European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D All Hope abandoned for boy trapped by earthquake Page 2 a by suspects drug smugglers sabotaged plane Page 5 Foj Niekro wins 300th game on last Day of baseball season Page 21 the stars and stripes vol. 44, no. 173 tuesday october 8, 1985 r the Var of d 8693 a rioting spreads to North London London a More than 500 youths some firing shotguns battled police in fierce Street righting sunday night in North London. Officials said one policeman was Slabbed to death and More than to people were injured. Scotland Yard said 40 policemen were among the wounded and that two policemen and three reporters were struck by Shotgun pellets. It said one officer was seriously injured when he was hit by a piece of Concrete dropped from a Balcony. It was the first police fatality and the first gunfire re ported in the riots that hit the South London District of Brixton last weekend and the Industrial cities of Liverpool and Birmingham last month. Clive Appleby administrator of North Middlesex hos Pital said a policeman died shortly after being admitted with a slab wound in the neck. Press association. Britain s Domestic news Agency re ported earlier that three policemen were shot during the fighting in Tottenham District. It quoted one officer As saying they Are now using  the double began a Day after a Black woman died while police were searching her Home. Police said the woman apparently suffered a heart attack but her family disputed that. About 200 youths some wearing masks hurled bottles and stones at the Tottenham police station sunday afternoon and then  in the Street. They blocked traffic for about an hour before dispersing and no one was injured. At about 7 p.m., gangs of outs started throwing objects at patrolling officers. Kit police in helmets and carrying Shields converged on the area a racially mixed neighbourhood with mostly Low income housing. The violence escalated quickly and reporters at the scene estimated More than 500 youths had taken to the streets. Demonstrators overturned cars and set them on fire see rioting on Page 28 a photo police in riot year mine into North London Afler violence sunday night left one officer dead and 80 persons injured. Demo filibuster i blocking Afonin minor defense improvement on debt Mit Aspin says arms buildup results Washington a the Reagan administration s is build up has produced Only minuscule improvement in National defense despite Large budget in creases in the last four years a leading con Gressional military expert said sunday. Only in the personnel area do the Fig ures clearly demonstrate real improvements for the Money invested Sain rep. Los Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee. Aspin s report is the latest example of growing congressional resistance to Large increases in the defense budget. On tuesday Aspin s committee begins a series of hearings intended to be a wide ranging examination of Pentagon policy and whether the defense department is wisely spending its Money and buying the right weapons. Sens. Barry Goldwater r-ariz., and Sam Nunn d-ga., pointed out last week what they see As defense department fail ures which they contended can t be solved with More Money. One example they cited was interservice rivalry thai they said results in waste and duplication. Goldwater is chairman of the Senate armed services committee and Nunn is the panel s ranking Democrat their speeches precede release of a committee report about the Pentagon. No release Date is scheduled yet but the document is expected to Call for changes in the . Mili tary s organi action. Meanwhile members of the Senate armed services committee met Over the weekend with several former military Lead ers and secretaries of defense to discuss How the Pentagon should be re organi cd. In 1981, president Reagan entered office calling for Large increases in defense spend ing that he said were needed to re Arm America and reverse w Vit he called a decade of neglect of the Pentagon. Congress granted annual increases aver aging 8 percent beyond inflation during Reagan s first term. But nov stung by re ports about s640 toilet seats and worried about rising Federal deficits. Congress is close to final approval of a defense budget free a. Aspin and other leaders say no Large increases Are Likely soon. Responding to Aspin s criticism the Pentagon released a statement saying Prog Ress has been made. Our military strength has improved Over the past four years but there is much to  the statement said disciplinary problems and drug abuse arc Down in the military realistic training has improved the Cost of see Aspin on Page 28 Washington uly the Senate meeting in a rare Sunu of session rejected pleas from president re plan and refused to kill a do moral Ltd do ouster blocking action on a balanced Bic and a boost in the National debt in splitting Alonas party lines the Senate voted 57-3x10 Short of the the Fate of Thi moving the of a . Leader Robert Dole of Kan led a second Vole monday on the debate. There were indications might seek a Slop Gap increase in ceiling which would allow the gov to keep borrowing Money to pay its an in filibuster six votes thirds needed leaving Udger proposal hanging and Tefera government to the Brink Rcpt Blasas Sci end both the Ern Imge from his Retreat at Camp David md., Agan culled for passage of the budget see filibuster on Page 28 social democrats oust socialists in portuguese voting Lisbon Portugal a the centrist social demo cratic parly scored a Victory Over the governing socialists in sunday s parliamentary elections but fell far Short of gaining a majority in the Assembly of the Republic. A major Factor in dumping the socialists from their no. 1 spot was the democratic renewal party lint was formed Only four months ago and ran a Strong third. Socialist Leader Antonio do Almeida Santos told report ers his party had lost the Battle but not the War and accepted the entire responsibility for the losses. With nearly Ull of the country s 4.095 precincts report ing the National election Center gave these results social democrats 29.9 percent up from 27.2 percent in the april 1983 balloting socialists 20.7 percent compared to 36 percent in 1983 democratic renewal 17.9 percent and communists 15.5 percent Down from 17 percent outgoing socialist prime mini scr Mario soars was assured of his Seal in inc 250-member parliament but his party s poor showing cast a pall Over his presidential aspirations. Democratic renewal coca cd in june by supporters of two term pics Ideal Antonio Ramalho fanes could have a Pivotal position in the establishment of the next coalition government. It was formed after inc uneasy coalition government of socialists and social democrats collapsed. Democratic renewal s strength in Portugal s fifth parliamentary election in nine years was the unknown Factor in the election. Lianes 50, is not z candidate and is not eligible to seek a see voting on Page 28