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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                4 die 3 Hurt in collision of British army helicopters from wire reports Belfast Northern Ireland 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. T he 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 was accidental and did not involve  Princess has boy month 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 Are 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 Newborn father Danic Ducruet accompanied Stephanie to the  May be recharged Paris a prosecutors Are demanding that the supreme court reinstate charges against suspected a i Collaborator Paul Rouvier the right hand Man of Quot Butcher of Lyon Quot Klaus Barbie. In april a lower court dismissed charges stemming from the killing of jews and resistance leaders. The ease 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 trom 194 1 to 1944. Barbie was an officer in the German secret police or Gestapo he was convicted in Lyon of crimes against humanity after a three in Only trial in 1987. L in died in prison last  condemns sex Tours Vatican Cit Pope John Paul ii on thursday condemned what he called the a degrading phenomenon of sexual tourism in Southeast Asia. A Young girls and boys Are lured into this Industry and Are then treated As Mere objects he told the world tourism organization. I be said hundreds of thousands of children must he assured the Protection from abuse that International agreements As Well As a human conscience a a ought to guarantee. Sex Tours to Thailand. Sri Lanka Taiwan and the Philippines have become big business. Social activists said 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 Lor the appearance of Rock band guns no roses officials said 1�?Thursday. Police blamed wednesdays attack at the i Campin soccer stadium in Bogota on leftist guerrillas Irving to intimidate fans planning to attend two weekend  held in nazi massacre Koblenz Germany a a former wehrmacht noncommissioned  in the slaying of 22 italian civilians during world War i was arrested thursday. T he Man. Identified Only As Kurt s., 75, is sum a cd of taking part in a massacre oct. 13, 1943, in Caia to near Naples. Koblenz prosecutor Norbert wisc said the Man was arrested in the Eastern German City of Cottbus another former wehrmacht Soldier Wolfgang i. Was arrested nov. It in the ease. The Man ft9, is a former lieutenant. A unit of German soldiers retreating before the advancing . Troops killed the italians after seeing Light signals being sent from a farm. The germans believed the italians were giving signals to the partisans. S. African Leader seeks multiracial voting in 94 Johannesburg South Africa a president , do 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 de 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 Are near agreement on the framework for a franchising the nations 30 million Blacks. Do Klerk has abolished most major apartheid Laws hut has yet to extend the vote to the Black majority. The program he outlined thursday would formally lower the curtain on apartheid. A a in a convinced that the program set out is attainable a do Klerk told a news conference in Pretoria the country a administrative capital. A we cannot turn Back. We cannot get bogged  he said he was 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  a 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 Lor reaching a Black White political settlement. But he Hud not set a Date for multiracial elections until his announcement thursday. He cautioned that the timetable was 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 Klerks 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 a the cat a a Sculp Ely secs part of a major retrospective at the grand pal Turc by colombian artist Bottro on the champs Ais museum. Irish reject easing abortion rights As ruling party faces Broad losses Dublin Ireland apr Irish voters have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed abortion to save the life of the Mother partial returns showed Friday. But they supported two related proposals that would permit the distribution of abortion information and travel abroad for abortions. The labor parly made the biggest gains nearly doubling its support since the 1989 election but there was still a Chance that prime minister Albert Reynolds could pull together a coalition to keep his fianna fail party in Power. With ballots from 13 of 38 constituencies counted its percent were voting against the proposed amendment on abortion to save the life of the Mother. Thai would lease Ireland with a Constitution that affirms the right to life of the unborn and a recent supreme court ruling that permitted abortion to Sac the life of the Mother. Pro Choice forces called Lor the next government to solve the Issue by legislation while anti abortion campaigners demanded another referendum asking for a Clear yes or no on abortion itself. A the Irish people have said no we done to want a constitutional right to abortion. We now fee that the incoming government has no mandate either to proceed to legislate for abortion or to utterly reject it a said Caroline Simonds of the anti abortion pro life Campaign. She called for another referendum asking for a straightforward yes or no on legalized abortion. But Maxine Brady president of the Union of students in Ireland said it was incumbent on the government to legislate. A we have to look at Why Irish women have abortions in Britain then we have to look at what we can do to support those women and for the women w to need abortions or who feel they need abortions we should legislate for some sort of provision. W within this country rather than exporting them to Britain Quot Brady told bbl radio. As counting continued in the National election Campaign. It was unclear which parties might form the next government. With 95 percent of the vote counted and 93 of 166 seats decided fianna fail had 43 scats. Labor 26 and Fine Gael traditionally the second largest parly 24,  
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