European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news Ricl the stars and stripes wednesday february in 1987 Iran expelling 2 envoys Over to skit in Germany Nicosia Cyprus a Iran tuesday said two German diplomats Are being expelled in retaliation for a German television skit mocking the Aya Iollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iran s official news Agency reported. The islamic Republic news Agency monitored in Nicosia said the two diplomats who were not identified were ordered to leave Teh ran within 72 hours. The decision was made by the iranian foreign ministry following a broadcast on Germany s National icbms ice network mocking islam and the Leader of the islamic revolution Ima Khomeini the Agency said. The diplomatic Row developed Over a skit on the prime Lime Rudi Carrel comedy show one of inc country s most popular to programs. The 14-Sccond Lampoon used camera tricks to  women appear to be throwing i hair in do near at Khomeini s feet. Webb from Page 1 came As Lehman the High profile Secretary of the Navy for the last six years scheduled a press Confer ence to discuss his decision to resign. The Pentagon last week announced Hal Lehman had informed defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger of his decision to resign later this year. Wabl. Like Lehman is known for his activist hands on approach 10 management. A native of St. Joseph mo., Webb was sworn in As the assistant Secretary for Reserve affairs on May 3, 1984, under a reorganization plan thai created a single office Whin the Pentagon s civilian Hierarchy Wilh responsibility for All Reserve programs. He has frequently waged and won Battles with military brass Over Reserve programs. He is credited Wilh almost single hand edly forcing the military serv ices to begin a program of mandatory one Day musters to improve the readiness of inactive reservists. Webb also has taken on unpopular causes in con Gress succeeding last year in winning passage of a la that prevents the nation s governors from vetoing overseas training deployments for their National guard units. A i96s graduate of the . Naval Academy Webb served Wilh the Ith Marine regt in Vietnam As a Rifle platoon Leader and company commander earning the Navy crass the Silver Star two Bronze Star medals and two purple hearts. After the War he left the Marine corps and earned a Law degree from the Gcorge Lown University Law Cen Ter. Upon graduation however Webb turned to Wal ing. He subsequently wrote two other books including a sense of Honor and a country such As  before accepting his current Post Webb also held top staff posts will the House veterans affairs com Mittee. Trial from Page 1 tuesday. Miller said she hoped the trial would be Over  say runnings has been waging a personal Campaign against the Berlin Walt built by the East germans in 1961 to Slop a flood of refugees streaming Inlo the Western zone of he divided City. On nov. 18, runnings suffered a minor Back injury in a fall to the ground after East German guards  off the 14-foot Concrete Barrier Miller said. He has been in East German custody since then. The nov. 18 arrest came ii Days after the East germans freed runnings after he had spent iwo weeks in custody for jogging through checkpoint Charlie the Bat known crossing through the Berlin Wall. Runnings was arrested for the first Lime aug. 7 for walking on the Wail and Hilling it with a Hammer. East German officials turned him Over to the . Embassy in East Berlin the next Day. And he was returned to the Western sector of the City. At that Lime Thomas Homan spokesman for the . Mission in West Berlin said that runnings had staged several Olinc protests at the Wall and that . Officials bad warned him the consequences could be serious. Otis German official sign environmental agreement  suit writer Braubach Germany the . Army in Europe and the German state government of Rhc Inland Pfalz signed an agreement tuesday creating a working group aimed Al reducing environmental accidents in the male. Be hard Voct minister president of Rheinland Pfalz and Gen. Glenn k. Otis Usa eur commander signed the Accord following two hours of meetings at Marksburg Castle in Braubach about eight Miles from Koblenz. Vogel Ler Mcd the working group an Opportunity for the two countries to learn from one another noting Hal the american military introduced catalytic converters on military vehicles Long before Germany thought of using them. On the other hand in Germany Progress has been made in  of  the purification of the exhausts from Large Energy plants which might be advantageous to the Ameri cans Vogel said in a Brief press conference following the meetings. Otis took the press conference As an Opportunity to describe preservation efforts already undertaken by the american military in Europe including the conversion of some military Power units from Coal to Oil and a tree replanting program under Way at military training