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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 20, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 it the stars and stripes april Democrat wins House recount in Indiana a a task Force with a 21 democratic margin has declared incumbent Democrat Frank Mccloskey a four vote Winner in the 8th District congressional Mccloskey Defeated Republican Chal Lenger Rick mint vie by votes to according to Complete but unofficial totals from the Federal the recount was the first ordered by the House in 24 the outcome was sealed at a bitter showdown thursday night As the House task forces two democrats repeatedly outvoted the sole Republican on whether to validate 24 disputed what happened Here was a said Bill who abstained from the final this is As bar knuckled a display of constitutional Power As i think anyone has Ever said Larry a lawyer with the Republican National congressional Thomas said he would Call for a Spe Cial election because of what he called inconsistencies in the Way recount rules were applied by the two our responsibility was to get As accurate a count of the ballots As and we feel weve done said the task Force Leon d he defended the calling the process fair and said the panel would meet next monday in Washington for a final report and then recommend a decision to the full to hold a special election is one of our he but declined to speculate on what course the panel will recommend to the which is the final judge of its members Mccloskey said he was pleased with the outcome despite his Small and said he expects Little support for the idea of a special prisoners say escape was London a the pros Epners of Colditz Germany maximum is ecu of world War were reunited in London on Friday for what ice their last forty years after american troops Liber ated the Castle in april 110 former Colditz inmates gathered Here at the Impe rial War near was where the germans kept prisoners recaptured escaping from less heavily guarded the germans prided themselves on Itz being and the prisoners of a dozen nationalities considered it a duty to going As far As to build a glider under the germans noses in a plan Tolly to r a replica the made from bedsheets and was on display along with other Colditz to Memorabilia a monopoly shoe Brus fies with secret a Compass hidden in a the vows were liberated before the glider escape got off the of Colditz 400 120 broke out and 35 made it to one group escaped by sneaking past the guards while the prisoners orchestra played and the conductor kept the music each time the sentry was off his v the Brit ish Colditz Veteran who organized the run Fea Pithis could be the we Are and our ranks Are Pat and Billy Stephens out disguised As French i had made the clothes from Ordinary Royal air Force troop Blue said i was extremely Stephens we found a sewer which ran under the old part of the Castle which led to a we got through the Cut the got out and got a train into Switzer among the overseas visitors Ron Leader Reto Peter from South who was dubbed the of Colditz bad because he spent a total of 415 Days in solitary con he said the germans got very fed up with and i got very fed up with them but Ive never laughed More Tolian when i was it the although it was bloody miserable at the oldest guest was British officer Mau Rice we were the pos he you had to qualify to get Turner sues to counter roadblocks to lbs takeover Atlanta a lawsuits filed in five states by Ted Turner Challenge state Laws and company roadblocks that could hinder Turners multimillion Dollar bid for control of lbs the suits were filed thursday in new South Nebraska and shortly after Turner announced plans to acquire Cess Mil lion shares of Stock in the suit filed in Turner asked the District court to Block moves made by the networks managers to retain control of lbs in the hands of current regardless of the Best inter ests of lbs those the suit include a new bylaw that allows Only the Board to Call a special meeting of stockholders and two revolving credit agreements that would automatically damage the networks Finan Cial health in the event of a special meetings of Stockhold ers could be called whenever requested by the holders of at least 10 percent of lbs the other suits Challenge state Laws which would hinder his takeover in new Turner asked a Federal judge to throw out a state Law that requires would be corporate acquirers to file disclosure statements in addition to the Standard forms demanded by the Federal securities and Exchange the South Carolina suit challenges a state Law that requires disclosure of takeover bids and details of related financing the concept behind it the South Caro Lina Law is that stockholders would have Basic information they need to make a Deci said Mark a spokesman for the South Carolina attorney generals of we were served the thing today and were in the process of formulating a re