European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes news updates storm damage London a one year after the worst storm in centuries swept across Southern England killing 17 people and changing for Ever the country s landscape insurance companies say there arc Sill about 150,000 damage claims 1o be settled. The claims represent about id percent of the 1.5 million that hooded in after Hurricane Force winds last oct. 16 knocked Down 15 million i rfcs and caused More than 1.8 billion pounds s3,15 Bil lion Worth of property damage the association of British insurers sunday said claims were Safiti being sent to insurance companies because a shortage of builders an materials had delayed repairs Lloyd s insurers has said it was the world s largest insurance loss. Hirohito s condition Tokyo Fuji Japan s emperor Hirohito was reported in Sta ble condition by doctors mondays the 87-year-old Monarch entered the fifth week of an illness believed to be abdominal cancer. An Imperial Palace spokesman continued to give reports on the emperor s condition three times a Day As the Monarch began his fifth week of confinement to bed in the residential Fukiage Palace. His majesty received about a pint of blood and his vital sign showed thai he remains in stable condition Palace spokesman Kanji Mazda told a news conference. His mind is Sharp he added. Hirohito s temperature was 98,7degrees fahrenheit and his pulse rate was 88 beats per minute. Legionnaires Case Manchester England a health authorities monday identified parts of an air conditioning system As the probable source of an outbreak of legionnaires disease at a British Aero space Plant outside . Guy Constable District medical adviser said bacteria from the 13 patients with the Dis ease resemble that found in som of the Plant s water Cool ing towers. Along with the confirmed coses.19 suspected cases have surfaced since the disease broke put oct. 4."this result taken in conjunction with the fact that the majority of those infected work at British aerospace would indicate that the Likely source has been identified Constable said. Siamese twins Tokyo a siamese twins Viet and due were recovering Well monday 1 Days after they were separated in an operation at a vietnamese Hospital a japanese red Cross official said. Yoshiaki Numoto quoted Yoji Araki a japanese doctor observing the vietnamese boys at to duh Ospital in to Chi Minn City Vietnam As saying the twins we redoing very the 7-year-old vietnamese boys arc believed to be the oldest siamese twins Ever separated. Correction an article wednesday incorrectly identified the Type of discharge Given to tech. Sgt. Charles e. Banks spam in a general court martial. Banks who was convicted of two counts of larceny received a bad con duct discharge not a dishonourable Dis charge As reported. Hundreds rally at Pentagon to protest Aid to Al Salvador Washington a hundreds of demonstrators gathered before Dawn monday blocking entrances to the Pentagon in a Rowdy protest against Ameri can actions in Al Salvador. Dozens were arrested. Police including one officer who was attacked by protesters arrested one group that sat in a Road to Block a Mili tary bus from entering the huge South parking Tot at the defense department Headquarters. The protesters succeeded in keeping the huge South parking Tot of the Penta gon mostly empty As police diverted traffic. One demonstrator sprayed red paint across the front of a bus. Protesters pushed one Federal protective service officer to the ground when he tried to arrest the demonstrator and beat the officer before other officers rescued him. Other protesters went to a Grassy area used As a helicopter Field outside the Pentagon where they planted crosses bearing the names of people who have died in Al Salvador. The demonstrators oppose . Aid tothe Saka Doran government which has been engaged in a War against leftist guerrillas since i960. An estimated 60,000 people have died in that conflict. Carrying candles and signs in in darkness the protesters were reminiscent of those who demonstrated against in Vietnam War in the same place 20 years ago although their numbers were far smaller. They chanted against . Policies and Sang out hey hey hoho the Pentagon has got to David dolling or a vocal figure again tic Vietnam War who was convicted As one of the Chicago seven in the 1960s,was at monday s protest and said the most effective lobby is by people putting heir bodies on the one of those arrested for sitting in the parking lot Entrance identified himself As Ben Troxell of Hiram College s what i came for he said before he was carted away. Less than two hours later Troxcil had returned. He said he had been taken to a holding room inside the Pentagon an issued a Iso citation for blocking a Road Way. The protest lasted Well past the Lime when most defense department workers report to work. Protesters sat four and five deep in front of entrances and were pulled aside each Lime a Pentagon employee wanted to pan. It appeared thai most workers got to their offices without much problem although Many had a unusually Long walk from the North Park ing lot where cars were attempted to approach the Pentagon employees with literature and one got into a verbal sparring match with an army colonel who responded "1work Here in the defense of my country in response to a shout you re killing women and police had no immediate figures on arrests. Daniel Ells i who made the Penta gon papers Public in the 1960s and be came one of the most outspoken figure against the Vietnam War was Al the Pentagon monday morning and said the War in Al Salvador is essentially paid for by the in 1964, it is .