European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday november 3, 1985 South Africa clamps Down on press coverage Johannesburg. South Africa up South Africa saturday put a ban on television radio and photographic news coverage of rioting in cities and townships blanketed by Amer Ncncy regulations. After weeks of criticism from the govern ment and local newspapers. Police minister Louis be Grange issued a declaration bar ring television Crews radio reporters and sound men and photographers from cover ing township unrest which in the past 13 months has claimed nearly boo lives. Print reporters May cover unrest but Only under police escort. He said the government is concerned with the presence of television and other camera Crews in unrest situations which proved to be a catalyst to further  newspapers have accused unnamed Tele vision Crews of inciting rioters to overturn cars and Rustage acts of violence for the cameras. The foreign correspondents association i care presenting almost 100 South Africa based overseas reporters strongly condemned the ban As a severe form of censorship an attempt to prevent news of South Africa s social conflict from reaching the outside  a statement issued after the Fca s emergency meeting said the ban on correspondents entering an unrest area except under police escort raises alarming Imp Lica  we View today s ruling As the beginning of the Slippery slide toward a totally con trolled press it said. Government officials said 172 foreign journalists were accredited to the ministry not All Fca members and 100 local report ers were accredited to the police. The blackout was published in sat urday s government Gazette a move giving it the Force of Law. It lasts As Long As the state of emergency remains in effect. The Gazette notes that it is an offence under the emergency regulations to take a recording sound or visual of any riot Situ  maximum penalties in terms of the wide emergency Powers Are a Fine of Rands 20,000 about $7,000 and 10 years jail or both. President Pieter w. Botha declared t state of emergency in the areas around Johannesburg and port Elizabeth july 21, Cit ing rising anti government violence in Black townships. Recently the emergency regulations were extended to include Cape town and surrounding districts after about 65 people were killed in coloured mixed race townships around the City since August. The current anti government unrest began in september 1984 and since then claimed nearly 800 lives. Since the state of emergency was imposed on july 21 5,876 people have been detained and 4,724 have been released leaving 1,152 still in police custody. A routine police unrest report saturday noted four incidents throughout the coun try with three arrests and one person slightly wounded. French general dismissed for assailing army Paris up a French general who delivered a blistering attack on the French armed forces As two generations behind those of the United slates and West Ger Many has been dismissed the defense ministry said saturday. A ministry spokesman said Gen. Philippe Arnold 52, commander of the 1st div at Trier Germany was relieved of his duties Friday night. His successor will be chosen wednesday by defense minister Paul quilts the spokesman said. Arnold who for two months had been commander of what is considered one of France s most important Garriso. I in Ger Many on tuesday and wed Saday delivered a severe critique of the French military in a news conference at Trier. We Are two generations behind the americans and the germans and one generation behind the British Arnold said. Arnold added that the French tank the amx-30 b-2, is 20 years behind the Leop Ard 2 tank of Germany and Britain s Chal Lenger. He complained bitterly that the budget for his division had dropped steadily in the past two years and that France had not been Able to incorporate sophisticated technology such As laser beams into its tank . We can no longer dare to participate in a shooting match with opposing forces whose tanks have engines capable of tiring shells while rolling at night and in a screen of smoke Arnold said. The defense ministry spokesman gave no reason for the dismissal of Arnold once an aide to former conservative president Valery Giscard d Estwing. But French newspapers said it was obvious that Quiles appointed defense min ister following the resignation of Charles hemp in september Over the bombing of a Greenpeace ship by French secret service agents in new zealand was acting in re soviet naval Force enters s. China sea in continuing expansion of Pacific Fleet Manila Philippines a a soviet naval flotilla including the 28,000-ton nuclear powered Cruiser Frunze and three guided missile destroyers is moving into the South China sea As part of efforts to modernize and expand its Pacific Fleet the . Navy said saturday. A naval officer who asked not to be identified told reporters that the . Navy was alarmed because the ships belong to three classes of soviet warships that Are being brought into the Pacific for the first time. We have a pretty Good sense these ships Are going to be a permanent part of the soviet Pacific Fleet the officer said add ing we re alarmed because it s continuing the trend of a soviet buildup in the area. He reported a steady increase of soviet military activity at Cam Ranh Bay a for Mer us. Military base in what once was South Vietnam and said the facility had become a major stocking Point for soviet ships moving Between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. An official . 