European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 is photo of Joweph Owdij demonstrators Block he Gate to the army depot in mul Langen Germany Nile last month As part of the four week autumn blockade of the site. Dozens of protesters arrested at missile site by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Mut Langen Germany police arrested at least 27 demonstrators Friday Early in the final Day of a four week pro test against perching ii missiles stored at a . Army depot in Multan gun. The arrests occurred in the usual manner because the demonstrators allegedly blocked traffic four times at the depot Entrance said police spokesman Manfred i Csc. He said each Demon Strator received a summons and was re leased. Police were unable to say How Many demonstrators had been arrested during the four week autumn blockade but Rolf Hiemer a spokesman for the Ger Man protest group that organized the blockades said the total exceeded 850. Hiemer said the Campaign ended Friday around 7 . After a religious service and final blockade outside the depot Gate. A spokesman for the demonstrators said an additional 23 protesters were arrested during the final blockade. Protests also have occurred in the past month at the s6th Field any come s two other Sites near Heilbronn and Neu him said command spokesman maj. Michael Griffon the demonstrators by and Large have been very peaceful Griffon said. Noting hat most protest activity occurred on weekends when traffic was sparse he said the blockades have had no effect on our ability to accomplish our Ned Humphrey coordinator of an american group that blockaded the site oct. I acknowledged the Campaign had not achieved its goal the removal of the missiles. You can l expect results 10 happen because of one action or even a series of actions within a year or a couple of years said Humphrey a 29-year-old tue Bingen University student. The arms race has been going on for 40 years. My personal feeling is that we re in this or the Long Hiemer said 40 German organizations participated in the protest As Well As the american group and two others from France and Holland. He said his own group Campaign of civil disobedience until disarmament plans to resume blockades of the depot Gate in novem Ber. Most groups were Only there one Lime Hiemer said. He said that Al though he was arrested five times most demonstrators were arrested Only once i atoll. Griffon said the Only damage to , property during the Campaign occurred when someone threw rocks and broke a few Light bulbs. He said an army truck backed into a demonstrator s car last Welk damaging he car. The protester s car was illegally parked. Boih the protester and the Driver were cited he said calling the collision a very minor incident which happens daily in any protesters alleged that Large . Trucks nearly struck protesters twice Dur ing the last week of september. Griffon said he is aware of the Demon strators1 complaints but considers them ill founded. He said German police offi cers were at the site continually during the four week Campaign and they reported no such occurrences. Lincoln brigade vets angered by comparison to Confra helpers Miami a some surviving members of a band of americans who fought against fascism in Spain half a Century ago have lashed out at presi Dent Reagan for comparing them to americans pro Viding audio nicaraguan contras. How can he compare these people with volunteers who were fighting for ideals and Liberty asked William Gandall 7 if. We did t go As mercenaries. We got no Money. All we received was persecution from the american government when we got Back Gandall said thursday from his Home in Juno Fla. Steve Nelson 84, spent thursday in the tiny new York City office of the veterans of the Abra Ham Lincoln brigade drafting a statement condemning Reagan s comparison. The statement also called on americans to pro test .-sponsored terrorism against Small coun three men at least two of them americans were killed sunday when nicaraguan soldiers shot Down their cargo plane. Nicaraguan officials who captured an american survivor of the crash say the plane was carrying weapons to rebels fighting the sandinista govern ment. On wednesday Reagan suggested thai Ameri cans should approve of Felb Rushby . Citizens to help rebels fighting the leftist sandinista govern ment. Some years ago Many of you spoke approvingly of something called the Abraham Lincoln brigade in the Spanish civil War Reagan said in washing ton. About 3,000 americans went to Spain after the outbreak of civil War in 1936 to support an elected leftist government against rebel fascists and soldiers led by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Go gets 5 years in child s murder ka1serslautern is an army specialist four was sentenced to five years in prison for the Mur Der of his 2w-month-old daughter a 21st support come spokesman said Friday. Spec. 4 Ronald l Coleman 22, of Btry a 2nd in 60th air defense arty was found guilty thursday by a general court martial of one count of second degree murder and two counts of assault in the july death of Theresa l. Coleman said staff sgt. Slayton Shaw. Coleman was arrested by German police who turned him Over to . Authorities july 30. According to evidence presented at the trial Cole Man intentionally hit Shook and squeezed the child Over a 24-hour period before she died Shaw said. An autopsy showed that the baby suffered a fractured Skull multiple bruises and 10 broken ribs. Coleman also was reduced to private one dish Ono rally discharged and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances the maximum penalty he could have received was life imprisonment. Prosecutors had argued for a longer sentence. The trial by judge alone was heard by it. Col. Ferdi nand Tervi
