European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 19, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9 finns building Road to Central Europe Helsinki Finland apr Road builders Are connecting Arctic Finland and Central Europe with a Highway that eventually May stretch 2,500 Miles from Murmansk to Turkey. Finnish companies will repair and occasionally Widen the existing Road through Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. They will construct Access ramps install signs and build Western style Gas stations along the 625-mile route. A by next summer we will have a Road that complies with Western european standards open from Helsinki to the polish Border a said Martti Miettinen direct world Tor of Viatrek a Road planning firm. The project is expected to Cost $2 billion by the time restaurants and motels Are added. Planning of the via Baltic began in 1988, but instability in the soviet Union stalled the project. Now that the Baltic have gained Independence from the soviet Union financial backing is expected from the european Community and the United nations said Andi Meister of the estonian transport ministry. The via Baltic is intended to link up with the 7,500-mile trans european Motorway being built from the Northern polish port of Gdansk to Istanbul with a Branch to Lisbon Portugal. A a it a simply a question of time but with the newly won Independence of the Baltic republics we see its being a reality before the end of the decade a Miettinen said. The via Baltic will shorten the trip from Helsinki to Poland by up to 12 hours since it will circumvent ferry trips Between Finland Sweden and Denmark. Finnish experts estimate 200,000 tourists a year eventually May use the Baltic Highway. The finns also plan to improve the 95-mile Road from Northern Finland to Murmansk the soviet Arctic port. A what we arc talking about Here is a vision of a new Europe a said Harri tur Peinen of Neste the finnish state Oil company. A Murmansk Helsinki. Will no longer be so far away from the rest of  finnish officials expressed Surprise at the Good Quality of Baltic roads. A compared to Russia they Are excellent a Turpeinen said. A what we need to do in the first stage is to smooth some of the Asphalt and act rid of the bottlenecks near the  for mias remains in Cambodia unsuccessful from wire reports Bangkok Thailand a a we Klong search by . Experts has failed to uncover the remains of five . Service members killed in Cambodia in 1975, a . Military spokesman said thursday. A the area covered More real estate than we had expected a said it. Cmdr. Ken Patterson a spokesman for the . Pacific come in Bangkok. The search ended thursday. The eight member team had been searching on the Southern cambodian Island of Koh Tang. Today it is to begin looking for the Graves of three american journalists lulled during the indochinese War. The site is about 40 Miles South of the capital of phenom penh. The experts Are the first americans to be allowed into Cambodia to search for remains of missing americans. Patterson said cambodian authorities have cooperated with the  for the wealthy Paris a in a new definition of comprehensive coverage two French insurance firms now offer policies that provide chauffeurs to motorists who have their licenses revoked for violations like speeding. The policies which in effect coddle Law breaking motorists who have enough Money to pay for them have drawn the ire of the finance ministry which monitors the insurance Industry. A this Type of contract like insurance against hostage taking in other countries is contrary to the Public order a said a spokesman for the ministry a insurance documentation and information Center. The policy introduced monday by up Assurance and europ assistance is typical. For an annual Premium of 1,000 francs about $172a Motorist buys a guarantee of not being stuck without  Columbus Madrid Spain a a communist mayor fed up with Spain a plans to spend $1.8 billion on an exposition honouring Christopher Columbus said he will erect a 20-foot Monument in his Small town decrying colonization. Seville a expo �?T92 is intended to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus arrival in the Western hemisphere. Jose Antonio Barroso mayor of the Southern town of puerto real said he and his backers Are seeking $500,000 to build a Black Granite and Bronze Monument commemorating the a abuses of european  Barroso unveiled a scale Model thursday to reporters in Madrid. He said the Monument would be dedicated next oct. 12.Oil workers evacuated Aberdeen Scotland a helicopters on Friday evacuated 54 workers off a Texaco drilling platform adrift in a North sea Gale. However 26 were left on Board to perform essential work officials said. The 15,000-ton Semi submersible platform Borgny Dolphin was being towed to an Oil Field off the Northeast coast of Scotland when the Tow lines broke thursday night. High anxiety a amps Dave Carey two daredevils performing a motorcycle act on a High wire draw the rapt attention of spectators at Europa Park in rust Germany. The theme Park closes for the year sunday and will reopen next spring.16 killed after nightclub set afire Seoul South Korea up a a Farmer was arrested by police after he set a provincial nightclub on fire killing 16 people and injuring at least 20, police said Friday. The fire was started about 9 50 . Thursday at to Sun Kwan nightclub in the basement of a building in Taegu 150 Miles Southeast of Seoul. There were about 150 patrons in the club at the time police said. Kim Chong us 29, came to the place asking for drinks but was turned away by waiters. They asked him to leave because he appeared already drunk and did not seem to have Money police said. Kim who came from a nearby town went away then came Back with More than a gallon of gasoline. The angry Farmer poured it Over the nightclubs stage and set it afire police said. Patrons stampeded to the Entrance As the lights went out. Many fell in the confusion and were trapped inside. All of the dead a seven men and nine women a suffocated in heavy smoke and toxic Gas emitted from burning carpets and furniture police said. The Blaze was brought under control quickly by some 100  ripped for and of kissing priest Paris apr a conservative group filed a complaint in court thursday demanding that italian clothing manufacturer Benetton withdraw up to 1,300 billboard advertisements showing a priest kissing a nun. Agric a citizens group with links to the far right said portrayal of a Collar wearing priest kissing a nun in full habit on the Mouth is a a particularly serious offence to  full name is the general association against racism and for respect of the French Christian identity. In the past the group opposed Martin Scorsese a the last temptation of Christ and Jean Luc Godard a Hail Mary on similar grounds. The advertising verification office an Industry watchdog that sets guidelines also condemned the pos Ter saying that it a went against generally accepted  the office is not empowered to ban the poster but can recommend its removal. Giraudy the billboard company that put up the posters in several French cities said thursday that its Job did not entail censorship. A it is not our responsibility to play judge or to evaluate the morality of the poster a Giraudy director Jean Thill said adding that it appeared last month in several magazines without causing an uproar. The and Campaign is expected to run through monday. Benetton declined to comment on the Legal action. The company was involved in another controversy recently Over an and showing a Newborn infant with its umbilical Cord still attached