European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 9, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 9 world Ireland to let voters decide abortion Issue from wire reports Dublin Ireland a a referendum is planned on whether Irish women May travel abroad in order to get around Ireland s abortion ban. The announcement tuesday follows the controversy Over a 14-year-old who says she was raped. A court turned Down her request to go to Britain for a Legal abortion. But Ireland a High court overturned the ban on the basis of the girls threat to kill herself. An amendment Banning abortion was added to the Irish Constitution following 2-1 approval in a 1983 referendum. The amendment allows abortion Only to save the mothers life. It was not known when the referendum would be put before  to strike sought Manila Philippines a the government said wednesday that it will hire Antish experts to train new air traffic controllers in an Effort to break a five Day strike that has crippled aviation across this Island nation. Also wednesday tie chief of the governments civil service commission promised striking controllers that their salaries would be raised if they returned to work unconditionally. Controllers walked off the Job saturday to press demands that the government privatize their operations which would remove them from civil service pay ceilings i Gas sickens children Mexico City at least 40 schoolchildren were taken to the Hospital on tuesday when a burst pipe allowed Gas to escape into the playground where they were playing. The children All of whom Are Between 12 and 15, were rushed to a red Cross Hospital in the Tlane Pantla District of Mexico City. They were suffering from Eye irritation or headaches Mexico a state news Agency said. Some children were  pollution worsening Dubai United Arab emirates a Oil pollution in the persian Gulf Region is worsening As Oil tankers routinely empty sludge directly into the waterway mostly to avoid increased dumping fees officials said tuesday. Delegates and speakers at the Middle East environmental conference said the Gulf War spill of 6 million to 8 million barrels Only added to the already serious problem of illegal Oil sludge  visits Auschwitz Oswie Cim Poland a in a sign of How pol ish Israel ties have improved since communism a fall three years ago Gen. Ehud Barak became the first israeli military commander to visit the former nazi concentration Camp at Auschwitz. A Small Torch was lighted by Ayton Bruck a 68-year-old Veteran or israelis 1948 Independence War. Bruck had escaped from a cattle truck carrying him to Auschwitz during world War ii. Strife torn Bosnia requests world s help to bring Calm Sarajevo Yugoslavia apr sniper and artillery fire Shook Sarajevo Early wednesday As the president of newly Independent Bosnia and Herzegovina appealed for International help to quell ethnic fighting. Street lights were turned off overnight to hinder sniper fire in this City where at least 30 people have been reported killed this week. Nearly All schools and businesses except food stores were closed wednesday. The Federal army said that croatian forces suffered heavy losses in the area of Kupres 60 Miles East of Sarajevo and that the villages of Zlosilo and Osma Lije had been  the bodies of 20 civilians were found when Federal troops entered Kupres late tuesday the Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency reported. Croatian radio said five croats were killed in fighting on the Kupres plateau. A Radical elements cannot reconcile themselves with the International recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Are constantly escalating the violence a president Alija ize Begovic said in a message to the austrian government late tuesday. Ize Begovic asked the austrians to convey his Appeal to the european Community the United nations and the United states a to intervene and prevent the forces of violence from overcoming  Austria is not an dec member. The United states recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina As an Independent state tuesday one Day after the 12-member dec took that action. Washington previously recognized Croatia and Slovenia. Serbs who make up one third of Bosnia a population vehemently oppose Independence. But slavic muslims who make up 44 percent and croats who account for 17 percent see it As the Only alternative to remaining part of a yugoslav federation dominated by Serbia. Serbian officials last week walked out of bosnian government posts. Sarajevo radio reported wednesday that Muslim and croatian lawmakers would try to form a a coordinating committee to restore some Type of government but no timetable was announced. France to halt nuclear tests Paris apr Premier Pierre Bergovoy in his first policy speech announced wednesday that France will suspend its nuclear testing program in the South Pacific. France