European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday August 16.1986 americans easy targets thieves say by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau Pitburg Germany a Trio of German thieves responsible for dozens of Auto break ins Over the past year told police americans Are easy targets because they usually have Quality stereo equipment and leave their cars unlocked. The three arrested last month near Prem Ger Many have confessed to a string of break ins begin Ning in july i98s. They said that they were after american cars Only because they Are often not locked and because Ameri cans tend to have Good Quality stereo equipment said Tilburg police spokesman Josef junk. It s the Law that cars must be locked in Ger Many he said. If police see them unlocked there Isa  the crime spree has jct police with radios speakers cassette players equalizers tape recorders and other stolen items that cannot be connected with reported thefts. Junk said americans tend to not report thefts Leav ing police with recovered items that cannot be traced to a  Don t report because they Don t know the serial numbers of their missing equipment junk  think they will get no assistance from the police because the Auto was unlocked at the time of tiebreak in he said. It s True that insurance will not pay for things that were stolen when the car was unlocked junk a d. But if the theft is properly reported and the stuff found we might at least get it Back to them. He said if people who have not reported the theft scan describe their stolen equipment and match dates locations and car makes wifi what the  the three thieves they might be Able to reclaim their  three who were arrested confessed to breaking into autos in Tilburg Prem Speicher Spang Dallemand Herfort where Many americans live. The thieves said they stole gasoline from their own neighbourhoods to make the trips. One of the three was arrested this past july 15 after being seen removing the rear window of an amen can owned Bow. The other two were arrested the next Day. Students protest in South Africa Johannesburg South Afri Ca up in widespread protests Friday against detention without trial under a 64-Day-old state of emergency thousands of student Sand academic staff held crisis meet Ings on five University  another protest 601 political prisoners smuggled a letter from jail near Johannesburg to say they would refuse food indefinitely to Cal attention to treatment of detainees. In Pretoria government information officials blamed Black pupils boycotting classes for an up surge of violent incidents in Soweto township earlier this week. 9 held in probe of cocaine ring new York a nine peo ple including a computer expert in the City comptrollers office have been arrested in an investigation of a $20-Millipn-a-month computerized cocaine ring authorities said. The arrests stemmed from a inquiry that began last March when Federal agents infiltrated Thering posing As Large volume drug  ring used computers Tike anyone else in the business world Robert Stutman head of the drug enforcement administration Snew York office said at a news conference  said the ring operated out of apartments in Brooklyn and Staten Island and stored records of drug transactions in ledgers and on computer floppy discs. Cargo plane lands safely nose wheel up Rhein main a Germany Anair Force c-5a Galaxy cargo aircraft made a nose wheel up emergency land ing at 6 30 . Friday at this base an air Force spokesman said. There were no injuries among the 20passengers or 18 Crew members said capt. George Sillia Rhein main chief of Public affairs. He said that there was no fire and that there was no damage Esti mate immediately available. The runway was expected to be closed for several hours while the a a was being towed to a maintenance area for inspection an possible repairs. The incident will be investigated by a Board of officers Silli Asaid. The aircraft had departed Rhein Mai Friday in route to England but diverted Back to this base because of the problem with the nose Landing gear Sillia said. The Galaxy is from Dover fab del., apart of the military Airlift come. Senate oks amendment strengthening sanctions Washington up the sen ate moving toward a final vote on South Africa sanctions defied Republican Lead ers Friday for the first time in two Days of debate and voted to include a ban on imports of South african farm products and steel. Senators passed by voice vote a Sec Ond attempt by sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., to strengthen the sanctions but Only after Kennedy severely modified his proposal by eliminating total bans Onbank Loans and reinvestment. The Kennedy amendment would banal agricultural products from South Afri Ca immediately rather than waiting year to see if the Pretoria government frees political prisoners and negotiate with the Black majority to end the policy of racial separation known As apartheid. It would also