European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991 do leave when in Rome do As romans i a a w Quot a a ,. _ Rome apr if you want to buy milk or get a suit dry cleaned do it somewhere else. If you want to have a Date a meal or a baby this is not the moment to be in Rome. Black August has arrived. Despite signs of recession italians and citizens of most Mediterranean countries Are once again indulging in their monthlong August vacation. On Cue millions of cars headed for the Mediterranean coasts and the mountains the first weekend of August. Rome a main Airport reported near record numbers of travellers. But for those who remain in Rome Paris Athens and Madrid the a closed for vacation sign might Well be posted at the City limits. Industrial production Falls about 50 percent in Italy in August according to the main Industrial association. Few buses ply the deserted streets. So Many doctors and nurses go on vacation that entire Hospital wards close. A we Call it the summer emergency a said Antonella Milanino of a citizens group that runs a hot line for those few souls left in italian cities. In Rome two premature twins had to be rushed by helicopter to other cities recently because no incubators were available in the capital according to a report by the group. While the Case occurred in late june Milanino called it a a emblematic of the Holiday season. The Vatican newspaper la Oss Erva Tore Romano protested that one Rome Hospital planned to close its maternity Ward in August but keep its abortion clinic open. A closed for births open for deaths a it said. After an outcry the Hospital agreed to stay open. Many Southern europeans take August holidays because their factories or offices a not part of the air conditioned culture a close for a month. Then there is the snowball effect. According to a recent poll for the Milan daily corriere Della Sera a main reason italians leave town in August is a to not be  nothing beats an italian City in August for Solitude however. Newspapers publish a self services guides on How to find a Mechanic a pizza or a Carton of milk in cities during Black August. At the same time they devote extensive space to the Beach or Mountain holidays of politicians sports figures and even Vatican cardinals. Tourists face shuttered shops and restaurants. Recently visitors to Rome and Florence also found sections of museums closed the employees were on vacation. The government has hired replacements in recent Days. But it Wasny to soon enough for Pamela and Michael Wren of Eastbourne England. A we  have come this month if we knew everything was going to be shut a said Pamela Wren. Officials say they Are making some Progress in persuading italians to take All or part of their holidays in other months. The european commission in Brussels Belgium is also trying to encourage europeans to stagger their vacations. But the commissions tourism officials could not describe their efforts they were on vacation. A we done to give a Good example that Stor sure a said Michael Tscherny a spokesman for the tourism Section. But,1 he added a was Long As everyone does the same thing you can hardly escape it. We have More or less to go away when we can a and when we can is when the others have gone  ban Range of exports for private Sale a Annja Sibilia hugs her Mother Ruth after she and her father Thomas left arrived saturday in Stuttgart Germany. The father and daughter were among 10 germans released by kurdish kidnappers Friday in  kidnapping suspects die in clash with turkish forces Ankara Turkey apr two kurdish guerrillas suspected of abducting a group of German tourists were shot to death saturday by Security forces during a clash in Eastern Turkey. A the regional governors office in mus said the Security forces fought with the guerrillas near the town of Saskoy in mus province. Documents found on the dead guerrillas and other clues indicated they were the gunmen who kidnapped the German tourists earlier this month the office said in its announcement. Kurdish guerrillas kidnapped 15 German tourists while they camped in a Lake area near the town of Taiwan on aug. 1. Five of the tourists later managed to escape. The guerrillas released the remaining tourists on Friday and the germans flew Home saturday. The guerrillas said the kidnapping was in retaliation for the prosecution of members of the kurdish l Abor party or pkg in Germany. Some pick members live under refugees status in Germany and the German government has cracked Down on several of them for their links with terrorism. The National liberation front of Kurdistan announced in Germany last week that the leadership of the kurdish separatist movement did not approve of the kidnappings and that the tourists would be released. A spokesman for the National liberation front said the kidnappings were carried out by a regional operating group of the military Wing of the pkg which acted on its own. Pkg has been fighting in turkeys mostly kurdish Southeast for seven years for a separate stale. About 3,00 j people have been killed in clashes since 1984. Turkish military has been launching an operation in Northern Iran to crack Down on pkg Camps since aug. 5. Kiev . A ukrainian officials on saturday began an Effort to Stem the exit of needed goods barring citizens from carrying Grain and other important products out of the Republic for private Sale. The government also reintroduced ration coupons and ordered police to set up 95 new Border posts. The actions followed prime minister Vitold Fokine a warning of possible bread rationing this Winter in a Republic known As the soviet breadbasket. A new customs Law will permit goods to be exported Only with proof that sales fulfil contracts with other republics or with the Kremlin. All existing contracts will be honoured said Fokin in a television speech. The Law is aimed at halting the seepage of much needed Grain and other products into the Black Market or the country a multilayered barter network often the Only places to find goods. Fokin said collective farms and banners have been exporting surplus Grain particularly to the neighbouring russian Republic where wholesale prices Are higher. The Ukraine needs 18.7 million tons of Grain from its projected 1991 Harvest of 49.5 million tons. Fokin said the Ukraine had obtained Only 6.8 millin tons As of Early August a figure he called a a danger  a we Are talking about big amounts of goods taken out of the Republic which we need badly ourselves a Fokin said. The Ukraine supplies a Quarter of All soviet food and a Large percentage of its Coal. Few republics have taken the bold political step of setting up Independent Border posts. Posts set up by the breakaway Baltic republics last year have been attacked repeatedly. A Savage raid two weeks ago on a lithuanian Border Post by suspected supporters of Kremlin hard liners left seven men dead. At the ukrainian town of Saturn near the russian Border police were seen turning Back trucks loaded with refrigerators Samovar or urns used for making Tea and Auto parts. Some loads were confiscated. Travellers were allowed out with no More than roughly 2 pounds of bread 1 Pound of butter and 1 Pound of sausage. Checkpoints also were to be set up at air and rail terminals. Snags appeared Early a police chief at the Border town of Gluchov col. Pyotr Azurin said he would need 90 extra officers seven cars and horses to implement the new Law. The Law took effect at the same time the government reintroduced ration coupons to prevent citizens from other republics from taking advantage of Low retail prices in the Ukraine. The coupons had been issued until last month after a Long Winter of shortages. The ukrainian parliaments Deputy chairman Ivan ply Shch said citizens had complained about empty shops when the coupons issued with salary payments were withdrawn