European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Koch angered by Bess Myerson invoking fifth amendment Page s d american hospitality in the bavarian Alps pages 14-15 d College top 20 basketball results see sports the stub an au1hqri1ed unofficial fun  5. Med fug i vol. 15. No. 267 monday january 12, 1987 Europe continues to d 8693 a or by the associated press Europi to freeze kept people indoors and Power plants  steam sunday As inc weekend toll of cold caused Deib Eose to m cast six. In Munich police Sam Fem year old homeless Man probably froze to a Cater Jcj so coping under a Bridge on inc coldest Nigil so Fannie night temperatures reached s below zen Duen Heit in the East German City of Magdeburg whirr pc people had no electricity after snowstorms rip Down Power lines. Finland s meteorological Institute said the worst chill of 29 below Zero in Helsinki appeared to have passed bul the minimum temperature was still As Low As 26 below the coldest spell in he area since record keeping started in i so i. Power companies asked finns to skip their traditional Epiphany Holiday Sauna. Finland celebrated i Jan. 6 Holiday Over the weekend and electric Hajj " have phased dui Many of inc old Wood-burners., soviet newspapers continued to urge pc Jato Cut Back on their use or electricity As temper Frics Hov ered around 11 below in Moscow.  in the minus 70s were recorded in Siberia a for them swe Den reported 49 below. Swedish slate Power comp Raj spokesman Teddy Palm said in was unclear if Bijj Power Grid could handle the extra Load monday Wei industries open after the weekend if he worst a Wjk to the worst we will have to close off electrician some places for a few hours bul the Best thin of course if people voluntarily can save Power Jalm said. A Secosh Satcie died from a saturday train collision the cold. The Engineer was also killed and 10 aft t people were Hurt. Old re Latch deaths were also reported in Poland the Mode of transportation fits the weather for an a Spain and Norway. A West German skier was killed in an Avalanche in Austria and a Mountain climber fell Toher death in Britain. Eastern England and Scotland were hit by Snow and an overnight Low of 14 below was reported at Holme Moss in Northwest England. Dozens of older a cursor i were reported to be suffering from hypothermia. Outdoor sports were cancelled or postponed across most of Europe in England alone 23 soccer matches and two horse races were called off. A first division soccer game Between Atalanta and fire Nina was snowed out in Bergamo Italy. Bul the freeze brought some hopeful news to dutch sportsmen. Skaters ventured onto the ice for the firs Juhe Snow covered Heath in und Eloh Germany. Alunday in the Northern Pravinch of  Talas speculation thai the ice would thicken enough  a Marathon race along lakes and Caln Gough 11 cities. Many minor Roll Ivi Iri closed in Denmark. Road chaos was common twit he North. Train traffic in Sweden improved  delays of up to 12 hours on saturday but fewer Floc Erc running. Six airports remained closed Talhelm Italy be cause of Snow. They were Bologna. Tiso. Verona Venice. Trieste and Forli. Flights  by Strong winds in Genoa in the North and Naples ban Reggio Calabria Alghero Sardinia and Trapani Sicily in inc South. Report links 2 sex colonels to Iran Deal new York a two army Colo Nels now retired have been implicated in efforts to sell arms to Iran for private gain while on Active duly in Europe the new York times said sunday in a report citing military sources arms dealers and confidential documents. The two men denied wrongdoing said the times. In said one of the officers col. Ralph Broman who served in Paris was associated with a company that was making arrangements to Supply Iran with weapons including tanks fighter jets submarines air to air mis Siles and other equipment. The weapons were said to have been earmarked for Iran from army stockpiles in Europi and from other sources using false documentation the times said. It is not known How Many of the arms reached Iran it said. The other officer col. William  in who served in London was a founding partner of another company involved in defense dealings and also established an affiliation with Broman s company the newspaper said. Moil acknowledged he set up a defense consult ing firm bul denied it was involved with Iran the times said. The times said Moil s Iran connection was less Clear than Broman a and that army investigators found evidence of Broman s connection and reason to suspect Moll s. The times said investigators found thai the colonels violated conflict of in Terest Laws involving the use of inside information for private business while on Active duty. The findings were referred to the National Security Council. The Cia and the defense intelligence Agency but no prosecution resulted the times said it was told by officials. A spokesman for the army criminal investigation come within the last month confirmed an investigation was occurring but declined to give details the times said. The times said thai before his july 1984 retirement Broman had established an association with european de sense associates which the newspaper identified As a private company that concluded agreements to Supply hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran. Broman signed a lease for the company and the lease refers to him As the company s manager the times said. Officials meet to resolve currency dispute Brussels a european finance ministers and Central Bank governors seeking to end a political confrontation Between France and Germany opened talks sunday on a readjustment of currency values. The session was called late saturday after lower level monetary officials meeting in Brussels failed to agree on which of eight european monetary system currencies should be adjusted upward in value. Edouard Balladur the French finance minister old reporters As he entered inc closed door meeting that he was optimistic about chances for agreement. German finance minister Gerhard Stoltenberg said he was ready to negotiate in a Good spin of cooperation during a break in the talks Luxembourg Treasury minister Jacques Poos told reporters the officials Wen considering a 3 percent increase in the value of the German Mark. He said disagreements remained Over raising the value of smaller nations currencies. Several sources speaking during saturday s meeting on condition they not be identified had said it appeared Germany was ready to accede to France s de Mand thai the Mark be officially raised in value against most of the other Ems currencies leaving the franc unchanged. The Ems links the currencies of eight of the 12 european economic Community nations Selling pre arranged limits on How much each currency can move up or Down in value in relation to the seven others. The dec nations not in the system Are Britain Greece Spain and Portugal. Because the United states is not in the Ems the outcome of the Brussels deliberations would not i a Cully affect the value of the Dollar. The finance ministers and Central Bank governor faced an unofficial deadline for reaching agreement by monday morning. If they did not act by the Start of the currency trading Day the widespread expectation of unofficial increase in the German Mark would be expected to trigger a wave of Mark purchases possibly forcing the Bonn government to accept an even More drastic upward revaluation. The strength of the German currency is due in part to the continued decline of inc Dollar which is under pressure from investor concerns about the Large Ameri can budget and Trade deficits. Investors often shift their Money into Marks when the Dollar is falling. The govern apr no of Chancellor Helmut Kohl which faces a general election in two weeks had Wanie Dju avoid a Mark revaluation until after the  Strong Mark harms the competitiveness of German exports in Europe. French Premier Jumus Chirac on the other hand had insisted that the surging strength of the West Ger Man currency Over the past several months was the main cause of the turmoil last week in currency markets. Therefore he said there was no need for france10 act. I Chirac was opposed to a franc devaluation because lit could fuel Domestic inflation and be seen As a sign of economic weakness