European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page s the stars and stripes sunday. February 25.1990 Black history month Lewis h. Latimer bom in 1848, Latimer was employed by Alexander Graham Bell to make the Patent drawings for the first Telephone. He later became chief craftsman for both the general electric and Westing Hoose companies. In 1881, he supervised installation of electric Light in new York Philadelphia Montreal and London for the Maxim Weston electric co. He invented a method of making Carbon filaments for the Maxim electric incandescent lamp which he patented. This is one is a series of paintings by spec. James Scott that Are appearing in the stars and stripes this month. Signs give a great Hope for release of hostages Damascus Syria apr information minister Mohammed Salman said saturday that statements from Iran and Lebanon have Given Syria a great Hope Quot that Western hostages in Lebanon will be released. He told Peggy say sister of . Hostage Terry Anderson. Quot we re optimistic for the release at a time when we hear statements by the iranians and an official in but he cautioned say that release of any hostages May not be imminent. Quot the matter requires careful study and patience As Well As coordination of efforts with International and local parties. We Are following this Road Quot he said. Salman s optimism stemmed from a statement made Friday in Beirut by Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. The most influential shiite moslem cleric in Lebanon who called for a new approach to free the hostages. Fadlallah who recently returned from a visit to Tehran. Where he met senior iranian leaders spoke the Day after an editorial in the Tehran times which usually reflects the thinking of president Hashemi a Sfanjani called for the hostages to be freed. It was the first time an iranian newspaper has made such a statement. Quot we have to think of finding realistic and humanitarian Means to free the foreign hostages Quot Fadlallah said in a Sermon. The hostage forces to r he is the spiritual guide of the iranian aligned Hezbollah or party of god which is believed to be an umbrella organization for groups holding most of the 18 westerners missing in Lebanon. They Are eight americans four britons two West germans two Swiss an irishman and an italian. The longest held is Anderson. 42, chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press. He was kidnapped in moslem West Beirut on March 16. 1985. Age Issue a has been widely exploited by Wesl a harm the image of moslem a he said. Quot we have great Hope now that we can work with and concerned to secure the release of the hostages Quot Salman told say who was in Damascus on her fifth Mission to the Middle East seeking word of her brother and other hostages. He said that earlier statements from Iran and shiite leaders in Lebanon about a possible hostage release a were not made in such a serious Salman was the second syrian minister to express optimism to say who is on a tour with a executives of several european and Middle Eastern countries to lobby for Anderson s release. Syrian foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa told her thursday that the Tehran times editorial is a a Good sign Quot and that he is going to visit Tehran soon and a work intensively with iranian leaders for the hostages release. Salman echoed Sharaa s belief that a hostage release will be difficult before the chaotic situation in Lebanon has been resolved. He said the United states could play a More important role than any other country in bringing about a release. Syria with 40,000 troops in Lebanon is the main Power broker in that country. The syrians have been instrumental in securing the release of some Western hostages Over the last five years and played a role in other releases. Syria is Iran s main ally in the Region. Salman said Syria a would be proud if we were Able to secure release of any hostage regardless of his he said Syria is categorically opposed to kidnapping a neither Terry Anderson nor any other hostage is responsible for the problems of the area. And kidnapping cannot solve these Salman said. Say told him a i know in my heart that Syria s conviction to gain the release of the hostages is she said she Hopes a hostage release will bring full reconciliation Between Syria and the United states and even Between Iran and the United Leader makes changes in his Cabinet Ottawa apr prime minister Brian Mulroney made changes in his Cabinet Friday several aimed at bolstering the popularity of his party that has hit an Al time Lown Public opinion polls. Mulroney promoted parliament member Kim Campbell of Vancouver to the senior Job of Justice minister and made her political minister for British Columbia. Environment minister Lucien Bouchard was named political minister for Quebec where he is one of Mulroney s Star players. Recent Public opinion surveys have shown the conservative government with the lowest level of popularity of any government since world War ii. Gallup poll results during the week showed the Mulroney government trailing other parties. With 19 