European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes world wednesday february 17.1993 russians germans plan joint Effort to combat crime from wire reports Bonn Germany russian and German intelligence agencies that were a Chocs in the cold War Era Are going to help each other fight organize crime and drug trafficking. Yevgeny Primakow head of russian intelligence held talks monday with a cred Schr Niebauer Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Liaison with Germany s intelligence agencies. Kohl s spokesman Dieter Vogel said Schmidbauer and Primakow discussed cooperation in combating International crime and drug smuggling. A flush of embarrassment Tours France nearly two hours after he reached into a train s toilet to remove identification papers he had dropped a passenger was finally freed. Well partially at least. The toilet was Cut out of the train car floor and the Man his Arm still encased in it was taken to a Hospital authorities said monday. The Man s sunday night ordeal occurred on a Paris to Bordeaux High Speed train and was brought to the attention of train officials by another passenger. The train stopped at Saint Pierre Des corps near Tours where firefighters removed the toilet officials said. Bomb kills Navy officer Moscow a Navy lieutenant was killed when a homemade bomb exploded in his hands aboard missile ship in the Black sea the itar Tass news Agency said monday. It said the self made explosive device blew up in the hands of Vladimir Kartashov on  explosion damaged his Cabin but did not injure anyone else itar Tass said. The dispatch said twas not Clear Why Kartashov had made the device. The dispatch quoted the Navy press Center. . Employee slain Bangkok Thailand a French  was found stabbed to death monday at his Bangkok Home police said. Claude Lego 51, was stabbed in the Chest Abdomen head and right Hajji sunday night by at least two assailants police said. The attackers escaped with More than $5,000 in Cash a car jewel Sand a video camera police said. Police said Mcgoy was a homosexual and said they believed the attack May have been staged by a thai partner he had invited to his House. Lego worked for the economic and social commission for Asia and the Pacific 2 German pilots charged Bovigny France two German pilots were charged with involuntary homicide monday in the deaths of four passengers in the Jan. 6 crash of an air plane chartered by Lufthansa. The twin engine dash 8 slammed into a marshy to re a near Charles de Gaulle Airport North of Paris about 8p.m. A preliminary report by investigators said the pilots appeared to have ignored warning signals that could have avoided the crush. The pilots were identified As Dieter Kopischke and Thomas Wellner. British soldiers found dead Oslo Norway two British soldiers were found dead in a Small tent on the last Day of their Winter Maneu vers in Norway s Valdres Valley on monday police said. The real cause of the Accident is something we Are working on said Odd Widme sheriff in Wang a town in Hedmark province. In London the British ministry of defens identified the victims As Philip Yates 22, and William Reed 19. A third British Soldier found unconscious in the sumo tent was flown by helicopter to the gjovik Hospital where he was in stable condition. The soldiers were part of Zulu co of the Royal marines 45th commando and were in Southeastern Norway for Winter exercises called hard fall said the norwegian defense ministry. Queen accepts Charity gift from paper to Settle suit London a Queen Elizabeth ii accepted an offer by the Sun newspaper monday to donate $284,000 to Charity to Settle a lawsuit Over its publishing of her annual Christmas message Early. The offer from the Brash tabloid came in a front Page letter of apology to the Queen that had rival papers crowing about the Sun s Retreat from a vow to fight the copyright infringement suit. Her majesty is Content to regard the matter As settled since the making of the payment by the newspaper must be seen As recognizing the basis of the claim Buckingham Palace spokesman said. While the Sun insisted it did nothing wrong it agreed to pay costs of the Legal action a Palace spokes Man said. He would not reveal the amount. Half of the $284,000 will go to the save the children fund and the rest to the Leonard Cheshire foundation the spokesman said. Princess Anne daughter of the Queen is Patron of save the children. The Cheshire foundation which runs Homes for the disabled was the subject of part of the Queen s Christmas broadcast. In its dear a am letter the Sun said we accept that unintentionally we caused you person Al offence by publishing your Christmas message two Days in Advance. We regret  rival tabloids jumped at the Chance to ridicule the Sun. Gotcha the Sun pays up Over Queen the daily express headlined recalling the Sun s famous gotcha headline when a British submarine Sank the argentin Cruiser Belgrano during the falklands War in 1982. Sneaks Bow to. Queen Over Xmas message the daily Mirror said calling the apology  the Sun s assistant editor Chris Davis said there was nothing groveling about the open letter which was accompanied by a flattering photograph of a smiling Eliza Beth in Satin diamonds and fur. We consider we have made a handsome and gracious apology Davis told British broadcasting corp. Radio. Davis said earlier in the Day that the apology was or dered by publisher Rupert Murdoch. The Queen s attorneys sent the Sun a letter feb. 3 giving it a week to respond to a demand for damages and costs for printing a leaked text of her annual broadcast address. The next Day the Sun responded by publishing a hideous front Page picture of a scowling Middle aged woman who looked dimly like the Queen and saying it in tended to fight in the courts to the end. The real Issue is Freedom of speech. And that is Why we will fight so vigorously the Sun editorial said at the time. The thinker is caught in a snowfall outside the Beijing gallery where Rodin s Art works arc on exhibition. Chinese flock to Rodin exhibition Beijing a starved for a taste of classic West Ern Art chinese lined up in the cold tuesday morning for the opening of an exhibition of Auguste Rodin works including his masterpiece sculpture the thinker. This Type of exhibition is very rare in China said Wang Xuy a 19-year-old economics student who arrived at the China Art gallery two hours before the Gate opened. I be never waited in line this  this is a great help to improve our National Quality because i think his Art is Universal said Zhong Ning a 27-year-old dancer in line. Although communist China has been opening up Tomore outside influences in the past decade there have been Only a few exhibitions of famous Western  the 1980s, works by artists including Pablo Picasso Edvard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh came to China. Rodin s sculpture was repudiated As decadent Bourgeois Art during More orthodox periods of chinese communist Rule but the French master is now introduced in High school texts. The monthlong exhibit which has received enthusiastic Media coverage is expected to draw More than 100,000 people in Beijing before moving to Shanghai. Oiler famous sculptures on display include Adele s Torso and the kiss. It is the first time that the thinker has been Dis played outside France. The 6-foot sculpture completed in 1904, shows a nude seated Man Chin in hand deep in thought. The sculpture is displayed outdoors in the museum front court visible from one of Beijing s main thoroughfares. As to be expected from a work of Art i Drew a Range of reactions. From the Point of View of the body Structure Rodin s sculpting is perfect said Meng Vijune a College Art student who travelled from inner Mongolia to see the exhibit and stared at the sculpture from outside the museum Gates most of monday. You can t find fault with  a swirling Snow began to fall just As the museum Gates opened tuesday to let in the first 200 people. The exhibit whose sponsors include the French for eign ministry the chinese cultural ministry and Hance s Rodin museum includes 62 sculptures 25 sketches and some historical photographs. It will go from China to Hong Kong and Taiwan