European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 26j k the stars and stripes sunday August 17,1966 mexican denies agent was tortured Guadalajara Mexico up the chief pros Ccu Lor of the slate where american officials said Ore of their drug agents was tortured has denied the charges. Mexican officials Laid an investigation into the Casein under Way. The Jalisco slate prosecuting attorney Jaime Alberto Ramirez Gil said Friday that Victor Cortez jr., an agent with he drug enforcement administration was detained while in a car with illegal License Plain. Ramirez i told a news conference in Guadalajara,300 Miles Northwest of Mexico City that Cortez and another Man were detained wednesday for a suspicious Altitude but were released three hours later when american officials identified conc in Washington thursday attorney general Edwinm Csc said Cortez was detained in Guadalajara along with a mexican informant and was mistreated by the police. White House spokesman Larry up cakes said police threatened or. Cortez and beat him and tortured him with a cattle prod during interrogation adding thai the agent was released Only after Dea appeals to mexican attorney Genera Sergio Garcia Ramirez to intervene with the state s police. Cortez returned to Tucson Ariz. Speakes said he american government will officially protest the unprovoked and totally unjustified detention and torture of one of its  a mexican official said the men were carrying illegal automatic weapon. Sources said Cprtez was with Antonio Garayc busta Mante a former judicial police Agni who was accused of extortion in december 1981 and has been imprisoned for illegal arms Possession and drug trafficking. Authorities refused to confirm the identification. In Mexico City a government official said Garcia Ramirez sent officials from the attorney general s office to go to Guadalajara to Start working on the i Vestiga  would be very stupid on our pan to have beaten an agent when be said he was a Dea agent and also knowing what happened with Enrix us Camarena an other . Agent the spokesman said. Camarena was kidnapped in front of the . Consulate in Guadalajara on feb. 7, 1985, and he was Tor tured and killed by mexican drug traffickers. His body and hat of his mexican Pitol Alfredo Zavala were found buried 9 month later on a ranch South of Guadalajara. Two mexican drug lords Rafael Caro Quintero an Enrique Fonsica along with about 100 associates and policemen await rial for the Kidnap murder. After the kidnapping Dea authorities accused Iheme ican government of being lax in pursuing the kid nappers and relation Between the neighbouring coun tries became increasingly strained. Mexico is a major supplier of marijuana Tad her into the . Market and also processes Large amount of South american cocaine for later shipment North of the Border. In is Hejl f tropical Storr Dawdle off j . Miami up tropical storm Charley  by off the South Carpa coast sat urday ils Peak 5wiph winds a Threal  Walt by slow and erratic  Sylb Neil Frank director of the of National Hurricane Center in Mimi forecaster said the season s third drop Jugi storm was Small Andin the fool Nalic stage about Iso Miles wac and with no defined Eye Cepcar. Highest winds arc is i mate at is Mph and Kales sex to Ndjoua about 50 Miles from the a incr a Hurricane Center advis or said. Conditions favor Only strengthening  car bomb kills 1 in Iran holy Nicosia Cyprus Acar bomb exploded Fjiran s holy City of qom on a for feast Day saturday killing Asl 11 people and wounding Imp he islamic re Public news Ancy reported. The 9 30 in. Explosion lore through a toads in front of the major so Nolc of Hazrat a Sou men Mowe wrecking 10 shops and Fiva Art and breaking win-150 feel around reported loan s official news Agency ored in Nicosia Agency blamed the expo a agents of imperialism i it said suspects were arrested. Ulster youths Battle police Belfast Northera Ireland a youths hurled ones and gasoline bombs at Polun clashes across Northern it Olaf overnight and Early saturday of even police men and six civilian Lucre injured police said. F police fired Puffin bullets to disperse protest at and roman Catholic troublemakers in Belfast id , several Popli police up protestants following Akeel coi by both were inti ire arrested. Keep groups  catholics apart Holic Parade in Kil Down were stoned four policemen is people were it anger at last novem a Irish Accord and oppose catholics to British Rule Inave sparked repealed violent nos Dunn the summer. Purck Woolf Rostenkowski of plan on fax Reform by Washington Otal the lop con Gressional lax Reform Nel stars agreed Early saturday on the Mair swints of Compromise Bill that would Tow fhe of individual rate to 28 percent and Rais Ness taxes by about s120 billion to pay t similar am Tinl of individual cuts. Sen. Bob Packwood r-orc., and  Rostenkowski d-i1i., had appeared stymied when they began a Marathon personal bargaining session Friday bul emerged hopeful from the private talks in the Early