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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, October 12, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28o the stars and stripes sunday october 12,1986 Reagan Congress Call Domestic truce by the Washington pint Washington president Ragaa and congressional leaders Friday readied an agreement on critical arms control issues that is expected to break an impasse Over funding he government and permit the 99lh Congress to adjourn this  whal amounted to a Domestic cease fire Over arms control on the eve of Reagan s meeting in Iceland with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev House democrats gave up their most far reaching demands including a ban on most nuclear testing and binding require ments for continued compliance with weapons limits in the in ratified Salt ii treaty provided the soviet respect both those limitation. In return Reagan pledged to seek ratification of two treaties limiting nuclear tenting that were negotiated in the Early 1970s but never ratified and to seek 10 negotiate a Complete test ban. Senate republicans agreed to a continued moratorium on anti satellite weapons testing along with conces Sions on chemical weapons production. Strategic de sense initiative spending and further development of my and mid Gilman  and House leaders also said that non binding but Strong language was being drafted to put Toti houses on record against any breach in the Salt Al limit which Reagan said he May exceed this  addition Houk democrats reserved the right to presi for further coital Rasinti including testing an Salt h restrictions in a supplemental Money Bill for the Pentagon thai the administration is expected to submit to Congress Early next year. The agreement accomplished some of the Goat that my colleagues in the House have been demanding. Short of a so-50 arrangement said House speaker Thomas p. Tip o Neill or. A mass. German foreign ministry official gunned Down Bonn not a senior official of the foreign ministry was shot and killed Friday night outside his Home in thebon suburb of Eppendorf. The police and foreign ministry officials said Grold von Braun Muhl 51, the director of the ministry s political Sec Tion was shot by a masked Man after stepping from a  Braun Muhl a close associate of foreign minister Hans Dietrich Gunsch a had walked to the trunk of the taxi to pick up a bag when the gunman appeared authorities said. The gunman Cut von Braun Muhl Down with an automatic pistol and then fired at least two shots into his body after he  Lasi Driver crouched behind the vehicle and watched As a second masked Man appeared and drove off with the gunman the police said. A Bonn police spokesman said a letter was found near the scene taking responsibility for the killing in the name of Ihei Grid Schubert commando of the revolutionary front of Western Europe. Twas he first killing of a senior West Ger Man official in  was a member of he red army faction group who committed Sui cide in a Munich prison in 1977. West German counter intelligence authorities have been warning for some time that the country s Small terrorist movement loosely coalesced around the red army faction was regrouping for stopped up Actton. The red army faction look responsibility for the july 9 slaying of Karl Heinzle courts the director of research Al the giant Siemens concern whose car was blown up by a Remote control bomb in Munich. A similar device shattered the facade of West Germany s coun Terinelli Genic Agency in Cologne on sept. 8. Von Braun Muhl who was married an had three children was a protege of Gen Scher and had headed the foreign minister personal staff before being promoted. As an element of Bonn s slowly mend ing ties with the soviet Union be was scheduled to travel to Moscow this month to discuss disarmament questions. He was an expert on the soviet Union having been posted in Moscow and he regularly accompanied Gen Scheron his travels. Bodies of . Mercenaries returned Managua Nicaragua up thebold Jesef two american mercenaries flying weapons to con tra rebels a a Wmk Friday to Miami As a senator said the Mmella pulse knew More about the incident Tring. . Embassy officials were give their first Chance to meet with Eugene Hasenfus the Only surviving Membri the weapons Supply team since " captured by nicaraguan Fota Afler his plane was Dow jul Navy the nicaraguan embassy or Washington said. No details reme cling were immediately Kyj a Jud Mucial met with Hasenfus Fri first time since his capture four Days ago and promised to help him with Legal defense in any upcoming trial a sandinista spokesman at the of a said. Presidential spokes Phefe spi Noza told  met for 20 " Ulics  Donald Tyson Rity interrogation Cen i Managua. Spinoza pfc Hasenfus asked Tyson for clothing tooth hand a shaving kit and received a  Espinosa said stale commander Lenin Cerna told i Hasenfus has All the rights to have lawyer in an upcoming trial. In Washington. Sen. David Duren Berger r-minn., of the Intelli czechs return accused go Des Heidelberg a 2nd  Tregl Soldier accused of deserting to Czechoslovakia is being held in the .military s confinement Center in Mann Heim after being returned by the  officials said Friday pfc. Lonnie p. Weeks was turned the Weidhaus Border eras authorities at noon on Algerman Borde Plater released weeks to in the 22-year-old Soldier has been with desertion and violate  off Mcknown.  