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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday May 3, 1977 1,400 protesters at atom site jailed continued from Page 1 Law except or two news service reporters. The arrests came As a Surprise to Man of the demonstrators who earlier in the Day were debating whether to Block the in trance to the enclosed compound forcing a direct  arrested demonstrators were searched photographed booked and Given an identification number at the sit in site. They were put on the buses and trucks and taken to Portsmouth. 16 Miles a a where the National guard armory became an in Stant courtroom As two judges held arraignments that lasted into Early  demonstrators organized by the Clamshell Alliance a coalition of North East groups opposed to nuclear Power converged on the 700-acre site on the new Hampshire coast saturday amid cheers and antinuclear  was no violence when the protes ters moved onto the the site saturday and none throughout the  of the demonstrators were in their 20s, dressed in Blue jeans and flannel shirts and occasionally tossing fris becs. But a sprinkling of older people joined the protest. The occupation Drew supporters from All parts of new England and Small contingents from As far As California and  hours of the Start of the mass arrests at Scab Ronk. The action shifted to the armory in . Thomson ally. Gen. David Soulor and Public safety commissioner Richard f Lynn entered the building As busloads of protesters continued to arrive. The arrested demonstrators were arraigned in groups of 10. Judge Douglas Gray read the charge criminal trespass to each group As it entered the room. The judge then asked each suspect individually whether he or she understood the charge and How he or she wished to  All pleaded innocent and Gray set bait at 100 for most of them. Across the Hall in judge Thomas Flynn s court. $200 was the prevailing bail  Agnew got off  grumbled one demonstrator when he heard the amount of his bail but Gray cleared his Throat and quickly restored order in inc makeshift  demonstrators made no attempt to Post bail and some protest leaders talked about tying up the Justice system by the sheer weight of their numbers. They be got a heavy situation in there. They can t jail All these  said Kevin Hopkins of Loudon a Legal coordinator for Clamshell Alliance. Others said they wanted to so to jail to Call attention to their cause and to main Tain Solidarity with their fellow protesters. During a Brief court recess. Gray acknowledged that the system faced a Chal Lenge in dealing with the Large number of  s a question of whether they can break Down the judicial system. 1 Don t think they can he said. The demonstrators had erected a Len Community on a Dusty parking lot next to the fenced in compound where about 350 state troopers including some from four other new England states police from cities and towns around new Hampshire and a Small contingent of National guardsmen had camped out since Friday night chanting no nukes no nukes the occupiers had vowed to stay on the site until construction of the Plant was halted. Thomson urged the demonstrators to leave voluntarily and told a representative of the protest groups shortly before the arrests began we have been very patient. You will stand a lot taller if you leave peacefully than if you defy the  but the representative Elizabeth Boardman a 60-year-old Quaker told Thomson we Are ready to take the con sequences for a highly principled  on Friday a court order reduced the off limits area in an injunction issued last August against demonstrations at the site to the 40 series of actual construction. The reduction from the original 700 acres restricted was sought by the Utility 16 mini Mize confrontation a spokesman said. The court order also prohibited interference with movement in and out of the com Pound. The demonstration was the second major confrontation Between police and nuclear Power critics at the controversial Seabrook site. Last August 179 persons were arrested when they tried to stage a sit in. On settlement of financial claims ., China holding secret talks Washington Upil  Officials said monday secret talks Between China and the United states on the settlement of financial claims would open the Way to air line agreements and the use of american ports by chinese ships. Chinese ships and planes do not dare enter United slates territory because their captains fear court seizure on behalf of claimants of  Property in China taken by the peking government in 1850. State department spokesman Hodding Carter Iii confirmed monday talks have started in Washington although he said he did not know their frequency or whether they had produced any substantial Prog Ress. The United states is represented by Richard Holbrook the assistant Secretary of slate for East Asia and China by Han Hsu Deputy chief of the chinese Liaison office in Washington. Welfare. Continued from Page 1 to another."9. The programs should be simpler and easier to administer."10. There should be incentives to be honest and to eliminate fraud.""11. The unpredictable and growing financial Burden on slate and local govern ments should be reduced As rapidly As Federal resources permit."12. Local administration of Public Job programs should be  escaping Gas poisons 12 1.ampkhthejm. Germany Upil escaping Gas in a chemical Plant sent 12 workers to hospitals sunday suffering from poisoning police said police hailed traffic on nearby highways and appealed to the population through Loudspeaker cars to keep their windows closed. A team of experts closed the leak two Luurs later. Mom polio victim claims world rocking chair Mark Peterborough. England