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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 13, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11french Catalon banned from Selling nazi items from the associated press Paris a a French judge on monday banned a mail order company from Selling nazi insignia and other objects bearing swastikas and ordered the items pulled from its Catalon. Jean Pierre Marcus ruled that the items a revoked with certain nostalgia memories of the nazi regime which is undeniably linked to racist  he also slapped a $180 Fine on the company known by its French acronym As Sec for each Day it continues sales. The court banned the Sale of Hitler for 1,000. Years a Book by Leon Megrdle Hitler figurines pocket knives pendants rings and other insignia. Bearing swastikas. The court action was launched by the jewish students Union of , 6 children dead Dunkirk France a a vietnamese immigrant was found hanged in his cellar near the bodies of six of his nine children in what police suspected tuesday was a murder suicide. The children a four boys and two girls ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years a were probably poisoned or strangled by the father be Van than 41, who then hanged himself police said. The bodies were found monday afternoon by a 15-year-old daughter when she arrived Home in a suburb of this Northern port. The children had no traces of bruises or wounds. Officials were awaiting results of autopsies planned for today to determine the exact causes of  slides off ferry Beijing a a passenger bus Slid off a ferry that was crossing the Chang River in Central China and Sank leaving 29 people dead and 11 missing Art official report said tuesday. The bus carrying 73 passengers slipped off the front of the ferry while it was crossing the River at Yichang and Sank on july 9, the official Xinhua news service reported. Court supports wider role for German armed forces Berlin apr Germany a highest court ruled tuesday that the nations service members can be sent abroad on . Missions reversing a postwar policy adopted to keep the country from Ever again becoming a military threat. The decision reinterpreting a Section of the Constitution that had been said to mean Germany could act to defend Only itself or a nato ally is one of the most important for Germany since its unification in 1990, the ruling Means the military can be sent on missions outside the area of the North Atlantic treaty Organt nation. Chancellor Helmut Kohls efforts to Craft an effective foreign policy have been hindered by his inability to help the United states and United nations keep world peace. A a in a very Happy with this a Kohl told a news Confer knee. A a in be always held this View that deployments like this Are allowed by the  president Clinton at the same news conference said he is a completely comfortable with the court ruling. During his three Day visit to Berlin Clinton has been pushing for a greater German global role. In its decision the constitutional court in Karlsruhe ruled that Germany a forces can be sent abroad Only with a majority vote in parliament. A every Case will have to be individually examined a Kohl said. A we Are members of the United nations. If we have our rights we have our  Kohl is up for re election oct. 16, and the courts endorsement of his wishes gives him a big boost Over his challenger social Democrat Rudolph Scharping. The court decision results from a Challenge by the social democrats on military deployments. The ruling a confirms the political and Legal standpoint of the Federal government a Kohl said. Germany a Constitution called the Basic Law was written in 1949 with a provision stating that a except for self defense the armed forces can Only be deployed in so far As that is made possible by this Basic  that Section of the Constitution was written with the nazis carnage in mind. Since 1949, every Bonn government has interpreted that clause As limiting Germany a military to either self defense or helping nato allies threatened with invasion. But ideas on How to use the military changed when the former soviet bloc ceased being a threat. The constitutional restraints essentially kept Germany on the sidelines when the  coalition Defeated Iraq in the 1991 persian Gulf War. Embarrassed that Germany helped pay for the War against Iraq but was unable to help fight it Kohl began pushing to remove the postwar shackles. A even though each deployment must be approved by parliament the court said the Federal government can decide How Many troops go abroad How Long they stay and How they  Mission. 