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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 15, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes sunday april 15,1990 news update Hurricane Aid funds Christiansted St. Croix apr Federal disaster expenditures to help the . Virgin islands recover from Hurricane Hugo May top $750 million officials with the Federal emergency management Agency have said. The Agency had released figures projecting Federal expenditures for recovery at nearly $600  renovation Paris apr the government said Friday it will pay for the renovation of a movie theater damaged by arsonists who objected to the screening in 1988 of a the last temptation of  culture minister Jack Lang said the allocation of 2.5 million francs $425,000 demonstrates that violence cannot Force the closure of a theater a that wants to defend a filmmakers Freedom of  the Saint Michel theater was badly damaged oct. 22, 1988, while showing the controversial Martin Scorsese film. Its depiction of Christ a sexual fantasies during his crucifixion roused vehement protests from religious groups worldwide. Earlier this month the five youths arrested for setting the fire were Given suspended Anson sentences by a Paris criminal court.. Temperatures april 13 Hilo albany.n.y.,r Albuquerque Camarillo Anchorage   Atlantic         Brownsville a  burlington.vt.,1  Charleston,s.c.,c Charleston,      Columbia,s.c.,c Columbus,  Dallas it    Des Moines   Al  Evansville a    grand  great     Honolulu   ,i Jacksonville  Kansas  50 27 79 46 66 38 50 31 58 40 68 51 51 27 75 65 52 34 61 44 71 52 59 32 73 44 47 32 77 71 46 34 46 28 57 35 63 59 62 44 64 47 54 34 52 41 57 48 50 41 71 42 54 44 49 20 61 59 53 45 58 36 44 37 52 41 57 25 90 56 59 51 47 28 59 32 72 32 54 40 59 43 62 42 51 29 61 45 88 71 72 65 57 46 74 52 71 52 56 43 54 32 european weather Hilo Las  93 63 Little  66 53 los  76 60  62 51 Lubbock 76 47  70 54 Miami Beach 77 73  88 60  54 38 mils St  56 29  68 51 new  74 57 new York  53 40 Norfolk,va.,r 53 44 North  62 27 Oklahoma  70 44  44 27 Orlando 76 57  53 33 Phoenix a 98 68  51 37  42 27 Portland, 70 52  47 27  64 44 rapid  58 38  81 48 Richmond a 59 40  92 57 St  51 45 Salt Lake  65 48 san  77 67 san  67 59 san  84 53 san  86 73 Santa  73 40 St Ste  49 33  54 52 Shreveport a 60 57 Sioux  49 27 Spokane 56 46 Syracuse a 48 28 Tampa St  80 56  54 28  94 58  65 44 Washington  55 41 Wichita c 63 36 Wilkes Barrer 47 33  52 38 a Lair a Cloudy a rain ii now a missing forecast Lor sunday mostly Cloudy with localized rain and isolated thunderstorms. Precipitation will be accompanied by Gusty winds. High temperatures 45-50. Lows 38-43. Sunset sunday 8 20, Sunrise monday 6 31. Outlook Lor monday continued mostly Cloudy with Light scattered ram and dazzle. Isolated Snow at higher elevations in the South. Highs 42-46 North. 38-42 South lows 35-40. Temperatures recorded saturday 4am 4pm Adana p 51 66 Copenhagen Amsterdam p 45 Athons. P Aviano. P Berlin p Bremerhaven. Brussels r 48 43 38 48 43 52 Frankfurt r 63 London r 63 Madrid p 63 Munich p 43 Paris p 52 Rome p a provided by oel 13.2nd weather Wing. Graben Trarbach. 4am 4pm 43 54 48 36 45 32 38 45 other worldwide temperatures High Low 59 Montreal c 52 48 i 66 64 Cairo. I Dublin c Helsinki i Jerusalem. Lisbon c political overtones accompany 1, Christian rite Ichii Caim nip ii _ Tho rwn1 of political overtones accompanied the the mid-1910 Jerusalem up a the peal of Bells heralded the a Miracle of the holy fire saturday and hundreds of Christian pilgrims rushed to Light handfuls of candles in a 1,000-year-old ceremony commemorating Jesus resurrection. Old women quickly grasped at the flames from their candles before placing their open Palms on their foreheads crossing themselves and mumbling prayers. Wax dripped Over their hands and clothing As they held a Cluster of 33 candles a one for each year they believe Jesus lived. More than 1,500 Christian pilgrims and curious visitors packed the Church of the holy sepulchre and watched from the courtyard and nearby roofs As people ran with burning candles to Light other tapers. In Rome Pope John Paul ii was to celebrate the easter Vigil saturday night and an open air mass on sunday in St. Peters Square. The Pope on Friday led a torchlight procession through the colosseum in one of Many Good Friday ceremonies worldwide marking Jesus death on the Cross. Thousands holding candles in red paper Cones watched Friday night As the pontiff carried a 5-foot-High Cross from the colosseum to the Edge of the ancient roman forum evoking the tortures Jesus suffered As he walked to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem. The event was broadcast to millions throughout the world and seen in the soviet Union for the first time. Political overtones accompanied the religious ceremony saturday in Jerusalem a the most spectacular of Jerusalem a easter celebrations. Before the ceremony Young men Rushing into the Church raised their candles along with a for Victory signs. They Sang in arabic a we Are the christians who hold candles in our hands. National National National Unity a Fatah popular front and communists a referring to three factions of the Palestine liberation organization. Shortly after the ceremony ended nearly a dozen palestinian christians held a Vigil outside a disputed House in the old City a Christian Quarter and around the Corner from the Church of the holy sepulchre. On wednesday More than 100 jews moved into the 72-room House a former hospice sparking protests led by the greek orthodox patriarch and prompting police to fire tear Gas at the demonstrators. Patriarch Diodoros i maintains that the greek orthodox Church owns the building and the newcomers occupied the residence without his permission. An Appeal by the Church to evict the jewish families is before an israeli court. Dozens of police lounged around the Street outside the House and in a nearby Square keeping watch Over the Christian quarters new residents believed to be the first jews to live in the Quarter since the mid-1930s. Critics have warned that the presence of the jewish families will increase ten Sions in the walled old City. They also maintain that the move during the Chris Tian holy week which culminates with easter sunday showed a Lack of sensitivity and was highly provocative. Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek spoke about the situation in the old City to a five member . Senate fact finding Mission at a breakfast meeting saturday Kollek told the Mission which includes Republican Robert Dole that the jews who moved into the Christian Quarter were Only concentrating on their a own religious Fervour without a thought for the Holiday or the sensitivities of  a these people Are harming the Unity of Jerusalem and undermining israeli sovereignty Over Jerusalem a Kollek said. At the Church of the holy sepulchre Diodoros i led a procession three times around the holy sepulchre a a Rococo Stone edifice Over what is believed to be the site of Jesus Tomb a before entering it alone to await the a holy  for the greek and armenian orthodox churches the ceremony which dates Back 1,000 years reaffirms Jesus resurrection and followers consider the lighting of the fire As a Miracle without human intervention. Several palestinian christians lit lanterns to bring Back to their villages in the israeli occupied West Bank. Factory a anti acid rain process removes 70% of Fulfur tests show Lorain Ohio up a the first a significant results in the nations $5 billion Battle to reduce acid rain have come from a Coal burning Power Plant in Northern Ohio government officials said. Tests show a pollution control process called poolside has met its design objectives of removing up to 70 percent of the Fulfur pollutants at the Ohio Edison  Edgewater station in Lorain the department of Energy said last week. The tests Are the first to be completed in the nations clean Coal technology program. The program provides Federal Matching funds to companies willing to share the costs of showcase plants that demonstrate innovative methods for burning Coal cleanly and economically. The $5 billion program is a key element of president Bush a proposals to improve the nations air Quality by the turn of the Century. Before the poolside process developed by the consolidation Coal co. Of Pittsburgh the Only available pollution control technology was a stack Gas  that process consisted of a Large and expensive device that was difficult or impossible in some cases to fit into the restricted Sites of Many older Power stations officials said. The poolside process which works inside the existing  work of Coal Burn ing Power plants injects Fulfur absorbing hydrated Lime powder into the combustion gases when they leave the Coal boiler. A Mist of water droplets along with sodium based additives Are then sprayed into the gases As they move through the ducts. The Lime particles absorb the Fulfur pollutants which Are then captured by existing particulate collection devices. The process produces a dry disposable waste product rather than the wet sludge typical of the scrubbers. The poolside process is also expected to reduce pollution control costs at existing plants by 30 percent or More compared to the Cost of the scrubbers. Shots hit 2 More greyhound buses 45 50 59 61 52 61 High Low 43 23 36 Moscow. A 34 Oslo r 54 37 48 Toronto c 48 27 48 Vancouver r 52 48 a supplied by the associated press. A Cloudy. Flair a rain. A partly Cloudy. Dallas apr two More shootings at greyhound uses were reported to Federal and state authorities saturday but the strike plagued company says no injuries were reported. A Bullet ricocheted off a san Antonio bound bus at a Dallas area freeway interchange shortly before Midnight. Another gunshot struck a bus travelling from Birmingham ala., to Nashville tenn., a greyhound spokesman said. Greyhound lines inc. Has decried the violence which includes More than 30 shooting attacks saying the company wont negotiate with striking Drivers Ana other employees until a week goes by without any incidents. The amalgamated Council of greyhound local unions in Washington d.c., also has condemned the violence. A representative of the Union did not immediately return Telephone Calls saturday from the associated press regarding the latest shootings. The Texas bus was carrying no Passen Gers when its Driver heard a noise at the interchange with interstates 35 and 635 in the Dallas suburb of Desoto. He noticed the damage at Troy Between Waco and Temple and called the company. The bus was sent on to san Antonio where it was met by police and an agent of the Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms said Kevin Fry a greyhound spokesman in Dallas. The Bullet which struck the bus about 6 feet off the ground near an american Flag painted on its right Side was from a Small to mid Caliper handgun fired from behind the bus investigators said. A it ricocheted off the bus never penetrating the skin a Fry said. The second shooting occurred on a Nashville bound bus with six passengers aboard. Its Driver was at an undetermined location on interstate 65 when gunfire hit the eastbound bus about 3 20 . Saturday. At and Fri agents were investigating the shooting with state and lock a. Thormities Fry said. Both Federal agencies did not immediately return Calls. On Friday authorities in Maywood iii., discovered a greyhound bus parted near Railroad tracks its engine still runing. It apparently was abandoned alter a filled attempt. To Park .1 across the tracks officers said.,. Greyhounds 6,300 Drivers and a 3,000 office and maintenance Worken walked out in March Over wages and p Security. The company has Beer Ion diced schedule since using Pema Neni replacements and Drivers willing i it Esthe shooting attacks on mgt greyhound has reported 70 it a a threats and More than 100 other m dents of violence. #. Idoft. Greyhounds unions have als. Ujj de violence directed at them. A p Driver Robert waterhouse by when he was crushed by Ai bus d Foj a replacement Denver in Redding the Driver was not charged  
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