German Escort: Chinese naval ships head for Britain after German visit
Berlin, 28 September: Two Chinese navy ships ended their goodwill visit to Germany Friday [28 September] and headed for Portsmouth, Britain, to continue their European tour.In Germany's northern port of Wilhelmshaven, officers and men of the Chinese navy were friendly received by their German counterparts during their three-day stay.Two receptions were held for some 500 Chinese officers and men on the Chinese guided missile destroyer Shenzhen and the German escort vessel...
German Escort: RETURN OF THE REFUGEES
Kosovars stream back to homeland
Marines force KLA rebels to disarm
In a ragged but joyous homecoming, thousands of refugees burst through the borders separating their Albanian tent cities from Kosovo yesterday, overwhelming officials who gave up trying to count them - let alone stop them. The Yugoslav army pulled its last troops out of the Kosovo capital of Pristina, and panicked Serb civilians bought and fought their way onto buses heading out of the province. U.S. Marines, meanwhile, in a tense confrontation with Kosovo Liberation Army guerrillas,...
German Escort: EIGHT SLIDELL GIRLS TO MAKE THEIR DEBUT
Eight young women were introduced to the membership of Slidell Le Cotillion Saturday at a luncheon at Le Petite Chateau Restaurant. The event marked the start of a round of activities for the debs, culminating in a formal presentation ball Jan. 2 at Slidell Municipal Auditorium.Introduced were Heidi Annette Mancuso, daughter of Pat and Joseph Mancuso; Natalie Marissa Nunez, daughter of Carra and Milton E. Nunez; Kathryn Cecile Sessions, daughter of Tune and David Sessions; Rachael Ann...
German Escort: DON'T QUIT KOSOVO, PATRIACH BEGS SERBS
Don't quit Kosovo, patriarch begs Serbs Denis D. Gray in Prizren, Yugoslav YUGOSLAVIA'S spiritual leader Patriarch Pavle has appealed to Serbs not to abandon Kosovo and vowed to move to the province to help safeguard its sacred sites.The statement last night by Pavle, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was issued in the capital Belgrade as the Serb exodus from the majority Albanian province accelerated. He appealed to Serbs and their fellow Orthodox...
German Escort: Air Commodore `Tommy' Thompson,
Obituary
Air Commodore J.M.(``Tommy") Thompson, CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar, AFC, Battle of Britain pilot and later AOC Military Air Traffic Operations, died in Brighton on July 23 aged 79. He was born on August 16, 1914.EVEN before the Battle of Britain began, ``Tommy" Thompson was already a wise and highly experienced combat pilot. When the Blitzkrieg burst in the West on May 10, 1940, No 111 squadron, which he commanded, was flung into the air battle from the outset. Thompson...