European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday october 30,1990 news  strike Calais France up striking workers seeking a pay raise blocked Access to the French entrances to the Tunnel under construction beneath the English Channel construction company officials said. Some 100 labor Union pickets from the communist led general confederation of labor and the Christian inspired French confederation of workers blocked two entrances to the Tunnel near the port of Calais the trans Manche link company said. Only some 40 percent of the labor Force braved the picket line to work on the Tunnel. French Tunn Elers Are expected to meet up Over the next few Days with workers tunnelling from  ties Nicosia Cyprus a Britain reopened its embassy in Iran sunday after an 18-month break in diplomatic relations caused by the Salman Rushdie affair the islamic Republic news Agency reported. At a ceremony swedish ambassador Hakan Granqvist lowered the swedish Flag at the embassy and British charge do affaires David Reddaway hoisted the British Union Jack. Sweden had overseen British interests in Iran during the break in ties which were re established last month after a meeting Between British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and his iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Velati. Relations were Cut after the late iranian Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini condemned Rushdie a British novelist to death in feb. 1989 for allegedly blaspheming islam in his novel a the satanic verses a Rushdie has been in hiding Ever since protected by British police. Court clears Way to improve runway at Stuttgart Airport by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany a German court has removed the last major obstacle to moving and extending the Stuttgart Airport runway a project that should avoid flight delays and deviations a Federal administrative court in Berlin last weekend upheld a Mannheim courts approval of the Airport runway expansion project according to a court news release issued monday. The first phase of the project is relocation of autobahn 8, the main route from Karlsruhe to Munich. Part of the autobahn lies on land to be used for the runway Extension. Construction on the heavily travelled route is expected to begin Early next year. Four Airport area municipalities and banners whose Fields would be taken for the project had appealed the Mannheim ruling that claimed the runway project would result in More noise environmental problems and a loss of income to the Farmers even though they Are expected to receive other land As compensation. The appeals court decision comes As other major projects Are nearing completion at the Airport. A 200 million Mark $133 million passenger terminal is to open next March said Klaus Hofmeister an Airport spokesman. Construction of a new commuter train station is finished although the train line linking it to downtown Stuttgart wont be ready before late 1992, said Olaf Schott the train project director. The Airport is a Gateway for Many . Troops arriving in Germany. It also shares its runway with the . Army. The Stuttgart army Airfield is Home to the 4th in 159th aviation regt the european come flight det and units of the 2nd military intelligence in. Military flights account for a Small percentage of the airfields traffic. Local  forces spokesmen declined to comment. A a it Sall a German Issue. We Haven to heard anything a said Stephen t. Cochrane the . Forces Liaison officer for the state of Baden Wurttemberge. Airport officials plan to lengthen the 8,200-foot East West runway to about 10,000 feet and to move it toward the East slightly. This is intended to give air planes More room to Clear the Weidacher Hohe a Ridge that rises abruptly West of the Airport. Because the runway is so close to the Ridge bad weather occasionally forces pilots to delay landings or takeoffs or to land at other airports. The Cost of the Highway shift and runway relocation project is Uncertain a it will Cost More than 700 million Marks $464 million in any Case a Hoffneister said referring to an estimate prepared a few years ago. Quot the existing terminal was built in 1939 to handle 150,000 passengers annually. Last year 3.8 million air travellers used the facility Hoffneister said. Cafes warns stores about to that tipped Over crushed child girl scouts Mannheim Germany a girl scout volunteers from Europe recently attended the 45th National Council convention held in Miami Beach Fla. Representatives from Germany were Beverly Gayhardt of Heidelberg Jan Meyers of Pitburg a and Peggy Rigour lot from Rhein main a. Other girl scout representatives were Martha a Spruitenburg of Mons Belgium armida re my of Paris and Cynthia Vorih Frome. The keynote speaker was Barbara Bush honorary National president of the girl scouts who launched the right to read literacy project. National pollster Louis Harris announced the results of a National Survey on the Impact of girl scouting on today a girls and author and educator Maya Angelou also addressed convention  Munich Germany a customers in Germany who purchased the Nasta electric baby minder Model 00010, should return the product to an cafes store for a full refund. The baby minder is a radio and speaker device that allows someone in one part of the House to listen in on a child in another room. The Nasta Model 00010 operates on a radio frequency that has not been approved by the German