European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 b the stabs and Stripe thousands of filipinos world saturday november 21, 1992bid Farewell to . Navy from wire reports Olon Gapo Philippines a tens of thousands of people jammed the streets of this port Friday for an emotional Farewell to the . Navy which Abandons nearby Subic Bay naval facilities next week. Tuesdays Transfer of the . Navy a largest base in Asia Marks the end of nearly 100 years of american military presence in this former Colony. Most of the 300,000 residents of the City depended on the base for their livelihood. The government Hopes to transform Subic into a commercial restricts women Khartoum Sudan a Sudan a Muslim fundamentalist government has issued new decrees that ban women from working in markets and other Public places after 5 p.m., an official newspaper reported thursday. The decrees also require All shops to close two hours for Friday noon prayers the daily Al Kuwait Al mus Alaha said. Sudan a Muslim fundamentalist government has taken a number of other Steps affecting women. It requires female ministry employees to cover their hair As islam demands. It also has banned men from working in hair salons for Plant blast kills 5 Huelva Spain a five people were killed in an explosion that destroyed a fireworks factory on the outskirts of this Southern town thursday. The blast at the Small family owned Hermanos c Macho fireworks factory occurred shortly after 5 p.m., a fire department spokesman said. The five killed were believed to be the Only people in the factory at the time he synagogue opens Istanbul Turkey a a 500-year-old synagogue was opened to the Public thursday after years of restoration As part of celebrations marking five centuries of Harmony Between Spanish jews and Muslim turks. At the inauguration a leading turkish jewish businessman Jak Kamhi expressed the jewish Community a happiness Over the opening the the Shrida synagogue which he said was the oldest of the 16 jewish temples in this Metropolis of 10 million. The Shrida was built in the 1400s in Istanbul Snow rundown District of killed in n. Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland a an unidentified gunman killed a part time protestant Soldier thursday night police said. In a separate attack three masked gunmen fired into a pub in Kilcoo a largely roman Catholic area 2tl Miles Southeast of Belfast killing a Catholic customer Peter Mccormack. Three other people were wounded. The Ulster Volunteer Force an outlawed protestant paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the attack. No group immediately claimed responsibility for killing 27-year-old Ian Wamock a part time member of a locally recruited unit of the British in Portadown 25 Miles Southwest of fog diverts flights Helsinki Finland More than 1,000 people heading for Moscow were stranded at the Helsinki Airport Friday after 11 flights were diverted because of fog in the russian capital. A everything is under control and the Normal traffic at Helsinki Airport has not been affected a said Vladimir grat Sev an Airport duty officer. A the situation is bad in Moscow and it could take two to three Days for the fog to nine of the diverted aircraft belong to the russian airline Aeroflot. Normal flight time Between Helsinki and Moscow a 540 Miles apart a is about 90 minutes. A fireman pours water on flames rising from the roof of a private Chapel in Windsor Castle on Friday. Windsor Castle fire hurts 1, endangers valuable Art Windsor England apr a stubborn Smoky fire at Windsor Castle on Friday damaged a private Chapel injured at least one person and threatened valuable works of Art fire officials said. Authorities said damage was confined to a Small portion of the sprawling Castle. Soldiers and workers scrambled to carry paintings and other priceless objects from nearby state apartments. Queen Elizabeth was not in the Castle when the fire broke out. Her Middle son. Prince Andrew was. But he was far from the scene of the fire and was not Hurt. He told reporters that he had helped Rescue pictures clocks tables and other precious objects. A i have been in and looked in St. Georges Hall and seen firsthand what it looks like and it is a pretty Nasty mess a the Prince said. Buckingham Palace initially had reported that he had not been in the Castle. An unidentified Man suffered Burns and was taken to Wexham Park Hospital the fire service said. The Hospital said he was not seriously injured. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman speaking on condition of anonymity said there was no suspicion that the Irish Republican Arney which has launched a violent Campaign to end British Rule of Northern Ireland was involved. Hoses snaked from hydrants through the streets of Windsor to the Hilltop Castle along the River thames a a onion. A a e que it was strewn with firefighting equipment. More than 120 20 Miles West of London. The ceremonial courtyard inside where the Queen has greeted Many world leaders firefighters and 20 fire engines were on the scene. The fire reported at 11 37 a.m., was declared under control but still not extinguished three hours later. A a it a confined to the Northeast Comer of the upper Ward of the Castle a said Malcolm Bailey a spokesman for the Royal Berkshire fire and Rescue service a within that Section the fire is still burning but not out of he said Only a Small portion of the Castle was damaged. But with the preponderance of valuables inside the Castle it was not immediately Clear How extensive the damage was. A there Are paintings works of porcelain statues tapestries suits of Armor. There a so much in there that it is impossible to say what has been damaged a said Dickie arbiter assistant press Secretary at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth ii visited the scene Friday afternoon according to press association the National news Agency. The Queen is at Windsor most weekends plus a full month at easter and a week in june during the Royal Ascot horse races the Palace said. Windsor Castle was built by William the conqueror in the 11th Century and greatly expanded and altered through the centuries. Henry 11 put up the round Tower one of the most photographed parts of the Castle while Edward in began the construction of St. Georges Chapel where Henry Viii and Charles i Are buried. The fire was in a different Chapel one not usually open to visitors. Sir Roy Strong former director of the Victoria and Albert museum in London called the Castle a Superb example of Regency 1811-20 decoration a on a spectacular . Oks liberian embargo by the new York times United nations a the Security Council on thursday authorized an embargo against Liberia and directed Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali to Send a representative there to report on the civil War. At the same time the 15 Council members made it Clear in their unanimous decision that the ban would not apply to West african peacekeeping forces in the country. The fighting which in nearly four years has killed about 60,000 people is entered on the outskirts of Monrovia the capital and the Only territory still controlled by the government. Liberian soldiers Are supported by a 12,000-Man West african Force that includes troops from Nigeria Ghana and five smaller West african nations. The 16-member economic Community of West african states this month voted to impose a Trade embargo on the 95 percent of the country controlled by rebel Leader Charles Taylor the group also repeated earlier demands that Taylor disarm his troops mostly teen age youths and confine them in supervised Camps. Diplomats at the . Were not optimistic about prospects for the economic embargo or the disarmament plan. The current round of fighting began last month when the Taylor rebels the National patriotic front began fighting with a rival guerrilla group then turned on the peacekeeping forces which Hao it in to move into the rebel held territories during the Ovner. The peacekeepers withdrew and the fighting a yen in and around Monrovia. A Nurt e a hels started the civil War in december 1989. A cease fire was arranged in november 1990 but was violated frequently
