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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes . Peacekeeper shot during cambodian flight from wire reports United nations gunmen fired on a helicopter Over Cambodia on wednesday and wounded the commander of the australian . Peacekeeping contingent. A unknown elements fired three or four shots at the helicopter in route to Bata bang at 12 30 . The gunfire hit col. Russell Stuart in the Arm and  Dies at 97 Athens Greece a Oscar Theodore Bro Neer an archaeologist who discovered the Sanctuary of Poseidon has died at age 97, the american school of classical studies in Athens announced thursday. The swedish born Broneer died at Home saturday the school said. Broneer who immigrated to the United states when he was 19, first came to Greece in 1924 As a postgraduate student. He was director of the University of Chicago excavations from 1952 to 1967 at Isthmian near Corinth where the panhellenic Sanctuary and Temple of Poseidon were discovered. The Sanctuary was famous for athletic competitions that it began holding in the sixth Century ., similar to those at olympia.100-drachma Coin added Athens Greece a the Bank of Greece on wednesday introduced a 100-drachma 54-cent Coin bearing the likeness of Alexander the great. The Bronze Coin has the ruler from the fourth Century  On one Side with the title a King of the  the 16-Point Star Symbol of ancient macedonian Royalty is on the  on night work to end Paris a the French government said wednesday that it had agreed to lift a ban on Industrial nighttime work by women. The ban originated with a 1948 convention adopted by the International labor organization and ratified by France in 1954. The european court of Justice ruled last july that the ban conflicted with the principle of equal rights Between the  to Airport planned Rome a a train service starting june 29 will connect Rome a main Airport to the principal train stations of Naples and Florence the state railways announced wednesday. The service will take advantage of a train link inaugurated earlier this decade Between Rome and Leonardo a Vinci  Tunnel from jail Kayseri Turkey a eleven leftist inmates escaped from a High Security prison in this Central province on wednesday the Anatolia news Agency reported. The dispatch said the inmates used a 190-Yard-Long Tunnel dug As an escape  s doctors unsure Moscow a doctors examining former East German Leader Erich Honecker at an elite Moscow clinic have not yet determined conclusively whether he has cancer a Deputy chief physician said wednesday. Responding to a russian news Agency report that no a serious illness was found Alexander Borodulin told the associated press that a it seems to me that information was a  daughter sought Panama City a a panamanian circuit judge issued an arrest warrant for one of the daughters of former strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega in accusations of embezzlement reports said wednesday. Lorena Noriega Sieiro has been charged with receiving a government salary without working when she was on the payroll of the anti drug Section of the panamanian attorney general a office newspaper Al Panama America reported. Noriega Sieiro currently lives in Santo Domingo dominican Republic. Friday february 28, 1992 Libya still runs Camps for terrorists . Says by George Lardner or. And John m. Goshko the Washington Post libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi is still operating at least five terrorist training Camps and has made Only a a cosmetic concessions to Western demands that he get out of the terrorism business according to senior . Officials. Consequently the Bush administration has begun lobbying the United nations to impose economic sanctions against Libya that . Officials Hope would stay in Force even if Qadhafi surrenders the libyan agents suspected in midair bombings of two Western jetliners several years ago. The officials said the administration is not seeking Qadhafi a a ouster and has no immediate plans to attack Libya militarily if Qadhafi fails to comply with . Demands. In interviews the officials said the administration believes it can build on the diplomatic momentum of charges tying Libya to the bombings of pan american flight 10� in 1988 and a French Uta flight in 1989. It Hopes that momentum will invigorate a decade Long Campaign to Force an end to Qadhafi a a 22-year history of instigating bankrolling and giving Haven to terrorists. One government official said Qadhafi a has been making a Strong Effort to hide his hand in terrorism since november when two libyan intelligence officers were indicted in the United states and Britain for the pan am bombing Over Lockerbie Scotland which killed 270 people. For instance Qadhafi closed five Large terrorist training Camps publicly identified by the state department in an intelligence report on Libya last november. But a senior state department official said Libya is keeping at least five other Camps in operation. A the terrorists in the Camps that were closed were moved to other training facilities ones that were not listed a said another administration official. According to the state department the closed Camps a a1 galah the seven april training Camp the Sidi Bilal port facility bin Tashir and Ras Al Hilal a had been used to Tram members of the Abu Nidal organization As Well As dissidents from Africa Asia and latin America and palestinian terrorist groups. Although Libya has not been tied directly to any recent terrorist attacks and although International terrorism generally has appeared to Wane in recent months . Officials said Qadhafi continues to provide training and funds to terrorist groups around the world from radicals in the Philippines to the provisional Irish Republican army. Dateless japanese climb aboard tour buses bound for Romance Tokyo apr about 40 Young lonely hearts stood in two lines outside the aquarium they had just visited men facing the women for the ritualistic a proposal time that ended a Daylong bus tour. Each Man approached a woman asking for a Date. Kenji Kushima 23, ran to one woman with whom he had hardly talked extended his name card and shyly whispered  almost instantly she responded a a in a  the excursion arranged by a tour group company called the neat is part of a growing matchmaking Market for Young japanese. The company schedules such trips every weekend and other companies offer similar one Day bus Tours or Short ski trips for singles seeking mates. Traditionally matches in Japan have been arranged by parents and friends of Young adults. But with Young japanese moving away from Home and with Urban dwellers living at such a frenetic Pace an increasing number of people seem to be having trouble meeting the opposite sex. By the time men enter their 30s and women enter their late 20s, they often Are desperate. A Many people i know complain they can to meet people and done to know How a said Naohiko Inaba of Kinky Nippon tourist co., which arranges matchmaking trips. A matchmaking Tours seem to solve such problems. Participants can even ask tour guides for help when they want to approach  in another innovation a a dating vending machines in Tokyo offer profiles of one of 450 Young men for about $2.40 a with their name height weight Job phone number and photo. And up to 2,000 people apply to appear on each episode of the Nelton red whale gang television show which tries to pair up 30 participants each week. The shows japanese title is partly a play on a popu a three men hand out their name cards to two japanese women during a proposal time after a recent matchmaking tour. Lar entertainers name and partly nonsensical words which Are often used in pop culture with comic intent. Meaningless English words As Well such As a the neat Are used to add allure in show business or product sales. The neat so Nelton bus tour a which takes its name from the television show a began with participants introducing themselves Many giving nothing More than their names and their addresses. They then visited a botanical Garden and an aquarium. Many participants spoke Little and appeared afraid to approach members of the opposite sex. Finally everyone shyly gathered for a proposal  Only about one fourth of the participants paired off. A at first glance i could Tell these Guys were not my Type a said Tamaki Kumazawa a 24-year-old receptionist wearing a Tweed jacket and Blue jeans who Paic $80 for the tour. Men paid $96. World scout Leader opposes Gay participation Athens Greece apr the Secretary general of the world organization of the scout movement said wednesday that homosexuals have no place in scouting. A scouting actively discourages homosexuals from joining its ranks. Nobody is obliged to be a scout a Jacques Moreillon said. A he was referring to a recent Effort to admit Gay boy scouts in san Fransisco. A we done to pronounce ourselves on the pros and cons of homosexuality outside scouting but we strongly believe that our scout youth should not be a Hunting ground for homosexuals a he added. The Swiss based group is an International non governmental body made up of recognized scout organza tons from 150 countries and territories. Moreillon said there Are 16 million scouts world wide  
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