European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Pope issues Appeal for Lebanon cease fire Page 2 o Navy cargo ship at Center of storm Page 5 d More women use drugs Federal study shows Page 7 d red sox beat Brewers As streaks end Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the us. Armed forces vol. 48, no. 126 monday August 21, ,.�, a d 8693 a thames Barge rams boat several killed 30 missing London a a pleasure boat carrying about 120 people Sank in the River thames Early sunday after it was rammed by a Barge and Cul in half. Authorities said several people died 89 were rescued and about 30 were missing. Scotland Yard first said that All seven Crew members of the Bowbells Sand and gravel dredging Barge were arrested and were being questioned. But Scotland Yard later said that Only the Captain and second male were arrested and that it was questioning the five other Crew members As witnesses. The London fire brigade said several bodies were recovered from the River but would not say How Many. Scotland Yard confirmed a woman s body was recovered near Hammersmith Bridge eight Miles upstream from the collision. It was not immediately known if an americans were on the pleasure boat. Police said the marchioness pleasure Cruiser chartered for a private birthday party was rammed from behind by the empty Barge shortly before 2 . Survivors said the Barge struck the boat a second time and then ran straight Over it. The marchioness Sank within two minutes in 25 feet of water near Black friars Bridge in Central London police said. Divers from the port of London authority later reported the Hull had been Cul in half. The count of victims was complicated by uncertainty Over the number of guest aboard the double Decker marchioness built during world War ii. The boat i licensed to carry 149 passengers and two Crew said there were about 120 Pas sengers and Crew and about 30 were still missing 10 hours later. But Ken Dewan owner of the marchioness company said Only 110 people were aboard. There was no passenger believe there were somewhere in continued on Back Page Poland is alive designated odder fells in in veg fans Gdansk Poland a More than 10,000 people cheered Premier designate Tadusz Mazowicki when he came to1 Solidarity s Birthplace sunday to meet with Lech Walesa and other Union Lead ers and plan Poland s first non communist government in 45 years. Mazowicki was applauded by the crowd at St. Brygida Church near the Lenin shipyard where the Independent Union began in 1980 As he drove him self and an associate from Warsaw to the meeting in a red compact car. After attending a mass in the packed overheated Churen one Man fainted virtually at the nominated Premier s fee Mazowicki arid Walesa addressed the throng front the Steps of the St. Brygida rectory the site of so Many rallies when Solidarity was still illegal. Today when we open this historic Apter we must reject a feeling of Hope be Riess and helplessness Mazowich Kisaok we can do it. I believe that we can do it Poland is alive he proclaimed Al luding Totsc National Anthem which be gins Poland has not yet perished so Long As we told the crowd this is our greatest since the world War h agreement Between soviet Leader Josef Stafin am the Western allies that led to the Divisio Impf Europe into the communist East Ano the capitalist the nomination of . That division no longer seems Small contingent of militant anti Walesa demonstrators in the crowd see Poland on Back Page release Iran s funds cleric advises . Baalbek Lebanon up the spiritual guide of Hezbollah the pro Ira Nian extremist group believed to be hold ing 16 foreign hostages said sunday that the . Should release iranian assets Asa Goodwill gesture and a prelude for re storing iranian american relations and securing Freedom for the captives. Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein fad Lallah made his remarks during a Cere Mony at the ancient City of a Aibick 52miles Northeast of Beirut commemorating the death of a suicide Driver who detonated his explosive Laddon truck into an israeli military Convoy on August 9. Five israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack. Releasing the assets which americ froze represents a proof of Good will and an american understanding of the islamic nature Fadlallah said. The Clergyman addressing hundreds of extremists said restoring i Clarion be tween Iran and the United slates would be possible after the americans express their Good intentions by unblocking Bil Lions of dollars of iranian assets held in . Banks since 1979. Fadlallah also said that it would then see funds on Back Page diving into a dare a Bare chested president Bush declines a his pants won the grand sum of is i for life jacket from a coast guard official making the swim on his boat at Kenne f_._ _l1i_. A. It
