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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 j the stars and stripes wednesday december 27.1989 \ multimillion Del settlement with i left Union car in to criminal news a Jyates Bhopal ruling new Delhi India a the supreme court upheld the government s Rig to represent Al victims of the if 84 Bhopal Gas disaster Friday b it said they can seethe state Over it Lar compensate Cunion Carbide. The court Al bide corp. Charges by victim chief Justice Sabyasachi Muk Hajji said victim could file suit against the government charging they were not liven adequate no Tice of a much criticized settlement readied feb. 15 with Union Carbide corp. The Danbury  multinational corporation operated the pesticide want in the Centra Indian City if Bhopal where a toxic Gas Leal in december 1984killed at least,598 people and injured another 10,000.under the february settlement Union Carbide agreed to pay $470million to victim. Zimbabwe Unity pact Harare Zimbabwe up Zimbabwe s two main political Par ties have formally United under the leadership of president Robert Mugabe but moves toward a one party state have been postponed until the Issue can be put to a referendum. Former opposition Leader Joshua Nkomo scaled the Unity pact when he disbanded his Zimbabwe african Peoples Union party be fore the 3.000 delegates assembled for the conference in the capital of  new Zimbabwe african National Union patriotic front willbe socialist with its roots in Marx ism and leninism Mugabe affirmed. Victim identified Pasadena Texas a medical examiners have identified the 21st victim of the october explosion that rocked the Phillips Petroleum co. Plastics Plant Phil lips officials said. Ruben Alamillo 35. Of hous ton had worked at the Plant for 11years. Phillips spokesman Bill Wicker said. Twenty three people Are believed to have died in the oct. 23 blast. School prayer suit Montgomery Ala. A two Public officials who defied the supreme court by leading prayer before a High school foot Ball game in August have decide not to fight the Case in court. Mayor Emory Folmar an Montgomery county commission chairman William Joseph agree not to conduct prayers before High school football games saying the school Board has control Over pre game activities at the City owned stadium. The response by Folmar and Joseph to civil libertarians who filed a lawsuit Over the pre game Pray ers leaves Only a slim Chance that the Case will go to trial As scheduled Jan. 4, attorneys said. I think they be done the responsible  said David Schown a Montgomery attorney who tiled the suit. A Federal judge last month Dis missed the Montgomery county Board of education from the Cas because it agreed not to Sanction or permit prayers before school sponsored events. Folmar and Joseph said they would Honor that agreement. Al Salvador asks Scotland Yard to help probe priests murders London a three British detectives will Fly to Al Salvador to help investigate the murders of six Jesuit priests last month Scotland Yard said saturday. The foreign office said president Al Fredo Cristiani of Al Salvador had asked prime minister Margaret Thatcher for help in investigating the deaths. The Point of us going is to help the judicial authorities there to discover who did the murders. It is not a foregone conclusion said a foreign office spokes Man who by custom was not identified. Scotland Yard said the team led by detective chief superintendent Tony Comben was being sent to the capital Ofsan Salvador on Jan. 2. The other two officers Are detective inspector Robert Webster and detective Constable John  will assess whether they can As Sist in the investigation into the murders of six Jesuit priests their Cook and her daughter. A decision will then be take whether they continue to be involved or whether they will return a police spokesman said. No limit had been set for the length of time the men spend in Al Salvador said the spokesman who by custom was no identified. A group of about 30 men in military uniforms dragged most of the priests from their Beds at the Jose Simeo Canas University of Central America on the outskirts of san Salvador before Dawn on nov. 16. They were shot in the head with High powered  victims included Ignacio Ellacuria the University s Rector who was a leftist intellectual and one of Al Salvador most respected scholars Ignacio Martin Bare the vice Rector and a leading Stu Dent of salvadoran Public opinion and Segundo monies Dean of the school department of social sciences. The three other priests were Joaquin Lopez Lopez Ariando Lopez and Juan Ramon Moreno. The gunmen also killed the jesuits Cook and her 15-year-old  killings were the most outrageous in the Central american country since the 1980 assassination of archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a vocal advocate of the poor and a critic of right Wing Vio  police spokesman said Scotland Yard regularly received requests fro foreign authorities for officers to assist inquiries. Tutu s trip to holy land support font palestinians riles some4�raelis Jerusalem a ten toyshop Des mond Tutu of South Africa Tola Keijo up of moslem clerics and palestinian saturday that he support the Palestin struggle for an Independent