in District judge Robert Van Pelt issued a temporary restraining order blocking lbs from invoking a Nebraska Law in an Effort to impede the take Over attempt by Turner broadcasting sys tem Van Pelt ruled that Tbs had demonstrated a substantial likelihood of ultimate Success in its Contention that the Nebraska corporate takeover act is Union Stith the Nebraska Law requires a filing to be made on the Day a tender offer is first announced according to the Royal couple begins visit to Sardinia Sardinia up Britain Prince Charles and Princess Diana began a 17day visit to Italy greeted by hundreds of cheering sardinian schoolchildren waving British flags in Bright Spring Sun the Royal couple arrived in the North Eastern sardinian port City of Olbia aboard a Royal air Force Jet at they were greeted on behalf of Italy by Francesco whose current Post As president speaker of the italian Senate makes him the second highest ranking offi Cial in after 88yearold president Sandra Corsiga is expected to be a candidate in elections to replace whose term As head of state expires in Sardinia is the traditional Home of some of Italy most dangerous bandits and kid Nap and police frisked everybody except top officials allowed inside the police helicopters hovered after the arrival the Royal couple was driven by limousine nine Miles to the fashionable Emerald coast yachting resort of Porto where they lunched with Corsiga and regional among those invited to the lunch was Prince the Aga who has in vested huge sums in a luxury vacation com plex on the Emerald after the Royal pair were to watch a display of local Folk dancing before re turning to Olbia to Board the Royal yacht which will take them to the ital Ian naval port of la their first port of Call on the italian the visit is the first by Diana to Charles visited the Northern City of Trieste in in an interview published Friday by the London he said he fell in love with Italy during that during the Charles and Diana will spend most of their nights aboard the Royal which will take them All around the coast of the Peninsula from la spezia to where the tour ends May they will stay briefly in British Resi Dences in Florence and of training flight plane crashes off Honduras Honduras up a air Force plane crashed near the Northern coast of Honduras officials said the Fate of the two american crewmen aboard was not yet the a37 dragonfly plane crashed about 3 near Punta 15 Miles Northwest of the Northern port of a by spokesman they were two said Arthur the embassy spokesman in the he said it was not known whether toe who were on a training were Hurt or killed in the aircraft Are conducting an Aerial search of the Skop adding that it was not immediately Clear whether the plane had plunged into the Atlantic Ocean or crashed on the taking part in the big Pine i military left la Mesa Airport in the Northern City of san Pedro sum before crashing off 115 Miles North of american officials a Hercules c130 transport plane crashed off Honduras Northern coast near Puerta Castilla on killing All 21 americans began military Maneu vers with Honduras in1 february 1983 to display strength in the Region and prevent what Washington views As the spread of marxist subversion from neighbouring Nic More than troops will have participated with honduran forces in the counterinsurgency operations by the time they Are completed in complaint filed by lbs spokeswoman Anne Luzzatto said the Atlanta lawsuit was lacking in Merit but did not comment on the other the Atlanta suit said lbs management was prepared to resort to scorched Earth tactics if necessary rather than lose their entrenched positions at lbs to new Man the Atlanta suit said that on March when takeover rumours were lbs entered into two revolving credit agreements totalling billion that would automatically default and come due in the event of a change of a the suit would then automatically make the networks other Loans come due and thus would seriously undermine the financial Well being of asking the court to Stop and other the Atlanta suit defendants have unless will continue to manipulate the Market in lbs Greico schedules april seminars on buying a Home Greico financial services will be Spon Soring a series of Home buying seminars in Germany during the seminars Are intended to inform Mil itary families who Are returning to the United states of changes that have occurred recently in the housing the problems and benefits of purchasing a Home also will be topics Are selecting a real estate benefits of using a broker Legal problems in buying a available Home loan pro Grams and their qualification requirements and homeowners a  session will be conducted at the end of each the seminar schedule is Crest  april to Rose Strasse april to Koenig Platz bad april to Vogel Weh officers and civilian Vogel Weh housing april to and Terrace Abrams april to  
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