European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday june 12, 1991libya aids american Indian struggle Tripoli Libya apr a group of american indians defied . Government restrictions of travel to Libya and accepted $250,000 from Moa mar Qadhafi to Honor their a struggle for a a. A the group is composed of 21 indians from the United states Canada Mexico Chile Bolivia and Panama. Its members received the a human rights award in a ceremony held at a conference Hall in Tripoli libyans capital. Qadhafi did not attend the ceremony during which speaker after speaker called the . And Western governments a. A a Abdul i amid Al Sayer head of the Palestine National Council and Farouk Abu Issa the head of the Arab lawyers Union were among the speakers. They praised the indians struggle against White domination drawing the palestinians fight to end the israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza strip. A the United states the Leader of oppression which claims that it is the caretaker of the world will inevitably end up in shame and humiliation a Al Sayer said to the applause of the audience. Abu Issa said a they have suffered from oppression and racism. Israel is applying the same kind of colonialism through among the tribes represented were the Mohawk the Chippewa Dakota and Choctaw. Some of the indians were wearing traditional costumes with feathers on their Heads. A the Leader of the Indian group Wabun Minini whose name Means a Man of Dawn a said the Money will be put in a. Fund for All Indian nations. Ruth Deeny a native american said she does not believe . Assertions that Qadhafi has sponsored terrorism. A i fully realize what his reputation is. Many of our people were considered terrorists such As crazy horse. I done to believe it a she said. World a if they Call him a terrorist they Hgt pc to Call . President George Tju Sii a terrorist for killing All these people in Quot. \. A she condemned the . Air raid on Libya in 1986 and said the group was taken to see Qadhafi a a Home that was the target of the bombing. Relations Between Washington ,.and Libya Are strained especially since the december 1985 attacks at the Rome and Vienna airports that killed 19 people. . Officials accused Qadhafi of aiding the terrorists who carried out those attacks and imposed economic actions against Libya on Jan. 7, 1986.marching for Leningrad hundreds of Leningrad residents took to the streets monday with placards in hand to oppose efforts to rename their City St. Petersburg. Today the demonstrators and other voters can decide in a non binding referendum whether the City should regain its historic name. The Dis Pute has become one of the soviet unions most symbolic Battles Between forces pressing for a new democratic society and those who remain Loyal to the ideals of the 1917 revolution. Reflecting this split one of the placards reads a we fought for neutering of pit bulls backed London up a the House of commons Early tuesday approved a Bill to control pit Bull terriers and other dangerous dogs in Britain. But it Defeated a amendment to Register All pet dogs. The conservative government proposed the Tough measures following several unprovoked attacks by pit bulls last month including the mauling of a 6-year-old girl. The Bill approved 280-56 during an All night session is being rushed through parliament. Under it pit Bull owners must have their pets neutered registered and muzzled in Public. The Law also increases penalties for allowing any dog to be out of control in Public. Prime minister John major has already forbidden the importing of pit bulls and japanese Tosa fighting dogs. The conservative party has steadfastly opposed the registration of dogs claiming it would be expensive and ineffective. The pit Bull Law now must be passed by the House of lords which endorsed dog registration last Hussein hospitalized with irregular heartbeat from wire reports Amman Jordan a King Hussein has been hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat and is in satisfactory condition the Royal Palace announced tuesday. The announcement carried by state run Petra news Agency said the 54-year-old Monarch was admitted to the kingdoms army Hospital Hussein medical City at 10 . Monday. A this majesty the hash emite King Hussein May god protect him was admitted to Hospital because he suffered from a Case of irregular heartbeats a the announcement said. It said Hussein a condition was a satisfactory and he is recovering.�?�7 die in cargo plane crash Luanda Angola a three american Crew members were among seven dead when a cargo plane crashed and burst into flames during Takeoff at Luanda a Airport monday a statement from the state airline said. A /. A v a angolan officials did not immediately release the identity of the victims. The tag statement said an. Italian Crew member and at least three angolans also died in the crash. V the c-130 Hercules plane was chartered by tag from the carib air transport corp., based on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia said tag officials at Luanda a Airport. Witnesses said the plane tipped to one Side shortly after Takeoff and exploded As it hit the runway. Tag officials said the crash appeared to be caused by badly loaded cargo shifting As. The plane gained Altitude. They said sabotage appeared parole for Hijacker Genoa Italy a the Genoa youth court has granted conditional parole to a palestinian convicted in the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking and murder of an american passenger the italian news Agency Ansa said monday. It said the court granted a conditional Liberty to Bas Sam Al Ashker 23, who was 17 when the cruise ship a was seized. He was tried As a juvenile separately from the three other commandos involved. The juvenile court in december 1986 sentenced him to 16 years and three months in prison. It said he would be subject to a Security measures but did not elaborate. An elderly wheelchair bound . Passenger Leon Klinghoffer was killed during the Achille Lauro bombs damage areas of Milan Bologna Milan Italy apr bomb blasts in Milan and Bologna rocked Spanish targets Early tuesday causing extensive damage and slightly injuring four police officers. The first explosion damaged the office of the Spanish airline Iberia in downtown Milan. Shortly afterwards a bomb went off outside a Spanish College in Bologna about 125 Miles to the Southeast police said. = the blast destroyed a front door but caused no casualties. Police said there were no immediate claims of responsibilities. However Milan police said the attacks May have been the work of the Basque separatist group Eta. The group has recently escalated a Campaign of bombings and terror in Spain and on Spanish targets abroad to pressure the government into negotiations for Independence of the three Basque regions. Earlier this month Eta said it was responsible for three bomb explosions in Rome on May 28. Those bombs caused serious damage to a Spanish embassy building the offices of the Spanish Bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Iberia air links. A Milan police officer who spoke under condition of anonymity said the time device bomb that severely damaged the Iberia office tuesday was in a Knapsack left outside one of the Glass doors. The four policemen spotted the Knapsack closed the Street to traffic and called for bomb experts. But the bomb exploded before the experts arrived. The four policemen were struck by Glass and Metal splinters. They were treated at a Hospital for minor injuries. Apartment windows were shattered in the area near the main Cathedral. In Bologna the bomb was left Between an Iron Fence and the main door of the Spanish College. It blew up the door and damaged the rest of the Entrance. The area was deserted at the time of the explosion which also shattered windows in apartments and damaged some parked cars
