European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b 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 funnel cd 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 sundays 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. Quot 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 cos 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 a 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 dogs to explore the wreckage or signs of two Crew members still missing said Gus Melonas spokesman for Burlington Northern railway. Five Crew members 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 tour 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. I he 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 la ears 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. Rescue workers comb the wreckage of two freight trains that collided head 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 done to 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. Quot we Are outraged of the Absurdity of giving people two choices a shooting doves or shooting drugs a 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 a hooked on fishing not on drugs a 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 rights 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. Quot what we want is to give the children the experience of the Hunt and then they can make an educated decision about Hunting a a still said. Sue Farinato president of the 300-member peaceable kingdom said the Hunt is Quot 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 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. But the mexican american democrats on saturday issued a statement accusing the newspaper of discrimination. A i have Long been involved in both communities Gav and hispanic. Know what racism and homophobia smell like. We re up in arms about this whole thing said Linda Morales who is head of the mexican american democrats. I he group urged 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  Dottie West Alert on Respirator after Accident Nashville in Enn. Up country music Star Dottie West remained on a ventilator sunday in critical condition from injuries suffered in a ear crash. West 58, suffered a ruptured liver and spleen and a possible broken neck in the Accident Friday evening while she was in route to a grand Ole opry performance. Despite the ventilator. West was Alert sunday. Doctors hoped to do More surgery on her liver within the next two Days. Quot she has slightly improved during the night a Vanderbilt spokeswoman Barbara Cramer said. Quot she a not out of danger yet. The injuries Are such that they could end her performing career but that a not for  or. John a. Morris a surgeon at Vanderbilt medical Center said the Singer will need weeks or months of rehabilitation. C ranter described the Singer s injuries As Quot Lite threatening Quot before West underwent nearly 90 minutes of Surnera late Friday. Quot West was a passenger in a car that flipped on an exit ramp into the opry land Usa theme Park police said. The Driver George Thackston 81, u Nashville also suffered serious injuries and was listed in critical but stable Condi Tion sunday. West a a Veteran Singer known to such hits As what Are we doing in Lou a duet with Kenny Rogers a also was injured in a july 19 Accident near her Nash Ville Home