European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 18, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 9 israeli embassy destroyed by blast leaving 4 dead Buenos Aires Argentina apr an explosion destroyed the israeli embassy in Central Buenos Aires on tuesday and officials said at least four died and 60 were injured. President Carlos Menem blamed the explosion on a nazi elements and other Defeated groups in  in Jerusalem Nili Haminsky daughter of ambassador Yitzhak Shefi told Israel television her father was not in the embassy at the time of the mid afternoon  explosion reduced the five Story embassy building to a Story High pile of Cement wooden beams and debris. The blast was heard More than three Miles away. A school and roman Catholic Church also were damaged and according to unconfirmed accounts some schoolchildren were injured. Along the Street in front of the embassy a half dozen cars burned and shouldered. A 21-year-old woman who witnessed the explosion was quoted by the government news Agency team As saying a bomb was believed to have been planted in a car in front of the embassy. Hundreds of people gathered near the embassy but were held Back by police while firefighters and vol Holger Schmidt in tras Holm Sweden. Unters began going through the ruined building and ambulances rushed the injured away. Scores of Rescue workers picked through the rubble with their hands tossing chunks of Cement from the pile of wreckage. Buenos Aires mayor Carlos Grosso told television reporters two people were killed. Officials at the Fernandez Hospital said a third person died of a heart attack. However israeli radio said Argentina a foreign minister called his israeli counterpart David Levy and told him four people were killed. The governments municipal emergency information services said at least 60 people were Hurt according to the news Agency Noticia Argentina. The explosion occurred shortly before 3 . The embassy is in a largely residential zone just off the Central business District. Levy called an emergency session with All members of his staff in Jerusalem. His top aide Aliza Goren said officials were having a hard time getting details because All Telephone lines to the building were Cut. An estimated 250,000 jews live in this City of 10 million making its jewish population the largest of any City in latin America. It also has a Large German population Many of whom came to this country after world War  seeks to oust German living simple life Stockholm Sweden api a Holger Schmidt says he gets All he needs out of life by picking berries fishing and repairing televisions and radios in a Small Northern Village. But the swedish immigration Board wants to expel the German immigrant because on paper he does no to make enough Money to live on a though he has never applied for welfare. When Schmidt 41, moved in 1989 from the German state of Bavaria to the swedish Village of tras Holm the immigration Board gave him two years to Settle and support himself. Schmidt the Only television radio repairman in tras Holm 525 Miles North of Stockholm said he met the boards conditions and even owns his House in tras Holm. A but the immigration Board notified him last month that the $5,000 he earns each year is not enough to live on and wants to Send him Back to Germany. Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt came to Schmidt a defense after newspaper stories about the German appeared. A if Schmidt leads his life quietly and is no Burden to anyone there is no reason Why he should not keep doing that a Bildt told National television sunday. Police trying to defuse bomb set off blasts that kill 2, Hurt 18 Istanbul Turkey apr a police team trying to defuse a terrorist bomb set off three explosions in an Istanbul police station tuesday officials said. Two policemen were killed and 18 wounded. The blasts occurred in a building housing a police bomb squad in the downtown Gay Rettere District. The main police station is next door. State radio said the first explosion occurred at 10 50 a.m., triggering two other blasts. It did not say How Many bombs were involved. Ismet Sezgin the Interior minister said the explosions were accidental set off when a police team was trying defuse a bomb seized from terrorists. He did not provide details. The explosion caused heavy damage to the building and shattered windows of neighbouring apartments according to state radio. In Greece on tuesday bombs damaged two cars and a Bank in Athens and unknown gunmen killed a greek Soldier on duty at a military base 25 Miles to the South police reported. One of the damaged cars belonged to the greek director of the european Community office in Athens. An Anonymous caller to a radio station claimed responsibility for the bombings on behalf of the Urban revolutionary popular struggle group a leftist terrorist group that also claimed it carried out a bombing that injured 11 police officers last month. In France a Small bomb exploded before Dawn outside the concert Hall where far right Leader Jean Marie be pen plans to hold his final rally before sundays regional elections. Be pen is president of the National front party which opposes Muslim immigrants in France. There was no claim of responsibility for the blast in Paris. The explosion caused minor damage and no injuries. World smog Alert plays havoc with schools car traffic from wire reports Mexico City a trying to Cope with record smog authorities cancelled classes Tor most Mexico City children tuesday ordered dozens of factories to curtail production and banned hundreds of thousands of cars from the roads. The second phase of a new smog Alert plan was called into effect monday for the first time after Ozone reached record Levels. Along with cancelling classes for preschoolers and primary and secondary school pupils the government doubled to 1 million the number of cars forbidden a according to License plate a to be on the Road. That meant 40 percent of cars in the City area were banned from its streets  Church robbed Jerusalem a a gunman tuesday stole a Diamond studded antique sword and jewels from the Church of the holy sepulchre police said. The historic Church built Over the traditional site of Christ a burial is inside Jerusalem a walled old City. The gunman whose nationality was not known got away after threatening a greek orthodox priest with a pistol shortly after Midnight City police spokesman Shmuyl Ben Ruby said. Church officials declined to put a value on the stolen items which included some taken off a statue of the Virgin Mary Ben Ruby  figure stolen Tokyo a thieves have made off with the Star of the newest Godzilla movie but production officials said tuesday that  just make another one. Out of rubber. A one of our guards on patrol monday found the mock Godzilla was gone and we have reported it to the police a said Kiyokawa Honda Nead of the Toho  special effects department. Along with the rubber Godzilla which measures 13 feet from head to Tail and is Worth an estimated $38,400, the Heads of Godzilla a enemies King Phidora and Meka King Phidora also were reported  press warned Kuwait a Kuwait a Crown Prince has accused the press of writing a a Poison and warned editors they would be held responsible if this continued newspapers reported monday. A i read some articles in some papers that unfortunate aimed at tearing up National Solidarity and Unity in addition to instigating people against the government said Sheik Saad a Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah. A things have exceeded acceptable limits a several newspapers quoted him As saying. A i respect Freedom of the press and Freedom of thinking but some of what is being published in our press is  kills 2 tourists Bolzano Italy a an Avalanche killed two tourists a a German and an austrian a As they were crossing an Alpine Glacier monday the italian news Agency Ansa reported. The two were identified As Brigitte Keller 25, of Germany and Viktor Giacomelli 55, of Austria Ansa  cow 48, feted Kenmare Ireland a Bertha the worlds oldest and most prolific cow stood aloof monday As humans celebrated her 48th birthday. Dozens of local people celebrated at the Village Hall with songs poems a few drinks and a Blessing from a priest. The festivities were relayed to the nation via a popular talk show on Rte radio. Bertha listed in the guinness Book of world records both for her age and her 39 calves was Given a bucket of apples to Chew in her pen. Jerome of Leary who bought Bertha in 1946 at a St. Patrick a Day fair in nearby seem has recently taken Bertha on Public appearance for Charity and she has raised 23,000 Irish pounds $37,000 for cancer research