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irg jT 1 2A WorldNational Saturday May 22t 1 999 Standard-Examine- r Paris museums strike leaves tourists out Striking workers try to explain grievances to would-b- e visitors “I read about (the strike) in the newspaper this morning but I didn't believe it” said Judy Sandler of Cambridge Mass who hoped to visit the Orsay Museum The Associated Press PARIS - Disappointed tour- ists combed Pans on Friday searching for a museum that ANTOMO SC A IT OLON The Associated Press RED BRIGADE TERRORISM: Italian Carabinieri stand next to Italian top government aide Massimo D'Antona's coffin dunng his funeral at Rome’s Labor Ministry Fnday D'Antona was murdered in an ambush setting in Rome Thursday The Red Brigades who terrorized the country in the 1 970s and 1 980s claimed responsibility for the killing Italian murder linked to Red Brigade group Many believe return of terrorism is due to NATO air tions and bombings by tcrror- ists from the far left and right terrified the country in the 1970s and early ’80s “Whoever did the shooting shouldn't fool themselves” D'Antona's boss Labor Minister Antonio Bassohno told the “We funeral congregation haven't gone back 20 years Italy wants to go ahead with new social and labor rules" On Friday Italy's Cabinet approved an employment package that D'Antona had finished just hours before his death Italy has also been enjoying a rare show of cooperation between the center-lef- t government and the center-rigopposition including on electoral reforms aimed at bringing Rome more in line with the rest of Western Europe Both sides were also cooperating in Italy's participation in the NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia which has made extensive use of Italian air bases In its manifesto claiming D’Antona's killing the Red Brigades vowed to "attack and disthe imperialist state” mantle and target NATO for its “imperialist war” campaign The Associated Press ROME - A briefcase lying on a bloodied sidewalk A grieving widow A commando communique The killing of a labor official claimed by the militant Red Brigades terrifies Italians who worried I nday about a possible return to the political violence that marked the 1970s The question is why now? Italy's economy and government are remarkably stable after years of turmoil But government attempts to bolster the economy by winning concessions from labor and its backing of NATO's air campaign in Yugoslavia have been denounced by the far left Both issues figured in the manifesto left by the Red Brigades in a trash bin in Rome claiming Thursday’s slaying of Massimo D'Antona At D'Antona's funeral Friday Italian leaders vowed there would be no replay of the “years of lead” when assassina- - ht 28-pa- NATIONAL paint- ings and the Picasso Museum among others The walkout also hit the Cluny Museum of medieval art the Arc de Triomphe and the Pantheon the resting place of the nation's greatest minds Outside Paris the Fontainebleau Chateau was closed as were a number of other castles de la MAUV!NlCRETbe Associated Press MUSEUM STRIKE: Tourists sit at the closed main entrance of the Orsay Museum Friday in Pans after workers at museums and monuments voted Thursday to prolong their strike that has shut down major French museums The banner reads “Real Jobs for the Culture” their cause to visitors - mainly foreigners - but had trouble because of the language barrier lion people a year Scores of visitors crowded the main entrance where signs in six languages - French Dutch German Italian Spanish and Japanese - gave visitors the bad news The employees want the Ministry of Culture to hire more people especially for security and to end a system of temporary contracts and give workers permanent employment Striking workers handed out leaflets in French explaining their grievances Some tried to explain sue Massachusetts over new tobacco rules Firms bacco Co and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp the other two largest cigarette makers in the nation The Associated Press BOSTON - Two tobacco companies filed federal lawsuits Friday challenging a attempt by the Massachusetts attorney general to restrict tobacco advertising Bill Porter an assistant attorney general said lawsuits were filed by Philip Moms Cos and Lorillard Tobacco Co claiming that the restrictions on cigarette “The attorney general intends vigorously to defend these cases and is firmly of the view that Porter said The two provisions of the regulations being challenged by "NOT