European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday september 8, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Thatcher horrified by hooliganism cancellation of team s Netherlands game urged London a prime minister Margaret Thatcher said thursday she is dismayed at the re emergence of English hooliganism and her govern ment asked soccer officials to cancel a visit by the National team to the Netherlands in december. As Thatcher spoke in Dundee Scotland swedish police hustled hundreds of English fans out of their country after a night of vandalism and fighting that resulted in More than 200 arrests. I am always horrified if there is any difficulty with football fans Thatcher said. It s really a Dis Grace to Britain when fans behave like hours after she spoke sports minister Colin Moynihan officially asked the football association to cancel an exhibition match Between England and Holland set for dec. 13 in Rotterdam. In a letter to the a chairman Bert Millichip Moynihan sought to Call off the match in the interests of the future of English football and of the country As a dutch soccer fans also have a reputation for hooliganism. Unlike the English who Export their violence throughout Europe the dutch generally restrict their hooliganism to matches at Home. There is certainly no realistic Prospect of prevent ing hooligans from reaching Rotterdam Given its proximity and the availability of alternative routes to the City Moynihan s letter said. Police in Stockholm said 102 englishmen and 106 swedes were arrested before and after the world cup qualifying game wednesday night in which England and Sweden played to a scoreless tie. Police duty officer Linnart Norden said 78 people spent the night in jail. A few May be charged with assault and vandalism he said but nearly All the for Eigners were being sent Home. We just want to get rid of them Norden said. Almost All of the English fans were arrested before the game when they rampaged through downtown Stockholm throwing bottles at police vehicles Knock ing Down passers by and vandalizing shops. One Large group of teen agers entered the a Lens department store overturning flowerpots and Good displays officials said and some looting was reported. The renewed hooliganism could affect a decision by the european soccer governing body. Uefa to lift a ban against English clubs playing in european competitions. Uefa voted earlier this year to let the clubs re Muir to european Competition As Early As next year if hooliganism did not re emerge. The ban was imposed after English fans caused Ariot that led to 39 deaths at the hey Sci stadium in Brussels. Belgium in 198s. The ban applies to English clubs but the National team is allowed to participate in International Competition. Carfer sponsored ethiopian peace talks begin Atlanta up unprecedented peace talks Between a delegation of mid level ethiopian government officials and eritrean rebels began thursday with for Mer president Carter serving As a mediator. The two delegations arrived at thearter presidential Center in separate buses and were greeted by Carter and his wife Rosalynn. Jockeying Between the two groups which have been fighting bitterly for 28 years has reduced the talks to a meeting of mid and lower level officials but . Diplomatic sources said the development did not jeopardize the budding peace process because the talks arc considered preliminary. The eight member ethiopian Tea was led by Ashare Yigletu head of the foreign relations department of the worker s party of Ethiopia. Missing from the ethiopian team was prime minister firc Classi Ward Cross who Carter had said was planning to attend expensive precautions a company that specialises in Bullet proofing automobiles is jammed to capacity in Bogota Colombia As car owners seek extra Protection from drug traffickers who Are spreading Ter ror with bombings and other violence. The Armor plating Job can Cost As much As $50,000-$60,000 per cur. The meeting. Alamin Mohamed Saiyud a member of the politburo and a co chairman of the National guidance department led the Eri trans. Absent from the team was Afeworki Secretary general of the eritrean people s liberation front who arrived i Atlanta earlier this week but told reporters he would not sit in on the talks since wag dress would not be present. Dayle Powell an official at the former president s Carter Center of Emory University said last week that delegates Wii Only discuss where future peace talks will be held who will attend and other Logis tical Points. We Don t anticipate any issues will be raised during this preliminary meeting Powell said. If both sides go on to substantive is sues then we arc willing but we Don t expect Powell said the meeting would last As Long As it program to help wean teens from satanism Chicago a psychiatrists and psychologists at Hartgrove Hospital bristled wednesday at being called modern Day exorcists but they arc creating one of the nation s first treatment programs to wean teen agers from satanism. In no Way Are we comparable to the old exorcists said Michael Weiss an adolescent psychologist at the North Side Hospital which plans to begin offering the program this month. The kids who will be admitted will be Here primarily because of their behavioural and emotional problems. No one will be hospitalized for strange beliefs or unusual values that we would disagree with Weiss said i Don t think there is any doubt satanism is a growing problem said social worker Dale Trahan who has been re searching satanic beliefs for three years and was contracted to organize the pro Gram for Hartgrove s new Center for the treatment of ritualistic deviance. We Don t know the percentages be cause so much is secretive but we do know. It is beginning to show up throughout the country1," Trahan said. More such programs will be needed As police teachers and parents learn to recognize involvement said Jerry Simandl a Chicago police youth officer and expert on satanic Cults who has helped train Han Grove staff. That s been the problem. There Aren t places to take the kids Simandl said. In the program teen agers will spend four to eight weeks As inpatients and undergo individual and group counselling. Most of the youths will be admitted voluntarily. Mangrove s facility to be staffed by specially trained psychiatrists psychologists social workers and nurses should receive its first patients in two to four weeks and initially will take As Many As six patients at a time Weiss said. A similar program exists at Denver both Coda psych health. The new program will seek to under mine satanism s underlying belief sys tem which hampers conventional treat ment. Satanism gives them the Promise of Power and privilege beyond anything they Ever imagined. Not Only can they have everything they want. But can do so while totally indulging themselves in drugs sex or any momentary pleasure Weiss said. We try to help them Sec How unrealistic the promises arc. Our ultimate goal is to make them Able to function in the world so they can have a reasonable and successful life for themselves and not harm anyone youngsters involved in exhibit unusual behaviour which can in clude suicide attempts violent rages rejection of family drug use sexual promiscuity a drastic drop in grades intensified rebellion a Strong interest in heavy Metal music role playing games or horror films and the use of occult symbols such As "666" or upside Down crosses Trahan said they usually arc intelligent creative and bored with traditional pursuits. They generally have a feeling of being different and not belonging Are often in Der achievers and generally have a feeling of being powerless he said. One of the problems is helping peo ple Sec and diagnose the problem tra Han said. Often people with a Little bit of knowledge think they Sec it everywhere and think if a kid is into heavy Metal music he must be a satanist but that s not
