European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday. December 31.1989 the Rich life of the Ceausescu a romanian Midler and member of the civil in Force left display some of the fur Coats tit belonged to Elena Ceausescu. A Soldier right reads a French Magazine in the bedroom of the former dictator and his wife at what had been their Spring Rilla in the capital of Bucharest sex prime minister David Lange actress Maggie Smith author Naipaul actress Smith included on British honors list London a Britain on saturday gave author . Naipaul a Knighthood made actress Maggie Smith Adame and honoured police and Rescue workers in the search for victims of bombed pan am flight 103. The Colony of Hong Kong to return to chinese sovereignty in 1997, also was heavily represented on Queen Elizabeth ii s semiannual honors list which is compiled by the government. The Queen carries out the investiture of the honors at a later ceremony. Former new zealand prime minister David Lange whose anti nuclear stance put him at Odds with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was made a com Panion of Honor a prestigious order headed by the Queen and never numbering More than 65 members. Lange 47, resigned in August after five years Ashead of a labor government citing health reasons. Naipaul 57, a Trinidad bom writer was made a Knight Bachelor. The author of in a free state a Bend in the River and Enigma of arrival came to Britain at age 17on a scholarship to Oxford University and has become one of the nation s most important writers. The Honor entitles him to Call himself sir Vidyadhar but his work always appears with his initials. Descended from an Indian family that emigrated to Trinidad As indentured labourers Naipaul grew up in a tightly knit hindu family. His background is reflect Din his writing about rootless Ness and being an alien even when visiting his ancestral Home in India which he described in an area of  Maggie Smith 55, one of Britain s finest stage actresses and an Oscar Winner for the prime of miss Jean Brodie was made a Dame commander of the order of British Empire the equivalent of a Knight Hood for a woman. Another actor honoured was actor Michael Gambon widely known to British television audiences for his Lead role in the singing detective which is a mini series. Gambon 49, was made a be or commander of the British Empire. Many of the 947 awards made in the new year list went to emergency service staff members who worked at Lockerbie Scotland after a bomb exploded on flight 103 and the plane crashed dec. 21, 1988, killing 270people.a Queen s police medal went to inspector George Stobbs a local policeman who consoled Many of the american relatives who arrived at the Remote scottish  Boyd the former chief Constable of the Dum Fries and Galloway constabulary was made a be. A Queen s police medal went to superintendent Angus Kennedy of the Strathclyde police department. He was responsible for relations Between the police and the news Media the night of the disaster and Washo nored for his Calm and immensely professional manner. Under the quite exceptional pressures from the Media on that  Kennedy heard of his Honor after a 70-year-old neighbor cycled two Miles in a Gale to Kennedy s Vaca Tion cottage on the hybrid can Island of Coll to sum Mon him to the Telephone. This comes As a Surprise and a very great Honor Kennedy  than 20 honors went to Hong Kong residents topped by a Knighthood for Justice Derek cons of the Hong Kong court of Appeal. There was a be Tor police commissioner i Kwan a and nine awards for Public and Community service. The Issue of British residence rights for Hong Kong citizens who Are worried by the Prospect of chinese Rule is becoming a very sore Point for the  say Britain s limited immigration policy is elitist. However Many in Thatcher s own party say it is too Liberal. World today 6 Swiss skiers Are killed As Avalanche strikes Brig Switzerland a six Swiss skiers were killed in a huge Avalanche striking in the it. Simpson Region in southwestern Switzerland Friday Rescue officials reported saturday. Their bodies were found by a helicopter borne search party near the 3,010-Mclcr Sim Eli pass late Fri Day. Officials said the victims had been engulfed by a 300-Mctcr-wide Snow slide. A search for the five youths and their guide was called Friday night when they failed to return from a two Day Alpine tour. Officials said two of the youths apparently had been Able to free themselves from the masses of Snow but then died of exposure and exhaustion. It was the deadliest Swiss Avalanche since six dutch tourists died near my. San Lorenzo in the Eastern Swiss Langton of Orisons in april 1988. Bbl radio listeners tap Gorbachev As top Man London a British broadcasting corp. Listeners have chosen soviet president Michael Gorba Chev Man of the year giving him three times As Many votes As runner up sir Anthony Meyer the British Law maker who challenged prime minister Margaret Thatcher for the conservative party is Pership. It was the second year Gorbachev has won the con test sponsored by bbl radio four s today Public affairs  Charles heir to the British throne placed third in this year s poll Down from second last year the bbl said  bbl does not disclose the number of votes cast for each candidate. But it said Friday when announcing Thatcher had been selected woman of the year that she also polled three votes in the Man of the year contest. Two sightseeing planes collide killing seven Wellington new zealand a two sight seeing planes collided off Southern new zealand sat urday and one crashed in the water killing seven peo ple on Board according to news  new zealand press association said the dead were six japanese tourists and their new zealand Pilot. _. The Agency quoting a report on television new zealand said the Pilot of the other plane landed safely at Milford on the Southwest Corner of the South is it did not mention other passengers or give details of the  Light aircraft operated by air fiordland crashed into the deepest part of Milford sound in the Stirling Falls area and is irrecoverable at this stage Constable Alan Christie of the Queenstown police was quoted As  said the plane was lying in approximately 1,000 feet of water. The press association said Only two of the bodies had been recovered