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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9 world German mine found off England s Northeast coast from wire reports London a divers Are examining an a detonated 2,000-Pound German mine from world War ii found at the Bottom of the North sea the Royal Navy said Friday. A Royal Navy Survey ship found the mine thursday about 15 Miles East of Grimsby on England s Northeast coast. It was Only inches from a new Gas pipeline a Royal Navy spokesman said. Royal Navy divers will use inflated buoyancy bags to float the mine to the surface said the spokesman who requested anonymity. The mine will be towed to a Safe area and  hero to head country Abidjan Ivory coast a coup leaders in Sierra Leone named a ruling military Council Friday to replace president Joseph Momoh who fled to Guinea and promised to halt the Border War that brought Down the government. The new Man in charge is it. Col. Yahya Kanu a War hero described As a ruthless but fair disciplinarian whose concern for the welfare of his troops prompted the coup. Kanu who trained at Britain a elite Sandhurst military Academy promised thursday that the soldiers were a absolutely in favor of a return to multiparty  to get new Coin London a a new 10-Pence Coin smaller than the existing one will be introduced in september the government said Friday. It will Complete the Treasury a 5-year-old program to lighten Britain a heavy coinage. The new 10-Pence 18 cents Coin will have the same design As the existing version to Aid its recognition and it still will be made with cup Onickel an Alloy of Copper and Nickel the Treasury said. Wild cats attack Man Moscow a wild cats at a dump site in a ural mountains town attacked a passer by who intruded into their territory the russian information Agency reported Friday. Ria said the Many a heavy clothing protected him. A the Man was saved by swamp boots and a Tarpaulin storm coat a it said. No further details were Given about the incident which occurred in Krasno Kamsky a City near the regional Center of Perm in the ural  s to reopen Taipei Taiwan a Mcdonald a plans to reopen some of the 57 fast food outlets it closed after bombings killed a policeman and injured four people. David Sun managing director of Mcdonald a Taiwan said the Chain planned to take such Security precautions As installing electronic detectors in restaurants that will reopen today. Police said the explosions began tuesday about 10 hours after extortionists demanded about $240,000 from the Chain based in Oak Brook  Taiwan a Kentucky Fried Chicken resumed service at All its 35 outlets but customers were not allowed to eat in the restaurants or use restrooms. The outlets closed thursday after a caller threatened that pfc would be the next bombing target. The threat was apparently linked to  Trade . Koreans stage protest Seoul South Korea a about 20,000 workers and students staged an anti government protest saturday to demand an end to suppression of unions and the release of imprisoned workers. A democracy for unions a chanted thousands of militants waving hundreds of banners and flags. A overthrow president Roh Tae woo a they shouted jabbing fists in the air. Protesters pledged to launch strikes May 26 unless the government scraps a plan to change South koreans wage system that would eliminate Bonus payments awarded to labourers. They also demanded that the government end pressure to dec suspends peace talks As Bosnia War intensifies Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr fighting rocked Sarajevo and other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday prompting the european Community to suspend peace talks in frustration. At least 13 people were reported killed. After two Days of relative Calm suburbs of Sarajevo erupted late Friday in a Battle involving tanks machine guns mortars and recoilless rifles. Dec mediator Jose Cut Leiro accused serbs of violating cease fire agreements As he halted talks in Lisbon Portugal with the three ethnic factions involved in Bosnia a civil War. He said Serbia had failed to withdraw artillery or blockades from around Sarajevo Bosnia a capital. Cut Leiro recommended that serbian delegates to the peace talks in Lisbon return to Bosnia to persuade serbian irregulars and the serb dominated Federal army to comply with april 12 cease fire. Sarajevo a night sky was lit up by tracers from fighting in the serb held suburb of Lidza and the neighbouring Muslim strongholds of but Mir and Sokolovich. Sarajevo radio broadcast a desperate Appeal for someone to Stop the fighting. It said the Federal army destroyed a television Tower on Japan initiates 5-Day workweek Tokyo apr a five Day workweek for government employees started saturday in Japan Ana senior officials saw the change As Likely to help shorten working hours for japanese in general. In 1987, japanese worked an average of 2,150 hours a year compared with 1,924 hours for americans and 1,655 hours for West germans. Japanese working hours declined to an average of 2,006 hours last year the labor ministry says and the government Hopes for a reduction