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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday september 28,1986 East Berlin Border guard climbs Fence to West Berlin up an East German Border guard scaled a Fence and defected lowest Berlin saturday but East German police arrested an other Man who tried to ram his car through a Concrete Barrier police said. West Berlin police said the Border guard scaled a High Metal Border Fence near the bran Denburg Gate Early saturday and managed to reach West Berlin unhurt before his comrades new he was missing. He was taken in for questioning by West Berlin police. In a separate incident a Man tried to ram through Border barriers with his car at about 3 30 . At the  Border crossing Between East and West Berlin. West Berlin police said the car struck one con Crete Barrier and stopped. They said East Ger Man Border guards were seen leading the would be is caper away. It was not known whether hews injured. Northwest airlines to Lay off 325 workers Minneapolis a Northwest airlines which starts flying a combined schedule wednesday with its recently acquired Republic airlines will Lay off about 325 employees a Northwest official says. The layoffs will affect ground workers who handle baggage clean air planes and collect tick ets. Terry Erskine Northwest s vice president for Law and labor relations said Friday. However the airline is hiring workers in other areas including mechanics flight attendants an reservation agents he said. Union leaders recently said nearly 1,000 Lay off notices had been sent to employees of North West which acquired Republic last month for$884 million. 23 envoys to attend conference on narcotics Washington a Twenty three . Diplomatic representatives will attend a Confer ence on narcotics with president and mrs. Rea Gan in Washington oct. 6 and 7, the White House announced Friday. The meeting will provide the president a Opportunity to update the ambassadors on our Domestic efforts to combat narcotic use and trafficking and will also give the ambassadors an Opportunity to report to the president on the Progress and problems in the International narcotics control Arena said White House spokes Man Larry Scakes. Hypothermia ends dream of paralysed swimmer Dover England up hypothermia and the sea water he swallowed destroyed a 54-year old american s dream saturday of becoming the first paraplegic to swim the English Channel. With a frantic wave of his left hand mean ing he was in serious trouble Jim Mcgow an of Philadelphia signalled an accompanying boat to haul him from the water about 2vi Miles off Dover after barely More than two hours. He was taken to Dover s Buckland Hospital suffering from mild hypothermia an Abnor Mal lowering of body temperature and ingestion of a lot of sea water said spokesman George Ingram. Moscow citizens get first taste of Winter Moscow a muscovites got an unexpected september Surprise on saturday Snow. Thick flakes whirled Down in a four hour snowfall that dusted rooftops cars statues an the petals and Green leaves of still Blooming Flowers and Trees lining squares and avenues. September brides who followed the tradition of laying their bouquets at the Tomb of the unknown Soldier huddled under Coats and umbrellas As they braved freezing Point temperatures to Scurry from their Black limousines to the Krem Lin Wall. Reagan assailed by Tutu for vetoing sanctions Bill Johannesburg South Africa up Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu said saturday that president Reagan will be judged harshly by history for vetoing a Bill passed by Congress that would impose Tough sanctions against South Africa. President Reagan has made his moral position quite Clear the nation s Black anglican Church Leader said in a statement issued in Cape town. Tutu said Reagan will give the ritual verbal condemnation of apartheid and express his Abhorrence fit. But the Man who has applied sanctions against Poland Nicaragua and Libya at the drop of a hat re fuses steadfastly to take any effective action against one of the most vicious policies the world has  saying that the people of the United states have a different View from that of their president Tutu declared apartheid will be dismantled and its victims will remember those who helped to destroy this evil system. President Reagan will be judged harshly by Histo  Tutu a staunch proponent of punitive sanctions became archbishop of Cape town and the first Blac Leader of the country s 2 million anglicans sept. 7. Sanctions from Page 1 votes necessary to sustain a veto. The veto was issued Over the objections of some moderate republicans including sen. Richard g. Lugar the chairman of the foreign relations commit tee who have generally supported the president on foreign policy. Lugar a Republican from Indiana and a key ally of the president informed White House officials last week that he would Lead efforts on the Senate floor to override any