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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagatto the stars and stripes Friday november 7.1986 16 injured by bomb in philippine theater Manila Philippines a a movie goer hurled a bomb at the screen of a crowded suburban i healer thursday and in exploded on inc floor injuring 16 Peop. The attack was the sixth in he capital area in less than a month. A police spokesman said the bomb went off at about 7 30 . In one of eight Heaters in a new shopping and entertainment Complex in Quezon  of the injured suffered shrapnel wounds in inc legs after someone in the packed theater tossed the bomb at the movie screen and it exploded on the floor the spokesman said. The attacker escaped police said. Brock Adams upsets gop senator in race Seattle a former transportation Secretary Brock Adams upset Republican incumbent sen. Slade Gorton in a race that focused on voters rebellion at the possibility of housing America s High level nuclear waste dump to the stale of Washington. It was a narrow Victory. Gorton conceded de feat As the counting continued wednesday. With 6,138 of 6,176 precincts reporting Adams had 610,000 votes or 51 percent to581,183 for Gorton or 48 percent. About 125,000 Absentee ballots also have yet to be counted election officials said. Immigration Bill becomes Law with Reagan signature Washington a president Reagan signed into Law thursday the nation s most sweeping Immi Gration Reform act in decades saying that future generations will be thankful for our Effort to humanely regain control of our  millions of illegal aliens May become eligible to re main in the United states legally under the act approved in the waning Dayi of the 99lh Congress alter years of political wrangling. Our objective is Only to establish a reasonable fair and orderly and secure system of immigration into this country and not to discriminate in any Way against particular nations or people Reagan said before he signed the act. With the major supporters of the legislation behind him Reagan used four pens to sign the measure in a Brief ceremony in the Roosevelt room future generations of americans will be thankful for out efforts to humanely regain control of our Bor Ders and thereby preserve the value of one of the most sacred possessions of our people american citizenship Reagan said. For aliens who have been living in the United states illegally since before 1982, the Bill contains an amnesty provision thai will enable them Toubian temporary Legal residency. That can be converted to permanent residency status after 18 months for those who can demonstrate a minimal understanding of English and some knowledge of . History and government. Officials do not know How Many people will tit in that category but expect several million applications. The Bill also contains Lough new penalties for employers who hire foreign workers without regard to their immigration status. For those caught hiring , the Law establishes a system of civil and criminal sanctions that could result in habitual offenders going to jail. The legislation also establishes a program for Tsiou Sands of migrant workers who Harvest perishable fruits and vegetables. Sen. Alan k. Simpson a Wyo. Principal sponsor of the Bill in the Senate acknowledged it would cause Terri ble administrative problems for a tune but Slid it we nevertheless be a lol better than what we have  rep. Romano l. Mazzoli d-ky., leading House sponsor of the legislation has cautioned he colleagues to keep an Eye on the government s enforcers to make sure the provisions of the Bill Are carried out the employer sanctions would be phased in after six month education period. The following year find offenders can be issued warning citations and repeat offenders would become subject to $3,000 to $10,000 fines for each illegal alien they hire. Those who make it a pattern or practice to hut undocumented workers could face up to six months in foreigners who worked in the Fields for at least 90 Days Between May i 198, and May 1, 1986, will be eligible for temporary resident status immediately and for permanent residency after two years. Those who have worked 90 Days a year for three Yean could be granted permanent resident status after one More year. Demos from Page 1 their majority and the republicans be cause hey held the party s losses to less than 10. The president s popularity. Saved the republicans from really taking a drubbing As they would have with an in popular president and Tough economic limes. In that sense it s a Victory for the republicans said Thomas Mann executive director of the american political science association. But Mann Laid the nip Side is that inthe sixth year of Reagan s presidency the democrats have impressive strength in the  fact that they picked up some extra seats that puts them in pretty goo shape in the face of the vaunted Reagan political machine he said it was t great off year pickup but on the other hand they re in very Good shape at this Point inthe Reagan  by their own tests the parties came out with mixed results. Democrats had hoped to win 10 seals and had to Settle for fewer. They also set out to protect All of their incumbents and wound up losing one rep. Robert a. Young of the St. Louis suburbs was de Featenby Jack Buechner the republicans lost two incumbents in North Carolina and one each in Mississippi new York Colorado. Republicans had advised observers to focus on the South