European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 0 the stars and stripes sati Day january 9,1993firebomb thrown at bus carrying tourists in from wire reports Cairo Egypt a a Man threw a firebomb at a tourist bus near Cairo on thursday in the latest of the terrorist attacks that have Cut Egypt s tourism business by More than half. It no one was Hurt. The Interior ministry said witnesses saw the Man throw the crude gasoline bomb toward the tourist bus and another bus carrying egyptian workers when the vehicles stopped at a traffic Light on the Road to the pyramids at Giza. The tourists nationalities were not available.2nd bomb found in store London a a second Irish Republican army bomb was discovered at a Central London Bookstore thursday night after lying unnoticed for More than a Day Scotland Yard confirmed Friday. The partially exploded firebomb was uncovered by a worker who was cleaning up the debris from wednesday nights explosion at Dillons Bookstore in Northumberland Avenue near Trafalgar Square police said. A the device was left behind from the earlier explosion and it seems it went unnoticed because it caused minimal damage a a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said.10 killed in Auto Accident Grenoble France a ten people were killed in a fiery collision Between two trucks and four cars thursday night in q town near Grenoble in Southeastern France. Four others were injured two of them seriously. The crash occurred about 8 . At the Bottom of a Hill on the Edge of the town of Man held in deaths Hamburg Germany a a Man being sought in the shooting deaths of five people on new years eve in Northern Germany has been arrested in Turkey a newspaper has reported. The turkish Hurr yet newspaper said thursday that Uchim Ince 50, had been arrested in the City of Adana. Ince resided in the German City of Braunschweig and caught a flight to Turkey last saturday. He is wanted in the shooting deaths of Willi Schick 80 his 81-year-old wife Meta their daughter Renate 35 her 42-year-old woman Friend and the friends 10-year-Ola daughter. Earthquakes Rock Iran Nicosia Cyprus a Strong earthquakes jolted Southern and northeastern Iran causing significant damage but no casualties iranian news reports said Friday. The largest quake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale Shook the Southern City of Firuz Abad before Dawn the official islamic Republic news Agency i said. Its epicentre was about 70 Miles South of the City of Shiraz it said. British shoppers line up to buy German Beer in a Trench supermarket in the Northern port of Calais after most customs barriers fell Jan. 1 among the 12 nations of the european dec countries obstacles at open Borders London apr after the european Community threw out most Border controls travel among the 12 nations was supposed to be As painless As crossing from one . State to another. But it Isnit quite yet. A week after the single Market dec became a reality on paper snags Are being reported. Tony Venables who Heads a citizens rights group in Brussels Belgium that set up a hot line for dec citizens said he had received complaints against All Mem Ber states. One woman wanted to put her car onto a train in Spain after the looser rules took effect Jan. 1, but she had to itemize All her acquisitions. A they had no grounds to ask this a Venables said. In Gibraltar the British Colony on Spain a Southern tip people complain of Waits of up to three hours to enter Spain. Venables also heard from a foreign refugee living in Britain who wanted to take a Day trip to Calais France to Stock up on cheaper liquor that can be brought Back in unlimited quantities. Told he would have to wait 14 Days for a permit the Man cancelled his trip. The liquor Bonanza in France has unnerved British wine merchants particularly those in the Southeast where ferry service across the English Channel is cheap and fast. The bord Erless dec is already taking its toll on others who had a vested interest in the old controls. An estimated 4,000 customs agents in France Are Likely to be transferred or Laid off. About 1,000 customs jobs in Germany could disappear though Early retirements and transfers May avoid layoffs. Germany s customs criminal office which tracks Down drug smugglers is having to reinvent itself said Karl Heinz Matthias president of the customs Agency. Since smugglers can now freely zip through the open highways Matthias said his agents will have to intensify operations inside Germany to combat drug smuggling and illegal exports such As weapons. His Agency was drawing up plans to place officers at All Large airports and increase the use of undercover agents and front businesses Matthias said in a radio interview. Britain Ireland and Denmark have kept their passport controls and controls remain in place at a number of airports. Border checks will also remain in effect in Greece which has no common Borders with other dec members. Travellers still complain of occasional Border congestion but it is easing at some Crossings. _ italians going into France face Shorter lines and Milan a two main airports and the Rome Airport have set up express corridors for dec travellers. 1 in Llyl in a 534-Wzs. Titbit country and City cod furniture firm draws Down with couple s Money by Kevin Robinson staff writer army 1st sgt. Don Brinkey and his wife Denise Are searching for a . Company that the Kaiserslautern Germany couple said has All but vanished leaving them wondering if almost $9,800 they paid for furniture is gone As Well. The sergeant recently called stateside furniture corp. At its la Jolla calif., Headquarters and he heard the following 28-second, recorded phone message a a. Please be advised that due to Adverse business conditions caused by troop draw Down and related uncertainties stateside furniture corp. Has closed All its overseas locations As Well As its la Jolla calif., office and is now in the process of reconciling its customer accounts. If you Are a stateside furniture customer you will be advised of the status of your order in the next few weeks a according to its advertising stateside furniture corp. Is a .-based company that showcases furniture for . Service members and their families overseas. Once furniture is paid for the purchases Are to be shipped from stateside a North Carolina warehouse to the customers next duty station in the United states. The company does no to ship furniture overseas. The Brickeys were paying for More than $12,000 Worth of new furniture supposedly waiting in a Greensboro n.c., warehouse which was to follow them to Forf a Hood Texas when they rotated from Germany. They still owe $2,500 on their Purchase and they began suspecting something was wrong shortly before Christmas. A a my wife wanted me to buy her a Schrank so 1 decided to look at sectionals at stateside furniture a said the first sergeant of he pet 21st personnel group on Danner Cavern a if i Hadnot stopped by the place id have never known they were when they went to the Kaiserslautern showroom a one of two in Europe the other was at Raf Lakenheath England the office was locked. There was no sign of stateside furniture corp. A a lady in an office next to it said they Well out of business Quot Brinkey said. He then called eight of stateside a 16 offices in Europe a there were 10 locations in Germany four in England and two in Italy a but could not reach anyone. The company had offices both on and off military installations. The stars and stripes also could not reach stateside furniture officials for com ment Friday at the company a european locations phones either were disconnected or no one answered. The firms California Headquarters and North Carolina warehouse Only had recorded messages. The company claims in its ads that it is an authorized morale welfare and recreation advertiser. However army and air Force mar officials could not be reached Friday to confirm the claim. Military officials in Europe were unaware Friday that the company apparently has closed its doors. They were trying to determine under what provisions the company operated on military facilities. The last word Brinkey received from stateside was in the form of a quarterly statement in october. His most recent $500 monthly payment to the company still has not been cashed. For now Brinkey said is waiting to see if the company plans to deliver his furniture or return his Money. Contributing to this report Start writer Ray Rowden in Washington a
