European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q More army Apos to offer express mall service Page 2 d Reagan signs Bill to hamper immigration marriage fraud Page s d today s Dollar buys 2.02 Marks rates Page 27 Utho Idieo unofficial publication Fon Thi . Armi Vot. 45, no. 208 wednesday november 12, 1986 Tut d 8693 a ceremonies Mark veterans Day by the associated press parades services and he reburial of an unknown civil War Soldier marked tuesday s Veteran Day remembrances or America s military dead and veterans held vigils and marched to Honor those Stilt missing in Vietnam. Thirty two marchers Many of them Vietnam Veter ans were in route tuesday to Springfield iii., where the Parade was to Cap a 42-mile trek to draw attention to the plight of those held prisoner or missing in South cast Asia. Parades also were planned in Georgia in Oregon and on new York s fifth Avenue. A Colorado Veteran who lost a leg to a land mine inthe Vietnam War was to bicycle from Loveland to fort Collins carrying a proclamation of support Tor soldiers still listed As missing or prisoners of War. Chuck Tomc Meyer is making a series of bicycle rides around the state to raise Public awareness of those unaccounted for. At the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington an american Flag made of Flowers one for each of the 58.200 names of War dead inscribed on the memo rial s Black Wall was to be unveiled. The moving Wall a 250-foot-Long, half scale copy of the Washington memorial was on display in West Lake Village Calif and another copy was erected at the Michigan Sale Fairgrounds coliseum in Detroit. Vietnam veterans from throughout Washington state held a nigh Long Vigil on the capital Campus grounds in Olympia in preparation for tuesday s groundbreaking for a Vietnam veterans memorial that will be Simitar to the one in the nation s capital. A 24-foot-Long Granite Monument with the names of 139 Wyoming veterans was to be dedicated in Cody. Plans were advanced this week for new Vietnam Veteran memorials in Illinois West Virginia and new Jersey. An 8-Foomall Bronze statue of a Young Battle see ceremonies on Page 28 syr an hands Over 2 French hostages Damascus Syria a two French hostages freed from Captivity in Lebanon were handed Over to French envoys by foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa tuesday in anal was seen As a syrian response to charges it supports terrorism. The syrian government has helped in obtaining the release of the French hos tages Al Sharaa stressed when he delivered the French captives to representatives of the French government. Speaking a Day after common Market countries including France imposed sanctions on Syria for allegedly sponsor ing terrorism Al Sharaa declared the syrian government wants Good relations with All countries. But those countries who show hostility to Syria should sex Peel the same hostility from , fearful of jeopardizing syrian help in obtaining the release of its hos tages kidnapped in Lebanon has been reluctant to Lake drastic action against noted that the announce ment monday by the 12-Naiion euro Pean economic Community shows a Lack of genuine consensus. In gives flexibility to each country to Lake what contacts arc appropriate to that Greece was the Lone dissenter in the adoption of sanctions including a Banon Amis sales to Syria during a meeting of common Market foreign ministers in two freed captives Camille son sae freed on Page 26 responsibility claimed for 3 Paris bombings Paris a the left Wing group direct action claimed responsibility for planting bombs that exploded at three office buildings tuesday and said the action was to protest South african presi Dent . Botha s visit. The blasts occurred almost simultaneously and slightly wounded one person. Botha who arrived monday dedicated a memorial to South african War dead during armistice Day ceremonies tuesday in Longuevan. See related Story pf9. Direct action claimed responsibility for the bombings in a statement delivered to the Agency Francc Presse news Agency. Police said the first blast occurred about i . At the Peugeot building just West of the Are Detriomphe and it was tour enough to be heard for Miles around. Firc Conners reported one person was slightly wounded and the building was damaged. Two More blasts followed moments later Bolh at the suburban la defense office Complex West of downtown Paris. Firefighters said the explosions dam aged the total Tower and the Manhattan Tower. Agency France Presse reported that thed at the total Tower received a warn ing from an Anonymous caller claiming to represent direct action just before the explosion. A statement claiming responsibility for the blasts was received soon afterwards by the news Agency and was signed direct action commando Clar ence Payi Sipho Lulu named after iwo members of the african National con Gress imprisoned in South Africa. The Stai Emend condemned what it called French collaboration with he fascist state and specified thai the tar get of the Manhattan Tower blast was the office of Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann which like Peugeot and total a Petroleum company has business links to South Africa. Ready for Sinai duty member of Hie tobit airborne a Luke put in ceremonies before they Leare Kentucky for peacekeeping duty in the Sinai Peninsula the fort Campbell by Wiblen tie the first to leave since an or crash killed 248 Llera retaining from the Mideast duty last december. Story Page 5
