European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 15,1992 world the stars and stripes b Pagan tropical storm kills 102, triggers floods in India prom wire reports Madras India a at least 102 people were killed in Southern India and Northwestern sri Lanka in a tropical storm that unleashed massive tidal Waves torrential Rains and Flash floods local officials said saturday. Most of the fatalities occurred in the southernmost Indian states of tamil Nadu and Kerala where thousands of people were reported marooned. In sri Lanka authorities reported nine deaths. The storm with winds gusting up to 60 Mph left a vast Trail of death and destruction in tamil Nadu which has a population of 50 million. Houses collapsed in the storm which also triggered landslides and Flash floods. At least three dams in Southern India were reported overflowing threatening to inundate Many residential  Levels drop severely Geneva a Ozone Levels Over Northern Europe Russia and Canada dropped to record lows last year eaten away by a mix of volcanic gases and Man made chemicals the world meteorological organization reports. The . Agency reported unprecedented destruction of the protective Ozone layer last Winter and Spring. It said the Levels Over Large areas of the world were 12 percent below the seasonal average a a an occurrence never before observed in More than 35 years of continuous Ozone  scientists Are increasingly reporting significant Ozone decreases All year round and in All latitudes except the  handbook writer Dies Stockholm Sweden a William Hillcourt an american who co authored the boy scout handbook died Here last week while on a world tour a swedish scout official said Friday. Hillcourt died last sunday night or Early monday morning at a Stockholm hotel during a two Day visit in the country said Stina Rehn National Secretary of the swedish scout Council. She did not know the cause of death or Hillcourt Sage but flu court said he was retired and no longer took an Active part in boy scout activities. Hillcourt had been travelling with a companion in Japan Russia and Finland and was on his Way to Denmark before returning to the United states Rehn  crony escapes trial Berlin a an elderly co defendant of Erich Honecker is too ill with a heart ailment to stand trial for the killings of East germans trying to flee to the West. But a court spokesman said proceedings will continue against Honecker and four other leaders of the former communist regime. The German government has had trouble putting the former communist leaders on trial because Many Are now old and frail. Court sessions Are limited to a few hours a week because of the poor condition of some defendants. Court appointed doctors examined former Premier Willi Stop and determined he is suffering from angina Rectoris said Justice department spokesman Bruno Rautenberg the painful condition is caused by a decrease in blood Supply to the heart  attacks loud party new Delhi India a calf protecting elephant enraged by noisy wedding revellers pushed their jeep Down a Ravine leaving one celebratory dead an Feight wounded in the Southern Indian state of Kerala a news report said saturday. The incident occurred late Friday in the silent Valley one of the worlds last surviving rain forests the press Trust of India news Agency reported. The Valley is a protected area under Indian Law and is Home to a Rich variety of wildlife and rare plants. It has thousands of wild elephants. R police remove a truck from Stoke Newington North London which contained a Large Quantity of explosives. 1 Hurt As police in London halt truck with explosives a London apr anti terrorist police evacuated about 30 people from their North London Homes Early saturday after police stopped a Large truck filled with explosives and came under gunfire. A Scotland Yard spokesman said an unarmed officer was shot and wounded by an occupant of the furniture Van who tried to flee. One Man was arrested and police searched for at least one other. Officer Ray Hall 38, was shot in the Back and face and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition Deputy assistant commissioner Michael Taylor told British broadcasting corp. Radio. Taylor said the truck was filled with a bits of electrical apparatus and a Large amount of explosives. A if it had been exploded the carnage that would have nuclear experts destroy iraqi steel ensued would have been tremendous a Taylor said. Police have not speculated on the planned use of the explosives or suggested any link to the Irish Republican army the group responsible for Many terrorist bombings in London. But press association the National news Agency reported that the explosives were fertilizer based the Type used frequently by the Ira. In Belfast Northern Ireland police said an Ira bomb concealed in a Van exploded in the town of Coleraine late Friday setting stores and offices ablaze damaging Homes and slightly injuring three people. Police said a caller claiming to represent the Ira warned of the bomb 25 minutes before it exploded. But authorities said they did not receive sufficient details to Clear the area before the blast. Baghdad Iraq apr . Nuclear experts on saturday took another step to strip Iraq or atomic weapons capability by destroying 100 tons of strategic High strength steel used in enriching uranium. A you can say that the destruction of the steel has been accomplished a team Leader Dmitri Perrico said. A the team finished with the melting so this Job we Hope is  samples will be Analysed to be sure that the Metal does not meet the Standard for which it was bought by Iraq he said. Per Ricos team arrived in Baghdad on nov. 8 for a new round of inspections to see How Iraq is complying with a . Security Council Resolution to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction after the 1991 persian Gulf War that drove iraqi troops from Kuwait the Security Council demanded that Iraq dismantle its nuclear program Long Range missiles chemical and biological weapons and the facilities for producing them. The International atomic Energy Agency has estimated that Iraq was Only a year away from Industrial scale production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons when the War started. The High strength steel is necessary for the production process. Perrico said other . Experts collected samples from Central Iraq which will be Analysed later to find if there were traces of nuclear activities. Perrico said Iraq has not yet provided a list of companies that supplied Saddam Hussein a government with nuclear know How and components. A the big question Mark still remains a he  questions cancer screening Toronto up a a controversial study released Friday casts doubt on whether mammography actually reduces the chances of women dying from breast cancer. The study involving More than 90,000 Canadian women found no evidence of a reduced death rate among women Ages 40 to 59 who underwent annual screening. Despite the findings government health officials in Canada and the United states said no changes in current recommendations for breast cancer screening were warranted until experts reviewed All the available evidence. A screening by mammography remains the single most effective method to detect breast cancer in its Early most curable stage a according to a statement issued by the . National cancer Institute food and drug administration and National centers for disease control. While the study showed no reduction in mortality because of mammography the screening test did allow women to be diagnosed earlier Saidur. Sharon Buehler of the Canadian cancer society. The study which has sparked controversy since findings began to spread through the medical Community is the largest addressing whether younger women Benefit from mammography. Nevertheless the release of the full results prompted Canadian and . Health officials to announce plans to review the evidence about the value of mammography