European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes wednesday August 29, 1990 map would you play Tea for two a pair of Giraites at he Laronga zoo in Sydney fellow school band musicians were performing for Australia give their rapt attention to budding Saxo the Public near the Giraffe enclosure sunday when Ponist David Sundstrom 12. The youngster and the giraffes craned their neck for a better View. Nigerian ships seize gunboat of liberian rebel Leader Taylor Freetown Sierra Leone apr two nigerian warships carrying rebel Leader Prince Johnson captured a gunboat of rival rebel Leader Charles Taylor after nearly clashing Wilh it of the liberian coast an official said monday it col. John Dungs chief of communications for the West african Force sent in to impose a cease fire said the gunboat was transporting weapons for Taylor s fighters who oppose he five nation Force a Ghana news Agency correspondent travelling with the multinational Force reported 27 rebels were captured when the gunboat was. Seized As it was preparing to attack the two nigerian frigates. One of the frigates was carrying Johnson to Freetown to make flight connections for a meeting in Gambia Dungs said. Nigeria Gambia Sierra Leone Ghana and Guinea have provided 3,000 troops to end the 8-month-old tribal War in Liberia a written examination for entry level jobs with the . Foreign service will be held oct. 37. Candidates must Register for the exam by sept. 21. Registration material and Joh application forms can be picked up at All major . Diplomatic and consular posts around the world. Applicants also can have the material mailed to them upon request said a . Government spokeswoman with the consulate in Munich West Germany. Registration forms must be mailed to the United states for processing and the material must arrive no later than sept. 21. Applicants then will be mailed an admission ticket that allows them to take the foreign service written test at the location of their Choice. The test will be conducted at All major consulates in Europe but applicants should indicate on their registration form where they a like to take the test the government spokeswoman said. Applicants for the foreign service must be at least 20 Taylor whose forces control most of Liberia opposes the intervention and accuses Nigeria and Guinea of supporting embattled president Samuel Doe. Both Doe and Johnson who have negotiated a truce Between their fighters have welcomed what they Call a peacekeeping Force. The Ghana news Agency correspondent reported the streets of the liberian capital of Monrovia were quiet sunday night and the Only people in View were residents searching for food. The City has been without electricity and water for two months and most food stocks were looted by government troops or rebels. Nine members of the multinational Force who were injured in clashes with Taylor s rebels Over the weekend in Monrovia were airlifted to . Navy vessels for medical treatment said Abass Bundu executive Secretary of the economic Community of West african states which ordered the foreign intervention. Years old and no More than 59 at the time they take the written test. Starting salaries generally Range from $23,000 to $28,000 per year. Other eligibility requirements include United states citizenship a Strong command of the English language and a willingness to accept a Post anywhere in the world. Knowledge of a foreign language is not required but once hired a career employee must learn at least one foreign language before being commissioned in his or her Post. Candidates who enter the foreign service with Strung language skills can receive higher starting salaries. The foreign service is particularly interested in candidates with knowledge of russian chinese and arabic languages. Those interested in taking the foreign service test this fall should Contact the nearest . Diplomatic or consular Post for More information. Job application materials can also be obtained by writing to the department of state recruitment division . Box 9317, Arlington va., 22209, world today greek Jet lands safely after losing engine Cone Athens Greece apr an olympic airlines Boeing 747 carrying 373 people lost part of a engine Cone at Takeoff but returned to Athens Airport safely Greece a National Carrier said. Flight 471 to Singapore and Sydney had just taken off when parts of the Turbine Cone of engine no. 3 broke off. The plane circled for 50 minutes dumped its fuel Over the nearby sardonic Gulf and landed at Athens Airport the company said. The 352 passengers and 21 Crew members transferred to another Boeing 747 and later continued their flight the announcement said. Witnesses in the suburb of Moschatto reported that As the jumbo Jet passed overhead they heard a loud noise and Large pieces of red hot Metal showered Down on the area. No one on the ground was  introduce 5-year, Coil shaped contraceptive Helsinki Finland apr a finnish company has introduced a five year hormone releasing contraceptive Coil that doctors say is highly effective. The intrauterine device called leva Nova a was put on the finnish Market by the Leiras company after getting government approval. Leva Nova a releases a synthetic hormone that prevents fertilization said Maija Haukka maa chief physician at Helsinki University Hospital. The Coil is inserted for five years at a time then replaced unless pregnancy is desired. The advantage of the hormone releasing Coil is that Fertility returns quickly after it is removed Haukka maa said in an interview.6-Pound passenger gives airborne a new meaning London apr a British airways flight from Zimbabwe to England touched Down Wilh an extra passenger. A 6-Pound, i ounce boy was born Midway through the flight to Debbie Lowther of London British airways spokesman Derek Ross said Lowther went into labor White the plane was about 50,000 feet Over Algeria he said. A doctor and midwife who happened to be among the passengers delivered the baby while Crew members cordoned off part of the Economy Section Ross said. Mother and child were doing Well at a London Hospital he said. Women Are allowed to travel until the 28th week of pregnancy Ross said but need a doctors certificate to fit if they Are beyond that Point. Women Are not permitted to Fly after the 36th . Korean court upholds lawmakers spy conviction Seoul South Korea apr South koreans supreme court has rejected appeals by a dissident lawmaker and upheld his espionage conviction and 10-year prison sentence. The court ruled that rep. Suh Kyung won was Quilty of espionage by leaking slate secrets during his trip to communist North Korea. Suh had claimed that Security officials forced him to make false confessions. He said his trip to North Korea was to Advance unification of the divided korean Peninsula and he denied being a spy. With the supreme court s decision Suhs parliamentary membership was stripped. Suh was from South koreans main opposition group the party for peace and democracy. He was arrested in june 1989. A court sentenced him to 10 years in prison in april. South Korea prohibits unauthorized visits to North Korea. Registration forms available for oct. 27 foreign service test