European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world Friday May 27,1994 crime against foreigners drops Moscow reports from wire reports Moscow a Moscow police officials on wednesday reported a decline in crimes against foreigners in the russian capital. The head of Moscow police a special service department Viktor Serosh Tan said there were 464 registered cases of crimes against foreigners in the first four months of this year compared with 525 registered incidents Over a similar period in 1993, crime has plagued Russia since the soviet Union fell apart in 1991, and the government lists crime fighting As one of its top priorities. Britain unreliable poll says London a Britain has been rated As Europe s least reliable political partner according to a poll published thursday in the european newspaper. The poll which comes before next months european parliamentary elections canvassed 7,500 european Union voters. The Survey found respondents from Only five of the 12 countries involved did not vote Britain last in the rankings. Those countries were Denmark Luxembourg Greece Spain and Portugal. France was voted first when voters were asked to say who was Europe a most reliable partner. No car collision hurts 2 Marmora Ontario a it was the Type of Call police done to receive very often a traffic Accident without any vehicles. The two horse collision occurred monday near this Canadian Village in Northern Ontario when one rider lost control of his Steed and slammed into two other riders police said. Two of the riders were taken to a Hospital but neither was badly Hurt. One of the horses was taken to the Guelph veterinary school with suspected head  Spain apr Spanish police Are Hunting for a German world War ii general who fled Germany after being convicted of denying that the nazis persecution of jews took place. Justice and Interior minister Juan Alberto Balloch said wednesday that police have been looking for Otto Remer since Spain received a request from Germany for his arrest via Interpol last week. Rom cry a writings denying the holocaust Are often cited by German Neo nazis. Remer is believed to have come to Spain after he was sentenced by a German regional court to one year and 10 months in prison in october 1992. Speaking before the lower House of parliament Bel Loch said the government shared the a underlying concerns of opposition leaders who have protested Rem Eros recent appearance on Spanish state television. But he said there is no Law in Spain against advocating Neo nazi views. Although dictator Francisco Franco sympathized with the Axis cause during world War ii Spain remained officially Neutral. A your aim that we censor Quot television programs is not nazi general holocaust part of government policy a Belloch said. The program in question was a documentary on the Rise of Neo nazi activities in Spain. Remer published pamphlets in Germany in 1991 and 1992 in which he claimed that persecution of the jews under the nazis a was a lie spread by the victorious allies and jews to Force germans to pay War Rcpt  during the War Remer was ordered by Hitler to help round up alleged supporters of the foiled july 1944 attempt to kill the nazi  obedience to Hitler played a major role in squelching the coup attempt . Historian William l. Shirer said in his Book the Rise and fall of the third Reich. A a. A Hitler promoted Remer to colonel Over the Telephone from the i Ihrer a Wolf s Lair Bunker in what is now Poland where the assassination attempt took place. 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The next Day the Bug struck and he was fighting for his life. He was saved by surgeons who removed the skin and fatty tissue eaten away from most of his lower Abdomen. Necro timing Fasci itis is not new to Medicine. Cases have been reported from time to time in the United states new zealand Australia Germany Switzerland Norway Iceland and elsewhere. But rarely do so Many crop up in the same Vicinity. Or. Christopher Bartless director of Britain a Public health Laboratory service said the Cluster was highly unusual but that Chance was the likeliest explanation. While doctors Are perplexed there were no signs of panic wednesday in this Small Leafy town 100 Miles West of London where a meningitis outbreak in the 19s0s also remains a mystery. Restaurants and pubs were doing their usual business. Mothers said they were not considering taking their children out of school. At Christie a favorite pub the King s head a few Miles outside Stroud the regulars reflected the views elsewhere in town some were concerned and some dismissed the Bug As a bit of scaremongering a it does no to worry me a said Hugh Baxter 42, a landscape Gardener. A a it a More the Media that worries me than anything  British tabloids have pumped up the Story with headlines like a killer Bug ate my face Quot and a dither and you die. In recent Days news reports have said 13 people have died from the germ this year. But government scientists have not confirmed All the deaths were caused by the Bug. The 13th victim was identified As Marjorie Adams 85, of South Wales who died May 2 at Princess of Wales Hospital a Hospital spokesman said. Streptococcus infections usually Are easily treated with antibiotics but virulent forms can kill if not treated promptly. Strep killed muppet creator Jim Henson in 1990. Christie said he believes the outbreak is a a warning that people around the world Are abusing nature. A a done to be frightened a he tells the Young woman tending bar. A whatever it is we have to live with  but he worries the world May one Day run out of remedies. A will we get to the Point where we be reached the end of the warnings when there Are no More conquerors a he said. In the 1980s meningitis outbreak 77 cases were reported in the Stroud area Over eight years and five were fatal. The cause was never determined