European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 6 the stars and stripes wednesday septembers 1989 China protests renaming . Site Tiana men Square new York Dpi mayor Edward Koch on monday signed into Law a measure renaming the Cor Ner opposite the chinese consulate after Beijing s Tia Nansen Square despite chinese government protests that the action amounted to interference in its internal affairs. No representative of the chinese government at tended the Bill signing ceremony at City Hall. But Weng Hupci the chinese Consul general and ambassador to the United states sent Koch a letter dated sept. 16 warning that the mayor would be held responsible for All the consequences if the measure became Law. Such a proposed scheme of naming Tiana men Square. Is an out and out interference in China s internal affairs and is bound to seriously Hurt the feelings of the chinese people the letter said. The Comer opposite the chinese consulate at 12th Avenue and 42nd Street on Manhattan s West Side was the scene of protests by chinese students earlier this year following a violent chinese crackdown on pro democracy demonstrators in Beijing s . Tiana men Square symbolizes not Only the most brutal of political repression but the Busl of human dignity As Well Koch said in signing the name Chang into Law. The Brave chinese Freedom fighters despite Terri ble threats have done great Honor to themselves and to China in their quest for Basic human freedoms. The outrage committed against them will never be  the name change Koch said will forge a powerful symbolic link Between new yorkers and our Brethren in China who have been laying Down their lives for Freedom and  in his letter to the mayor the chinese Consul general said he had taken up the matter twice already with the new York City commission for the United nation Sand with the consular corps. Stroh to sell most brands breweries to Adolph Coors by the new York times the Long term trend toward consolidation in the american Beer Industry continued monday As the family owned Stroh brew ing co. Of Detroit agreed to sell most of its brands and breweries to Adolph Coors co. For $425 million in Cash and assumed debt. Assuming that the Sale receive regulatory approvals it could establish Coors As a third major player in an Industry that has increasingly been dominated by two companies Anheuser Busch and Miller brewing. With the Stroh brands Coors would have 18.7 percent of the american Beer Market compared with Anheuser Busch which has 42.8 percent and Miller by Wini with 21.8 percent according to Merrill Lynch Capi Aliemi top 5 Beer.companloa1987 share of us. Market in percent it that some employees would be hired by Coors but that others would be dismissed. The merger would establish Coors in some Market segments where it is not represented. One important one is malt liquor which accounts for about 9 per cent of Industry sales. Coors brands include Coors and Coors Light Coors extra Gold draught and several others including Keystone and Keystone Light which were introduced last week to compete in the less cd pc Sive popular priced segment. Stroh brands that will be acquired by Coors include Stroh and Stroh Light signature Schlitz Schlitz Light and Schlitz malt liquor Schaefer Schwac for Light old Milwaukee old Milwaukee Light and several less important brands. Coors said it intends to assume licensing rights to distribute the pics pics Light and augsburger brands. Of All the brands produced by Stroh analysis said the most important is old Milwaukee the seventh markets. The Sale effectively removes the Stroh family from the brewery business after More than 200 years of operating in Europe and the United states. The family plans to keep some operations including two american breweries its Sundance and Beach club drinks Primo Beer and White Mountain cooler. Stroh largest Selling Beer in the country and a major Nlay Erin also retains its licensing agreement to manufacture and the popular priced category which accounts for about cooler As Well As some other inter 25 percent of Industry sales. The merger of Coors currently ranked fourth in the Domestic Beer Market and Stroh ranked third was viewed by Industry analysts and consultants As Nec Essary for the survival of either company. Both have been losing Market share to Anheuser Busch which has outpaced its rivals by spending heavily on marketing and advertising. Market California cooler costs. The Deal would give Coors five More breweries and two Container manufacturing plants to add to its on brewery at the corporate Headquarters in Golden Colo. Coors also operates a packaging Plant in Virginia. George Kuhn a senior vice president at Stroh said stateside Slippery Man Euver frees explorer stuck in Cave Billings Mont. A a big Man who got stuck in a Small Cave was pulled free by firefight ers who greased him with cooking Oil. It took rescuers More than three hours to free 18-year-old Paul Downey