European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world thursday. September 8. 1<ku Moose Hunters on Dole cautioned not to a Ray from the associated press Stockholm Sweden a Moose Hunters collecting unemployment must be reachable by Mobile phone or Short wave radio even if they Are in the midst of a Forest. A if we can t reach the unemployed they risk losing their benefits a Anita Olund of the National Job Center in sundsvall said tuesday the National news Agency to reported. A it is our Job to ensure that the unemployed Are available for the labor Market a Olund added. A that Means that one should be reachable and Able to take a Job offer the same  the annual Moose Hunting season starts soon in Many parts of Sweden. The Hunt is a favorite Easline especially in Northern Sweden where Many unters save vacation to be Able to participate. Russian Jet crash kills 2 Moscow a a Mig-23ub fighter Jet crashed in Central Russia on wednesday killing both air defense pilots aboard the itar Tass news Agency reported. The plane a two seat training version of the Standard russian air Force fighter took off for a routine flight and crashed in the Yaroslav Region after reaching cruising Altitude the Agency said. No further details were immediately available. Investigators were in route to the crash site. American held in drug Case Bangkok Thailand a a 60-year-old american woman was arrested wednesday on charges of attempting to smuggle 8.8 pounds of heroin out of Thailand authorities said. Lourdes Castillo Micael of san Francisco was attempting to Board a flight to South Korea in route to California when authorities found the heroin in her suitcase at Bangkok a International Airport narcotics authorities said in a statement. The authorities said they have arrested 22 people on charges of attempting to smuggle a total of 341 pounds out of Thailand since the Start of the year. Rabin asks for support Jerusalem a prime minister Yitzhak Rabin has sent a jewish new year message to 4,500 american rabbis asking them to support his efforts to make peace with the Arab world a government spokesman said tuesday. A a we re at the Start of a Long Road a Rabin wrote to the rabbis. A was we continue in our quest for peace we need your  surveys have indicated that Many american jews support Rabin a peace moves including the autonomy Accord with the Palestine liberation organization. But there has been Strong opposition to the governments policies from influential orthodox rabbis and leaders of some jewish groups. 15 dog meat eaters die Lagos Nigeria apr fifteen mourners at a funeral died after eating the dead Many a dog the news Agency of Nigeria reported tuesday. The government Agency said the Many a widow and two of their children were among those who died sunday in the Eastern City of Nukka. The news Agency did not identify the Man or his family by name. He had died of cholera the Agency said. It said mourners who did not eat the dog survived. Dog meat is considered a delicacy by Many Western africans. Russian officer convicted Vladivostok Russia a a military court tuesday convicted a naval officer of negligence in the deaths of four servicemen and gave him a three year suspended sentence a news Agency said. Col Vladimir Feoktistov a medical officer with a russian Pacific Fleet unit stationed near Vladivostok was found guilty of failing to maintain proper hygienic conditions and a regular food Supply in the medical unit itar Tass reported. Four russian naval cadets in the organization died of malnutrition and 236 others were found suffering from starvation in Early 1992. Accord would curb destruction of mountains Geneva apr a multinational Accord to protect the Alps from the ravages of tourism trucking and pollution could take effect by the end of this year environmentalists said wednesday. A coalition of environmental organizations claiming 3.5 million members said the 1991 convention on the Protection of the Alps offers the Best Hope of preserving the fragile Mountain system. The 1991 Accord backed by the european Union already has been ratified by Germany Austria and Liechtenstein. Environmental organizations told a news conference that France and Slovenia will Likely Complete ratification this year. Switzerland and Italy could take longer they said. When Germany a ratification is formally registered which is expected soon the clock will Start ticking for the treaty to take effect Threele Baths later it a the Alps Are not the playground of Europe but a civilization and a Way of life fashioned Over Many centuries a said a statement from the International commission for the Protection of the Alps. More than 100 million tourists vacation in the Alps annually the commission said adding that 90 million tons of goods Are trucked across the Alps each year and that traffic is expected to grow by 100 percent Over the next 15 years. The convention is Only a first step to curbing the rapid destruction of the mountains said the commission. Ulf Toedter general Secretary of the commission said the treaty provided the first Opportunity for economic cultural and environmental Aims to be coordinated across National Borders. It would set limits to avoid further damage to the environment and landscape and to reduce pollution and control the construction of new roads and tourist facilities he said. A the vast Mountain Chain stretches across seven Bor def from France in the West covering most of Switzerland and Liechtenstein and radiating outward into Italy Germany Austria and Slovenia. Its highest Peak Mont Blanc towers about 15,781 feet on the Border of Italy and France. The commission said recent developments in Alpine tourism Are greatly compounding the threat already posed by nearly 25,000 Miles of ski slopes that have denuded mountainsides across the Region. Helicopters that Fly skiers to Remote peaks Showmor Biles and other noisy equipment terrify animals and drive them from their natural habitat environmentalists said. A a a /. Golf courses which replace vital forests and Meadows Are expected to double in number from 150 in 1992 to 300 by the end of next year. The Range provides a Home for some 11 million peo pie along with unique wildlife including Ibex bearded vultures Lynx and Brown bears a All once endangered species that Are now gradually being re established by conservation groups. As summer flutters by on a Lovely september Day in the austrian town of lie Boch Styria Market Garden owner Elisabeth Micko goes about her chores near what is billed As the worlds largest Butterfly a an end of summer creation made Firor 150,000 blossoms. Two Hundred Man hours were need to fix 5,000 plants into the 33-by-24-foot work of Art. Forget Fay cose new . Envoy says Singapore apr americans new ambassador to Singapore took his Post tuesday and said it is time to let the Michael Fay caning Case fade away. Timothy a. Chorba filled a Post that had been vacant for 14 months during much of which tension ran High Between Washington and Singapore Over the flogging Given the american teen Ager for allegedly vandalizing cars. A a the . And hopefully the government of Singapore both wish to put the Michael Fay affair behind us Quot Chorba said in answer to questions at a news conference after he presented his credentials to president Longten Cheong. Chorba a corporate lawyer with no previous diplomatic experience noted that Singapore and the United states have important economic ties. He pointed to the 900 . Companies with operations in Singapore and noted that about 10,000 americans live in the Isla City state. President Clinton and human rights activists i Ici Zed Singapore for following through on a mandate lashing sentence for Fay a conviction arguing that be ing with a Cane was too severe a penalty Singapore s leaders countered that harsh punish me kept this islands crime rate far below that of what the called the permissive . System. Their stand won a Plause from Many americans upset by rising crime. After an Appeal by Clinton Singapore reduced a original sentence of six strokes with a Rattan Cane four. The Ohio teen also spent 83 Days behind bars. In a final chapter in the Case another youth co evicted in the Case Shiu Choho 17, of Hong Kong w released from prison tuesday after serving six Mont and being lashed six times