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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 24, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes awaits Iran cleared missionaries from press dispatches London Flucy Mission Aries cd circa of spy charges and released from an iranian prison Likely will Fly Home to England wednesday the Are Bishop of Canterbury said the iranian authorities have pursued this investigation to a Point where the Case has been dismissed and the evidence seemed to be forged As the result of a con Robert he said Iran investigation of spy charges illustrates a concern for truth and even in the midst of War and internal his special envoy to Terry disclosed the Transfer of the missionaries from prison to a detention Center sunday status unclear on Iran  Ali said the anglicans would be freed the re Marks of both men left unclear the status of another businessman Andrew held with the missionaries since the britons Are anglican medical missionaries John Coleman and his wife 58 also Secre tary to the exiled anglican Bishop of and the columans were freed from a Tehran detention Center and Waddell from a Teh ran Pykus position is Waite but the envoy is hopeful that Pyke will join along with four detained iranian and that All eight be Al Lowed to Fly to Britain this evidence forged the britons were arrested last August and accused of espionage but were never charged or Waite said iranian officials told him that evidence was found to be forged and there is no Case to Waite said the delay in leaving is being caused by the desire of the iranian authorities to exonerate the detainees this will involve the Ayatollah religious Leader Ruhollah Khomeini appear ing on television explaining to the iranian people the circumstances which led to the arrest of the the forged documents and the conspiracy against Waite february 1981 a makeshift Bulldozer clears away barricades As dutch riot police hold Back squatters at Netherlands a after night of violence in Nijm Egen dutch riot police rout squatters Netherlands a after a night of sporadic riot police using tear Gas on monday stormed Barri Cades and drove 150 squatters and sympathizers from 14 houses and a warehouse in the City police moved in massive Force to Seal off the entire City Center and halt Public trans port before the morning raid and then sent 500 officers in behind two dutch army tanks converted into bulldozers that levelled the Man High barricades thrown up in the police made five arrests and said two officers were injured in the there were no known civilian it was the biggest confrontation in hol land Between police and squatters outside where squatter violence is now nearly a year police were acting on a court order to Clear the earmarked for Demoli Tion to Clear space for a proposed parking squatters opposed to the construction of the garage and complaining of the housing shortage in the where Are on the official housing first occupied the buildings last after a week of tension following a City Council decision to ask for a court order for the Clearing of the fighting erupted late sunday night As bands of squatters roamed the Center smashing win Dows and tearing up police said that squatters tried to Barri Cade a nearby air where some of the police deployed in the operation were the squatters were driven off and police trucks towed away cars blocking the base through the squatters broadcast on pirate radio to rally their who fought running Battles with police try ing to disperse before the offi cers fired tear Gas to Clear 500 sympathizers from positions around the occupied build the violence was reminiscent of Street Battles in where More than Are on the waiting list for squatters have taken Over nearly 600 build Ings in the but until major squatter trouble had been confined to the plans for Nijm Egens new parking garage Date Back to 1975 and the Council took its final decision last construction is due to begin in temperatures l 41 28 8 51 43 City 52 29 50 31 37 37 48 56 45 42 37 43 24 37 Aagotnes 32 24 43 43 40 39 City 36 vegas 46 Rock Angeles Beach Orleans York City Louis Petersburg Lake City Diego Francisco balloonist seek helium new Delhi up two Ameri can balloonist sought to buy Worth of helium in Japan or West Germany monday to inflate their Jules Verne flagship and resume an epic journey around the our biggest problem is Pilot Max Anderson told Anderson said the balloon needs about cubic feet of helium a Quantity not easily found in where the balloon foundered a week and Copilot Donald landed their balloon in Milak Pur 120 Miles Northwest of new because it was leaking and was being blown off last week Anderson said their bid to circumnavigate the Earth was definitely off this year but on Sun Day he said they have begun planning a restart and looking for a new liftoff the original damaged on touchdown in is in need of Rede signing to keep the balloon from they Are having a second balloon stored in the United states modified to Correct the fund drive for Atlanta Switzerland a Swiss humanitarian group has an news update bounced readiness to organize a nation wide drive to collect funds to help finance the inquiry into the slayings of 18 Black children in reacting to reports suggesting that a shortfall in funds May jeopardize the the group Sentinel Les extended its offer in a letter to the Ambas Sador in Richard we Are awaiting a confirmation that he has received the letter and endorses the idea before launching a said Edmund speaking for the Organ no fundraising goal has yet been Tris still on Market Washington a childrens sleepwear treated with a chemical banned by the government four years ago because it can cause is still being sold in some the consumer product safety commission the commission charged two Compa Nies with distributing Tri treated Paja Mas and asked for the maximum 000 penalty against officials of the two firms a b wiper Supply of Philadelphia and Crown Tex of new York City could not be reached for an employee of a b told a no one will be Able to help you until Mon Tris is a chemical Fiam retardant that was discovered to be a cause of cancer Only after it was in widespread use in childrens sleepwear the safety commission accused a b of buying More than Tris treated garments to Cut into rags but then Selling about to other distributors without telling the safety Agen Back in custody Germany a Heinz who disappeared from the War crimes trial in which he is charged with participating in the murder of at least surrendered to his lawyer and was court officials said the court issued an arrest warrant for the 60yearold villain after he failed to appear at last wednesdays session of the trial where he is accused of having been a member of the is unit which guarded prisoners at the Maidanek death Camp in a court statement said villain went to see his lawyer in Dusseldorf on Friday and from there was taken to it did not give the reasons for his disappearance or his Carters important role Panama City a Panama Nian strongman Omar Torrijos said in an interview published Here sunday that former president Jimmy Carter played an important part in the rebel Victory Over nicaraguan dictator Anas Tasio in an interview with a leftist Publica Torrijos was quoted As the revolution in Nicaragua would have been made with or without Torrijos said that he and Carter and former president Carlos Andres Perez of Venezuela arrived at an informal agreement to favor the sandinista rebels in their 19781979 offensive to topple asked what Carters specific involve ment in support of the rebels had Torrijos when you make a plan with the White the thing has to go planes no longer have to Fly at 300 feet they dont have to Fly at ground level radar guides that the  
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