European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 a a the stars and stripes news briefs Man sprays chemical on Rembrandt painting Amsterdam Netherlands apr an unemployed Man described by police As confused sprayed Rembrandt a famous painting a the night watch a with an unidentified chemical Friday but museum officials said damage was minimal. It was the second attack on the priceless artwork in nearly 15 years and the third this Century. Dutch television said the Spray was concentrated sul uric acid but museum officials would not confirm the report. Immediately after the attack a museum guard applied a neutralizing agent and the damage to the 1642 masterpiece appeared limited to surface veneer Rijk museum spokesman Piet Van Thiel said. Museum guards seized the attacker and handed him Over to police according to another museum spokesman Frans Van Der Avert. Police said they did not know what prompted the attack. The painting has been under permanent guard since 1979, when it was put Back on display after a four year restoration period that followed a knife attack on sept. 14, 1975. A dutch schoolmaster claiming to be on a divine Mission made several deep slashes in a the night he was never tried but committed to a mental Asylum where he later committed obstacle cleared on House clean air Bill from wire reports Washington a a House committee cleared away the last major obstacle to approval of a clean air Bill late thursday with a Compromise agreement on reducing acid rain. The Energy and Commerce committee voted 34-4 to approve a Complex allowance system aimed at helping midwestern states ease the Cost of reducing acid rain pollutants and soften regional opposition to the legislation. The committee members were working under a deadline to Complete action on the controversial air pollution control legislation before Congress adjourned Friday for the easter Battle leaves 6 dead at crack House Detroit a six people were killed in a gun Battle at a suspected crack House police said thursday. A a it a a drug Deal gone bad a said neighbor Alonzo Johnson. A they Are dealing drugs on every other House on every other Street in this neighbourhood. Its the attack was the worst multiple slaying in Detroit since june 1971, when seven members of a heroin ring were found shot to death said Deputy police chief James younger. Four of the dead including two teen agers were found on the second floor of the Bungalow. Each had been shot in the head. Two unidentified males were shot while trying to run downstairs and were found in the basement. Both died shortly after arriving at Detroit receiving least 44 protesters killed by police in Nepal Katmandu Nepal apr police opened fire on 200,000 pro democracy demonstrators marching toward the Royal Palace Friday and at least 35 people were killed witnesses said. At least nine More people were killed in clashes with police during similar demonstrations in other parts of the country witnesses said. The violence occurred after King Birendra dismissed the government and promised talks with pro democracy activists. Opposition leaders rejected the offer and vowed to continue their nearly two month struggle for a multiparty system in this Himalayan monarchy. In Katmandu the capital bands of angry pro democracy protesters tried to set fire to government buildings and the houses of politicians Loyal to King Birendra. Gunshots and automatic weapons fire echoed throughout the City. At Sundown the City was plunged into darkness As a government planned blackout took effect. Clouds of tear Gas fogged the streets. Saturday april 7,1990group says its set to free French belgian hostages Beirut Lebanon apr a Radical palestinian libyan news Agency Jana group led by terrorist Mastermind Abu Nidal thursday aun Cut said preparations were under Way to free at least three living in Trinnis y Libya and believed to he French and belgian hostages it holds. Ilvy no a up Quot he la it an Cape Al. 0 the group said in a statement that the action was in ,i.afr5t a is .3? Council said on nov. 8 la a response to an Appeal by libyans Leader col. Foam cd. Ost abes aboard the French Var i Margad Hafi. S s.0,r Tega so up a a a wed they werec0ll2 a i am pleased to announce the acceptance of our Deni ii die chem we an serv be Bat friends movement in response to Qadhafi a a Appeal a Walid Catholic on a is fire to a hostages were roman Khaled Beirut spokesman for Fatah revolutionary Catholic son , i Quot Council said in a statement issued in Beirut. Because the boat hostages Are believed to he in a i am also pleased to declare that the contacts and a of Bey Are not listed among the 18 westerners arrangements under Way now include mrs. Jacqueline pm 111 Lebanon including eight americans. Mai Valente her Boyfriend Fernand Hout Ekins and their or Cifu re behaved to be held by pro iranian shiite baby Sony moslem factions. Quot Nille the statement delivered to the offices of a Western american journalist Terry Anderson 42, chief mid. News Agency added that the group a Hopes that this Willfo be East correspondent for the