European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday september 21, 1935 veterans reunion plans modified by reams staff writer . Germany a reunion Between . Army and German is veterans will take place but in a greatly modified form a spokesman for the German group said Friday. At the moment in the Light of All the bad press we have received i m not sure what part of the original schedule of events we will maintain. I can say for sure that we the German veterans will not accompany our american friends to the military cemetery in St. Avoid in France on monday Wilhelm gotta Stroeder spokesman for the 6th is div North vet Erans association told the stars and stripes. I Don t know he., much of the Ger Many schedule we will be Able to keep and in what form. I la have to wait until we consult with our american friends. I d like to add that w c Are extremely bitter about the Campaign the press has launched against the american and German vets were scheduled to meet near Nuernberg sept. 26 and near Koblin oct. 5. Jewish groups have denounced the meeting. said the two units have been meeting since 1977, when the americans first returned to Germany for the reunion with the German unit they fought against during the Battle of the bulge. At that time there were 300 members in the . 70th inf div veterans organi action. We tried to get Media coverage for the meeting which 70 americans at tended but no one was interested except Jack Anderson who wrote an extremely Nasty column about our meeting. But the reaction was the opposite of the writer s the column Many american veterans found out there v. An Organiza Tion of their old unit and flocked to join gotten Stroeder said after genuine friendships developed Between the families of the former opponents the German families extended their hospitality to the sons and nephews of the american Veter ans stationed in Germany. Gotta Stroeder blames negative Media reports on the German organization Van Union of persecution Vic Tim which has Headquarters in Frank Furt. A Ira Cimbal of the Van says she i the person who alerted the Media to the meeting. I was at the Pitburg demonstration against the Reagan Kohl visit to a cemetery where is members arc buried ind saw How the jews reacted to it. It s As Well and Good for us German anti fax costs to demonstrate against these new and old nazis i was accustomed to that but when i saw what the Pitburg visit meant to jews who had survived the Camps my dedication grew. I sent new releases to the German and International press Cimbal said. Slain Liaison officer promoted posthumously by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington Arthur d. Nichol son jr., the . Military Liaison officer shot to death by a soviet sentry in East Germany March 24, was promoted to lieu tenant colonel thursday in a private Cere Mony in the office of Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger. He was shot while helping to maintain Freedom s Frontier in Western Europe and his outrageous murder really testifies to the ruthlessness of the adversaries we face and to the importance of the work that he was doing Weinberger said. Weinberger called it ironic that Nichol son was killed by soviets after he had spent As much Lime As he could studying and getting to know soviet officers. Nicholson was a member of an army intelligence gathering unit that is permitted by treaty to travel freely in civilian zones in East Germany in return for Simi Lar rights by soviet soldiers in West Ger Many. The associated press reported that at the news conference following the ceremony Weinberger renewed his charge that the soviets were responsible for another incident involving Nicholson s unit the intentional bumping of a . Army truck on sept. 7. Weinberger s original report of the sept. 7 incident included information that the . Vehicle was deliberately bumped and that an occupant was held at gunpoint by the soviets but state department and Pentagon officials later soft ened the account and suggested the Sovi ets had apologized the wire service reported. Weinberger rejected the notion there had been an apology the a reported Nicholson was promoted because the . Armed services advances members for their Promise not past performance Weinberger said. Nick Felt that the greatest compliment he could receive from a fellow officer was that he was a professional responded his widow Karen. I feel today that promoting him to lieutenant colonel the country is recognizing Nick As a professional and expressing its during the 15-minute presentation Nicholson s widow received a display cos taming a lieutenant colonel s two Silver Oak Leaf insignia above a major s two Gou ones. The display included a purple Kent medal. The presentation was made by Jtj Paul Nelson a neighbor and graduate school colleague who had been assigned to the Liaison Mission with Nicholson. The ceremony was also attended by Nicholson s 9-year-old daughter Ira Iii. His parents or. And mrs. Arthur Nice son or. Of West Redding cob rent John Rowland. R-conn., who inhaled tie recommendation for the posthumous pro motion and army Secretary John Mam. French minister resigns Over bombing of Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior Paris up defense minister Charles a Cru resigned Friday Over the deadly bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in new zealand and the head of the French secret service was asked to step Down. President Francois Mitterrand appointed Paul Quiles minister of transport housing and Urban development to replace a Cru. Jean Auroux