percent of the respondents supporting his party. Forty seven percent supported the liberals and 27 percent the new democrats. After the traditional swearing in ceremony at Ricau Hall presided Over by new gov. Gen. Ray Hnatyshyn the new Justice minister said the change boosts British Columbia s profile in the Cabinet. In other appointments. Mulroney removed embattled Tom Siddon another British columbian from the fisheries Post and replaced him with Bernard Val court of new Brunswick. Convicted last summer of impaired driving after a near fatal motorcycle Accident. Valcourt re signed from the Cabinet and stayed in the background for six months. Valcourt 38, who appeared tanned and rested after a Southern vacation will also share the Job of political minister for new Brunswick with veterans affairs minister Gerald merrithew. A Toronto member of parliament Doug Lewis 51, was shifted to transport from Justice. He replaces Benoit Bouchard. Who becomes Industry minister a position that controls Industrial development in his Home province of Quebec. Harvie Andre the Blunt speaking Cal Arian who has been in some of the cabinets toughest jobs has taken Over the Job of government House Leader after a stint As Industry minister. As House Leader he is responsible for the government s Day to Day parliamentary business. The Only new face in the Cabinet is a Montreal arca member of parliament Marcel Danis 46. He has become minister of fitness and Amateur sport replacing Jean Charest who resigned in january. Pierre Cadieux 41, who had been Indian and Northern affairs minister was shuffled to solicitor general. He replaces Pierre Blais who was charged with political interference in the Royal Canadian mounted police. Blais 41, has become minister of consumer and corporate affairs. That Job had been vacant since Valcourt s resignation in August. Solution May be brewing to ancient mystery London apr British Brewers and archaeologists wanting to know How ancient Egypt made its Beer plan to examine the ruins of a brewery read hieroglyphics and search for tiny amounts of the liquid in pottery. News of the three year project launched by a leading British brewery and the nation s Egypt exploration society Drew headlines in London newspapers on Friday. A Brewers seek the pharaohs secret Quot said one. A explorers seek the recipe for tutankhamen a Beer Quot read another. The Independent called it one of the first Large scale research projects to be undertaken jointly by archaeologists and a commercial British company. When the researchers have figured out what went into brewing Beer in ancient Egypt the brewery will try to reproduce it at its Laboratory in the scottish capital of Edinburgh. But Jim Merrington corporate affairs director for scottish and Newcastle breweries pc said he does t know whether the Fine ale of the pharaohs will be offered to tippers in British pubs. Quot it is highly improbable it will appear on the bar but it is not beyond the realm of possibility Quot he told a news conference thursday in Edinburgh. He said the project will be based largely on archaeological excavations at Tel cd Amama one of Egypt a ancient capitals. 190 Miles South of Cairo. Archaeologists from the society led by the Field director Barry Kemp a Cambridge University scientist arc investigating a Royal brewery there attached to a Temple built by Queen Nefertiti. She was the leading wife of King tutankhamen a father Akhnaton. A pharaoh whose name also was spelled Akhenaton or Akhenaton. Tutankhamen reigned from 1333 to 1323 . His Tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor in 1922. His solid Gold coffin and other fabulous treasures found inside captured the imagination of the world. Merrington said Nefertiti s Temple each Side of which measures 750 feel had its own brewery and bakery for making Beer and bread for religious festivals. Both processes employ yeast. But no one knows what the Beer tasted like. Ancient texts and Wall paintings suggest there were several different Beers ranging from thick ales to those of a finer texture. _ Wall paintings from tutankhamen a Day depict courtiers vomiting after getting drunk on Beer. Another Wall painting shows Nefertiti pouring her Beer through a Strainer to remove lumps of Gruel. Merrington said the archaeologists Hope to find minute traces of the Beer. If they re successful he said scientists would use a chemical process to test those samples to try to determine the ancient brews taste and consistency. A apart from what the archaeologists give us we Hope to examine Beer residues left in pots which Are now in museums in Europe America and Egypt a Merrington said. A we will use 20th-Century technology which can identify flavors to come up with a recipe. Then we will try to brew _ researchers on the project also will examine ancient egyptian hieroglyphics Tomb models and written material for clues to making the Beer. A the pyramids were built on a diet of bread and Beer with bakeries and breweries operating together Quot Kemp said. Quot the ancient egyptians baked a kind of bread first then used it As a Mash from which to brew the
