenant injured when an italian air Force Jet crashed near his medical evacuation helicopter Al the Ramstein air show died saturday officials said Sun Day. The death of in la Kim Strader 30, brought the number of americans killed in the aug. 28 tragedy to three. Another German Man died saturday bringing the loll to 66, United press International reported. Strader who was a Pilot assigned to inc 63rd medi Cal Del at Lan Stuhl died at 3 . In Brooke army medical Center Al fort Sam Houston in san Antonio Texas a base spokesman said sunday. Elrader. A Salt Lake City native is survived by his wife Virginia. The death of a 32-year-old West German raised the number of German deaths to is the Rheinland Pfalz Interior ministry announced sunday up said. Also titled were three italian pilots one person from France and one from the Netherlands. The disaster occurred when three italian slum Pilot collided at the annual show. One plane crashed into the crowd of spectators killing Many instantly and injuring hundreds