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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 19, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23---r it. Int Dimna menu Ai Al Rob Page 23 Lynch picking Cabin Tafter Irish win Dublin a the Lri a n.,Hiu. A _ _. To Iris Republic next prime minister one me soccer Star s Ama a part swept to the most dramatic general Alec Uon Victory in the state s 55-year history however authoritative Raima fail sources reported that theay find i with six seats still not declared among recounts fianna fail was expected to said was influential Charles Hai Mev 25uet.ss.vs3  fe��b"s7s scandal Over running guns to Ira guerrillas fighting to end British Rule in Northern  99-year-Oldsquabble with " Nep try the political mane vering came As s5ggs�Ti a is Fawn a Bortnem Ireland. To 79 seats in the 148-member Dail. The Lynch a himself in staunchly nationalist figures in the party whom he wants to keep out of key positions neighbouring prominent among these the sources Ioc delays decision on of for re a _ radio free Europe re will not know until nearer 1980 whether it will be allowed into Moscow to report on the olympic  International olympic committee Ioc has Given its executive Board Powers to reject any applications fortress radio or television accreditation. The committee rejected amendments tothe accreditation rules which would have provided loopholes for shutting out re the  radio which broadcasts in 35 languages to the soviet Union an East european communist countries. Re staffers were stripped of their press badges at the 197$ Winter games in Innsbruck after a soviet protest. The Ioc said the re men had not gone through regular channels to get  were accredited for the Montreal summer games after pledging to include  politics in their broadcasts. The executive Board discussed two Pas sible amendments to the accreditation rules which could have applied to  was to limit accreditation to those broadcasting to their own country. Theother said that a radio would be allowed to broadcast from one country to another Only after agreement Between the coun tries  these amendments discussed by the executive Board and the ices juridical commission were not taken up. Ignaty Novikov soviet Deputy prime minister and president of the Moscow 1980 organizing committee was asked directly by a newsman if re would be admitted. He replied we will accept whatever accreditation the Ioc decides on. It is for them to  vow Vau i i of Mellower House of parliament. Votes to bar Federal funds 4, Pfar founded in ims. Outgoing prime minister am cos grave s Fine Gael or family of Toca Irish party held 43 and its coalition . 17. Independents held four. Fianna fail s landslide Victory which put it Back into office after four Yean in opposition was a Complete s prise. Right up to the last minute before counting started Friday morning political commentators were predicting the coalition would squeeze through to an unprecedented second five year term. But the route was total fianna fall started winning from the Start of the complicated count in Ireland s transferable vote system. Conor cruise o Brien the coalition minister of Post and telegraphs one of three  mho their seats said the coalition s downfall was 4 to the people s soreness about jobs  House takes anti abortion stand Washington a the House vote Friday to bar the use of Federal funds to pay for or to promote  also limited the government s authority to implement affirmative action pro Grams to make up for past cases of discrimination against women and Minori tics. The two restrictions were adopted a amendments to a $61.3 billion appropriations Bill for the departments of labor an health education and welfare during the 1978 fiscal year. Passage came on a voice vote. House leaders succeeded in holding the total Cost of the Bill to $61.3 billion after persuading the Carter administration to accept a figure that High. Members who were prepared to offer expensive Amend ments generally withdrew them. The abortion provision offered by rep Henry Hyde r-iu., was adopted by a vote of 201 to 155.this was the second time the House has adopted the provision. It also passed the amendment last year before backtracking to accept a weaker amendment hammered out Bya House Senate conference commit tee. The weaker version that emerge from Congress allowed the use of Federal funds for abortions when a woman s life was in danger. The restriction was never implemented however because of a court Appeal. The Case now is in the supreme court but hearings Are unlikely before the court term ends in  Strong language which was adopted by the House prompted rep. Louis Stokes a Ohio to remark i think we re going to be in the same situation we were last  Don t think the Senate will accept this  of the abortion ban had to offer new legislation because the original ban will automatically expire on sept. 30 police Rescue captive tortured in extortion try St. Louis a a woman who was kidnapped and tortured for Over a week in an attempt to extort Money from he Mother in los Angeles was rescued when police and Fri agents stormed an apart ment Early saturday authorities said. Officials said 12 persons were taken int custody from the apartment where Betty Joyce Champagne was found after authorities broke in. Fri spokesman Kevin Illia said the woman was hospitalized with bums and