European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The 8taks and Winter s Cycle a bicyclist rides on a carpet of Snow across a Bridge in wednesday letting europeans know that Winter is no Freiburg Germany after a storm moved through quite Over yet. Bad weather policy on schools Milfs Nurnberg area parents by Ron Jensen. Nurnberg Biraui Forth Germany by the time announcement Ofa two hour weather related delay for Numberg Community schools  made wednesday Many children already were at school or on their Way. And some people say Road conditions were bad enough that schools should have been dosed. There should have been no school Debra bums Secretary for the Erlanger elementary school said wednes Day. I have some classes that Are Only  be got a lot of kids not in school because their parents would t put them on the bus. Some buses did Teven show up in some  but a Community official said Road conditions changed after buses already had begun their routes. It  timing said maj. Garrett Gordon operation officer for the 416th base support in. Military police labelled roads As red or dangerous at6 40 am a military policeman said. Starting tunes vary among schools in the a Turnberg area with some begin Ning classes around 8 . An broadcast the first announcement of a two hour school delay at 8 30 ., Anan staff member said. That  too late for Sharon Hurd and her husband who left Home at 7 15 . To drive their two children to Erlanger elementary. The 12-mile drive from Rod  Northeast of Erlanger took More than two hours. When they announced that the roads were Condi Tion red we expected them to cancel school Hurd said. Instead a school transportation official told her be fore the family left Home that the buses were running but the Snow  delaying them. The family left a few minutes later and arrived at school at 9 30 . They encountered the children s bus soon after Leav ing their Home and told the Driver not to Stop at their House. The bus still had not arrived at the school when the family got there at 9 30, she said. Burns said Many children and teachers needed More than two hours to get to school. The snowfall began before Dawn and deposited about 2 inches across the Northern bavarian landscape by the time it ended at mid Orang. We re a highly upset group of people Burns said noting that by the time the school delay  announced Many pupils already had gone to school. Spassky wins last game but teen takes match Budapest Hungary a former world chess Champion Boris Spassky Defeated teen age Whiz Judit Polgar in a 7v4-hour game tuesday. The game ended their 10-game $200,000 exhibition match which already had been won by  s win made the final match tally 5�a Points to 4vi Points in favor of Polgar a 16-year-old hungarian who last year became the youngest Ever grandmaster. This  a very valuable Victory Given that Spassky is a world class player and it is also significant that All 10 game were of a High Standard said Polgar s father Laszlo. The final game  played before several Hundred fans in a hotel ballroom. Afterwards the 56-year-old Spassky said he  very tired and playing today  very  Polgar won $110,000 for her Victory and Spassky took $90,000. The match  staged by yugoslav entrepreneur Jez Dimir Vasiljevic who financed last year s rematch of Spassky and american Bobby Fischer. All the walkers Are already at school Burns  of the two hour delay the pupils who walked to school also showed up Early at the american school sin Furth Johann Kalb elementary school a Turnberg Middle school and Nurnberg High  who did not walk arrived late. Burns said school policy dictates that classes Are can ice led when Road conditions Are red and delayed two hours when Amber conditions indicating caution should be used Are announced. Carl Mcclelland principal of Kalb elementary . Darby Cavern in Furth is the inclement weather Contact for the Nurnberg area schools. He said red Road conditions do not automatically close schools. You would think yes they Are close but you should not assume that he said. I think there s an element of  the decision to close the schools rests with the Mili tary Community commander Mcclelland said but it is made in concert with the schools after information about Road conditions is gathered by military police Early in the morning. The schools never Call off themselves. It is not the irresponsibility Mcclelland said. The assets Are with the military. The military should make the Call Gordon with the 416th base support in. Said he  told at 6 . That Road conditions were Amber calling for caution. He then called the  flight operations det in Heidelberg for a forecast for the Region he said and  told the Light Snow would turn to rain or drizzle by  Gordon arrived at work around 7 ., he  told Road conditions were red. There soon  news that school buses were tied up in traffic or otherwise delayed on the roads. After conferring with school officials he said the decision  made about 8 30 . To delay classes by two hours. When asked Mcclelland said that school probably should have been cancelled wednesday. I think under the circumstances Given the situation the Safe thing to do would have been to Call off school he said. But that s monday  defended the system used to decide on school clo sure or delay saying wednesday s difficulty  manufactured by the weather not the system. It s no one s fault he said. In the final analysis Weare All slaves to the  2 activists in 89 protest freed on parole in China Froais wort report Beijing two political Active a who were on the police list of most ranted student leaders of the 19h9 pro democracy movement have been released from prison on parole the government announced wednesday the release of Wang Dan who  no. 1 on the police list and Guo Haifeng Means All students rho violated the criminal Law during the protests have been released the official Xinhua news Agency Savoy Wang 23,\ released about four months before his term  tire ave ended and Guo 27,  released about three months  were serving four year terms. Italy May get More casinos Rome italian cities suffering from recession declining tourism and growing budget deficits have placed their bets on a proposed Law that would increase the number of casinos in Italy from four to 15.More than 100 cities have requested Casino licenses in the event parliament passes the Law the Ansa news Agency reported.,the measure  introduced in parliament last week. It would allow 11 casinos to open in cities that have fewer than 70,000 inhabitants and that arc More than 125 Miles away from other casinos or racetracks. Inca relics found melted Lima Peru fifty eight mostly Silver and Gold peruvian archaeological relics stolen from a University collection last weekend have been found melted Down and ruined police said tuesday. The pieces from the inca and pc inc civilizations were melted Down into balls weighing about 4vi pounds each causing irreparable damage to Peru s cultural heritage police official Miguel Galdos  treasures were stolen Early sunday from a museum collection housed at the University of Cuzco 340 Miles Southeast of Lima. Three guards and a technician who used to work at the museum were found in Possession of the 31 Gold 21 Silver and six other Metal pieces police said. The four who have been arrested allegedly scaled a Wall and held up Security staff before making off with the Booty. Mandela cancels trip Johannesburg South Africa Africa National Congress president Nelson Mandela is reported to be suffering from exhaustion an doctors have ordered him to cancel a planned trip to Britain and Portugal the Anc said  Anc regrets to announce that Comrade Nelson Mandela will no longer be travelling to Britain and Portugal Anc spokesman Carl Niehaus said in a  statement did not say what  wrong with the 75-year-old Veteran activist but local Media reports said Mandela  suffering from exhaustion after a Tough schedule and  resting at Home. Bank heist suspects held Marseille France police reportedly arrested about 20 suspects tuesday in connection with the nation s biggest Bank heist a $30 million robbery of a Bank of France  suspect were arrested in Marseille Cannes and Toulon where the dec. 16 robbery occurred said police sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Less Homework requested Beijing China s top education official  called on schools to give pupils less Homework saying the current Burden is outmoded and bad for Young people s health state run Media reported  Tieying minister in charge of the state education commission said at a news conference in Beijing on tuesday that modernization of education should first focus on educational thinking and the modernizing of educational  i said that the amount of Homework Given to pupils reflects outmoded educational thinking and that students at primary and secondary schools have Loo much Homework which  detrimental to their health the official Xinhua news Agency reported