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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, October 27, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Candidate vows halt to ski pact Offenburg Germany up Johannes Rau the social democratic candidate for Chancellor pledged saturday to halt German participation in the . Strategic defense initiative if he is elected in january. Rau told an election rally of 440 Campaign workers the Star wars agreement Between the . And German governments is contrary to he vital interests of our  he called the agreement which covers the participation of German Industry in the ski program probably the most serious mistake made by Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Kohl is opposing Rau in the Jan 25 National parliamentary elec Tion. Rau criticized president Reagan s refusal to limit the ski program As soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev demanded at the Iceland Summit in Exchange for a nuclear disarmament agreement. It is our right and duly As a Friend of America to Lell the . Government that the refusal to include the strategic de sense initiative in the negotiating pack age was not in Europe s interest the world s interest or the interest of Ameri Ca Rau said. Public opinion polls Thow the social democrats running Well behind the Cen Ter right coalition of Kohl s Christian democrats and the Small Liberal free democratic party. But Rau Premier of nor Rhein Wesl Itlen the most populous of Germany s 10 states said his Hope of winning a majority of scats i n the bundestag the lower House of parliament that elects the Chan cellar is not just a dream. Our country needs a new beginning our country needs a revival he said. Rau repeated he party s determination to close Down All nuclear Power plants within 10 years if it wins the elec Tion. Hans Jochen Vogl the party s parliamentary Leader who ran unsuccessfully for Chancellor against Kohl in March 19s3, told the nil by not to be discouraged by the overwhelming social democratic defeat in the bavarian slate election two weeks ago. The social democrats received Only 27. S percent of the votes heir worst re sult in the Region since the War. Monday october 27. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Hall of punier Ted Williams left with baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth Center and George Sulu in Boston. Shultz s trip to world series game Cost taxpayers $ 11,000, paper says Washington up Secretary of state George Shultz used a military Jet to Fly to Boston for game 5 of the base Hall world series at a Cost to american in x payers of at least 111,000, the Balti More Sun reported saturday. The newspaper quoted the air Force As saying Shultz flew to Boston thursday for the game aboard a twin engine c 20a, the military equivalent of a Gulf Stream Iii executive and returned the same Day. A state department spokesman told the newspaper the Secretary was not on official business. The air Force said the cheapest Rale it charges other government agencies such As the slate department for use of the c-20 is s 3,415 per flying hour the Sun said. It could not be determined whether that Rale or a higher rate was charged for Sulu s flight to Boston. Commercial airline schedules allow about i hour 40 minutes for non Slop flights Between Washington and Boston. At s3,415 an hour and at comparable flying Lime for the c-20, inc Cost for the Secretary s flight would have been in excess of is 1,300, the Sun reported. Additional costs would have included any overtime costs for the 12 to 16 secret service agents who accompany the Secretary on his out of town trips. Following inquiries about the world series trip a state department spokes Man said in a prepared statement the Secretary travelled on a military aircraft for Security reasons the statement said As is always the Case when he travels on unofficial Busi Ness he is reimbursing the state depart ment for the amount he would have had to pay to travel  the spokesman said he did not know How much Money Shutlz would be pay ing to reimburse the department for his trip. Eastern airlines said it has a same Day round trip fare from Washington to Boston for $ is. Spanish general wife son killed by terrorists san Sebastian Spain a two youths saturday blew up the car of the local military governor on a crowded Street in this Northern Basque City kill ing him his wife and son police said. The National radio estimated 10 to is pedestrians were wounded. The National news Agency efe said several bombs later exploded in two supermarkets in the Basque regional Capi Tal Viloria and a bomb destroyed a car Dealership in Ornizia efe said four people were healed for minor injuries and released in Vilona about 50 mites South of san Sebastian. It said no one was Hurt in the blast at a citroen Dealership in Ordinia 15 Miles South of san Sebastian. No group immediately claimed responsibility but the bombings resembled attacks by the fat a group seeking in dependence for the Basque Region. Spanish National radio quoted police As saying two youths on a motorcycle placed a sports bag containing plan sex Plosives on the Hood of Gen. Rafael Gar Rido Gil s car As it wailed at a traffic Light. It was not immediately Clear How the explosives were detonated. Garrido 59, was governor of Gui Puz Coa province. Killed with him were his wife Isabel Vila Sci and his 21 year old son Daniel according to a san Sebastian police officer who refused to give his name on the Telephone. Police and witnesses initially said that a Soldier driving the car Jesus Ferrer Lozano was killed the National radio said. Hospital officials and the police officer later old the associated press he is alive but critically injured. The radio and other Spanish Media gave conflicting reports on the number of pedestrians injured ranging from 10 to is. Hospital officials said they included a Young child struck by flying Metal. A Lipuzcoa province s civilian Gover nor s office refused to answer questions on he attack referring reporters to Mili tary officials who also refused immediate comment. The Blasl shattered windows on both sides of the Street. Witnesses said Side walks were stained with blood. Efe said passers by rushed to Aid the injured grabbing material from shops along the Street to make bandages and tourniquets. Ai the time of the Blasl pedestrian and motor traffic was heavy with morn ing shoppers. In Guimaraes Portugal where he was meeting with portuguese officials prime minister Felipe Gonzalez of Spain denounced the attack As a totally Savage reply to the bishops1 Call for  Gonzalu was referring to a Call by the Spanish Bishops conference for an end to terrorism in Spain in conjunction with Pope John Paul la s declaration of Mon Day As a worldwide Day of peace these terrorists Don t believe in Liv ing together in peace or in Freedom Gonzalez said. The deaths bring to Al least 42 the number of deaths due to political Vio Lence in Spain this year. On Friday gon Zalez s socialist government announced a shakeup in the Interior ministry to pro vide better coordination to fight terror ism. The attack look place on the anniversary of a 1979 referendum that gave Home Rule to the three province Bas que Region of Spain making in the Only one of Spain s 17 regions authorized to Levy and collect its own axes. Eta which stands for Homeland and lib erty in the Basque language wings All Spanish Security forces Oul of the re Gion and a referendum on Independence. Eta began its terrorist Campaign in i96b, and since has claimed responsibility for the deaths of nearly 600 police civil guards and military officers. Among Ihm was a previous a Lipuzcoa prov Ince military governor shot to death in 1979. Gonzalez s government opposes negotiation will Eta until the group agrees to Lay Down its arms  
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