government and cannot be operated legally in Germany. Users Are subject to confiscation and fines. Cafes shipped about 1,100 of the baby minders to exchanges in Germany before realizing the Legal restrictions. Exchanges have been alerted to remove by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau the television that toppled and killed a 2-year-old girl at the Sembach base Exchange oct. 2 is front heavy and can be tipped Over with a a relatively Light tug from the front a according to Exchange officials. On oct. 4, two Days after the death of toddler Ashley Ritter the army and air Force Exchange service warned its stores that the 21-Inch Sony to is susceptible to tipping and urged workers to immediately place display models of that set on the floor. A Over 60 percent of its weight is situated in the first few inches of the set. This causes the set to tip Forward with a relatively Light tug from the front a the message said. Sony military sales officials in Frankfurt refused to comment on the incident or on a fest claims about the safety risks of the particular 21-Inch Model. The child died of internal injuries at the Sembach a clinic about an hour after the set fell on her. She was the daughter of sgt. Arthur and Linda m. Ritter. Her father is assigned to the disaster preparedness division of the 66th combat support group. Sembach authorities said the set had been on a shelf about 25 inches above the floor. There were no known eyewitnesses to the Accident. Shortly after the death cafes officials in Sembach said that Linda Ritter had left her daughter unattended near the television sets. The child was taken to the Sembach clinic by an air Force senior master sergeant who noticed her injuries. Cafes investigators in Dallas Are trying to determine How the television tipped said capt. Wes Davis an cafes Europe spokesman. A a we be sent them the Basic information a the Type of to involved the shelving. They have the labs there to run different kinds of tests a Davis said. Sembach a authorities have refused to disclose the contents of a base safety report on the incident. Gunman wounds 7 at Church gathering Montreal apr a gunman opened fire in a crowded Church basement wounding seven of the 300 people gathered for a social event. Police Constable Bruno Vaillancourt said three women and four men were shot Early sunday but that none was critically injured. The shootings occurred at St. Pascal Baylon roman Catholic Church. Police did not identify the gunman or the victims. Constable Charles Morrisseau said the investigation is proceeding slowly because Many witnesses will not talk to the police. A nobody wants to say anything a he said. Vaillancourt said three people already had been taken to the Hospital by the time police arrived at the Church shortly after 1 30 . Sunday. The most seriously injured person suffered a Bullet wound behind the ear. The others were wounded in the Abdomen hands and feet. While the police said they did not know the reason for the shootings the Church pastor suggested rival gangs might be involved. The Rev. Louis Levasseur said fighting among rival Black groups has been a problem for the eight years he has been at the Church. The elderly priest also said the problems Only occur when English speaking Black groups rent the Hall for special events. A we rent the Hall to latin americans asians and haitians and never have any problems a Levasseur said. The race and language of the group that rented the Hall at the time of the shootings were not immediately reported. A this is not the first time there have been gunshots and people Hurt a said Levasseur. Shots were fired in the Hall five or six months ago but no one has been injured in about a year and a half he said. He suggested the Church May have to Stop renting the Hall to English speaking Black groups a at the risk of being labelled racist. A palestinian workers in Israel stage strike Ngi any unsold units from the stores. Jerusalem a thousands of palestinians stayed Home from their jobs in Israel on monday in a general strike marking the 1956 massacre of Arab villagers by israeli soldiers. The strike came Only a Day after Israel lifted a four Day closure of the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip and hundreds of arabs found they had been replaced in their jobs by israelis. Meanwhile tensions were briefly raised among israelis after an israeli Arab Soldier was found shot to death. But police and army sources concluded the 19-year old Soldier a druse probably committed suicide. Last weeks attacks on israelis a including the fatal stabbing of a woman Soldier and the knifing of two other women soldiers a led to the four Day blockade on palestinians from the territories entering Israel. Leaders of a 34-month palestinian uprising have repeatedly called for slayings of israelis As revenge for the Temple mount shooting deaths of 20 arabs on oct. 8. The dead Drusiani Soldier was identified by a military spokesman As Cpl Hareb Hatham of beit Jann Village in Northern Israel which is predominantly Drusiani. The Drusiani Are a minority Arab sect Loyal to Israel. Unlike most israeli arabs their men serve in the armed forces. Radio reports said a passing Driver found Hatham a body at 11 30 . Sunday near the Golani Junction about 10 Miles North of the occupied West Bank. Hatham had been shot twice in the Chest with an israeli made Rifle and apparently dragged himself to the main Road the reports said