European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes world tuesday december 8,1992british Man in saudi Arabia escapes flogging sentence from wire reports London a a British Hospital manager working in saudi Arabia has avoided a Public flogging of 50 lashes a his sentence for allegedly swearing at saudi subordinates. David Brown 32, had been arrested by saudi religious police and sentenced by a religious court to the hogging after employees at the British run King Khaled National guard Hospital complained he had sworn at them following an argument. But Brown successfully appealed the sentence the foreign office said monday. Had Browne a Appeal failed the beating would reportedly have been administered with a Bamboo Cane. Brown and his family have requested that no detailed publicity be Given to the Case and the foreign office refused to give reporters any details. But sources said Brown planned to visit Britain for Christmas before returning to his Job in saudi Arabia.3 scots held in Cyprus Warnaca Cyprus a three scottish tourists arrested on drug charges were ordered held for four Days by a court sunday. Charles Montgomery 25 Henry Duffy 25 and Brian Loudon 27, All from Glasgow were charged with possessing and marketing narcotics Between dec. 2-5. They arrived on the Mediterranean Island wednesday on a weeks vacation. Prosecutor Sozos Kaimakliotis said the men were arrested saturday night in their hotel with one tenth of an ounce of marijuana and one fifth of an ounce of amphetamine. Van Gogh masterpiece sold a Paris a a landscape masterpiece by Vincent Van Gogh the gardens of a Vars was sold for about $10 million sunday. The painting is one of Van Gogh a last before he died in 1890. It was purchased by French banking and sugar Mogul Jean Marc Vernys 70, at the drouot auction . Zealand finds no nazis Wellington new zealand a a government Hunt for nazi War criminals has ended with none found prime minister Jim Bolger said monday. A there has been no evidence brought Forward that indicates there arc nazi War criminals in new zealand. So no further action will be taken a Bolger told reporters. In 1991, the government began a search for War criminals who May have immigrated to new zealand after world War ii. Investigators received a list of 42 suspects from the Simon Wiesenthal Center based in Vienna Austria. It was narrowed to 14.cockpit window cracks Birmingham England a a British airways Jet bound for Portugal with 30 passengers aboard returned to Birmingham Airport on sunday after the cockpit window cracked at 33,000 feet the airline said. Plight a 5332 was an hour into its journey to Faro when the cracks appeared said a spokesman speaking on condition he was not identified. Passengers on the Bac 1-11 were ordered to fasten seat belts As the Pilot returned to Birmingham and landed the spokesman  to of cigarettes Beijing a China plans to legalize imports of foreign cigarettes a Market currently dominated by smuggling an official newspaper reported sunday. Business weekly the sunday edition of the China daily said 60 percent of All goods smuggled into the country Are foreign cigarettes. But authorities plan to open a tobacco wholesale Quot a a. Black group in s. Africa declares War on Whites Johannesburg South Africa apr a Black extremist group says it is declaring War on All Whites and targeting government leaders for assassination. The Azania Peoples liberation army said late sunday that it plans operations in 19 cities and towns around South Africa including Cape town and Pretoria. Police warned earlier that the country May face a Christmas bombing Campaign. A White people form part and parcel of the oppressive regime which makes them a legitimate target for Ala military operations a Azania commander Congo Jabril was quoted As saying by the South african press association. He said a senior enemy personnel have been targeted for destruction a including president . De Klerk and Law and order minister her Nus Kriel. The Azania group took responsibility for a thursday bombing of a restaurant in which one White was killed and a nov. 28 gun and grenade attack on a country club that killed four Whites. The attacks occurred in the East Cape Region 500 Miles South of Johannesburg. Sundays comments were the Azania groups first detailed statement since the attacks began. The government and the african National Congress the main Black opposition group have condemned the attacks and vow to press on with talks on ending White minority Rule. The Azania group is the military Wing of the pan africanist Congress which has advocated that Blacks seize Power and drive out Whites. The pan africanist Are rivals of the Anc which seeks a multiracial following. The attacks have created concern among Many Whites who have been largely unscathed by the political violence that has claimed thousands of Black lives in recent years. A police ministry spokesman capt. Craig Kotze said Security forces will take precautions to prevent attacks. A the government and the Security forces will take whatever Steps Are considered necessary to counter such plans a he said. A Man who said he represents an extremist White group the White Wolf said his organization would retaliate against Blacks if the attacks continue the South african press association reported. Deep fixed the decommissioned Canadian frigate Chadic re sinks into the 90-foot Waters of Sechelt Inlet about 34 Miles North of Vancouver British Columbia on saturday. The ship will serve As an artificial reef. Although All environmentally threatening materials were removed protesters fought the project before losing a court Battle Friday. Market in Shanghai for both Domestic and foreign cigarettes in its first step toward legalizing cigarette imports the report said. Attempts to Check leaking Tanker fail la Coruna Spain apr rough seas sunday thwarted divers trying to Check the submerged Bow of a greek Oil Tanker whose leaking cargo has fouled coastline and threatened Marine life. The Aegean sea loaded with nearly 24 million Gallons of Oil ran aground thursday and split apart. Environmentalists fear the spill May exceed  11 million Gallons dumped off the coast of Alaska in 1989 by the Exxon Valdez. Volunteers slogged through the crags and inlets of the galician coast near la Coruna washing Oil soaked sea Birds with special detergent. Oil up to 4 inches thick coated the normally White beaches around this Northwestern City of 250,000 people. Pilar Lledo the Federal governments representative in la Coruna said divers had tried in vain for a second time to examine the vessels submerged front Section to determine How Many of its nine tanks remained intact. Flames continued to sputter on the ships Stern As it bobbed in the sea below the soot stained second Cen Tury Tower of Hercules Lighthouse. Jose Alvarez the Deputy merchant Marine director said the Oil Slick had stabilized to a size of about 20 Square Miles. Lledo said Salvage workers had cleaned up 240 000 Gallons of crude with vacuum trucks and skimmers. A Lledo said All 28 Crew members of the Aegean sea a 14 filipinos and 14 greeks a had been authorized to leave la Coruna after making statements to the investigating magistrate. But she said the Tanker s Captain Constantine strap rides would remain under House arrest at a hotel until judge Maria Jose Martinez Saenz decided whether to i8esu no Legal action was expected until wednesday because monday and today Are holidays in Galicia a regional government planned to ban Shell Fishma Over a 30-mile stretch North and South of la Coruna. This time of year is normally the Best for the areas fishermen