European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 22, 1990groups seek More straight talk from dec Brussels Belgium up a convoluted gobbledygook in european Community documents is confusing the general Public As Well As dec officials themselves consumer groups charged wednesday. A the Community must present to its citizens an Ordinary human face and it has got to talk in Ordinary human language. And now it does not a said Eirlys Roberts chairwoman of european research into consumer affairs. The group passed out a a awards for examples of particularly twisted language in dec documents written in English French German dutch Spanish and portuguese. One English example relating to sunday retailing Athens Greece up a Iran and the soviet Union reopened wednesday after 73 years an old wooden Bridge across the Aras River that forms the Border Between the two countries in the Azerbaijan Region Tehran radio said. The Bridge at Wolfa about 400 Miles Northwest of Tehran was reopened to allow people living in the Border areas to travel More freely Between the countries. A Tehran radio dispatch monitored in Athens said the Bridge closed since the 1917 russian revolution was reopened after an agreement Between the two sides. Azerbaijanis from the soviet Side crossed the Bridge to visit friends and relatives in Iran and were Wel legislators re elect Taipei Taiwan apr president Lee Teng Hui was chosen wednesday by the National Assembly to Lead the country for six More years amid increasing Calls for a More democratic system that includes the presidents election by the people. The body that elected Lee is dominated by elderly deputies who have not faced re election since before the ruling nationalists fled China in 1949 after their defeat by the communists. The vote came one Day after Lee the 67-year-old chairman of the ruling nationalist party responded to the growing pressure for democratic Reform by agreeing to an emergency conference to discuss changing the political system. Lee said he would a devote my utmost endeavours to Garner All forces to strive for constitutional democracy economic Progress and social stability in the coming Laws said a restrictive effects on Community Trade which May result therefrom do not exceed the effects intrinsic to rules of that  average citizens Are perplexed beyond belief by dec language and a what alarms us even More is that its confusing members of the european parliament members of National parliaments and members of the Council of ministers a said Stephen Crampton of Consumers in the european Community group. He said his group was a not blaming the translators who produce documents in the nine official dec languages because a if those documents Are ambiguous or unclear they cannot translate them  corned with Flowers by people from Wolfa and nearby Marand who formed a special committee to receive them. Wolfa is close to the polkas it area where several people plunged into the icy Aras to Cross into Iran in Early january after azerbaijani turks rioted on the soviet Side tearing Down barbed wire fencing and other installations. Thousands of people crossed illegally into Iran at polkas it and other crossing Points close to the Caspian sea until soviet troops moved into Baku and other Azerbaijan cities to restore order finally sealing the Border again on Jan. 21.taiwan�?Ts president six  but he said he would wait until he is sworn in May 20 to make Concrete proposals. Hundreds of protesters demanding a general presidential election tried to Stop wednesdays vote at a suburban meeting Hall which was guarded by about 2,000 police officers. Thousands of students maintained a sit in for democracy in downtown Taipei. Lee the Only presidential candidate before the Assembly received support from 641 of its 668 voting members. The others cast invalid ballots. Lee is the first native taiwanese to head the government and ruling party and is regarded with suspicion by Many of the nationalist old guard who believe he is not sufficiently committed to their dream of one Day returning victoriously to Rule the chinese Mainland. A member of the european parliament will Intro Duce a Resolution calling for the Community a to make its policies better understood through Plain language the consumer groups said. 6 a european commission information official Brit ish native Robert Cox agreed the dec could simplify its documents. A i ate a Mutton As a child and always hated the stuff but discovered Only in Brussels that it wac called  a however Cox said translation is a problem in producing Clear language in dec documents. A languages Are not simple mechanical things a he said. A behind it All you have  world today Nobel foundation raises prize Money to $653,000 Stockholm Sweden apr the Money awarded to Nobel prize winners is being raised this year to $653,000 each from $489,000, the head of the Nobel foundation has been quoted As saying. The foundation is hoping to eventually make the prize a after inflation a Worth what it was in 1901. Said Stig Ramel. His comments appeared in the Sven ska Dag bladet. In 1901, the first year the nobels were awarded the prize Money was 150,000 Kronor. In today a terms that would be $784,000. Last years prizes were Worth about $489,000 each. Sven ska Dag bladet said this years increase in prize Money was secured by a planned Sale of the foundations 22 percent stake in the real estate company Bev Ringen. Further increases Are  thief burned to death by angry crowd Lagos Nigeria apr a suspected thief who reportedly swallowed a necklace he snatched was burned to death by angry witnesses the news Agency of Nigeria reported t tuesday. The official Agency quoted witnesses As saying the Man snatched the necklace off a woman in a taxi and was captured by passers by who responded to the victims cries. A when finally cornered the suspect allegedly turned Down All appeals to return the Jewelin to the owner but rather swallowed it in a desperate Effort to escape Justice a the Agency said. A crowd that had gathered poured gasoline Over the Man and set him ablaze the report said. Mob Justice is common in Nigeria africans most populous  Steak sales May jump in Australia Sydney Australia apr the Kangaroo May soon become common cuisine in the country a most populous state now that new South Wales plans to make it Legal to Dine on australians National Symbol. A quite clearly this is a food product which is very much going to waste and there does seem to be a certain demand for it among restaurateurs and among people who like game meat a said Ian Armstrong the states agriculture minister. The new South Wales parliament is considering a Bill to legalize Kangaroo consumption and Armstrong predicted it would pass during the current legislative session. The state of South Australia and the Northern territory already allow Kangaroo  train crash kills 5, injures 9 in Mexico City Mexico City apr a cargo train derailed in a Mexico City suburb tuesday killing five people and injuring nine the red Cross  derailment occurred about 7 . In the san Jeronimo neighbourhood red Cross spokeswoman Maria Teresa Garcia said. Garcia said seven houses were damaged and eight vehicles destroyed by the careening train. She said Lour of the dead were in an automobile and the injured nine were in a minibus. The vehicles were sideswiped by the train. A fifth body was found near the scene. The train was on its Way from Buenavista station in the North sector of the capital to Cuernavaca a City it a it Miles South of Mexico City. Wings of the Law an automobile flying through the air has become a gaily. This car being lifted off a Street will remain in fairly common sight in Frankfurt West Germany police hands until offending owner shows up and where the cops Are rough on people who Park Ille pays a stiff Fine which can run As High As 250 Marks . Border Bridge open for first time in 73 years