European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n Liechtenstein More than meets the Eye daily Magazine q Rose ties Cobb s All time hit record Page 21 q today s Dollar buys 2.92 Marks Page 27 the stars  authorized unofficial publication Foft tit . Ammad of Eccl vol. 44. No. 145 tuesday september 10, 1985 d 8693 a Reagan oks is Africa sanctions Washington a president Reagan Back ing away from his longtime opposition to sanctions against South Africa Mon Day moved to punish with out delay the White minority government for its apartheid Laws which Dis Criminate against the nation s Black majority. The president put into effect most of the provi Sion of widely supported unctions legislation that has passed the House and u before the Senate. Speaking from the Oval office be said in a National broadcast the system of apart Heid Means deliberate systematic institutionalized racial discrimination deny ing the Black majority their god Given rights. Ameri Ca s View of apartheid is simple and straightforward we believe it a wrong. We condemn it and we Are United in hoping for the Day when apartheid will be no  the president s shift made in Hopes of avoiding a foreign policy defeat in con Gress came As the Senate prepared to move toward adoption of a sanctions Bill. Republican Leaden said they would move to delay further action on the Bill in Light of the president said he is Banning All computer exports to South african Faw enforce Menf agencies 9 halting All exports of nuclear technology until Pretoria agrees to meet the terms of International non proliferation agreements prohibiting Loans to the South african government except for those going to programs helping Blacks. Taking Steps to ban the importation of the Krugerrand the South african Gold Coin into the United states subject to consultations with America s a or trading partners. Reagan s announcement. Reagan said his executive order was de signed and aimed against the machinery of apartheid without indiscriminately punish ing the people who Are victims of that sys tem measures that will disassociate the United Stales from apartheid but associate us positively with peaceful  our aim cannot be to punish South Africa with economic sanctions that would injure the very people we Are trying to help Reagan said. Reagan said he is Banning All computer exports to South african Law enforcement agencies. Halting All exports of nuclear technology until South Africa agrees to meet the terms of International non proliferation agreements. E prohibiting Loans to the South african govern ment except for those going to programs helping Blacks. E taking Steps to ban the importation of the Kru Gerrand the South african Gold Coin into the United states subject to consultations with America s major trading partners. He also directed the Treasury to consider mint ing a Gold Coin to serve As an alternative to the Kru Gerrand held by investors and collectors. He warned Pretoria to take Clear Steps to end unequal treatment of Blacks and said the american people Are impatient. We All feel very strongly about the changes needed Reagan repeated that he would veto the sanctions legislation if it reaches his desk. Secretary of state George Shutlz who briefed reporters after Reagan s statement said the administration s chief objection to the pending legislation was a provision that could have imposed additional sanctions if the Pretoria regime failed to make sufficient Progress toward ending apartheid in see Reagan on Page 28 he s no. 1 now in Lead of Ciecko Shemuda proudly hoists the us. 0�e championship pm while John Mcenroe looks glum sunday Ibe National tells Center 1� new York. Lend Defeated Mcenroe to the final 7-6,6-3, 6-4, and Row from the world s no. 2 nuking to a 1. See Tocy put 21. Loyalist thai soldiers crush army rebels coup of Sempf Bangkok a rebel army units tried to Over throw the thai government monday but loyalist soldiers crushed tank attacks on key army installations and forced the rebels to surrender. Thai officials said. Set photos on pg�3. Authorities said at least four people including two members of an Abc news Crew Bangkok Bureau chief Neil Davis an australian and american sound Man Bill Latch were killed in fighting that followed proclamation of the coup. With the prime minister on a visit to Indonesia the rebels proclaimed the coup on radio Thailand. They moved tanks and machine guns into the supreme Mili tary command compound and launched attacks on the first army Region Headquarters in an attempt to seize the army radio. But loyalists beat Back the attack on the army head quarters As the army radio broadcast messages calling for an end to the rebellion. Maj. Gen. Uthan san Dvong a Ayu thaya of the supreme military command said in a television Broad cast nine hours after the coup was proclaimed that 400 to 500 rebel soldiers had surrendered and were returning to their Barracks. Uthan said 59 people including 29 soldiers were wounded in the attack. He made no mention of the officers suspected of Lead ing the coup but one of them former army Deputy com Mander Gen. Yod Thep Gadasin was reported to have surrendered. Prime minister Prem tins Vanonda said in Jakarta he would continue to Lead the Southeast asian country and left for Bangkok. Prom appealed for Calm in a message read by the thai ambassador to Indonesia Ronget Sucha Ritzul. Starting at the government s deadline of 3 p.m., sol Diers Manning 14 tanks at the supreme military com Mand the rebel base began to throw Down their weapons. Four other tanks controlled by the rebels apparently had surrendered earlier. A plane flew Over the area urging the rebels to give up and jeeps mounted with so Caliper machine guns moved toward the compound. Thousands of people crowded see thai on Page 28 Burt takes Over As . Ambassador to Bonn Bonn Dpi Richard Burt former state department assistant Secretary for european affairs arrived in Bonn monday to tale up his new Post As . Ambassador to Germany. The 38-year-old former new York times reporter will present his credentials to president Richard von Weizsaecker Friday did an embassy spokesman. Burt 38, takes Over the watch on the Rhine from economist Arthur Burns who left Bonn in mid May for retirement in the United states. Burt was immediately introduced to embassy staff members but press representatives were not invited to be present apparently this arrangement was made at Burl s request. The spokesman said his 36-year-old Bride Gahl did not arrive with Burt and was expected at a later Date. Formerly Gahl Hodges she was married to Burt in Rome. When the two met St was serving As a private Secretary to Nancy Reagan. The Bonn embassy is the biggest . Diplomatic Mission in the world with 800 employees