European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 19, 1992 the stars and stripes Pago 9 world2 african ferries collide at least 300 people die from wire reports Yaounde Cameroon a More than 300 people most of them nigerians were killed in a collision of two boats off the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon a state radio reported saturday. The radio report quoted police sources As saying that most of the victims were heading to Nigeria for the easter weekend. The radio said the collision occurred wednesday but did not explain Why it was not reported until saturday. It gave no other details. The British broadcasting corp., quoting reports from Nigeria said there were about 500 passengers aboard the two ferries easter gifts confiscated Naples Italy a the easter Bunny May be heavily armed in Naples. A raid on a suspected underworld hangout resulted in the confiscation of pistols hidden inside four Large easter eggs police said Friday. Officials said that police found the weapons a Likely intended As a gift for the Boss of the Camorrah a local version of the sicilian mafia a in a Coffee bar run by an sex convict in the Tough Spagnoli neighbourhood. They said that the Man and his wife were arrested. Officials said they also discovered four easter wrapped packages of liquor containing hashish ballots for playing an illegal lotto game $4,800 and Cartons of contraband  says it killed civilian Belfast Northern Ireland a gunmen on saturday killed a civilian employee of the Ulster defense regiment at his Home near Armagh 35 Miles Southwest of Belfast police reported. An Anonymous caller who said he spoke for the Irish Republican army said the Ira was responsible for the pre Dawn slaying. The caller telephoned the British broadcasting corp. In Belfast. Police Headquarters in Belfast said Brendan Mcwilliam 50, was killed when he answered a Knock at the door of his  car recovered Bologna Italy a a test Model Lamborghini a Diablo a stolen almost a week ago has been recovered in Southern Italy the sports car company reported Friday. The cards Roll bar and rear fender were damaged and there Are scratches along its sides Lamborghini .  car was a prototype and was built with several technological innovations. Industrial espionage or an attempt at extortion were suspected As motives for the theft. But the company said it received no Ransom  survives fall Hong Kong a an acrobat whose Parachute failed to open properly during a show in Shanghai survived a 6,600-foot fall an official news report said saturday. _ the China news service reported that the 20-year-old Man identified Only by his surname Che encountered wind current problems after jumping out of a plane. It said Che fell More than 3,000 feet before being Able to slightly open the Parachute. He landed on a House and then rolled to the ground the state run news Agency said. Che suffered a concussion a fractured Lumbar Vertebra an injured right shoulder and a damaged left Eye  Leader backed Athens Greece a prime minister Constantine i Tsitakis won a vote of Confidence in parliament Early saturday after seeking support for his economic policies and his hard line toward the neighbouring yugoslav Republic of Mac Edmi Tsitakis called for the vote of Confidence after dismissing foreign minister Antonis Samaras last week in a dispute Over policy concerning the Republic which is seeking recognition As a nation. A Region of Northern Greece a also called Macedonia and the yugoslav republics desire for Independence under that name has inflamed nationalist passions in Greece. Workers Clear away debris Friday from the . Pavilion at expo �?T92. In the Back is a mural painted by Peter Max. Bolivians angry after officials seize coca leaves for expo 92 Seville Spain a visitors to expo �?T92 May still get to Sample some of Bolivia a Best coca leaves despite an apparent mix up by customs authorities who seized the leaves from which cocaine is derived a spokeswoman for the Universal exposition said Friday. The 8 kilograms 17.6 pounds of coca confiscated by customs officials wednesday were bound for distribution to the Public at Bolivia a exhibit at the six month Long Universal exposition to show the spiritual and medicinal uses of the coca Plant. Expo �?T92 opens monday. A the paperwork is being put together to release the coca leaves since they Are not on the list of narcotics prohibited from entering Spain a said a spokeswoman who asked not be identified. A i think there was some confusion that they were Ever  customs authorities also seized eight boxes of Yerba mate a Plant of the Ivy family used extensively in Argentina Bolivia and Uruguay As a Tea news reports said. Bolivian ambassador Fernando Cajias do la Vega told the leading daily Al pais that news of the seizure had made bolivians angry. A coca leaves Are to cocaine what the grape is to wine a he said. People in Peru and Bolivia have chewed leaves of the coca Plant for hundreds of years to stave off hunger and pain. The coca Leaf also provides cocaine alkaloid one of the essential ingredients in the chemical process that results in the White powder drug known As cocaine. Bolivian miners traditionally have been Given a daily ration of coca leaves As part of their salaries. After the 1492 Conquest of latin America spaniards provided coca leaves in Large quantities to enslaved indians. Significant amounts of coca arc grown legally for Domestic consumption in Bolivia and other andean countries. The bolivian exhibit in a 600-Square-Yard Corner of the Plaza of the americas Pavilion will also feature pre columbian artefacts. Japan issues Volcano warnings Tokyo apr local residents donned face masks and used umbrellas As Shields against falling Ash As two volcanoes in Southern Japan Shook with eruptions and tremors saturday the stepped up activity prompted officials to Issue separate Volcano warnings near the Sakur Ajima and Unzen volcanoes. Both Are on the Southern Island of Kyushu about 600 Miles Southwest of Tokyo. A massive pyroclastic flow a a super heated mixture of Gas and Ash a boiled Down the Side of mount Unzen Early saturday. It covered an already scorched path and caused no injuries or damage. Seven smaller flows were also recorded. It was the third straight Day for warnings at Unzen whose eruption last june left More than 40 people dead and forced the evacuation of thousands. The City of Shimbara which has a population of 45,000, lies at the foot of the Volcano. Officials said Sakur Ajima a Volcano about 60 Miles from Unzen has been rocked repeatedly by explosive eruptions since Friday night. More than 810 tremors were recorded under the Volcano by seismographs from late Friday to Early saturday according to the warning issued by the local meteorological Observatory. Scientists monitoring Sakur Ajima one of Japan a most Active volcanoes said it has had 94 explosive eruptions so far this year nearly All of them Small. Saturdays was the sixth warning they have issued because of the Volcano this year. Hash taxi delivery service on the Road again Eindhoven Netherlands apr the hash taxi a 2-year-old Home delivery service for hashish and marijuana is Back in business. Police arrested its owner Johan Porsius recently for violating a Law against dealing in a soft Quot drugs apparently because he pushed dutch tolerance a Little too far. But a judge has dismissed the Case. Hashish and marijuana Are still illegal in the Netherlands but police and the courts turn a Blind Eye to Small scale drug sales As Long As they Are not advertised or sold to minors. Usually the Trade is conducted in Coffee shops. Police objected however to Cor Siuss business be cause they could not easily oversee it. A unlike a Coffee shop there a no Way of checking whether a Home delivery service is keeping to our rules a Eindhoven police spokesman Johan Beelen said Friday. Cor Siuss attorney Geert Jan Knoops told the court thursday that his client provided a valuable Public service in this Southern dutch City. A there Are plenty of people who want to smoke soft drugs but cannot go to a Coffee shop or done to want to be seen in one a he said citing a 70-year-old woman using the drug to relieve her rheumatism