European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b a the stars and stripes saturday april 21,1990rubbing shoulders with history on a visit to cast Berlin Kieran Cleary Lefther brother Evan and sister Meghan of Philadelphia Clown around on the statues of Karl Marx left and Friedrich Engels the philosophers of communism. Many East berliners have asked the City Council to remove the  vets leave for Turkey to Mark Wei Battle of Gallipoli Sydney Australia apr forty six australian veterans some Over 100 years old left Friday for Turkey to commemorate the world War 1 Campaign at Gallipoli regarded As one of the great military defeats of the War. They flew on Board a specially configured Qantas Boeing 747-300 Jet that included a min Hospital staffed by Royal australian air Force surgeons in Case any of the veterans became ill during the trip. Prime minister Bob Hawke and other members of the government sat in the Back and the veterans travelled first class. The oldest was 103, and the trip was expected to be difficult for some of the veterans All at least 90. To break up the journey the group was to spend 30 hours a we thought it was a glorious Chance to see the world for nothing. That attitude did t last Long. Very few of us  a Jack Hazlitt in Singapore before flying to the site of the Battles. The veterans were scheduled to arrive in Istanbul Turkey on sunday. Jack Hazlitt 92, was a a runner a a or dispatcher of military cables a at Gallipoli. A we thought it was a glorious Chance to see the world for nothing a he said. A that attitude did no to last Long. Very few of us survived. You could say in a one of the Lucky  Australia lost More than 8,000 soldiers. Most of the australian soldiers were called a diggers a and 93-year-old George Mitchell said the term developed because a fall we did when not fighting was to dig dig and dig  the veterans will take part in ceremonies on the Gallipoli Peninsula on wednesday to commemorate the troop landings in 1915 by australian new zealand British French and Indian troops. In world War 1, the ottoman Empire was Allied with Germany and Austria against Britain its dominions France and Russia. The Gallipoli Peninsula lies on the Northern Side of the Dardanelles Strait in Northwestern Turkey. The object of the Campaign which military historians Call the first combined naval and land operation of modern warfare was to open the turkish Straits to Russia capture Istanbul then known As constantinople and take the ottoman Empire out of the War. Gallipoli was a Battleground for nine months until the invading forces were evacuated in december 1915 and january 1916. The total casualty list for the invaders was 33,532 killed 78,518 wounded and 7,689 missing. Of these 8,587 australians were killed and 19,367 wounded. The Battle gave the turks a modern hero Kemal Ataturk who made his name As a military Genius at Gallipoli. Australia commemorates the Campaign each year with a National Day of remembrance for those killed in the 1914-18 War and for those who gave their lives in other wars. A in the australian consciousness two things stand out about Gallipoli a said Bob Carr Leader of the labor opposition in the state of new South Wales. A first the courage and valor of our troops and Sec Ond that it was a defeat a military  world today malaysian police catch bus Drivers at their worst Kuala Bumpur Malaysia apr policemen with video cameras boarded a number of express buses and discovered to their horror that some Drivers committed an offence every five minutes. The chief police officer of the state of Selangor Nordin Idris said after the Experiment that some Drivers passed other vehicles on Bridges. Some of the More reckless Drivers overtook six vehicles in a Row he said. Nordin told reporters the buses were driven a aggressively and violently without regard for the safety of passengers or other motorists. He said police will prosecute the offending Drivers for dangerous driving. Nordin said passengers had the right to remind Drivers not to drive recklessly and to report dangerous Drivers to the Road transport  couple suspected As witches beaten to death new Delhi India apr a couple in a Remote Village of Eastern Bihar state were beaten to death and burned by four people who suspected them of causing a child s death through sorcery a news service has reported. The bodies of Binda a humid and his wife were set ablaze after being dumped in a Forest near to Laidis in the Jamshedpur District 135 Miles West of Calcutta press Trust of India said. Police arrested four people including the father of the dead child in connection with the fatal beatings. Press Trust said. Such killings Are not uncommon in Rural India but suspicion of witchcraft usually Falls Only on  police searching for missing american Porto Cervo Sardinia apr police said thursday they were searching fora 64-year-old american Man who left his rented Villa on the sardinian coast five weeks ago. However authorities said John Hoke of Toledo Ohio has been spotted in the area several times since then and was not believed to be in trouble or danger. Kidnapping is not suspected. A i done to think there is any reason for alarm Quot said Salvatore Albani a Deputy police chief. Albani said investigators believe Hoke described As a wealthy retired Oil Man left willingly after a quarrel with his wife and was staying in the area with friends. The hokes rent a Villa near Porto Celivo an exclusive resort on the Northeast Emerald coast of this italian  to Issue Gold coins to Mark Coronation Tokyo apr Japan will Issue new 100,000 yen $633 Gold coins in november to commemorate emperor Akihito a Coronation taking special measures to prevent counterfeiting the finance ministry has announced. Japan issued 11 million Gold coins four years ago to commemorate then emperor Hirohito a 60th year of reign. Hirohito died in january 1989 after a reign of 62 years. Authorities have since found 100,000 fake coins based on that commemorative Issue. A ministry official said the Content of pure Gold in the new coins would be increased and a special process employed to put a Luster with a complicated design on the surface of the coins to prevent forgeries. The amount of pure Gold in the coins would be 30 Grams compared with 20 Grams for coins issued in 1986 and i w a the smaller Gold Content in the earlier coins Waso Noiin factors behind the counterfeit coins said the official who spoke on condition of  Korea executes 9 convicted murderers Seoul South Korea apr nine prison cos a cd of murder were hanged in South Korea As part of an Campaign to Stem rising crime the Justice ministry seven of the prisoners were executed in a Seoul and two in Taegu and Pusan both South of the Cap officials said. Some had also been convicted of rape. They said the action was intended to show the p that the government is determined to maintain la order at a Lime of rising crime. Many  a fearful about crime especially murder rape and Moo a a tithe Justice ministry listed the main 7,590 in 1989, up 13.4 percent from 1988. The iwo the first Quarter of this year Rose 8.1 percent from a y the last execution was in August 1989, when seven criminals were hanged. Row with the executions 17 criminals remain on Deal officials said