European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes world saturday november 28, 19924 die 3 Hurt in collision of British army helicopters from wire reports Belfast Northern Ireland a a four British soldiers were killed thursday when two army helicopters collided and burst into flames. The British army a Northern Ireland Headquarters said three others were injured in the crash Over the Bessbrook base 45 Miles Southwest of Belfast. The area around Bessbrook is a stronghold of the Irish Republican army which is fighting British Rule in Northern Ireland. But the army said the crash accidental and did not involve Princess has boy Monte Carlo Monaco a Princess Stephanie of Monaco gave birth late thursday to her first child a 6.6-Pound boy named Louis. A Princess Stephanie and the infant arc doing Well a a Palace statement said Friday. Officials said Stephanie gave birth at 10 22 . Thursday at Princess Grace Hospital a facility named after her late Mother the . Actress Grace Kelly. The newborns father Daniel Ducruet accompanied Stephanie to the May be recharged Paris a prosecutors Are demanding that the supreme court reinstate charges against suspected nazi Collaborator Paul Rouvier the right hand Man of a Butcher of Lyon Quot Klaus Barbie. In april a lower court dismissed charges stemming from the killing of jews and resistance leaders. The Case has sparked widespread outrage and reopened debate on whether France is willing to confront the legacy of the Vichy regime the puppet government that collaborated with the nazis from 1940 to 1944. Barbie an officer in the German secret police or Gestapo. He convicted in Lyon of crimes against humanity after a three month trial in 1987. L in died in prison last condemns sex Tours Vatican Cit y Pope John Paul 11 on thursday condemned what he called the a degrading phenomenon of sexual tourism Quot in Southeast Asia. A Young girls and boys arc lured into this Industry and Are then treated As Mere objects Quot he told the world tourism organization. He said hundreds of thousands of children must he assured the Protection from abuse that International agreements As Well As a human conscience Quot ought to guarantee. Sex hours to t Hailand sri Lanka t Taiwan and the Philippines have become big business. Social activists sail child prostitution in Asia has increased greatly in recent years partly because tourists Are seeking aids free go before concerts Bogota Colombia a nine bombs have exploded in a colombian stadium being prepared for the appearance of Rock band guns no roses officials said t thursday. Police blamed wednesdays attack at the Al Campin soccer stadium in Bogota on leftist guerrillas trying to intimidate fans planning to attend two weekend concerts men held in nazi massacre Koblenz Germany a a former Wehr Macon noncommissioned officer suspected in the slaying of 22 italian civilians during world War 1 arrested thursday. T he Man identified Only As Kurt s., 75, is suspected of taking part in a massacre oct. It 1943, in aia to near Naples. Koblenz prosecutor Noih Cit Weise said the Man arrested in the Eastern German City of Cottbus. Another former wehrmacht Soldier Wolfgang e., arrested nov. 6 in the ease. The Man 69. Is a Conner lieutenant. A unit of German soldiers retreating before the advancing . Troops killed the italians after seeing Light signals being sent from a farm. T he germans believed the italians were giving signals to the partisans. S. African Leader seeks multiracial voting in 94 Johannesburg South Africa a president , de Klerk has offered to end centuries of White domination in South Africa with multiracial elections in Early 1994. The african National Congress rejected the Date the first that 1c Klerk has Ever set for ending White minority Rule. While de Klerks proposed deadline is More Distant than the Anc wanted it docs indicate the two sides arc near agreement on the framework for a franchising the nations 30 million Blacks. De Klerk has abolished most major apartheid Laws but has yet to extend the Vole to the Black majority. The program he outlined thursday would formally lower the curtain on apartheid. A i m convinced that the program set out is attainable Quot de Klerk told a news conference in Pretoria the country a administrative capital. Quot we cannot turn Back. We cannot get bogged he said he optimistic that government and opposition groups could reach agreements next year that would Lead to the first elections to include Blacks in March or april 1994. The Anc the nations leading Black group said this week that it wanted elections for an interim government within nine to 12 months and rejected do Klerks proposal As a totally Quot South Africa cannot afford any delay in the process a the Anc said in a statement. The group said it would meet soon with de Klerk to discuss the matter. An elected interim government is virtually certain to give a decision making voice to de Klerks National party the Anc and several other parties. De Klerks five year term expires in september 1994, and that has been unofficially considered the deadline for reaching a Black White political settlement. But he had not set a Date for multiracial elections until his announcement thursday. He cautioned that the timetable not rigid and would depend on the negotiations. Black White talks on ending apartheid collapsed in june when the Anc pulled out to protest escalating violence in Black townships. De Klerk announcement is a sign that the discussions which involve 19 parties Are Likely to resume shortly. A cat Chat a parisian whispers a words to Quot the cat a a sculpture by colombian artist Bolero on lire champs Kly secs part of a major retrospective at the grand palais museum. Irish voters rejecting plan to ease abortion Law Early returns show Dublin Ireland apr Irish voters have rejected a proposal to allow abortion to save the life of the Mother according to initial results from key cities Friday. But voters supported two related proposals that would permit the distribution of abortion a formation and travel abroad for abortions. With 25 percent of the abortion referendum ballots counted by hand it appeared that the electorate voted by a margin of 2-to-l or More to keep a Blanket ban on abortion enshrined in the Constitution. In eight key constituencies in Dublin Ami Cork the country second largest City plus one each in counties Waterford Clare and Dun la Ohurie a total of log it percent of the voters opposed abortion when the pregnancy threatened the woman a life. Those constituencies represent about 25 percent of the roughly he million Voles East and the results were in line with opinion polls taken in the week before wednesday balloting. Two other abortion questions were leading. Sixth Pereen of the voters favored the right to travel to obtain an abortion and 59 percent favored the right to information about abortions abroad. In the count of votes from the National election the left leaning labor party rolled up big gains at the expense of fianna fail and Fine Gael the traditionally dominant parties in Ireland. It appeared that three or More parties might have to join forces to form the next coalition government. With 94 percent of the vote counted and 93 of 166 scats decided prime minister Albert Reynolds fianna Tail party had 39 seats labor had 26 and Fine Gael traditionally the second largest party had 22. Early projections indicated fianna fail and Fine Gael would lose seats to labor. That marked a double to ask for Reynolds whose party w.alone in campaigning Tor the amendment to permit abortion to save lives. But Hanna fail still seemed certain to have the largest bloc and Reynolds said he expected to have the first Chance to form a government. Ireland flagging Economy and 20 percent unemployment were main topics in the Campaign but the abortion amendments dominated debate. An estimated 70 percent of the Irish republics 2 55 million voters East ballots