Deputy transport minister took Over quilts portfolio. Or. Charles Herne who has always taken a diligent approach to his duties has judged it proper that he present his Resig nation prime minister Laurent Fabius said in a letter to Mitterrand released at the foreign ministry. I urge you to accept it his successor should continue the investigation and reach a a Cru 62, has been defense min ister since 1981 and has been one of Mitter Rand s close confidants for More than 20 years. Facing a growing political scandal Mitterrand thursday night ordered a shakeup in the intelligence Agency saying officials had withheld information about its role in the july 10 bombing of the Greenpeace flagship. The attack killed a photographer. French news reports have said the attack was mounted by the French secret service with the knowledge of top French military officials. The anti nuclear ecological group s ship was in new zealand to Lead a protest against French nuclear tests at the muru Roa atoll. Fabius in his letter to Mitterrand said adm. Pierre Lac Oslo 61, head of the Gen eral directorate for external Security or dose refused to answer a series of questions Herne put to him in writing about the Greenpeace bombing. The prime minister said Lacoste invoked his perceptions of his duties in refusing to answer was there another team or other dose agents in new zealand and those mentioned in the press articles do they Corre Spond to agents in this service it is clearly impossible to accept this situation Fabius said. This i Why 1 pro pose to you to put an end immediately to adm. Lacoste s a government commissioned report re leased aug. 26 acknowledged two teams of French secret agents were in new zealand at the time but the report said they were involved Only in surveillance. The inquiry conducted by Bernard Tri cot a former adviser to Gen. Charles do Gaulle absolved the French military of responsibility in the bombing. Two French officers maj. Alain Rafart and capt. Dominique Prieur were arrested by new zealand authorities and charged with murder and arson. They Are to stand trial nov. 4. Three other secret service agents sailed the chartered boat Ovca to new zealand and allegedly transported equipment for the at tack. The three surrendered to Paris police. The Paris newspaper be Monde and the weekly l express this week reported that a third previously unidentified team of two combat divers planted the charges on the ship s Hull and escaped undetected. The paper indicated Herne and top military officials knew about the Mission. Herne in statements tuesday and wednesday categorically denied the re ports saying no service no organization of my ministry received an order to commit an at tack. The dose had at that time in new zealand no other agents than those of the Crew of the Uvea and maj. Rafart and capt. Prieur. I have promised to establish the truth. If i have been disobeyed or if i have been lied to i will make it immediately known and i will ask the government to take announcement met widespread scepticism and increasing speculation that he would resign. Reagan claims Complete recovery Bethesda my. A president Reagan completed Friday the first of Post operative examinations following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his Colon and said he has completely recovered. Asked How he Felt As he left the military Hospital just outside Washington the presi Dent told reporters "100 percent Complete a Short statement issued by the White House wednesday announcing the examinations said the results Wilt be announced next it said the examinations would include Chest a rays and blood tests but gave no further details. Once a person has had Colon cancer As Reagan did he is at greater risk of having a future cancerous lesion in the Colon or in a nearby Organ particularly the liver where cells from the original tumor May have i news update grated. Although Reagan s doctors said they believe they removed All cancerous tissue from the president s body in the july 13 surgery regular testing is required to ensure Early diagnosis and treatment of an new cancer. The president left for a weekend at Camp David his Maryland Mountaintop Retreat following the tests. 75 charged in riots Birmingham. England a police said 73 people have been charged with burglary looting arson and robbery in connection with Ike two Days of riots in the Handsworth District. West Midland assistant chief Constable Tom Muff in who it Lead ing a police inquiry into the note of sept. 9 and 10, said a team of 150 detectives has arrested More than 290 suspects and recovered Van loads of stolen property. Treason charges Bangkok. Thailand a police have arrested four former top military officers and charged Faem with treason for allegedly attempting to overthrow Thailand s elected government the National police chief said. Police chief Gen. Faroog Maha Nonda identified the four As former armed forces supreme commander Kriengsak Chom Anand former Dep Uty supreme commander Krasae in tha Ratna former armed forces supreme commander scam Nanakorn and Yod Thephasdin. Former Dep Uty army commander in chief. Officer gets new Steed Milton mass. A Thespo lice officer whose horse had to be destroyed after it was injured by a Drunken Driver has gotten a new Steed Courtesy of red sox baseball great Carl Yastrzemski. The animal is trying to find out How Good i am How much Confidence he can put in said patrol Man Alan r. Keith of the metropol Itan District commission s Blue Hills division. And i m trying to find out How much Confidence 1 can put in
