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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, October 22, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stabs and stripes wednesday october 22.1986 storms sweeping Europe blamed for 6 deaths Frankfurt a High winds rain sandstorms slashed across Britain and Centra Europe monday and tuesday and authorities reported six people were killed. Two people each in Britain the Netherlands and West Germany were killed by storm related Accident police said. A woman in the West German stale or Niedersachsen was pulled onto a Street when she opened her umbrella in High winds and was killed when she was hit by a cur. In Baden Wuerl Tumberg state in the South of the country a 64-year-old Man was killed and five people were injured in weather related Auto Mobile accidents police said. In the Hague the Netherlands a 27-year-old construction worker was blown off a ladder and died later of his injuries in a Hospital while i Southern Germany a 31-year-old Man died after he fell through a Glass roof to a floor 26 eel below police said. British police said a 57-year-old Man in Eltham South London was killed monday afternoon when a 50-foot tree crashed onto his can and a few Miles la the West a 37-year-old woman met her death in a similar Accident min utes later. Soviets from Page 1 kicking out the soviets in new York a separate Issue. Redman said the United slates and the soviet Union had an agreement giving the Kremlin 320 diplomatic postings in the United states. Bui he said the soviets ignored longstanding . Concerns about the imbalances Between the nations diplomatic missions. Redman said the soviets were informed the United Stales would act la establish parity if they retaliated for the . Expulsion of the 25  soviet diplomats. Redman said he did not believe additional retaliatory measures by the soviets would be justified because both sides now were at parity. Ism from Page 1 fewer than t.500 workers 23 percent of whom Are non whiles ism spokesman Richard Coyle said. It is not involved in manufacturing or product development he said. Coyle said the subsidiary accounted for about 0.5 percent of ism s 150 billion in worldwide Revenue during 1985. The Sale is to be completed by March 1, ism said. The new company will be headed by Jack Clarke Gen eral manager of ism South Africa. Hasenfus trial opens in nicaraguan court Managua Nicaragua a the leftist Sandi nista government brought Eugene Hasenfus before a revolutionary court monday and charged him with terrorism and violating Public order on behalf of the . Government. The 45-year-old american dressed in a Black t Shin Blue jeans and combat boots listened stonely Ai the court president seated at the same rectangular table read More than 14 pages of accusations against him. Court president Reynaldo Monterrey then asked Hasenfus if he had anything to say. I have nothing to say until i have a Chance to talk to my lawyer said Hasenfus who faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. He was captured oct. 6 by government troops who shot Down a cargo plane ferrying supplies to Contra rebels. We will demonstrate that the actions imputed to Hasenfus Are in indissolubly linked to the official policy of the government of the United states toward the Republic of Nicaragua said Monterrey Reading a government statement in flying Over nicaraguan territory with the object of supplying forces financed and directed by the North american government who act against the legally constituted government of Nicaragua without any expressed authorization of his country Hasenfus is carrying out acts that impair the Independence the sovereignty and the integrity of the nation he read. Nicaragua charged the United slates had violated the sacred Basic principles of our internal Laws an the Charters of the United nations the organization of american states and other treaties in Force As Well Ashe Basic principles of customary International  the accusations were translated into English by an interpreter. Written charges against Hasenfus Weir presented by Justice minister Rodrigo Reyes in die Small court room which was packed with journalists. Reyes said the charges were violating the Public order and Security criminal association and terror ism " the Justice minister said government document turned Over to the court included Hasenfus Confes Sion. Hasenfus was brought into the courtroom about two hours after the hearing started. His wife Sally arrive Dat the court moments before the session began accompanied by . Consul Donald Tyson. She stood in i crowd about 15 feet behind Hasenfus. The defendant s nicaraguan lawyer Enrique Soldo Borgen also attended the session. He criticized the government for making it impossible for him to see Hasenfus before the trial Hasenfus wife and his brother William arrived in Managua sunday night and were met by . Embassy officials at Sandino International Airport. Hasenfus is being tried by a people s tribunal i judicial body created in 1983 to prosecute people accused of counter revolutionary activity. Each Pine consists of a lawyer and two other members. All Gener ally Are Active in sandinista organizations. Former . Attorney general Griffin Bell volunteered last week to defend