European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 2 the stars and stripes saturday. October 19, 19e3 s. Africa hanging spurs attacks on Whites Iii Msall i. South Urual l policeman. Ani Rcd in the e. Iwo policemen screamed to Lois s blood As they sult Rcd sub ,.iiiul-. .1 number of whiles smashed shop Wii Lons and chased whiles were beaten Ami police ,.,t ,11 least one n occasions the mob Tari Clad Man in the Lei to la �., no. Mac Musili. Lie uprising Liei an alter .1 memorial dec and woman and a i car of Hoy sir service my is. Ill. We i was hanged was escorting were kicked and punched be Jusi Alier , i Ruia Lor the killing i a forc they found safety in a grocery store. Young while Uilah an in l i was pinned screaming .11in .1 Szorc or in while Macks formed a a Siml her and in w Indio Hil Miil i i sin was nah girl Bill hysterical alter the a. Is fled when Thuv Hini lil a i a Black. In abbr a while woman n a buy Corner near the Nim Post of Lii. Pune Haj her repealed then lied with her handbag smally. The army ringed a Iii Square Hock area am the gangs App Cimi i Van ish around nig Halall. Full casualty count was not available. A Clemons Tralor in Johann Burk. Soulli Africa attacks a while woman Friday evening Durini Fiur hours of Iii tiny. Ai in pitfall. La Sii Lenl i a. Botha issued appeared in be a major statement on tin1 unrest he said Bias killed 7fil people since sept. 3. I s4. Me reiterated Bis opposition to talking Vnti i lie i National Congress the militant anti apart lipid group to which to Loise belonged because it advocated Vio Lenee. The Pov Crimeni. Which with All Means Ai its disposal has All the Security information concern inc South Africa available must Itic Rafure be trusted by All patriotic South africans lie said. To Lois s memorial service at the South african Council of churches was turned Inola rally for the Anc. His lawyer. I Priscilla Lana White dutch reformed Church preacher be its Nilde and Winnie Mandela wife of South Afri Ca s most famous prisoner of apartheid Nelson Mandela saluted to Lois As a sol Dier of the Black strut i be. To Lois claimed he was innocent of the november i is assassination of Black warrant officer i Hilious Scle pc. Hut to Lois admitted helping plan the killing and he said he was in the Vicinity of lie shooting. We Salute Vou. Mrs. To Lois like we Salute our sons Anil lighters in the Bush said mrs. Mandela whose husband helped found the armed Wing of the Anc in the Early 1960s arid has been imprisoned for life since la m for p1.inning sabotage. About 51 0 people most of them Black attended the ervice inside the Church s As Seine la Hall. The Street Battles began after Joloise s mourners spilled out of the Hall and some .100 began dancing in a main Street Block ing Frallic. Police arrived and about a do in waded without weapons into the dancers. Scuttles broke out and one policeman was Slabbed in the Back of Bis right Shoul Der. Another bloodied officer said lie was stabbed near his let eve. Hundreds of mourners Rel sealed toward the Church building and a few were seen pulling stones from their pockets and heaving them will at the policemen. Thousands of Black passers by began filling the or acis. Police with dogs tried to Scalier the crowd bin the Security forces were clearly Fiji numbered. Looting broke out. Anil then Black gangs set upon Whites. Several White men who appeared to be merchants Irving to halt the looting were severely beaten. Elsewhere rioting flared in Cape town for the third straight Day. And police and the army began House to House searches at Sundown in the most troubled mixed race Middle class neighbourhood of Athlone. Hanau group helps gis beat gambling habit by con Nik Dickey staff Urwiler Hanau Germany Vicky May is Belling her support group can help gamblers in trouble. May an army Community services financial Counselor founded the Gambler s support group in August. Through her Contact with soldiers with financial problems she identified 23 sol Diers since March who have a combined gambling debt of More than . Nine teen of these soldiers Are from Hanau three from Gellhausen and one from Liue Demgen. May said gambling exists in every Mili tary Community Slot machines card games and pitching pennies. Slot machines in Ollers and no clubs make gambling More visible but the Are not the biggest culprit she said. Most of her support group members blame card games such As poker for their Gan Blin Debis. Mav said. Group Niemie of soldiers mostly in pay grades 1-4 la rough i--7. But Span All Ages and ranks Anil include married and single soldiers. May said she and other group workers feel family members could also Benefit from the support group and they be had Calls asking when the next group will Nice but no commitments to attend. She explained the symptoms Are More apparent in married soldiers when their families Are not with them. Hut the Gam bling usually does t Slop when the family is reunited she said. The group meets once a week with 10 or fewer participants and a group Leader. I Ach session is scheduled for an hour Al though More time is permitted when needed. The group is Halfway through ils eight week classes that Deal with decision making values , comm inca Lions skills stress reduction through relaxation exercises and assertiveness. When ibis group first got together they were strangers and would t open up Thev Are beginning to talk and inter act with each other. Eventually. We Hope 111. Group will become like alcoholics Anonymous where one group member can Call another if they become weak and need support. I think we Are moving toward that. The group members Are beginning to Trust each Oiler and that is very important she said. May said the group is ii new to know whether or not it s going to work but is confident thai if one of the members slips he will Tell the group. A said the group w is because tie Community requested it. In fail one commander called last sear and talked to me about one of his soldiers he asked if Anonymous is licensed on Post la in l. He then said he was being forced to put out discharge this Soldier because of gambling debts even though be was a Good Soldier. He suggested a re education in o a and acs should set up Simiti Elling. I hat s what started me think ing what we could soldiers May be co Imanil referred or Volunteer for the support group bin their must be Noil de because the support group meets during duty hours. Commanders have been ver support Ive she said. Only the Soldier s commander group Leader and fellow group members know about his membership in the group May May said acs Hopes that word of Mouth will help other soldiers and family members to seek help and if More people Are id Milieu As needing help meeting times could become More flexible. We Are Irving to help the Soldier Deal with stress Elle Stively. To find another out let Lor frustration like recreational activities. A Are Irving 10 highlight the nought process where a Soldier can Sec he has problem evaluate it and act on it. We want him to be Able to walk into the club with Worth of quarters play the machine and walk out. Or to go to a card game and not spend 5,1.00 he does t have. We Wain him to Realie he still has to pay his rent inv i ,1 and pay Bills at the end of the Mph. And he Ean l do that if he spend his Money anyone wanting More information on lie support group can Call Vicky Mav at j civilian i w7 Hanau military 2 Iov my in 1 s .122-niw3