morning hours saturday. The agreement was a major step to Ward a final lax Reform Bill but both men realized thai in order for the planto be considered by Congress they would have to sell in successfully to the rank and file negotiators on the Confer ence panel that is trying to write a Cor j Promise Reform measure. The House and Senate Delegate Flo the conference committee planned Hudy the full package later saturday Sarthe leaders Laid they were hopeful i Ajanel would approve the proposal ener late saturday night or Early Sunda the agree Mitras struck after pack Wood Leader act the Senate delegation and Rostenkowski head of the House team found ways to wipe out a Surprise si7 billion shortfall in the Bill hat had snagged negotiations thursday night. The main goal of the Reform Effort is of limit tax Breaks in return for lower and also shift some of the Burden  to businesses. Enli of  establishing in  of 15percent and 28 a Bizand a top corporate Rale of 3jpb according to lawmakers Ai Umles.  top individual is 50pc Mccu and the top Rale paid b Percy no. In 28 percent and 34 percent level each ones Point increases from the Rales included in the original Senate Bill. Overall the plan would raise business taxes in the next five years by about $120 billion and would Cut individual taxes by about the same amount pack Wood said. The personal exemption and Standar deduction would be increased significantly but the plan also would gut a number of popular Dedig fused by millions of the Duduc Tigre Tudi Viduate retire ment Accuu Ivas seen As one of the most Sun free of these issues. Is of the Compromise in the Ira were not available but the two leaders a been expected to agree that people no covered by another pension plan would continue to receive a maximum $2.000 deduction for an Ira contribution and would be allowed to have interest accumulate inthe accounts tax free until they begin to withdraw in at retirement however under the plan they were considering All other workers would eel the full deduction Only if they earned up Loc Ertain Levels $40,000 for couples and 23,000 for single people. The deduction old decrease gradually until it ended at Ipao and j 3 5,000 income i veto. Ding those income level could a Buhion deductible Ira contributions Anc he the Intel rat grow on atan deferred t the Compromise Uvo uld keep the deduction Tor Home Mouge interest and Tor most state and to Cubics but it was expected thai it would Mol met the deduction for sales taxes. Senate from Page 1 i amendment by sen.  i would immediately ban . In Iron steel and agricultural products an prohibit american companies from exporting crude Oil to South Africa the Senate adopted Kennedy s voice vote after Votzi motion to kill it British Primett Thatcher had prom to support a ban on steel imports argued that his proposal would allow the United slates to act in concert with Mea sures to be taken by the european eco nomic Community and British Commonwealth nations. Even before Kennedy s amendment the Senate Bill would have restricted Tome South Afri 118 Millioni from _. I europeans spend about 1410 31 i annually for South african fruits an vegetables . Petroleum exports to South Africa account for an estimated 120 million in sales each year. The Senate Republican leadership fought unsuccessfully to defeat the Kennedy amendment on grounds that it might narrow the Bill s Broad bipartisan support and make it More difficult for Congress to override a presidential veto. U t " thirds r a i addition to the sanctions added by Kennedy the Senate measure would ban imperil of uranium Coal and textile a Jit Many new investments in South to the Pretoria Govero Hli. For South  deposits in . Banks by the  Ern ment or government of acct Csc Fiji Nies. Reagan from to stand would pull the re under our Aims negotiators in Geneva and eventually imperil the National Secu Rity of the United  Reagan had sought s320 billion for defense for the fiscal year beginning oct. 1. The Senate version would Cut his it quest to 1195 billion. Attacking the House Bill Uura tens our Hopes moves us Back j tra in policies which the american people emphatically rejected in the last two National Electious. While it it my custom not to say whether i will veto a Bill until it reaches my desk if the defense budget arrives in like the present form it will be  Wilt be the Issue in  j the House Billabong party lira 23 a  us republi-3 democrats voting against had. Asked Congress for 15.3billion for research and testing on his Star wars plan for missile defense sys tems also called the strategic defense initiative. The Senate approved j3.9 bit lion for the program and the House authorized j3.1 billion. Without mentioning the cuu by the Senate Reagan said the House tons would to pacely All our Hopes for arms reduce the president said. It ii to leave definitely naked to missile at he occident or design. These rain Mhusk would per Mit the soviet um3bjh i Jias been working on strategic  make stride at the expense United