European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 17, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11memorial for Worner to be held in Brussels from the associated press Brussels Belgium a a memorial service will be held Friday morning for nato Secretary general Manfred Worner who died Over the weekend after a Long Battle with cancer. The North Atlantic treaty organization said the service would be held at the Church in Central Brussels. . Secretary of state Warren Christopher was expected to Lead the american delegation according to diplomats. Worner 59, died at his Home in Brussels on saturday of Colon cancer. He had been ill for More than two years. Worner a former German defense minister had been chief of the 16-nation military Alliance since july 1,1988, and had led it during the tumultuous changes that marked the demise of its longtime adversary the soviet Union. Nato also said in a statement that a commemoration ceremony will be held in the German parliament in Bonn on tuesday and that a Church service is planned for aug. 26 in Womert a former constituency of Goppinger in southwestern Germany. .6 found dead in Brothel Frankfurt Germany a police discovered six bodies in a Brothel in a fashionable Frankfurt neighbourhood monday and said the five prostitutes and the Brothel operator appeared to have been strangled. The body of the slain Man and two of the women were found in the basement with two other bodies on the first floor and another on the top floor of the three Story building that had been a High class Brothel for about 10 years police said. The five women were believed to have come from Eastern Europe police said. A there were no signs of struggle in the House in Frankfurt a West end of Force by military disrupts Haiti Church rites port a Prince Haiti a hundreds of troops and heavily armed civilians swamped the congregants at port a Princess roman Catholic Cathedral monday stifling a religious Holiday dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The show of Force intended to project Unity among haitian conservatives and resistance to a possible invasion scared off at least four priests and Many parishioners from services for the feast of the Assumption. Clergy members were joined by armed soldiers on the altar. Black masked civilians who called themselves a ninjas a in wielding machine guns at entrances. More than 1,500 paramilitary recruits ringed the yellow Cathedral cheering the military a Leader it. Gen. Raoul a dras As he and his staff climbed the Steps. The United states is considering a invasion to oust military leaders who overthrew elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide in a 1991 coup. Invasion threats have triggered increased militarism in Haiti and repression of dissent. Cabinet ministers in suits and officers in Crisp Khaki uniforms entered the Cathedral past rows of beggars a reminder of Haiti a economic misery since the 1991 coup. International economic sanctions have deepened the crisis. The military has sought to take advantage of religious holidays to gain support among the people. It has even Hung a giant portrait of the capitals Patron Saint a our lady of perpetual help a from the second floor of the army Headquarters. While the conservative Catholic Church Hierarchy has generally supported the army a resistance to foreign intervention Haiti a Lone pro democracy Bishop Willy Romelus has appealed for help to get the nation a out from under the Boot of the in the past dictators have subverted Haiti a Church. Former ruler Francois a papa Doc Duvalier took Over Vatican duties in appointing Church officials and even amended the lords prayer to begin it with a your papa Doc who Art in Haiti a military Leader it. Gen. Raoul a dras attends mass at port a Princess Catholic Cathedral monday. The Church Hierarchy has Long opposed Aristide a Catholic Parish priest who opposed the Duvalier dictatorship and defended the poor. After mondays services uneasy priests departed through rows of soldiers followed by Esdras and his wife Yannick. Not far behind was a ragged elderly Blind Man his right Arm amputated led slowly from the Church by a Young girl sucking her thumb. Amerika Magazine to end 38-year Mission in Russia Moscow a amerika the monthly Magazine published by the . Government to combat soviet propaganda throughout the cold War will fold with next months edition officials said tuesday. For generations of soviet citizens and europeans trapped behind the Iron curtain the 38-year-old Magazine was among the scarce sources of information about life in the West. It was designed to win the hearts and minds of soviet citizens with vivid pictures of Freedom and . Officials said it had completed its Mission we All hate to see it go a said William Harwood a Deputy Public affairs officer at the . Information Agency Ameri kans publisher. A it was about the Only thing you could read that Wasny to filled with the Kremlin grudgingly allowed the United states to distribute a few thousand copies of the Magazine at kiosks. In return the soviet Union sold to americans a Glossy English language Magazine soviet life. It was often filled with pictures of Rosy cheeked peasants happily bringing in the Harvest and upbeat articles about ethnic Harmony under communism. A ten years ago crowds would gather outside the few kiosks scattered throughout Moscow that sold amerika and line up for their copies. A i looked Forward to Reading it a said 34-year-old homemaker Katya Chizhova who still has some old copies. A it a very interesting to read about scientific achievements and in general about the american Way of life. A i loved the Story about patches on jeans a it was in the �?T70s. There were Beautiful pictures showing jeans with patches one of which had an inscription a kiss my a during the cold War soviet newspapers usually emphasized the Darker sides of life in the West with frequent stories about american crime homelessness and unemployment. A Mirinovsky denied visa by Germany Bonn Germany apr foreign minister Klaus Kinkel on monday turned Down a visa request from russian right Wing extremist Vladimir a Mirinovsky who had planned to visit various German cities. V. government can refuse entry to foreigners who a damage or threaten the interests of the German Republic a Kinkel said in a news release. A Mirinovsky dubbed the a russian hit Lerz by Germany a tabloid press has unnerved German officials by at times threatening to use nuclear weapons against Germany and talking of dividing up the continent with the germans. He visited Germany briefly last december after making gains in russians parliamentary elections but subsequent visa requests have been turned Down. a popularity has declined in Russia in recent months. a plans apparently included speaking at a sept. 24 rally of the extreme right German Peoples Union led by Gerhard Frey a a Mirinovsky ally who wants Germany to reclaim polish and Baltic territories. Armed forces recreation Center 9th annual ,. . Forces mount Iii Bike championship Garmisch. Ges unday 4 september f94mountain Bike Competition for All Bike enthusiasts for information Call arc outdoor rec. 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