from the Cave on Sac Rifice Cliffs Early monday after he was trapped by a Rock slide while exploring said Lockwood fire chief Alan Riley. Downey whose weight Riley estimated at 260 pounds was stuck in an18-Inch Hole. As firefighters struggled to free the explorer using ropes and a harness a sheriffs Deputy suggested greasing him and firefighter Bill Miller rushed Home for a gallon Jug. We covered him in it greased All the rocks and then we pulled him out Riley said. It was the Only Way we could have got ten him  Downey was shaken but unhurt Riley said. 3 Good Samaritans turn in Money found on Highway Caseyville Iii. A motorists were surprised to find Money Bills blowing across the Highway. And police were surprised three motorists turned the Money in. The St. Clair county sheriffs department was called to investigate after motorists reported finding nearly $2,000 in Bills of $100, $20, $10and $ i blowing across state 159 on sunday. Nobody knows where it came   Scott said. One of those who turned in Money. Evie Gorski said she owns a business and knows How important the loss can be. She was accompanied by Susan Lybarger. 42, of a Rural Worden who collected almost $ 1.000. Donald cuff 29, of Caseyville also turned i Money. Scott said the three told deputies that another Motorist stopped picked up Money and drove off. That person has t been identified. Prison paper s Law Section dropped inmates angry Dallas a the Texas department of corrections has decided to Stop publishing Sto Ries on Legal issues in the prison system s monthly newspaper angering inmates who say it was the most popular feature in the  months ago they told me there would be no More articles on Legal issues generally said Guy Marble an inmate who has been editor of the Echo for the past four  Legal Section of the newspaper included a column by the corrections department s staff counsel articles by inmates on recent court Deci Sions and reprints of other newspaper stories that address penal issues the Dallas based Texas lawyer newspaper  Deputy director of the corrections department Andy Collins denied monday that he has banned Law related stories but he said the articles on Legal issues often were  said several inmates have indicated they plan to file suit Over the format change. Compact Micro fridge really cooking at colleges Boston a a new appliance that can chill Beer keep ice Cream Frozen and Cook pizza has College students clamouring for it and the inventor crossing his fingers. The Micro fridge is a three piece appliance consisting of a compact refrigerator a separate Freezer compartment and Amini microwave oven. It retails for about $430. The founders of Micro fridge inc. Of suburban Sharon did More than stack three appliances on top of one another and paint them the same color however. Their machine which stands under 4feet, was invented to use no More Power than a compact refrigerator. Quite simply when one unit is run Ning the other one is off explained co founder Robert p. Bennett 33, who said he holds two patents on the Micro fridge s circuitry. When the microwave is turned on the Freezer and refrigerator shut off temporarily. They go Back on when the cooking is done Bennett said. Product testing showed that even when the microwave was on for 45 minutes the refrigerator and Freezer sections gained Only 3 de Grees fahrenheit. The first shipment of 1,700 Micro fridges went out at the end of August. The company plans two More shipment by the end of november. Sales arc expected to top $1.9 million this year Ben Nett said and the phones arc still ring ing.". Micro fridge has three distributors which sell the appliance through colleges military bases and a few stores. The de vice is assembled in san Diego by . Arm of Sanyo electric co. Ltd., the japanese electronics and appliance giant. The biggest problem is going to be eventually Well have to think about Competition Bennett said. Once recreate a Market either Well have built up until we re the recognized name owe won t have that will allow some one else to come  for now Bennett and his co founders Peter Soriano 47, and Edward 37, Are promoting the appliance for use i schools hotels office suites and military bases. More than 88 percent of the first ship ment was bought by colleges and their students Bennett said. And students reforming waiting lists at Brown univer sity in Rhode Island and the University of Southern California. Joseph Zannini the executive director of housing at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst said the school or dered 11 Micro fridges for initial testing welcoming the reduced Power require ments. Relying too much on the relatively Small College Market could ultimately sink Micro fridge inc., said Chuck Ryan an Industry analyst at Merrill Lynch and co. Ryan also said the retail Price was High enough to be a probable stumbling Block. He noted that Small microwave Sand Small refrigerators Are available for about $99 each