European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 22, 193 fhe stars and stripes b Paga 11 by Crystal Laureano Shaft writer the feb. Is deadline to begin using new Apo and Fpo numbers at overseas locations will not be extended by the . Postal service according to military postal officials in Germany the original deadline was july 15, 1992. But that Date was extended six months to give overseas postal customers time to ensure that All their change of address requests had been received and implemented postal officials said in May. The delay by Many commercial mailers to Institute the new zip codes four line address format and new two letter overseas codes had caused widespread concern among postal patrons. In 1991, the . Postal service announced the changes that affected about one third of overseas Post offices. Personnel stationed in Europe have been Able to use both the old and new numbers to receive of feb. 15, mail addressed to customers using the old Apo and Fpo numbers will be undeliverable because the . Postal service will have eliminated those numbers from its directory. When a return address is on such mail it will be returned to the sender. Postal officials in Europe Are satisfied that nearly All customers have complied with the changes. Quot we have been taking a Good look at the mail coming to Europe and Are pleased that the vast majority of patrons Are using the new Apo numbers Quot said Barbara Lutz spokeswoman for the army postal group Europe in rheingau Germany. Quot id say 99 percent of air Force mail is addressed to a a a a said Yvonne Radloff spokeswoman for the 7025th air postal Sci a at Germany. Quot those who had Apo at Ramstein an numbers that changed have made that change. Much of the mail with incorrect address formats or zip codes is second class publications resulting from the Sale of old mailing lists among stateside companies Radloff said. The four line address format and realigned zip codes Are the first Steps toward automating overseas military mail a process that will take several years . Postal service officials said. Electronic sorting machines will be used to Speed mail sorting and delivery. Overseas military Post office customers who still Are having problems changing their address should Contact their local postal office for assistance and postage free change of address cards postal officials in Europe crowds pay homage to Paris apr with Flowers tears and a few flashes of anger thousands of French people paid homage thursday to King Louis Cyl beheaded by revolutionaries 200 years ago and now to Many a rehabilitated hero. Some Young royalists set fire to a mock Guillotine and several dozen others were taken into custody after occupying the pantheon a Paris landmark and unfurling a Banner that read Quot Long live the King. Down with the but the main Bicentennial ceremony was solemn and peaceful. An estimated 5,000 people a boy scouts in hiking shorts Robed monies elderly couples tearfully bearing bouquets a gathered for prayers Wreath laying and a moment of silence in a Corner of the sprawling place de la concorde. The half hour ceremony was shunned by the socialist government but . Ambassador Walter Gurley honouring Louis support for the american revolution was among hundreds laying Flowers on a plot of grass at the site where the King was beheaded at 10 22 . On Jan. 21,1793. Quot i was there today because Louis Xvi was very very instrumental in our Independence a Curley said later. Quot he aided us a great Deal and we appreciated that and it was most appropriate that we recognized his input to the establishment of the United the ceremony was followed by masses at dozens of churches across France. The two rival Bourbon and Orleans branches of Frances Royal family a each claiming a right to the defunct throne a held separate masses at Paris area churches. Quot we re Here to Honor the memory of a French royalist sympathizer holds a portrait of Louis Xvi after laying a Wreath at the spot where the King was executed 200 years ago. The Long assassinated by certain frenchmen not the people of France a said Therese France 63, who came to the place de la concorde by bus from Northern France. Quot his support was from the people not from the Jean Raspail a writer who headed the organizing committee opened the ceremony with Brief remarks about Louis a a sacrifice acid said it was the biggest commemoration of the execution since 1830. When Raspail announced curleys presence some onlookers cheered and shouted a Bravo a among those waiting to place Flowers after the dignitaries departed was Lucille Noyelle 73, of la Varenne a Paris suburb. V Quot in a Here to Honor the memory of Louis Xvi who was murdered because he was a Christian a said Noyelle. Quot France badly needs to become More Christian Noyelle wearing an american Flag pin on her Lapel was pleased by curleys presence but described the French governments non recognition of the anniversary As Quot lamentable a the government lavishly celebrated the 1989 Bicentennial of the revolution but scheduled no events to Mark Louis execution. The National police even made a Short lived move to ban thursdays car crony before relenting. The Bicentennial has provoked extensive Public debate at to whether Louis trial by the revolutionary National convention was fair and whether he deserved execution. Numerous articles have challenged Louis traditional image As a fumbling boor depicting him instead As intelligent and Good hearted. Across the place de la concorde from the main ceremony several dozen people gathered to Salute the revolutionaries who killed the King. They served food and wine and some paraded around with a crowned pigs head spiked on a Broom handle. Quot we arc celebrating the birth of the re Public a to remind people that the murder of Louis Xvi was not the murder of a Man but of a system a said Jean Fristat a writer who organized the event. Quot we be ashamed of it. When his head hit the ground the people became the rulers.�?�. A poll published wednesday in Paris match Magazine indicated that 42 percent of the Public opposed Louis execution while 34 percent approved. The poll conducted among 986 adults by the sores polling firm said 39 percent of respondents Felt the monarchy had played a negative role in French history and 37 percent a positive Rote. Thirteen percent said the monarchy should be restored. Asked about Louis character 42 percent described him As weak 16 percent courageous and 5 percent Tanker Oil ablaze after two ship collision Singapore apr a supertanker collided with another ship off Indonesia on thursday spilling Oil that was set ablaze in the crash agents for the 260,000-ton Maersk navigator said its Crew of 24 abandoned the supertanker after it collided with the Sanko honour an empty 47,344-ton Tanker. Crew members from both ships were reported unharmed. The Tanker was bound for Japan from Oman with 78 million Gallons of crude a spokesman for Gener. Al Seikiyu owner of part of the Oil said in Tokyo. Quot some Oil has spilled into the sea and is on fire a said a statement issued in Singapore by . Moller co. Of Copenhagen Denmark the owner of the Maersk navigator. Moller said there was no indication of the size of the spill and the extent of damage to the Hull had not been determined. Erlanger vehicle inspection site Furth Germany a amps a accusations of discrepancies in standards for inspecting vehicles has led to the temporary closure of the vehicle inspection Point at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger Germany it will remain closed until the vehicle inspector has been retrained. The announcement and explanation were made in a statement from the 416th base support in. The battalion oversees the Niernberg military Community including Erlanger. It. Col. Kenneth Pankey the support battalion commander did not elaborate on Why he closed the inspection Center on Jan. 11. The statement released in response to a query from the stars and stripes cited Only that there were a alleged discrepancies in vehicle inspection the statement also failed to indicate How Long the retraining of the inspector will take. A source in Erlanger said it would take a total of two weeks. The statement did say that vehicles needing inspection could be taken to the inspection Center at William o. Darby Cavern in Furth. An employee there thursday morning said the Center is Busy. Quot in a sure the fact that its closed in Erlanger has increased the traffic Here a he said. The Darby inspection Point is open from 7 . To 5 p m. On weekdays. The exception is thursday when it closes at 4
