European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Saturday november 24, 1973 5,552 fled e. Germany this year Berlin a a total of 5,552 East German refugees reached West Germany in the first 10 months of this year it was reported thursday. This is an increase of 20 per cent Over a year ago. Of the total 1,588 were persons who actually crossed communist barriers Sepa rating East from West in the divided coun try the Wall in Berlin and a minefield and Fence barriers along the 850-mile main demarcation line. The number of Barrier crosses represents a 51 per cent increase Over the same period in 1972, but this latter group also included those who sneaked past the barriers by hiding in transit vehicles. The figures were made Public by organization 13 August it is named after the Date the communists began building the Berlin Wall in 1961. It reported that escaping by Way of other countries and then on to West Germany also remained a major method of getting out of East Germany. The organization said of those directly overcoming Border barriers the great majority did so without help from professional refugee smuggling groups operating in the West. The East Berlin regime has complained bitterly that such groups Are making wholesale use of eased communist controls to sneak refugees out via transit vehicles no longer being searched. The report also disclosed that West Ber Lin officials in August of this year began seeking promises from refugee Aid groups that they would not use Berlin transit ways As a Means of bringing out other East Ger mans still trying to get out. This was done in connection with refugee Aid groups named in East Berlin trials of West germans caught helping refugees the report said. Such trials in East Berlin and other East German cities have increased in number with sentences running from four to 11 years for those apprehended. Roman Guthrie Dies at 77 sex Dartmouth professor Hanover . Not or. Roman Guthrie 77, professor emeritus of French at Dartmouth College and a Well known poet died thursday at Mary Hitchcock memorial Hospital. Guthrie had four major careers As poet Painter teacher and translator. In a Long coma mrs. Julia Acevedo strokes the face of her daughter Barbara Brader 20, a for Mer store clerk who has been in a coma caused by a Medicine mix up since june 6, 1972. The daughter under full time medication at an Al Camino calif., hos Pital is receiving a $2 million out of court settlement. A photo executive pleads innocent in Humphrey donation Case Minneapolis Minn. A soybean magnate Dwayne 0. Andreas pleaded in Nocent in . District court Friday to making $100,000 in illegal contributions to sen. Hubert h. Humphrey s 1968 presidential Campaign. An innocent plea also was entered for his company. Andreas had been charged by the Feder Al special prosecutor s office with using $100,000 in funds from the first inter oceanic corp., of which he is chairman As donations to the Campaign of Humphrey a Minnesota Democrat. Joseph Walters Minneapolis attorney represented both Andreas and the corporation in court and entered the innocent pleas for both. Andreas did not appear be stocks closing . Stock Price through the Courtesy of Frankhaus Bache and co. Nov 16 nov 23addressgrph 12.7 12.1 Allied chem 45.5 44.2 Aims cd 11 10 Alcoa 63.2 62.5 Amado Hess 36.2 35.2 am air Flor 17 17 am airlines 10.4 11.2 am brands 35.4 33.5 Abc 23.2 23.1 am can co 28 26.4 am Cement 4.5 4.3 am by named 22.6 21.6 am Al. 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Larsen. The min Neapolis millionaire reportedly was in Europe. The counts against Andreas 65, and the corporation charged that four contributions of $25,000 each were made to Humphrey Campaign organizations in Illinois in 1968 in violation of Laws governing contributions. Larsen ordered Andreas to Post $1,000 personal Bond when he returns to min Neapolis and attorneys were Given until dec. 21 to file motions. A hearing on any motions will be held dec. 27. Struck airline s planes damaged los Angeles up Pacific South West airlines acting after two of its Boeing 727 jetliners suffered fire and acid damage estimated at More than $1 million said thursday it has substantially in creased Security for its 28 airliners another planes. The company being struck by about 1, 400 of its employees in a teamsters Union dispute said the heavy Security would continue at least for the duration of the strike which has closed its activity at four air ports. A parked and empty Boeing 727 was burned wednesday by what arson investigators called a fire of suspicious  a similar plane was heavily damaged by vandals who smashed instruments in the cockpit and sprayed the seats with fire extinguisher foam containing acid. The Fri has assumed control of the investigation. A teamsters spokesman said it was highly unlikely Union members were responsible. The jetliners were Worth $7 million each. Damage to the burned plane was Esti mated at $1 million and the other at $50,-000. The stars and stripes d Page 27 bombs rip Ulster to protest pact Belfast a guerrillas struck around Northern Ireland Early Friday after vowing to smash the province s 24 hour old administration that gives roman catholics their first big say in government in the province s 50-year history. The raiders apparently guerrillas of the Catholic based Irish Republican army s provisional Wing first blew up tracks on the Belfast Londonderry rail line Brit ish army Headquarters said. Another squad bombed a Bridge on the line a spokesman reported. The violence cast a Shadow Over the historic agreement reached in Belfast wednesday Between moderate protestant and roman Catholic politicians to share Power for the first time a crucial move towards ending the centuries old feuding Between the two communities. The army also reported that two soldiers and a civilian were wounded when guerrillas detonated a big land mine on a Road near Omagh As a military patrol passed. In Strabane a troublesome Catholic town on the Border with the Irish Republic a gunman wounded a militiaman in an am Bush. The victim a part time trooper in the Ulster defense regiment was hit Sev eral times the army said. The Ira provisional High command declared in Dublin thursday night it would destroy the new executive because it was a British creation based on the principles of  the Ira battling to throw the British out of Northern Ireland to unite it with the Republic added the struggle of the last four years has not been waged to secure paltry con Cessions from the British government but to establish the inalienable right of the Irish people to be masters of their own  moderate catholics of the social demo cratic and labor party will have four seats on the 11-Man executive or Cabinet announced by Northern Ireland adminis Trator William Whitelaw in the British parliament thursday. First step the protestant unionist party will have six seats and the nonsectarian Alliance party one. The historic agreement be tween the protestant and Catholic parties once political enemies was seen by the British As the first step toward ending the sectarian feuding that has torn the pro Vince for More than four years. Although the social democrats also seek a United Ireland the Ira has branded them Arch collaborators for agreeing to work with the protestants. Despite the agreement reached after two months of tortuous negotiations the executive was hot expected to officially form for several weeks. First the three parties have to agree on the formation of a Council of Ireland made up of representatives from the Belfast and Dublin administrations. Conversion rate Brussels up Friday s official rate of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars currency nov. 22 nov. 23 British Pound 2.3825 2.3485 German Mark 2.6360 2,64 French franc., 4.4950 4.5075 Swiss franc 3.192 3.2125 italian lira 598 601.66belgian franc 39.3550 39.54 dutch Guilder 2.7275 2.7535 swedish Krona 4.42 4.40 norwegian Krone 5.57 5.665 danish Krone 6.05 6.10 finnish Mark 3.767 3.792 austrian Schilling 19.25 19.45 Spanish peseta 57.17 57,30 military banking facilities will sell Marks to . Personnel monday at 2.63. The rate at finance offices will be 2.64