European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page Toto b the stars and stripes thursday May 2, 1991gorbachev a i. A from Page 1. A Germany in 58 years. In Berlin several thousand people gathered in front of the Reich Stag building for a peaceful Union rally while a few thousand leftists anarchists and turkish residents came together in the Kreuzberg District for what they called a a revolutionary May Day a a in a Here because it s the first of May a this a Day to protest a said a turkish resident who identified himself Only As Mehmet. A \ a a a a a in Eastern Berlin a group of masked youths smashed shop windows threw stones and Molotov cocktails following a March wednesday by about 10,000 demonstrators. Police used riot Sticks and tear Gas to disperse the group and moved in with armoured cars and water cannons when the rioters tried to erect Street barriers. 1 in other German cities Union sponsored meetings and events focused on the plight of Eastern Germany. More than 20,000 turkish police officers fanned out through Istanbul to prevent May Feay protests but several marches took place resulting in arrests and injuries. The Holiday was preceded by a leftist bombing Campaign aimed at turkish businesses. The israeli army barred reporters from a May Day rally and speeches by palestinian Trade unions in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. In Nazareth 1,500 people marched to demand separate israeli and palestinian states. Tens of thousands of greek workers marched through downtown Athens protesting the Goveri mentus austerity policies. All Banks Public services and private businesses closed for the Holiday. More than a million workers took part in May Day a rallies throughout Japan demanding better pay and Shorter working hours. May Day is not an official Holiday in Japan but Falls during a week of four National holidays. A a a in Manila Philippines 30,000 people attended a leftist May Day rally cheering Calls for closing six . Military bases and then marching toward the presidential Palace a a the protest came a Day after foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus reported a some movement in the talks on a new agreement with the United states on the bases. The leases Are to expire in september. In Beijing China marked May Day with a Sunrise Flag raising ceremony in Tiana men Square and newspapers exhorted the country to work harder for modernization. But almost no one worked wednesday an official chinese Holiday and Many offices and shops planned to stay closed through thursday. Unlike the soviet Union Quot China does not hold military parades on May Day celebrated As International labor Day in socialist countries. But several thousand people gathered at Dawn on Tiana men Sou a re a site of the army killings of hundreds of pro democracy protesters in june 1989 a to watch the inauguration of a new Flag pole for. The nations red Banner. A in France extreme right Leader Jean Marie la pen marched a with thousands of his supporters wednesday through Paris drawing protest firm leftists it to claim a the Holiday As their own. The March from a statue of Joan of arc at place St Augustin to the palais Rayule unfolded peacefully. Organizers estimated the crowd at 15,000, but police put the figure at no More than 8,000.refugees from Page 1. Come Down wednesday said British it. Stuart Jones. About 60 percent of those remaining were waiting for fuel which was to be provided by French troops he said. U.s., army. Capt Deborah Luebker said the military As expecting to begin processing 1,500 people a Day into the tent City outside Zakhoo starting thursday. As of wednesday morning about 1,600 people were staying in the 1,200 Blue and a White . Marines want the kurd off the mountains by june 1, when the creeks run dry. To meet that Golf 25,000 people will have to descend each Day. At the checkpoint leading into Zakhoo truckloads of children their hair matted and buzzing with flies trundled through. Mothers stared out of the Back some clutching babies to their breasts. W buses pulled broken Down compact cars which in turn yanked Volkswagen with Flat tires although most of the kurd were going to Homes in a Swath of Allied protected territory South of the turkish Border Many others have Little Choice about leaving the area their Homes Are in territory held by the iraqi army. Returning there they say would mean punishment and possibly death. Quot if i leave the american zone Saddam Hussein will kill me a said Hussein Abdul Karim a 21-year-old former Soldier in the iraqi army who hails from Dozhuk a City under the iraqi army a control. Karim arrived in the .-run Camp tuesday and was assigned to a Bluc and White tent with six other members of hts extended family. Emblazoned on the Side was the legend. A provided by the people of the United states of the America a a a a a a a a outside the tent his Mother had already started a pot of Tea a Small pile of Wood Lay stashed under the tents awning. Children played in the dirt nearby. A a Quot they Are amazed at the Flat land a Karim said looking Over the rolling Valley. A after a month the children think every place is a to help encourage people like Karim to return Home the allies plan to expand the Security zone to include places such As Dozhuk a provincial capital South of Zakhoo. A v. ,. 