knife wounds on her face arms and  said the woman s Mother Leta Nicholson of Watts was notified last Friday that her daughter had been kidnapped and would be tortured until a Ransom of 125,000was paid. Although authorities originally said the believed the woman was kidnapped in los Angeles. Sol. George Maurer of the St.lou., police said authorities now believe she came Here of her own Accord before the physical abuse began. She s not very coherent right now Maurer said. We Don t know what we be  he said she had been heavily sedated. Maurer said marijuana and Melhado Ewere found in the apartment and that All 12 suspects whose identities were not re leased would be charged with Possession of drugs. Federal authorities said that when the Learned of the extortion scheme they traced a Telephone number to St. Ii Ouis an contacted the kidnappers under the pretext of being negotiators for the woman s re lease authorities said. A police officer who broke Down the bathroom door and found Champagne said she threw her arms around him find said thank god. You be found  since it was an amendment to a yearly appropriations Bill. Opponents of the ban argued that i would discriminate against Low income women who Are eligible for medicaid an would prevent abortions for Many women involved in cases of rape and  affirmative action amendment offered by rep. Robert s. Walker   funds May be spent to enforce any ratio quota or other numerical require ment related to race Creed color National origin or sex. It applies to employment an admissions policies. Hew Secretary Joseph a. Califano lob bied against the Walker amendment saying it would halt much of the Progress made in civil rights in the last is Yean. He expressed concern about the Agency s Abil Ity to enforce ant discrimination provi Sions in the civil rights act of 19m and the education amendments of 1172. Karen Mulhauser executive director of the National abortion rights action league said passage of the amendment Isu first step in the general attack on abortion rights. Ending Federal funding of abortion will not Stop abortions but will take away the Choice of poor women Mohave a medically Safe Legal   religious coalition for abortion rights said the House action denies to poor women the option of Safe and Lega abortions. The very women who Are least Able Tob ear the Burden of unplanned pregnancies have now been told that they must brine More children into a life of poverty and misery or must risk their own lives at the hands of illegal  Bhutto orders release of political detainees Islamabad up _ prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Friday ordered the immediate release of those arrested during the nation s three months of political Vio  made the announcement on the eve of his departure for visits to Saud Arabia Iran. Libya Kuwait and the United Arab emirates a four Day trip. Arabs Boycott group silent on embargo of Oil Cairo a the Boycott of Israel organization has decided arabs will not Supply raw materials to companies dealing with Israel but its chief administrator sat urday refused to say whether Oil was in a spokesman for the Boycott head. Mohamed Mahgoub said the organization s decision is a Clear response to a a passerby the . Congress which forbids Ameri can companies from complying with the Boycott rules. Despite this Law we shall continue to apply the Boycott rules on companies which Deal with Israel the spokesman said. The firms Are the greatest  the spokesman said Mahgoub will  specify whether Oie ban also includes Oil. Nor did he explain How the embargo on raw materials would work. The conference of Boycott officers from20  any Case does not have the political Power to decree an Oil embargo. The administrators Are examining the cases of Over 90 american and Wes Tern firms that have asked to be removed from the blacklist. Prof Abdul Ghafoor Secretary general of the opposition Pakistan National Alli Ance said it is not Graceful for Premier Bhutto to leave the country while the agreement is still to be signed betwee the government and pan. Federal finance minister Abdul Hafeez Pirzada said the decision to release the political prisoners was supposed to be a Parton the final Accord but Bhutto derided to go ahead As a special gesture. Pirzada said that Bhutto s order did  cover those charged with heinous of  / Bhutto will convey to the rulers of the moslem countries his thanks for the constructive role played by them in connection with solving the political crisis in Pakistan which stemmed from opposition allegations of vote rigging in the March general elections. 5 Hurt in Paris Church Melee Over Lefebvre Paris up at least five person were injured in a Battle Over whether the Cathou mass should be said in latin or living languages. Some 30 youths wielding Iron bars an wooden bats broke up a meeting of 500 churchgoers. They had gathered to protest the occupation of their Church for the past Jour months by followers of French Bishop Marcel Lefebvre who has defied Vatican reforms by continuing to celebrate the for Bidden traditional mass in latin. The youths of the traditionalist com Mando threw tear Gas bombs at the progressives struck several persons an leaped onto the stage to pummel the speak ers members of the meeting said. Police were summoned to the scene and cleared the meet ing Hall  
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