European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse I if � Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday september 13,1966 news briefs bomb blast injures 41 in suburban Paris store Paris up a bomb blast Tore through a there was no immediate claim of responsibility but police said the bomb appeared to be the same Type thai exploded at the Paris cily Hall monday killing one person and injuring 18. An Arab group claimed responsibility for that bombing. Police said Friday s bomb appeared to have been in an Iron Box placed under a Bench in he third floor cafeteria of the Casino department store. The store is part of the quatre temp shopping Center two Miles West of Paris. Warsaw orders release of All political prior Warsaw Poland a the Ger tent on thursday ordered the release of All Komkai prison ers in a sweeping amnesty that incurs jailed activists of the outlawed Stojda Rilau a mover Neil the official news a cum a said Interior minister Gen. ordered the prisoners freed by Praay in Light of the state of Security in the Bun try and strengthening among urine covered by the amnesty the Solidarity underground Eads arrested in May and Wladyslaw Frasynik wroclaw Solidarity Leader Kiszczak said broadcast interview. Egypt Israel of panel to plan peace conference Alexandria Egypt a presiden Hosni Mubarak and israeli prime minister Shi Mon Peres Friday agreed to set up a committee to prepare for an International conference on Middle East peace. Egypt announced it was re Luming its ambassador to Israel. The agreement appeared to be the major achievement from the tint Summit Between the two countries in five years. However it was no referred to in inc official statement issued at the end of he two Day meeting. Peres then flew Back to Tel Aviv Israel where he said he expected some opposition within his coalition government Over his agreement on a world conference. Phone service Between ., puerto Rico Cut off Washington a Telephone communications Between the Mainland and inc Island of puerto Rico have been effectively Cut off by an electrical failure in san Juan at said Friday. The failure in puerto Rico s capital cily knocked out one of the primary switching centers of he puerto Rico Telephone co. About 10p.m. Wednesday. Due to that failure communications Between puerto Rico and the Mainland United states have been effectively Cut off said american Telephone & Telegraph spokeswoman Edith Herman. At to spokesman Rick Brayall said the com Pany had no indication from the puerto Roca phone company How Long service would be out. Thousands flee floods in Michigan Wisconsin by United press intent Ronal torrential Rains across Michigan and Wisconsin Friday triggered a third Day of flooding that has forced thousands to flee if Weir soggy Homes Cut Power to 65,000 customers and killed Al Leas five people. Storms that drenched lower Michigan with 13 inches of rain moved into the Northeast but the Runoff broke dams closed highways and schools and sent water cascading into basements in Michigan and Southeast Wisconsin the National weather service said. Michigan gov James j. Blanchard declared state disaster areas in 18 Western slate counties and called out the National guard to help with the cleanup. At least five people have died in flood related Accident and some 65.000 Homes were left without electricity authorities said. House oks Bill beefing up fight against illegal drugs Washington a the House gave final approval thursday night to a Bill providing new weapons for the War on drugs including required use of the military and reins dilution of the Federal death Penally for some drug dealers. Related Story Page 5 the vote of 392-16 sent the Bill to the Senate. The legislation also would change the exclusionary Rule to allow some illegally obtained evidence to be used in court. That change along with the military and death penalty provisions were added to the Bill As controversial amendments. After the exclusionary Rule passed. Judiciary com Mittee chairman Peter w. Rodino jr., d-n.j., said the Bill was designed to attack illegal drugs but is now an attack on the Constitution of he United Rodino and others warned that the Bill will be filibustered to death in he Senate. The Overall legislation would escalate the War on drugs by pouring billions of dollars into enforcement education rehabilitation and crop eradication. It also would withhold Aid from recalcitrant producer coun tries. The key changes were made when the House voted 296-112 to permit imposition of the Federal death penalty for individuals involved in a continuing criminal Enterprise who intentionally cause the death of another individual. Decided by a 237-137 margin to Force the presi Dent to Send military forces to Borders to Stop drug smuggling and give them Power to male arrest in instances where traffickers Are under Pursuit by a 239-153 vote approved language thai would permit use of improperly obtained evidence seized in warrant less searches provided officers acted in Good Faith. The change is not limited to drug cases. The supreme court already has made a Good Faith exception in cases where warrants were obtained. Voted 242-1ti for an amendment that would give stale and local Law enforcement agencies