BORING” summer esc wear from Philip Morris would ban outdoor pre-empt- Additionally Porter said he had been told by an industry attorney that lawsuits were forthcoming from RJ Reynolds To EX F ORKS has fun and st lish frame st) les from Vuamet La font Bolle’ Gucci Porsche Design bv Carrera Caal Polo Ralph Lauren and more Oxer fit) designer lines to cluxise from Gel stsle selection price and these regulations are lawful” advertising violated the First Amendment and were hy federal law ' wear BORING sunglasses? Why advertising of tobacco products near schools and playgrounds EYE and ban advertising for tobacco products near schools inside retail stores if they’re visible from outside The regulations are to go into effect in August EKE 4387 Harrison Depot Ogden (801)479-110- himself at his trial Lawyer Mayer Morganroth said the motion cited “ineffective assistance of counsel” “I don’t think he totally rep- resented himself” Morganroth said review "There's much more to it than meets the eye” The claim came as a surprise to David Gorosh the lawyer who represented Kevorkian after he was charged and advised Kevorkian against representing himself “I'd like to see Dr Kevorkian get a new trial but not through a method that is untrue” Gorosh said “I rankly we always offered him a number of options It was his own choice to defend him- WASHINGTON - A battle over fees that make up a big bills is part of headed back to federal regulators A federal appeals court said the way the fees were callong-distan- culated wasn't adequately ex- plained The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the Federal Communications Commission to review part of a 1997 decision that resulted in lower phone bills for millions of self” Microsoft hints fast Web Americans The access lees which are typically passed along to e customers have been going down and now make up about 30 cents of every $1 of access could affect trial WASHING ION long-distanc- - Micro- soft C'orp revealed a new strategy riday for its antitrust trial suggesting future d Internet connections lor consumers will undermine the government's case by threatening to reduce the industry's reliance on Windows I he tivii nih il ’ess de-len- 1 thaigcs high-spee- Kevorkian's lawyer asks judge for a new trial A lawyer for DETROIT Jack Kevorkian asked a PLUS Hot DogDrink $100 mm tvs The Most Functional Pool Is Retuhj for You JUST ADD W ATER The unique I of the Catalina Pool all0" a'embh without the ue of fr seres s or bolts wrif ' of mdaI ubeS GjrvjT T': ' 7 4 Beautiful baskets in an assortment of styles and sizes-grea- t for patios OFF DscoBaron BSHBISS Great selection of stone or wood benches Nice decor idea and extra seating STEKTO dein '’:' - REMY though Kevorkian defended orders FCC phone fee Dr lection of Impressionist workers were on strike for two weeks in November However this is the first time in recent years that so many museums were affected by labor discontent “Real Jobs for Culture” read a huge banner above the entrance to the Orsay Photocopied notices in French and English taped to the doors informed visitors of the strike One Dutch woman who said she had wanted to spend hours in front of the Impressionists threw up her hands and laughed “Oh well next time” she said and headed for a cafe to plot her next move Tourist frustration was highest at the Louvre home to Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” and the Greek “Winged Victory” statue which attracts more than 5 mil- - judge Friday to throw out his murder conviction saying he had bad legal advice - even Court long-distan- might have escaped a strike that has closed many national treasures for the past three days “Unbelievable We wanted to see all the museums Ne were going to spend the whole day at the Iouvre" said Stacy Safran of Knoxville Tenn “I guess we'll see the outside of the buildings” The strike over staffing levels which began Wednesday has shut down the Iouvre the popular Orsay Museum with its col- Strikes at museums are not uncommon in France Louvre employees walked out for six days in December and Orsay ' toterconnrct to freate the weight bearing & dozens of styles sizes Create and shapes paths or use simply in areas to keep your feet clean and dry Dozens Several styles including the popular round bead styles gives your yard that extra clean look structure Energv efficient natural gas heaters M sun west 111: spas 2302 S Se-- t Temple $LC HIT-210- 1036 Y Hillficld 77:1-570- KAIUaAL 1 0 Fd La ton eas BY DESIGN yyffgtgffTTTJ i i c tmn j & POOR |
