European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday february 16,1987 hews updates slayers file appeals new Delhi India a a three men under death sentence for the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 have now filed appeals with the  submitted to the supreme court on saturday. Satwant Singh a sikh filed his Appeal two Days before inc deadline set by the Delhi High court for receiving the Appeal Nis lawyer Rupinder Singh Sodhi said. The Courton dec. 3 upheld inc convictions and death sentences of Singh an two other sikh prisoners and or dared thai they be hanged within 90 Days unless appeals were filed. The two other sikhs Balbir Singh a police inspector in Gan this Security Force and Char Singh lied appeals ear incr. Another sikh branded As an Assassin a can Singh was killed in inc at tack on Gandhi. 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A Lutki i t  to ,., Al july iwo 34 7b Eva 1 64 46 Tuoro i 61 6j 43 5f34 36 is in -6 iia u 17 11 Baker ready to announce entry into White House race Washington not after months of vacillation Howard h. Bakerjr. Is telling supporters that he is ready to announce his candidacy for inc 1988 re publican presidential nomination As soon As he determines that he can raise enough Money for a late starting Campaign. The former Senate majority Leader now a lawyer in Washington will spend the next few weeks getting in touch with Republican fund raisers around the county according to political  he concludes that he can raise 110 Mil lion to si4 million they said he will publicly declare his intentions by Early March with a formal announcement to come later. The former senator from Tennessee was not available for comment Friday but in a recent interview he said that should he decide to run he was confident Money would not be a problem he said flatly i plan to run but we have a lot of wort to do to make it Hap pen " said one Baker adviser. He starting late and there Are still the questions of putting together a Campaign staff and the problem of raising the Money he will  his associates said Baler s assessment came at a time when some of his sup porters in key states with Early contests including Iowa and new Hampshire had begun to Drift away to other candidate Sas Baker kept postponing a decision he had originally promised to make Las no vember. Baker said after leaving the Senate in Early 1985 that his decision would de no ,-., i health and whether any other candidate had the nomination locked up  week Accord ing to aides. Baker satisfied himself that the health of his wife Joy Wasno longer an Obsta Cle an that the re publican race was still open. He go a firm Baker report from mrs Baker s doctors assuring him that Herback problems were not related to can cer which was a major personal Relief for him said one Baker adviser. And after spending two Days in Iowa Las week he was convinced that George Bush s Campaign is losing Altitude and thai the race is More open than  Bush s political prospects in Iowa have slipped in recent months partly Asa result of disclosures about the Reagan administration s secret arms sales to Iran. The latest Iowa poll showed Bodole of Kansas the Senate minority Leader running ahead of Bush with Baker a Distant third. A defeat in the Iowa caucuses the first official contest of the i9s8 primary Campaign would be a serious blow to Bush s candidacy. The vice president fares better in National surveys. In the latest new York times lbs Cwi Polt Bush was the Choice of 36 percent of the 459 Republican primary voters interviewed by Tele phone from Jan. 18 to 21. Dole was Sec Ond with 15 percent and Baker third with 9 percent. All the other Republican hopefuls were in the i to 6 percent Range. The poll also found thai among Alt lie potential Republican candidates. Bake aroused the least hostility and the least partisan division. He was favourably viewed by 22 percent of those sampled and was seen unfavourably by Only 4 per cent. Moreover his ratings were nearly identical among republicans. Democrat Sand independents. The margin of Sam pling error for All respondents in the poll was plus or minus 3 percentage Points and for Republican primary voters it was plus or minus five Points. 2 italian policemen killed 1 wounded by terrorists in robbery of mail truck Rome a terrorists armed with shotguns and automatic weapons am bushed a mail truck saturday killing two policemen seriously wounding a third and fleeing with hundreds of thousands of dollars Worth of lire police said. Responsibility for the lightning assault was claimed by the Union of fighting communists and the red brigades two. Left Wing Urban guerrilla groups that have joined forces in the past. The attack prompted Premier Bettino Praxi to warn against a new spread ing of criminal terrorism in  according to Rome police spokesman Riccardo int Elisi a dark coloured Renault pulled out in front of a mail Van which was travelling under police escort at a Crossroads in a residential Section in Western Rome shortly before 9 . Up to 10 people piled out of three other cars and blasted away at the mail truck and accompanying police car with their guns then fled with sacks con Taining the Money Infelise said. Ag1 quoted unidentified sources assaying he bandits col away with an Esti mated 1.15 billion fire $880,000. Praxi who was visiting the tuscan Hill City of Assisi issued a stale Mem sat urday afternoon condemning the Horri ble and fanatic  the two dead policemen were identified As Rolando Una i i7, and Giuseppe Sera Vattieri 24. Their colleague 29-year-Oid Pasquale Parente was in serious condition at san Camillo Hospital after surgeons re moved four bullets from Bis body. Police fanned out around the City sat urday setting up roadblocks and surveying the scene from helicopters two of the four cars used in the attack were found abandoned on thou skins of the City. In the Northern City of Bologna mean while an office of the Rome newspaper la Republica received an Anonymous Telephone Call chiming responsibility for the attack and robbery on behalf of both the Union of fighting communists and the red brigades. The red brigades and the related Union or party of fighting communists were blamed in Many of the terrorist attacks of the 1970s and Early 1980s. Domestic terrorism has subsided with the arrest of hundreds of terrorists and terrorist suspects largely due to Italy strict anti terrorism Laws and confections by captured terrorists. Last year however two terrorist strikes attributed to the red brigade heightened fears about a possible Resur gence of internal terrorism. . Probing charges secret pact with or firm violated lobbying Laws pm Liy of of. No c Washington a the state department is investigating allegations that its secret contract with a Public relations firm Liat dealt with the nicaraguan rebels May have violated Laws against Federal lobbying. The Dupan men awarded a 1276,186 contract to International business communications. The contract was initially marked secret but recently was declassified it covered the budget year begin Ning oct. I 19b5, and the inc signed another j90,000 contract for Media consulting services with inc stale department on april 1,19bs. Sources have told the associated press the firm worked with then White House aide Oliver North o rally support for giving military Aid to the Contra rebels to Nicaragua raising questions about whether the activity May have breached a 1948 Law that prohibits spending Feder Al Money directly or indirectly to in fluence votes by Congress in a statement released saturday by spokesman Pete Martinez the state department said in order to ascertain that government funds were properly spent and la Lay Forest any unfounded allegations of impropriety Ike Secretary George Shulti has determined that an examination of the procedures followed in entering these contracts and inc s performance under the contracts should be  the department s inspector general will investigate the matter. Thelic hosted meetings to plan a is million pro Contra and Campaign and provided information for the and production company the Baltimore based Rob in Goodman Agency the firm s Adam Goodman told the associated press the and Campaign was organized by Washington fund Raiser Carl spill Channe who administration and con tra officials Nave said also worked with North Channell operates several tax exempt foundations and political action committee through which tit conducted the and  officials said North who was senior aide on president Reagan l National Security Council also met often with the ibis Richard Miller and fran Cis Gomez to discuss Public relations strategies for the  participating in the and Campaign sources close to the Contra Aid network said the inc paid for personal visits by Contra leaders and Field com Manders to Washington in 1985 who lob bied Congress and tried to Curry Public support for their cause