European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tynday. Novembers. 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 11 Church Homes damaged in suspected Ira attack i " i from wire reports i i Belfast Northern Ireland a Church and a Many As 15 Homes were seriously damaged sunday in a gun and mortar attack West of Belfast that police believe was carried out by the Irish Republican  Royal Ulster constabulary spokesman said 50 families in the Village of Caledon 55 Miles West of Belfast were evacuated after the attack at Dawn. The constabulary spokesman said the Village police station was the target. After a burst of machine gun fire hit the station the suspects fired mortar from a launcher hidden in a Van. The mortar missed its target and landed in the grounds of the nearby presbyterian Church seriously damaging the building he said. A number of Homes nearby where families were sleeping also took the Force of the 200-Pound explosion it is Amiracle no one was  copter crewman sought London a search was under Way sunday fora crewman from a Royal Navy helicopter that crashed into the sea off the West coast of  sea King helicopter plunged into the water and Sank late saturday while taking part in a Low flying exercise five Miles off the Island of Islay. The helicopter which had taken off from the Royal Navy air station in Prestwick 25 Miles Southwest of Glasgow was simulating attacks on submarines when it went Down said Royal Navy spokesman it. Philip  other Crew members on Board the sea King were plucked from the water by a second sea King helicopter within minutes of the crash. Spanish King to visit Israel Madrid Spain King Juan Carlos whose predecessors expelled the jews five centuries ago was to begin a historic visit today the first by a head of state to Israel since it signed Mutual recognition accords in september with the  Carlos and Queen Sofia were invited to Israel by then president Chaim Herzog during his visit to Spain last year to Mark the 500th anniversary of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella s 1492 edic expelling some 200,000 jews. Records fall in solar race Sydney Australia the japanese Honda team and defending Champion Biel from Switzerland set a scorching Pace sunday to break previous opening Day records in the third world solar  the Honda entry reported to have Cost $7 million to develop and the Swiss entry blitzed the1990 record distance for the first Day both averaging unprecedented speeds of More than 56  on sunday took an 18vt-mile Lead Over the Swiss entry with both teams travelling More than435 Miles in nine hours. In the last Challenge in 1990 the Swiss set a record for the first Day with 327miles. The 1,865-Milc race from Darwin to Adelaide has attracted 52 advanced solar powered cars. Mulroney Tab at $358,000 Ottawa Canadian taxpayers paid More than$358,000 for Brian Mulroney s controversial Farewell tour of Europe which included a boar Hunt wit russian president Boris , government records show. Mulroney then Canada s Jame Duck prime minister travelled with his wife Mila and Ane tour be of about 20 to Russia Germany Britain and France from May 6-14. The tour was criticized by opposition politicians As a waste of Money and widely ridiculed after newspapers published a photo of Mulroney and Yeltsin posing with two wild boars killed during a Hunting trip. Empress visits disable Tokyo Empress Michiko unable to speak for 18 Days resorted to sign language saturday to communicate with disabled people during a visit to welfare Center in Western Japan. It was first excursion outside the capital since she collapsed of her 59th birthday oct. 20. Imperial household Agency officials said the had never seen the Empress use sign language. Doctors say her inability to speak is caused by psychological factors and aside from the speech problem Ilick is nothing wrong with her health. 14 escape arson "1on re of vent wire reports Frankfurt Germany assailants set fire to Home for kurdish refugees in southwestern Germany Early sunday but All 14 residents escaped unharmed police said. One firefighter needed treatment for smoke inhalation. Police could not say immediately if the attack was racially  put up a Reward of 10,000 Marks $6,000 for information. Seven months ago unknown assailants stoned the same refugee shelter injuring one woman. The shelter is in Rhei Nheim in the southwestern state of Baden wet Ottemberg. Police also reported two weekend incidents involving Neo nazi skinheads. In Hochheim near Frankfurt a group of skinheads broke into a festival tent filled with 3,000 guests sat urday night jumped on a table raised their right arms in the nazi Salute and began shouting Heil Hitler the group disappeared before the arrival of police but 14 people aged Between 16 and 24 were rounded up later police said. About 4,800 far right attacks have been reported i Germany since 1991, with 26 deaths. Ten Days ago in oberhoff Eastern Germany Neo nazi skinheads beat up a member of the . Luge team who tried to protect one of his Black teammates. American athlete Duncan Kennedy one of those beaten told German television saturday night that rightist violence is not Only a German problem. Kennedy said this is no German problem. It Hap pens everywhere in the world. It is terrible that such incidents take place. It was unique to me and i want to do something against it Kennedy told zip television s Das Attu Kllc sport Stu Dio. Police bomb experts blow up the hazardous Tail in of a taiwanese jetliner sunday at Hong Kong s Kai Tak Airport. Wrecked Jet s toil blown off for safety Hong Kong up the raised Tail of a Boeing jumbo Jet lying wrecked in the water off Hong Kong Airport s Only runway was blown up by bomb squad experts sunday to remove a Hazard to air traffic officials said. The China airlines Boeing 747-400 crash landed during a storm thursday skidding off the runway and into the  296 passengers and Crew members were rescued with Only a handful of injuries reported. About 30 minutes before Kai Tak Airport opened at6 30 . Sunday a series of three controlled explosions removed the jetliner s Tail the government said. A statement said the Tail Fin of the plane was obstructing air traffic by forcing pilots to take off earlier and touch Down later to avoid the obstacle so it was decided to remove the Hazard. The plane Only 4 months old was written off As total loss by the airline s insurance company. Officials said efforts were under Way to remove the remainder of the disabled plane from the end of the runway where it is in full View of arriving and depart ing flights. Hidden camera shots of Diana irk Palace London a Buckingham Palace condemned the publication sunday of photographs of the Princess of Wales taken by a camera hidden in a gym an threatened action against the mass circulation tabloid. The sunday Mirror printed a series of photos of the Leotard Clad Diana lying on a leg press machine at the . Fitness club in West  promoted its world exclusive with the front Page headline i spy  Palace strongly disapproves of any intrusion into the private lives of individuals whoever they May be As Well a the taking and publishing of photographs such As these for profit a Palace spokes Man said insisting on anonymity. Sunday Mirror editor Colin Myler defended the stunning photos As exposing a Security loophole. Club owner Bryce Taylor told the Mirror that he took the photographs in May with a camera hidden above a leg press machine nicknamed the  i know people will hate me for what i have done but i m not ashamed Taylor said. She has got the most fabulous body tall slim with Long  Taylor said he hid the camera in the ceiling following Security sweep by the Princess s detectives. The publication of the revealing photos of Diana 32,reopened the debate about the conduct of the press. A conservative member of parliament John Black Burn said he now believes legislation is necessary to protect individuals privacy from the press. This is one of the darkest Days of the press in this country he said. Myler was defiant. More pictures of Diana at the gym were to be published today