European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world Friday. August 26.1994 fire on Channel ferry brought under control from the associated press Dover England fire broke out thursday on a ferry in the English Channel but most of the j21 people aboard were quickly evacuated an the rest stayed aboard to bring the fire under control officials said. We have evacuated All nonessential personnel said Simon Taylor director of Sally line ltd., which operates the 9,120-ton Sally Star. The company said there were 104passengers and 17 Crew members aboard when the fire broke put in the engine As the ferry was about 20 Miles off the English coast. The ferry was Between Dunkirk France and the English port of Ramsgate 80 Miles Southeast of London. Venice City of rats Venice Italy native venetians have been steadily dwindling in numbers but one local population i booming rats Are having the run of the Lagoon City s alleys and . An estimated 350,000 rats roam the City Rai state television reported wednesday. That s five per native in the historic decaying heart of Venice. Mayor Massimo Cacciari ordered the health department to Start a extermination Campaign. Rats Are Rio strangers to Venice where garbage piles up in the narrow streets during the summer tourist invasion which strains sanitation services. Hotels and restaurants also Are known to dump their sewage directly into the City s canals further dirtying the area. British Library fire destroys mementos of . Airmen London a when fire destroyed the Norwich Library a part of american history was destroyed too. Memorial room to . Airmen who died in world War ii bombing raids was gutted in heat so intense that purple heart medals vaporized. The City of Norwich in Eastern England lost about 170,000 books and the  history of the Region in the aug. 1 Blaze the most serious at a British Library in modern times. Veterans of the 2nd air div of the 8th . Army air Force lost the most Visi ble link to their fallen comrades. The division s Roll of Honor hand written with the names of the 6,740 men who lost their lives flying from airfields in the Eastern England counties of Norfolk Suffolk and Cambridgeshire was gone. So were flags Memorabilia collected since the War including an autographed picture of the division s most famous War time Pilot actor James Stewart and about3,500 books in the american Library which was part of the memorial room. The Only thing in the room that sur Vived the flames and heat was a helmet donated by a Veteran named Bob Boyle. He wore it throughout the War and improbably saved his life said Hilary Hammond Norfolk s director of arts an libraries. That s going to form the Cen Ter piece of the new  like City officials the american Veter ans have pledged to rebuild their memo rial room. It will Rise like Phoenix from the ashes promised Tom Eaton chairman of the memorial Trust of the 2nd air div. This War memorial is unique there s nothing else like it for any of the american divisions  the idea of a memorial was conceived by three 2nd air div officers As world War ii Drew to a close in the Winter of 1944-45.-Norwich City Council undertook in 1945 to include a memorial room in their new Library. But it did t open until1962. A it was a unique collection both of currently published american books an historical studies of the 2nd air div bomb groups. It s going to be very difficult to replace Hammond said. Some documents survived the fire which authorities say was probably started by an electrical fault. Moroccan Pilot was suicidal panel says Rabat Morocco a the Pilot of a Royal air maroc plane that crashed sunday killing 44 people caused the Accident because he wanted to commit Sui cide according to a commission investigating the crash. Examination of the plane s Blac boxes showed that Pilot Younes Hayati disconnected the automatic Pilot and directed the aircraft toward the ground said a statement Early thursday from the commission formed by transport min ister Rachid Al rhe Gouani. The Accident is due to the deliberate will of the Pilot who wished to end his life the statement said. The Black Box flight recorders taped co Pilot sovia Fig Gui s last words help help the Captain is French aeronautics officials who exam ined the recorders said. The twin engine atr-42 was on flight from the Southern City of Agadir to Casablanca when it crashed about 22 Miles North of Agadir approximately 10 minutes after its 7 . Takeoff. The plane had sent put a distress signal moroccan civil aviation director Mohamed Moufid said monday. Twenty of the 44 people on Board were foreigners including eight italian tourists arid a member of the kuwaiti Royal family and his wife. The behaviour of the Pilot is All the More inexplicable considering he was an experienced Pilot with 4,500 hours of Fly ing time and with confirmed professional aptitudes and physical condition the commission s statement said. Hayati had passed regular medical checkups the most recent july 7, and had passed his most recent Pilot examination july 30, it said. The commission found nothing irregular with the plane which it said had had regular maintenance and equipment checks. Armed forces recreation Center 9th annual . Forces Mountain Bike championship sunday 4 september ?94 Mountain Bike Competition for All Bike enthusiasts i i � in for information Call arc outdoor rec. Tel. 08821 52066 Dan 4402-591/644 All racers Are eligible for big time prize drawing end of summer International shopping Bazaar Rhein main Community activity Center building 150, Rhein main air base. Over 40 vendors. Open to valid . Card holders Only. No strollers permitted. Shop on Friday and saturday 26 and 27 aug. From 10a.m, until6rm. And on sunday 28 aug. From 10a.m. Until 5 pm. Please note All came rooms and the t. I. I ivicing._-. Iron in be closed at noon on thursday 25 ing. And icily remain closed until 10 am. 2 aus