European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday March 19,1989 Lovely Mummy unearthed near great Pyramid in Egypt Giza plateau Egypt a an ancient Mummy of an aristocratic Young woman her Mona Lisa smile Frozen in a plaster death mask has been found in a Shal Low pit at the foot of the great Pyramid of Cheops. She s really Lovely said Aly Hassan pharaonic monuments director for the egyptian antiquities organization. Hassan dated the Mummy at 4,400 years old one of the earliest found in Egypt. Egyptology its expressed Surprise at thursday s discovery noting that the Giza pyramids area has been looted repeatedly since Antiquity and excavated by some of the greatest archaeologists of the last two centuries. Worker Abdel Moez a Shaheen gently cradles the Mummy found last week in Egypt. Hassan said the seals of the grave were intact when a antiquities inspector accidentally found the burial Shaft. Officials who entered the grave found the Mummy. She wore a Bronze Crown covered with Gold Leaf on her head and jewelry around her , pottery wooden items a piece of Glass Flint Obsidian a Clove of garlic and More than a dozen Teeth Lay nearby. The Wood and garlic May have Bee placed in the grave to keep insects away. The Mummy was not identified but Hassan said the woman s nobility was established both by the finery buried with her and the site of her burial a cemetery reserved for officials of the ruling court. She was about 22 when she died and stood five feet tall Hassan said. He said the body dates from the fifth dynasty which lasted from 2465 . To 2323 . He said he dated her body from that dynasty because other bodies in the cemetery were from that period. The body was so dried out that it had to be wrapped in foam for Protection and bound beneath the head. Zahi harass director general of the Giza area said the Mummy might have been an important person re buried for safekeeping in the Shaft where she was found. Two vast cemeteries lie under Giza plateau. One with Royal tombs lies cast of the Cheops Pyramid. To the West is the burial ground where the new Mummy was unearthed that was put into use five years into the reign of Cheops 4,600 years ago. Inspectors have identified the owner of the Complex in which the Shaft was found As Sank Ptah but his position under the pharaohs and his relation to the Mummy remain mysteries. Egyptology its Hope the Mummy can provide clues into Early mummification an Art of preservation that spanned More than 3,000 years of egyptian history and into Christian times. Any find in the Giza area in such a condition is a great addition to archaeology said Hassan. This Mummy changes our concept of preservation and mummification and provides a new Date for it the earliest True Mummy is that of Waty found in the Tomb of a court Singer called Nefor at Sankara. Waty s chummy dates from the late fifth dynasty and was preserved so Well by resin soaked bandages that even a callus on the sole of his foot is visible. Over he age he egyptians refined the mummification process using solutions of natural preservatives. An obstacle to unravelling mysteries that still sur round the process is that the ancients left incomplete pictorial records of the embalming ritual. Some people have said the Art of mummification was too sacred to be  Lound Psi n i to Gyp a Sacra do Rcv Cauca. 1,894 former guardsmen freed by government of Nicaragua tip Tapa. Nicaragua a the sandinista Bov Dav by the Assembly. 1.643 were at the Lam Nicaragua the government on Friday pardoned and freed 1,894 former National guardsmen in partial fulfilment of a Centra american peace agreement. Hours later in the capital. Managua president Dan Iel Ortega announced electoral and other reforms an said measures Point to his leftist government s commitment to end strife in the Region. Ortega appealed to the . Congress nol to renew humanitarian Aid to the nicaraguan rebels beyond 90 Days because it would go against the desire of the Cen trial american presidents to dismantle the Contra Force. Many of the prisoners freed on Friday had been under detention since president Anastasio Somoza Sright Wing regime defended by the National guard toppled in the summer of 1979 in a civil War led b sandinista. Some nicaraguans opposed freeing the prisoners. They said their relatives and friends were victims of repression and torture by the National guard during the years of Somoza family Rule. The president said the guardsmen should be permitted to rejoin society but he also said any who re turn to their criminal activities would face the popu Lar ire with All its  Ortega asked the National Assembly to Grant the pardons in line with his pledge to adopt democratic reforms As part of an Accord with four other Centra american presidents. The Assembly denied pardons to 39 former guardsmen because of the