European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes monday november 25, 1991 world polish paper reports assassination attempt from wire reports Warsaw Poland a the country a largest newspaper said saturday that there May have been an attempt on president Lech Walesa a life 12 Days ago that has been subject to a news blackout. The paper gazeta web orca said it Learned from three a Independent reliable sources that a Man with a knife rushed at Walesa on nov. 11 at Independence Day ceremonies held at the Tomb of the unknown Soldier. According to the daily the Man was stopped and apprehended by presidential bodyguards and was not noticed by Walesa. It gave no other  riot at concert Toronto a hundreds of youths lined up for a rap concert went on a rampage at a suburban mall. Police said some windows were smashed and three people were slightly injured. About 500 youths were lined up outside the hmm record store at the Scarborough mall about 7 . Friday to see rap group naughty by nature police said. Some of those in line began pushing and shoving police said and soon the youths ran through the mall smashing  students Kille Cairo Egypt a five egyptian secondary school students were killed and 10 other students and teachers were seriously wounded when a speeding truck crashed into a microbus they were about to enter to go to their school in Cairo a police official said. The official said the incident occurred during the morning Rush hour when hundreds of thousands of pupils go to their  Farmers protest Rome a about 300,000 angry italian Farmers drove tractors and marched through Rome on saturday to protest european Community policies and italian taxes. The peaceful demonstration which tied up traffic in Central Rome ended with speeches at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The Farmers descended on Rome from different parts of Italy in 4,500 buses 10 special trains five chartered flights and two rented ferries. Yeltsin seeks to reconstruct old ties with East Germany Potsdam Germany apr russians president Boris n. Yeltsin visited Eastern Germany on saturday and sought to build economic ties Between the two regions trying to overcome communist legacies. A we face the same sickness and difficulties because we re going from one system to another a the russian Republic president said in Potsdam once part of the former soviet satellite of East Germany. On the final Day of his three Day German trip Yeltsin toured Cecilien Hof Palace a Rococo English style Villa where Harry Truman Josef Stalin and Winston Churchill held the historic 1945 Potsdam conference that led to the postwar division of Germany. During his visit Yeltsin was treated like a foreign head of state and signed cooperation agreements with the German government and with Daimler Benz Germany a biggest conglomerate. He also startled officials with his Contention that he knew the location of the Amber room one of the greatest Art treasures that disappeared after world War ii. The room a built with 12 tons of carved Amber tiles for Frederick i of Prussia a and its 18th-Century contents were packed in crates and buried under a soviet military base in Eastern Germany he  being held after bomb joke Valletta Malta apr a briton who told a flight attendant to a mind my bomb when she was stacking hand Luggage overhead in a departing aircraft is being held by police for interrogation the government said saturday. The Many a joke prompted moments of tension at Valetta a Luna Airport in the spotlight because of claims by american and British investigators that the bomb that brought Down pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland three years ago was routed to Frankfurt Germany from Malta. The governments information department said the Captain of the Britannia airways Boeing 737 carrying 151 passengers bound for London a Gatwick Airport reported the comment made to the flight attendant. The plane was called Back to its parking place and the passengers were made to identify their Luggage the department said. Yeltsin a visit was accompanied by heavy Security. Police lined the winding Road through the sprawling wooded grounds of the Palace now a hotel that was built in 1913 for the heir to the Imperial German throne. Accompanied by German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher Yeltsin held Trade talks in Potsdam with Brandenburg states governor Manfred Stolpe to revive remnants of the powerful Trade ties that existed Between former East Germany and the old pre coup soviet Union. Trade Between East Germany and the soviet Union plunged after that nation converted to a free Market unified with West Germany last year and demanded Only hard currency for its products. Yeltsin and Stolpe said they agreed to try to find ways to rebuild Trade ties in Industry and agriculture. Industrial plants in Brandenburg of which Potsdam is the capital were the chief exporters of East German goods to the soviet Union. But struggling plants in the state have huge stockpiles of goods they can no longer Export because of the soviet unions hard currency  Galleon replica capsizes after christening Isla Cristina Spain apr a replica of a Magellan Galleon the first ship to sail around the world 400 years ago capsized minutes after being christened. A handful of people were on the