European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes sunday january 31,1993 greeting cards concealed cocaine dutch police say from wire reports Amsterdam Netherlands a police have broken up a drug ring that smuggled cocaine into the Netherlands in greeting cards mailed from South customs officials became suspicious when 40 to 50 cards bearing the same two dutch addresses arrived Over several weeks from the former Colony of Suriname. Suriname is a notorious source of drugs reaching the Netherlands. The cards allegedly were mailed by a Blind woman police spokesman Kees Rameau said a the cards were the regular Happy birthday and a congratulations Type Only each one held 10 Grams of cocaine a he said. A it was quite ingenious a Rameau said three suspects were detained and an unspecified Quantity of heroin and cocaine was seized in raids last week at two addresses in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The 44-year-old woman was arrested at Schipholt Airport the previous week As she stepped off a plane from Suriname. Benetton ads cause stir new Delhi India a a government Agency has censured a leading newsmagazine for printing pictures of a priest kissing a nun and of a White child embracing a Black one. The photos appeared in 1991 in the illustrated weekly of India one of indians oldest nationwide newsmagazine published in Bombay. It was not known Why the Agency waited so Long to act on the pictures. The photos were old advertisements by United colors of Benetton the italian clothes maker. They were used by the Magazine to illustrate a Story about Benetton a plan to produce multicoloured condoms in India. . Ahuja Secretary of the press Council of India said the pictures Are a against the ethics of journalism in the context of the multiracial and must religious composition of the Indian nation a Zaire forestall belgian rescuers Brazzaville Congo apr zairian presidential guards evacuated nearly 400 belgians aboard president Mobutu sese sekors yacht saturday apparently in an attempt to Block an intervention by belgian commandos after a bloody two Day rampage by zairian troops. Despite belgian threats that it would Send soldiers into its former Colony to evacuate 1,500 belgians in Kinshasa 330 commandos who flew to Brazzaville on saturday from Belgium made no attempt to Cross the Congo River to Kinshasa Zaire s capital by Early evening. In a Brussels news conference belgian foreign minister Willy Gaes said some belgian nuns had been raped during the violence thursday and Friday. He refused to answer questions about opposition claims that its leaders May have been killed by Mobutu a troops. France meanwhile said it would begin an evacuation of French citizens from Kinshasa today. A Small contingent of French troops was already in Kir , and Mobutu said he had authorized their the reinforcement of the French Security detachment and impending arrival of the belgians appeared to have restored Calm to Kinshasa on saturday. Mobutu a presidential guard took control of Mush of Kinshasa from noting troops in the regular army. The trouble began thursday when troops rioted after shopkeepers refused to accept Rev notes for 5 million Aires apiece that Mobutu ordered printed to pay them. At least 45 people were killed said the humanitarian organization me decks sans front erts doctors without Borders belgian officials said the developed into a struggle Between soldiers Icya to Moo b a k r. G a p not d e or. Of r a it m of e m e r. T. The first contingent of abot a do roved in the Central african t u an -4 Loose Zan French troops n late and a t to the French pm asm com no. O d r t Sadr Page Bernard and a pm Naoyee at c embassy were Thesda men a a a a attack on the Rny n the supreme Allied commander Europe Gen. John m. Shalika Shulli left and russian defense minister Pavels Grachev shake hands in Moscow on saturday before beginning talks on military cooperation. Shalikashvil visits roots talks with russians explore ways to cooperate Moscow apr the american general who serves As commander of nato forces in Europe said saturday that returning to the country his parents fled decades ago had been an emotional experience. Gen. John a Shalikashvil met with russian defense minister Pavels Grachev and discussed ways in which Russia and Nat o can cooperate Shiska Shvili who Vas born in Warsaw Poland made his first visit to Russia since taking Over As supreme Allied commander Europe last year. Me was asked How his family a roots had affected Nis career. A the fact that f have slavic blood in my veins has been a great advantage to my career Quot the 56-Ycar-old general said Quot and i will Tell you that after visiting St Petersburg yesterday where my Mother was born and where my father a Long Lime ago became a Young officer in the russian cavalry a it was a very special moment for me a Shalikashvil and Grachev said a panel of nato and russian experts will meet in Moscow in about a month to determine More ways to work together. Shalikashvil who earlier in the week met with the military commander of the Commonwealth of Independent states marshal Yevgeny i. Shaposhnikov said All of his talks a were conducted in a spirit of moving this partnership Between nato and Russia from a partnership the Days when we stared at each other As enemies Are Long gone. m. Shalikashvil supremo Allied commander Europe of words to a partnership of he said both sides were discussing military student exchanges seminars and joint training exercises As Steps toward getting to know each other better. A and not just generals getting to know generals better but that we move to captains getting to know captains better and majors to know majors Retter a Shalikashvil said. Grachev noted the changes that had already occurred in russians relations with the West. A two or three years ago it would have been very hard to even imagine that two leaders of say nato and the Warsaw pact would be sitting Here. Meeting each other a he said. A but times arc changing we Are no longer Shalikashvil agreed. A a 1 he Days when we stared at each other As enemies Are Long gone a he said. Man ranked world s richest Dies Tokyo his Mon ranked by Forbes m�/, at the world t men died of bean failure big Day a a a a company official said me maroc Mon. 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Mori himself was critical of skyrocketing land prices and called it Japan a mod pressing problem.�?�. In a place like Tokyo where land is relatively sparse Laud prices Rice far above their use value. And now this situation is extreme a he said. Mori
