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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 6, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and strikes Friday. June 6, 1986 gis wives found working in bars on Okinawa . Probes arrive world today Tokyo a Sij wives of american servicemen stationed on Okinawa were found working in japanese bars and the cases have been referred la he . Military a japanese immigration official said thursday. . Military spokesmen would Root comment on the report which Carinci Ltd with he arrival of a military in Vesliga lion learn on the japanese Island. Japan has contended that our id work by american military personnel and dependents under jurisdiction or he .-Janan status of forces agreement violates ils Laws. American military Headquarters in Japan has said he . Position on outside employment generally has been to allow the teaching of English and usher legitimate work to supplement income but prohibit work in bars or other pursuits hat have generated the greatest number of complaints from the japanese. The investigation team was to conduct .1 preliminary inquiry into allegations thai hundreds of american servicewomen and female dependents were working As bar hostesses Aid in some cases prostitutes because of eco nomic hardship caused by the drastic decline of the Dol Lar s value against the yen. A. Ron Stokes a spokesman for . Forces Japan ill Rovula a outside Tokyo said the team sent by the in Spector general s office Ai . Pacific Conid Headquarters in Hawaii was making an Effort to gather Basic information that could determine whether a full investigation was needed adm. Ronald j. Hays . Commander in the Pacific told a Tokyo news conference May 36 he would order an investigation of the illegal work allegations if a Propri  Hays also said in reply to questions that he would not tolerate censorship of the military newspaper Pacific stars and stripes. Lower ranking officers had ordered it to with hold at least two staff written stories rented to the subject. Stokes would not give details about the military investigators beyond saying they were conducting a preliminary inquiry into off base employment of us. Personnel in  Seijin Higa Deputy director of the Fukuoka immigration office s Naha Bureau told the associated press by Telephone that six wives of . Servicemen were found May 13 working in three different bars in Naha the capita of Okinawa. Fie Laid immigration officers referred the casts to . Military officials As is customary and the women were neither detained nor arrested taiga would not identify them. He said several Naha citizens complained to immigration officials that caucasian women were illegally work ing in bars. Minister says Israel has uncovered no evidence of Waldheim crimes Jerusalem not the israeli Justice minister said wednesday the government had been unable to Tura tip any firm evidence that Kurt Waldheim the former . Secretary general personally took part in atrocities while he was an officer in the German army in world War ii. The remarks by the Justice minister Yitzhak Modai were the first official confirmation that Israel a its own research had not been Able to produce any evidence link ing Waldheim personally to specific nazi War crimes. Modai t declaration was made in an interview with israeli radio wednesday and appeared not to have been coordinated with the rest of the israeli Cabinet. Late wednesday israeli radio quoted political circles 1 As expressing Surprise at Modai s statement. The officials who were not identified said it could harm Israel s Case against the election of Waldheim Only four Days be fore the austrian presidential election the radio said since the beginning of the Wald hot m affair israeli Cabinet members have not coordinated their responses. While foreign m inner Yitzhak Shamir was calling directly on the austrian nol to elect Washeim president. Prime minister Shimon Peru was taking a More reserved approach on the Assumption that israeli pressure would Only help Waldheim s election chances. Ailed by israeli radio whether Israel had managed in its research o unearth any evidence proving Winheim personally took part in nazi atrocities Modai said  he added the material we have in our hands relates to his involvement within frameworks that carried out crimes. But the additional evidence is apparently in Terri tories to which we have no  this was a spa really an allusion to Yugoslavia where Waldheim was posted Dur ing part of his tour of duty in the German army Modai asserted however there was evidence indicating Waldheim was an accomplice to those nazis who were committing War crimes. As an intelligence officer in the Balkans Modai said a Sirheim gave his Superior information he knew would be used to carry out reprisals against partisans and civilians and under the strict israeli War crime Laws thai would be enough to bring charges against him. Modai said considering