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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 30, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a the stars and stripes tuesday. September 30,1986 australian protesters heckle visiting warships Sydney Australia a Ami nuclear protesters tailed out into Sydney Harbor in a Motley assortment of Craft monday to Greet 26 foreign warships that moved in for he Celebration of the Royal australian Navy s 75th birthday. Protesters targeted Sis ships three american and three British that they claim carry nuclear weapons. The protest vessels which numbered about 70, were outnumbered by police and maritime Pairol boats helicopters also hovered Over the Harbor and Royal australian air Force jets in a Fly past screamed Over the warship Votilla the largest 10 visit Australia. With typical Navy precision the warships from the United Stales Britain. France Canada new zealand and Papua new Guinea assembled promptly at 7 . For the six hour procession in a drizzling rain. Sydney peace Squadron a protest group working closely with the Greenpeace environmental Organiza Tion fielded an assortment of prole1, Craft that ranged from canoes Small sailboats surfboards and Catama Ranslo a Lone Man Silling astride a Plank of Wood buoyed by inflatable rubber tires. Several Hundred protesters lined the Shore waving banners and shout ing slogans. The first american and British warships to arrive managed look Man Euver the jostling protest Craft that bobbed Wra cd and circled while police irid to head them off. One protester on his second attempt managed to paddle his surfboard to the oncoming destroyer Olden Dorrand grab its Bow. Ian Cohen held on for about five minutes. When he slipped away police hauled him from the water and arrested him on charges of causing a nuisance an endangering vessels. Police later plucked three More demonstrators from the water As Thuv tried to paddle in front of the British aircraft Carrier illustrious the last ship in the Armada. In the Melee of circling police boats and desperate paddlers one Canoe was swum cd hut its two occupants were quickly rescued. The purpose of this exercise is to show people we arc sensible and reasonable said australian Rock Sta Peter Garroll of Midnight Oil the country s most pop ular political group. Garten headed the nuclear disarmament party until he lost his bid for a scat in the Senate last year. The head of the Sydney peace Squadron Peter Hale said he was delighted with the turnout claiming Ilas a real  Hale whose movement claims about 200 members said six of the 26 ships probably carry nuclear weapons. Hale said he was concerned that the government has no evacuation measures for Sydney the Eastern Seaboard City that is Australia s biggest with More than 3 million people in the event Ofa nuclear Accident. The nuclear capable ships which he called Nas a photo surf banter Ian Cohen grabs the Bow Ofa warship. Ties Are american destroyers Oldendorf and Paul f. Foster and the battleship Missouri on which Japan formally surrendered in world War 11. The Missouri is due to arrive on wednesday. The three British ships Ace fort Grange Beaver an the illustrious. In the War of words leading up to the demonstration the first casualty was an embarrassed australian Admiral who in a television interview last week said thai nuclear weapons would inevitably be on some of the ships. Rear . David Martin Lacr blamed stage fright for the slip saying he meant it was not inevitable that nuclear weapons would be on Board. In addition to the 26 foreign ships the australian Navy is ridding 15 of its own for the we Klong birth Day celebrations that culminate in a review on sat urday by Britain s Duke of Edinburgh. An estimated 8,000 foreign sailors and 5,000 australian personnel were on hand for the extravaganza which included a dazzling fireworks display Over the Sydney Harbor Bridge monday night. Accused former Treblinka guard indicted in Israel for War crimes Jerusalem up an israeli court indicted retired autoworkers John Demjan Juk monday on War crimes charges that he gassed thousands of jews As a nazi death Camp guard called Ivan the  Demjan Juk 66, was not present for the indictment in Jerusalem District court the indictment came almost seven months to the Day after the United Stales Cal radiated Demjan Juk to Israel to face charges thai he was responsible for Send ing thousands of jews to heir deaths in the Treblinka concentration Camp. If convicted Demjan Juk could face the death Penally. The 24-Page indictment charged Demjan Juk with War crime crimes against humanity crimes against jews and crimes against a persecuted people. The Only person executed for such crimes which Are covered under a 1950 israeli Law pertaining la nazi crimes against jews in the world War ii Era was Adolf Eichmann the architect of Adolf