stale. He made the comment during a five Day Christmas pilgrimage to the holy land that has angered some israelis. The nation s two chief rabbis have refused to meet with Tutu and some israelis scythe visit could provoke Christmas rioting among palestinians. Near the Al Asa mosque onto this Lam s holiest Sites. Tutu bowed Iris head in a moment of silent Prav pral a Stone platform in memory of More than 600 palestinians killed Tif Christian Mili Tiamen in 1982xtrefugee Camps near Beirut Obj att. We Wop porn the struggle of the pales Tinian people in their longing for statehood and Independence Tutu told assembled moslem clerics and palest an activists. Among about 30  Feisal Hussein Kading activist  who sup ports to fac Ulestine liberation Organiza Lii that the Efcy ill come Soona palestinian state what exist Side with a jewish state anew will hold hands together Tuti we come As those who know suffer ing from the inside and we Hope that our presence in this country will bring hop and encouragement to the people who arc he victims of injustice and  he said. We Are struggling for our own self determination in South  Tutu who won the Nobel peace prize in1984 for his efforts to end racial Dis Crimi _. I in his Homeland spent the morning in meetings with palestinian religious Lead ers. He then visited Judaism s holiest site the Western Wall in Jerusalem where one orthodox jew shouted Don t desecrate the Wall As Tutu approached. Tutu met with rabbi Yehuda Getz the rabbi in charge of the Western Wall and prayed at the site while Ultra Ortho Dox jews Sang and danced in the Back ground in Celebration of the second nigh of the jewish Holiday of hanukkah. Flier saturday Tutu Leader of Africa s anglican Church met with  of the latin greek orthodox no armenian churches. The civil rips Gniader arrived Fri Day for his visit in Texas scheduled to visit Bethlehem in whet Tali occupied West Bank on Christmas new and preach in Jerusalem on Christmas Dayt gunmen damage . Office in Manila fn1hpia Strupi Auto Matic gunfire and a Grena Ovenu ing car hit the . Information on the Southern City of Davao before Dawn sunday smashing windows but causing no injuries police said. The attack took place moments after a48-hour Christmas cease fire went into effect Between president Corazon Aqui tempting to regroup and mount another uprising in Davao 600 Miles South of a 1 troops have been placed on fun Upton Davao in uni him Lyhl Imon Flander it. Domingo Villarie Foj land Mcnine their 20s of Refl Down a dared the Driver to proceed to the Nistal nor nation service office. No s government and communist Gerril the men armed with two m-16 assault Las waging a 20-year insurgency. No one has claimed . It was unclear if it Wau arned out by rebels or soldiers  in the dec. 1-7 coup  left 119 people dead and   mutineers were reported at a rifles and a ,45-caliber pistol opened fire atthe us1s office for several minutes before speeding away Villarie said. The dumped the Driver several blocks away and commandeered the car he  car was found abandoned with its engine still running about a mile away in the a Dao District a former  rebels. Police found 25 m 16 Shell casings inside the  soon As the Driver reported to us All Mobile cars were dispatched to crackdown the assailants but they were no where to be found Villarie said be said the Driver was being questioned stagnation about the  and windows of the Usis office Mervul mered he said andean unexploded  found inside windows of the a pc Bines chamber of Commerce in the building also were smashed police sit was the third attack on a . Facility this month. Waite s brother sees Hope for hostages London a David Waite said sunday he believes there is a lot of Hope now for the eventual release of his brother. Terry and other hostages in Lebanon because of events this year in Britain Iran and the United states. He said he had been encouraged by the election of a new iranian president the inauguration of a new american president and a letter he received recently from British foreign Secretary Douglas kurd which outlined an Avenue for improved Anglo iranian relations. I fell it was quite an important letter because he was saying in fact that As Long As Iran was ready to use her influence to secure the release of Teny and the other hos tages. Britain would look to improve their relationships with Iran wait said in a British broadcasting corp. Radio interview. Cuing the new administrations of Irani an president Hashemi a Sfanjani and . President Bush As Well As Hunt s letter he said so there s been a lot of change and a lot of Hope 1 feel for the  Terry Waile 50, the special envoy of archbishop of Canterbury Robert run Cie. Disappeared on Jan. 20, 1987, after leaving his West Beirut hotel to negotiate with the shiite fundamentalist group islamic jihad for the release of two Ameri can hostages. No group has claimed to hold him Buthe is widely believed to be held by islamic  is one of 22 foreigners missing in Lebanon. Pension Pioneer Dies new York a William , Developer of the variable annuity pension and one time head of the biggest pension fund in the United Stales has died of complications from Aheart attack. He was 75  
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