the evidence hat Israel has in its hands which includes its own War crimes archives . Files on Waldheim and information provided by the world jewish Congress we Are dealing with a Man who was an accomplice to organizations that committed act of crimes atrocities and  As an intelligence officer Waldheim is accused of hav ing known the details of reprisals by nazi troops against yugoslav partisans and civilians in addition to the deportation to concentration Camps of thousands of jews from the g reek City of Salonika. Modai said there Are people who claim Al least two that we Luniow of that they identified Waldheim from pictures As the Man whom they knew personally actively took part in attacks against civilians and parti sans. Bui this evidence is nol Strong enough As things hand now. We will of course continue to March and try to Exchange inf Onni Tittl with the american  austrian Are to vote sunday in n Runoff presidential election Between Waldheim and his socialist party oppo nent Kurt is Cyrce the health and environment minister. In the first round on May 4. Waldheim fell Jurt abort of a Clear majority with 49.6 percent of the Vole to 43.7 per cent for Steyrer sniper wounds israeli civilian in Palestine Jerusalem a an israeli was shot and wounded in the palestinian City of Nablus on Thun Day the 19th anniversary of briefs occupation of the wat Bank of Jordan the israeli military command said. Israeli troops scaled off parts of the City of 100,000 and imposed a curfew to search for Lupe cd the command said. The israeli a civilian who was not identified was shot in the shoulder near the City Center by a sniper said command announcement. It was the Only violence reported on the anniversary which has in the past been marked by anti Israel demonstrations. At bar Cit University North of Jerusalem students threw tones at an israeli military vehicle and israeli troops briefly detained one student a University official said. Israeli celebrated the War anniversary As Jerusalem Day marking the unification of the City thai had been divided since 1948 Between Israel and Jordan. Israel captured the Eastern part of the City from Jordan on june 7, the third Day of the six Day War but Maria the Day according to the hebrew Calendar. Tie Eastern sector which contains Sites holy to Juda ism islam and christianity was annexed later hat month and a 9so Law reaffirmed the United City s status As the nation s capital. Israel army radio one of the country s two major radio Julio no aired a 19-hour Marathon of programs about the capture of Jerusalem and the City s subsequent development. High flying exhibits a woman stands Between models of the Ewo Peu space Agency s plumed Ipi shuttle the Lar Rani left and the Igancy i Riih rocket to models Art on display 91 the note Nulious aerospace exp bit Ion which opens Friday and runs until Niue is in Hindoo to Gert Niny. Tourist Board chairman urges scots to act More scottish Aberdour Scotland a scots have been told to Wear More kills and tartan and play More bagpipes. Can you imagine the italians being shy about Spaghetti or the French reticent about lieu wines scottish tourist Board chairman Alan div Reaut asked wednesday. Why then is it that so often vision have to search for the scouts Ness in Scotland and too often end up with tartan Tat from Taiwan Devyr Maui opening a Hole in this town said Scotland should t let itself be thought of As some quasi mid at lactic  teachers of English who lost jobs in Libya returning to Ghana London up the first of mores of teacher who lost their jobs in Libya when libyan Leader col. Foam mar Qadhafi i government banned English language instruction have returned to their Homes in Ghana radio Accra Slid thursday. Libya last month replaced English courses who rus Sian costing 117 ghanaian their posts according 10 the report monitored by the British Broadu inf a cup the radio said the teachers had been paid full salaries up to August High water forces Swiss officials to halt traffic on Rhine River Basel Switzerland a freighter and Barge tray Fie on the Rhine a at a standstill bunday after rain driven High water forced what ii already the longest shut Down of this Swiss port in 33 Yean. Basel port authority ordered the hop wednesday for Lafety reasons after the River Rose la i Bear record 3 j5 Yards h ii the Firu Lime since 195.1 that traffic Here was shut Down for More than 24 Houn. Water Levels Are close to Bremem windows in some places port authority director Albert Vogel said. If a freighter goes by the River  he said the Mea sure also is intended to protect thirs which could be dam aged by debris torn along by the current and Shore installation. No time has been set for resuming traffic which is shut Down about 125 Miles downstream into Germany Vogel said thursday. A weather change to sunny skies May trigger further High water at Inow in tace Alps meld i  
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