European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars Ano stripes world Friday november 12,1993 heats up after 10 die in v Canterbury England a distraught relatives of american tourists killed or injured in a bus crash began arriving thursday amid controversy Over whether seat belts could have saved the victims lives. A doctor said the nine americans killed were Flung from the tour coach wednesday when it clipped a Van careened off the m2 Motorway in Southeast England and plunged Down an embankment. The British Driver taking the tourists on a Day trip to Canterbury Cathedral also was killed and More than 30 of the 36 survivors were injured. A it is apparent that those who died were thrown out of the Side of the coach which landed on top of them a said or. Susan Brooks director of Accident and emergency services at Kent and Canterbury Hospital where some of the injured were taken. A had they been restrained within the coach they would have been British roads minister Robert key complained that the european Community is blocking legislation to make seat belts compulsory in buses. In Brussels Belgium a spokesman at the Headquarters of the 12-nation dec said Britain could have gone ahead alone. But key denied this. A the fact of the matter is that Only four countries agree that this should happen and the others do not a key Iii thursday. One woman who was not identified remained in intensive care crash she is conscious and making Progress the Hospital said. Two of the 19 people kept in the Hospital overnight were released Ana eight others were expected to leave during the Day. Six people had surgery for broken limbs. A they Are being very Well cared for a said . Consul general Elizabeth Ann Swift. A in terms of morale they re bearing up very police said All the relatives of the dead and injured had Belau costumed merry makers take to the Street thursday in Cologne Germany to Mark the official Start of Fasch ing the fifth season of the year. About 10,000 people gathered near the Days Cathedral to ring in the German carnival season which annually begins at 11 11 . On the 11th Day of the tub month of the year. The season culminates in mid february with elaborate parades heavy drinking and dancing la the streets amid shouts of a a Belau Quot a i american tourists killed by the associated press Here is a list of americans killed in wednesdays tourist bus crash a in England according to relatives the . Embassy in London and the . State department. British police withheld identities. O Francis Lynn Becnel Hubbard 52, Houston a Deborah Becnel Weimer 34, Lafayette la. A Carolyn Calabrese 48, Newtown Conn. O Carolyn fault Dearborn Mich. A Harry Faull Dearborn Mich. M Jill Mccartney Hometown not immediately available. A Elizabeth Roguz Hometown not immediately available a Shirley Smith 65, Wallingford Conn. A Caroline Martin Stokes a amp men Conn. Been informed. A if people Haven to heard anything then their relatives Are not involved a said Kent county police spokesman Jon steel. The Accident occurred near the town of Faversham 52 Miles Southeast of London. There were 42 americans two canadians and two britons a the Driver and a guide a on the bus. Police identified the dead Driver As Leslie John golds 54. The tour guide David Phillips 57, was Only slightly Hurt. British airways offered to Fly relatives of the victims to England without charge. Company in Berlin apr Germany a aids scandal widened wednesday with the closing of a second blood products company whose alleged neglect left at least two people infected with the deadly virus. At least six cases have now been reported in Germany of people being infected since 1989 with his which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome through contaminated blood products. The Haem Oplas company in the Western City of Osterode was ordered to suspend operations a Day after its products were recalled from 69 hospitals. Officials said it failed to test every plasma unit As Law requires. The Niedersachsen social welfare minister Walter Hiller said wednesday that no evidence existed that Haem Oplas knowingly sold plasma infected with his. But state health officials said the company a plasma was not routinely tested. The company would commonly test Only the first unit Given by a commercial donor said one official or. Hans Peter Hoeckley. Hiller said that two people were infected by his contaminated Haem Oplas plasma in 1989 and that the company a plasma May be responsible for a third Case. Haem Oplas director Frank Giesbert told Niedersachsen radio that his company a products were responsible for infecting at least three patients with his. The four other cases of his infection through transfusions were blamed on us plasma a Koblenz company shut Down oct. 28. Four company officials were arrested and 20,000 units of blood products were seized. Us also sold blood products in Sweden and Switzerland. 17 killed in fiery French truck crash la Rochelle France apr a gasoline Tanker truck involved in mass Highway Accident wednesday burst into flames and burned at least 17 people to death and injured 49. Five of the injured were in serious condition thursday. The Accident occurred in Western France near Monzac about 300 Miles Southwest of Paris. The Tanker was heading South on the main a10 Highway from the French capital to Bordeaux when it was among a crash of 30 cars and five tractor trailers police said. At least 10 other cars crashed because of the Accident leaving the Road littered with soldering wreckage. Vietnam on effects of agent Orange \ \ a Quot _ a. A a. From wire reports Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam will hold an International conference next week to discuss the Long term effects of agent Orange and other defoliants used in the Vietnam War Vietnam a state run radio reported thursday. Experts from France Germany Japan South Korea and the United states will attend the conference scheduled for monday through thursday the voice of Vietnam said in a broadcast monitored in Bangkok. The . Air Force sprayed agent Orange Over Southern and Central Vietnam from the Early 1960s to the Early 1970s to strip Jungle Coyer from areas controlled by communist insurgents fighting the .-Backeo government in South Vietnam. . Veterans and vietnamese who lived in the areas have blamed the Defoe Jants containing the chemical dioxin for a wide Range of illnesses. Honda a dream comes True Adelaide Australia a Honda so a dream car smashed the record for the world solar Challenge on thursday crossing Australia using Onty Power from the Sun in an unofficial time of 35 i hours Over fewer than five $6.6-million Honda car from Japan completed the 1,865-mile race across the continent Well ahead of a 44.9-hour record set by general motors a Sunray Cert of the United states in the first Challenge in 19jl7. The Honda cards average Speed was 53.1 Mph although it reached 71 Mph on one downhill stretch wednesday provisional results showed. The 56-car contest is dubbed the environmentally Friendly a Green Pope takes spill Down Steps Vatican City Pope John Paul ii tripped and fell Down four Steps during a Vatican audience thursday but quickly got up and finished the Vatican radio said he was uninjured. Italian news agencies said a rays showed no broken Bones. The mishap occurred after the 73-year-old pontiff delivered a speech to officials attending a conference of the Rome based . Food and agriculture organization. Russian storm turns deadly Moscow a a storm packing Hurricane Force winds in russians Black sea port of Kovoros sysk has killed at least five people smashed eight ships and left the City of 280,000 without Power for six hours. The storm began wednesday night and has been gathering strength said Sergei Gore a spokesman for russians emergency situations committee. Winds reached More than 112 Mph thursday. Afternoon and temperatures dropped to 14 below Zero with heavy Snow and Mist. Germany kicking out writer a a t to. My i iuikiuii9 us 6l�iup�t jews to the nazis never occurred has been order leave Germany Munich police said wednesday. Police said authorities decided to expel Irving aft it became known that he planned to take part in Radical rightists meetings on the 55th anniversary c the nazi knit Allnach attacks against jews that began on nov. 9,1938. The order for Irving to Leai Germany was based on a Law that says any foreign who arrives in Germany to incite Public disorder May be expelled police said. Video game age limit set Stockholm Sweden a bowing to Public pressure a swedish distributor of video games has agreed to put an age limit on games with realistic violence and Gore the National news Agency to has reported. An official at play mix which distributes Sega games said the governments Board of film censors would Check new games before they were sold in to Eph feed. If the Board finds a game is to to said11w Noe to children younger than 1