veto. Donald t. Regan the White House chief of staff Secretary of state George Shultz and other senior Rea Gan aides spent part of the afternoon attempting to assess whether the president could gain additional votes by offering concessions or whether such an at tempt at Compromise would prove fruitless. No Deci Sion was made they said. The veto by Reagan who has Long argued that Puni Tive economic sanctions would harm the Black majority population of South Africa and Blacks in neighbor ing states placed the president on a collision course with Congress Over policy toward Pretoria. Reagan said the administration had no quarrel with the purpose of the legislation. Indeed we share that purpose to Send a Clear signal to the South Afri can government that the american people View with Abhorrence its codified system of racial segregation he said. But Reagan said the sanctions in the legislation were targeted directly at labor intensive industries and thus would affect Blacks working in them and would also deliver what he termed a devastating blow to Black governed countries that Are neighbors of South Africa. Do we truly wish to trigger a Cycle of economic sanctions and counter sanctions that end up crippling the Economy of South Africa and devastating the economics of the front line states he said. Taking Issue with several provisions in the Bill Rea Gan said it would require the administration to publicly identify in six months those nations that do not observe a . Arms embargo against South Africa and to consider ending military assistance to such coun tries. The president said this could have unforeseen effects on . Security. No single Issue no matter How important can be allowed to override in this Way All other consideration sin our foreign policy he said. Congress has overridden Reagan on five occasions but not on a major foreign policy matter. White House and congressional sources said Friday that Reagan lacks the Voles needed to sustain the veto in the Republican controlled Senate where a show Down is expected this week. The House where the Bill passed 308-77, is expected to override the veto Early this week. A two thirds vote in both Chambers i needed to override. At least 39 killed 209 injured As Battles rage in East Beirut Beirut Lebanon up Christian militias and the lebanese army saturday crushed an attempt by pro syrian militiamen to capture East Beirut and at least 39 people were killed and 209 wounded in the Battles that raged unabated All Day. As Street to Street fighting with machine guns Artil Lery and mortars escalated the rival gunmen opened their heavy fire on moslem and Christian residential areas where Only the Wail of sirens broke through the deserted roads. A combined Force of pro syrian Christian and mos Lem militiamen backed by tanks and troop carriers crashed through the Beirut Green line at Dawn sat urday and fought pitched Battles with the mainstream Christian lebanese forces militia defending East Bei rut from the onslaught. But after 10 hours of House to House fighting the lebanese army joined the Christian militias and helped recapture most of the territory lost in the first hours of the Surprise offensive which started at7a.m. Samir Geagea Leader of the mainstream Chris Tian lebanese forces militia announced that at 5 . His militia regained Complete control of the areas that were infiltrated in the  College football Michigan 20. Flo ids is. 18 Michigan St 45, Western Michigan 10 Lula suppl 35. Tulane 10 Penn St. 42, Emi Carolina 17 per Burgh 48. Well Virginia 16 Clemion 27. Georgia tech 3 Virginia tech 37, East Tennessee St. 10 Bobby from Page 1 continued stunts in the new television season. Already this season viewers have Learned that Sam Ted Danson did propose to Diane Shelley Long on cheers but she turned him Down then accepted and was turned Down by him. Next Friday comes lbs s Falcon Crest which ended last season with an earthquake shaking the win Ery raising the possibility of one or More deaths. Abcs saturday night live which ended the sea son with the whole cast in a fire has promised an announcement sunday on its cast for this season. Sometime in the future there will be an explanation of the season ending wedding of Laura Holt Stephanie Zimbalist and Remington Steele Pierce Brosnan whenever Abc brings 1 ack the once cancelled series Remington  Duffy left Dallas complaining of the series to grind and welcoming any major movie role offers. To accommodate Duffy Bobby supposedly was killed by a cart Anven  s half sister Catherine went Worth Morgan Btu by who was also killed on the final episode of the 1984-85 season ,i,thl1,,� graj500 Jhn Beckwo had Bee thought dead in a plane crash turned up last season to resume his Romance with Bobby s sex wife  Victo Ria principal. As the 1985-86 season ended in May Graison mar Ned . But when she woke the next morning Bobby was in the Shower  
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