European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11 Man cleared of assault in anti theft Shock therapy from wire reports London a an Engineer who electrified his car to Stop thieves was cleared tuesday of assault Roderic Minshull 48, testified that he was fed up with 10 attempts to steal the car from outside his House in the isolated Village of Conington 45 Miles North of London Minshull an electrical Engineer arranged an electric device in the car. A Security guard at a. London hotel touched a wire he saw coming out of the car and received a Shock. Minshull was charged with assault. Kangaroos going Blind Sydney Australia kangaroos have been going Blind hopping into Trees and falling Over mystifying pathologists who Are dissecting their brains and eyes to find out what is wrong. A residents first noticed the sick marsupials along the Darling River in Western new South Wales about two months ago.  a wildlife rangers have sent body parts of the Blind kangaroos for analysis at Sydney University and the City s Laronga Park zoo. 2 held in cough syrup Sale Kuala Bumpur Malaysia a an acupuncturist and his assistant have been arrested Oft suspicion of Selling cough syrup to drug addicts an official said thursday. Authorities seized More than 200,000 quarts of Medicine enough to Supply about 30,000 people at the acupuncturists clinic said or. Naranjan Singh 1 director of medical and health services in the state of Selangor. The syrup which contained codeine and Ephedrine was seized monday from the clinic in Kelong 18 mile West of Kuala Bumpur Malaysia s capital authorities believe the acupuncturist supplied the cough syrup for several years to a nationwide network that then sold it to the drug addicts. If convicted the two suspects face a maximum Fine of $1,175 and a two year jail sentence. T a on Paris apr Paris is great without the French goes the old cliche. / not so according to Polly Platt american author of a new Book French or foe on How to get along Here. A the French Are admirable but complicated to foreigners a says Platt. A a done to smile flirt shake hands a Are some of the hints she dishes out in her code of conduct. Smiling at strangers is not French therefore not appreciated according to Platt. She a a 25-year resident of Paris known in the business world for her course culture Crossings which helps new residents Over their culture Shock. In the Book which Platt paid to publish herself she takes a humorous but serious look at differences Between the French and others. What if the Baker takes umbrage at your request for a paper bag for your bread and tells you never to Darken her doorway again Why did no to the customs fellow return your smile just culture clashes according to Platt. A bicycle Riding ebullient blonde 60-something who lives on the left Bank she grew to love the French. A they Are programmed differently from us a says on etiquette says Platt whose Book covers everything from conduct in the streets to historical reasons that the French Are the w amp a they arc. From Charlemagne to Louis Xiv and Napoleon France has always been influenced by its history according to Platt who cites Louis Xiv in describing dinner party decorum. The Pennsylvania born Platt originally aimed the Book at her big corporate clients but it could Appeal to just about anybody visiting France. It even delights the French. A absolutely remarkable very Well observed Brilliant and very very funny a said Baron Elie de Rothschild who bought 12 copies of the Book. So Why done to the French smile Al the time at strangers the Way americans do  not taught in French families a she says a let alone grinning. French parental education along with the school system is about the most rigorous and demanding on the planet but smiles Are not  As for the Baker who throws a demanding client out the customer is always wrong and in the Case of a Man who asked for a paper bag he might have obtained it and a warm smile if he had gone into a flowery  takes on traffic monsters. Ankara Turkey apr a gentle father gets behind the wheel of the family car. Suddenly he a a reckless brutes serving and smashing his Way along. The a traffic. Monster metamorphosis is the Centrepiece of an advertising Blitz against one of Turkey s deadliest places the roadways. Shoddy construction and repair work tiny roads almost no penalties for careless driving a it adds up to deaths and fear for turkish motorists. Traffic accidents claimed 8,230 lives last year a deadlier than the War Between turkish troops and the kurdish separatists. More than 60,000 people have been killed  760,000 injured in the accidents since 1984. A a a a the rates in Turkey arc almost equal to those in France or Italy where there Are about six times As Many cars. A. A. Turkish authorities have finally launched a Campaign to publicize the problem. The projects slogan a Stop the monster inside you before it stops you Quot a has gained popularity. Stickers with Little monster faces peering behind no trespass signs arc now common. Eleven National to channels and 120 radio stations carry the commercials free of charge. A. Army amp air Force Exchange service