Vittoria but jumped overboard unhurt As the sailing ship toppled Over in the ports shallow Waters Friday. The Galleon became unbalanced when one of the rowboats pulled on its Side instead of the Stern the projects technical director Ignacio Fernandez told the state run news Agency efe. A this is Only a slight hitch to our plans. New tests will be carried out to Check the ships float ability and i am convinced they will be a Complete Success a Fernandez told efe. The replica is one of the galleons built for next years Celebration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus first trans Atlantic journey in 1492.student exchanges Lead to new image of old foes by Lynda Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau ramste1n a Germany a sixth in year old Natalia Lomanova from the russian Republic is enjoying her first trip to the West. A it is very Good very interesting. In a making Many new friends. We have much in common a she said. Lomanova from Ivanovo is speaking of her new american friends at Ramstein High school. They have shared jokes music and movies since Lomanova and 21 other russian students began their visit to Ramstein on nov. 16. Marina Belova an English teacher and vice principal Belova from Ivanovo is one of eight adults accompanying the students. Two years ago several groups of american teachers visited her classes in Russia during a visit to the soviet Union she said. One of them an educator from Ramstein High school later returned the favor and invited Belova to visit Ramstein. Belova who visited last november said that a during that visit we came to the conclusion that a special visit Between our schools is possible and necessary. That show the idea was  permission was obtained through the school superintendent at Ramstein and the proposed visit became a reality. Belova said an american school in Germany was chosen for several reasons. A for me it was very important to give an Opportunity for my students to practice their English As a teacher of English a she said. A from this Exchange we want to show our students the proper Way of life. It is better once to show them than Many times to Tell  she added that travelling to Germany was much less expensive than travelling to America. A we want them to experience everything themselves and then with new ideas come Back to our Home and solve our problems with their new expert  Belova said students were chosen from Many volunteers based on their English speaking abilities. A there none of the children have interpreters. They communicate themselves a she said. The students Are accompanied by their school superintendent other English teachers in their school and Boris Bolshakov a lawmaker and former Keg officer. Bolshakov has been involved with the schoolchildren of Ivanovo for Many years on a voluntary basis. Bolshakov said that changes in Ameri can russian policy and attitudes also helped the Exchange visit take place. A in 1985, nobody could have dreamed of the idea of seeing politicians from nato and politicians from the soviet Union All together in Brussels Belgium a he said. For too Long a time we have been hiding behind the Iron curtain on both sides of it and inventing new missiles and new weapons. We Don t want our children to have such an image a Boris Bolshakov a two years ago or perhaps a year ago if anybody in Ramstein had been told that a former Kab officer would be a guest Here on Ramstein air base a military air base he would have been considered  Belova Hopes that american students will be Able to visit Russia this school year and she would like to bring More russian students to Ramstein. American families Are providing housing for the students and escorts. Belova said american students would be placed with russian families during their visit. Despite the problems plaguing Russia now Belova believes that the exchanges should take place. A the situation in our country is rather difficult now but still our people Are Able to have the americans. They guarantee to provide housing feeding. They say a what we have they will have until they Are common a a she said. Bolshakov said the Best Way for people to understand new policies and attitudes is through Contact. A people themselves will understand each other and will achieve Mutual understanding much better and much sticker than sometimes our politicians of he said. A for too Long a time we have been hiding behind the Iron curtain on both sides of it and inventing new missiles and new  Bolshakov said that situation made the East and West enemies adding a we done to want our children to have such an  he has been the chief of the children a political club in Ivanovo for Many years. When Boris n. Yeltsin began to emerge As a Leader in Russia it was the children who proposed Bolshakova a name to their parents for election As a Deputy in the supreme soviet said Belova. A they asked their parents and the population of the whole District of Ivanovo. 28,000 people to vote for him to support their idea a she said. He was considered the a parents of the school said Belova. The students a took an Active part in All his election campaigns. They attended election meetings in their spare time a she said. The students spent their time in Ramstein sightseeing and visiting classes. They planned to return to Russia on sunday