European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday september 18.1986 15 protesters arrested at Germany missile site Mut Langen Germany German police Arres cd 15 demonstrators tuesday for blocking the Entrance to a . Army perching ii missile base. The new arrests raised the two Day Lota of temporary detentions to 20. Twenty eight people took Peri in 3 blockade tuesday Ai the base of the army s sol la Fiel Dany at Mut Tangen 40 Miles cast of Stuttgart a police spokesman said. Fifteen of them were a res cd when they did not heed a police Summ Onslo move on. Those arrested were released after heir name were taken for possible prosecution. Mai. Michael Griffon a spokesman for the Smith Field arty told the stars and stripes inc demons rations were a German Mailer and he could not comment on inc number of demonstrators or the number of arrests a spokesman for inc anti missile movement said the monday action began a four week autumn blockade of the base which has been target of demonstrations since the first of the perching ii missiles arrived in talc 19b2. Fire in Gold mine kills at least 177 in s. Africa evander South Africa up the death toll Rose to 177 in South Africa s worst Gold mine disaster wednesday As rescuers recovered seven More bodies from a mine Shaft that was engulfed by fire and poisonous fumes Rescue workers and m i be officials said. Five More miners were missing Wilh scarce Hope of surviving the tuesday fire the workers said after 16 Rescue teams evacuated the majority of 2,200 miners from one of inc Kinross mine shafts in which the fire erupted and 3,000 Froman adjoin ing Shaft. The seven bodies brought out by the Rescue teams that worked All night brought the death toll to 177 at least 171 of them Black at the mine 65 Miles East of Johannesburg in the hear of South Africa s Gold mining Belt. Thirty such big mines Dot inc area. Kobus Olivier general manager of the mine told a news conference that the latest casually figures were As accurate As possible under the conditions. He said the miners suffocated from fume emanating from a fire a mile underground and most of he bodies were found in clusters along Amile Long horizontal corridor connecting the mine s two main vertical shafts. Two of the dead were rescuers mine officials said and they said the dead were mostly migrant Lack miners from neighbouring states. The fire hospitalized 235 miners Wilh lung damage and 180 of the injured were Black mine official said. Pentagon Reform Bill approved by Senate Washington up the Senate approved a sweeping Reform of the . Military tuesday night despite a warning from sen. John Glenn a Ohio that inc changes could undermine the Marine corps As inc country s Battle ready strike Force. The legislation makes fundamental changes in the roles of inc of military and civilian chiefs at the Pentagon. Supporters say it is designed to curb service rivalries that have plagued acc Cal military operations in Iran Lebanon and Grenada. The Compromise Bill approved by voice Vole was sent to the House for final congressional action. Armed services committee chairman Barry Gold Waitr r-ariz., who retires this year said this maybe inc last piece of legislation i have to offer. If in is i have no regrets. It is inc one achievement in my Public life in which i Lake the greatest Bui Glenn a former Marine fighter Pilot warned that the proposed consolidation of certain staff functions would pose a critical problem for inc Marine by shifting their leadership 1 from a career officer to a civilian Secretary of the Navy there is the possibility of seriously reducing the effectiveness of the unique qualities of the Marine corps Glenn said. I Don t want to Sec any future commandant of the Marine corps Hamstrung in his efforts to keep the ready Force ready. To preserve the integrity of the corps As a ready Force we will have to have additional but Goldwater said the Marine corps is some thing like notre Dame i would t worry about the Marine corps at Alt the legislation the most sweeping overhaul of the Pentagon bureaucracy in almost 40 years focuses on the committe like joint chiefs of staff the Heads of the four uniformed services and a chairman who now help guide military policy. Ii makes the chairman the chief military adviser to the president now a joint Effort of the five member group and creates inc Post of vice chairman. The existing system has been sharply criticized be cause in advice in provides critics have contended becomes lowest common do nominator positions and its budget proposals have reflected the most grandiose of wish lists from the services. The measure also gives new authority to the to . Commanders across the world who arc responsible for directing military operations in their area should conflict break out currently they must fight using the variety of service units in their command. But those service command ers often follow the orders of their service chiefs rather than those of the urea commander. The Bill gives the area commanders veto Power Over their subordinates and More command authority Over the forces they must use to fight Battles. The Bill also would create n new specially for Mili tary officers inc joint specially to develop a corps of officer Well versed in joint service operations such As inc Iran and Grenada Effort the Bill also merges some of the civilian and Mili tary positions in the three military departments army Navy and air Forte Ai the moment each department has iwo staffs one military and one civilian often working on the same issues. The Bill also repeals the Navy s Independent operating authority which gives thai service jurisdiction Over naval reconnaissance anti submarine