European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes August 1985 egyptian troops stage Beach Landing Egypt a in the first Landing Ever staged jointly by and egyptian Navy boats and Marine helicopters landed hundreds of egyptian troops on this deserted Mediterranean Beach West of the Landing was part of Bright Star the code name for the largest american military Maneu vers Ever held in the Middle Robert commanding general of the Central and Ibrahim the egyptian army chief of watched monday from a Rocky Hilltop that had been overrun by marines in the exercises first Landing on egyptian commandos and infantry came ashore in land ing Craft from the aircraft and its support while egyptian Mirage 3c and mig21 Jet fighters As Well As american fl8s and cobra helicopter gunships went streaking through the sky or staged mock attacks on enemy Pentagon sources in Washington said about troops were taking part in the egyptian although egyptian army spokesman Hussein Manish put the figure at closer to Manish said about egyptian and american troops participated in the landings sunday and other americans Are to take part in a mock Parachute assault and other Maneu vers before the exercise ends sat Oman and Jordan Are also participating in the the Central formerly known As the rapid deployment consists of troops from All four it was organized two years ago to defend Western interests in the Middle the Pentagon said about 520 troops were on a Nevers in Jordan and a smaller number were in no figure was Given for the number of americans training in official news Media in Jordan and Oman have not re ported participation in the exercises on their apparently for fear of criticism from Hartline Arab states opposed to military involvement in the egyptian officials had said the marines would take part in mondays when reporters arrived at the a never they were told the marines had come ashore the Day without press coverage or prior egyptian troops observed sundays Landing in preparation for their own egyptian and officials the four exercises Are being conducted but Kingston said he is in charge of the elements in All of officials who asked not to be identified said Kings ton was flying to Somalia on tuesday to attend Maneu vers in the last Bright Star held in the Penta gon said troops trained in Sudan and Sudan cancelled participation in this years exercise following the april 6 coup against presi Dent Jaafar Kingston said the exercises provided an Opportunity for coordination of our two countries working the Best thing we get out of this is combined planning and he Rabi said Bright stars principal Benefit to Egypt is Confidence and the experience gained by working with he dismissed allegations by the libyan government of Moa mar khad Afy that Bright Star constitutes Mili tary occupation of in this area about 15 years ago we had a similar exer Cise with the and nobody said Egypt was being he the question for him khad Afy How Many russians Are in Libya Hudson oks plan for foundation to do research to combat aids los Angeles a actor Rock stricken by has approved a plan for a foundation in his name to fight the usually fatal a spokeswoman who was visited sunday at the University of Californi alos Angeles medi Cal Center by Elizabeth is gaining strength and is in Good his condition remains the Hospital said in a statement his physician will decide on a Dayto Day basis whether he should have the statement one of the organizers of a Star studded extravaganza planned next month to raise Money for research into acquired immune deficiency syndrome starred with Hudson in the 1956 movie the Only film for which he received an Academy award the 59yearold actor was admitted to Urcla medical Center 6 for treat ment of aids after spending a week in a Paris the actress also attended a sunday Brunch kicking off the 19 aids project los Angeles Hudson Dale announced during the gathering that the actor plans to Start a Rock Hudson foundation to gather funds for aids research and that Hudson had approved a plan to Send fund raising letters to his Olson said he will use files containing fan letters dating Back several according to the actors Paris spoke Swo Yoanou Hudson was diag nosed As having aids a year aids weakens and eventually destroys the body immune usually leading to death from infections or there is no known cure for the most common victims of aids Are intravenous drug users and the disease is believed to be spread through sexual contaminated Needles and blood As of july there were reported cases of aids in the United and of the victims had according to the National centers for disease Hudson most recent acting roles have been for where he starred in the series Mcmillan and the miniseries the Martian chronicles and most re Bishop Tutu refuses confrontation at funeral in african township South Africa a Bishop Desmond Tutu tuesday defused a confrontation at a funeral in this Black township by negotiating with police to allow the service to soldiers and police arrived in armoured riot vehicles during the service and ordered the crowd of about to disperse and not to make the customary March to the cemetery for the police announced in English and afrikaans that the gathering was illegal under a 17dayold state of emergency while the crowd booed the the 1984 Nobel peace prize spoke with police and persuaded them to arrange for government buses to transport the crowd to the hundreds of police ringed the pointing rifles at the chanting and More stood at every Street Corner along the you contributed to the we dont mourn we Are the mourners Sang in memory of Elizabeth Kun shot dead by police after another funeral in the township East of Johannes when the crowd returned to the family Home after the a police officer you must in the flowing purple Robes of an anglican walked along the Dusty Road urging stragglers to news update lawsuit settled Miami a the parents of a 35yearold woman who was left brain damaged after being injected with the wrong drug have settled their lawsuit against mercy Hospital and a surgeon for nearly under terms of the out court agreement with the family of Aida the Hospital will pay million and will waive million in Hospital Bills it had who remains entered the Hospital on March for a court records show Rabelos brain was damaged after two operating room nurses became confused about the con tents of two unmarked Glass a powerful Constrictor of blood was to have been swabbed on the inside of her Throat after surgery to reduce bleed but instead was injected into her causing her blood vessels to constrict and reducing the flow of blood to her prayers for victims Ireland a officials from Canada and Ireland joined in prayers at a memorial serv ice for the 329 people who died in the june 23 crash of an air India jumbo Jet in the Atlantic off the Irish Only 131 bodies were recovered from the sea and brought to the search Headquarters in Southwest and Only one remained unidentified most of the victims were Canad an citizens of Indian flying from Montreal to India when the plane crashed in the Atlantic 120 Miles off the Irish nevadas Mustang ranch sold Tor million a saying that 30 years in the Busi Ness is the Man who pioneered nevadas move into legalized prostitution has announced Hes sold the nations largest Legal Brothel for Joe Conforte and his on monday announced the Sale of the Mustang which includes two build Ings with 108 and 400 acres of adjacent desert 10 Miles East of the buyer is a California Strong Point the conf rates say they owe the government As much As million in Back they had sought million for the Brothel and the Conforte said he and his wife plan to return to where they lived for two starting in i think 30 years in the business is dont you Conforte Strong Point president John Davis said in a prepared statement that he believes its the first time a publicly traded company has engaged in this very profitable and provocative Conforte said he believes the new owners will put in an Airstrip and Golf course to make it like a a forerunner of the Mustang ranch was burned Down in 1960 by local authorities who contended it was a Public a decade Conforte had won Storey county approval to run his most Nevada with the exception of Reno and Clark Las have since licensed prostitution in about three dozen in heavyweight Boxer Oscar Bonavena was shot to death at the Gates of the Mustang ranch after he appeared one morning demanding to see Bonavena had become a close companion of a Conforte Willard Ross served 18 months for the slaying after pleading guilty to voluntary Conforte fled to Brazil in 1981 after being convicted of tax but he returned in december 1983 to testify against District judge Harry Claiborne of Las Conforte claimed Claiborne took in after a Hung jury resulted in a Justice depart ment prosecutors dropped charges related to Conforte and won a conviction against Claiborne for hiding More than in income from the internal Revenue Claiborne is