7th Fleet news release said the arrival of the ships represents a significant upgrade to the soviet Pacific Fleet s capabilities to control vital sea lanes in times of War. The Frunze is a kirov class Cruiser with a wide variety of Modem anti submarine anti air and anti surface weapons and May carry nuclear weapons As Well the officer said. He identified the two other new major ships in the flotilla As the 8,500-ton, Uda Loy class guided missile destroyer Admiral Spiridonov and the 7,900-ton, Sov Remeny class guided missile destroyer Osmont Rilely. All three ships had been in the Atlantic and came within the so called "7th Fleet area of operations when they entered the Indian Ocean late in september the officer said. The Admiral Spiridonov was lingering in the arabian sea but the Frunze and of Motr Telny accompanied by the Kashin class guided missile destroyer str pay were passing through the Malacca Strait on their Way to the South China sea the officer said. Asked if the arrival of the soviet ships represented a dramatic change in the bal Ance of Power in the Pacific and Indian oceans the officer replied it s not a dra Matic change. The numbers Are in the Sovi ets favor. In technology we have the Edge but they re getting a lot  senators request soviet Sailor be sent to Neutral nation for defection decision Washington up three re publican senators said saturday a soviet Sailor who jumped ship on the Mississippi River should be sent to a Neutral third nation to deride whether he wants political Asylum in the i United states. Sens. Gordon Humphrey of new Hamp Shire Bill Armstrong of Colorado and Rudy Boschwitz of Minnesota made the recommendation in a letter to president Reagan. Their comments came As lawyers from the ukrainian american bar association who unsuccessfully sought a court order to detain the soviet Grain ship prepared to take the Case to Federal appeals court. Is. District judge Louis Ober Dorfer late Friday turned Down their request even though he said he believes the testimony of an interpreter who said the Sailor Miroslav Medwid a ukrainian told her he wanted political Asylum. The lawyers want to talk to this russian Seaman in an environment in which he would be unafraid rested and Clear minded and could express an honest View As to whether he wanted to remain Here in the United states under political Asylum said Michael Waris jr., a member of the group. In his ruling Oberdorfer said he accepts the immigration and naturalization serv ice s conclusion that Mcdavid voluntarily decided against seeking . Asylum. Medvid twice jumped from the ship into the Mississippi River last week and swam to Shore near new Orleans. Both times he was returned to the freighter by us Feder Al agents. After interviews with . Officials Medvid signed a statement in russian say ing he wanted to return to the soviet Union. He was sent Back tuesday to the soviet Grain Carrier marshal Konev moored at Belle Chasse la., on the Gulf coast. The ship has not yet left is. Waters. Conservatives in Congress and other critics of the ins decision claim the administration returned Medvid to his ship to avoid an International incident before the nov. 19-20 Summit Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. But Reagan directed attorney general Edwin Meese on Friday to investigate the government s handling of the incident. A senior White House official Friday said Reagan had authorized the use of Force to get Medvid off the ship at one Point last week so . Officials could question him. Ohio democratic reps. Edward Feighan and Donald Pease asked Reagan to order the soviet ship detained until it can be determined whether he is related to two Cleveland women who say they think he is their second Cousin. Spouse to Arnold s criticisms. The general of the tanks was not protected blared a headline in the left lean ing liberation. La quotidian quoted a parliamentary opponent to the socialist government. Deputy Jean Marie Taillet of the conservative Union for French democracy party As Call ing Arnold s remarks an act of courage and a cry of  it is necessary to quickly restore growth in the military budget of 4 percent a year Taillet said. The National Assembly is scheduled to debate the military budget Friday. News update sex husband sentenced Newport Tenn. A a 43 year old Farmer who married and then divorced his neighbor s 13-year old daughter has pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges and received suspended sentence calling for 40 hours of Public service work. Howard r. Johnson prosecuted under a slate statute involving taking minors away from their parents win spend a week picking up trash in this Mountain Community he once called Home. Special judge James Witt gave Johnson the minimum sentence of a year in prison and then suspended the jail term provided Johnson per form the Public service work and stay away from Joann Slevc Ngor. I m glad this Case is Over said District attorney general Al sch Mulzer jr., who earlier complained widespread publicity about the marriage had perpetuated a Barefoot and pregnant myth about East ten Nessee. Lawsuit dismissed Seattle a a $100 Mil lion lawsuit against the Boeing co. And two subcontractors Over the crash of an air India jumbo Jet near Bombay has been dismissed in a Rul ing that blamed the Pilot instead. We re pleased with the court decision said Bill Mellon of Boeing we believe it s consistent with the company s position throughout the entire  the Case arose from the Jan. I 1978, crash of a Boeing 747 shortly after Takeoff from Bombay on a flight to Dubai in the United Arab emirates. All 213 people aboard were killed. Relatives of the victims sued Boeing Lear sick scr inc. And Rockwell inter National claiming that a cockpit instrument called the attitude indicator Mal functioned and gave faulty readings of the air India Jet s Roll and pitch. I