2 Hurt in crash of f-l4 on Carrier Tokyo apr a Navy fighter Jet crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk during a night Landing in the sea of Japan. The two Crew members were in satisfactory condition the Navy said tuesday. A. A in san Diego Tracy Jennings wife of it. Cmdr. David Jennings a radar intercept officer said her husband apparently injured his feet after his Parachute snagged on the Tail of the f-14 tomcat and he landed hard on the deck. The Pilot whose name was not released suffered second to third degree Burns she said. Navy spokesman Dave Harvill could not confirm the injuries nor would he say where the Carrier was other than a hundreds of Miles off the coast of Japan a. The f?14 was destroyed after it hit a flight deck ramp and crashed at about 11 35 . Monday the Navy said. The cause was under investigation. / Harvell said it was unclear whether there was damage to the deck or to other jets. Crew members Are from fighter so 51, based in Nas Miramar Calif. The 60,100-ton Kitty Hawk based in san Diego Calif., is on routine deployment in the Western Pacific the Navy said. In n. Belfast Northern Ireland apr tens of thousands of protestants marched through tense and rain drenched towns in Northern Ireland Ort tuesday to celebrate a centuries old vie tory Over roman catholics. The marchers from the main protestant secret society the Orange order brought the province to a standstill for a the twelfth a the Day 304 years ago when a protestant army under King William Iii routed the Catholic forces of King James ii. It is the most important Day in the prov British a a loyalist Calendar when Hartline protestant resistance to change is demonstrated under the guard of soldiers and police. A we reject Catholic domination. The Irish Republic is ruled by Rome and we will not be ruled by Rome a said David Moore a Marcher from Belfast who wore a Black suit Orange order tie and collared. Most protestants favor Northern Ireland a Union with Britain opinion polls say while most catholics want the province reunified with the Independent Irish Republic. The outlawed Irish Republican army waging a 24-year Campaign against British Rule draws its support from the Catholic minority. Soldiers in Belfast and in Londonderry a mostly Catholic City 70 Miles West of Belfast erected huge screens Early tuesday to prevent Catholic neighbourhoods from seeing the parades As they passed. Catholic and protestant youths threw rocks and firebombs at each other in at least one Belfast neighbourhood in Art overnight clash Over a a a twelfth Celebration. Police fired volleys of plastic bullets to break up the riot. Tension was High following mondays Ira slaying of a leading loyalist Ray Smallwoods head of a fringe political party Allied with an outlawed protestant paramilitary group the Ulster defense association. Leaders of the Orange order said they hoped there would be no retribution for Smallwoods killing but his friends said revenge attacks were inevitable. Smallwoods 44, was jailed in the 1980s for trying to kill Catholic civil rights activist Bernadette Devlin Maliskey in her bed. Need a last ind reliable source of american made font act lenses and solutions for less tired of it Kraal and expense of chasing your comae lenses on the local Economy a a. A a. So Dun Call Eurt ens overnight we lilo w to american Contact lenses and solutions levees end Ned Potts front bal Isch Johnson a Johnson anew Jas aotica�9 a inf of Rilar. Hot aft a free Cotta Tongue please Call Wal 7-154g9 v Illonal countryabdr39 51 2711 4. .3� a 19,01 a saturdays 12 a american seriously gored in Pamplona run Pamplona Spain apr six people including one american were gored As they dashed through the streets of Pamplona ahead of a Herd of ill tempered fighting bulls tuesday the bloodiest Day so far in this years san Ferrym festival. John Torpey 25, an Oil worker from Lafayette la., underwent emergency surgery after suffering an 8-Inch wound in the Back during the running of the bulls the annual show of bravado made famous in Ernest Hemingway a. 1926 novel the Sun also rises. A it nailed me a a bleeding Torpey said before being rushed by ambulance to the Hospital de Navarra according to Friend Mike Fowler. Doctors listed Torpey in serious condition. Pamplona native Inaki Saragueta la rumble 20, was in very serious condition with a Horn wound to his Side that damaged his intestines and liver. The other four Goring victims also were spaniards bringing to 12 the number of people who have found themselves on the Sharp end of the bulls during the first six of eight san Fermi runs this year eight other runners were treated at area hospitals for various injuries. Eighteen year old american Maureen Strassen of Michigan was treated and released for a foot injury. Her Hometown was not available. Norwegian Trond Isaksen 28, of Oslo was treated for head injuries. Doctors expected to release him later in the Jay. A total of 47 Bull runners have wound up in emergency wards so far this year plus hundreds of others who have drunk danced or drugged too much during Pamplona a nine Day annual Binge. A tuesdays run was particularly hazardous in part because two of the six fighting bulls split off from the Tamer steers that guide them along the 825-Yard route from the Corral to the City a bullring where they were to be fought by professional matadors later in the Day. One Bull hooked an unidentified runner through the Belt and dragged him 15 or 20 Yards apparently Goring him before moving on. Locals say the inexperience and drunkenness of Many runners a especially foreign tourists who flock to Pamplona by the thousands a make injuries More Likely. International bodyguard association Basic course 29th aug 2nd sep 94 Stuttgart course maximum 20 persons Cost $900 membership of the association is on available to course participants. For further information or to Book a place Contact Charles Mallice Dan 431-2824 civilian 07031-809401  
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