European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday december 22, 1985 9 killed in commando raid in tiny Lesotho , Lesotho a South african Comman Dos using Silencer fitted guns raided two Homes in Maseru Early Friday killing nine South african political refugees stale controlled Lesotho radio said. The South african military denied that it raided this tiny Independent Black ruled kingdom which is ringed entirely by South Africa. The Lesotho liberation army a shadowy rebel group which sometimes carries out attacks claimed responsibility in a Telephone Call to the South african press association in Johannesburg. A Man who identified himself As mop Hole mop Hole and claimed to be the group Leader said in the Telephone Call. It is the Lla which did the  the Lesotho government says the rebels arc backed by and operate from South Africa. In the South african capital Pretoria army spokesman John Roll said South african troops had nothing to do some theafers with inc raid. We were not involved he said. Neighbors said seven of the victims four Black men and three Black women who were among guests at a party at one Home were shot to death in a House in Maseru s Loo Halo township. It is Only about about 300 Yards from the South african Border. The two other victims a White woman and her mixed race husband South africans Jacqueline and Joe Quinn were gunned Down in their apartment in a Middle class neighbourhood. Lesotho radio in a lunchtime broadcast said the Vic Tims were brutally murdered. By South african com Mandos using guns fitted with  Mckaskill map Alesa 24, a neighbor said she heard nothing during the night but in the morning found a Man s body outside her door. She called police. It appeared the raiders burst in through the front door and fired at guests. Neighbors said parly guests included at least three or four South african Blacks. Lesotho radio said local police were searching for the owner of the House who lured inc guests to the party. The Lesotho government made no announcement be sides inc radio broadcast. It did not say How Many of the victims were Lesotho citizens. The South african press association described All the victims As South african political refugees but did not elaborate. Most such refugees in neighbouring Wack coun tries arc opponents of apartheid. South african commandos raided Maseru in december 1982, killing 42 people. The South african government described most of those victims As guerrillas of the outlawed african National Congress which has fought 0 sporadic sabotage War since 1961 against White Rule in South Africa. By Omar if Bowden Munich Bureau Munich -. Cafes officials arc Dis continuing week night showings at some Heaters on army and air Force installations worldwide because of significant drops in attendance Exchange system officials said. Attendance at cafes Europe Heaters has declined 55 percent during the past five years. Maj. Pole Ryan said. Currently 65 percent of movie attendance is on weekends.  operates 425 Heaters 152 paid admission and 273 free admission in Remote locations. Paid Atten dance during the past year dropped 15 week night showings free theater percent Randhir was Down 27 percent income from theater pc minions also is Down significantly he said. In ucal 1978, Aai is Europe received $12 i lion in paid attendance income compact with $4.8 million in fiscal 1984. This year if s expected to cafes flu rope $500,000 More than income from Heaters to pay operating expenses he said the decline has caused rates Toj weekday showings at 21 the Alcor a Ysmal installations worldwide uc0�fflmg to an army news re lease Suji Futics show that per capita Atland Jiris Down from 5.8 times a pc Rajji Ftp to 2.5 in 1984. Only two Heaters in Europe arc scheduled to Start showing movies on weekends Only Ryan said. Those Heaters Are la catch at bad sibling Germany a " Sels Belgium. The decision to Clos Safe r Heaters on week nights will by rate Only after a Thor Ough analyst a it Tendance figures and then  by the local com an said. No drastic cutbacks arc planned he hauls attribute the poor turnout at the alts in Europe to the increased Avail ability an television and Vid cocas setts. In the Joist we saw theater attendance significantly decline in each area where an to started up Ryan said. In addition movies often arc Avail Lite on video before they show at cafes the aters he said. Despite the Low turnout at Heaters Ond the Overall expense. Cafes Europe has committed $2 million to an equipment improvement program. Ryan said. Included in this program is the installation of dolby sound systems. Fifty Heaters have been renovated or Are scheduled for varying degrees of Reno vation. Ryan said that in larger communities where the programs have been completed and dolby installed attendance has increased about 4 percent. Paris store Burns drug trafficking helps nicaraguan rebels finance their War Effort . Officials say killing president Ler daughter Faris a a ruptured Gas line a fire Friday at the Well known fair lion luxury food store on place de la mad Fine burning the president of the comp by and her daughter o death at serious set injuring two others a Fauchie spokesman said.  61, who was phys rally Handicap pad died in the Blaze that Rock out just of orc i . The fire any killed her Daughly Nathalie 32. Firefight Etc used four Large ladders to evacuate prove trapped on Tapper floors of the Sulby building. Several people were reportedly have Uff a from smoke inhalation and out 250 ample we evacuated. Fire officials dec idea acc broke out in a Sirwell in the or it the building and rapidly spread up cd to the sixth floor which was pcs to flames and Bill of Black smoke could be teen pouring of Tymke building. About 120 fir lighters and vehicles were involved in Fig Hung the Waze which was brought under control input an hour.  a diff a time reaching the scene because of thew aged streets even worse Friday because bpm a subway strike. A Lac crowd of Thoj Bera watching the tire All caused  Auchoi was established ial886 and now employs about 275 people. Is known the Woda Over for its Fine wines Romo cd to chief of italian ministry of Vaughan was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Miami. A spokesman for the drug enforcement administration said Dea investigators Are still not sure if sandinista leaders were involved. Costa Rica located South of Nicaragua Pullini has More experience and most minder of the not naval District at m there is no single defense of the medi seas than the respond South said adm. Naval commander / Europe. It links to mands five nations n. Of no Sailor better Sui Admiral  40 years of naval Nelly served As Corn tyrrhenian italian part. La Spizia. More essential to can and Baltic Mility of the Nav our Moreau . Forces Southern. Continents com Ries and i can think for the Job than edition that they not be identified by name. Five american rebel supporters Laid they were willing to talk about the drug smug gling because they feared illegal activities would ultimately discredit the War Effort. Several of the volunteers said they supplied he smuggling to us. Investigators. I three . Officials who Monitor drug traffic from color Dfcia through Central America to the in cd states said they began receiving Rex its about Contra involvement in cocaine shipments in 1984, about the time Congo is Cut off Cia fund ing to the Contra re bus. Each official Laid he considered the repeats reliable. One official said a Lebel Leader in Cotla Rica reported that his Troup planned to use $50,000 from Colome an traffickers for the cause to Stupart the fight against Nicaragua s leftist Sabinita government Cornelius j. Doughty the Dea spokes Man said in an into Fiew that colombian smugglers have incr singly used Remote airfields in Northern Losta Rica for ship Ping cocaine into the United states but that Dea Cha Quartel in Washington did not know the political affiliations of thaw involved. I Costa rican Public Security minister Benjamin Piza said be cd no knowledge of contras even being in lib country but be said that every farm i an Airstrip and we Don t have the resource to control  j four americans while trained rebels in Costa rican base Campi said they discovered the Contra smuggling involvement Early this year. These americans said to cuban Ameri cans while helping the honduran bad fun open a Costa Rica wont used armed rebel troops to guard codeine flown from Colombia to Clandestine a Fields in North Ern Costa Rica. \ the american rebel walkers said the cuban american drug traffickers were members of the 2506 brigade an anti Caj Tro group that participated in the 1961 Bay of pigs attack on Cuba