European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                World the stars and stripes Page 11 i police remove a truck from Stoke Newington North London which contained a Laife Quantity of explosives. 1 Hurt As police in London halt truck with explosives a sunday november 15, 1992tropical floods tidal Waves claim 50 in Southern India from wire reports Madras India a at least 50 people were killed in Southern India in a tropical storm that unleashed massive tidal Waves Flash floods and torrential Rains on the coastal areas of tamil Nadu state and Northwestern sri Lanka Indian officials said saturday. Gusting up to 60 Mph the storm left a Trail of death and destruction in tamil Nadu India s southernmost state authorities said. No fatalities were immediately reported from the storm hit coastal areas of sri Lanka. Storm triggered Flash floods washed away almost an entire Hamlet in tamil Nadu leaving at least 30 residents dead the press Trust of India news Agency quoted local officials As  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 Hillcoat 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 said. Honecker 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 Wii i 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 a calf protecting elephant enraged by noisy wedding revellers pushed their jeep Down a Ravine leaving one celebratory dead Ana eight 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. 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 flaw in 747 Bolt cancels 2 flights Zurich Switzerland apr Swissair said it cancelled two flights to the United states on Friday after technicians found a damaged Bolt in the Assembly that holds an engine to the Wing of a Boeing 747. The airline said it immediately ordered a retest of its five 747s, just two weeks after they passed a Check recommended by Boeing after an israeli cargo plane crashed in Amsterdam Netherlands on oct. 4. The part was not on a checklist recommended by Boeing nor was it covered by a recommendation for closer checks issued thursday by the manufacturer said Christopher Villiers a spokesman for the Boeing commercial air plane group in Everett Wash. Swissair mechanics found the damaged Bolt in a Diagonal strut during a periodic overhaul of one of the jetliners airline officials said Villiers said Boeing would seek to have the Bolt sent to Seattle for testing. Seattle based Boeing had recommended inspection of the 4-Ineh-Long fuse pins that help connect engines to the wings of 747-100s, -200s and -300s. A Swissair statement said the airline had conducted the first inspections of the engine fuse pins of its 747 Fleet without finding any flaws. Boeing said thursday it was recommending airlines Check More closely for cracks and corrosion in fuse pins. Boeing vice president Jim Johnson said the company had urged further inspections As a precautionary measure. Swissair said it would Complete the inspections saturday morning but cancelled its Friday Zurich new York and Zurich Chicago flights so the planes could be tested. 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  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 said or. Sharon Buehler of the Canadian cancer society. The study which has sparked controversy since findings began to spread through the medi--031 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