European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes Friday october 18. 1991 French trains collide 16 killed 50 injured41 killed 101 injured in two bombings in India from wire reports Lucknow India a two bombs exploded in a Northern town where a hindu Holiday show was being performed killing 41 people and injuring 101, police said thursday. They blamed the attacks on militant sikh separatists. The first bomb exploded at 11 15 . Wednesday on open ground in Ruder Pur where about 3,000 people were watching the a ram Lilac pageant which celebrates the Triumph of Good Over evil. Twenty minutes later a second bomb went off outside the Gate of the emergency Ward at a Hospital a Quarter mile away. Thirty people died in the first blast and 11 were killed at the Hospital said utter Pravesh state police spokesman . Mishra. He said the Hospital bomb exploded a few minutes before wounded survivors of the first blast arrived for treatment. Mishra speaking in the state capital of Lucknow 180 Miles Southeast of Ruder Pur blamed the attack on sikh rebels who Are fighting for a separate nation in nearby Punjab state. He said most of the victims were  air pollution up Athens Greece a the government wednesday banned private cars from the Center of Athens As air pollution worsened. The daytime ban was to apply thursday to All private vehicles and half of its taxis the environment ministry said. In the greater Athens Region the ban will apply to All cars with even numbered License plates. The measure is usually taken after pollution surpasses emergency Levels but this time officials decide to act before the air got that bad. Air pollution builds up during warm windless Days in the Mountain ringed City of 4 million  jews banned Geneva a orthodox jews Are not Welcome at an Alpine hotel in Switzerland because their appearance disturbs the a a folkloric surroundings according to the management. Alerted by an article in a local jewish weekly reporters wednesday called the hotel Bank Liap in Engelberg to find out whether the report was True. A staff member who answered the phone a and declined to give his name a said the report was True. A hasidic couple from new York who were not identified were turned away recently because of their appearance. A jewish clients Are always Welcome in this hotel but not those who Are orthodox because their clothes and hairstyle do not fit with the folkloric atmosphere we Are Hying to live up to a the hotel spokesman  Engineer killed Mantua Italy a a train Engineer was killed and six people were injured wednesday when a passenger train rammed into the rear of a truck stalled on the tracks police reported. The truck which was carrying a Long heavy Iron bar intended for an Oil drilling platform became stuck on the crossing minutes before the arrival of the express from Verona to Mantua two Northern  in London London a former president Reagan arrived in London on wednesday to deliver the keynote speech at a forum on Eastern Europe and tour Scotland his spokeswoman said. Reagan and his wife Nancy arrived at Heathrow Airport aboard a private Boeing 727 Jet from Morocco where he was on a private visit said spokeswoman Sheri Semon. Reagan will be the main speaker at a symposium focusing on the potential for businesses to assist Eastern Europe in its transition to a Market Economy by providing expertise in areas such As management development education Enterprise and the environment. Melun France apr a passenger train on an overnight trip from the Riviera collided head on with a freight train Early thursday killing at least 16 people and injuring More than 50, police and Rescue officials said. The Paris bound passenger train was knocked off the tracks by the Force of the 6 30 . Collision near the station in Melun 30 Miles Southeast of the French capital. It had originated in Nice and included four Sleeper cars and four cars carrying motor vehicles. The Impact was so powerful that the first Sleeper car was propelled onto the locomotive pulling it. Officials said passengers in that car shredded by the crash suffered the highest casualty rate. Officials of the National Railroad said the freight train carrying Metal cables beams and other items in 12 cars May have gone through a red signal Light instructing it to Stop. The Engineer of the freight train was killed. The Engineer of the passenger train had to have his right Teg amputated in order to free him from the wreckage. More than 30 ambulances were dispatched to the scene As Well As emergency helicopters and about 150 firemen. It was the worst train Accident in France since june 1988, when 56 people were killed in an underground collision at the Gare de Lyon main station in Paris. The country a worst train crash was on dec. 12, 1917, when about 800 soldiers died in a derailment near Grenoble. Pope John Paul ii receives an Indian headdress wednesday while visiting Cui Abd Brazil. Brazil s indians Honor Pope but shun Columbus Landing "1t it a n x no / a a i a. Curaba Brazil apr placing a headdress on John Paul ii brazils indians honoured the pontiff but also served notice they will not be party to celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus Landing. One Hundred and sixty indians from 32 a a nations delivered their message at an outdoor meeting wednesday in this arid Western Amazon City at the Midway Point of the Popes 10-Day trip through Brazil. A the indigenous people of Brazil Are against any festive commemoration a Manuel Gomes a Silva of the tax Iowa tribe in Western acre state told the Pope. A these have been 500 years of suffering and sadness. A amerind a was invaded not discovered we will not commemorate this occasion but protest it a said Edna Silva de Sousa 42, the daughter of murdered Indian chief Marcal de Sousa Tupai who met John Paul in Guiab amp 11 years ago. The indians said the governments failure to protect Pineir land spurred violent conflicts with land hungry ranchers and resulted in 141 murders of indians since John Paul a 1980 visit. During the outdoor meeting chief Aniceto of the 9,000-Strong Savante tribe handed the Pope a wooden staff which he said symbolized War and defense. Then he removed his headdress of Blue Macaw feathers and placed it on the pontiffs head. A the Pope represents god the creator of the world a said Aniceto whose face was streaked with Black paint. A the should bless our  Many indians wore to shirts with the names of murdered tribesmen and the dates of their deaths. They held a Large Banner that read a punishment for the  a the pipe issued a Strong statement defending the rights of brazils indigenous tribes. I have heard with great pain the news about violations of your rights motivated by greed and private interests with great repercussions on life health and survival of some Indian groups a he told the gathering. 1 ask god to illuminate those responsible in the government to find Wise and responsible solutions for these shameful situations a he said. R roman Catholic Church has blamed the govern brazilian indians to the verge of extinct on from 5 million in the 16th Century to 220,000 today. A the Pope dismissed assertions that Catholic mis out Larin Ameri la destroy no an culture through Waif f?1 �?ogre31 pain at efforts to Polita dist Rte the history of Church conversions m Brazil. Beloved brother indians a the Pope said a i of Jere each one of those missionary figures with their weaknesses and  ,?f brazils Catholic Church voiced support for the indians position. Churn he in Piar do jos6 Dias president of the a dig Enous missionary Council said he was embarrassed by the churches festivity plans. Indian Nhy a a any value to Lac evangelization of the and apes i Emial a hsem0ra,Ion she uld be a unable