European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes August 29,1991the real thing in space soviet cosmonauts have tested a new can developed by coca cola to allow astronauts to enjoy soft drinks while in space. Company officials said the test of the can left a. Which has a special spout and collapsible bag a aboard the soviet space station Mir on monday was successful. Soviet cosmonaut Anatoly arts Barsky in photo taken from a video takes a sip of Coke from one of two cans carried by the soviet transport spacecraft Progress to the space station. 2 men who sought Sanctuary leave Church go into hiding Newry Northern Ireland apr two men who took Sanctuary from the Ira in Newry Cathedral for 11 Days left the building tuesday and went into hiding. Liam Kearns 23, and David Madigan 19, said they left under pressure from the clergy in Newry. The roman Catholic primate of All Ireland Cardinal Cahal Daly has Given them support but said a Church cannot be used for a a political  the Irish Republican army warned Kearns mad Igan and four other men on aug. 14 that they must leave the province within three Days or face unspecified a direct military  Ira issued the order after what it described As an investigation of a a criminal gang operating in Newry 35 Miles South of Belfast. Security sources in Belfast said they believe the threats resulted from a feud Between warring factions of the outlawed Ira which is fighting to drive the British out of the province and unite it with Ireland. Three other men named by the Ira went to eng land and a fourth made a Deal allowing him to stay. A we Are going to disappear but we Are staying in Ireland Northern Ireland a Madigan said tuesday. A we have done nothing at All. We Are totally innocent. A we would have Felt safer in the Cathedral but we will disappear and the Campaign to declare us innocent will go  family and friends have been lobbying the Ira to drop its threat. Kearns said clergy had exerted pressure on them to get out of the Cathedral. Sheila Madigan and Betty Kearns issued a statement saying the men chose to abandon the Sanctuary in response to a statement from Cardinal Daly calling for the Sanctity of Church property to be preserved. A clearly Church property deserves respect and cannot indefinitely be allowed to become the focus of demonstrations and counter demonstrations a the women said. 18,000 kurdish refugees leave Iran Athens Greece up a another 18,000 iraqi kurd who fled to Iran in the Spring to escape brutal attacks by the iraqi military returned Home Over the past four Days the official islamic Republic news Agency reported tuesday. The refugees who had been settled at Camps in the iranian provinces of Bakh Taran and Kerman crossed the Border into Iraq at no Sud and Sar Epol Zahab said an Irna report monitored in Athens. More than 1 million iraqi kurd fled to Iran during the bloody fighting in Northern Iraq following the end of the persian Gulf War the refugees began returning Home in sporadic groups after  coalition troops set up Safe havens in Iraq for the kurd. Irna said nearly 290,000 kurdish refugees have returned Home to Northern Iraq since the havens were established. Iran has also been sheltering shiite refugees who fled across the Border from Southern Iraq during factional fighting last Spring. Several Hundred thousand shiites lost their Homes when Republican guard troops Loyal to iraqi president Saddam Hussein bombarded their towns during a shiite uprising in the Wake of the persian Gulf War. Iranian reports Over the past few Days said thousands of people remained in Camps located in the marshes North of Basra Iraq. They said iraqi troops were preparing to launch a Campaign to flush them out. Last week Irna said Saddam a forces set fire to the Marsh Reeds sheltering the refugees. Tehran radio said there were reports of loud explosions across the Border from Iran indicating there had been some fighting. There were however no reports that the feared iraqi offensive had begun. Iran said the . High commission for refugees has built temporary shelters for homeless iraqis near Basra but was unable to guarantee the safety of the shiites who opted to stay there. Meanwhile Iran has been discouraging new kurdish refugees from entering its territory. An Irna report last month said iranian Border officials turned Back a group of 30 kurdish families who tried to Cross the Border after fighting erupted Between iraqi troops and kurdish rebels. The refugees were told that since they were carrying goods they wished to sell in Iran they would not be allowed to enter. World Singapore Airport voted the Best in the world from wire reports Singapore a a Singapore a Changi Airport has won the a Best Airport in the world title Tor the fourth year running the civil aviation authority of Singapore said tuesday. Almost half of the readers of the Britain based travel Magazine business traveller nominated Changi As their favorite Airport in the publications 1991 annual Survey. Changi scored 49 percent of the readers votes Amsterdam a schip nol received 14 percent and Zurich Kloten was third with 6 percent. Changi was also voted Best Airport by readers of the magazines . Edition business travellers International three votes ahead of Schipholt their top Choice for the past two  reports on aids Panama City a an estimated 2,800 panamanians carry the deadly his virus that causes aids although Only 280 full blown aids cases have been confirmed and 172 victims have died the health ministry said tuesday. A report from the panamanian health ministry said 31 new full blown aids cases were recorded in Panama in the first six months of this year while 24 deaths were  recovered in Italy Naples Italy a police acting on an Anonymous tip recovered More than 27 pounds of Gold jewelry believed stolen during purse snatching and muggings in the port City officials said monday. Police said they entered an apartment in the historic Center of town and found plastic garbage bags containing hundreds of rings and purses filled with necklaces bracelets earrings Ana pins. They estimated the value of the haul at around $1.1 million. Police said an italian Mariano Gia Vatore was charged with receiving stolen property. Investigators said that they found a Furnace believed to have been used in melting Down the Gold and moulding it into bars that were then sold to local jewelry makers