1 v7 7 the kurd think its a Good idea but worry about what happens when a Hajji Bush a their respectful nickname for the president decides to withdraw his troops. A when the americans go we will go with them a said facile Abdul Sadr a grandmother in her 60s. A i will pack up my family just like i did before and go. But it wont be in a car. It will be in a a son Sadr Mohammed Sadr Shook his head at his Mother s flight of fancy. A we will just go Back to the mountains a he said. The arrival tuesday of a Small team of . Officials was considered a symbolic step in ensuring Protection for Quot the kurd. Officials Hope that As the Camps Are transferred to , control the iraqi government will be More amenable to an agreement guaranteeing safety for the kurd. A it 7-. A 7.y v. Famed Wii unit has last Parade k1tzingen, Germany a amps soldiers in the battalion to which Audie Murphy and 19 other medal of Honor winners once belonged took part in the units last Parade wednesday. 7. The Parade was part of an honors ceremony for the Unity the 3rd inf dives 1st in 15th inf the event held at the battalions Home base of Harvey Barracks in kit Zingen took place two months before the units july 1 deactivation Date because most of its soldiers will be gone by then. _ .-.7. A a lot of them Are on orders or Are going to other units soon a said master sgt. Leal leathers spokesman a some have left the unit is in the final phase of turning in equipment and closing Down operations As part of troop cuts in Europe he said. A a a a the battalion is most noted for 1st it. Audie Murphy a medal of Honor Winner who commanded the units co b in world War ii. Murphy was credited with single hand edly knocking out six German tanks and killing Large numbers of enemy soldiers near Holt Wihr France on Jan. 26, 1945. 7-7 by 7yy 7 7 7 a by wars end he had earned 24 other awards making him the army a most decorated Soldier of the time. Quot More recently the battalion became the first unit in Europe to Field the Bradley fighting vehicle in 1983 and the first to try out much of the infantry equipment fielded during the 1980s. Cyclone from Page 1. Kutub Dia which is off the coast of Cox a Bazar the area that bore the Brunt of the storm. At least 70,000 of the islands inhabitants were missing it said. Another 7,000 people died in Mahesh Kali an Island to the South of Kun. Tubia. The news Agency said. In Sandip off the coast of Chittagong at least 6,000 people died it said. Officials of the red Crescent the Muslim equivalent of the red Cross also said the storm mainly hit the is lands off Chittagong and Cox a Bazar. Communications with much of the Region remained Cut Olf about 36 hours after the Cyclone thundered in from the Bay of Bengal. A red Crescent official in Dacca the nations capital said As Many As 5,000 peo pie May have died on the Island of Sandip 100 Miles Southeast of Dacca at the Mouth of the Magnna River. Sandip a tear shaped Island 10 Miles Long and four Miles wide is jammed with 300,000 people living in villages and eking out a living from fishing and fanning. The Cyclone with winds up to 145 Mph hammered the coastal districts for eight hours Early tuesday flooding Low lying areas under Waves 20 feet High. Faces a it places with some peace after War from wire reports can correspondent Peter Arnett who has been hounded by reporters who want to interview him about the persian Gulf w a says a Little peace would be Nice but he does no to mind talking. -.7 a i do not want to escape a he said a i think its in _ portent to talk about the whole Arnett was in Copenhagen Denmark on tuesday to accept the 1991 Victor award for his reporting from Baghdad Iraq. The $3,000 prize created by former danish newspaper editor Victor Andreasen includes a Short statin silk Eborg Denmark Andreasen a Small Hometown. A. S Arnett said he hoped his stay would give him a a Chance to hide a couple of Days Quot with his Fiancee. Kimberly Moore but that a not going to happen. A a in be been giving interviews everywhere. In be been around the United states explaining about the coverage of the War. In vet signed autographs in airports All Over the world a he said. J Arnett said he is taking a year off to writer a Book. Arnett joined can in 1981 after 20 years with the associated press. He has covered 17 wars and insurrections during his Joel stirs up jesuits Grams ii Winner Billy Joel wrote a Catholic girls Start much too later a lyrics some say should bar him from getting an honorary degree and giving a commencement speech at a Jesuit College. Joel was selected by Fairfield University in Fairfield conn., to give the speech and get the degree May 19. Quot an honorary degree says that this person is someone our students should emulate a said the Rev. Thomas Regan a philosophy professor. He called Joel Quot Blata Nuy a a Regan pointed to the 1977 hit a Only the Good die Young Quot in which Joel sings Quot id rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. The sinners Are much More fun Quot Joel a supporters argue that he also has written about suicide prevention environmental preservation and world peace. Quot a Joel has a social awareness that scores a lot of Points in my Book a said the Rev. Simon Harak a jes Uit who teaches religion. A and besides that the Man is a stunning .y77 most students Are excited about Joel a visit. A s Tingle Hollywood writer director John Milius has created some of the most memorable lines in contemporary movie history such As Clint Eastwood a speech in a dirty Harry that starts a this is a .44 magnum the most powerful handgun in the world in an interview in Playboy Milius said he knew it was a Good piece of dialogue explaining a i got a Little Tingle. I guest just thought it was me at the time. It was a Good line and dirty Harry was highly regarded mostly by nuts a when it came Milius also put the a i love the smell of napalm in the morning Quot line in Robert Duvall a Mouth in Poco lapse when i wrote that i thought it would be the first thing Cut out of the movie a he said. A and when i saw the movie i thought a of got this stuff is Over the top. Duval delivered it just wonderfully. No other could have gotten away with saying that a
