European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 1, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 . Forces called worthy of their medal by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau United nations peacekeeping forces richly de serve inc 1988 Nobel peace prize awarded to them thursday say canadians who once serve with the  troops. I was quite pleased. I think it is appropriate because other than within the . Itself there s not a lot of recognition for the ,  said Canadian army capt Jim Hicks 27, who worked As a . Maintenance officer on the syrian Side of the Golan Heights from Decem Ber 1986 to june i9s7. Hicks now works with the Canadian forces Europe in West Germany. The United nations also has sent peacekeepers or  observers to Afghanistan Cyprus and inc Indian subcontinent. In Cyprus Canada contributes 575 troops to keep turkish and greek cypriot forces apart said army sgt. Gary s. Hamn Glon 34, of 3rd in Royal Canadian regt at Canadian Force base Badin sol Lingen in West Germany. The peace prize will probably brighten up the faces of a lot of . Troops standing on Street Corners knowing they re not standing there for  Harrington said he served in a Rifle platoon in and near inc divided capital of Nicosia fro february to september 1986. About a third of his battalion s current members were there Al the same Lime he said patrolling the . Buffer zone with austrian British danish and swed ish . Troops. It s been one of inc More exciting hours of duly for me said Harrington a 17-Ycar Veteran of inc forces. You can feel the Static in the air Between he two  the language Barrier and different social and political altitudes made the work difficult but Harrington said the peacekeeping Effort and the Opportunity to work with other nations troops made the Lour worthwhile in Ottawa Brig. Gen. John Arch Mclnnis the former chief of he Canadian peacekeepers said recognition in t really cup cited for any Militar Endeavor but peacekeeping is especially difficult o recognize in Concrete ways because successful peacekeeping Means that nothing is going on Noth ing newsworthy is happening. I be talked to our commanders in Cyprus and they say the boys Down there Are walking just a Little bit taller today because of that  the Canadian forces Europe commander army maj. Gen. John a Sharp also served in Cyprus As a Captain and an infantry battalion adjutant in1965, a year after Canada first committed troops there. His forces in Europe now provide logistical support for Canada s , troops. I think we be proven to be fair Well trained and Good communicators he said but added Canada is Only one of Many nations thai has consistently proven to be pretty Good at this  new German traffic rules become effective today  sufi writer Don t be surprised if those porsche and Mercedes on inc autobahn Start passing your Ford on the right. This practice once forbidden on West German Auto Bahns now is Legal but Only under certain Circum Sian is. Passing on the right and other changes to the traffic code were announced by the German Federal ministry of transportation. The new regulations take effect today. Drivers on the autobahn and other multiple Lane roads May now pass on the right if the left Lane is proceeding slowly. However their passing Speed Ean be jus slightly faster than the Speed of the cars they arc passing. Reentry into the left Lane is permitted Only when there is no danger to existing traffic in the left Lane. Cars planning to exit the autobahn arc permitted to pass on the right in exit lanes marked by wide broken lines. Another new regulation concerns inc use of child safely seals. German traffic regulations previously prohibited children from Riding in the from seat of an automobile. Under the new regulations children under the age of 12 May now ride in the front scat of a car provided they arc restrained in child safely seats that meet offi Cial economic commission for Europe guidelines. Approved seals Are recognizable by an a imprint. Infants less than 20 pounds must ride facing backward in Ece approved safety scats. This ruling along with All other new regulations applies to americans stationed in West Germany according to inc Federal ministry of  safety seats sold by cafes although they arc made in the United Stales according to standards thaia Afes says parallel Ece guidelines do not Bear the a imprint said belly Price of the cafes europ Quality Assurance Field office. The american scats arc acceptable for children from1 to 11 years old in the front or Back seats but not for infants m the front seat. Infants however May ride in the Back seat in these safety seals. Robert Dunn of inc Usa eur judge advocate general office in Heidelberg said in is the responsibility of Drivers to ensure that children Riding in their vehicles Are restrained in approved safety seats. Other traffic code changes include safety helmets worn by the operator and Passen Ger of a motorcycle or moped must Bear an Ece imprint beginning Jan 1, 1990. Drivers leaving streets that have the character of private driveways such As exits from pedestrian ones or neighbourhood streets or streets whose openings Cross a sunken sidewalk must yield the right of Way even if the Road they Are entering