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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes Friday March 7, 1986 panel urges death for killing hostages continued from Page 1 our own Back  the panel called for greater sharing of intelligence information among govern ments combating terrorists. Bush called for greater International co operation through resolutions from the United nations binding conventions on terrorist activity and revision of the extradition treaties to ensure that terrorists Are brought to  but he said the task Force found the government s existing policies were sound and that no major overhaul of Counte Terro risk efforts is required. The United states itself is sometimes used As a Safe Haven for terrorists the commission reported noting that present extradition treaties with other nations pre clude turning fugitives wanted for political offences Over to other nations. The panel called that an obvious Loop Hole for terrorists and said the state department should seek revision of such trea ties with countries that have democratic and fair judicial  currently it is not a crime under . Law to murder an american citizen outside our Borders with the exception of Diplo Mats and some government officials the report observed. Legal Protection of Diplo Mats should be extended to include All . Nationals who Are victims of International  the administration already has proposed such legislation. The task Force also said that while exist ing Law provides for imposition of the death penalty if a person is killed in the seizure of an aircraft there is no specific legislation that would allow for the same penalty for murder of hostages in other situations. The Justice department should pursue legis lation making anyone found guilty of Mur Dering a hostage under any circumstances subject to the death  the group also called for a number of bureaucratic changes to streamline administration efforts to Deal with terrorism Vinci dents when they arise and assign specific responsibility for handling them. But it proposed no specific Means of dealing with cases such As the Twa Hijack ing last june in which the hijackers slipped away into the comparative safety of Beirut where private armies Rule the streets. Nor did it offer any Clear solutions to situations in which the United states determines that another government such As Libya is har Boring terrorists. It did suggest consideration of raising rewards for information on terrorists from $500,000 to $1 million and suggested immunity from prosecution and Grants of . Citizenship be included among incentives for. Those who help identify terrorists and bring them to Justice. Reagan has at least once approved an air strike against a suspected terrorist head quarters in Lebanon following the suicide truck bombing of . Marine Headquarters in Beirut but the attack never took place because he revealed later the israelis struck the target first. And he authorized the naval bombardment of the Hills Over looking Beirut during the multinational peacekeeping Mission there in 1982. But in subsequent terrorist incidents including the hijacking of the Twa flight last june that led to creation of the Bush task Force Reagan refused to use Force that he said might harm innocent victims or bystanders. Secretary of state George p. Shultz has openly advocated retaliatory strikes for terrorist acts even at the risk of killing bystanders arguing that terrorists must be taught their acts won t go unpunished. Defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberg or however has warned against hastily planned strikes that could kill women and  both men served on the task Force along with the director of the Central intelligence Agency Reagan s National Security adviser the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the attorney general. Adm. James Holloway former chief of naval operations headed the commission s working group. Avalanche from Page 1 contras from Page 1 without elaborating. Reagan saying we be got a Long Way to go announced later thursday he will make a nationally broadcast address to help win Public support for the Aid. Asked whether he believed that those who vote against his plan Are supporting communism Reagan replied if so ind  Reagan said no Date has been set for the televised speech. I m the last to know he quipped. The speech is expected to be delivered within the next two weeks. Reagan speaking wednesday at the White House to members of a jewish organization said if the members of Congress hide their Heads in the Sand and pretend the nicaraguan threat will go away they Are courting disaster and history will hold them accountable. Noth ing less than the Security of the United states is at  but House speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., d-mass., disagreed saying at his daily 2 senior airmen killed in head on car crash Span Dahlem a Germany two air Force senior airmen were killed in a head on Auto Accident at 9 . Thursday near the town of Zimmer said master sgt. Jim Miller base spokesman. The two were assigned to the 52nd serv ices so and the 52nd aircraft generations. Killed in the crash was senior airman Robert c. Wachowski 22, of the 52nd air Craft generation so. The name of the other senior airman was being withheld until relatives could be notified. They were pronounced dead at the scene by a German doctor. The other car was driven by a German. One person in that car was hospitalized and two were treated and released. Wachowski of North Huntingdon pa., is survived by his wife Natalie l., and daughter Melody. News conference that . Help in t what the outnumbered Contra fighters need. He predicted that americans eventually will be drawn into the conflict. I can see what s happening o Neill said. Eventually some american will be wounded and you  find us in the fray i think it s a wrong american policy. You ought to be Able to go the diplomatic route. I Haven t met a world Leader who agrees with american  White House communications director  Rick j. Buchanan argued that the Contra Aid vote will reveal whether the democratic party stands with Ronald Reagan and the Resis Tance or nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and the  in an article printed in the Washington Post on wednesday Buchanan said if Central America goes the Way of Nicaragua the communists will be in san  suspect from Page 1 los