-paid and . Dirc Cocci Ellsberg said. I m certain that As in 1964, secret plans to escalate the War if necessary arc being made be Hind these Walls. I can t say the decision is already made to escalate the War. I do believe the plans Are along with the candles the demonstrators carried crude wooden crosses each lettered with the name of someone who has died in Central America. Brother of Twa Hijacker Hamadi beaten up by shiite troops in Beirut Beirut Lebanon a the elder brother of confessed Twa Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi was beaten up Over the weekend in a dispute Between inc iranian backed Hezbollah group an pro syrian shiite moslem militiamen in South Beirut shiite sources said Mon Day. The sources speaking on condition of anonymity said Abdul had i Hamadi suffered severe rib bruises when he was assaulted saturday night by members of amal the mainstream shiite militia headed by Nabih Bern Hamadi. 27, is chief of Security for the rival Hezbollah or party of god. His 2 Ycaro a brother Mohammed Ali. Is on trial in Frankfurt West Ger Many on charges of air piracy and Mur Der in the 1981 hijacking of a Twa Jet liner to Beirut. . Navy diver Robert Stethem 23, was shot and killed by on of the hijackers the younger Hamadi has confessed hews one of the hijackers but he denies that he killed Secl him three other Hezbollah Security men also were beaten with Rifle bulls wielded by amal militiamen while trying to Hall a five hour clash Between the two groups in South Beirut the sources acknowledged in a statement published monday thai i our Security chiefs were beaten up by amal militiamen in the Chi Yah District. The statement did not mention any s representatives were seized by amal s Chi Yah commander and his aides insulted and beaten up before inc syrian Brothers stepped in an ensured their release the Hezbollah statement said six people were killed and 25 wounded in saturday s clashes. Argument erupts into .-korean Melee Seoul South Korea a . Soldiers were turned Over to . Military authorities after an argument with a korean cab Driver escalated into a gang fight a military press release said monday. News reports said that one american and three koreans were injured and that one of the koreans was in critical Condi Tion. The military said the argument be tween the taxi Driver and a . Soldier escalated into a clash involving four .soldiers and several koreans Early Sun Day in the taewon shopping District near inc Headquarters of the . Military i South Korea. Vitae win is heavily patronized by foreigners including . Serv Icem Embon. Police said the four . Soldiers who were not identified suddenly cursed at taxi Driver Lee of Chul is and kicked his cab. Police quoted Lee of saying that in soldiers punched him in the face when he protested and that some of them climbed top the Hood of the car. Police said that about 40 koreans rushed to the taxi Driver s Aid and thai the . Soldiers fled brandishing empty Beer bottles and throwing rocks at the pursuing korean passers by jeered at he fleeing americans police said about 40olher . Soldiers joined in and bran dished pocket knives and broken Bee bottles at the koreans who countered by throwing americans fled into a nightclub police said. Police said about 200 koreans gathered outside shouting Yan Kee go Home until about 200 officer arrived and dispersed the crowd. The four unidentified soldiers apprehended by korean police on the scene were booked for investigation and turn Dover to . Military authorities. Huey the news cancels 2 concerts by Anita Gosch staff writer Huey Lewis and the news cancelled the first two performances of its West German Lour because of an inflammation of the vocal chords contacted saturday by Singer Lewis who was advised by doctors not to Singer talk for two in Dortmund sunday and Nurnberg monday were called off. The tour was to resume tuesday night in Munich according to tour officials. Ticket for yesterday s concert in Nalmberg can be refunded at Points of Purchase or exchanged for tickets for the Munich show tonight according to tour promoters. In a Brief statement sunday in Dussel Dorf West Germany Lewis said he had no Choice but to cancel the performances. I d just like to say that 1 Don t actually feel that bad but i can barely talk let alone sing he to band members it was the first time in a decade of performing that the san Francisco rockers have had to cancel a band which sold a combined is million albums with their last two los sports and fore Are on a european tour through dec. 5 in support of their latest release Small world. Along with concerts in West Germany the Bond will perform in holy for the first time As Well As in Switzerland France Belgium Scandinavia and the United two hour concert includes songs from Small world and such previous hits As the heart of Rock n1 Roll the Power of love and hip to
