European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes world today Voa desert transmitter wins approval of Israel Jerusalem a prime minister Yitzhak Sha Mir has Given his approval to building a voice of America transmitting station in Israel s no gov desert despite protests from environmental advocates and air Force dispute Over the government funded station has caused strains Between Israel and the Bush administration at a time of delicate contacts Between the two countries Over Complex Middle East peace moves. The station expects to Start broadcasting from Israel to Africa. India. Afghanistan. Soviet Asia and Eastern Europe in 1993. Station officials affairs minister Roni Milo. Of Sha Mir s right Wing liked bloc has argued against the new transmitter saying it seems unnecessary in Light of recent changes in Eastern . Malcolm Forbes or. Chairman of the Board of International broadcasting said the new Sta Tion is needed to promote democracy. 222 Seoul teachers seek recall of Vatican envoy Seoul. South Korea Orpi a group of 222 col lege teachers demanded saturday that the government move immediately to get the Vatican envoy to Seoul recalled Home for making remarks deemed humiliating for the South korean a statement in the name of a gathering of professors seeking to defend National self esteem the teach ers look Issue with remarks made by the Vatican ambassador. Monsignor Ivan Dias in an interview with a daily newspaper last the interview. Dias criticized a South korean Catholic priest for visiting North Korea without Church approval to help a dissident student come Home to Seoul after an illegal visit to the Vatican envoy also said South Korea is in the infant stage of democracy and democracy in South Korea seems to have become China Cuba Iran draw monday. February 19.1990 Black history month 3 giants of boxing world honoured a Johnson Louis sports has Long been a passion of Blacks and Whites alike. It is a passion As Strong As the instinct to achieve to run faster throw greater distances or Knock out opponents in the ring. This is Black history month an occasion to High Light great Black achievers. Three of these were men of the ring whose accomplishments and Pride made them american heroes Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clayjr. In Louisville ky., on Jan. 17, 1942, won the olympic Gold medal As a Light heavyweight in i960. Clay stunned the boxing world with a sixth round knockout of Sonny Liston in 1964. I am the greatest became his personal slogan. He embraced the Black Muslim religion changed his name to Muhammad Ali and claimed exemption from military duty As a minister. In 1967, he was stripped of his title for refusing to be inducted. Granted a License to return to boxing in 1970, Ali regained his heavyweight Crown in 1974 when he knocked out George Foreman then won it an unprecedented third time in 1978. Jack Johnson was a Black Pioneer in the world Ofpria fighting. Born in 1878, he became the first Black Boxer to win the world heavyweight championship. He had the title from 1908 to 1915, finishing his career with a 107-7 win loss record. The White boxing Public resented Johnson s Flambo Yant personality and also the fact that three of his four wives were White so they clamoured for a White for seven years Johnson Defeated every challenger. In 1915, he lost his title in t5 rounds to Jess Willard. The great White Hope a i. Broadway play in 1968 and a soccer fans riot motion picture in 1970, was based on Johnson s Louis the Brown bomber won the heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout of James Braddock in1937 and held it until retirement in 1949. A comeback led to two of his three career defeats a loss by decision to Izzard Charles in 1950 and an eighth round knockout by Rocky Marciano in 1951. He finished his career with a record of 68-3 with 54 is one in a series of paintings by spec. James Scott appearing in the stars and stripes this month. Lima Uba Iro Ara. I . Charge of torture in Iruh s capital Geneva up the United states has denounced China. Cuba and Iran at the . Commis Sion on human rights for widespread torture of Politi Cal prisoners and other Delegate Armando Valladares himself a former cuban political prisoner and victim of torture for 13 years said the United stages sees it As the most heinous of human rights arc committed to eradicating it wherever it festers and we urge All members of this commission to adopt a similar approach with no regard whatsoever to the political views of the governments or individuals he said. Banned pesticides found in Holland Tulip Region Leiden. Netherlands a Tulip growers Are flooding local Waterways in this Flower growing Region with pesticides including such banned substances As Dot. To protect their crops water officials have said. All kinds of pesticides were found in surface Waters in the bulb growing area and their Levels were far above the norms in most said Hans Van Der Hock a spokes Man for the local water management samples we be even found Long banned substances such As Dot Aldrin and Van Der Hock said. All three arc highly toxic substances but vanderhock said it had not been determined if the pesticide Levels in the water were a threat to Public health. One fifth of the Netherlands 39.500-Acrc bulb growing area lies just North of this Western dutch City. The remainder is spread Over the Northwestern and Central Der Hoek said that the water management Board had launched a joint study with the bulb growers on How to tackle the spokesman for the dutch agriculture ministry said thai we re aware of the problem and working hard to gel rid of chlorine Gas leak kills 4, injures 100 in Calcutta new Delhi India up chlorine Gas louds Athens Greece up angry soccer fans ram paging through the streets of Tehran raised slogan against Iran s ruling clerics and some people distributed pictures of opposition leaders living in exile Teh ran residents said sunday. The rioting erupted Friday when officials cancelled soccer matches at two stadiums citing bad weather though the Sun shone brightly Tehran residents reached by Telephone said. Revolutionary guards fired into the air sunday and some people attacked vehicles carrying armed guards the residents said. The rioting began at the am Adieh stadium in Cen trial Tehran where officials told a waiting crowd that soccer matches for the Day had been cancelled. The crowd began running through the streets Rais ing slogans against spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Kha Menei and president Akbar Hashemi a Sfanjani. At nearby Imam Hussein Square the crowds Tore up a big picture of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini outside a department store and ransacked the store one resident said. Some members of the crowd then began distributing pictures of Racza Pahlavi the son of the late Shah the resident said. The rioting later spread to the a Adi stadium just outside the capital. High tide residents of Cologne West Germany use a boat to get Down their flooded Street sunday. The High water has doused communities All along the Rhine River and virtually halted Barge traffic on the Busy waterway. Pan am 103 victims remembered killing Izui Dillu Lylall Llull mull Mill the press Trust of India news Agency Gas leaked from a Metal Cylinder at a Small paint factory. Lockerbie Scotland a members of presi Dent Bush s commission on aviation Security and terrorism Laid a Wreath sunday in memory of the victims of the pan am flight 103 bombing. The seven commissioners stood bareheaded in the windswept dry Esdale cemetery where a permanent Marble memorial was dedicated to the 270 people killed when a jetliner exploded Over the Small scottish town of Lockerbie on dec. 21, 1988. Commission chairman Ann Mclaughlin placed the Wreath next to a Lacrosse stick left by a visiting team from Syracuse University. Many students enrolled in the University s foreign studies program were among those killed. Earlier commission members toured the area around Lockerbie where flight 103 s fiery wreckage fell. They visited the room of remembrance in the graveyard of tunic Garth Parish Church near where the plane s Blue and White nose Cone crashed. There visitors and relatives can pay their respects and sign a remembrance Book. During their four Day stay in Britain the commis Sion members have met with transport Security min ister Cecil Parkinson and Security officials at London s Heathrow Airport. On saturday the commission visited the transport department s air accidents investigation Branch at Farnborough. Southwest of London where Large sections of the Boeing 747 have been reconstructed including the fuselage and Forward cargo hold area where the bomb was planted. The commission in May will submit their report to Bush recommending measures to combat the terrorist threat to civil aircraft and improve airline safety