has conducted nearly 200 atmospheric and underground tests at its testing Sites in French polynesia since 1975. France has no other nuclear testing Sites. Bergovoy said president Francois Mitterrand ordered suspension of the tests planned for this year in Hopes of encouraging other nuclear Powers to negotiate further accords on disarmament and on curbing tests. A a a we be got to put a halt to Over armament and the Copenhagen Palace destroyed by flames Copenhagen Denmark a an 18th-Century Palace burned Down in Central Copenhagen on tuesday despite the efforts of 100 firefighters who pumped sea water from a nearby canal to douse the flames. Two of the four people living in the Odd Fellows Palace were treated for smoke inhalation and most of the paintings and Art objects were saved. A firefighter was injured by a falling chandelier. The fire broke out in a Wing of the Palace then quickly spread to the main building. It was reported just before 6 . But it a was so violent when we arrived it could have been burning for two or three hours a said fire brigade officer Flemming Christensen. A there Are grounds to believe its arson a he said. The residents of the Palace were asleep when the firefighters arrived. A they could have died if we Hadnot awakened them a Christensen said. Since 1900, the Odd Fellows philanthropic society has used the Rococo style Palace built in 1755 about half a mile from the Royal Palace. Endless accumulation of atomic arms a said Bergovoy who was appointed Premier last thursday in place of Edith Cresson. Bergovoy said France was not prepared to renounce its nuclear Force but was in favor of a a balanced reduction of the arsenals of All the nuclear Powers. A i can to believe it a said Lena Hagelin a spokeswoman for the environmental group Greenpeace a militant campaigner against the French testing program. A this is  Quot we be been trying for 20 years to put nuclear testing on the French political Agenda a she said. A this moratorium will allow us to Start working toward an International comprehensive test ban  dutch tricksters switch to new prank Amsterdam Netherlands a the latest juvenile prank to hit the Netherlands is switching the stations on other Peoples to sets via Remote control units. Viewers in several dutch cities have recently been stunned by their television sets apparently switching channels on their own shutting off or blasting at full volume according to police. But its just a prank by youngsters aiming a hand held Remote control device through the picture windows that Are a feature of most dutch living rooms. A a there a nothing we can do about it a said Han Waal Ink spokesman for the Netherlands based Philips electronics b.v., Europe a largest to manufacturer. Waal Ink said the units which project a thin beam of infrared Light at the set can be used interchangeably on almost any television with a Remote control feature. Sermersheim school closure held Likely by Walter Jahncke staff writer a top school official in Germany con med wednesday that talks have taken Ace to discuss the closure of Sermersheim elementary school. Ann Bamberger superintendent for e Heidelberg District described the asure As a Likely but. Not  or District includes Sermersheim a Lall elementary school located about Midway Between Karlsruhe and Heidel re. Bamberger said she sent a letter to my col. James Stafford last week sex Essing concern about falling enrolment the school. Stafford commands the Ith area support group in Heidelberg Lich provides Community support for Sermersheim. According to school figures Sermersheim elementary a a enrolment has fallen from 111 at the Start of the school year to 68 last week. School is not in session this week because of Spring vacation. The enrolment drop can be traced in part to the departure of one company of the 63rd signal in. About 110 soldiers were assigned to the unit in Sermersheim but All have since departed for fort Gordon a. Frank of Gara spokesman for department of defense dependents schools in Germany said any decision to close a school is made by military officials. He said school officials sometimes a shed Light on things that might make them change their decision a during discussions such As school enrolment. Sermersheim was not on a list of 12 schools in Germany scheduled for closure at the end of the 1991-92 school year. The list was released by school system officials in Washington last week. Of Gara confirmed that discussions have been held regarding the school but said school officials have not received a request by the military to close it. Five teachers Are employed at the school which serves children in grades kindergarten through six. Stafford said tuesday that he had sent Bamberger a letter about the school to army officials in Karlsruhe. He said he expected to talk with Bamberger regarding the schools future in about 10 Days. A amps