severity of their crimes against the  of the 1,894 guardsmen granted pardons we docs a was a y the Day y Assembly 1,64 Modulo prison in tipi Lapa 14 Miles from Managua and the remaining 251 had been under House arrest said mar cos Arevalo Deputy commander of the penal system. At tipi Lapa the prisoners stood in the Dusty prison Yard As their names were read. Then they yelled out the names of their loved ones and joined waiting rela Tives in a Happy throng. I thank god. I never thought they would let him out this soon said a scary cycad Francis Montano 26, who greeted her freed father 55-year-old Francisco Montano. Ortega attended the ceremony but did not speak. Also present were Joao Baena soars Secretary general of the organization of american states roman Catho Lic Bishop Bosco Vivas of Managua foreign diplomats and opposition politicians. During the release ceremony which lasted for about 30 minutes the names of the prisoners were announced Over a Loudspeaker. The prisoners walked to several desks where army officers and Oas human rights representatives gave them Safe conduct passes. At the Back of the prison Yard the International red Cross distributed packages of food. The red Cross also provided 50 buses to Lake the freed men and their relatives Home and said in had plans to provide them with food for two months. Montano said her father was a sergeant working As a typist when he was captured by sandinista guerrillas in june 1979. They arrested him for being a military Man for 26 years she said. Nobody has Ever accused him of  she said her father had been Given a 22 year sentence. Military Roundup West Point dinner scheduled for april 1 Heidelberg West Germany the an Nual West Point founder s Day dinner will be held april i at the officers and civilians club in Patrick Henry Village. Graduates and friends or the . Military Academy and their guests Academy appointees applicants interested High school students and their parents can attend. Benny havens hour the West Point traditional cocktail hour begins at 5 30 ., Fol Lowed by dinner and the formal program at 7  It. Gen. Dave r. Palmer West Point superintendent will be the guest speaker. The Cost is $24 per person. Military uniforms dress or mess blues with Bow tic. Formal civil Ian attire can include the military Academy Blazer. Seating for the dinner will be by class. Reservations should be made by tuesday. People who request cancellations after March 28are not guaranteed a refund. Packets with information on billeting and child care services have been mailed to West Point graduates in Usa eur. For those who do not receive the packet or need More information Contact maj. Ron Grace at ets 370 7382/8769. Dance set for women stationed with nato units Brun sum Netherlands a dinner dance for nato service women will be held on May 27 at 6 30  At the accent officers club. Active duty Reserve and Veteran women of All nato nations can attend. The guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. Sheila Hullstrom of the Ca Nadian forces. Members of the nato commit tee on women in nato forces will attend As Well. The Cost of the dinner dance is 30 guilders about $ 15. For More information write Mai. Dianne Smith Box 306, accent Al o 09011. World today Beijing mayor halts plan for great Wall Cable car Beijing a Beijing s mayor has stopped plans to build a Cable car up the Side of the great Wall yielding to preservationists who said it would desecrate China s most famous landmark official newspapers said saturday. The Battle Over the Cable car had been fought for two years. The main support came from a chinese builder and an army unit stationed near the great Wall thai was to Supply engineers. The China daily newspaper said Beijing mayor Chen Xintong listened to both sides at a meeting this month before reaching a decision. He convened the meeting after opponents accused his office of pushing the project in violation of a 1988 Law protecting cultural relics. Officials who backed the Cable car said it would Case crowding on the Wall and thereby prevent damage. Thousands of people visit the Wall each Day during the tourist season,.from about april to october. Tourists reach the top by using one Central set of stairs. They can walk along the Wall in both directions for several Hundred feet. The Wall is about 30 feet High at Badalin. Japanese court rules against shrine offerings Tokyo a a japanese District court ruled Friday that the use of Public funds for shrine offerings violates the constitutional Sepa ration of religion and slate. Judge Kazuaki Yamashita of the Matsuyama District court in Western Japan said the use of Public Money by the chime prefecture govern ment for Flower offerings at two shrines dedicated to War veterans constituted governmental assistance to a religious group and violated the Constitution