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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a the stars and stripes thursday january 10,991towering inferno in Manila firefighters on a Crane direct water hoses at a Blaze Ipp incs. Lower floor Legaspi towers occupants help . Navy and philippine air Force helped evacuate the wednesday in a condominium building in Manila Phil steady victims being lowered from upper Levels. The building. Only four people were reported injured. World today lock of discipline blamed for soviet traffic accidents Moscow a the soviet unions top traffic cop said a Lack of discipline by Drivers is the main cause of Road accidents that killed 56,165 people in the first 11 months of.1990. Boris Korya Kovatsev head of the soviet Road police told the communist party newspaper pravda that 325,611 people were injured in traffic accidents in the same period. He said Lack of discipline including a massive overspending a driving in the oncoming Lane and failing to Slop at intersections caused most accidents. Lie said that in the past 18 months 2.5 million motorists were found to be drunk. Traffic police were not blameless he said citing Low Levels of training. Carelessness and poor equipment. Soviet roads and automobiles Are often in disrepair. Motorists often disregard traffic Laws drive in two lanes at the same time and change lanes without signalling or looking. Pedestrians trying to hitch a ride generally stand in moving traffic the use of headlights in cities is forbidden. Quo dead 8th inf div Soldier apparently hanged himself Mannheim Germany a a 8th inf div Soldier found dead in his Barracks room apparently hanged him Sellva Community spokeswoman said wednesday. Sgt. Robert Felton assigned to 3rd in 77th Armor regt 3rd brigade was found in his room monday at Sullivan Barracks Christine Gebhard said. He w As 30. No. Indication of foul play was discovered by criminal investigation come officials. The 3rd in is not scheduled for deployment to saudi Arabia Gebhard said. Felton a Cook was a native of Boston. He is survived by his Mother Dolores Felton also of Boston. A a. A a. A a memorial service was held wednesday in Mannheim. A Italy airlifts 165 from Somalia Nairobi Kenya apr Italy on wednesday evacuated 165 foreigners from the War torn somalian capital of Mogadishu which rebels say is Rife with disease from decomposing bodies that litter the streets. More than 1,500 people have been killed in 11 Days of fighting Between rebels and government forces the rebels said. They claimed to be in control of most of the capital and on the verge of Victory. Many buildings in the smoke filled capital which resounded with gun and rocket fire were destroyed or damaged by shelling evacuees said. The italian embassy said a roman Catholic Cathedral was engulfed in flames. It was not known what caused the fire or what happened to the unknown number of people who had taken Refuge there. There Are an estimated 2,000 catholics in the predominantly Muslim country. The rebels said Mogadishu was suffering from an a a explosion of cholera typhoid and other epidemics due to the presence of decomposing bodies. They appealed for medical and food Aid from International and humanitarian organizations. The whereabouts of president Mohamed Siad Barre who has ruled the Horn of Africa nation of 8 million since a 1969 bloodless coup remained unknown. Italy a foreign ministry said it believed he still was in Mogadishu but rebels claimed he fled earlier this week to Abu Dahabi. Italy ruled Somalia before the african country a Independence in 1960. In Rome foreign minister Gianni de Michelis said Italy was considering sending a contingent of about 100 soldiers to guard its embassy in Mogadishu. However a spokesman for the United somali Congress said the rebels opposed the deployment of italian  italian cargo planes arrived in Mogadishu wednesday and evacuated 139 people to Kenya a spokeswoman at the italian embassy said. Also wednesday 26 foreigners including 11 italians. Were taken by helicopter from a Beach near Mogadishu to an italian frigate. More than 1,000 foreigners Are believed still in the nation including almost 500 westerners 600 egyptians and other nationalities. German faces sentence for Haig attack Munich Germany a amps a a German terrorism suspect is it court for sentencing in the 1979 bombing attempt on Alexander m. Haig jr., then supreme Allied commander of nato  Lotze has pleaded guilty in a Munich court in connection with one slaying four attempted murders and two armed robberies. The i Laig attack is included in the attempted murder charges. \ lot a was one of eight people arrested last year in East Germany As suspects in red army action attacks. According to a spokesman for the Federal prosecutor the widely sought terrorists were living under false identities supplied by the former ministry of state Security. In addition to admitting the offences Lotze is providing information on activities of other Raf members the prosecution spokesman said. The attack against Haig took place on june 25, 1979, while he was being driven to work in a limousine. Haig his aide and Driver were uninjured when a land mine exploded seconds after Haig car crossed a narrow Bridge near the supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium. Two belgian state troopers and a . Security guard who were in a car following Haig a suffered minor injuries from flying Glass Haig was Secretary of state under president Reagan in 1981 and 1982. Navy journalist Dies ill Athens Greece a amps a a Navy journalist Tern Pora Rily assigned to the naval support activity at Souda Bay Crete died in an Athens Hospital. Petty officer 2nd class Joseph a Richter 28, died at 2 30 . Saturday in the Appolonio Hospital after being brought there the previous Day from Crete said it. Paul Weishaupt a Navy spokesman in Naples Italy. Pending autopsy results the preliminary cause of Richter a death was listed As cardiac arrest related to pneumonia Weishaupt said wednesday. The broadcaster from upper Marlboro md., was treated first at Soudan a Branch medical clinic. He had arrived at Souda Bay on dec. 1 to fill in at the bases radio and television station. He was scheduled to return to his Parent unit the naval broadcasting service in Washington at the end of this month Weishaupt said. Funeral arrangements were incomplete tuesday but a memorial service was held at Souda Bay. Richter is survived by his wife Valerie also of upper Marlboro  
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