ban steel imports. Iron imports Are already banned under the existing Bill which also restricts new in vestment in South Africa and bars airline flights to and from the country to the United states. If this is followed by other countries this can mean additional kinds of markets for american goods Kennedy Saidof his proposal. But sen. Richard Lugar r-ind., appearing exasperated at continual at tempts to pile on sanctions to the for eign relations committee Bill said Weill lose Export sales and this Point is redundant and won t make one Whit  Lugar the committee chairman was successful in derailing 55-44 an Amend ment by sen. Joseph Biden d-del., potential democratic presidential Candi Date to make stricter sanctions Manda tory if the South african government docs not change its policies. The committee Bill As it stands would give Reagan the flexibility to decide whether to impose a minimum of three out of five new sanctions if Pretoria did not move to abandon apartheid. Biden contended the sanctions Bill it self already forces the president to do what he does t want to do impose the sanctions. To use a trite phrase it s hard to behalf pregnant Biden said. It is de signed not so much to Send a message tothe president As it is to the afrikaners the White ruling minority. But Lugar said the amendment would risk a presidential veto of a Bill that has been carefully structured to appease Rea Gan despite his Overall opposition to sanctions. A photo Happy news supreme court Justice Wullum  smiles thursday on his visit to Peppe Nune  of Law in Maum Catt a he hears the news that the Senate judiciary committee recommended his nomination As chief Justice. The panel Alio approved the nomination of Antonon Scalia to replace Rehn a nest a associate Justice. The nominations will be voted on by the fall Senate sept 8. Refugees admit sailing from Germany St. Johns Canada up two sri lankan have been arrested after confessing that 153 of their countrymen sailed from Germany aboard the Ger Man owned freighter Auriga and no from India As they claimed German police said Friday. One of the sri lankan refugees res cued from the Atlantic this week admitted to Canadian authorities Friday that he lived in Germany for two years but said he returned to India before boarding a ship for Canada. St. John s police told reporters of the admission after the refugees were move to Montreal and Toronto. In Hamburg police commissioner Dieter heering said the sri lankan left the port of Brake on the Weser River about 20miles Southwest of Bremerhaven at 6 30 . July 28 aboard the Auriga a 425-Tongerman-owned coastal freighter. He said the Case was broken in Ham Burg with the arrest of two sri lankan who had the ship s passenger list wit them. He said they made a Complete confession. Heering said police Are looking for the Captain and the ship. He said the identity of the 45-year-old Captain is known but his name was not disclosed. Heeling s statement refuted the Story Toldby the in lankan when they were picked up monday by passing fishermen off the coast of Canada s easternmost province. They said they were fleeing a guerrilla War in their asian Island Homeland when they left India july 7 aboard a freighter after paying up to $5,000 each. They claimed they drifted in two Cramme lifeboats with Little food or water for Sev eral Days before they were picked up. Agent from Page 1 the time of arrest was released after proving his identity with the help of the . Consulate. Cortez was treated at the . Consul ate in Guadalajara and then flown to Tucson ariz., where he had a medical checkup Friday. Guadalajara about 320 Miles West of Mexico City is where Dea agent Enri que Camarena Salazar was kidnapped i february last year. His body and that of his Pilot were found a month later buried about 60 Miles away in plastic  than 100 people have been arrested in the grisly torture murder but Only one the former commander of the Federal judicial police Force has been sentenced in connection with the crime. Cortez was arrested outside a Bowlin Galley just after de la Madrid and presi Dent Reagan exchanged pledges of Bor Der cooperation to fight drug trafficking Speakes said. The agent was held about eight hours. Calling the actions by the Jalisco stat police vigilantism the spokesman said the police threatened or. Cortezano beat him and tortured him with a cattle prod during  he was released after the office of the mexican attorney general interceded at the request of the United states he said. The United states protests the unprovoked and totally unjustified Denten Tion and torture of one of its officials Speakes said. He noted however that the administration was pleased that mexican attorney general Sergio Garcia Ramirez had ordered an investigation. Both the Fri and Dea have also opened investigations. We expect that when the full facts Are known appropriate Steps will be taken against those who Are responsible Speakes said