European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday january 27,1990 news update film recalled Copenhagen. Denmark api a the government recalled a video film from its embassies to remove a sequence showing Queen Marge cite ii greeting the Laic romanian president Nicolas Mccau Seseu. Whom she later awarded Denmark s highest Honor officials said thursday. The 28-Mmute film about the danish Royal family called Quot a living  was distributed to foreign missions As background or Archive material for local television stations Jacob bowl Hin. Head or the foreign ministry s press department. Said he was expunging a 30-second segment showing the Queen welcoming Ceausescu at a Rcd car pc arrival ceremony for a 1980 stale visit showing them inspecting the Queen s Honor guard. The romanian Leader was later presented the Knight of the order of the elephant which was withdrawn last month after he was overthrown and his abuses were exposed. $3.5 million in drugs seized in Hanau during crackdown Hanau West Germany a amp so a West German and american police confiscated $3.5 million Worth of illegal drugs during a two month drug crackdown in Hanau that led to the arrest of 24 people. Thirteen . Soldiers and two american civilians were among 57 people implicated in the ease. . Authorities apprehended inc 13 military personnel while civilian authorities arrested 11 others including the two american civil ians a Community spokeswoman said. In addition 33 others have been listed As suspects. The operation called the drug enhancement program was conducted by the Hanau criminal investigation come. Military police investigators and West German police. Authorities said they confiscated More than 370 pounds of marijuana. 76 Grams of heroin 18 Grams of cocaine and about 2 pounds of various other drugs including hashish Ltd amphetamines and opium. Special agent Michael s. Edwards who was in charge of the operation said it began in mid october and ended in mid december Quot we be been seeing this drugs in Hanau for a Long time a he said. Quot it s so close to Frankfurt drugs Are easy to  he would not release the names of the soldiers apprehended because investigations resulting from the drug operation Are continuing. E. German dogs could be vicious group warns but claim is dispute twister wrecks trailer Homes in Alabama Park Centenary. Ala. Apr a Tornado swept through a trailer Home Park Early thursday injuring 24 people including a boy who witnesses said was freed by a Man who managed to lift the Comer of the Mobile Home that had pinned him Down. No deaths were reported from the Tornado that hit about 5 30 . When most people were sleeping in this Community 40 Miles South of Montgomery. Nancy Williams a spokeswoman for Crenshaw county Hospital said 24 people were hospitalised with injuries three of them children with serious head injuries who were transferred to a Montgomery medical eel or. One of the three. 7-Ycar-old Erik Thompson laser was taken to children s Hospital in Birmingham where he was listed in critical condition. David Coggins director of an emergency services Agency said several people were rescued from wrecked trailer Homes. Quot we had to take wreckers and pull off the Mobile Homes to get people  he said. About a dozen trailer Homes were Lorn from cinder Block foundations or ripped open with furniture clothes food dolls and Pink insulation strewn about. The tangled wreckage made in impossible to Tell How Many Homes once had been standing in the Community off a dirt Road. Witnesses credited Michael Wells. 31. With lifting a remnant of a trailer Home and pulling eight people out of the wreckage. One victim was a Hoy trapped under a Comer of the trailer. Quot the boy was screaming and his head was bloody. I picked it up but i Don t know How Quot said Wells. A a a had to do in. Somebody had to  John Lee the Hospital s administrator said Wells was Quot instrumental in pulling several or the people out. After he pulled them out. He  Wells who was hospitalized with a Back injury said he was walking Between two trailers when the storm hit. A i saw it coming and the trailers just started rolling like toys Quot he said. Another twister paralleling inc Centenary Tornado struck nearby Fuller s Crossroads where several trailer Homes and Chicken houses were destroyed but no injuries were reported. By Ken Clausen Bremerhaven Bureau a Campaign to save 2,500 East German guard dogs from being put to death by offering them for adoption in West Germany has created controversy Over whether the animals Are dangerous. Reiner Voltz a press spokesman for the association for German shepherds in Darmstadt warned Friday that the dogs could attack people. However Ulrich Karlowski the assistant managing director of the West German animal Protection society in Bonn said Voltz s claims were based on profit motives and misinformation. Quot their main purpose is to sell German shepherds Quot Karlowski said. Quot with every dog coming from the East they lose a Chance to sell one of theirs. Secondly the announcement is based on false data. They assume that the dogs All have special training to attack people. Our agreement with the East germans is that the trained dogs will stay in East Germany. The dogs being offered for adoption were used As decoys to prevent people from crossing the Border. Training attack sentry dogs is expensive and the East germans need them for Security at factories and government buildings Fie said. Ninety percent of the dog Ore German shepherds. Volte