European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday May 4, 1977 up to 500 youths killed in Ethiopia Addis Ababa up at least 300 an possibly As Many As 500 students and Young people were killed by troops an peasants during the weekend in one of the bloodiest incidents since the marxist Mili tary government seized Power diplomatic sources said  government newspaper ethiopian Herald announced another 282 counter revolutionaries were killed last week by the people s militia in Vidamo District As countrywide Campaign to crush All anti government opposition moved into High gear. At least us army trucks and buses crammed with peasants rumbled North from Addis Ababa tuesday apparently to join a gathering peasant army tens of thousands Strong. The military is expected to use this rag tag army in a people s Warto crush both the eritrean secessionist movement and other internal  strict Security ethiopian Strong Man Mengistu Halle Mariam flew to Moscow to strengthen his ties with the soviet Union As a shipment of 45,000 Small arms from Czechoslovakia East Germany and Yugoslavia arrived in  said most of the consignment was of ak47 assault rifles destined for the army which would then turn Over its own outdated american my and m2 rifles to the people s militia and Urban dwellers association. Diplomatic sources said Between 300and 500 students and Young persons were killed by soldiers and peasants during the weekend in the capital. They described the shooting As possibly the bloodiest incident since the military toppled the late emperor Halle Selassie i september 1974 and swung this Feudal land on a marxist  a vicious War of assassination raging in this capital since the turn of the year proposes special watchdog office Carter asks for a new ethics Law Washington a preside Tcarter asked Congress tuesday to pass a new ethics Law to establish far reaching safeguards against conflicts of interest and abuse of the Public Trust by govern ment  in a special message. Carter also announced his support for pending legislation to have a specially empanelled court appoint a temporary special prosecutor to handle cases of misconduct by High rank ing executive Branch officials if such cases arise. Finally the president railed for the creation of a new office of government ethics in the civil service commission saying an effective oversight office is essential it strict ethical requirements Are to been forced throughout the  Carter who will submit proposed legis lation later said his ethics Bill would codify the standards required of his own appointees and extend their coverage thigh ranking career officials. Under the administration plan All policy making employees would publicly disclose income whether earned or from investments gifts. Including travel lodging food and entertainment assets liabilities and financial transactions an positions held in business and professional  present policy makers must file statements of financial interest but these Are not disclosed to the  the Carter Bill a person who leaves government would be barred by la from making informal As Well As formal contacts with the Agency that once employed him for a period of two years rather than the present one year if the matters involved in such contacts had been under his responsibility. The legislation also would initiate what called by protestant extremist general strike in Ulster is partially successful Belfast up protestant extremists forced the closure of factories in some parts o Northern Ireland tuesday after faltering Start to the general strike called by militant Church Leader the Rev. Ian Paisley. The strike got off to a slow Start with 90per cent of the workers turning up at their jobs and most stores opened As usual. But by noon the port of Larne 20 mile North of Belfast that handles one third of the country s exports shut Down closing ferry links with Britain. Stores in protestant districts close about the same time following reports that gangs of youths had intimidated business men. Postal workers in several towns refuse to go on duty claiming they had been threatened. A trades Union spokesman said a vicious Campaign of mass intimidation is underway. Bands of paramilitary gunmen Are roaming the spree is and warning work ers to quit their  he said that in some instances worker were warned their Homes would be fire bombed if they stayed at their  intimidation was Rife throughout Belfast and in country areas the Union spokesman said. The strikers l United unionist action Council said however they were greatly encouraged by the growing Solidarity of the Ulster people and their response " Only about half the children attending scowls reported Lor class tuesday and. In i rail Thant districts so few turned up that is i Osti Down f Van in Burrt s confirm Jiff Tri Idt strike were resorting to intimidation be cause so few workers had willingly backed the Call for a general  Northern Ireland committee of the Irish Congress of Trade unions said the had Many reports from people which proved conclusively that a carefully orchestrated Campaign was being conducted by the strike organizers. Threats by the Uda Ulster defens association to set up activity this after noon must be met by a very firm response from the Security forces the committee said. Carter termed a new and broader ban informal or informal Contact on other mat ters with agencies of former employment for a period of one year after the end of government  proposed office of government ethics would be