European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a file two a Zan Federal police examine a Banner and weapons found near a roman soccer stadium last year. Italy s immigrants feeling unwelcome by Brian Murphy the associated press Carf pulled tight Mohammed Nadur moves Between lines of cars stopped at a red. Light in Rome. He does t beg. He just holds the Squeegee Over windshields hoping the Driver nods for him to go ahead. Sometimes hell get a 1,000-lire note about 60 cents. Most often it s less. Quot if i Don t do this the alternative is do nothing Quot said the 25-year-old tunisian immigrant. Quot i look Forward to the Day i can be in Britain or America with a real Job a a life. To escape the wind off the tiber River he and other Windshield cleaners huddle near Metal sheets used for political advertising. Nadur leaned against a poster for the mayoral candidate of the italian social movement or Psi a rising Neo fascist party with a tone that sounds unfriendly to immigrants. The Psi did Well in recent mayoral elections a especially in cities like Naples and Rome a and threatens to make poor immigrants feel even More  most immigrants the mainstream in Italy is a far off goal. They occupy the fringes. Italians Are the waiters cab Drivers dishwashers and garbage men in a hiring system virtually dosed to foreigners. Stories like Nadur s abound North african fruit pickers in Southern Italy egyptians Selling trinkets outside Rome s main train station poles trading tips at Church on House cleaning jobs. The Psi tries to distance itself from Neo nazi skinheads and other hate groups. But its stance is not one of openness either. Quot our policy is very simple Quot said Psi spokesman Niccolo accame. Quot we want to admit Only those immigrants who can support  Italy s immigrant population is less than nations to the North but it is growing. Nearly 930,000  people legally live in this nation of 58 million government statistics show. Illegal immigrants could push the number Well Over 1.5 million activists say. Moroccans form the largest group. Filipinos somalis and libyans have significant communities. Quot who do we threaten Quot asked Anna Siminski a polish woman who came to Rome by bus looking for. Housework. Quot Are we taking anyone s Job i Don t think so. Why do italians Loek tit us like we re a problem Quot some italians say they fear. Economic refugees from North Africa and former Yugoslavia could overrun Italy if the Borders Aren t tightly controlled. Others worry that with the privatization to it of state run companies they will be competing with foreigners for work. At a student March one teacher Clad skinhead made a cutting motion across his neck when asked How to Deal with foreigners. His companions laughed. A Italy has always been a place of emigration not immigration Quot said Jousef Salman head of the committee of foreigners in Italy a private assistance group. Quot there is no Structure at All Here for  Italy rolled Back its Welcome mat in 1990, changing Laws to drastically Cut the number of immigrations. People outside the european Community must get work visas before coming Here and prove they have a Job or relatives waiting in 1991, about 18,000 penniless albanians crossed the Adriatic looking for a Haven. Italy sent most of them Back with Little Public reaction. Racial attacks Are few but have started to come with greater frequency especially in economically depressed Southern Italy. In August about 1,000 african farm workers led the Southern town of Sto Nara after residents attacked them when a House was burglarized. Days later attackers shouting Quot dirty foreigner Quot beat an egyptian in Anzio. Some cities have moved to drive out Gypsy encampments. In Rome with its High rents police chased dozens of illegal african immigrants from Cave dwellings in october. An illegal romanian immigrant who peddles roses in Rome restaurants and who would give Ais name Only As George said p a Quot i sometimes ask myself would it be better in Britain or maybe Germany the answer is yes but i Don t have the Money to go. I think i la be in Italy for a Long time unless i get kicked  Short subject French fashion world honors Chic Barbie by Suzy Patterson the associated press far from Joan of arc and Charles de Gaulle in an outfit and Hairdo provided by fashion world maestros is the newest addition to France s Foremost Wax museum the All american super doll Barbie. The diminutive Queen of Glitz celebrates her 35th birthday in March and the Grevin museum in Paris decided to Mark the occasion by making her the first toy to go on display alongside an array of real life heroes and villains. The new Barbie was unveiled with pomp and hype earlier this month at the museums ornate Little theatre. The presentation was emceed by Frederic Mitterrand a to show Host and Nephew of president Tangois Mitterrand. A it s not Clear whether society imitates Barbie or the other Way around a Mitterrand said. Barbies sleek Gold brocade outfit was designed by Gianfranco Ferre of dior. The towering Mound of Golden hair was shaped by Alexandre France s most famous Hairdresser. T loved doing Barbie a said Alexandre who has coiffed the tikes of the Duchess of Windsor and Elizabeth Taylor. Quot she a so easy to  Barbie heir accessories relatives and friends have been Best Sellers in France since the 1970s, now Selling about 12,300 dolls a Day. For barbies 30th birthday in 1989,38top Paris designers dreamed up Barbie outfits. Bom in a California garage in 1959 As a slim Girt in a bathing suit Barbie was the brainchild of Harold Mattson and Elliot handler. They called their company Mattel and named their doll for a daughter of the handlers. It took several years for the curvaceous doll to catch on but Mattel persevered. A team of 250 work out new characters make up lifestyles settings and costumes it is now a Standard on the annual list of top Selling toys around the world. Quot our second biggest Market is France after America a said Mattel s president and chief operating officer Jill Barad. Quot we Hope to have a Barbie shop soon on the  Mattel s Jill Barad poses with the Barbie doll that joins the fashion luminaries of a Paris museum. Londay december 13, 1993 the stars and stripes