European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 1994 world the sol is and stripes r Page 1 1 a traffic controller directs cars into the Channel Tunnel train dubbed be shuttle on monday in Folkestone England for underwater transport to Calais France. Channel s be shuttle has lights but no Glitz Dirk Beveridge the associated press under the English Channel it s a smooth ride but not stylish sort of like being in a narrow parking garage that rocks gently for 35 minutes. After months of delays Channel Tun Nel operators monday began showing off the spartan boxcars dubbed be shuttle that soon will be the fastest Way to take cars Between France and England. Be shuttle services were opened Mon Day by invitation Only to shareholders journalists and other opinion  the main features during the Tunnel journey Are overhead lighting and a toilet i but executives of euro Tunnero an Anglo French consortium insist that he 40 minutes or so that travellers can save compared with ferry trips will be Worth it even at higher fares than the Competition  should passengers choose to drive their cars onto be shuttle instead of using ferries that feature restaurants shops gaming machines and in Good weather Fine views of the White Cliffs of Dover it s a fast efficient fun Way of Cross ing the Channel eur Tunnel spokesman John Noulton told a reporter. Aren t you excited it s a Little bit Claustrophobic but again you expect that said Terry Lipscombe a eur Tunnel shareholder. The whole idea is  London resident Gertrud Wienecke said putting up with the quite sterile surroundings is not a problem because she will save time1 on frequent trips to he native Germany. Fantastic. It s really convenient she said. Shareholders who have taken a beating., on the Stock Market Hope eur Tunnel executives Are right about the Appeal of this View Mode of travel. Fth shares i bought for 3 British pounds 50 $5.67 Are now Worth 2 pounds 60 $4.21 said Alistair Samp son a London antique dealer that s bad news. If i d put the Money into a proper share it d be Worth 8 or 9 pounds $12.96 or $14 but As an original shareholder Samp son will be Able to use the Tunnel for a nominal fee. Maybe his children or grandchildren someday can collect a dividend. _ eur Tunnel predicts it can pay share holders Early in the next Century but first it will have to show that enough people Wil like the ride. Officials tout be shuttle s ability to operate in any kind of weather and the Yare always Quickjr Point out that they Don t need to keep seasickness bags around. Be shuttle cars won t list like the ferries that often have a number of peo ple running for the toilets. But what about Claustrophobia an fears of a Cave in it won t happen according to company executives who say it would take a Small nuclear bomb to de stroy the Tunnel 130 feet below the seabed. It will be mid november at the earliest before Ordinary people who turn up in their cars at the Tunnel entrances in Calais France or Folkestone England can use the Tunnel. Foot passengers cannot use this serv ice although they will be Able to take advantage of three hour train rides Between London and Paris or three hour 15-min Ute train rides Between London and Brussels Belgium ass on As the Chan Nel Tunnel gets an operating License and the National railways of the three coun tries have a few weeks to get the trains rolling. Aid workers targeted by huts at Camp in Zaire official says Goma Zaire a More than 80 Relief workers barely escaped from rwandan refugees armed with grenades and machetes who took control of a Large refugee Camp in Eastern Zaire last week an american Relief worker said tuesday. I think we got away with minutes to spare said Wendy Driscoll press officer for care International. Driscoll was in the Catale refugee Camp Friday where Hutu militia members targeted several foreign Aid workers for killing. To i think there s no question we would have been attacked and possibly some members of our staff killed if we stayed said disc Roll 25. It s pretty Clear this was a premeditated organized Campaign to come into the Camp and take  her account was the first detailed re port on the takeover of Catale by Hutu militia members and of fighting Between them and rwandan scouts who con trolled traffic at the Camp and helped Aid workers with chores. Hutu militias have been blamed for most of the massacres of at least 500,000 people in Rwanda mainly minority Tut Sis. The . High commissioner for refugees said tuesday that it has asked Zai Rian authorities to investigate rumours that up to 30 rwandan scouts have been killed at Catale which houses about 270,000 refugees who fled to Zaire in july to escape Rwanda s civil w a. R foreign Aid workers stayed away from Catale for the fifth Day tuesday. A new round of talks was scheduled tuesday to see if refugee representatives from Catale would accept . Conditions for returning to the Camp. These include full cooperation with the zairian general prosecutor who is investigating killings and unrest at the Camp and a ban on machetes in All Public places. Driscoll who lives in Atlanta where care Usa has its Headquarters said scouts complained to Aid workers at a Security meeting in the Camp last wednes Day night that rival gangs of the inter Hame militia called bandits were attacking and harassing them. Of thursday morning she said the Leader of the bandits was found dead at the Camp and shortly afterwards the scout Leader was killed. Heidelberg  Bazaar special modern Kelim 6x9  Sale Price $229 i at had Lberg Village Pavilion o. Club 7-10 october 94 4 new 4-Page programs Are at your Community Sato travel offices just in time forthe Columbus pay Holiday save on our introducing Tours the late night departures and the Brand new 1 and 2 overnight Dawn departures leaving saturday mornings to the Alpine nations Amsterdam Bavaria and Paris. I " this offer Good until 12 noon thursday 6 october 94 and Only applicable to Columbus Day Tours 1 mentioned herein not applicable to the London & Paris nor the Florence Tours. 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