headed by a direct Ter appointed by the president and confirmed by the  director and his office would Issue ethical guidelines recommend an changes needed in Laws and regulations governing conflict of interest and Monitor compliance with established standards. Carter said he was not submitting disown Bill on a special prosecutor because legislation already introduced would con form to his own principles with relatively Small  said a special prosecutor could be removed Only on a finding of extraordinary impropriety or incapacity " and would be empowered to look into any alleged misconduct by anyone in the executive Branch from the president Down no one above the Law this approach will eliminate All appearance of High level interference in sensitive investigations and prosecutions said Carter. The american people must be assured that no one regardless of Posi Tion is above the  the president who commended con Gress for unprecedented efforts to strengthen ethical standards for its own methods expressed Confidence that a new ethics Law will be considered and passe this  special prosecutor Bills Are before Bathhouse and Senate committees. Both Bills would have the . Attorney general con duct an initial investigation of misconduct cases and empower him to recommend that a special prosecutor be named if he deemed that warranted. The attorney general would make such recommendation to a special panel drawn from the . Circuit court of appeals forthe District of Columbia under both Bills. $5 tax is now applied to space a from states Rhein main a. Germany person Nel stationed in Europe who Are on leave in the u. S. Must now pay a $5 head tax when resuming via commercial contract flights on a space available basis. Military Airlift come officials said tuesday. This fee too effect sunday the officials said from Europe to the . Space a travel ers will not have to pay but on the return trip on commercial contract flights the charge will be collected at the counter a spokesman said the do part enl of defense has directed Mac to Chuilei l tic s3 head lax and a to sure  tie spokesman Sara 1970 Airport and Airway Revenue act the act requires that each passenger leaving the United Stales on a commercial aircraft pays a $3 head  the spokesman said the government accounting office recommended Dod re cover from space a travellers the Cost the services had been absorbing. Space available travellers on Commer Cial aircraft in overseas areas or returning to the us. Eve rept rom Hawaii Adalaska will not i charged. Those leaving Hawaii or Alaska will be charged regard less of destination even though they May t taking a  Light according itraveler.-, using Mil.  Hirt i ii several thousand pro and antigovernment supporters reportedly have teen Mur  Slaughter began Friday night in four different areas of the capital when members of the Urban dwellers association began rounding up students accused of distributing antigovernment leaflets. Troops and peasants later shot Many of them in cold blood sources said. At the Menelik Hospital alone there were 170bodies, some of them mutilated. The following morning other student were rounded up mostly by the army and taken to the 6th division  relatives attempted to bring food they were told food is no longer  no further word has been received of the students  one funeral a Mother said she had found her son s body buried in a pile of More than 100. Had to pay for bodies we be wasted a Bullet on him she quoted troops As saying. She had to give$100 for his body. Other ethiopians said they had to pay $25 to recover bodies. Sources said at least 40 students were buried in a mass grave on the old Road to Asmara just outside the capital. Saturday morning Between 20 to 30bodies were stacked near the French embassy. Witnesses claim some of the bodies had been eaten by hyenas. At one Large funeral monday attended by some 4,000 people american built f5 Warp Anea buzzed the crowd. The army apparently was trying to Dis Suade women from wearing mourning Black sources said but they were continuing to protest by wearing their Shamas shawls inside out. City of terror women mourning in White added an eerie touch to the tense capita which has been turned into a City of terror and fear by the bloody Battle raging virtually everyday Between the government and the underground ethiopian people s revolution Ary party Earp. In a May Day speech sunday Mengistu promised to crush All opposition to the regime with the might of the masses reference to the people s army the govern ment is massing. The trucks full of peasants seen in Addi Sababa tuesday apparently were on their Way to join the people s army a gather ing similar to the 50,000 peasants the government brought together last year an sent on foot to Eritrea to try to crush the 17-year-old War there. That army was Dis Persed on the eritrean Border with heavy losses. Temperatures l h 55 u Albany 47 n Albuquerque ii amerillo 17 51 Anchorage 11 n Ai Neville 8 Atlanta 54 41 Atlantic City 6r 81 Austin 11 n Baltimore u u Billing u it  n a Bismarck 46 u  a 74 Boilon 71 i Brownsville is 60 Buffalo 55 68 Burlington 41 71 fewer 77  58 n , 58 n Charlotte 38 61 crw Yenne is u  5 80 Cincinnati 11 41 Cleveland 54 86 column $ r 59 75 column i h a Lla it worm 60 n Dayton t 31 7� Jackson n n jecksonyllle44 is Jimmu i n Kansas City at i is vegas s 70 lltuerocit54 7j losing to u ii loulnllll1 n to manii 74 ii Miami Buck m n  44 it Milwaukee 40 u Moll. 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