European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes n the space come look toward the future Page 13 o baseball writers name Cox Al s top manager Page 21 q today s Dollar buys 2j57 Marks see rates Page 27 the Star and author Tatco unofficial publication Pom Thi . Hamio Poucht vol. 44, no. 204 Friday november 8, 1985 tic doily a Vendor d 8693 a Beirut terrorist group claims execution of . Hostages Beirut. Lebanon a an Anonymous Telephone caller said thursday the terrorist group islamic jihad would kill by firing squad the american hostages it holds in Lebanon because indirect negotiation with the United states had reached a dead a later Anonymous Call claimed the americans had been killed and dumped Ata specified location but police said they found no bodies there. Sin americans Are missing in Beirut. Islamic jihad believed comprised of Funda mentalist shiite moslem followers of Iran Saya Pollati Ruhollah Khomeini has said it already killed one american and is holding the other five. There was no Way to authenticate eith Ercall made to the office of a Western news Agency in Beirut apparently by different men. The news Agency made a transcript of the original caller s statement available tothe associated press. We have decided the following the exe cution of the american hostages by firing squad said the first Man who called at 7 15 a.m., spoke in arabic and claimed to represent islamic jihad or islamic holy War. Wait for another Call from us at i connection with the status of the corpses see terrorist on Page 28 Asylum granted to defector from Romania Washington a a romanian defector was granted Asylum in the United states thursday after he approached a private Security guard in Jacksonville Fla. Apparently thinking the a a policewoman and told her he wanted to become an Jervus a spokesman for the immigration and naturalization service said Stefan Verna 38, instead of boarding his ship the Balder strand in Jacksonville s Harbor approached the guard and asked for her May have thought she was a police officer Jervis Laid. He did not identify the two walked into the ins office in Jacksonville wednesday. After an overnight stay and a determination by officials that he would be persecuted if he went Home Nemea was granted bad flown into new York in a transit visa oct. 30 and travelled to Jacksonville where he was supposed to join the Balder strand As a Mechanic Jervis said. He called the Case routine citing figures indicating83 romanians were granted Asylum in the United states in the first 10 months of the fiscal year ending sept. 30.many of them were Seaman. Romanian ship jumpers Are not unusual he , in granting Asylum to Verna officials in Jacksonville received memoranda reminding them of the proper procedures to take memoranda sent to All ins offices after the handling of recent defection cases were harshly state department eager to dispel the notion the romanian s appearance was a Novet event issued a see defector on Page 28 Justice under attack in Bogota an armoured personnel Carrier crashes through the front Entrance to be Palace of Justice 11 Bogota Colombia wednesday As soldiers and police storm the building. Leftist rebel earlier seized control of the mock Long build ing taking Many hostages. Scores of hostages were freed by government forces but the nation s chief Justice was found dead inside the building. The alleged Leader of the Guerrio a was captured. As of thursday morning 17 people had been reported used and 34 wounded. A few rebel were reportedly still holding captives. Of wins conviction on urinalysis result airman is first to be sentenced solely on positive fest for marijuana. By j. King . Bureau s Raf Mildenhall England the air Force has secured its first conviction in a drug abuse Case based solely on Evi of dance suppl cd by urinalysis. Staff sol. Joe d. Jackson. 25. A food service specialist with the 501st combat support group at Raf arc Cham com Mon England was convicted oct. 31 of the wrongful use of marijuana according to 3rd air Force officials. At the end of his four Day court mar tial Jackson a native of Chicago was sentenced to receive a bad conduct Dis charge confinement at hard labor for four months reduction in Grade to airman Basic and forfeiture of $413 in pay per month for four months. In a similar Case Here earlier this year air Force sgt. Wilfredo Morales 27. As signed to Mildenhall s 513th Aerial ports was convicted feb. 8 of wrongful use of marijuana. At that Lime Legal officials Here said Morales conviction was the first in a drug abuse Case based solely on Evi Dence supplied by urinalysis. However see of on Page 28 of will a so get nov. 15 pay increase Page 28