Hasenfus but Nicaragua Law requires that the chief defense lawyer be a Nicara Guan. Bell said in Atlanta that he would leave for Man Agua on thursday. . Officials have denied accusations by the Sandi nistas and statement Hasenfus made to reporters that Cia employees organized the lights. Moslem from Page 1 Beirut office of a Western news Agency. The statement was accompanied by a photograph of Tracy and a photocopy of his passport. In its statement the group accused Tracy of being a spy for the Cia and Mossad. The revolutionary Justice organization announces the arrest of jewish american spy called Edward Austin Tracy after he was definitely proven to be. Feeding the Mossad and the Cia with information and. Spying for the  the statement did not say when or where Tracy purportedly was abducted. Tracy s Mother Doris said in a Telephone interview from South Burlington vt., that her son has been gone from Burlington for More than 20 years and i did t hear from him for about 0 years but then he began writing to me about a year  she said she is worried about her son being in Beirut and the fact that i Don t know what he s doing. He never says what he s  Tracy graduated from Burlington High school in 1948. Former classmate Shirley Meacham said he did not attend the 30th reunion in 1978. She said that it the Lime he was listed As living in the Canary Bland off Northern Africa. A . Embassy official said Tracy had been living in West Beirut for a Long time. The official said be could not confirm Tracy was kidnapped but we have not heard of him lately. This Guy Hadnot had any Contact with the embassy in recent months said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The while haired Tracy wrote illustrated children books for a living. He was one of fewer than a dozen american who remained in West Beirut alter the latest exodus of. Foreigners in april prompted by a series of politically motivated kidnappings. Tracy often was seen silting in sidewalk cafes in West Beirut s Hamra commercial thoroughfare. Leb anese waiters who know him said they have not seen him in the last two months six other americans Are missing in Lebanon. Tours from Page 1 Small with few personnel. He estimated Only about 10,000 service members out of about 586,000 serv ing overseas will be affected. The report is a response to a congressional directive contained in the fiscal 1986 defense authorization Bill. The directive required Dod to bring overseas touts under the so called "36-24" Rule and to justify exceptions. The 36-24 Rule Calls for military personnel to serve overseas Tours of 36 months if they Are accompanied by their families and 24 months if they Are unaccompanied. Tours at 18 of the 28 locations involved were in creased to the 36-24 Standard. Tours at the other 10 Sites were lengthened but not to 36-24. Ninety nine Sites still Are exempted from the 36-24 Rule. In Guam longer Tours will be tested for two years by Navy personnel who will come under the 36-24 Rule. Army and air Force personnel in Guam will Mill serve the current Tours of 24 months accompanied and 15 months unaccompanied during the test the army and air Force have been directed to allow service members to Volunteer for the 16-24 Lour lengths when assigned to Guam. Information on Volunteer and Extension rates will be used to evaluate the Guam test the report said. The Dod official said Guam is being tested because he Navy wants longer Tours there but the air Force does not. Here Are tour length increases for other Sites in Europe and the Pacific with figures for accompanied and unaccompanied Tours Greece. Athens hell Nikon and Tanagra from 30-is to 36-24. Italy. San Vito from 30-18 to 36-24. La Maddalena from 24-15 to 24 months for both accompanied and unaccompanied combo from 12 months for both accompanied and unaccompanied to 24-12 com Iso tour lengths Are scheduled to increase to 36-24 Oil july 1,1988. Japan. Iwakuni from 36-12 to 35-24. Misawa from 30-18 to 36-24. Okinawa from 30-18 to 36-24. The Neui Gruodi Woen Sprecht from 12 months for both accompanied and unaccompanied to 36-24. The pump Pluto. John Hay from 36-18 to 36-24. Spain. Cartagena from 24-18 to 36-24. Al Ferrol from a i to 24-m.7 United Kli Doig. Glen doughs Madu Shanish St. _ Mawgan from 24-18 to 36-24. Raf Spade Bam from24-12to 36-24. T Belgium. Fio Rennes from 12 month for both accompanied and unaccompanied to 24-12. Tourle nub Are scheduled to increase to 36-24 of july 1,198?. Iceland. Kef Lavik from 24-12 to 30-18. Tours in Alaska and Hawaii also come  38r 24 Rule except for Adak and fort Gredy in Altaic a Kauai and Pohak Uloa training area in Hawaii Long Oversea Loun in area where there us Fae lies create a negative real service families and the services and tips the report said. Shorter Toure remain in effect for locations film cred Remote and arduous with hauled family m go a facilities or with economic condition that do not port a Quality of lift reasonably comparable & a  about 115,000 services Zemberi Alrooth 00ccqt of Tho overseas Force will still Servo ten til Landard 36-24. Month the Repon Aid. That includes 16,700 Marina on  Tow. Japan and 45,500 Fust term Aimy personnel on u month Tours in Europe Aad Japan  
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