Angeles. The Agency said one Man was 37 and the other 33. Their names were not disclosed. Police believe at least one accomplice to the Assassin was waiting with a getaway car last Friday night when palme was gunned Down on a snowy downtown Stockholm Street. They say there have been several claims of responsibility on behalf of the red army faction and the Holger Meins com Mando related left Wing German terrorist groups. Palme 59, was shot dead As he strolled Home unguarded with his wife Lisbeth 55, who was grazed by a Bullet but not seriously Hurt. Using a machine two specialists from Germany s Federal criminal office brought to Stockholm on wednesday police transformed witnesses descriptions into a portrait of the tight lipped thin face Man. The presence of the two germans in creased speculation that swedish investigators believe German terrorists carried out the attack. Congressional democrats have responded to the Tough statements by accusing the Reagan administration of  in a Senate floor speech Kassebaum a key Republican moderate said the Reagan administration s statements were prevent ing a reasoned and rational debate. There is the argument that this is a matter of patriotism those who love America will support the president and those who oppose want to abandon san Diego to the  Kassebaum said that while Nicaragua s sandinista government is repressive the contras Are divided and have failed to pre sent themselves As a legitimate democratic  Kassebaum s opposition Means that Rea Gan s $100 million plan May even Lack the necessary votes to win a favourable recommendation from the Republican controlled Senate foreign relations committee. Reagan administration officials however showed no willingness to Compromise. Vice president George Bush told report ers the administration still has a lot to do to get the facts out about the rebel Aid. But he added we think what we Are recommending is the Best guarantee against a marxist beachhead in  Secretary of state George p. Shultz said i think the merits of the president s poro Gram Are becoming More and More evident to  officials release name of guard shot to death Ramstein a Germany is officials have released the name of the German guard shot to death Here wednes Day morning. The dead Man was Thomas Fendrich 24, of Neustadt according to Allied air forces Central Europe spokesman col. Bernhard Beck. Fendrich shot himself in a break room shortly after 6 30 . And died at the . Army s Hospital in Lan Stuhl wednesday morning Beck said. Officials Are investigating the shooting and have not determined if it was an Acci Dent or a suicide. There was no letter to relatives or friends Beck said. Simonsen who suffered an  injury. Maj. Hans Klovstad of the Allied information Center announced that foreign sol Diers in Norway for the 3-week-Long War games would not be sent Home but would be regrouped to take part in improvised exercises. About 20,000 soldiers from eight nato nations including 15,000 norwegians had assembled in Northern Norway and on ships along the scandinavian nation s coast for Anchor express. The casualty toll was the worst to hit the norwegian army since world War ii when the country was invaded by the nazis and the worst Avalanche since 1956, when 21 people were killed at Sig Erfjord in North Norway. About 50 people have been killed by avalanches in Norway during the last 10 years. Prime minister Kaare Willoch ordered an official Day of mourning thursday with flags flying at half staff on All Public build Ings in Honor of the dead soldiers All aged in their Early 20s. Willoch also sent Tele Grams of condolence to the victims families. Berg said a commission of inquiry will Start investigations of the Accident and will include one military official one police offi cer and at least one specialist on avalanches. Temperatures h 20 34 43 64 24 48 28 40 24 32 18 34 48 72 35 65 14 32 70 83 47 75 24 50 Albany Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City March 5 h 53 80 57 76 58 75 46 78 46 78 52 73 25 48 18 35 45 60 43 65 53 68 34 54 Las vegas los Angeles Miami Minneapolis new Orleans Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Ore. Salt Lake City san Francisco Washington French order Duvalier to another hotel european weather forecast for Friday mostly Cloudy to Cloudy with widespread morning fog and Haze and occasional no he ji1 partly Clouds Over Benelux and Northwest. High temperatures from mid of upper 30s lows from High 20s to Low 30s. Sunset Friday 6-16, Sunrise saturday 6 56. Outlook for saturday wide spread fog and Haze improving by midday. Partly Cloudy skies. Little change in temperatures. Temperatures recorded thursday Tallo ires France a deposed haitian president Jean Claude Duvalier sequestered in an Alpine hotel for the past month has been ordered by the French government to a new residence in Southern France his lawyer said thursday. The lawyer Sauveur Varisse said an order assigning his client to a hotel in St. Vallier de Toniey about 25 Miles from Nice and near the town of Grasse was delivered thursday morning by a police officer. He said Duvalier would not move before Friday. Since his arrival in France on feb. 7 aboard a . Air Force plane from Haiti Duvalier and his family have been living in the hotel de Abb Aye a luxury establish ment on the Shore of Lake Annecy. Varisse said an application to an Annecy court by the owner of the hotel de a Baye to have Duvalier expelled was moot since the departure is  French authorities originally agreed to let Duvalier stay in France Only one week until a new Home in exile could be found. But Duvalier says he wants to remain in France. Gendarmes who have been guarding the hotel de Abb Aye thursday began removing Camp Beds they had been using in the hotel basement. 4am 4pm 46 66 39 43 52 61 34 54 41 43 Adana m Amsterdam m Athens f Vicino m Berlin r ,. Bremerhaven m 41 46 Brussels p 43 48 provided by det 13, 7th weather so Graben i a Roach. Copenhagen Frankfurt r London p Madrid Munich m Paris m Rome m 4am 4pm m 34 36 43 45 38 50 48 63 34 50 46 48 45 58 other worldwide temperatures High Low Cairo cd Dublin cd Helsinki $ Jerusalem f Lisbon f 77 4848 39 32 3061 45 63 52 Montreal cd Moscow cd Oslo. Toronto cd Vancouver cd High Low 34 21 27 19 36 28 46 26 _. Supplied by the associated press. Cd Cloudy a partly a mostly Cloudy hair a rain $  
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