said. The rest arc schnauzers. Rottweilers and mixed Breeds. A they have stayed in isolation in kennels and that is a problem because without socialization a dog is unpredictable Voltz said. A they can be potentially aggressive dangerous and very hard to integrate socially he said a we Don t know and Thal is the problem. We can see whether a Normal dog is dangerous or not but they the East German dogs Are difficult to  Karlowski disputed the assertion Thal the dogs had not had Normal human Contact and would be unable to adjust to being around people. The Contact was not limited to just one handler he explained because the guards were constantly changing. A we heard that some of the Border guards took some of he dogs Home to their families Quot he said Quot but we done to know that for  the dogs require firm handling Quot but you need that with any Large  he said. The director of the animal Protection society went tax Asl Berlin two weeks ago and looked at More than so of the dogs. Karlowski said. A they were All Happy to see people they weren t nervous and did t try to bile he said. A they were trying to make human  the first 10 dogs were brought to West Germany a week ago and All have been adopted he said. One was taken Home by a woman who he said was about 70 years old. A she said the dog is just Loo Calm and Friendly to be of any danger to anybody Quot Karlowski said. A the Best Way to find out the truth is to visit the Dop when they Are in the society shelters. All the dogs will be observed for several Days in the shelters by veterinarians and experienced dog handlers before they Are released to the Public he said. Folly Mote dogs were to be brought to West Germany on saturday but transport of the rest is Uncertain because of the chaotic state of the East German government. A we re having some problems with coordination in East Germany Quot Karlowski said. A the defense Secretary has been jailed and he s the Boss on the whole decision line the rest Don t know if they will have their jobs  it come Euing to that report 5t�m Wurfl a Pruitt in Der Mituta vyv so Cormany let it Snow let it Snow Swiss ski resorts say Geneva apr the first Snow Afler a month of Sunshine brought Relief this week to Many Swiss ski resorts struggling through their worst season in years. In the Western Pari of the country precipitation had reached record lows meteorologists said and much of the existing Snow dated from Early november and late december. Before Winter s return More than half of the 100-Odd Swiss resorts reported closed trails. Many of those that were open said skiing conditions were not Good. Only resorts in Eastern Switzerland such As St. Moritz and others at High Altitude have been spared. A this has been shaping up As the worst of three consecutive poor Winters Quot said Hans Rudolf Baumann spokesman for the Federal ski lift association. A some of the smaller lower lying resorts May go Bank tit because Revenue from skiers is insufficient to offset operating costs. Resorts will have no Money to invest in new lists. This bodes ill for the coming years Quot he added. Instructors have registered for unemployment benefits. Many slopes were closed in the Bernese Oberland and in die Valais Home to resorts such As Zermatt and crans Montana hotels in lower lying resorts reported that occupancy rates through most of january were As High As 75 percent lower than last years. A since Jan. 2. My Beds have remained empty Quot said Madeleine Gillabert who runs a hotel in a ski resort in the Porles do Sottil area. A i have requested unemployment benefits for our  in an Effort to compensate for the dry season hotels and tourist offices arranged a variety of alternative activities ranging from Tennis and Golf to Mountain biking in the Valais resort of margins however a ski race on grass scheduled for Friday had to be cancelled a because of heavy snowfall. The poor season also put retail sales in the doldrums. Federal authorities said that up to $6.6 million would be allocated to the hardest hit enterprises. Switzerland a competitive skiers also suffered from the Lack of Snow said Paul Berlinger head coach of he Swiss ski federation. He said France Italy Austria and even Yugoslavia were Way ahead in providing trails with artificial Snow allowing their teams to practice More. Beri incr said Only eight of 22 races scheduled from december to late january in Switzerland by the International ski federation had taken place. The races traditionally serve As a scouting ground for potential world cup  fire Call really hit Home Plainview Texas apr fire dispatcher Cornelia Mcdonough said she instantly knew the address of a burning Home when a Man called to report a White House on fire at 16th and Utica streets. Quot i never dreamed i would have to Send the firetrucks to my own House a she said. The fire earlier this week heavily damaged most of the family s property and killed the family dog. Tzar. A it was hurtful a she said. A tzar had been with us for 12 years. He was part of inc family. We All loved  Mcdonough remained on duly and took several More Calls from neighbors about the fire before someone relieved her. Experience allowed her to remain composed while dispatching trucks to her own Home she said. Quot if 1 had t bad the Job of dispatcher so Long 1 might have become hysterical Quot she said. Quot but when you Are around this sort of thing All the time dealing with people in emergency situations you learn to put your own feelings or hold and just do your