European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes ducking the storm a giant Duck Bill seems a fitting Motif for an umbrella a especially when the weather is decidedly Well fowl. A pair in Frankfurt West Germany took shelter under the giant wide eyed quicker Friday morning after a storm blew in chill fall winds and heavy rain a and blew out the vestiges of summer. Saturday september 22,1990 . To launch Esau a Ulysses to study Sun Noordijk Netherlands apr the 13-nation european space Agency is planning the launch next month of a nuclear powered satellite that will for the first time explore the suns Polar regions the organization said Friday. The $ 170 million Ulysses satellite will be launched by the american space shuttle discovery scheduled to take off from Cape canaveral on oct. 5, according to Esa spokeswoman Heidi Graf. The purpose of the five year Mission is to measure radiation and Analyse the gases that make up the suns outer layer Graf said. Ulysses will have a unique View of the suns Polar regions of which very Little is known because Only its equatorial areas can be observed from Earth Graf said. She added it will take the satellite about three years to reach the Sun on a path that has it passing close to Jupiter. Ulysses will then go into a yearlong orbit around the Sun she said. Its nine experimental programs will Start during the journey to the Sun and will go on As Long As the Small nuclear reactor on Board the satellite provides Power she said. During a thursday presentation at Esa a dutch protest group handed out pamphlets claiming the reactor was unsafe Graf said but she pointed out that a fall the specialists think the risk is  she said the reactor was necessary because part of Ulysses Mission would take it so far from the Sun that Standard solar panels would be no use. Discovery a launch would follow last weeks cancellation of the launch of space shuttle Columbia which developed a Hydrogen leak. Graf said discovery had shown no such problems. Ceausescu a son convicted of ordering protesters deaths a a military court Bucharest Romania up Friday convicted Nicu Ceausescu the youngest son of former romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu of murder chaises stemming from the use of deadly Force against opponents of his fathers regime. A military tribunal seated in Bucharest announced the verdict and immediately sentenced the 39-year-old to 20 years in prison. Defense lawyers said Ceausescu would Appeal the decision. A reputed Playboy and Gambler who was once considered Ceausescu the Likely Choice to succeed his father As romanian Leader Ceausescu was accused of ordering Security troops to fire on anti government demonstrators during the december uprising in Sabiu where he was communist party Boss. He was arrested after the dec. 22 overthrow of his father who was executed by firing squad on Christmas Day. The youngest and reportedly favorite son of the dictator was released from prison at the end of his trial aug. 23 because of poor health. He is said to suffer from a severe form of cirrhosis of the liver. Ceausescu admitted telling Security officials in Sabiu to use Force against protesters but said he made the remark while drunk and later retracted it. About 90 people died during the clashes in Sabiu the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting in the december uprising. Mattel Hunting for living doll London up a one Young British girl is destined to become a living doll a a real life Barbie doll who will visit theme Parks and shopping arcades and attend promotional events to sign autographs and talk to Barbie fans. . Toy manufacturer Mattel inc. Thursday announced its Campaign to find a Young British girl Between the Ages of 16 and 25 who fits the a Barbie doll look alike. Be description of a she must be Bright and bubbly Quot said Mattel Suk Brand manager Elaine Blackmore. Physical requirements include Blond hair Blue eyes and Long legs she said. The winning applicant also must have a Good reputation she said. Barbie has always been faithful to her Boyfriend Ken and Mattel is planning to scrutinize each applicant Blackmore said. A a lot of Little girls look up to Barbie and its important they stay together Quot she said. Mattel wants the girl to promote Sun Charm the latest version of its Best seller in time for Christmas she said. A like our doll the real life Barbie will be a Trendsetter dressed in the latest styles to Combine a look that captures the essence of the great outdoors a said Black More. The Sun Charm look alike will reign for at least one year and earn up to $28,050 for her appearances. The chosen girl will be Given horseback Riding lessons so she can bring her horse to appearances she said. Barbie was named after the daughter of Mattel a co founders Ruth handler and her husband Elliot. For the past 31 years the doll has been one of Mattel a largest Selling toys. Barbie generates $561 million a year from 67 countries with More than 500 million dolls sold per year. Britain is the first country to hold a contest for a Barbie look alike Blackmore said. World today mohawks break off talks with surrounding troops Montreal apr a Small band of armed Mohawk indians broke off negotiations thursday aimed at ending a weeks Iong standoff with Canadian troops who have surrounded them on a reservation near Oka. The mohawks issued to the people of Canada an open letter that said a we will no longer discuss political problems with the military who claim to be powerless to address them yet deny us Access to our civilian  the statement signed by the Iroquois confederacy accused the Canadian and Quebec provincial governments of bargaining in bad Faith. Tie army had no immediate response. The dispute began More than two months ago Over plans by the town of Oka in the province of Quebec to build a Golf course Extension on what the indians claim is tribal land. The Federal government has since bought the disputed land in an attempt to Settle the quarrel but some Mohawk activists have held out for settlement of other grievances including demands for greater sovereignty. World Beer production put at 28.8 billion Gallons Tokyo apr Japan surpassed Britain last year to become the Wii do a fourth largest Beer Brewer a japanese Beer company said thursday. Kirin brewery co., Japan a biggest brewery said world Beer production Rose 2 percent in 1989 to a record 28.8 billion Gallons. The previous record was 28.2 billion in 1988, company officials said. The largest producer by far was the United states with 6.07 billion Gallons up 0.6 percent from 1988, Kirin said. . Brewers accounted for 21.1 percent of total global production the officials said. They said West Germany was second followed by China Japan and Britain. The figures Are based on data from Beer associations around the world Kirin said. In terms of a per capita Beer consumption the average West German downed 37.5 Gallons of Beer in 1989, closely followed by East germans czechoslovak Danes and belgians the officials said. They said the average american drank 23.3 Gallons in 1989 while an average japanese consumed 12.3 Gallons. Yeltsin a car involved in Moscow Street Accident Moscow apr russian president Boris Yeltsin was involved in a car Accident Friday morning on his Way to parliament but was not injured news reports said. Yeltsin a official Volga Sedan was struck by a Small private car on Gorky Street one of Moscow a main streets running Northwest from the Kremlin the official Tass news Agency reported. The 59-year-old Yeltsin went to a Hospital where doctors confirmed he suffered no injuries his aide Valentina Lant Seva told radio Moscow. Yeltsin later attended a session of the russian parliament. The Independent inter fax news Agency said both cars were damaged. No one in the second car was injured it said. Mushroom picker finds bomb dropped by Mig Warsaw Poland up a a resident from the Northern City of Slupsky went to the Forest thursday to pick mushrooms but instead found a bomb lost by a soviet Jet the official news Agency Pap reported. The Agency said Jan Sawicki heard the soviet Mig-19 taking off from the Airfield and minutes later a heavy object fell to the ground a few Yards away from the place where he was looking for mushrooms. Quot the Metal object turned out to be a bomb lost by the plane a the Agency said. A fortunately it did not  there Are about 55,000 soviet troops stationed in Poland in the Northern and southwestern part of the country. Poland a Independent government recently demanded that the troops be withdrawn not later than 1992