to _ tempted defection a i official  had been Latt seen by members of his unit about 2 . On sept. 30,while resuming torn a festival a tank crewman he was assigned to troop m of the regiment s 3rd so based in Amberg Tenscher who last week was release from a Hospital after being treated for exhaustion rushed to the scene after hearing about the shooting. Like most senior level bureaucrats inborn von Braun Muhl did not have 9 bodyguard. Bonn a quiet town by the Rhine is heavily policed and is consid ered an unlikely Aiea for terrorist operations because Ofiu Small size and limited Access routes. Bank bandits caught after 10-hour siege Barcelona Spain a two would be robbers who bungled a Bank Holdup held several people hostage for10 noun Friday until police stormed the building took the bandits into custody and freed the captives. Police chief Augustin Linares called the assault a clean operation and said no one was hurl. However radio report said several people were injured and Spanish National television said the ban manager had a heart attack and another hostage had been hospitalized for treat ment of Shock. The drama began Early Friday afternoon when two men tried to Rob the Banco do Sabadell Branch on Cruz cd Berta Street in Central Barcelona and a Teller set off an alarm police  robbers then look 14 people in the Bank hostage and demanded that a Ima bus and 10 pairs of Handcuffs be brought to the building police said. They did Dot say what weapons the two men carried. Police surrounded the Bank and negotiation with the two men continued throughout the rest of the  two men released three female and two male hostages later in the afternoon. At one Point the two men were give pm Muquan Cru methadone a heroin substitute because the East West Bor they appeared to be suffering from drug4ef front Ilsi faint Northeast of withdrawal Schweinfurt riot Totri  and czechoslovakian Borders about 5,000 soldiers Are said the White House hedge of the origins of the Wear Den plane but has not revealed what it knows. The c-123 cargo plane loaded wit guns and other combat gear was shot Down Over Southern Nicaragua. Three Crew members two americans and one person of latin origin were lulled authorities said. Hasenfus parachuted to  s comments come one Day after Hasenfus told a Managua new conference that he was part or an lab Cla directed network of flight Sand honduran military minister said Hasenfus Wou Bieckmann the czech Border said he did not have Access to 1 information no further details on the incident available. Regiment headquartered the regiment. Buff Imit my  bit not late Friday night a special police lean detonated a Small explosive charge at the door and officers stormed  same Bank was held up 15 Days ago police said. Quake from Page 1  Jose Napoleon Duarte returned to the capital from the Countryside and declared a state of National emergency. The magnitude of the disaster has caused a slate of calamity in the whole country he said during a five minute National radio  later toured the devastated downtown area with members of his Cabinet. This is the wont disaster without a doubt min ister of communications Julio Rey trends said. The earthquakes blacked out the City of 1 million people and Cut off water. At Nightfall sirens wailed and the armed Force patrolled to prevent looting. The rubble of buildings and Walls made streets nearly impassable and blocked Access to the City. Bor Blancas National stadium and the presidential Palace were heavily damaged. The earthquakes brought Down several buildings on the National University of Al Salvador Campus. The Central Reserve Bank was damaged and gaping crack opened in san Salvador s strata. The . Embassy was heavily damaged and Force to move operations to the ambassador s residence the state department said in Washington. It said All .official were accounted for Ana the embassy was checking on american residents and  . Office of foreign disaster assistance in Washington said it was sending a team of experts Tolan Salvador. Helicopters flew Over the City carrying Aid to Vic Tims and lifting the injured to hospitals already jammed with victims. City Parks were convened into makeshift shelters for the Large number of people who fled their  pan american Highway one of two major High ways in the country broke apart at Balne Ario Lotc hangs and police issued Calls for driven to stay off tithe first and strongest quake hit at about 11 40 a it. And was Felt As far away As Guatemala City about 150miles North. A second quake hit about 25 minutes later and series of smaller temblor and aftershocks rattled the capital throughout the Day. Seis ologies stations in Costa Rica Guatemala and. Mexico recorded the first earthquake at Muni hides ranging from 5.2 to 7.0 on the Riddier scale  
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