European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday. September 8.1989 world today Athens to confiscate dangerous riders cycles Athens Greece a an Athens prosecutor has ordered traffic police to confiscate the motorcycles of riders arrested for dangerous driving newspapers reported thursday the move is aimed particularly at riders Rac ing in City streets or performing dangerous slums prosecutor chrism Dako uns was quoted assaying. The motorcycles will be regarded As instruments used in the committing of a  he said and will be held by police until the rider is tried. The court will then decide whether the bikes will be returned or held permanently. In a bid to Cut Down on noise pollution in i is5. Traffic police began to confiscate noisy motorcycles. This ended in a court Case in which irate riders proved that some Over Ealous offi cers had confiscated parked bikes on suspicion that if they were on the Road they would have been noisy. Italians arrest venezuelan for smuggling cocaine Milan. Italy a italian police seized 57 pounds of cocaine in the Luggage of a venezuelan merchant Marine officer at Milan s Alpen a International Airport officials reported thursday. The Soi i d drug was Worth an estimated $20 million Spohie said they found the cocaine during Rou Tine checks of passengers on a flight from Cara Cas. Vino Woja. Wednesday. The officer identified As Antonio Cordero Dara. 31. Was arrested and jailed. Customs police said the venezuelan contended the Box in Winch the cocaine was found contained spare parts for computers. Greek Cyprus reportedly bought tanks for defense Nicosia Cyprus a president George Vassiliou s government has bought 30 refurbished French Battle tanks to beef up greek by Priol defences authoritative sources reported thursday. The sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the tanks Are old models originally purchased by Greece that will be sent Back to France to be fitted with new engines and weapons systems. Vassiliou s government will pay 34 million Cyprus pounds $68 million for the upgrading he sources said. Government spokesman Akis Fantis did not confirm the acquisition. Government officials decline All comment on arms purchases As a mat Ter of course. Cyprus has been divided since the turkish army invaded in july i97-1 following a Short lived coup by militant supporters of uniting the East Mediterranean Island with Greece. Cambodia s Sihanouk hospitalized in China Paris up cambodian resistance Leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk has been hospitalized in Beijing for treatment of arthritis in his shoulder a spokesman for the guerrilla Leader said thursday. The spokesman said Sihanouk was admitted to Beijing Hospital wednesday with Sharp pain and stiffness in his left shoulder. The Prince left suddenly for Beijing on Mon Day cancelling All appointments and a scheduled sept. 18 trip to new York. Sources in Sihanouk s Paris entourage said he was very depressed after a monthlong International peace conference on Cambodia ended in failure on aug. 30. The sources said Sihanouk believed he was the target of undue criticism at the conference which was suspended after Cambodia s four warring factions failed to reach a Compromise on How 10 share Power after the promised withdrawal of vietnamese troops by the end of the month. Copters Rescue survivors of plane crash in Amazon  a do Cachombo. Brazil a Rescue Heli copters on wednesday airlifted to safety the survivors of a Vang jetliner that crash landed in the Amazon rain Forest killing at least 10 of the 54 people aboard. It s incredible that we came out  said Regia acc Edo. Who was thrown from the Plune sunday night with her husband when the Boeing 737-200 went Down about 1.050 Miles Northwest of Rio de Janeiro. The plane seemed to Bounce when it first hit the tops of 100-fool-High Trees survivors said. It Cut a 120 by-300-foot Swath through the Jungle and both wings were ripped off but the fuselage remained nearly in tact they said. We were reads to die but the hand of god guided our  said Epaminondas do Sousa Chascs. 36. One of four people who walked through the Jungle to a Remote ranch tuesday to report the location of the plane. Medical teams first reached the crash site tuesday night but officials decided to wait until first Light wednesday to Start removing survivors. The survivors were taken 28 Miles to a ranch where a twin engine plane took off from a dirt Airstrip and hew to the Serra do Cachombo air Force base. 185 Miles away in neighbouring Para state said an air Force spokesman c of. Jose Maria Dos Santos. He said two passengers died wednesday bringing the death count to 10. Passenger Marine Coimbra said those killed were sitting closest to the cockpit. Those in the front suffered the  she said in a televised interview. Six people were in serious condition. The plane disappeared sunday after taking off from Maraba on the last leg of a regularly scheduled flight Between the Southeastern City of Sao Paulo and do Lam. An air Force ministry spokesman. Col. Ronaldo Borges. Said the Pilot had reported problems in the navigational system and the plane strayed far of course. De Sousa Chascs said the plane had been flying in circles for 90 minutes before the crash. The Captain. Said that he was having trouble finding  he said. I got nervous then and started praying. Minutes later with a Calm voice the Pilot asked for forgiveness and told us. We had 15 minutes of fuel left and he could t Sec a single Clear spot in the Jungle. Suddenly the engines shut Down and i Don t know if 10, 15 or one minute passed. It was  vehicles in Dina have it hard time main through wheel deep Utu r Ufler heavy Rains hit Spain s vast coast. At least 3 die As Rains floods Batter Spain s East coast islands Valencia. Spain a torrential rain and Flash hoods on the East coast of Spain and its Mediterranean islands drowned three people and left three others missing wednesday police said. The storms also knocked out Telephone and Power service to thousands of people and closed highways and airports civil defense workers said. On the Island of Ibiza. Bruce Mcqueen of Britain and Francois o Hont of Belgium drowned in Stormy coastal Waters said a civil governor s spokeswoman on condition of anonymity in Valencia on Spain s Eastern coast Rescue workers wednesday recovered the body of Jose Albert Marti. 2-1, of Aleacer police said lie drowned in Rushing floodwaters that carried him five Miles from his car police said. On the Island of Majorca next to Ibiza. Floodwaters also swept away a Young Spanish woman and two Chil Dren at Porto . Police said. They remained miss ing. The torrential rainstorm began Early tuesday and dropped nearly 10 inches of rain along the 248-mile coastline damaging buildings and ruining crops the civil defense Agency said. Telef Onica the National Telephone company said bout 50,000 customers in Valencia province remained without service wednesday. Thousands of households also remained without Power. The downpour mostly affected the provinces of Valencia. Alicante. Murcia and Almena the National weather service said. The service predicted continued heavy rain for the Region. The rain forced authorities to close airports in Valencia and Alicante and they remained shut wednes Day. Floods also blocked roads and rail lines across the Region the transport ministry said. Authorities declared a flood Alert in Alicante prov Ince where the Segura River threat and to overflow its Banks provincial spokesman Enrique Simarro said. Civil defense workers and army troops plugged breaches along the River near the town of Orihuela and dozens of families were evacuated Simarro said. In Valencia a Rich agricultural Region Rice growers estimated their losses due to flooding at $ 16.1 million