European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday january 22,1987 handling of palme Case spurs widespread criticism schools update Stockholm Sweden a newspapers vented doubts and disappointments wednesday at police handling of the Olof palme murder Case a Day after the arrest and release of three suspects police on tuesday arrested and questioned the suspects but after a Day of speculation thai a break through was finally at hand announced that they were releasing the men for Lack of evidence. In Lac 59, a four term socialist prime minister who championed human rights causeway shot from be Hind last feb. 28 on a main Street in downtown Stock Holm. Police have been Able to show Little Progress in the Hunt for the killer and pressure has been building for results. The possibilities of solving the murder now appear to be very Small the National daily Sven ska Daghla do commented ii criticized Stockholm police chief Hans Holmer who has focused the investigation on a Small group of militant kurdish immigrants virtually everything Points to the fact hat Holmer if the theory indeed has any factual ground will not be Able to prove it the newspaper said in an , who Heads the police investigation has in vested his personal prestige on a Well publicized but ill defined main he indicated publicly tuesday for the first Lime that his suspicions were linked to the kurdish workers party or pkg. The three suspects released tuesday were part of police crackdown on pkg sympathizers. In All to people were arrested 12 of them kurd none was identified by name or nationality. It s status quo chief prosecutor Claes Zrimc told reporters who asked about the state or the investigation. Zelma who has publicly differed with Holmer in the past repealed tuesday he did not share hour nor to Faith m the kurdish connection but he said the time i suitable to Check certain information in the main Many editorialists described the outcome of the sweep in dismal Terras a near fiasco the main Lead the wrong track and the attempt that three of the 20 detainees remained in custody wednesday. They were suspected of helping in the murder of a defector from the Pajcin Stockholm in1985. Another kurdish immigrant is serving a life sen tence for the killing. The pkg demands an Independent kurdish Home land in Turkey. Oft official confident Union will withstand sea Challenge by Dave Walcza education writer an overseas federation of teachers european representative predicts her Union will withstand a Chal Lenge by the Oversea education association for representation rights in Mediterranean Region schools. We think teachers in the Mediterranean Region Are satisfied with the services the Oft has provided Marie Saini Funaro said from her Home in Livorno with the mistakes the sea has made in other regions we re confident Well win the an sea spokeswoman in Washington d.c., said her Union will prevail because teachers in the Mediterranean Region recognize the need for one worldwide organization for Dodds sea which holds negotiation rights for department of defense dependents schools teacher worldwide filed for the election last fall. The Federal Tabor relations agreed to conduct the mailed ballot election beginning feb. 25. An estimated s50 teachers and other educators Are Eligi ble to vote. Results should a Cavan Able april 29. The sea spokeswoman said the sea obtained 326signatures in its fall petition drive. The number rep resents More than half the number of teachers who voted in the last representative election. The sea which is associated with the National education association represents Dodds teachers in the Atlantic Germany and Pacific regions. Successful1987 challenges to the Oft in the Mediterranean and its a lied Union in Panama would bring All Dodd teachers under the sea umbrella. 12 Blacks slain in s. African Home Johannesburg South Africa a attacked gunned Down 12 Blacks seven of them children in an assault Early wednesday on a Home in a Black town ship South of Durban authorities said. The assailants burst into the House of Willie Ntuli,50, and opened fire on the occupants with ak-47 As Sault rifles at about 2 a.m., said maj Chart Dutoit the Durban police spokesman. Ntuli and 11 others who were in the House were killed including six children aged Between 3 and 7 and another who was 17, do toil said. Two other people were wounded. Only one person escaped unhurt a 0-year-old boy who evaded the attackers by hiding in a closet four of his Brothers and Sisters were lulled. Members of the United democratic front the nation s largest Legal anti apartheid coalition accused in Katha a political and tribal organization led by Zulu chief mangos thu Butch Loczi of staging the attack against the Home of a uhf member. The groups diff Rover How to oppose apartheid. The attack in Kwa Makuta township near Atman Zim Toti is Miles South of Durban was one of the worst reported incidents of violence in South Africa i months. More than 2,200 people have been killed in political unrest since september 1984. Applications accepted for math science awards Washington department of defens dependents schools Headquarters is accepting applications for the 1987 awards for excellence in science and mathematics teaching. School principals Mutt make recommendations to Region officials by March 1 and entries must be received by Dodds headquarter Sno later than april 6. The awards carry a $5,000 prize from the National science foundation and an expense paid trip to Washington. Jim Jackson of Heidelberg Middle school and Sherri Houp of Ramstein High school won 1986 science and mathematics awards respectively. Additional information May be obtained through math and science curriculum chiefs at Region Headquarters. 2 teachers meetings scheduled for March London department of defense dependents schools Atlantic Region. Will hold two teacher conferences in first for teachers in the United kingdom will be March 5-7 at Chesford Orange. The Sec Ond for teachers in Belgium will be March 13 14 in Ostend Atlantic Region also will Host a Confer ence for its assistant principals in nieuport Bel Gium March 17-20. More information is available from Dir Strickland at he Atlantic Region office in lon Don Telephone 86s-20i7, entries for 6th annual Media fest Are sought Wiesbaden Dodds Germany regi ii i solid Ling entries for its sixth annual Media fell students in All grades Are eligible to enter with entries judged at the District level before the final review of the top 200 entries at Sembach elementary and Junior High school. Finalists will be announced in May
