European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday september 2, 1991shields film role tied to Sheik Bocci los Angeles apr financial backing of the beleaguered Brenda Starr movie starring Brooke Shields and Timothy Dalton has been linked to a saudi Sheik and the Bank of credit amp Commerce International according to a published report. Sheik Abdul Aziz Al Ibrahim brother in Law of saudi King fahd and a fan of Shields funnelled As much As $22.3 million in Cash and Bocci loan proceeds into the feature film to help the actress get the title role the los Angeles times reported in sunday s editions. Producer Myron Hyman of tomorrow entertainment which made the film said there were three strings attached to the Money a that Shields play Brenda Starr. A that the film be made for movie Heaters and not television. A that no Advance distribution Deal be negotiated. Hyman said he agreed to the conditions. Brenda Starr was five years in the making. The movies Backer previously had been known Only As mystery Man productions an unidentified Arab investor. The times quoted a source As saying that the films financing was split about evenly Between Cash and Loans from Bocci. Brenda Starr still has not been commercially released in the United states because of litigation Over distribution rights. It could not be immediately determined from Bocci documents whether any Brenda Starr transactions were on by Cir a books when the Bank was closed in july. Bocci officials in London said that when the movie was being made the Ibrahim family was among the Bank s largest depositors. At the end of 1987, the year Brenda Starr litigation was filed the Ibrahimi had outstanding Loans of $125.2 million. Cost overruns in the $14 million Brenda Starr budget had mounted and Ibrahim began to lose Confidence in the project the times reported. However Ibrahim continued to meet financial commitments on the film. The film sold Well overseas in such countries As Zambia Japan Belgium Colombia Norway and Swaziland. Diana Scarwid who co starred in the film said Shields saw Brenda Starr on an airplane.1 killed 2 missing in Montana train collision Ledger Mont. Apr railway officials said the body of a Crew member was found saturday in the wreckage of two freight trains that collided near Here. Searchers were using clogs to explore the wreckage for signs of two Crew members still missing said Gus Melonas spokesman for Burlington Northern railway. Five Crew Mcthers involved in the Montana Accident were taken to hospitals including one flown to a Burn unit in Salt Lake City. The trains collided head on Friday Lour Miles North of this North Central Montana Community of wheat farms. The names of the dead and injured were not immediately released. Each train had four Crew members. The trains were travelling in opposite directions along a North South route from Shelby to great Falls. Melonas said Speed tapes showed both trains were travelling under the maximum 49 Mph allowed on that track. All nine locomotives derailed. 16 cars of the southbound train and 15 on the northbound train Melonas said. In an unrelated Santa be rail Accident near quirk n.m., Amtrak passengers on saturday had to be bused around a 17-car freight derailment. There were no injuries. A a a Quot Quot a a a Ltd a Quot it Hon tool col Mcd Bead on Friday night four Miles North of Ledger Mont. Wildlife drug slogan draws ire of animal rights groups Columbia . Apr a shoot for the future a Don t use drugs a a slogan the state wildlife department is using to encourage youths to shoot doves instead of using drugs was denounced by animal rights organizations. A we Are outraged of the Absurdity of giving people two choices a shooting doves or shooting drugs Quot said Heidi Prescott a National director of the fund for animals. The group based in Silver Spring md., claims 250,000 members. The Dove shoots began a year ago to give parents and children a Chance to enjoy the outdoors said Brock Conrad director of the state division of wildlife and Freshwater fisheries. This year s slogan was patterned after the a hooked on fishing not on drugs Quot program in South Carolina and other states he said. The fund for animals will join the animal rights Alliance of South Carolina and the Greenville based peaceable kingdom to protest the Hunt in three counties sept. 7. A a lot of these animal rights groups think that rats and pigs and dogs have the same right s As children so it s just kind of hard to reason with these groups Quot Conrad said. Biologist skip still said the Hunt in each county is limited to 35 adults who must bring no More than two children under 15 years old. A what we want is to give the children the experience of the Hunt and then they can make an educated decision about Hunting Quot still said. Sue Farinato president of the 300-member peaceable kingdom said the Hunt is a clearly stating that violence is All right but drugs Arentt. Drugs have always been surrounded by  group protests firing of Gay columnist Houston up a a hispanic group saturday called for people to cancel their subscriptions to the Houston Post in protest of the firing of columnist Juan Palomo. Palomo who is hispanic complained in another publication that his editors refused to let him declare his homosexuality in a recent column. Upon his firing Friday Palomo said he did not believe it stemmed from racism or prejudice against homosexuals on the part of the editors. A us american democrats on saturday issued a statement accusing the newspaper of discrimination. R 1 have Long been involved in both communities Gay and hispanic. I know what racism and homophobia smell like. We re up in  about this whole thing Quot said Linda Morales who is head of the mexican american democrats. Hispanics and others concerned about Palomo to cancel their subscriptions to the newspaper and to write letters of protest. On Friday angry Post reporters circulated a petition asking that Palomo be reinstated. Robbers Mcdonald s uniforms Don t fool police new York. For tip Nukk re 1 Ini nut 111 Rill of f 3, a. I. A. _ new York up a three robbers holding up a fast food restaurant in Queens Early saturday tried to fool arriving policemen by changing into workers uniforms but were arrested when police noticed the thieves were not in company pants police said. The suspects Wallace Whitehead 21, and Sequan Epps 20. And Charles unique 19, allot Queens allegedly burst into a Mcdonald s at the Corner of Farrington Street and the Whitestone expressway in Flushing Al 12 01 a.m., said police spokesman sgt. De Burns. A Counterman Albert bul Cole 19, resisted and was Cut in the ear with a knife by one of the robbers. Burns said. The robbers then stole $2,138 from a Cash Register. Burns said. Officers from the 109th precinct arrived a few minutes later after receiving an Anonymous Telephone Call he said. The robbers then forced workers into a bathroom stole their uniforms and changed into them. Burns said. The thieves tried to exit the restaurant quietly but police noticed they were not wearing Mcdonald s employee unit pants and arrested them he said. All there men were charged with i count each of robbery weapons to Sion and unlawful imprisonment. Two automatic guns were recover he said. Buckle was taken to a nearby Hosp Lor treatment of his ear injuries