European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 28, 1992 world the stars and stripes Page 9u.s., allies threaten Libya with toughened sanctions from wire reports Paris a the United states France and Britain on Friday warned Libya that they would make sanctions against the North african country a even More effective a according to a joint communique issued by the French foreign ministry. The warning came one year after the three nations demanded clarification of libyans role in two bombings a the december 1988 bombing of a pan am flight Over Lockerbie Scotland that killed 270 people. A and the 1989 bombing of a French Uta Carrier Over niger that killed 170 people. Canada expels War criminal Vancouver British Columbia a officials late thursday deported War criminal Jacob Luitjens to the Netherlands where he faces a life sentence for aiding nazi occupation forces. Luitjens 73, was found guilty in  1948 of aiding nazi forces while serving As a dutch police officer during world War ii. On monday Luitjens lost a four year fight to stay in Canada. Immigration adjudicator Daphne Shaw Dyck revoked Luitje Nso citizenship after ruling that he lied about his nazi past when be sought entry to Canada from Paraguay in 1961. Luitjens a former botany instructor at the University of British Columbia has pleaded that he suffers from heart problems and skin cancer. Shaw Dyck said Luitjens fled the Allied forces freeing the Netherlands and lived under an alias for v/2 years in a mennonite refugee Camp in Germany before making his Way to Paraguay. Evidence at Canadian Legal proceedings showed that Luitjens helped nazis seek out dutch jews and resistance fighters. Dutch authorities said Luitjens will ask for a retrial and will be in custody until then. Queen s gesture on taxes still does t satisfy critics London apr defenders of Queen Elizabeth 11 say her decision to pay income tax has saved the monarchy. But critics went right on carping. The Liberal London newspaper the guardian wrote in an editorial Friday that the juror Over taxes was a symptom rather than a cause of the Royal family a unpopularity. The Queen is among the Best liked royals but the Public a patience with her family seems to be wearing thin after a year in which her daughter Anne was divorced tier second son Andrew separated from his wife who later was photographed topless with another Man and the marriage of her heir Prince Charles was the object of constant speculation. Harold Brooks Baker publishing director of Burke s peerage an aristocratic who a who said the Queens voluntary decision announced by prime minister John major in the House of commons on thursday had saved the monarchy. A the Public a animosity toward the Royal family has grown out of All proportion to the extent where 1 believe it would have been Only a matter of time before we faced a referendum on whether to have a Republic Quot Brooks Baker said. But former labor Cabinet minister Tony Benn a longtime opponent of the monarchy said the Queens decision a just shows what Public pressure can do. Phis May not be the end of the monarchy but perhaps now people arc beginning to question its  the tabloid the Sun an enthusiastic chronicler of Royal woes hailed the Queens decision As a a Victory for people  the daily Star wrote a at Long last she has listened. But. The people. Overwhelmingly want a Royal family they can love and respect. Not a Bunch of yuppies who think they can ride roughshod Over  Britain a struggling Economy has sharpened questions about what the Queen widely rumoured to be one of the worlds richest women contributes to the Treasury ten percent of the British work Foree a 2.86 million people a is out of work. The rate is the highest since Lay 1987. In addition to demands that she pay taxes there have been Calls for Elizabeth to contribute More to repairing Windsor Castle. A fire did extensive damage to the Queens weekend Retreat last week. Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke told parliament on monday that the government would pay for Struel ural repairs a expected to run into the tens of millions of dollars a and the Queen would restore the damaged contents. Major said the Queen will begin paying on her annual private income in Queen Elizabeth the tax year beginning april 6. The prime minister said Charles who already pays 25 percent tax on income from his duchy of Cornwall estates had also indicated that he wanted to pay taxes on the same basis As his Mother. The Queen will be subject to the top 40 percent tax  Independent newspaper said Friday that her annual private income is estimated at $7.6 million. The Queens secret Fortune is variously estimated at Between $135 million to $9.8  going great guns in weapons amnesty drive death on the autobahn firefighters Early thursday look at the wreckage of two cars after a crash on the a3 Frankfurt Wurzburg autobahn near the Sel Isenstadt intersection in Germany. One person was killed and several were seriously injured in the collision that involved 15 cars ind one truck the closure of the autobahn led to a nearly five mile traffic Jam in the morning Rush hour. Toronto a canadians around the county Are trooping into police stations with their pistols rifles shotguns and grenades taking advantage of a six week firearms amnesty. People have until dec. 15 to turn in unwanted firearms ammunition and explosives without fear of prosecution. Previously unregistered restricted weapons May be registered. In he amnesty was offered before new gun regulations take effect Jan. I. In the first two weeks of the amnesty 5,110 firearms have been turned in for disposal and 1,347 others have been registered. Nearly 160,000 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered. A it has been a terrific response a said Jim Hayes coordinator of the Justice departments firearms control task group. Police also Are delighted with the surrender of 1,439 explosives a everything from live mortar bombs to artillery shells and grenades a Hayes said. A the amnesty is an important part of the governments firearms control program designed to make Canada a safer place in which to live a said Justice minister rim Campbell. The new control measures set tighter rules for obtaining a pistol or Rifle limit the Magazine capacities of handguns Semi automatic rifles and shotguns and regulate storage and transport of firearms. A a the amnesty is an important Way of getting illegal and unwanted guns out of the Home As Well As off the streets a said Ottawa police chief l Orn i Lanagan. A once destroyed these weapons Are no longer potential s available for assault suicide arid  Canada s new gun Law was drafted after the Quot Montreal massacre Quot three years ago on dec 6, 19hu, Mare  used a semiautomatic Rifle with 30-round Maea my to kill 14 women at Montreal s or Ottawa police officer Dave Carvill shows some of the weaponry turned in under Canadas amnesty program. I Cole  an act that hot find the nation. A much More needs to be done to educate people about the dangers of even owning a gun a said Wendy Cukier president of the coalition for Chin control. A most people Are shot with legally owned guns by people they  the amnesty has succeeded in making people think about guns Many Long forgotten and stored away. Sgt. Bernie Coles of the Calgary police department said people have been a. I my for More information about the new re la lations