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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Zub the stars and stripes tuesday Domber 2.1986 Wai Walker remains in East Berlin custody West Berlin a a 6�-year-Oidamerican known As the Wall Walker for i protest atop the Berlin Wall i being held in investigative custody in East Berlin a . Embaby spokeswoman said monday. John runnings of Seattle wash., was arrested by East German Border guard nov. In after he scaled the Wall with ladder on the West Berlin tide and smashed at ils top with a Hammer. It was the third time since Midsummer that runnings has been hauled off the top of the Wall and hustled away by East German troops. In a fourth incident hews arrested after jogging into East Ber Lin via the allies checkpoint Charlie. Associates say runnings is waging personal Campaign against the Wall built by the East germans in i96i to Stop flood of emigration to the Western zone of the divided City. Cynthia Miller spokeswoman Tor the embassy officials visited him in Jill the said. She added that the embassy was seek ing permission to see runnings Aga. His last protest came Only 11 Days after the East Zermani had freed him after two week in custody for Fin Ofiu us a.   a .,1 of j minor Back injury falling to the ground through checkpoint Charlie.  in he fint two arrests to Eert of want. Runnings Wai held for Only a mule or rights before being returned to in Cal  embassy in East Berlin said .official visited runnings in jail several Days ago and found him in goods Pili. Miber said it was still unclear whether East Berlin authorities would release runnings or put him on trial n the nov. 18 incident he suffered a the top of the 14-foot Concrete Barrier Miller said. Runnings was in Good condition when Spain . Renew talks on cuts at military bases Madrid Spain up Spain and the United Stales began a third round of negotiations monday on the reduction of the american military presence in Spain authorities said. The two Day talks were expected to focus on Spain s demand to Lake Over some of the defense functions currently carried out by 12,500 .troops stationed at four .-leased bases a for eign ministry spokesman  socialist government of prime minister Felipe Gonzalez won a referendum March 12 for Spain s continued membership in nato by promising to trim the . Military presence on Spanish soil. In a first round of negotiations in july the United states agreed to replace 10 percent of the 4,500 american military personnel at the Torre Ion a near Madrid with civilians most of them Spanish. Northeastern Brazil hit by series of earthquakes Rio de Janeiro Brazil a a series of earthquakes destroyed houses and injured an undetermined number of people in northeastern Brazil officials said monday. Many houses collapsed there was panic an injuries but we have no report of deaths said Gilvan Azevedo coordinator of the Justice secretariat in Rio Grande do none state where he said damage was most severe from the quakes sunday the most severe temblor in the series measured s,3 on the Richter scale and struck the town of Joao Camara about 1,800 Miles North East of Rio de Janeiro. The quakes were fell in radius of about 250 Miles in Rio Grande do Norte an area that has registered frequent temp lors in recent months. Socialists win 18 seats in Basque area election v1toria, Spain up the socialist Parl won an upset in the Basque parliamentary elec Tion sunday marking the first Victory Ever for anon Basque party in the troubled Region officials said. The socialists whose party rules the Central government in Madrid benefited from division sin the nationalist movement that fragmented votes to Basque  95.7 percent of the vote counted the socialists had won 18 of the 75 seats in parliament election officials in the Basque capital of Vito a  ruling Basque nationalist party won 17 scats and the Radical Herri Bataluna won 13. 6 injured when fire hits ammo Plant in Mississippi Bay St. Louis miss. A a Flash fire broke out at an army ammunition Plant in Mississippi monday and injured six people official said. We have two people with critical Burns and third with serious  said Craig Bond a spokesman for Slidell memorial Hospital i nearby Slidell la. They were sent to a new or leans Hospital barn unit he  fire did not involve explosive and was limited to the forge area said col Alan Cairon commander of the Plant which produces 1 Susmin ammunition. Reagan from Page 1 investigative Board its  addition to Tower former Carter administration Secretary of state Edmund s. Muskie and former for administration National Security adviser Brent scow Croft Are serving on the panel. They Are assigned to look into the role of the Csc in the administration. In the past the Csc Naff has participated in Whitehouse handling of numerous crises including the Cap lure of the Achille Lauro hijackers and the invasion of Grenada. Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan had instructed his staff to talk openly with the Board and said it has a Blank Check to conduct its , he said it would not have subpoena Power would not take testimony under oath and probably would not hold Public hearings As did the presidential panel that investigated the explosion of the space shuttle challenger. Answering reporters questions at the close of the Brief photo session As the meeting got under Way in the Cabinet room Reagan  suggestion by Senate Republican Leader Bob dote r-kan., thai he Call a special session of Congress to investigate the scandal is under  there has been no decision the president  said he would meet later monday with his democratic counterpart. Sen. Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia to discuss the matter. Byrd who is scheduled to Lake Over from Dole As majority Leader in january indicated sunday he saw no need Lor a special session although he too. Supported the creation of a water Gate style special committee of Congress to air the Iran Contra  a special session Wen called now with republicans in control of the Senate the gop would have larger voice in the panel s makeup than it would after january when the new democratic majority takes control of the Senate. Speakes in a briefing earlier monday said Reagan does not have any specific problem with attorney general Edwin Meese leading the investigation to de Termine whether any Laws were broken in the Iran Contra connection that Meese revealed last  members of Congress have matted for appoint ment of it special prosecutor noting that Meese provided Legal advice to Reagan on the arms Sale and u member of the Csc. _,.k_speakes said ultimately it is up to Congress whether to appoint a special  about Calb in Congress and elsewhere for the resignation of White House chief of staff Oom Dregan Speakes said Don Regan has not indicated that he puns to leave. Every indication is that be does  Speakes said he had not heard the president raise any question about Regan s performance. Speakes also revealed that Reagan was presented with a list of candidates sunday As he flew Back to Washington to succeed Adro John Poindexter As Hii National Security adviser. He said Reagan had not made a  a Senate committee opened in own investigation of the Iran Contra affair Speakes Laid that the administration had raised no objection to testimony by key officials but that information concerning their conversation with the president could come under the claim of executive privilege he  while House a would want to work out an agreement with congressional panels about Ali Mony from officials who had been in the adm Nistra  president has summoned a special session of Congress since Harry Truman called lawmaker Backoo Washington in 1948 to Deal with labor dispute Dole  monday House majority Leader Jim Wright d Texas joined Byrd in laying there was no need Lor special session of Congress before the regularly scheduled convening in january. They said a special Cano could contribute to a crisis atmosphere and create , who is in line to become speaker in the new Congress said in a statement monday that any join investigation should be undertaken in an orderly manner carefully and deliver actively by the regular set Sion of  Byrd Lold reporters monday he oppose calling special session to launch the probe because it would be an , administration official have resisted us idea of appointing a special prosecutor. Reagan questioned by reporters As lie returned to Washington Sun. Day from a thanksgiving Holiday in California Laid Only we re doing everything necessary to get at the truth and we will make the truth known. Storms from Page 1 Motel in Western Nebraska we filled up at 7  and we be turned away about 25 people since  said desk clerk Julie Crook. This 11 really bus for ibis time of  Crooks said that As she drove a 10-mile stretch of interstate 80 to get to work traffic moved at 15 to 20 rope there were 12 to 1j can off the Road just i that stretch she said a Small private plane crashed in poor weather Sunda about 4vi Miles South of Colby lolling  and critically injuring the Pilot said Thomas county under sheriff Scott Ekberg. A third Man aboard was not injured. Ice covered Road in South Dakota causing a traffic Accident that killed a 19-year-old woman near wait. On monday morning deme foe reduced visibility Toan eighth of a mile in the rapid City s.d., area the weather service  Western Kansas up to three quarters of an Inch of ice downed Power  Denver i us Pluton International Airport when 115,000 passenger were expected sunday ls-to-30-Mph winds forced officials to dote two of the Airport s four runway delaying Fri he by up to three  the size of it crowd we re handling things Are. Al Ripon  we re resigned to our Fate,11 Eden Pearson who a returning to san Francisco from a weekend of skiing in Vail said As she and a Friend waited for their flight blowing and Drifting Snow in the Denver area a. Visibility to near Zero it times. The City wat on an ident Alert because of Slippery streets meaning n Dentt did not have to be reported  in Colorado meanwhile were ecstatic rim the flew Snow. Nine inches and it s Hill to nowt. Everyone s walking with smiles on their facet said mfr Lodie fish an employee at be Loveland ski  s coming Down like somebody just burst a Reata or Pillow. It s Jusi gorgeous said ski Woodard  coordinator for Winter Park retort Pope ends South Pacific tour Victoria. Seychelles a Pope John Paul wound up the a Nett pastoral put image of his Point amazingly weird Boule be. Monday Praise for society from unravelling. 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