warfare and shipping Protection a provision the Navy could use to argue that its units were Busy with other task and could not come under a unified commander. Paris from Page 1 leading to the arrest of Abdallah s two Brothers Mau Rice Ibrahim Abdallah and Robert Ibrahim Abdallah. No charges have been filed against the two lebanese men bul officials said they Are wanted for questioning in the earlier bombings. At a news conference in Tripoli Lebanon convened just before wednesday s bombing the two Brothers offered to give themselves up to French authorities but they denied they were involved in the Paris attacks. The latest wave of bombings began when a blast Althe Post office in City Hall killed one employee and injured in people sept s. Four Days later a lunchtime bomb in a crowded cafeteria in the la defense com Mercial Center injured 40 sunday a bomb was round in pub Renault on the champs Elysee it exploded when a Aff member and two policemen took n to the basement. One policeman was killed and the other policeman and a cafe worker were following Day a bomb in the Drivers License office of Paris police Headquarters killed one person and injured is. A planned attack in the express subway train station Al Gare de Lyon failed sept. 4. The Detonator exploded but did not ignite the bomb. In response to the bombings France deployed troops to Aid Frontier police and imposed visa require ments on All visitors except those from european eco nomic Community nations and Switzerland. In Beirut an arabic statement signed by the com Mittee for Solidarity threatened to launch attack in the United states the two Page statement delivered wednesday to the Independent newspaper an Nahar. Said we shall meet soon in your great states. We shall get acquainted with great states your cities your skyscrapers your statue of there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the wednesday alack. Meanwhile French police announced they discovered a Cache of More than 88 pounds of explosives 10 grenades More than 80 detonators and a Roll of Deto nation Cord. The Interior ministry said the discovery came As a result of Public appeals Tor vigilance against terrorism but it provided no other details. Primaries from Page 1 family record of never having lost an election in Massachusetts. It also marked the second straight Success for the family s younger generation following a Vic tory last week by Kennedy s younger Sis Ter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in a Maryland congressional primary. I grew up in a family where we were taught that the United Stales govern ment stands for something and that America As a nation stands for some thing Kennedy said in a Victory statement. He vowed to do his part to re establish America As the land of Opportunity if he joins his Uncle sen. Edward m. Kennedy in Washington. He will be heavily favored against gop nominee Clark Abt in a District that has not sent a Republican to con Gress for More than four decades. Kennedy spent More than i million on his Campaign and stressed his experience As founder of citizens Energy corp., which has bought millions of Dol Lars of crude Oil refined it and sold it at no profit to Low income families. O Neill whose television endorsement helped push Kennedy Over the top said he was very pleased that Young Joe Kennedy is going to take my seat i took his Uncle s place o Neill re called referring to the late president John f. Kennedy whose career was launched from the District in 1946. Never for one minute thought that Joe. Was going to Wilh Alt 222 precincts reporting Ken Nedy Hod 58,899 votes or 52.4 percent and state sen George Bachrach had 33.97j Voles or 30.2 percent. Far Back in an 11-Way race were Melvin King a Leader of Boston s Black Community with 10,676 votes or 9,5 percent and James Roosevelt jr., grandson of presi Dent Franklin Roosevelt with 5,620 votes or 5 percent. Joe Kennedy deserves this Victory and i called him and told him that said Bachrach. It was a rough and Tumble demo cratic Campaign wallers told support ers at a Victory party i think it was just the kind of Campaign thai will make us stronger in but Turpen who had trailed Walter by 30,000 votes in the six Way primary refused to concede and said he might seek a Runoff. Turpen had accused Walters of Violat ing Campaign expenditure Laws by Bor rowing from individuals while Walters said Turpen misused Bis position Bye lacing Campaign Telephone Calls from is office. Both men denied the charges. With All precincts reporting Wall Ershad 235,294 votes or 50 percent and attorney general Mike Turpen bad 232,122 Voles or 30 percent. In Washington Adams exulted it Gonna be a horse race in feels great. This is no Surprise to us we had no doubts Al All. The people of Washington Are read for a new senator and we re going to win in said he was pleased with nil showing and predicted Well be ahead comfortably when the votes Are counted in november. I be always expected this to be a very Tough and competitive Massachusetts meanwhile republicans sought a candidate for governor to face democratic gov. Michael Dukakis who had no primary opposition. Cop Leaden drafted businessman George Kariotis for a write in Campaign after two original candidates stale rep. Royall Switz or and Gregory Hyatt were discredited. They dropped out of the race Loo late to get off the ballot but promised to decline the nomination if they won. With 95 percent of precincts report ing Hyatt led Wilh 29,398 votes or 49percent, Swisler had 19,565 Volta or 31 percent and Kandiia Hail 10,302 vote or 17 percent. Bul that count apparently did not include Many write in votes that were still being tabulated wednesday
