European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a news updates the stars and stripes monday novembers 1990barry trial jury Washington up the judge who presided Over mayor Marion barrys drug and perjury trial criticized some jurors in the Case for disregarding a a overwhelming evidence of guilt because they were determined to acquit him from the Start. . District judge Thomas pen Field Jackson made his first Public comments about the Case during a student forum at the Harvard Law school in Cambridge mass. Jackson who sentenced Barry to six months in prison for a Misdemeanour cocaine Possession conviction said Barry should have been convicted on More than one count. In August the july acquitted Barry of a second drug Possession charge but deadlocked on 12 other charges including three counts of perjury. A i am not Happy with the Way the jury addressed Ine Case a Jackson Tola the students. A some people on the jury., had their own  cases on Rise Geneva apr More than 10,000 new cases of aids were reported to the world health organization in october raising the global total to 298,914, a who report says 5,227 of the new victims were in the United states and 3,125 new cases were in Uganda which has the second highest incidence in the world. But Agency officials say some nations Are drastically under reporting the number of cases. A who official told a meeting in Uganda that the True number of fatalities from the disease in the East african county was expected to climb to 170,000 by year s end. Statistician Stephen Wanga said the number of people infected with the his virus that causes the disease would Rise to 750,000. Slap wrist bracelets Washington api a popular toy known As the slap wrist Bracelet May cause hand and wrist injuries to children the consumer product safety commission says. The wrist Bracelet is a thin strip of Metal covered by Woven fabric or paper. The toy wraps into the Bracelet when the wrist is struck with the Bracelet. The commission said the toys have passed tests Given to items with Sharp edges. But the panel said it is concerned that Over time the fabric or paper covering the thin Metal May tear exposing the user to a Sharp Metal Edge. The panel said parents should Alert children to the potential danger and should examine the toys frequently. In the event a tear occurs the toy should be discarded. Israelis kill 1 Arab shoot 100 in 2nd Day of riots reports say Jerusalem up in a second Day of fierce clashes in the Gaza strip soldiers shot and killed one Arab and wounded More than 100 on sunday palestinian sources reported. At least 123 people were wounded and one killed by army gunfire saturday in riots sparked by the death of a palestinian prisoner who died during interrogation. Authorities said ate a Alzaleen 32, hanged himself but his family said they believe he died during interrogation and called for an Independent autopsy. After a relatively quiet night the disturbances erupted again sunday Mornin As hundreds of palestinians clashed wit israeli troops. The violence initially began in Gaza City and three refugee Camps but soon spread palestinian sources said. A senior military official said the violence was fuelled by the death of the Pris Oner and the oct. 8 riot at the a1 Asa mosque at Temple mount in Jerusalem in which at least 17 palestinians were killed army radio reported. Rumours that soldiers had killed six people saturday also contributed to the violence. Officials at Gaza hospitals reported that 98 residents had been wounded by gunfire most of them in the Rajah refugee Camp and the Southern Section of the strip the sources said. At least 25 Rajah residents were reported injured by stones dropped from an army helicopter the sources said. An israeli army spokesman had no information on the reports that a helicopter had dropped stones. Military sources reported that 27 Gaza residents had been wounded sunday and 88 on saturday. The entire Gaza strip was declared a closed military zone preventing journalists from entering. In addition curfews were imposed on two villages and three refugees Camps confining about 150,000 palestinians to their Homes. Alkane end a family refused to accept the prisoners body from the army for burial until an Independent autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death. In a separate development the israeli Cabinet decided to reject a report by . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar suggesting that the signatories of the Geneva convention meet to discuss israelis occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip. Perez de Cuellar submitted the report to the Security Council after Israel refused to accept a . Delegation to investigate at the Temple mount riots. Shopping in Rome is no bargain and lunch is also a Dicey affair Rome up a visitors heading to Rome for a shopping spree could be Well advised to buy at Home and save their Money according to a Magazine Survey to be published monday. And hungry tourists in Italy might want to be careful where they sit Down for a meal. A report released this weekend shows that Carabiniero paramilitary police raided More than 800 hotel restaurants oct. 16-19, closing three and branding several of Italy Stop five Star establishments As health hazards due to unclean Kitchen practices. In a Survey of shop prices on 13 items in five major Western cities pricey Rome topped the list for consumer items such As athletic shoes but still produced bargains in italian designer clothes. According to an article to be published in mondays edition of the financial Magazine ii Mondo Rome a inflation fuelled prices were often higher than those of few York and Frankfurt. The Survey showed that a pair of Adidas torsion shoes which sell for 170,000 lire $147 in Rome can be picked up for $40 at any speciality shop in new York. The Frankfurt Price is More than twice As much at $96, while a pair in Paris Cost $135. According to ii Mondo the Only City costlier than Rome is London where the imported running shoes sell for the equivalent of $153. A buying in Germany is like shopping in Rome a but with prices of two years ago a the Magazine said. Ii Mondo said that its test shoppers managed to get better value on italian it the Debra customs offices a. Decree lengthening the opening hours the hours of of customs stations front six to 10 on Sun hours a Day in line with hours in other tit amp Nueda thre Day strike this . A a j Hor however the decree did not provide a for additional hiring or overtime in Stead it Salk the extra hours child be a covered Fry More  High fashion items at Home than abroad. A Versace tie which Cost 70,000 lire $60 in the eternal City a famed luxury shopping District near the Spanish Steps ranged in Price from $74 to $99 in other Survey cities. On the food front hotel managers up and Down the Peninsula Are reeling from the recent police raids on kitchens. Inspectors shut Down a restaurant in Villeneuve near mount Blanc and closed two establishments in Northern Turin. Another 14, including the prestigious $400-per-night grand hotels of Rome and Milan face possible Kitchen closure due to what inspectors said were a absence of hygienic and sanitary measures relating to food  candidate saves face in election win Tokyo apr the governing party candidate won a parliamentary by election sunday averting a serious embarrassment for prime minister Toshiki Kaifu who has been under fire for his proposal to Send soldiers abroad. Yoshihisa Oshima of Kaifus Liberal democratic party won an upper House seat in Kaifus Home District. With 98.95 percent of the vote counted Oshima 50, had 826,736 votes to 787,179 for Michiko Goto 62, of the socialist party Japan s leading opposition group the election committee said. Yukiko seko 43, of the Japan communist party had 210,273 votes the committee said. Governing party officials had said a loss in his own prefecture state would have cast a Shadow on Kaifus leadership. The opposition also sought to turn the election into a vote of rejection for Kaifus proposal to Send members of Japan a military the self defense forces to help multinational forces arrayed against Iraq in the Gulf Region. The opposition and some members of Kaifus own party say the plan would violate Japan a Post world War ii Constitution which bans the use of Force to Settle International disputes. Kaifu has said the troops would be limited to noncombat roles. He has been under pressure from the United states and other nations that want Japan to provide More than Money to Gulf defense. Despite of Htmat a Victory the troop proposal has almost no Chance of approval in parliament where the opposition controls the upper House. The current extraordinary session ends saturday. Kyodo news service on sunday quoted Ichiro Ozawa the governing party a Secretary general As calling for a three week Extension to allow for full deliberation of the . Peace cooperation Bill. He said the governing party would try to pass the Bill this week in the lower House where it holds a majority. This was the first election for a National seat since Kaifu proposed the peace cooperation Bill. Kaifu was picked last summer to head his party and became prime minister. Senior leaders with stronger party backing were under a Cloud because of sex and Money scandals. His clean image and debaters skills helped him win popular support and his party won the majority of seats in the lower House elections during elections in february. But his support has eroded amid the troop controversy