European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes monday december 17,1990 2 convicted in murder of rain Forest ecologist a Purl Brazil apr a Cuttle rancher and his son were convicted of first degree murder saturday for killing Chico Mendes the rain Forest defender whose death focused global attention on the destruction of the Amazon. The defendants were each sentenced to 19 years in prison at the end of the four Day trial. The prosecutors accusing the ranchers of having a stained the Forest with his blood a had urged the maximum 30-year sentence. The seven member jury decided daily Alves a Silva planned the dec. 22, 1988, slaying and that his son Darci Alves Pereira fired the Shotgun that killed Mendes. Scores of. Mendes supporters and relatives who jammed the tiny sweltering wooden courthouse burst into applause when judge Adair Longhini read the Var diet after conferring with the jury for More than three hours. Elzamar Mendes the slain rubber tappers widow burst into tears. Osmarina Amancio Rodrigues seen As Mendes successor in the rubber Tanner so Union that campaigns against destruction of the Forest joined hands with other tappers and flashed a a  sign. Defense attorney Ruben Torres said his clients would  trial in this Amazon River town 2,650 mile patience patience shoppers wait in a checkout Une beside an empty display Case at a Moscow food store sunday. A severe shortage of Basic foodstuffs makes Long queues Standard fare in the City. Northwest of Rio de Janeiro opened wednesday with the Surprise murder confession by 23-year-old Alves Pereira who claimed lie had acted alone. His father fought the charges. The trial caused a sensation in this nation of 150 million where Mendes 44, is seen As an ecological Martyr who died defending the vast Amazon Jungle from slash and Burn destruction by ranchers and Farmers. The Amazon is the world s largest rain Forest and the Only habitat for Many Plant and animal species. Rubber tappers and others depend on the Forest for their livelihood but once the Jungle is cleared it becomes Barren of most vegetation within a few years. A Texas sized chunk of the Forest already has been Cut Down. Mendes in 1988 led local rubber tappers and their families to stand in front of bulldozers ready to dear Virgin Forest owned by Alves a Silva. Earlier saturday about 150 people attended a Dawn Vigil at. The Tomb of Mendes who would have been 46 on saturday. On a Small wooden table in front of the House now cover Ted into a museum and Headquarters of the Chico Mendes foundation Lay the United nations global 500 award Mendes earned in 1987 for his defense of the environment. A a Athens Greece up a a group of 81 inmates escaped from a Maxi mum Security prison near Athens. After overcoming the guards officials said sunday. It was the biggest Jailbreak in recent greek history. Justice ministry officials said the Jailbreak occurred., late saturday when the inmates of one Wing in Kory dul los prison were returning to their cells and overpowered the guards. A group of 81 escaped through a Side door but 16 have since been captured. The authorities warned the Public not to approach any escaped prisoners that they happen to recognize because some Are dangerous kor Dallos is located about five Miles West of Athens. A series of minor prison riots and Jailbreak have occurred in kor Dallos and other prisons Over the past few months. V. Officials said the escape occurred when the inmates were resuming to their cells after the evening meal. One of them pulled a knife and the group overcame nine guards taking their keys. The inmates then locked the captured guards in cells secured the main Entrance to the Wing from the inside and then ran Down a corridor into the prisons psychiatric Hospital escaping through a Side door. A the escape was discovered immediately and prison guards fired shots into the air but 81  said there were not enough guards on the scene to immediately round up the escapees but later caught 16. A Justice ministry official at kor Dallos on sunday. Said there was a shortage of wardens at the prison and that keeping control was difficult,600 exe. German spies reportedly eluding capture Bonn Germany apr Germany Stop Lawman believes that 500 to 600 secret agents from former East Germany have yet to be found a newspaper reported saturday. In the past several months authorities have arrested dozens of former East German spies who had been planted in various government offices in former West Germany. But Federal prosecutor Alexander von Stahl said Lori he believes up to 600 sex operatives have managed to elude the United governments spy net. According to an interview published in the Bild am sonntag newspaper. He demanded that the government make a a convincing offer to agents and agent leaders to turn themselves  the newspaper interview was released to other Media in Advance of publication on sunday Man slams car into Gates at Buckingham Palace London apr a Iuan was charged saturday with criminal damage after r crashing his car into the heavy wrought Iron Gates guarding the front Forecourt Entrance to Buckingham Palace police reported. Edward Cozens 28, drove his Blue Morris Marina car into the Palace Gates at 2 17 . He was taken to London a Bow Street police station for questioning. Cozens a vast unhurt and was being held in custody pending an appearance monday before magistrates. Scotland Yard gave no details of the incident the British Domestic news Agency press association said neither Queen Elizabeth ii nor any other members of the Royal family were understood to have been at the Palace at the  within 1 Point of retaining chess title Lyon France apr Garry Kasparov beat Anatoly Karpov in the 20th game of the world chess championship saturday moving within one Point of keeping his title. Karpov resigned on the 41st move of the game. Kasparov now has 11 Points to nine for Karpov. The Winner is the first to reach 12.5 Points but Kasparov As defending championship will win in the event of a 12-12 tie and thus can Clinch the title with one More Victory or two draws. The 2lst game was scheduled for  economic woe cause in London up amid increasing signs of an economic downturn the conservative party a Lead Oyer the opposition labor party has slipped 9 percent since prime minister John major took office two week Sago a poll shows. T the conservatives Lead Over labor running at 11 percent in the Days after major replaced Margaret Thatcher on nov. 28, dropped to 2 percent according to a poll conducted at the end of last week by i pm for the London daily the guardian in the latest poll the tories received 45 percent to labors 43 percent with the Liberal democrats getting 9 percent and the greens environmentalist party 2 percent new Irish Catholic Leader condemns Ira Armagh Northern Ireland a the new spiritual Leader of the Emerald Isles 3.8 million roman catholics was installed sunday and urged the Irish Republican army to end its terror Campaign. Cahal paly who became the roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and the primate of All Ireland warned the Ira that a the longer you continue with your Campaign of violence the More Ign omm ious in the end will be the memory you will leave behind you and the further away from attainment will be any of your Aims and  the predominantly Catholic Ira is fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland. The 73-year-old archbishop chosen to Lead catholics in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic said the iras goals could be attained through peaceful political Progress a you have no sane reason or justification moral rational or political a for continuing with your Campaign of violence a he said directing his comments to the Ira. A you have every reason a moral rational and political a for culling off your Campaign . Mary Robinson president of the Irish Republic and its prime minister Charles Haughey were among hundreds gathered in Armagh a St Patrick a Cathedral a Dalys new Headquarters a for the installation ceremony. The Ira which is waging a shooting and bombing Campaign to unite the largely protestant province with the mainly roman Catholic Republic is opposed by a number of protestant paramilitary groups Many of them illegal Daly said there were people in both Catholic and protestant communities whose a a blindfolded consciences prevented them from seeing the enormity of their violent  the Bishop of Down and Connor since 1982, succeeds Cardinal Tomas o Fiji he who died of a heart attack at age 66 last May while on pilgrimage to the shrine at Lourdes France