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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, November 11, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b world the stars and stripes monday november 11,1991austrian train crash kills at least 4, injures 46 Vienna Austria a at least four people were killed saturday and 46 were injured tour of them seriously in a three cornered collision of local trains just Northeast of Vienna a railway official reported. The Accident occurred when the Engineer of one train disregarded a Stop signal at Suessen Brunny a station located Only a few Miles from Vienna a City limits according to Ernst Hengst Berger chief of Central traffic control. Hengstberger said that although an automatic braking mechanism was immediately activated the train slammed into another train. That pushed some cars onto a neighbouring track where a third train was  delays continue Paris a passengers taking commercial flights in and out of France suffered delays for the second Day in a Row saturday because of a strike by a Small group of electronic engineers. However waiting times were reduced and fewer flights were cancelled Airport officials said. Delays ranged Between 20 minutes and 90 minutes at Charles de Gaulle Airport and orly Airport As Well As at provincial facilities the officials said. The strike is scheduled to continue until  killed saving dog Colchester England a car struck Michael Hughes 37, As he attempted to lift his injured dog from a Road where it had just been hit by another car police said saturday. Hughes 37, of Fingringhoe about 50 Miles Northeast of London died after the Accident on Friday police said. His part Labrador retriever was stunned but recovered. Hughes apparently stopped to walk his dog but the animal ran into the Road and was run Over police said. As Hughes tried to lift his injured pet he was  found in cargo hold Milan Italy a baggage handlers at Milan Airport found a Man with a gunshot wound to the head in the cargo hold of an air plane that had flown in from los Angeles Airport authorities said sunday. Doctors said roman Soriano Vasquez 28, a mexican american who worked As a baggage handler at los Angeles International Airport was in a coma after what appeared to be a suicide attempt. Investigators said the Man was found lying in a Pool of blood in the cargo hold of an a italia jumbo Jet which arrived from los Angeles on saturday. They said a .38-caliber pistol was lying nearby. Italian investigators were working sunday to try to establish How the incident took place and How the Jet could have left los Angeles without the presence of the injured Man being  Nab . Civilian for  reptile collection by Mary Neth staff writer. Frankfurt Germany a a . Military historian who was keeping a Crocodile a Boa Constrictor and a military Arsenal in his ont bedroom apartment was arrested saturday evening. Dan Petersen 36, was apprehended at Frankfurt International Airport on his return from a 14-Day seminar in the United states said police spokesman Manfred Fullhardt. He said Petersen has admitted to keeping the reptiles and the weaponry. A the was unaware that there had been a police raid of his apartment and that there was a warrant out for his arrest a Fullhardt said. Petersen Heads the military museum of the . Army a 3rd  div in Frankfurt. The raid of the americans apartment and the animals and munitions found in it made newspaper headlines in Germany. The collection of animals Many on the endangered species list also included two Galapagos islands lizards being kept in a Glass terrarium in the living room. The 6-foot Crocodile was a vegetating in the apart a gift from Bottom of her us feet Manila Philippines apr Imelda Marcos gave away a pair of her fabled shoes saturday to a contestant who correctly guessed the Date of the former philippine first lady a Homecoming. A the shoes of Imelda Are being put to Good use like Cinderella a Marcos told listeners of a local radio station which sponsored the contest. A Cinderella has returned and i believe this will bring us Good Luck. The shoes Are a Symbol of  Marcos returned Home last monday after nearly six years of exile in the United states where she and her husband former president Ferdinand Marcos fled after they were ousted in the 1986 uprising that catapulted Corazon Aquino to Power. Ferdinand Marcos died in exile in 1989. Marcos removed the pair of shoes she was wearing after picking out the name of Lorna Agris a filipino from the 50 winning entries. The other winners will receive pairs of new shoes. A you can see that this pair is Well worn a Marcos said As she raised the philippine made White leather shoes with Mother of Pearl inlays. Rina Veloso an