European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pagas the stars and stripes tuesday july a 1986 the tile photographs show the great of australians Brian chamber or. Left and Kevin John Barlow. Malaysia turns Down appeals hangs pair for drug trafficking Kuala Bumpur Malaysia up two austra juts were hanged at Dawn monday for heroin Traffick ing after last minute Picas from Australia. Britain and amnesty International were rejected. Fifty five minutes after the hangings Al pud jail the bodies of Kevin John Barlow. 28. And Brian Cham Ben 29, were taken to a Hospital mortuary to be collected by next of Kin. Barlow a welder from Perth and Chambers a building contractor from Sydney were convicted in july 1985 of trafficking in 63 ounces of heroin then lost their Appeal of Malaysia s supreme court in do Cember Barlow s family indicated that his remains would be cremated and count by a family said they would re turn his body 10 Australia. The condemned men were led in Handcuffs the few Short heps to the wooden Gallows Jusi before 6 . They Here blindfolded and their legs bound and a noose was slipped around each Man s neck in the pres ence of a physician a magistrate and the prison superintendent the sole witnesses and the lever to the trap door was pulled. Malaysia a major transit Point for heroin from the Golden Triangle nations of Thailand Laos and Burma has hanged 36 convicted drug smugglers since it imposed a mandatory death Penally in 1975 for anyone found guilty of trafficking in More than 3.3 ounces of heroin. Australian prime minister Bob Hawk had appealed for a stay of execution to prime minister Mah Athir Mohamad and pc arts gov. Awang Hawaii and australian High commissioner David Evans flew to pan Ang on saturday evening to deliver the Kucyr to the governor personally but the Appeal was rejected. In London. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher also made a last minute Appeal to the malaysian govern ment to Grant clemency on humanitarian grounds. Bar Low was bom in England and held dual British austra Lian citizenship. Amnesty International s Appeal to the government said the executions would violate a United nation Resolution because the condemned men Mill had appeals pending. Elections 86 Washington primary elections will be held sept. 9 in Rhode Island new Hampshire and a Arizona. 4icemcmbers and their families can Vodka information on voting proce dures by la Uehling a 1986-s1 voting assistance Cui Boltero unit voting assist Ance officers. Of Edenfi Icard applications also arc available irn Al units. Civilians May obtain voting Tion from any . Embassy or Consu the following information is provided by the Federal voting assistance office in the Pentagon. If local assistance is not available overseas voters May Contact the Federal voting assistance program director. Room 1s4j7, Pentagon Washington e a. 20301, or Auto on 22s 0663 or commercial 202 695-0663. Ai of the Date of the news release there we no scheduled statewide Republican primary for Rhode Island but a demo cratic primary is slated for state and local offices. Voters will choose candidates . Representatives an governor Secretary Clink attorney general and Generau i Burer. Local races ror the offices of May ors town mail members school com . Town committee Mem members and tax assessors. Absentee voters must specify party of world today guard halts kenyan train preventing derailment Nairobi Kenya Lemp til to derail a crowded Par Reurs tier train Pitit hours lifter it rec self styled. were jailed fora similar Jil stuck the Nairobi sunday Standard newspaper said Sun Day. I the newspaper said fone hug Bouldew and t Lane iroc bar were placed in Tif path of a do Singer press Friday night can of Kisumu in Tetuo nominated Westem sur Bell. They re spotted in Lime of 8 rail guard and he halted one express train so Alion. 1 j police inched an imm Chale investigation Bui it was Tot known whet Friday s attack on the Nairobi bound express was directly related to the Jailin Lof the three or government Guy Rillias Carljr Friday in n f by of Kuru 75 mile Northwest of Nairobi. The three fend Arti Frelong d to a left Wing organization ailing if my Kenya the Kenya which the one party govern ment of presid i Danful Arap Mot. $448 Mif to Aid Chi donated Nobyl victims Moscow 24 juried won. County office include sheriff treasurer and attorney
