European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                # wednesday May 27, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9goldilocks gets the Book thrown at her Elkton my. Apr a jury of third graders learning about the criminal Justice system convicted Goldilocks on two charges of breaking and entering but deadlocked on theft charges stemming from the disappearance of the bears porridge. Last weeks mock trial in Maryland District court was an exercise to show 50 third graders from Cecil Manor elementary school How the criminal Justice system works. The charges stemmed from a complaint filed by the bears in april when they said they found a 5-year-old girl asleep in one of their bedrooms. Goldilocks portrayed by teacher Cindy Mullins took the stand in a red and White Gingham dress with Matching red ribbons in her hair. She clutched a doll As she testified that she had been lost in the Woods and was looking for an adult to help her when she entered the bears Home. She said she Hadnot meant to cause any damage. Papa Bear testified that mama Bear had made great porridge that Day but that the Cereal was too hot so the family went bicycle Riding while it cooled. While they were gone he said Goldilocks broke into their Home ate their porridge destroyed a rocking chair messed up their bedrooms and tracked mud throughout their Home. Five charges were dropped after a morning of testimony. The jury found Goldilocks guilty on two counts of breaking and entering acquitted her on charges of malicious destruction and trespassing and reached a deadlock on a theft charge. Goldilocks faces up to 10 years in prison and $500 in  government lifts emergency Powers Bangkok Thailand a a Day after lawmakers acted to reduce the military a Power the government tuesday lifted emergency measures imposed during last weeks clashes Between troops and pro democracy demonstrators. The state of emergency had banned Public gatherings and gave authorities Broad search and arrest Powers in Bangkok and surrounding provinces. It was imposed Early May 17 by prime minister Suchinda Kra Prayoon a former army chief. Troops then charged to Clear the streets opened fire and arrested thousands of demonstrators. At least 48 people were killed and More than 500 left missing in last weeks four Days of violence. Widespread outrage led Suchinda to resign sunday after declaring an amnesty for himself and senior army officers. In a nationwide broadcast acting prime minister Meechai Ruc Hupan and Interior minister Anan Malinta announced the order lifting the state of emergency As of noon tuesday. On monday the parliament called the National Assembly began approving constitutional changes to reduce the influence of the military which has dominated politics for six decades and is widely despised by the Public. The amendments would reduce the Power of the military appointed Senate one of the Assembly a two houses and require the prime minister to be an elected member of the Assembly. The changes had wide backing from the opposition parties and the governing parties which last week abandoned Suchinda because of the Public outrage. Suchinda led a february 1991 coup and was chosen prime minister april 7 by a coalition of rive pro military parties. Suchinda was not a National Assembly member and his appointment angered Many thais who resent the military a extensive role in politics and  decided to avoid land of political unrest Bangkok Thailand api a last weeks bloody crackdown on demonstrators has emptied hotel rooms and shrivelled the flow of visitors to this country where tourism is the most lucrative Industry. Images of burning buildings and soldiers firing on civilians in downtown Bangkok flashed on to screens worldwide after pro democracy protests began May 17, scaring away travellers from Europe Japan and the United states. Agencies in Bangkok that Book Tours from abroad reported Large scale cancellations. The luxurious Oriental hotel which normally has 60 to 70 percent of its rooms full this time of year now has occupancy rates of 20 to 30 percent said executive assistant manager Eric Brand. Occupancy rates at the Regent another top hotel have dropped by half. An exception was the Airport hotel which reported a full House at the height of the violence As tourists trying to flee spent nights near the International Airport on the Edge of the City. A one month of business is lost a said Luzi a. Matzig of the Long established Diethelm travel Agency. But Matzig and others in the tourist Trade remained optimistic about the future if the political situation is peacefully resolved. On thursday he said 170 of the 200 faxes the Agency received from abroad were cancellation notices. But Matzig said there were virtually no cancellations by monday. A in about a month the europeans will have forgot ten what happened. The japanese Are More anxious More Security conscious so that will take three four five months Matzig said. The tourist business boomed in the 1980s to become the country a no. 1 income earner. An estimated 5.1 million foreigners visited last year and the tourism authority of Thailand hoped to draw 6 million tourists bringing in $5.1 billion this year. But recent times have been Rocky. The persian Gulf War ravages to the environment and the mushrooming of aids have slowed the Stream of visitors to the a land of  however Many in the business remain optimistic that the country s beaches temples amiable people and anything goes nightlife will continue to draw increasing numbers of  Neo nazis get prison terms for burning kids Berlin apr a court tuesday convicted and imprisoned three Neo nazis for marking German Unity by torching a refugee Home and severely burning two lebanese children. Walter Stoy District court judge in the City of Duisburg called the crime a a malicious terrorist act by three Young men who had planned a a spectacular action on Unity Day. The attack was one of the most heart wrenching of the scores of hate crimes that have occurred in Germany in the past year and a half a period marked by a crush of refugees from impoverished or War torn countries. The firebombing in Hunze a town near Disseldorf and near the dutch Border took place on the first anniversary of German unification last oct. 3. The judge convicted Jens Gehling 19, and Volker Leukel 18, of arson and grievous bodily harm and sentenced them to five years in prison. Andre Ciecior 19, was convicted of negligent bodily harm and sentenced to 3vi years in prison. The three Hunze residents hurled firebombs at a refugee Home in their town sending some of the flaming missiles through an open window. Two lebanese girls Ages 6 and 8, were severely burned the eldest was near death for several Days. Stoy said that the three culprits were members of the local right Wing scene and that their crime was politically motivated. The prosecution had sought nine year sentences for the two men determined most culpable for the crime and four years for the third. Monumental opening Quot before berlins venerable Brandenburg Gate a horse to limited traffic tuesday 31 years after it was closed drawn Carriage alongside a double Decker bus and a when the Berlin Wall was built environmentalists Mercedes taxi take part in the re opening of the Gate had tried to Block the resumption of traffic