European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world today the stars and stripes Friday november 18,1988 grenade blast in Market kills 7 in Philippines Manila Philippines up seven people were killed and five others wounded when a Gre Nade from unknown sources exploded in crowded grocery store in the Central philippine police said thursday. Police Sard they have no suspects in the late evening explosion wednesday in Cadiz City 300 Miles South of Manila. Cadiz police chief la. Camilo Gonzales kid a firefighter was among those kilted. He said it was unclear whether the grenade was thrown Imo the building or was being handled by some one inside and refused to comment on rumours. That some of the victim s were suspected or being involved. Gorbachev to receive italian peace truffle Siena ugly up the town of san Gio Vanni d Asso will Send a precious White ruffle its annual award for furthering peace and is Lente to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev town officials said thursday the delicacy weighing 1.1-pounds, will be presented to soviet ambassador Nikolai la Nacov for delivery to Gorbachev in a ceremony sunday at the provincial truffle Market in the tuscan town. Al the current retail Price Gorbachev s truffle is Worth More than s 800. The truffle is a subterranean edible fungus that grows close to he roots of Trees in Wood lands. It has a Zislin Clive Musky scent and a delicate Lasle used to flavor eggs meal Rice and pasta. Army copter crash kills 16 in United Arab emirates Abu Dahabi United Arab emirates a an army helicopter crashed on a training mis Sion thursday killing All 16 men aboard the state ran Wam news Agency reported. The Agency said the helicopter an Agusta Bill 105. Took off from the umm nah air base in the emirate of Dubai and crashed in a Wair area. All he .13 army men and the three Crew members on Board were killed in the Accident,1 the Agency said quoting a military official Al la umm nah air base. " it gave no details on the crash and did not identify the victims. The United Arab emirates defense minister Sheik Mohammed bin rash cd Mazloum issued a statement of condolence. He is the son of Pic ruler of Dubai one of the seven emirates in the United Arab emirates. Lebanon gunmen Kidnap Swiss official of red Cross is Don Lebanon a gunmen thursday kid napped the Swiss head of he International committee of he red Cross s Mission in this Southern port authorities said. Peter Winkler 30, was the fifth foreigner working for humanitarian organization to be abducted in South Leb anon in nine months. Lebanese police said Winkler was grabbed by three gunmen from his official car on Sidon s h i Sadi Square at 9 45 . The kidnappers driving a Bow car intercepted Winkler a White Peugeot grabbed him from the front right scat pushed him into their car and sped away a police spokesman said on condition of anonymity. At the red Cross Geneva Headquarters officials confirmed the abduction and said Wal Der s lebanese Driver was released shortly afterwards. The lebanese police spokesman said the Driver was not harmed and reported the abduction. He said there were reports Winkler was taken to the palestinian Refu gee Camp of Ein Al Hilch on Sidon s Southern out skirts but we Haven l been Able to verify  Winkler look up his duties in Sidon 25 Miles South of a Cit about a month ago the police spokesman said. He said an emergency meeting was under Way. Be tween palestinian guerrilla leaders and the command of the popular Nas Schilc organization militia in Sidonio try to determine Winkler s whereabouts. The organization is a leftist sunni moslem militia that has been governing Sidon since the 1975 outbreak of Lebanon s civil War. The Swiss ambassador to Lebanon Dino Sci oui said the embassy was wailing for a responsibility claim. At this moment we do not know Why he was taken. Reworks for a humanitarian organization isaid Sci oui Sci oui said about 30 red Cross officials work i Lebanon. The officials Monitor compliance with Geneva conventions and help organize humanitarian Relief. Not including Winkler 14 foreigners nine of them americans Are missing in Lebanon and believed held hostage. The longest held is Terry Anderson chief mid dle East correspondent for the associated press. He was kidnapped March 16, 1985 and is being held by a pro iranian shiite moslem faction calling itself islamic jihad or Holyar. The other hostages Are eight americans three Bri tons an italian and an irishman. On feb. 5, two officials working for the uj4. Relief and works Agency for Palestine refugees were Kidnap Ped near Ein it Hilweh. Swede Jan stunning 44, and norwegian William Jor Gonsen j8, were released 25 Days after their abduction. Briton Peter Coleridge 44, of Oxnam was Kidnap Ped March 