European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R Page 8 a the stars and stripes saturday. July 21,1990a a a. A a a a a a a a a a map forensic experts sweep up nibble in front of the London Stock Exchange on. Friday after a bomb ripped through it warning prevents injuries As bomb goes off in London Stock Exchange London apr an explosion caused extensive damage at the London Stock Exchange on Friday following a Telephone warning about an Irish Republican army bomb police said. No injuries were reported. Police said the building located in the heart of London a financial District was evacuated before the blast at 8 49 . The bomb which Tore a gaping Hole in the building was in a menus restroom said George Churchill Coleman commander of Scotland Yards anti terrorist unit. Hugh Moore commander of the London police said warnings were telephoned to his department the Exchange and to the Reuters news  Coleman said police were trying to determine who was responsible and added a the Ira is a possibility we cannot  _ he said the restroom is near the Exchange buildings Public visitors gallery which had not opened at the time of the explosion. He said it was not known when the device was planted. A people would have been killed if they had been in London apr a strict Low fat vegetarian diet can reverse damage caused by heart disease according to the findings of an american study published in the weekly British medical Magazine the lancet. A the lifestyle heart trial was conducted on 41 heart disease patients by the preventive Medicine research Institute in Sausalito Calif. The study found that 82 percent of the heart disease patients who adopted such a diet quit smoking and attended stress management classes reversed their coronary artery blockages. A what we re finding is that heart disease May be completely preventable for most people if they Are willing to make changes in their lifestyle a the study a coordinator or. Dean Ornish said in a Telephone interview. The patients All from the san Francisco area were recruited from Pacific presbyterian medical Center and Moffat Hospital at the University of California at san Francisco for the study published in lancet s july 21 Issue. The 41, aged 35-75, were randomly divided into two groups. Of the 41, 22 were put into the experimental group. That group followed a Low fat vegetarian diet exer the building at the time Moore said the National Westminster Bank near the Exchange was cordoned off and searched following another bomb warning police said the Royal Bank of Scotland building across from the Exchange was also evacuated. Press association Britain a Domestic news Agency reported that one caller who telephoned a warning said a this is the Ira the bomb is due to go off in half an hour at the Stock  the caller then gave a code word recognized by police and said a Clear the building a the news Agency reported. The Irish Republican army is fighting to end British Rule of Northern Ireland. The exchanges computerized Stock trading system was not interrupted but options trading was sus ended. Smith said options trading would resume londay. He said about 600 people normally work on the options floor. Share prices Rose marginally following the explosion. Cited regularly attended stress management classes and did not smoke. Eighteen of the 22, or 82 percent of the group showed an Overall reversal in coronary artery blockages the study found. The other 19 among the 41 were assigned to a control group which followed the Standard program recommended for people suffering from coronary artery disease a a diet of 30 percent fat moderate exercise and no smoking. Ten of the 19, or 53 percent of the control group experienced a worsening of their artery blockages the study found. A this finding suggests that conventional recommendations done to go far enough for Many people Quot Ornish said. A the guidelines May be enough to prevent heart disease but not to reverse  the Low fat vegetarian diet included fruits vegetables grains and Beans the report said. The Only animal products allowed were egg Whites and a cup a Day of non fat milk or Yogurt. Cholesterol intake was limited to 5 milligrams a Day and caffeine was eliminated. Alcohol was limited to two units a Day although drinking was not encouraged. The study took place Over a year. Ornish said follow up testing will continue for four years to see whether blockages continue to  Kong to consider ending flogging for crimes Hong Kong apr the government Friday proposed legislation to abolish flogging As a Means of punishing male criminals. The proposal will be debated by the a Mak ing legislative Council in october and the government said it hoped flogging would be abolished this year. The punishment administered with a Light Cane was introduced in Hong Kong in the heyday of the British Empire. Its use has declined in recent years Hong Kong courts ordered Only two floggings last year compared with 476 in 1952, officials said. Under existing Laws Only men can be flogged. The number of strokes ranges from six for offenders under age 14 to 18 strokes for offenders 17 or older. A court can order floggings for offences that include indecent assault robbery rape of a woman under 16, weapons Possession and piracy. Flogging was abolished in Britain about four decades ago and the Hong Kong government has been encouraged to end the practice because of International  stolen in France from religious museum Toulon France apr thieves broke into a Chapel housing a museum of religious Art and stole about 40 paintings and statues made in the 17th and 18th centuries police said Friday officials said it was difficult to estimate the value of the items stolen late wednesday or Early thursday by robbers who broke in through a window at the Chapel of the penitents in the Southern town of Val. Investigators said they were examining footprints at the scene but no arrests had been made by Friday afternoon. Earlier this month authorities reported four thefts from museums in Paris including ancient jewelry and a Renoir painting stolen from the louvre. The thefts prompted a Mjor review of museum . Berlin s no Many a land remains deadly to plants Berlin up a the Berlin Wall has fallen but the former no Many a land on its East Side remains a death strip a at least for plants the Berliner Zeitung daily said. The East Berlin paper said recent tests showed the area is Quot heavily saturated with  the former communist authorities had sprayed the area with herbicides to prevent the growth of plants that might have provided cover to East Ger mans seeking to escape to the West. The no Many a land enclosed Between barbed wire and Concrete slabs was known As the death strip because East German Border guards had orders to shoot anyone trying to escape. The Berliner Zeitung said that the soil must be rehabilitated before it can be put to Public  comic Wayne Dies of cancer at 72 Toronto apr Johnny Wayne one of the Kings of comedy of Canadian radio and television As half of the Wayne and Shuster team has died of cancer. He was 72. Wayne and Frank Shuster shared a Long career As Canadas Best known Cut ups starting with a boy scout fund raising show they did on radio in. 1930 and a touring army act during world War ii on to and in London and new York. In 1950, Wayne and Shuster began appearing As guests on various american to programs including 67 performances on a the de Sullivan show a although their wide ranging skits a an amiable mixture of slapstick pantomime sheer Corn and sometimes ingenious twists on classic situations a did not always win critical acclaim they remained popular. While they were regulars on a the de Sullivan show in new York they always remained Toronto based resisting invitations to move to new York or los Angeles. Shuster 73, lamented the loss saying a i really can to believe he a gone. I was with Johnny two Days  vegetarian diet can reverse heart damage report says