Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 28, 1992

You are currently viewing page 9 of: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 28, 1992

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 28,1992 the stars and stripes b Page 9 son inherits duty to keep peace Canadian follows father s example by serving in . Force in Croatia by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Lahr Germany a when Canadian master Cpl. Louis Savoie was an infant his Soldier father went to Cyprus with the first team of . Peacekeepers assigned to Stop greek and turkish cypriots from killing each  the time Savoie followed in his father s footsteps with a six month tour in Cyprus in 1985, the conflict there had been a tedious marginally dangerous political stalemate for More than a decade. Now a peacekeeper once again Savoie faces a situation much like the one his father did in 1964. The 29-Ycar-old native of Neguac new Brunswick patrols a no Many a land in Eastern Croatia As a custodian of a cease fire Between croats and serbs. A each army cooperates with us and we can patrol each Side so i think things Are developing Well a Savoie said he described his . Duties in an interview last week while on furlough with his wife and daughter in Lahr where he has served with co a 1st in Royal 22nd regt since 1988. In the War that has shattered Yugoslavia most of the fighting has shifted to Bosnia and Herzegovina he said. However the Canadian troops in Western Slavonia a Region in Croatia still hear occasional artillery and sniper fire. A the thing now that we Are very careful about is mines a anti personnel mines a Savoie said. In All the Canadian contingent consists of about 1,100 troops said air Force capt. Yves Genereux a forces spokesman. All of them volunteered Tor the assignment. The War seems More complicated than the cypriot conflict Savoie said because several factions arc fighting and its not always easy to Tell them apart. Battles have destroyed some of the towns he patrols but life Hasni to changed much in Toni Range the tanning Village where he stays in Rural House with 26 other c a Nadian soldiers. Farmers bid the canadians Dobur Dan Good Day when they pass the Mill in Back of the House Lac troops even have adopted a Mongrel dog named it a a Pivot Serbo croatian for a a Beer. They plan to bring the dog Back to Lahr when a Relief unit trom Canada replaces them in the fall. Savoie will return to Germany in july because the . Assignment came along just As he was preparing to Transfer to a new duty station in Val Cartier Quebec. In his absence his wife Nathalie Landry cares for year old Stephanie fills out forms packs for Val Cartier and worries. Savoie a letters take four or five Days to reach her Landry said. A a it a More dangerous than they Tell us Landry said. A there Are some wives who done to want to know about it. But i want to know. I have to  for his part Savoie recognized the extra burdens his voluntary deployment has placed on Landry. A a it a not easy to do what my wife has to do. She s very Busy a he said. Landry was Happy to see him after a month of course but there was one minor irritation. A she done to like my haircut. Its very hot up there Savoie said laughing and running his hand Over a Scalp with Only slightly More hair than a Tennis Ball. A amps Joseph own Canadian master Cpl. Louis Savoie with his wife Nathalie Landry and their daughter Stephanie during a furlough in Lahr Germany. Gunmen i. Suicide of agent Orange victim sets off protest. Their ire was raised by the Domhof five other South korean soldiers and new _ _ n. C t l a Jet p n"3 to have Ost Chung Jong i 47, Winner of the order "2? developed psychological problems of military  his  in v it because or agent Orange has killed him a sunday sue Days after self triggering an outpouring of new anger Over the defoliant. Seven South korean veterans of the Vietnam War said wednesday that they would file a lawsuit in . Courts against Dow chemical the maker of agent Orange to demand compensation for hundreds of fellow soldiers who fought on the . Side. U1  in Nam. Chung died sunday six Days after he repeatedly smashed his head against a Concrete pole. He was buried wednesday near his farm in Pyon gtd ask 36 Miles South of Seoul. Chung had lost his fingers and suffered from mental illness and other diseases stemming from defoliants said the association of Vietnam War veterans a South korean group. Five other South korean soldiers known to have been exposed to defoliants have killed themselves since the mid-1980s, the association said. Of the veterans classified As victims of the toxic agent 56 have died 93 have cancer 61 Are deranged seven