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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 c the stars and stripes sunday March 22, 1992 Lebanon seeks syrian Aid israeli movements reported Beirut Lebanon up a lebanese president Elias Herawi travelled to Damascus Syria on saturday As part of what was described As an intensive International Effort to head off military retaliation by Israel for the bombing of the israeli embassy in Argentina. Herawi whose government depends on syrian Protection met syrian president Hafez Assad at midday saturday to discuss a internal developments and efforts to resolve the Arab israeli conflict officials said. Era win a visit came amid reports of continuing israeli military movements along the Southern Lebanon Border and after israelis threat of harsh but unspecified retaliation for the bombing tuesday in Buenos Aires that killed at least 28 people. In Southern Lebanon Security sources reported spotting israeli military movements Over a period of hours saturday in the Border a Security zone that Israel is Amsterdam Netherlands apr unexploded world War ii bombs have hobbled a major expansion program at Amsterdam a Schipholt Airport. Bomb disposal teams have defused or detonated 14 bombs since the $1.87 billion expansion began in 1990, Schipholt spokesman Piet Verhoeven said Friday. Verhoven said bombs dropped by both the allies and the nazis had so far delayed completion of new hangars by up to six months. No one has been injured by the bombs which Range from 50 to 500 pounds and lie up to 40 feet underground. Before construction at a site begins the Airport Calls in the dutch army a explosives disposal service which sweeps the site with Ultra sensitive Metal detectors. The bomb disposal operation has Cost $10.7 million so far the heaviest concentrations of unexploded bomb Sanc holds rally Johannesburg South Africa a Blacks Sang and raised their fists saturday at the site of the Sharleville massacre staging one of several rallies marking the 32nd anniversary of the incident that escalated the anti apartheid struggle. But Black factional violence also continued taking the lives of four More Blacks police reported. A rally by the african National Congress started saturday morning in Sharleville where 69 Blacks died on March 21, 1960, when police opened fire on a crowd. The killings in the township South of Johannesburg to abolished As a Buffer Region in 1983. The sources said a medical brigade affiliated with the israeli army declared a state of full Alert. One source said a this indication increases the possibility of Israel launching an attack against the lebanese  the As Safir newspaper said lebanese authorities were undertaking a major diplomatic Campaign to a prevent such a possible  the lebanese army stationed in Southern Lebanon also declared a state of full Alert among its members. Palestinian sources said they believed Israel might target palestinian Camps in Southern Lebanon in retaliation for the attack in Buenos Aires which also injured 235. About 40 israeli armoured vehicles crossed the Leb anese israeli Border at Dawn Friday and took up positions. Phol runways requisitioned by German occupation forces in 1940. In december 1943, a joint British american air raid wrecked the main runway and terminal buildings. German forces subsequently mined and bombed what was left of the Airport before their withdrawal in late 1944 As the allies advanced through the Netherlands. The present Airport Complex was completed in 1967, but the forecast of a Sharp increase in air traffic Means Schipholt needs to use the wartime site again. About 17 million passengers a year use Schipholt Europe a fifth busiest Airport. Annual traffic is expected to Rise to 34 million passengers by 2003.at massacre site Drew International attention and helped intensify the fight against the White led governments policy of racial separation. Anti apartheid groups want the Day declared a National Holiday. About 1,000 Anc supporters saturday Sang Freedom songs outside the police station where the massacre occurred. They then marched to the rally site. Anc president Nelson Mandela failed to appear at a Sharleville Day rally in the Nyanga township of Cape town. Anc officials said Mandela 73, was tired from a hectic schedule and was cutting it Back. World Iran ordering workers of red Cross to leave from wire reports Nicosia Cyprus a the Tehran government on saturday froze the operations of the International committee of the red Cross in Iran and ordered All its foreign staff to leave the country within a week the official Media reported. Iran had accused the red Cross of supplying information for a . Report that condemned human rights violations in Iran. The islamic Republic news Agency said the humanitarian groups chief Delegate was summoned to the foreign ministry and notified of the decision. The number of foreigners working in Tehran for the Geneva based organization was not known.21 killed in clash Cire Turkey a troops and police firing tear Gas and automatic weapons battled saturday with turkish kurdish separatists in the worst clashes since a guerrilla movement began in turkeys Southeast eight years ago. At least 21 people were killed. The violence came As turkish kurdish rebels called for a general uprising by kurd who make up one fifth of the population in this nato ally and have become increasingly restive recently. In Cire ambulances rushed past demonstrators broken barricades and Small arms fire crackled All Over town. The fighting occurred on Nevruz the kurdish Holiday marking Springs arrival. Politician escapes gunman Tokyo a one of Japan a most powerful politicians was the target of a right Wing gunman Friday but escaped unhurt police said. Shin Kanemaru the 77-year-old vice president of the governing Liberal democratic party was finishing a speech before an audience of about 300 people when the attacker began firing. Kanemaru dropped behind the lectern which was struck by one of three shots. He was unhurt police said. The gunman was immediately arrested said police. Kanemaru was whisked off the stage by Security officers whispering Lamppost Zoe Termeer Netherlands a lampposts Here will Start talking later this month. Town Hall unveiled its a whispering Lamppost project Friday in which compact disc players with poetry recordings will be installed on lampposts around the Central Square of this suburb of the Hague. Starting next saturday passers by will be Able to hear dutch verse at the touch of a Button the dutch National news Agency reported. The project is the brainchild of dutch artist Tony Dielen who has covered the posts with motifs relating to the  Lions join protest Rome a when Berlin circus workers Learned that the italian tourism ministry  fund their Rome shows they were roaring mad a and so apparently were Lions used in their protest Friday. Circus employees used a truck to drag a Cage holding seven Lions to a Street in front of the ministry. The Cage stayed on the Road for hours causing traffic jams As Drivers stopped for a look. Circus workers moved the Cage after being assured the ministry would pay for the  linked to toxic site Bonn Germany a five people have died of cancer after being associated with a school built on a site where the Bayer chemical company allegedly dumped highly toxic chemicals Der Spiegel Magazine reported saturday. Der Spiegel said a total of 25 teachers and children had suffered from cancer in recent years at the school just outside Cologne near the Bayer Headquarters. It said five had died of cancer. A spokesman for the Justice authorities in Cologne said the matter was being investigated. Hitting the Beach . Marine corps reservists from new York Ohio teamwork �?T92. The five nation exercises which will and West Virginia hit the Beach at urls word near last until wednesday Are designed to test tactics Tromson Norway on Friday during operation equipment and cooperation under Arctic conditions. Buried Wii bombs keep delaying construction at Amsterdam Airport Are cast and North of the existing Airport site in areas under development for new maintenance hangars and catering facilities verhoven said. A those areas were the location of the pre War Sci  
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