associated press is the draw the attention of the belgian government that it longest held Westem hostage. He was Kidnap red should fulfil its pledges. And curb zionist activities March 16, 1985. Against the revolution of our two other daughters of Valente were freed Ftp the group has acknowledged holding Valente a 32 libyan intervention on dec. 29, 1988 Druehe year old French woman her two daughters bom in Marie Laure was 6 at the time and Virginie 5 the Captivity and five belgians. The previously reported were returned to their father Pascal Metille who had names of the two girls were liberte and Palestine. Divorced Valente. On wednesday Qadhafi called for the release of the belgians Are Emmanuel Hout Ekins in his 4 k Valente As a compassionate measure on the occasion of his wife Godlieve sets age unknown his son Lan the moslem holy month of Ramadan which ends in rent in his late teens his daughter Valerie a teen late april. Qadhafi a Scall was carried by the official Ager and his brother Fernand in his 40s. A soviet Border guards refuse to let do Amato enter Lithuania Ogrodnik Poland apr soviet Border guards a the sooner the United states wakes up to what is Friday refused sen. Alfonse do Amato entry into Lithia taking place and becomes realistic the better a do Amnia which has been locked in a War of wills with the Ato told reporters at the Border crossing. Kremlin since the Baltic Republic declared Independence. A emr. Gorbachev says one thing and does another after being turned away at the Small Border crossing he talks about Freedom and yet denies Access to a free in Northeast Poland country that is do Amato denounced meanwhile soviet soldiers and unarmed activists set what he called the soviet vhf 1 tied into joint occupation of Lithuania a main printing unions a psychological Plant Friday after each stormed the building where the warfare on Lithuania republics main newspapers Are printed an official said whose parliament aph it was unclear whether the newspapers still were proved the Independence being published. Declaration March 11. Be neighbouring Baltic state of Latvia local com do Amato wanted to i Monist leaders met Friday to consider whether to Fol enter Lithuania on a Lith Low the path of lithuanian and estonian communists uranian visa to Demon Jyh by breaking with Moscow As a first step toward inde Strate what he called con a Pendency. But the delegates began the two Day meeting Gresso Solidarity with the apr a divided about what course to Chart Republic. Instead the Estonia and Latvia have moved More slowly toward new York republicans restoring statehood than Lithuania whose parliament who was invited to the do Amato declared the republics Independence on March capital of Vilnius by lithuanian president vytautas the Kremlin responded by declaring the move ilk Landsbergis was instructed to apply for a soviet visa and launching a show of Force including sending at a consulate. Troops to occupy party and government of failed a amp a sentenced Dallas apr the former chairman of a Texas rowers have pleaded guilty to various crimes Thrift shut Down in a $1.3 billion Federal bailout has Maloney levied no Fine against Lemons but he still been sentenced to 30 years in prison the stiffest Pun faces an april 19 hearing on restitution. The govern ashment yet in a savings and loan fraud Case. Ment is seeking As much As $ 18 million in repayment Woody f. Lemons former chairman of Vernon Sav Maloney who said he had received More than 100 Ings amp loan association was a a thief in every sense of the letters praising Lemons Church and Community Active word a . District judge Robert b. Maloney said in cities had harsh words for the financier imposing the sentence. Lemons was convicted in Deceron a your friends Are wrong a Maloney said. A you Are Beron 13 charges including misapplication of funds con not a religious Man. Even though you Are present in piracy Bank fraud and soliciting kickbacks. Church you Are not listening. U Vernon a amp a has been cited As an example of some a you have no real moral values a the judge said. Ii of the worst abuses in the savings and loan Industry. You had the Opportunity you would steal again you six other Vemon officials a consultant and two Bor Are a thief in every sense of the Given on possible terrorism Washington a amps a military personnel Are a fall military personnel civilian Emple yees an being warned of possible terrorist activity next week family members should be aware of the Possum y to Mark the anniversary of the 1986 . Attack on anti-. Terrorism designed to Mark the an Libya. Sary a the statement said. the joint chiefs of staff recently released an advisory the joint chiefs urged those assigned Over to remind military and civilian personnel and family be More Alert a during duty and non duty no. Bers of the upcoming april 15 anniversary. And off base., during this United states acted against Libya to retaliate any suspicious activities should be repo for its involvement in terrorist attacks against Amer mediately to the appropriate aut Hontie ican interests. State mint
