European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world sunday August 8,1993 Stormy Bret pounds Caribbean Isles port of Spain Trinidad a tropical Lus Goor Rotas storm Bret unleashed heavy winds and Rains sat urday on Trinidad and Tobago knocking out Power to thousands of Homes in villages on Lush Mountain slopes. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major property damage. Bret packed winds of nearly 50 Mph As it drenched the two Island Caribbean nation of Venezuela. Authorities had warned of possible Flash floods unleashed by up to 10 inches of rain. Army troops were in downtown port of Spain apparently to prevent looting. The National weather service in Miami said a tropical storm warning was in effect along the coast of Venezuela and , Bonaire and Curacao. They did not expect the winds to in crease in strength. In Venezuela fishing boats stayed in port and beaches were empty. Flights to coastal areas such As Idad and Southern Tobago. It was moving West at about Atlantic octto tropical storm Bret dominican Republic Caribbean sea projected course Venezuela Margarita Island Ana puerto la Cruz were cancelled. The storm showed no signs of becoming a Hurricane but residents had taken no chances. They stocked up on gasoline bottled water and Gro Ceries and stores and Banks on the two islands closed Early. Army troops were in downtown port of Spain apparently in an attempt to Avert looting. 20 Mph said . Officials with the National weather service in Miami. It began thrashing the islands before Dawn knocking out Power for about 35,000 residents in the Mountainside villages of Balendran and too in Trinidad s sparsely populated Northeast electric company officials said. We re experiencing a lot of heavy and Gusty roaring f 1_ _ f a to 1 _ of of Bret s Center followed a path Between Northern trin kinds of wind said Allan Clovis owner of the Karina open Palace lets Britannia Ruehe raves of souvenir fans London a step right up ladies and gentlemen to get your very own authentic Buckingham Palace win glasses earrings or Flowerpot. Or perhaps you would prefer a miniature replica of the Royal Resi Dence to store your stationery in tourists were confronted with such choices saturday As the Palace Home of Queen Elizabeth ii opened its doors to the paying Public for the first time. Led by a few groggy souls who had camped out since tuesday and a new Sealander royalist in Tuxedo and top hat a procession of about 1,000 people moved for Ward As the ticket Booths opened at 9 30 . For eight weeks the Royal residence will be open to those willing to pay the 8-Pound $12 Entrance fee. The Monarch also is offering what the Palace Calls an exquisite Range of commemorative gilts Price from 2 pounds $3 for a postcard pack to 85 pounds $128 for a hand painted enamel Box. Profits will be used to restore a Windsor Castle the Queen s favorite weekend Home which was badly dam aged in a fire in november. More than 7,000 tickets each stamped with an entry time will be issued daily until oct. 1, sundays excepted. This is a living place not a dead museum like ver Sailles said Norman Williams 55, of Wrexham North Wales referring to the Palace near Paris. Aaron and Marilyn Pincus from los Angeles joined the line at 6 . We expect to be really knocked out by what we Are going to see today said Pincus a travel writer. Visitors will not see the Monarch. She embarked on hotel in Southern Tobago. It is making a lot of noise but there is not top much rain behind  a tropical storm warning stretched from Venezuela to the lower Windward islands in the lesser Antilles. Forecasters said Bret was carrying 4 to 6 inches Ofrain with up to 10 inches for some areas. Tides surged 5 feet higher than Normal and authorities warned of possible flooding. In Trinidad and Tobago shops and Banks close dearly Friday As the nation s 1.3 million inhabitants jammed the roads As Well As gasoline stations an grocery stores to Stock up. Some shops sold but of biscuits sardines and other canned goods schools and other Public buildings were stocked with water food and blankets for anyone left Home less. Utility companies added extra repair teams. At the National Hurricane Center in Miami director Bob sheets said the biggest Impact looks like it s going to be from the heavy rainfall that s going to occur Over Trinidad and the Northern part of  he said that Bret could gain Force again after passing Over Trinidad and entering the open Caribbean but that no sudden surge was expected  tropical system becomes a named storm when its sustained winds reach 39 Mph and a Hurricane at 74  first storm of the season Arlene formed in june in the Gulf of Mexico. It drenched the Texas coast outdid Tittle damage. A policeman gives directions to tourists waiting in London s St. James Park to buy tickets to see Buckingham Palace. Her annual scottish summer vacation wednesday night. The entry fee buys a walk around 18 rooms and Halls with some of the world s richest late georgian and Early victorian de Cor a breathtaking array of paintings by old masters Marble sculptures and antique Furni Ture. Some sections of the British tabloid press lambasted the de Cor. The Sun newspaper declared in a Banner headline saturday the Palace is Gross  its critic described the state rooms As a mixture Between a Tan Doon Curry House and an Over the top Hollywood film set from the 1920s." a Jana a  weeks the Queen is away More than400,000 visitors Are expected to traipse through the world s grandest working Palace. Security is tight. Searches slowed entry and one Irish visitor and her 12-year-old daughter were refused entry in the opening minutes saturday after guards refused to let them carry their overnight camping gear inside. Of full will Klul dignitaries former prostitute Hail Baudouin Brussels Belgium a Bel funeral which highlighted Baudouin s i was promised a Nice Job in Europe tack heu Actium buried Kine Baudouin on sat  but Beloian men nut no in  � a a .was.�-, Belgium a Bel Giu g sat urday in a state funeral attended by Roy als and lesser Folk including a former philippine prostitute who hailed the Monarch for his concern about the glob Al sex  ceremony brought scores of crowned and uncrowned Heads of stat and government to Brussels including japanese emperor Akihito and Brit Ain s Queen Elizabeth ii. Both attended their first foreign state funeral h highlighted Baudouin s concerns about a Range of social ills notably the Trade in prostitutes from around the world to Western Europe. Near the end of a 90-minute funeral mass the royals presidents prime ministers and other dignitaries heard moving testimony to a philippine woman who was pressed into prostitution in the belgian City of Antwerp. The words of Luz e Oral a Manila native added a very human touch tothe formal ceremony. I  belgian men put us in a sex club said Oral in a Brief testimony at St. I Chad s Cathedral. Too upset to read the text herself she left that task to Chris de stoop a belgian who has written a Book about the sex Trade at the urging of the de ceased Monarch. In her testimony Oral called Bau Douin whom she met last year a real  Baudouin died july 31 of a heart at tack. He was 62. On monday Prince Albert his 59 year old brother will be sworn in As Belgium s next Monarch. Baudouin and Queen Fabiola were childless. Baudouin was buried amid Militar splendor on a warm sunny Day with tens of thousands lining the streets of Brussels. . Delegation consisted of Ford who was president from ?1977 and former vice presi Dent Walter f. Mondale