fathered deformed babies 67 have respiratory problems and 400 others suffer from various diseases the association said. Veterans groups say thousands of soldiers from the United states Australia and new zealand have sought and received compensation but koreans were overlooked in past suits. Agent Orange was used by . Troops in Vietnam from 1962-71 to strip Forest cover. The South korean defense ministry said it would make a list of victims of poisoning from the War to determine whether they can be awarded compensation normally Given to those wounded in Battle. Casting Call for Mammy by the stars and stripes who could forget Mammy in gone with the wind certainly not producers of a television series called Scarlett the sequel to that movie classic. A casting firm in Munich Germany has announced that it is looking for a Stout american Black woman to play Mammy who was portrayed by Hattie Mcdaniel in the 1939 film directed by Victor Fleming. The actress would not necessarily play in the planned television series but is needed to act opposite candidates vying for the starring role of Scarlett of Hara. A a it a difficult to find the Mammy in Germany a said Barbara Neubauer a director with Vivas an International video casting company. Neubauer said a worldwide search is under Way for an actress to replace Vivien Leigh the Star of the original movie in the television series. But most americans should not even think about trying out for this role in the German italian amen can goes out in Scarlett co production because native German speakers Are being sought. For Mammy the requirements Arentt As stringent. She needs to know Only a Little German Neubauer said. The woman chosen to play Mammy would act opposite would be Scarletto in about 20 scenes which would be shown on sat 1, a private television station based in Cologne Germany. Viewers would vote by phone in september to pick the winning Scarlett. That clip would then go to new York or Atlanta for an International Competition. _. Neubauer said she is hoping the Mammy part will attract someone who performs in a military theater group. The woman should be 35-50. Casting will take place Between june 15 and 21 in Munich Berlin Hamburg Frankfurt and Dusseldorf. Travel expenses will be paid. Shooting for the role of Mammy will begin the first two weeks in july in Munich. Those interested Are asked to Send photos and a resum6 to Schwarz amp Neubauer Hohenzollern Strasse 47, Ruck Gelaude 8000 Munchen 40. Law Banning prostitution in Netherlands revoked Amsterdam Netherlands apr people in the Netherlands spend about As much on sex As they do on Flowers but it Wasny to until wednesday that parliament made the sex Industry As Legal a and As taxable a As tulips. By general consent the 150-member legislature revoked a Law prohibiting procuring or pimping. Previously individual prostitutes could sell sex but they could not be organized legally in brothels. Authorities had tolerated brothels however in order to Monitor the Trade and keep it out of residential neighbourhoods. A we want to get this business out of the criminal sphere and subject it to strict regulations regarding health standards labor conditions Ana the Public order said legislator Marian Soutendijk. The move also gives the government a greater Opportunity to tax the sex business which takes in an estimated $830 million a year according to the Meester de Graaf foundation a government financed Center for prostitution research. That is about the same As the retail sales of Flowers and plants within the Netherlands according to government statistics. The figure does not include exports. Individual prostitutes had been subject to taxes but they were was hard to collect. The change which takes effect next year gives local governments regulatory Powers Over prostitution. Until now health and safety standards were enforced indirectly through ordinances such As fire codes. The new rules also mean prostitutes will have to be registered. Social workers and prostitutes maintained the governments primary motive was the Prospect of regulating and taxing the Industry not improving working conditions. Margot Alvarez spokeswoman for the National prostitutes Union warned that legalization will Benefit mainly those who manage prostitutes. A a we re effectively getting an extra Pimp a she said. A if it Means that the landlord will raise the rent to pay for a new window and an emergency cell by the bed then its no Good a said a woman in Amsterdam a red Light District who identified herself As Yvonne. There Are As Many As 30,000 prostitutes in this nation of 15 million although estimates vary  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade