European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday june 17, 1992 last chapter of a Nightmare a guard lower on the former East West German Border near Ilsc Burg is toppled ret out buried mines that turned Border areas into death strips. Experts say thou by an explosive charge monday As troops of the one time East German military Sands of the anti personnel mines Are hidden just under the surface of the around Start wiping away All signs of the infamous communist Wall. At right sappers for the Clearing operation is providing at least 1,800 jobs for  passports another business risk in China Stockholm Sweden apr Stockholm Lis the a Lucky town for 15,500 Bruce Springsteen bins with tickets to mondays opening concert in the Rock superstar s first world tour in four years. Since the 1988-80 tour Springsteen said he has produced a a couple of babies and its been a real Happy time. But 1 missed playing. I missed getting out. I missed the fans. A live got two great relationships in my life one with my Wile and one with my fans. It s As real As that a Springsteen said in a swedish television interview just before the concert at the Globe Arena. It be been Home awhile. In be worked hard on the records Springsteen s new albums Lucky town and human touch were the first he has made without the e Street band. The tour of Sweden Germany France and Britain is the first concert trip he has made without the old gang. The tour continues in the United states on july 23. A Springsteen held an exclusive a Diess rehearsal concert in los Angeles on june 5, which has been extensively played and Well received on european radio stations. The Rock n roller who put new Jersey on the world map has had one of his most devoted audiences in Sweden since the 1975 Horn to run tour. He has returned to play in Sweden on every european tour since then. Businessman who did not want his identity revealed had his passport seized two years ago in a dispute with police. They Are still holding it while he tries to negotiate a Resolution. Tourists who have failed to pay Bills also have been kept in China until they handed Over the  mauls kills student collecting soil samples Cochrane Ontario apr a 20-year-old student taking soil samples in northeastern Ontario was mauled to death by a Black Bear provincial police said monday. The Bear charged at Sebastien Lauzier 20, of Timmins As he and a partner from a Mineral exploration company were working sunday. Lauziere a partner Rod Barber also of Timmins was Able to drive off the Bear with a pole and was not Hurt sgt. Mike Jordan said. The incident occurred about 57 Miles Northeast of Cochrane just West of the Quebec Border police Are searching for the Bear with help from Ontario ministry of natural resources wildlife experts. I hey advised hikers to use extreme caution in the area. A the Bear will probably stay in the area a said Jordan who added he did no to know if the animal would be shot or trapped if found. Beijing a two americans have been stranded in China because courts seized their passports in financial disputes highlighting the risks of doing business m a country where the rules arc often unclear. Eugene Wang a partner in a California based trading company said monday that it has been nearly two years since a chinese judge came to his Beijing hotel room and look his passport. That was when he Learned that a chinese customer was suing him for an alleged 5645,000 debt. The judge said Wang can get his passport Back when he pays. Wang says he owes nothing but has not been Given a Chance to defend himself in court. Joe Collins a clothing designer from Atlanta had a similar visit from a judge in his Shanghai hotel room three months ago. The judge said he was accused of owing $13,000 in rent to another hotel Complex he too can get his passport Back when he pays. Both men said there were no hearings before the passport seizures. A nobody cites any Laws. They just say a we have the Power t do that a a Collins said by text phone. The two cases arc not unique authorities in various govern mint departments have seize foreigners passports As a mean of applying pressure in dispute often without going through the courts. A non american Wester it s Spring Steen in Sweden