is not marked priority. School buses just Tike Public transit buses have the right of Way if they Are pulling out of a bus Stop. To protect themselves from possible aids contamination Drivers now must carry two pairs of Surgi Cal gloves in the vehicle first Aid kit. When Rescue vehicles need to get through traffic jams Drivers on roads with two lanes in one direction traffic code changes also include a Law new signs along the Road. Mere is a list i new traffic signs this Black and while sign willbe used in addition to a Speed limit sign Tor we Road conditions. The  Arrow on Whita background recommends a practical Detour route Ono har highways in he event of a Frallic Jam. White writing on a brow background denotes Scenic Countryside and famous structures. Already in use but official As of october 1, the Blue sign with while writing shows recommended speeds eve when traffic is not heavy. Formerly various signs we reused to Zenota pedestrian zones. Now. Pedestrian zones May Only to designated with this Blue and White sign Wuh Black writ ing. The to motor designation pm will no longer appear on Speed limit Alana. A Black Arrow and Black writing on e yellow background will now show possible Detour routes in particular wit Hon Day a lulls. An unbroken line or the end ofe Lane will be marked in Advance by tills slanting Arrow. Must merge to their respective left and right sides to create a free Lane in the Middle. On three Lanc High ways la emergency Lane should be made Between the left and Middle lanes. Commercial Drivers transporting hazardous mate rials must pull off the Road and Park Al the first Avail Able parking place during inel Cmunt weather and unfavourable Road conditions. Trucks and buses weighing More than 2 metric tons must maintain Al least a 50-Mctcr distance from a preceding vehicle if travelling Al speeds of 50 kilo me ters or faster. Dukakis vows farm help Bush attacks furloughs by the associated press Michael Dukakis attacking George Bush in Rural Texas said Friday that re publican policy on hard pressed Farmers and ranchers can be summed up in iwo words Lough  Bush in turn called dukakis1 Home slate prisoner furlough program a revolving door for murderers the latest Lough talk from inc presiden tial candidates came one Day after they exchanged Long distance rhetorical barbs Over social Security and other issues Dukakis told a farm rally in Idalou Texas that if he is elected he will devotes100 million for investment in farm areas. Recalling Bush s Call for a Kinder and gentler America in his acceptance speech Al the Republican National convention Dukakis asked whether the Vic president s idea of a Kinder and gentler America was foreclosing on american Farmers letting our Small towns die or. Bush s farm policy can be summed up in five words the fewer Farmers the belter. And the Republican Rural development policy can be summed up in iwo words Tough  Bush travelled to Paterson n.j., to pick up the endorsement of local Law enforcement officers and planned later inthe Day to accept the endorsement of a Springfield mass., police group his second such trip to Massachusetts in an Effort to irritate Dukakis. We should have much More sympathy for the victims of crime than we have for the criminals and that s the kind of judge i la appoint to the Federal Bench Bush said from the Steps of the Paterson municipal Complex he said Dukakis As governor of Massachusetts had a Basic revolving door program for murderers who have not even served enough Lime for  president Reagan was Back on the Campaign Trail for his vice president taking up Bush s attack on Dukakis membership inthe american civil liberties Union. In a speech prepared for delivery in Chicago Reagan said you recall a few years Back political figures had to disassociate them selves from groups on the right with far out views. In t u now Linic for responsible peo ple 10 do the same thing with far out groups on the left on thursday Bush dismissed Duka Kis criticisms of the Republican Nomi Nee s vote to freeze social Security Bene fits citing a similar stance by the Democrat three years ago. The gop presidential nominee turn ing the tables on an Issue the democrats have used against him said that Duka Kis Al the National governor association meeting in february 1985, voted fora re solution calling for an Overall freeze of social Security benefits Dukakis has criticized Bush for cast ing a tic breaking Senate Vole in May 1985 to approve legislation that included a one year freeze on social Security Cosier living adjustment. On Friday a Gallup poll said bus was favored by 47 percent to Dukakis 42 percent the poll was taken tuesday Ana wednesday among 1,020 registered voters. It has a 3 percent plus or minus margin of Polen Liaf sampling error. The two vice presidential candidates Republican Dan Quayle and demo crat Lloyd Bentsyn have been Devot ing much of their time to preparing for their debate wednesday in Omaha neb. Bunt san was addressing a rally in Charlotte n.c., and the National Educa Tion association in Washington . Quayle was spending the Day poring Over debate briefing books and meeting with advisers before travelling to Philadelphia Friday night for the Greal american firehouse exposition and Muster