3 after taking pictures at Ein cd he Rich. He was set free six Days later. Belgian physician Jan cools 32, of the norwegian Ai committee , was missing after leaving id palestinian refugee Camp of Ras Hidiyeh near the Southern City of Tyre on May 21. He is still missing and no group Lias claimed his abduction. S. Korean Farmers stage . Rally Seoul South Korea a riot police rued vol Leys of tear Gas thursday to drive Back thousands of Farmers chanting drive out the Yankees As the tried to March on the . Embassy to demand a halt to american farm imports. Some 2,000 riot police in Green combat fatigues and Black Visorde helmets blocked 7,000 Farmers and other protesters who tried to gel to the embassy in Central Seoul. Drive out . Imperialists and oppose . Agricultural products protesters shouted As they marched to the beat of Drums and carried hundreds of red White and yellow flags and placards denouncing the United states. ,. Hundreds of protesters hurled rocks and bricks at riot police and attacked troopers with clubs after they were blocked a few Hundred Yards from the embassy. Radical students who joined the March hurled a few firebombs at police. Police fired tear Gai and hurled Back rocks tossed by protesters. Some officers and protesters were tee being taken away with injuries but police had no Fig ures on injuries or arrests. No protesters got close to the embassy. Marchers dispersed after about 90 minutes of clashes confined mainly to one main Street. Protesters claimed their farms were threatened by cheap food imports such As those from the United states. Many protesters wore headband saying no . Wine and beef the United Stales has been pressuring South Korea to open its markets to american imports especially agricultural products to help Correct Washington s s 0 billion annual Trade debt with Seoul South Korea has made some Concession on Ameri can beef wine and other food imports. Angry formers repeatedly have protested against any import conces Sions but the protest thursday Psi the most violent. Recess Sov efs drive traffic deaths up near us. Toll. Moscow a soviet Drivers Are so reckless and roads arc so had that the annual soviet traffic death toll is almost As High As in the United states which has 10 times As Many cars the communist party daily  40,000 people arc killed in traffic accidents each year in the soviet Union pravda said wednes Day.  " there is a Lack of elementary ethics on the Road with Drivers behaving rudely and without any respect towards each other the paper said. The soviet Road and High Speed Are not compatible.". The 1986 traffic death toll in the United Stales was47.900, according to the 19s8 world almanac pravda said in an article oct 30 that the soviet Union has about 50 cars per 1.000 people compared to 560 per 1,000 in the United states. Pedestrians account for about 13,000 of the annual soviet traffic deaths More than the combined total of the United states Britain France and West Germany the paper said. -. It said 13 out of every 100 people injured in soviet car accidents die compared to 1.3 percent in the unit eds ates. Driving can be notoriously challenging in Moscow which has main roads clogged with trucks that spew Clouds of Black smoke and often break Down in the Middle of the Street. ". Foreign visitors complain that muscovites pay no attention to Normal traffic guidelines such As painted Lane lines. You cart expect to have your car kissed said one British Driver. He said soviet Drivers seem to consider it a Point of Honor to nearly sideswipe automobiles they pass. Soviet Drivers rarely use the turn signal and seem to regard it As a tip off to other Drivers who May try to foil their Man Euver. Pravda said rudeness was the motivation for Drivers overtaking slower moving cars or simply refusing to give up the particular Iane their cars  traffic police who stand at intersections and in the Middle of major streets rain or Shine Are disrespectful to Drivers and Don t help matters pravda said Drivers cannot get a License without a six Mont course but once ulv receive it. It s theirs for life a less it is revoked for repeated traffic regulation Viou Lions. There is no program for License renewal w Peri Odic testing v a roads also Are under severe stress from temperature extremes combined with the weight of thousands of military and government truck that Mmble Over the roads daily often causing huge potholes. Urgent measures including a special National Pic Gram should be taken to combat accidents on soviet roads pravda said. It s time that programs for teaching driving be changed. Instead of studying parts of the car and spending considerable Lime on in it would be More useful if the actual driving and traffic rules Are studied More thoroughly it said