European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 19,1991 the stars and stripes c Page 9finns building Road to Central Europe Helsinki Finland a 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 Are talking about Here is a vision of a new Europe a said Harri tur a cinch 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 get 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 killed 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. Public order a said a spokesman is try s 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  anxiety a amps Dav.  two daredevils performing a motorcycle act on a High Park in rust. Germany. The theme Park closes for the wire draw the rapt attention of spectators at Europa year sunday and will reopen next  Driver saw signal officials say years was 16 dead and 55 injured. Six of the 55 were injured seriously. The freight train was travelling at 53 Mph when it arrived at the first Orange Light. It then reduced to 40 Mph indicating the Driver saw the signal the authorities said. The freight train remained at 40 Mph for a time and then the Driver applied emergency brakes when he arrived at the second red Light suggesting that the Stop signal was functioning. After seeing the first Orange Light and responding the Driver apparently forgot a few seconds later to continue reducing Speed and did not respond until it was too late said the sources. Paris up a the Driver of a freight train that slammed thursday morning into a passenger train South of Paris in a collision that killed 16 people including himself spotted a Stop signal before his locomotive hurtled into the Sleeper judicial sources said Friday. A Black Box recorder found in the wreckage Friday showed the Driver braked at a Light located 4,900 feet before a Stop sign situated about 500 feet from the collision Point. The Accident occurred at the station in Melun 30 Miles South of Paris. Local authorities said Friday afternoon that the final toll from the collision the worst in France in three court backs controversial billboards Paris a a court on Friday rejected a Campaign to Force the italian clothing maker Benetton to take Down 1,300 billboard advertisements showing a priest kissing a nun. A roman Catholic citizens lobby had filed a complaint against the and saying it a was particularly offensive to  the court ruled that the advertisement did not constitute an a a act which could be characterized As anti Christian  the billboards which will remain in place As scheduled until next monday show a Collar wearing pest kissing a nun in full habit on the Mouth. Benetton was involved in controversy recently Over an and showing a Newborn infant with its umbilical Cord still attached. Agric a citizens group with links to Tjie far right said portrayal of a Collar wearing priest kissing a nun in full Nabit 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 poster saying that it a went against generally accepted  the office is not empowered to ban the poster but can recommend its removal