Hitler s final solution plan foe exterminating the jews. He was hanged in Israel in 1962. The indictment presented to District court Secre tary Moshe Shemesh by government prosecutor Eli Gabai lists eight Treblinka survivors As witnesses against Dern Manjuk. It also lists a number of technical witnesses plus a German named Otto Horn who was identified As a former nazi is officer assigned to Treblinka in German occupied Poland in world War ii. Horn s testimony is expected to be Given abroad sources close to the Demjan Juk investigation said. Mark o Connor Demjan Juk s american lawyer expressed Confidence that Bis client would receive a fair trial in Israel because of the natural scepticism that exists in this country,7 Demjan Juk a retired autoworkers who lived in Cleveland Ohio after the War has consistently denied allegations that he was in the Treblinka Camp. He said he is a victim of mistaken identity. Demjan Juk extradited to Israel last feb. 28, is accused of running the Gas Chambers at Treblinka in 1942-43. An estimated 900,000 jews gypsies and other people perished in the Camp. Camp survivors and others have charged thai dem Manjuk was a sadistic Camp guard called Ivan the Ter  Demjan Juk moved to the United Stales after the War and became a naturalized american citizen in 1958. World today Libya denounces Egypt As Branch of the Cia Nicosta. Cyprus api Mhz. Abdulsalam Jat loud Libya s Deputy Leader has denounced Egypt As a Branch of he . Central intelligence Agency and declared thai great Egypt is now on its Knees Tripoli radio reported  radio monitored in Nicosia said Jalloul voiced the attack on Egypt sunday at a ceremony in Benghazi Libya s second largest cily to Mark the i6lh anniversary of the death of presi Dent Jamal abduct Nasser. The radio said other speakers appealed to the egyptian people to dethrone the treasonous regime in Egypt so that Egypt can retain its Natu ral position id the Arab nation the Sale Rtin radio quoted Jalloul As saying thai we in Libya Are faithful to Nasser s principles and we believe that the nation hat gave birth to Nasser is capable of living up to his thoughts of pan Arab Unity. Indian airlines jetliner makes emergency Landing new Delhi. India up the engine of an Indian airlines Jet carrying 185 passengers caught fire shortly after Takeoff from the City of Madras monday forcing the Pilot 1� make an emergency Landing the press Trust of India news Agency  said the aircraft came to a halt Only about 300 few from a Wall at the end of the runway. It said All of the 185 passengers aboard the european built Airbus a-300 bound for Bombay were  10 people sustained minor injuries while leaving the aircraft on inflatable escape chutes and were being treated at hospitals it said. Pit quoted passengers As saying that the fire Wasin the left engine and the aircraft s tires and under Carriage were severely damaged during the Landing. Mild earthquake shakes Western coast of Scotland Oban. Scotland up an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richcr scale Shook the coast of Western Scotland Early monday. No in juries or damage were reported officials said. Police in the Small town of Oban 37s Miles Northwest of London said worried residents called hem when buildings Shook in the Earth quake that tasted Only seconds. Officials said the earthquake was Felt in areas 100 Miles apart on Scotland s Western coast. Afghan guerrillas claim they downed 3 copters Islamabad. Pakistan a afghan guerrillas said sunday they shot Down three helicopters with missile in Eastern Afghanistan in the past two weeks indicating that the anti marxist rebels Are gelling More anti aircraft weapons. Radio Kabul meanwhile reported that the afghan government displayed whal in claimed were chemical weapons the . Government allegedly gave to the guerrillas. The reports about the downed helicopter came by Telephone from islamic guerrilla group based in Pakistan and gave few details. Spokesmen insisted on anonymity. Survey shows Irish students believe in god not in Devil Dublin Ireland a a Survey of Iris High school students in the North of the Irish Republic finds that most of them believe in god but Only a minority believe in the Devil the Survey of 266 students aged 16 to is in county Monaghan found 78 percent believe inc Jod 20 percent Aren t sure and Only 2 percent Are convinced god does t exist. On the other hand Only 27 percent believe the Devil exists 45 percent Arent sur and 28 percen say there s no such thing the Irish times poll  said 60 percent of those questioned live of farms and in villages and 40 percent in towns. It said 63 percent believe divorce is wrong and 55 percent agree it should be banned s Ireland 91 percent think abortion is wrong and 69 percent support the ban on Selling contraceptives to people under 18  
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