European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday september 11,1977 husband and wife song and dance team Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin second press weapons search first English appearance Man from left try out a new routine outside London s palladium where they will be making their first English appearance As a team. Up dutch Seal off moluccan districts Assen. The Netherlands up Spe Cial police units sealed off the South moluccan districts of Assen and Bove Smilde saturday to stage a House to House search for weapons after violence scarred the trial of accused moluccan terrorists ear Lier in the week. One policeman was hit by a Bullet in the thigh As South moluccan militants continued to offer sporadic but stubborn sniper fire sometimes police said from houses that had already been searched for arms. Police detained 30 South moluccas but released 18 after questioning. Some had been found in Possession of arms and other were arrested in a House from which shots had been fired police said. Backed by armoured cars Hal tracks and police dogs hundreds of state troopers and police swooped in at 6 . To cordon off moluccan neighbourhoods in Assen and to Ven Smilde. Plainclothes men showed search War rants and instructions about the action to All inhabitants As the House to House operation began. A helicopter hovered Over the Assen moluccan neighbourhood training a floodlight on the area Home to about 1,500 persons a broadcasting Loudspeaker warnings to keep windows closed and stay indoors. Special police squads in bulletproof jackets searched Homes As Hal tracks up rooted Trees to improve visibility and Engi Neering troops moved in with mine detectors to search for buried weapons. Reporters saw some plastic bags con Taining weapons being carried into the local police station. Amin coma7 regarded As just another hoax by Philip Dopoulos Nairobi Kenya a ugandan president Idi Amin and the Only White ranking member of his regime apparently Flim slammed the world again last week with reports that the 51-year-old dictator was in a coma. Many Amin watchers Here now believe rj"?1,1"8 adviser British born  Astles devised the Story to divert world attention from the tiring squad executions Friday of 15 ugandans and to create sympathy for Amin. A few hours after the executions Amin appeared to have made a Swift recovery from his still undisclosed ailment. The latest hoax which fooled news Media around the world started tuesday with reports from Kampala that 15 persons would be executed on Friday. Newsmen began phoning Kampala to line up sources for news and photographs. In spite of numerous Calls to Astles his office did not return this correspondent s Call for two Days. When Astles finally did he said photo graphs of the executions would be made available but said he was in a hurry volunteering that Amin was in a coma. I m going Over to the Hospital right now to see what s happening Astles said. A Call to Uganda s minister of information Abdul Nassar supported Astle s Dis closure. The Story of Amin being in a coma was filed after both officials confirmed it. Other newsmen around the world picked up the Story. Police completed the operation in Assen at 4 . Before moving on to ovens Milde where last Spring a gang of South moluccas seized the elementary school. Along with another group of moluccas that hijacked a train nearby they took some 160 hostages. More than 50 hostages were held nearly three weeks in the longest mass hostage drama on record which was ended by bloody dutch Marine attack. The violence that flared earlier in the week was in protest Over the trial of the surviving hijackers. A dutch resident living near the moluccan neighbourhood said the situation in the Community had become a real Madhouse. Things could not go on much longer. If the police had not acted i m sure that quite a few of the dutch population around her would  questioned on the future he said we Are not afraid of them the South Molus cans. If they can get arms i know that we can do so As Well. And i know quite a few people who have done so  two Days previously South moluccan snipers opened fire on firemen and police after rioters and set fire to three kindergartens and a red Cross station. One policeman was shot in the stomach but was taken off the critical list after an emergency operation. Early Friday police traded bullets with South moluccas during a pos Midnight weapons raid on the South moluccan Community Center in the neighbourhood. Officials said saturday s massive search was undertaken because of Clear indications weapons were being hidden in South moluccan Homes. The trial ended Friday with the prosecutor asking maximum 10-year sentences for the hostage takers whose actions latest in a series of violent acts were aimed a pressuring the dutch to get the former dutch Colony of Indonesia to Grant Independence to the South moluccas islands. Panama celebrates canal pact Panama City a tens of thou Sands of jubilant panamanians jammed downtown streets Friday to Welcome Gen Omar Torrijos Home from Washington and show their support for the new Panama canal treaties. I have completed my Mission Torri Jos told the crowd after his White air Force helicopter landed him on the roof of the museum of the panamanian Man near the speakers platform on Central Avenue. The treaty is an honorable solution. It is As honorable As a solution reached through a struggle of liberation Torrijos told the crowd Over the Din of amplified Caribbean beat music blaring from the backs of a dozen flatbed trucks. Sirens wailed fireworks crackled like gunfire and thousands cheered and Chan Ted As Torrijos spoke his comments barely understandable above the noise. He called on All panamanians to take an understanding attitude toward the inhabit ants of the canal zone just one Block away from the rally. The error that they have committed does not justify us committing an equal error. We cannot judge or condemn others because they do not know the truth he said. By error he apparently meant wednes Day s March of mourning by canal zone residents to coincide with the treaty sign ing in Washington. Torrijos praised what he called the great moral Force of president Carter. He said that in private conversations in Washington Carter had told him you have been very patient and in my name ask the forgiveness of the panamanian people. He has to be a moral figure to be presi Dent of the hemisphere and ask the forgive Ness and express his appreciation for the patience of the  Torrijos said of Carter. Charles was in Middle of labor dispute Aberdare Wales a Prince Charles found himself in the midst of a Dis Pute Over working conditions when television camera Crews photographers and journalists covering him staged an Impromptu walk out saturday while he was attending the opening of a Welsh Automo bile show. The trouble started shortly after the Prince had officially opened the show and was inspecting the cars at the various com Pany stands. Two camera Crews from the British broadcasting company bbl and har Lech television a local Independent Sta Tion were pushed Back by Security men As they milled about Prince Charles looking for Good shots As he made a tour of the show. When the Royal party got to the Ford stand All members of the Media were or dered to move Well Back at which Point the camera Crews walked out alleging that the Security men were being Over zealous an far too Pushy. Other members of the Media walked Outin sympathy. The Media decided to Boycott the rest of Prince Charles one Day visit after his Querry or attendant capt. Timothy Ward replied to protests its a free  rid of his usual retinue of journalists the Prince went off to enjoy a Rugby match