where they said their ability to protect open gop seats and some shaky gop freshmen would be test of the much heralded Reagan Era re alignment of he  least one of the freshmen William Cobey of North Carolina went Down to defeat while three term rep William Hendon of the same state also lost an two of the seven open gop seat went democratic with victories by Elizabeth Patterson in South Carolina and Owen picked in Virginia. The gop did hold onto six freshmen in Texas. A cadre of gop activists founders of the conservative Opportunity society had Little trouble winning re election in the face of concerted democratic Effort to Knock them off. The most visible rep Jack Kemp r-n.y., won handily but spent More than $2 million. The most endangered was rep. Vin Weber,r-minn., who narrowly won Back i farm District seat. Waite from Page 1 the release of hostages he is always in the area turning up in Jordan during the july release of roman Catho Lic priest Martin Jenko and att tent suddenly in Beirut Lebanon two Days before David Jacobsen was set free. But with others still held hostage in Lebanon Watte keeps to his policy of remaining mum my apologies for avoiding you like the plague he began at a recent news conference. Later he added ii is my own personal View that with hostage takers i need to be Able to look anybody straight in the Eye Clear in my own conscience that what is being done is being done in a just and Honora ble Way that honorable Way is silence mostly about his contacts and negotiations. It is a dogged discretion that maddens the press and occasionally Waite himself. I wish 1 could be totally free to say something lha would Knock a few rumours on the head he told a packed news conference in Wiesbaden this week. I wish i could just Tell you because in would put an end to speculations he did end speculation about Anderson s and Sutherland s condition steadfastly refusing to Lay whether he has seen them but telling reporters "1 think you la find them in Good physical and mental Condi  the reason i m jus not free to talk at the moment is i have to Bear in mind the Security and safety of those being  Waite s missions have threatened his own Security in the past. As an adviser to the anglican Church in Uganda. Waite was held at gunpoint during the 1971 Idi Amin takeover Tut year he spent several hours trapped in a Beirut office building while gunfire raked the Street below. During the last incident Waile reportedly used the time to Lake a Shower. There s always some personal risk involved in re turning the 6-1001-7, 250-Pound envoy said but i am quite willing to face that if it s going to Lead to be release of innocent people. You just can t leave a problem like that. You just can t leave people once you have Contact with the group who Are holding them. So 1 intend to see it through to the  if Waile is slow to take credit for negotiating the Freedom of those who have come out so far he is Quick to warn of others who would use those still held for their own purposes. Quite naturally there Are nigh political to take he said. And a lot of people some groups lome govern ments want credit for their own motives. All i have to say is that some of the claims that Are being made have to be taken with a Pinch of Salt. Those who Are closest to the Lilu Alion Are not say ing so much. People who Are Distant from the Situa Tion away from the situation they re the people at the moment who seem to be doing the Mort  Waite garnered heavy Media coverage Lul year with three visits to Beirut in Aix week and again this week with Back to Back news conferences in Wiesbaden. But he quietly defends himself against charge of Media to dogging there have  before he Laid times when i was in Beirut and no one knew about it. I recall sitting alone in t room in Beirut for five Days and nothing happened nothing came of it those trip though have been rare. " Waite s rep Ulion As a Man who can make strides inthe political mire of the Middle East Walker from Page 1 filed in Large part for Public consumption and to satisfy the competing voices and demands within the department of Justice the military and intelligence  John Walker Ming i High level Navy Security clearance obtained sex to nunely sensitive information about Navy communications ship location Sand routes weapons and senior data and Navy tactics and delivered it to the so Viets. He left the Navy in 1976. Walker also recruited his brother for Mer Navy it. Cmdr. Arthur Walker and Navy buddy Jerry Whitworth into the spy ring. Arthur Walker we sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $250,000 or Felting secrets to the soviet Whitw Orthas sentenced to 36s year in prison far passing on Navy code information that allowed the soviets to read a million classified Navy cables. Willcox said John and Michael Walker generally bad been cooperative with the government but that the elder Walker and i brother had failed polygraph examinations when Ai cd when their Puig began. The government aug re fort that John Walker has planned possible escape at least twice during the summer of 1985, while at the Montgomery county detention Cen Ter Walker discussed a  a cellmate and a former by Aust partner the government said last week he was moved to a Mats mum dec airily Federal prison in. Lewis Burg a after apparently is offing escape by taking an i Mia John Walker he been Tutte put for it no Thiac wrong Laid   
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