European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday May 25, 1991india from Page 1 cording have pinpointed the woman Assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi but have not been Able to identify her officials said Friday. Gandhi was Leader of the powerful Congress party which was to meet saturday to discuss its future. Party leaders had selected Gandhi a italian born widow. Sonia to take his place but she rejected the offer thursday. Nearly 60,000 police were deployed As the former prime ministers funeral procession wound through the capital under a searing Sun in 104-Dcgree heat. Army troops were placed on full Alert. Helicopters dropped red Rose petals on the Garland covered Carriage holding the body which was draped with the Saffron Green and White Indian Flag. A Rajiv Gandhi is immortal Quot crowds chanted As pallbearers lifted the Flag draped body onto a motorized gun Carriage for the journey from Gandhi a childhood Home. A was Long As there is a Sun and a Moon Rajiv your name will live Quot chanted a crowd of 7,000 As the procession began. Mrs. Gandhi in a break with hindu tradition followed the body to the cremation site and participated in the symbolic placement of Small togs on the pyre. Pale her eyes hidden by Large Sun glasses she stood beside the couples 21-year-old daughter Priyanka. Rahul a Sophomore at Harvard University performed the final rites at the cremation site beside the Jamuna River As hindu priests chanted. He sprinkled Gandhi a body with clarified butter to Speed the flames then circled the body As priests chanted prayers in the ancient sanskrit language. Crowds watched Gandhi a cremation from the grounds. Some men climbed Trees for a better View. A vice president Dan Quayle and other world leaders flew to the Indian capital to attend the funeral. In Washington president Bush paid his respects at the Indian embassy. He signed a condolence Book and told ambassador Abid Hussain that Gandhi was a Good Friend. A you make real friendships from time to time in our business a he said. A this one was Gandhi was one of 17 people killed tuesday at an election rally in Southern India by a woman who detonated a lethal mix of plastic explosives and steel pellets strapped to her Waist said an official at the Interior ministry in new Delhi. But the identity of the woman or that of possible a Rajiv Gandhi a widow Sonia right and daughter Priyanka walk away from the funeral pyre. Complies was not known said the official who receives reports from several investigating agencies. Suspicion has entered on tamil militants from neighbouring sri Lanka because the woman appeared to be a tamil and the sri lankan rebels Are known to have sought Refuge in Southern India. The explosives which appear to be czechoslovakian made Ana Are known to be employed by the rebels were attached to a Denim Belt worn by the woman and triggered by a Detonator near the buckle the Interior ministry official said. The explosives had hundreds of embedded steel pellets that flew out with the explosion killing Gandhi and the woman instantly he said. At least 16 other people also died. I police found an Amateur cameramen who had made a video cassette recording of the function said authorities in Madras the capital of tamil Nadu state. The film showed a bespectacled 5-foot, dark complexioned woman wearing an Orange and Green Loose shirt and trouser combination waiting for Gandhi with a sandalwood Garland in her hand. Her clothing matched the bits of cloth on the body of the woman who had pieces of wire and a three Volt Battery apparently part of the Detonator on her person police said. Strike cuts rail service in France Paris apr train service throughout France was reduced to a minimum Friday As workers heeded a strike Call by three unions that isolated some cities and harried suburbanites trying to get to work. A Quarter of the scheduled Long distance trains were running while some suburban Paris service was reduced to one train in five according to the government run train authority the society National Des Cheminis de Fer in of. On International lines two of three trains were operating to Belgium the Netherlands and Germany the in of said. There were no trains Early Friday Between France and Spain where a rail strike also was in effect. The cities of Marseille Toulouse and Limoges were virtually Cut off from service As regional trains ground to a halt. No trains ran Between Marseille and other Southern coastal cities the in of said. The strike started thursday night and was expected to last until saturday morning. It was called to press for assurances that special retirement benefits for train workers would continue and to protest proposed changes in the pay system. The government is seeking a Reform of the retirement system that would take away Early retirement for in of workers. Tram personnel can retire at 50 years while other in of workers can retire at 55. The National retirement age is 60.clinics from Page 1 serving More than 4 million poor women each year. Faye Wattleton president of planned parenthood federation of America said her organizations network of clinics would continue to counsel on abortion. She said she expects Congress will enact legislation to counter the decision. In California a spokeswoman for the state health and welfare Agency said gov. Pete Wilson would use state Money if necessary to protect More than 200 clinics that serve 400,000 poor women. The clinics receive about $9.6 million in Federal Money. A the governor is so committed to preventive prenatal services i can to imagine him not bending Over backward to make sure the funds get there a said Kassy Perry. In Washington state health Secretary Kristine Gebbie said state government there would do the same. Washington has 23 family planning agencies. The Reagan administration regulations were challenged by the City and state of new York and by or. Irving rust medi Cal director of a clinic in new York City a South Bronx. They were put on hold until the Issue was resolved in court. Now they can be enforced. The clinic that lost the Challenge said it too will quit taking Federal Money rather than keep silent about women Slegal options. A i am being asked to be. A puppet for the government rather than a professional with a code of ethics about How i counsel human beings a said Jeannine Michael director of planned parenthood a Bronx clinic. Michael said the clinic gets about $450,000 a year in Federal funds or 27 percent of its budget. She said she hoped that a people across the country will Rise up and make up the difference in donations. One clinic Patron said she supported the decision to quit taking Federal dollars. A we come Here because we need help a said Brenda Alston 29. A a there a no need in coming if you can to talk about the things you want to talk elsewhere Pam Dooley executive director of planned parenthood of Detroit said Shell drop $76,000 in Federal funds about 6 percent of the organizations budget. But John Jakubczyk general counsel for Arizona right to life argued that a it is not the role of the taxpayers and the Federal government to support by Federal funds family planning clinics that Are actually abortion referral planned parenthood in the Chicago area planned to decide by the end of the week whether to reject $400,000 for its five clinics said spokeswoman Sara Knaub. A your patients will continue to receive accurate and Complete answers to questions about their health care and medical treatment a even if it Means loss of Federal funds said Gwen Chaplin director of planned parenthood of Central Washington. The organization gets $408,000, or 26 percent of its funding from the Federal government. A it is a restriction on the free speech of doctors a said Howard Simon executive director of the american civil liberties Union in Michigan. A if the pregnancy is health endanger ing and abortion May be advised the doctor cannot say that. That is limiting the information Given women and is Man. Dated medical from Page 1 close 213 of its 688 bases in former West Germany but will retain 142 bases in Eastern Germany. He said that most of the bases will be closed in 1993 and 1994. Addressing a news conference the minister said that financial assistance will be Given to regions that Are most affected by the troop cuts and the closures of the bases. The . Military has also started closing several bases in Germany. A . Military spokesman said Friday that the 56th Field arty come will a a inactivated May 31, following the removal of the last of 108 Pershing 2 missile launch ers from Germany. A the inactivation signifies the end of Over 27 years of Pershing missile operations in Europe and the . Fulfilling its obligations to remove and eliminate an entire class of weapons with a Range from 500 to 5,500 Kilometres in accordance with the 1987 inf intermediate nuclear Force treaty Quot the spokesman said in a statement
