European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday september 13, 1978 Scotland Yard probing claim Poison umbrella killed Bulgaria defector London a Scotland Yard was investigating tuesday the death of a bulgar Ian defector who claimed he was poisoned by a Man who poked him in the thigh with an umbrella on a London Street. The defector Georgio Ivanov Marcov 49, worked for the British broadcasting corporation s East european service and reportedly had an intimate knowledge of the bulgarian leadership. He died monday in St. James s Hospital in London s bal Ham District four Days after the umbrella  Yard said an autopsy was per formed tuesday and that Marcov a hand some Gray haired Man died of septicaemia a form of blood poisoning caused by bacterial  a spokeswoman said samples were taken at the autopsy for examination by the Yard s forensic scientists. She would not disclose what sort of samples were taken but said forensic experts would use them to try to determine How the toxins got into Marcov s blood. Natural cause not known no natural cause of death is apparent at this time said a Scotland Yard state  Sirkoff who worked with Marcov at the bbl and was a close Friend said mar Cov repeatedly told him from his Hospital bed that he had been poisoned. He believed he had been murdered Sirkoff , 53, said Marcov told him he was walking along the sidewalk outside Bush House the Home of bbl s external serv ices in Central London at about 6 30 . Last thursday when a Man pushed him in the leg with the Point of his  he said Marcov described the Man As Well built and said the Man told him i am sorry in a foreign accent and got into a  later that evening at work Marcov said he was t feeling Well and showed lir Koff an angry red spot like a pimple on the thigh of his right leg at the  the next Day Marcov a playwright who defected from Bulgaria on a visit to Italy in 1969 and settled in Britain in 1970, had a shocking cough and temperature and had great difficulty talking Sirkoff said. He was rushed from his Home to St. James s  Fraenkel head of the bbl s East european service said Marcov had spoken to friends about threats to kill him and was worried about the possibility of kid  it came to travel for example Fraenkel said he Felt himself vulnerable in certain european cities such As Vienna and Munich. He said he had had threats but i Don t think anything he did for the bbl would have put him in danger Fraenkel said Marcov had a weekly bbl program on the British cultural scene. Besides his bbl broadcasting he did free Lance work for such radio stations As the american financed radio free Europe based in Munich and West German shortwave station Deutsch Ewelle based in  was one of his favorite tar gets and he talked about the state of the communist party and what the relation ships of the Bosses were Sirkoff said. On radio free Europe he was very much an  comm unit keeps gis just a Call away from Home Ghent Belgium a lot of . Sol Diers have travelled across the Ocean for annual fall nato exercises but those stationed Here Are still Only As far from Home As the  have the capacity to Bounce Sig nals off satellites Over 22,000 Miles away out in space said spec. 5 James Marmora a satellite communications terminal repairmen with 235th tac satellite comm  and three other team Mem Bers have been placing More than 50 Calls a Day for soldiers Here. It helps the morale of the troops to be Able to Call Back Home the 23-year old puerto Rico native said. The other night we stayed up until 3 30 . Placing Calls for  Calls Are relayed via satellite to the unit s Home base at fort Monmouth . There a collect Call is patched to the Soldier s spouse Friend or parents. The Cost is measured from fort Mon  Only requirement is that the Calls stay  had to put up a sign to the effect that you Are allowed to make the Call but you can t say where we Are what we re doing or How Many of us there Are Marmora said. Flower Power is it a budding Romance a blossoming affair of the heart love in full Bloom however their affections Are unfolding the couple meeting outside the Flower shop in Zweir Lycken Germany kept mum about it. Is photo Pete Milia Castro goes to Ethiopia for anniversary rites Georgia i. Marcov Nairobi Kenya a cuban presi Dent Fidel Castro Ethiopia s military Backer flew into Addis Ababa tuesday for celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the overthrow of emperor Haile be  Kuznetsov first vice president of the soviet Union another of Ethiopia s supporters was among dignitaries on hand to Greet  s military Leader col. Mengistu Haile Mariam met Castro at the Airport and brought him to a crowd waiting in revolution Square in Addis Ababa the ethiopian news Agency said. Addis Ababa radio said Kuznetsov at a reception monday night reaffirmed the soviet Union s determination to stand by Ethiopia. The marxist military regime invited delegations from a Host of communist states for the celebrations that will include speeches and a military Parade. Rhode Sian patriotic front co Leader Robert Mugabe also is attending. Western intelligence sources estimate Castro has sent As Many As 17,000 troops to Ethiopia to repel a somali backed invasion of Ethiopia s Ogaden Region the Homeland of ethnic somali tribesmen. 6e/g/an says she s sir of in discipline Ghent Belgium it s All quiet Here West of the front where . And belgian troops Are helping with the beginning of annual fall nato exercises. A belgian Mil itary police sergeant says she s seen More War Between the sexes in the belgian  Laenen is assigned to this Busy port to help provide Security during the Early phases of autumn forge Maneu vers. The tall 22-year-old blonde is by her count one of about 2,000 women in the Bel Gian army All volunteers. The first woman in the belgian army joined in 1965," Laenen said. Do what i say i get very Little respect As a woman. As a sergeant the men have to do what i say or they must go before a military court she said. But respect As a Wom an  belgian men Are required to serve at least 10 months in the armed forces. During that time most remain Pri Vates with Little intention of making the army a career. But Many male belgian soldiers say the female belgian soldiers they be met Are career oriented. Laenen agrees that no matter what the situation belgian women keep joining the army. I think it s because women in the Bel Gian army is something different but also because it is difficult to find jobs she  prefers to work with the men. Nonetheless. I Don t like to work with most women she said. I think they Are coming in too Young today some just 17 years old they still like to play too  . And Panama sign pact on arms economic matters Panama City up the United states and Panama have exchanged notes which will put into action a $345 million economic and military cooperation pro Gram on the first anniversary of the sign ing of the Panama canal treaties. The ceremony took place at the foreign relations ministry with treaty negotiators and . And panamanian officials attend ing. The Exchange of notes was made by  charge de affaires Victor h. Dikeos and panamanian foreign minister Nicolas Gonzalez Revilla who signed the Docu ments. The military and economic cooperation program for Panama was negotiated parallel with the agreements on operation of the canal. Panama will use the Money for schools health programs creating jobs and housing projects