radio station executive said More than 100,000 people sent entries during the three week contest. The entries included people from Australia Brunei Canada Hong Kong Japan Singapore Thailand and the United states. Marcos said she will Send each of the non winning entries an autographed picture. A when Cinderella lost a shoe even thing turned into a pumpkin that is what happened to her life and All the things around her a Marcos added. A now that Cinderella is Back i Hope they will return All my  mentus Bathtub a according to one of the newspaper reports. The Boa Constrictor was kept in a Wall closet. Frankfurt police raided the apartment after receiving a tip nov. 1 from a humane society group that an american was keeping a Nile Crocodile in the bathroom of an eighth floor apartment on Dudichum Strasse in Frankfurt a Redelheim District. The apartment also contained 50 guns and rifles several hand grenades and a land mine police said. Petersen now in police confinement can be charged with breaking International Law on purchasing and keeping endangered species and under the German weapons control Laws. Petersen told police he brought the 6-foot Crocodile from Egypt. He said he had bought the land mine and the Hana grenades at a Flea Market and obtained one of the lizards in the persian Gulf during operation desert storm according to Fullhardt. Petersen claimed that he brought the guns and rifles with him when he moved from the United states to Germany in 1981, and that he registered them with the ., Fullhardt said. A we will have to Check with the american authorities before we can sort out All the charges a he said. Imelda Marcos autographs her shoes As a top prize. Top German jew urges Protection for foreigners Berlin apr marking the anniversary of a Savage nazi pogrom the Leader of Germany a jewish Community on sunday demanded Protection for foreigners recently threatened by German right Wing radicals. Heinz Galinskis remarks came one Day after More than 100,000 germans took to the streets in cities throughout the country to protest the Rise in racial hatred that has led to attacks on foreigners and refugee shelters. In making their plea the marchers chose the anniversary of the nazi pogrom on nov. 9-10, 1938, and of the opening of the Berlin Wall two years ago that led to the fall of communism a and in part to the refugee influx. Fifty three years ago hitlers thugs beat and killed jews and ransacked their Homes and businesses. It was called Kris Tal nacht or Crystal night because of the shattered Glass that Lay in the streets. During an anniversary service in Berlin Galinski said popular apathy allowed the nazis to carry out the attacks that ushered in the holocaust Slaughter of 6 million jews and hundreds of thousands of others. Comparing Kristal nacht to recent attacks against foreigners Galinski said Germany owes Protection to those who Are threatened. The biggest demonstration saturday took place in Berlin where about 50,000 people from Church groups political parties and labor unions demonstrated. However in the Eastern German City of Halle police broke up several clashes Between rightists and leftists. More than 230 people were detained for illegal Possession of weapons or vandalism. Halle a police chief Gunter Hermann said four people remained in jail sunday. Actor Singer Montand mourned across France Paris up a France went into mourning sunday for Yves Montand. The popular Singer and actor 70, died after suffering a heart attack on the set of a new movie that he was making in a Forest North of Paris. President Francois Mitterrand and prime minister Edith Cresson paid tribute to the italian born son of impoverished tuscan immigrants. Montand made More than 50 movies during a dazzling 45-year career. Montanda a body was moved saturday night from sen Lis Hospital 40 Miles North of Paris to an apartment he owned on the fashionable Boulevard St. Germain one of his two parisian Homes. He became ill Friday night at ver Neuil in Halette where he was work ing on a new film being shot by director Jean Jacques Beineix. He was still conscious when he was admitted to the hospitals emergency room at 1 a.m., Hospital officials said. At 4 30 a.m., he was taken to the intensive care unit of the Hospital. Efforts to save him were in vain ing a renewed heart attack and he died at 1 10 . His companion Carole and Catherine Allegret the daughter of his late wife Simone Signoret were present at the Hospital when he died. Municipal officials lowered the French Flag to half staff on the town Hall at Auteuil aut Houillet some 5u Miles Northwest of Paris. The crooner had maintained a country residence there since 1955  
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