European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 8 the stars and stripes world sunday january 10,1993 flooding ravages Mexico City up torrential rain left at least 14 people dead and 1,200 homeless in the Border City of Tijuana and Rescue workers and military troops were seeking to free residents still trapped by the worst Quot flooding in 15 years authorities said a 15th victim was found floating just Over the . Border in a san Diego Canyon. The governor of Baja California Ernesto Ruffo estimated flood damage at 127 million. Authorities in Baja California said homeless rest dents were temporarily housed in 27 shelters. An unknown number of people were still trapped it 21 areas of the City under More than 3 feet of water. About 3,700 houses were without electricity and 8 percent of the population did not have Access Toyota ble water the state government said. Friday. A 15 Ruffo said he had spoken with mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari about the situation. He also asked the population to remain Calm and heed recommendations to evacuate danger areas Bridges connecting the Eastern and Western parts of the City were closed As were highways. The International Airport in Tijuana a City of about 1 million just across the Border from san Diego was reopened Friday said the official mexican news Agency no Timex. Following a week of rain that prompted serious flooding and closed the .-mexican Border thursday parts of Tijuana were still underwater a Day later As Gray skies Hung overhead threatening More rain. Television pictures showed streets converted into Muddy Brown Rivers strewn with garbage. Television reports late thursday showed residents complaining that the local government had failed to protect them by improving the City a aging drainage system. Roberto Medina an official with the civil Protection Agency said the system was ill equipped to Cope with the Aiho unt of mud and water Corning Down from the Hills where Many of Tijuana a residents live. One Man tearfully said he had held on to his Mother for As Long As possible but the raging current swept her away to her death. Authorities said dozens of people were rescued from an area near the . Border after they were trapped while trying to take advantage of the disaster and Cross the Border illegally. The body of the 15th victim who had been reported missing after the floods in Tijuana was found floating in san Diego a Goat Canyon just a few Hundred Yards from the mexican Border. Madrid up Spain a Royal household saw its biggest shake up since King Juan Carlos was crowned in 1975 with the departure Friday of two generals who had run Palace affairs for the last 16 years. The replacement of Gen. Sabind Fernandez Campo and Gen. Joel Casino As head and Secretary general of the Royal household by two Young diplomats Marks the end of an Era in which the army has been successfully persuaded to stay out of politics. Government spokeswoman Rosa Conde said Friday that the new head of the Palace household was career Diplomat Fernando Almansa 44, acid the new Secretary general was Rafael spot Tomo 47. A a a. A. For the first time since Juan Carlos Coronation a and the re establishment of the Spanish Crown after More than half a Century of Republican or dictatorial Rule a the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid is not being run by the military observers believe the King now feels it unnecessary to stress his position As commander in chief of Spain a armed services and wishes to concentrate More on foreign affairs. T a it is quite probable that the first phase of the transition to democracy would have been subjected to even harder tests if the military had not looked on the King As their commander in chief a the daily Al pais commented in an editorial Friday. Campo 74, is credited with having masterminded the Kings response to a coup attempt by military and paramilitary police officers on feb. 23,1981. Juan Carlos Swift appearance on television denouncing the coup leaders who had taken Over the Spanish parliament was crucial in putting Down the rebellion. Coups Are now considered a thing of the past and the Kings new advisers Are Young diplomats expert in relations with the United states and Eastern Europe. Condoms buried in India after use proves u new Delhi India up a family planning group in Southern India has dumped hundreds of thousands of government supplied condoms Over the past few years because they were unpopular and people did not know How to use them a newspaper reported Friday. A social worker belonging to the group told the Indian express the country s largest Chain of newspapers that the Madras Branch of the voluntary family planning association of India was supplied with More than 100,000 condoms a year for free distribution. Out largely because of ignorance about their use family planning workers could not persuade citizens to accept handouts of condoms the paper said. The association s employees and volunteers found a novel Way to get rid of their burgeoning condom stocks they began burying thousands of undistributed condoms in specially dug pits the report said. According to the express the group s workers also dumped excess Oral contraceptive pills in the ditches. The organization apparently did not hand Back the unused contraceptives to the government for fear the authorities might Cut its future funding the paper said Madras the capital of India s Southern tamil Nadu state and India s fourth largest City has a population of More than 4 million. The government heavily subsidizes the Sale of contraceptives in the Indian Market. It also Doles out free contraceptives through its dispensaries and hospitals and through Independent associations Libya shuts Borders in protest Cairo Egypt up Libya on saturday closed its Borders for three Days to protest 9-month-old sanctions imposed y the United nations. According to radio and other reports from Tripoli the libyan government blamed the sanctions for the death of its Interior and Justice minister Ibrahim Bakkar in car Accident thursday. The government argued that because the embargo includes a ban on air links the official had to travel by car while returning from an Arab league meeting in Tunis Tunisia. The sanctions were imposed Over libyans refusal to surrender suspects accused of bombing two Western airliners. British and . Investigators charged two libyans in the 1988 midair bombing of pan am flight 103 Oyer Lockerbie Scotland which killed 270 people. France accused four other libyans in a similar bombing of a French Airliner Over niger a year later. Tripoli has since resisted demands for their surrender. Besides denying the charges it argues that the libyans should not be tried in countries hostile to Libya. It. Of \ a i a to a i v. 1� it x x Quot i v n a / a Quot a 4\m norwegian skier erring Knagge takes off nov. 17 on a Solo journey to the South pole which he completed thursday after 50 Days through freezing Antarctica. Skis Solo to South pole Oslo Norway apr after 50 Days alone in the wastes of Antarctica norwegian erring Knagge has become the first person to ski alone to the South pole with no outside help. The 29-year-old lawyer completed the journey thursday after seven weeks of travel in temperatures that fell As Low As minus 40 degrees said his spokesman Hans Christian erlandsen. A after walking 864 Miles totally alone he is bound to be very  said  smother Aase Gjerdrum of Oslo also was feeling Happy. A Al feel enormous Relief and Joy a she said by Telephone. The norwegian skier who will turn 30 on Friday reached his goal 10 Days ahead of schedule leaving his welcoming committee stranded by bad weather in Punta Arenas Chile. Knagge started but from Berkner is land in the Ronne ice shelf at the Edge of the continent nov 17. He pulled a sled loaded with up to 265 pounds of supplies about 16.5 Miles per Day erlandsen said. A i want to be the first in the world to do this a said Knagge before he left Oslo in november. Erlandsen said word of the accomplishment had been relayed to him by shortwave radio from the american Scott Amundsen base at the South pole. The news prompted cheers and an Early morning Toast in Champagne at erlandsen a crowded office a we Are trying to find out More a said erlandsen a but the americans Are strict about the outside use of their shortwave  Knagge can Only communicate with the outside world in Brief coded messages