a a polio victim confined to a wheelchair monday claimed a new world s record for rocking chair endurance. Maureen Weston. A 39-year-old Mother of two. Said she had rocked continuously for 18 straight Days in a club  accepted by the guinness Book of world records her 432 hours beats the pre Vious record of 336 hours recorded by Mark Pauga of Lombard. Ill. Between july 27 and aug. 10.1975.guinness said they had heard of the attempt and were waiting for a written account before deciding if it was acceptable. Too Many people write off the disabled As second class citizens when it comes to prolonged physical activity said Weston. Who has been disabled for 12 years. "1 Hope Hal this Marathon has helped change that  said Hal during the later stages of inc event she was hampered by Hal Lucina "1 want the biggest chinese meal i can order and then 1 shall probably sleep for a week she said. The state department said China has claimed $80 million in assets which were Frozen by the United states in 1950 in retaliation for chinese entry into the korean War. . Citizens counterclaim a total of about $197 million seized in retaliation by the communists. If the two claims were to be simply can celeb out As the chinese arc reported to have proposed it would mean in effect the  Claims would be settled for about 40 cents on the Dollar. State department officials said Settle ment would remove one of the chief Obsta cles in the Way of improved sino american Trade and communications the threat of Gen. Brett will head 16th of Ramstein. Germany air Force u. Gen. Devil Brett will become commander of Safe s 16th air Force and commander of Allied air forces Southern Europe air South on aug. 1. A Safe spokes Man said monday. He will replace it. Gen. Joseph g. Wilson who now occupies those positions and is retiring. Headquarters of the 16th air Force is at Torrejon a. Spain and Headquarters of air South is at Naples. Brett is now the  Representative tothe permanent military deputies group and chief. . Element Central treat organization with Headquarters at Ankara Turkey. Cher gets 60 Days for broadcast threats Benton Harbor Mich. Api a Young Man has been sentenced to 60 Days in jail and ordered to turn in his citizens band radio set for two years because of threats broadcast Over the airwaves. James a. Cantrell. 19, of Benton town ship pleaded no contest in Berrien District court to a charge of simple assault Stem Ming from the incident. Cantrell was ordered to surrender his cd radio As a condition of being placed on probation for two years. He also was or dered not to use a cd radio during his probationary period. Sports in Brief Vienna Dpi the  Led twice against defending world Champion Czecho Slovakia monday before losing 6-1 in a final first round match of the world ice hockey championships. The  Collected three Points in seven matches of the first round and will compete against Finland West Germany and Romania for Ileal rankings five to eight. Later monday Sweden upset the soviet Union 5-1. Russia and Sweden Are level at 12 Points each from seven games. They will dispute the title in play oils with Czechoslovakia and Canada. Lawsuits and the seizure of property by court orders. Christopher Phillips of the National Council Tor  Trade said the United states and China could Exchange Trade exhibitions something which is now impossible because of the threat of court seizure of chinese property. Goods going Back and Forth Between the two countries now running about $350 million a year could be carried in both chinese and american ships which is now precluded by the threat of court liens against chinese vessels. Phillips to whom a chinese banking official last july hinted peking was ready for settlement discussions said the talks Are complicated and difficult. The real question is whether the Chi Nese government have made a deliberate political decision to Settle the claims he said. If they have the financial differences can be worked  turkish riot. Continued from Page i around 3,000 riot police reinforced by paramilitary gendarmerie were dispatched to the scene to quell the disturbances and disperse the crowd. Mobilized police ringed the City during the night in fear of reprisal attacks by extreme leftist factions. He said prosecution charges will be filed against the organizers of the rally under pertinent Laws. There were still conflicting reports in the Istanbul daily newspapers on what sparked off the shooting spree and the Exchange of gunfire among various armed actions participating in the demonstration. Some suggested that a group from a maoist armed gang fired from atop a water Supply authority building near the Square while others said the incidents broke out when shots were fired from speeding care behind the  maoist faction identified As a pro peking ideological group mainly consist of around 500 militant youths advocating overthrow of the democratic regime in Turkey by Means of an armed rebellion starting from Rural areas. They have accused the disk manage ment of being revisionist and collaborating Wilh the traditional  disk founded in 1967. And with a registered membership of around 300,000, has recently announced it will support the social democratic Republican people s party of Buiell Ece Vit in the forthcoming general elections on june 5. Europe partly Cloudy Wilh occasional Allimoon to of tuts Day and Ami Wuy. , re Nign Low 40,  4a Rev. Wrise wednesday 4 . Tamp Ratum recorded monday Yeti 4 am 4 pm i ii a 61 aliens p a 70 Aviano cd 4 a Fla rom. P u  cd 43 a Copenhagen p. Cd Cloudy p Pamir Clouds Frankfurt p London. Cd Madrid cd Munich p  rom p of 115. Jill Waal of r so  
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