European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes the other oktoberfest see stripes Magazine q credit Union May be violating Rega Page 2 q dodgers Clinch title tie Page 17 u today s Dollar Buya 2.62 Marks Page 23 stripes vol. 44, no. 168 thursday october 3, 1985 i of v 04 Sooy d 8693 a kidnapped soviet attache found murdered in Beirut Beirut a the body of one of four kidnapped soviet embassy employees was found in an empty lot near a Beirut sports stadium wednesday Lebanon s chief Coroner said. An Anonymous caller later threatened to blow up the soviet embassy. Coroner Ahmed Harati told the associated press that the body of cultural at tache Arkady Katkov was identified by Igor Mazo Urov the political Secretary at the so Viet embassy. Katkov 32, was seized by gunmen in West Beirut on monday with commercial attache Valery Mizikov press attache Oleg spirit and embassy doctor Nikolai Svirsky. Katkov s body was found near the Shell blasted cite sport if stadium after an Anonymous caller claiming to represent the islamic liberation organization telephoned a Western news Agency in Beirut to say the kidnappers had killed one of the captives. In another Anonymous Call a Man Pur porting to speak for the same group Tele phoned the associated press Bureau in Bei rut and threatened to blow up the soviet embassy within 48 hours. There was no Way to authenticate the Call. The . State department condemned on wednesday the killing of the soviet at tache and called for the immediate release of All remaining soviet and american kid Nap victims in that country. Deputy spokesman Charles Redman said the United states has been in touch with soviet authorities on the kidnapping Issue but he gave no details. The killing of the soviet Diplomat is abhorrent Redman said of Katkov s see attache on Page 24 Rock Hudson Dies of aids at age 59 los Angeles a Rock Hudson for two decades one of Hollywood s super stars died wednesday after a Battle with aids that brought worldwide attention to the incurable disease. He was 59. He died peacefully in his sleep at his Beverly Hills Home at 9 a.m., said his publicist Dale Olson. Hudson who starred in 62 films before turning to television in such successful so Ries As Mcmillan and wife ended his acting career with a 10-episode guest stint on the prime time soap opera  he discovered he had acquired immune deficiency syndrome in mid-1984, and entered the american Hospital in Paris july 21,1985. He stayed just Over a week before spending $250,000 on a chartered air France 747 to return to los Angeles. Offi Cicle in Paris said Hudson s health was too poor to make him a Good candidate for experimental therapy. Hollywood had rallied around the actor since his illness was disclosed. Cards and let ten arrived by the Bagful while actors and protesters Battle police on 5th Day of Street rioting Frankfurt up hundreds of demonstrators throwing fireworks and paving stones battled German police wednesday on the fifth straight Day of Street rioting. Five police were Hurt and 200 protesters were arrested. At least 661 people have been arrested in the current rash of arson and Street bloodshed in Germany which began after the death saturday in Frankfurt of a Demon Strator. Guenther Sare was crushed by the vehicle trans porting a police water Cannon. The rioting Early wednesday came in Stuttgart where about 400 mostly Young protesters showered riot police with fireworks and paving stones and smashed store win they ignored police warnings to disperse and 200 were taken into custody. Most were later released after their names had been taken for possible prosecution. The Stuttgart trouble followed similar scenes late tues Day in Frankfurt. After a 2,000-Iirong peaceful Demon stration in the City Center several Hundred protesters blocked streets with construction materials and overturned automobiles and smashed dozens of store windows. They see protesters on Page 24 a ii photo actor Rock Hudson in july 1985 actresses streamed in to boost Hudson s spirits. A Star Sturt cd Hollywood Benefit on sept. 19 to increase awareness of aids benefited by what Many called Hudson s courageous acknowledgement of the Dis ease. Olson launched a Rock Hudson foun Dation to collect Money for aids research. He said the screen idol had agreed to let Olson Start the fund raising Effort by Send ing letters of Appeal to his fans. The most common victims of aids Are homosexuals intravenous drug users and Haemophiliacs. The disease is believed to be spread through sexual Contact contaminated Needles and blood transfusions. As of july 29, there were 12.067 reported cases of aids in the United Stales and 6,079 of the victims had died according to the National centers for disease control. The 6-Fpot-4, ruggedly handsome Hud son established himself As a perennial top 10 Box office attraction during the 1950s and 1960s when big studios created stars and built movies around them. But he was anxious to shed his Holly Wood hunk image and convince producers he could act. He got his Chance in the 1956 film epic giant which earned him an Oscar nomination and a longtime Friend in co Star Elizabeth Taylor. Hudson proved the most versatile of Lead ing men starring in such big scale films As something of value a Farewell to  the last Sunset and a gather ing of  he also delighted audiences in romantic comedies like Pillow talk and Send me no Flowers with leading lady Doris Day. Rock Hudson is the last major Star to emerge from the Hollywood studio system a film historian once . He is a traditional romantic hero in an Era when such types arc exceedingly  Hudson was rarely without work after making his film debut in 1948. After 61 films he turned to television starring for six seasons As the police com missioner in Mcmillan and wife with see Hudson on Page 24 Gorbachev Mitterrand meet in Paris Paris a soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev arrived in Paris on wednesday for a four Day visit his first to the West since taking office to try to promote his Campaign against . Space weapons research. Gorbachev was greeted at orly Airport South of Paris by president Francois Mitterrand. The two were to begin their private talks 1w hours later. Later they were to attend an official dinner at the Elysee Palace. In an interview with French television on the eve of his visit Gorbachev reiterated soviet opposition to president Reagan s strategic defense initiative popularly known As Star  Gorbachev s visit to France comes just six weeks before he and Reagan Are to meet in Geneva Switzerland and Only Days after the soviets unveiled a plan to break deadlocked  control no see Gorbachev on Page 24 Czechoslovakia denies violating German airspace Prague Czechoslovakia up Czechoslovakia denied on wednesday . Allegations that n czechoslovak military Jet violated West German airspace and fired rockets at a . Army helicopter. The United states lodged a Strong protest with the czech government Over the saturday incident. The Penta gon revealed the incident tuesday. A statement by the czechoslovak foreign ministry said the . Helicopter flew about 65 Miles along the Czecho slovak Border without crossing it. The statement was dated oct. 1, but it was made Public wednesday. A czech l-39 Jet fighter fired warning signals be cause there was the danger that the helicopter could in Trude on czechoslovak territory the foreign ministry statement said. The . Helicopter then changed its course and flew into the West German Interior the statement said. Pentagon spokesman Robert Simms said the attack took place inside West German airspace near for Chung and was observed and confirmed by two separate groups of Ger Man