to 1,800 by next year. In recent years Banks financial markets and major businesses have adopted a five Day workweek. But employees at Many smaller companies still work on saturdays. Government employees who used to work half Days every saturday have been granted two saturdays off a month since january 1989. The change to a uniform five Day week had been planned for june but prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa started the program a month earlier to coincide with Golden week a a Span beginning april 29 that includes four National holidays. In a Survey conducted by Kyodo news service 38 division Heads of government ministries police tax and defense agencies generally agreed that the five Day government workweek would be instrumental in helping bring Shorter working hours for other japanese. Most of the division Heads saw no likelihood that the five Day week would Lead to a deterioration in services to citizens Kyodo said Friday. Mount Vlasic outside the City. The army said Federal soldiers guarding the Tower came under attack by Muslim and croatian militias. A statement from the army said two soldiers were killed and two wounded. It added that two attackers also died and three were wounded. The Tower handled about 40 percent of Bosnia a to programming. A car bomb killed five people overnight in Gonji a Kun and wrecked a Bridge Over the Vrbas River 40 Miles West of Sarajevo radio Sarajevo reported. Radio reports late Friday said the City of Mostar was being a systematically destroyed by shelling coming from All directions. It said shells hit the ottoman Era City Scenter and a franciscan monastery. Mostar a City of 100,000, lies 50 Miles Southwest of Sarajevo. Fighting was reported near Vornik on the Drina River Border with Serbia in Captina 15 Miles Southwest of Mostar and nearby Pitluk. Three croatian fighters died in Caplina local defense officials said. Four croatian troops were reported killed Friday in fighting in Croatia where combat has waned after a War last year in which about 10,000 lives were  s aide gored to death in Seville bullring Seville Spain a a bullfighter a assistant was gored to death on the 13th Day of this Southern City a annual april fair the rings doctor said. The death of Bander Llero Manolo Montoliu on Friday was the first in a Spanish bullring since 1988, when a Bander Llero died in Madrid a Las Ventas ring. Another Bander Llero died in 1975. The Bander Llero is employed by the Matador to help run the Bull with capes and place band Rillas a rounded dowels with steel Harpoon tips a to weaken the animal for the kill. Montoliu was caught in the Chest by a Horn when he tried to jump Back from placing the first pair of band Erillas Between the shoulder Blades of the 1,300-Pound animal. After a few minutes of confusion bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares turned to the crowd in the Maestranzi bullring and cried out that his Bander Llero was dead. A Bugle Call at 7 25 . Signalled the death to the crowd which Rose and applauded for several minutes. The Maestranzi ring is the setting for parts of Bizet a opera Carmen where the legendary Gypsy watches Matador Escamillo. Deluge of letters continues for boy who set world record London up a a 12-year-old former cancer patient who received millions of get Well cards and a place in the record books is again begging Well wishers to Stop sending him letters. Craig Shergold and his family who live in Southern England Are wading through the seemingly endless Stream of greetings sent in response to a Chain letter still circulating worldwide. Each week Shergold receives mountains of unwanted letters business cards and get Well cards. In february the last period for which the Royal mail has figures the boy received about 60,000 cards and letters a week. The letters started arriving after Shergold appealed for get Well cards in an attempt to establish a world record while recovering from a 1988 cancer operation. By May 1991, Shergold had received 33 million get Well cards beating the previous record of 205,120 Christmas cards received by a Canadian according to the 1992 guinness Book of records. He made an Appeal in 1990 asking Well wishers to discontinue sending him cards. However mail has not stopped. A i done to know How Many letters we get. Hundreds millions a Shergold said Friday in an Appeal on Independent television news in which he asked people to Stop sending cards. A please done to. Thank you for sending them but no thanks we done to want no More a he said. A spokesman for the Royal mail said the postal service sympathized with the family a predicament but pointed out that it was obliged to deliver All mail. A we Are doing All we can to help them and our local managers have been in touch on a regular basis to offer any help we can in getting the message across that the cards Are now unwanted a the spokesman said. The Royal mail was storing the sacks of mail until the family asked for them the spokesman said. Until the flood of cards stops friends will gather occasionally to open the unwanted mail  
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