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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 11,1992 a russian president Boris n. Yeltsin third from right participates in a Wreath laying ceremony saturday in Moscow. Wii victors vanquished Mark anniversary of nazi surrender Page 8 a the stars and stripes killer brew death toll in India rises to 165 from wire reports new Delhi India a the death toll from a Batch of tainted liquor which has forced a government official to resign and closed a towns liquor stores Rose saturday to 165. Nearly All of the victims were poor and four of them were lepers. The number of dead from the Methyl alcohol laced Supply of liquor is still expected to increase news reports said. Unsuspecting drinkers began succumbing to the a killer brew on wednesday night in the town of cutback. Some of the victims were found dead in the  on Field trips sought Florence Italy a schoolchildren on outings done to learn anything but just help to ruin artistic monuments said a Florence cultural official who wants the trips banned an italian newspaper reported Friday. La Stampa a Turin daily said Domenico Valentino superintendent of cultural heritage for Florence sent a letter suggesting the ban to the cultural minister in Rome. Among Valentino a arguments could be the vandalism a few Days earlier done to the leaning Tower of Pisa vandals scrawled Graffiti near the base of the  March in Berlin Berlin a about 6,000 people marched peacefully in the streets of Berlin on saturday to Mark the 47th anniversary of Germany a capitulation at the end of world War ii. The crowd marched to the soviet military museum in former Eastern Berlin where sex concentration Camp inmate Kurt Julius Goldstein thanked the red army for its role in ending the War. Germany formally signed its capitulation on May 8, 1945, at the site where the museum now  Deal revealed Madrid Spain a Marlene Dietrich had persuaded her daughter Maria Riva not to publish a controversial biography of the actress until after her death a newspaper reported saturday. Dietrich died wednesday at her Home in Paris at the age of 90. Spain s leading daily newspaper Al pais said Dietrich a paternal Cousin Hasso Conrad Raoul Felsing last spoke with the actress in february. It was then that she told him about the Deal with her daughter Felsing said in the newspaper interview. Felsing who is now a British citizen lives with his wife on one of Spain a Canary islands. The newspaper reported that Felsing said Dietrich worried often about her economic difficulties but refused to have anything to do with the press or publicity which might bring her some  red Baron killed Villanova do Albenga Italy a British stunt Pilot was killed saturday when his Small biplane crashed on the Airfield during a performance of acrobatics at an flying club festival police reported. Police identified the dead Pilot As Mike Tyrrel 45, who was Well known in flying circles. His stunts had earned him the nickname of a red Baron a after the German world War i flying ace.1.075 prisoners paroled Seoul South Korea a authorities paroled 1.075 prisoners on saturday in a gesture of leniency on the eve of Buddhas birthday. The parole was granted to Mark the 2,536th birthday of the founder of  warehouse Burns Calcutta India a a fire partially destroyed a warehouse at Mother Teresa a Mission but did not spread to a nearby orphanage police and fire officials said sunday. No injuries were reported. Moscow apr a rendition of stars and stripes forever echoed off the Kremlin Walls saturday As former world War ii allies and foes joined to celebrate the 47th anniversary of nazi Germany a surrender. ., russian italian and German Parade regiments filled red Square where soviet leaders had used past Victory Day events to glorify communism. A we citizens of Russia have Many old holidays. Some will come and some will go. But Victory Day will remain forever a russian president Boris n. Yeltsin told about 1,000 people at the beginning of the Days festivities. Germany surrendered to the soviet Union on May 8, 1945, and the following Day was declared Victory Day. But this was the first year that two of the world War ii victors joined together to Mark the anniversary. Stars and stripes forever a the John Philip Sousa March often heard on Independence Day a reverberated off the Granite Walls of soviet founder Vladimir i. Lenin a mausoleum. A line of . Medal of Honor winners stood nearby As the . Military band played. Bands from Italy and German sounded their traditional military marches and color guards displayed their respective National flags during the afternoon ceremony. Two russian military bands rounded out the program on what was once a Day of reverence pomp and propaganda for the soviet communist leaders. Some of the wars fiercest Battles were fought in Russia As nazi Manila Philippines a communist rebels ambushed a police patrol Early sunday in a politically tense Northern province killing 15 police officers and wounding five others the military said. The attack came a Day before National elections to choose a successor to president Corazon Aquino. Brig. Gen. Gerardo Flores said the ambush occurred about 5 45 . Sunday in Bagayan province about 295 Miles North of Manila. Flores said the police were checking reports of a Seoul South Korea apr North Korea has informed the United states that it will return the remains of 30 More american soldiers killed in the korean War the South korean news Agency Yon Hap said sunday. More than 8,000 americans who served in the War from 1950 to 1953 remain unaccounted for. North Korea has returned remains of about 15 soldiers in the last two years. Yon Hap quoted unidentified sources As saying the re troops advanced on Moscow. Yeltsin Laid a Wreath saturday at the Tomb of the unknown Soldier at the Kremlin and later walked through crowds at Gorki Park shaking hands and smiling broadly. A a we re for the government we re for Yeltsin we re for everything a said one woman after Yeltsin and his bodyguards pushed through. Wreath were also Laid in St. Petersburg and Vladivostok. Singers and dancers performed in Khabarovsk and Petropavlovsk a Schatski in the far East. Tin Radical newspaper Nezah Ishimaya gazeta praised the government for shedding the official communist image of Victory Day. A fall through the years the Victory was a sort of justification for All the crimes of the soviet regime. There is no need for justification now a the newspaper said. A new states that have emerged on the ruins of the communist Empire need their own holidays new heroes and new  but several Hundred pro communist demonstrators met Yeltsin at the Entrance to the Park demanding a referendum on repealing the presidents Broad Powers the inter fax news Agency said. Another group rallied in front of the jail where former Kremlin leaders Are awaiting trial for plotting the hard line August coup at one Point chanting the old soviet National Anthem. Large group of communist new Peoples army rebels in the area of the ambush. Bagayan province a rebel stronghold has been tense since a congressional candidate running on Fidel Ramos people Power ticket was slain during a rally april 25. No arrests have been made in the killing. Some politicians said the rebels could have staged the killing in collusion with rival candidates in today a National election. Mains would be turned Over to the United states on two separate occasions before the end of May. It gave no further details.  Military officials were unavailable for comment on sunday. The United states has insisted that North Korea return the remains of american War dead As one of the conditions for improved relations Between Washington and Pyongyang. Another condition is that North Korea accept International inspection of its nuclear facilities. Rebels kill 15 philippine police n. Koreans to return remains to   
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