European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d thousands of Irish enter . Immigration pottery Page 3 q Cia Dea deny helping centres smuggle drugs Page 4 n $1 charge May be test Tor travel fees.,., Page 9 the sars and auth hired publication for vol.45.no.276 . January 21, 1987 08693 a Martin Luther King honoured notion s Bells toll message of racial Justice a photo Corette Scott King Center joins hands with Christine King Farris Secretary of state George so Multi and the Rev. Or Robert Schuller in Atlanta. By the associated press a symbolic tapping of the Liberty Bell was echoed by Bells tolling across the nation and across the sea monday As americans marched prayed and Sang we shall overcome in Honor of Martin Luther King and his dream of racial Justice on the Day that bears his name. Related Story Page 5. If Martin Luther King were Here today i would Sarto him thank you for teaching me that by being Black i need not be ashamed " 12-year-old take Islia Roach said at an Observance in Washington . The Chil Dren of the world thank you or. King for showing us How to share the As Many As 15,000 people braved freezing weathering Arizona 10 protest the governor s action in rescind ing a King Holiday. Coritta Scott King widow of the slain civil rights Leader stood at his grave in Atlanta Wilh Secretary of state George Shulti and Black leaders As a Wreath of red and yellow Flowers was placed at his crypt in Philadelphia Samuel Pierce jr., Secretary of housing and Urban development tapped inc Liberty Bell at 12 30 . Est triggering the pealing of replicas in state capitols across the United states and in London at parliament s big Ben. Let us reaffirm the Wisdom of Martin Luther King s Mission inc righteousness of his message the Story of his cause Pierce said. Let us conduct our lives in relentless Pursuit of his Michigan s Liberty Bell replica was rung by 23 fifth graders from Lansing. A Bell rung in Boston was cast by Silversmith and revolutionary War Herb Paul Revere. Singer Harry Belafonte joined new York gov Mario Cuomo in leading a March by about 1,000 peo ple through Albany before a 2vi-hour ecumenical Cele bration of the Battle for human rights that included continued on Page 28 Bonn playing Down possible ties Between abduction Arab s arrest Jenafie repo save Iran so a Bonn up the West German government is discouraging speculation about a link Between the arrest of an Arab hijacking suspect in Frankfurt and the kidnapping of a German business Man in Lebanon and is urging the so West germans living in moslem West Beirut to move immediately to Christian East Beirut. There Are about 200 West germans now living in Beirut. Chancellor Helmut Kohl s govern ment renewed its warning to West Ger mans to slay out of Lebanon. A crisis team under the direction of chancellery minister Wolfgang Schau be has begun seeking ways to free Rudolf Cordes inc Hoschst chemical com Pany s Middle East manager who was seized by gunmen in West Beirut sat urday. There has been widespread speculation that the kidnappers will try to us Cordes to obtain the release of Moham mad Ali Ramadei a lebanese born palestinian arrested at Frankfurt Airport Jan. 13 on his arrival from Beirut with a bag of bottled explosives. Related Star on Page 3. The United states has asked West Germany to extradite Ramadei to face trial for air piracy and the killing of . Sailor in the 1985 hijacking of a trans world airlines passenger plane Ona flight from Athens to Rome. The plane was diverted to Beirut. Attorney Genera Kurt Rebmann said he his no evidence that Cordes was kid napped to Force Ramadei s release and government spokesman Friedholm Ost told reporters Cardes abductors have not identified themselves or made any demands. He said the arrest and he abduction were two entirely different meanwhile hostage mediator Hans Juergen Wischnewski cautioned the government against tossing away any bar gaining chips by turning the suspected Hijacker Over to the United Stales Wischnewski a Middle East expert with experience in hostage cases also offered to mediate Between Bonn and the kidnappers according to newspapers which quoted him As saying the govern see Bonn on Page 2b washing analysis con Eluh could have Prev arms to Iran Frt worst scandal i flying Cong times report 1 a Senate resident Reagan the Sale of .ckfiring into the Sideny by Nolie the new York the Cwm per obtained a 27-Page staff sum pry prepared 1m the Senate intelligent committee Saemg that ignored Ilion los of Lamia that its arms deals we based on wed intelligence and susp%3 mid and that failure was k eral Laws and procedures Forgon in bring undercover operations Werel Fin. The summary says and because i takers were kept in the dark for see ran an Page iranian troops launch new attacks against Iraq by United press International iranian troops hit the iraqi City of Basra with Artil Lery and missile fire in a new phase of their offensive in Southern Iraq and Tehran called on the United nations to help Hall iraqi air attacks on civilians Ira Nian reports said iranian troops pressured Basra Iraq s second larges City with a new attack monday across the Jasim River about 7 Miles East of Basra. Tehran radio said the attack was part of a third stage of Iran s. Of Tensive on the crucial Shalt Al Arab waterway which began Jan. 9, iranian forces monday fired several Short Range mis Siles and heavily shelled the City about 250 Miles Southeast of Baghdad the radio report said. Iraq s official news Agency Ina acknowledged that Basic i under pressure but said the iraqi military was in control despite the latest iranian offensive in the 6-year-old War. Western correspondents who visited Basra Laic last week said Many of its approximately i million residents were fleeing. They reported continuing iranian artillery and missile attacks on the ancient City a reported. The fall of the Southern provincial capital would Bea major blow to Iraq. Analysis believe the iranians seek to establish a puppet government there for use As a base in expanding iraqi opposition to Hussein s government the a said . Intelligence reports said the iranians have taken heavy losses and have not made major gains near Basra . Officials said in Washington monday. One official who has followed intelligence reports hourly since the Start of the latest iranian offensive see attacks on Page 28