a Bonanza in Federal Grants to fight illegal drugs. The original Bill would have allocated 1300 million for the Grants in fiscal years 19s7 and i98s. But the change would raise the figure to $1.3 billion. The stale local Matching share would be reduced from so percent in the original Bill to to percent. Approved 355-54 a provision for life imprison ment without parole for a second conviction of anyone 21 years or older who Sells a dangerous drug o a child or teen Ager or Sells it in or near a school. Stock Market nosedive again new York a stocks fell sharply again Fri Day in record paced trading volume after suffering a historic plunge a Day earlier. The size of the latest sellout Al least among the mar Ket s Blue Chip issues was less than half that in the previous session. See list of stocks on Page 27. But the losses again were spread Over a Broad front and it was the Market s sixth consecutive setback. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials having plunged a record 86.61 Points thursday tumbled an other 34.17 to close at 1,758.72, investors still reeling from thursday s massive slide promptly pushed prices lower in Early dealings Friday. The Markel attempted to recover and had erased much of the losses by noon. But the upturn was Short lived and prices again turned lower for the bal Ance of the session. The nosedive thursday was largely attributed to investors growing belief thai the Economy i picking up steam and thus could Lead to higher inter est Rales and inflation. While Many economist discounted Ibal scenario the Selloff turned into a rout with the help of computerized trading used by professional investors to play individual stocks against futures contracts on Market indexes. Those programs allow traders to move huge sums in and out of the Market Al a moment s notice. Meanwhile government economic data released Fri Day showed Gams in August retail sales and wholesale inflation that were Well below what some Wall Street ers had expected. Traders said the figures gave the Markel a momentary lift and then were not a Factor. The Commerce department said retail sales Rose 0.8percenl last month. The labor department said whole Sale prices Rose 0.3 percent in August on sept. 4, the average hit a record High 1,919.71. But it has fallen in each of the six sessions since then for a Lota loss of 160,99 Points or 8.39 percent. This week alone the average plummeted 141.03point. Dod from Page 1 courage Active duty personnel from joining in racial or religious Hale groups. The Basic policy of the Pentagon on such issues dates to 1969 and is based on the need to Block conduct which would destroy the effective Ness of a unit Weinberger noted for example that military com Manders already have ample authority to employ the full Range of administrative procedures including separation or appropriate disciplinary action against Mil itary personnel who actively participate in groups de scribed the new directive stops Short of prohibiting membership in groups thai promote discrimination. Servicemen could thus continue to enrol in the group Sand pay dues. But the explicit Grant of authority to declare All events scheduled by such groups off limits and the Lone of Weinberger s directive appear to signal a crack Down military personnel duty bound to uphold the Constitution must reject participation in such organizations the defense Secretary wrote. Active participation including Public demonstrations recruiting and training member and organizing or leading such organizations is utterly incompatible with military service. The system of rank and com Mand the requirements of Trust and Cohutt Venesa among service members and the discipline essential to military units demand thai service personnel reject the goals of such u. Col. Pete Wyro a Pentagon spokesman de scribed the directive As not so much a changing or existing policy a encouraging commanders to use the authority they already "1 strongly encourage commanders at every level to ensure that All personnel fully appreciate their responsibility to their comrades and to the nation to uphold and Advance the principle of individual Equality Weinberger concluded. Swap from Page 1 moments after a soviet acquaintance gave hint a sealed package saying it contained news clippings. The secret police later opened the packet and said i contained documents marked secret. At the Embassy Samloff reiterated that he is innocent of the spy charge saying. I have never had any relationship with any intelligence service with any he told fellow reporters thank you for All your great support. All 1 can say is i m glad it s Over or almost Over., i m Dan Toff thanked president Reagan for working on his behalf and also thanked soviet Leader Milhau s. Gorbachev for understanding that this is a very unworthy incident which should be liquidated � far More important business can go ahead at the White House Shultz told a news conference the administration agreed to the limited reciprocal re leases because wet eel for or. Daniloff he did Samloff would be belter off in an apartment in . Embassy than in prison. But he reiterated these two people Zakharov and Samloff Are no Way comparable. And we ire not going to Trade them off against each another.1