areas. This working group will better those efforts he said i among the areas of concern facing the group Are in american military s contribution to water noise and air pollution in the state where a majority of Ameri can forces in Germany Are stationed. Two recent Mili tary fuel spills in Rheinland Pfalz communities at Hannab and in the town of Sermersheim have raised the need for such an agreement according to Waller Alrutz a spokesman for Vogel. We re looking not Only 10 avoid such accidents in the future but to inform the military of some of the resources available to them in the event of future Acci  he said the working group would also try to bring american military installations in the state in line with German environmental standards. Our biggest concerns Are water and noise pollution Stollz said. The noise pollution caused by the overnights of military aircraft continues to be a prob Lem in Many  Stulz named Braubach As one problem area noting that pilots from nearby military bases use Marksburg Castle As an orientation Point on flights in the area. Khein Ltd Pfalz minister president be Luud Voge Speaks with reporter while Gen. Glenn k. Otis it Cox tuesday at  cute. They Fly very Low toward the Castle and then zoom up and away. Local residents while understanding the need for such flights would like some Relief he said. One of the most sensitive problems facing the work ing group is the control of military transports carrying explosives a Job Many residents of the stale would like to see placed in the hands of German police. The military s Security Levels on such transports we believe Are too Low a Ruiz said but the status of forces agreement prohibits German police control of such transports. It s something thai must be and  although work on the environmental agreement was begun nearly two years ago Alrutz acknowledged Hal there is a High amount of political importance attached to the document today. Vogel a member of the conservative Christia democrats faces stiff Competition in upcoming state elections from the so called red Green coalition made up of the leftist social democratic party and the environmentalist Green party. Witness in dem an us s trial describes beatings by nazis Jerusalem a a witness in John Demjan Ink s trial described tuesday How nazi guards rained Bayonet blows on victims in the death Camp where the retired Ohio autoworkers is accused of gassing to death 850,000 jews in world War ii. They used to stand near the Entrance driving the jews to their deaths under a Shower of blows and beat  bayonets or Metal bars or whatever was available said Yitzhak Arad director of the had Vas hem holocaust museum. Demjan Juk is accused of being the notorious guard called Ivan the terrible who tortured jews Al the Treblinka Camp in Poland. He says he is the victim of mistaken identity. Treblinka was the biggest cemetery of polish jewry Arad said during testimony on the second Day of Demianiuk s trial. Jews got off the train. The heard a Loudspeaker blaring you have reached a Tran sit Camp. From Here you a go to a work Camp. But you must go through showers they were forced to run through a Gale. There they were divided children and women to the right men to the left. They were stripped of their clothes. Then they were forced to run naked under a barrage of dealings to the Gas Chambers Arad said. Arad whose entire family was killed in the Holo Caust is the author of a Book on Treblinka. He said became across the name Ivan in testimony of Treblinka survivors and nazi is guards tried in Dusseldorf Germany. Demjan Juk a former . Autoworkers listened to Arad s testimony without showing emotion. In a 26-Page indictment the ukrainian born dem Manjuk is charged with crimes against the jewish peo ple crimes against humanity War crimes and Crimea against persecuted persons. He faces a maximum of the death penalty if convicted. Arad testified after the three judge panel overruled an objection from Demjan ulc s attorneys who argued there was no need to explain the nazi extermination program of european jewry because the defense was not questioning the historical facts Yoram Sheftel Demjan Juk s israeli lawyer argued that outlining nazi atrocities was a Clear Effort to turn this Inlo a show trial for the mass  during his testimony Arad pointed to a huge diagram showing the layout of Treblinka based on a drawing by a survivor of the death Camp Yaakov we Mick. Arad said we Mick s 1943 drawing was the Only diagram left of Treblinka because the nazis destroyed All records when the Camp was dismantled in november1943. About 6,000 jews a Day mostly poles were gassed to death at Treblinka during its one year of operation Arad said. He read from the diary of a holocaust victim in Warsaw i described the nazi Roundup of jews sent to Treblinka. Children from inc kindergarten across the so Reed Are being removed. We Are being told we arc being evacuated to the cast inc diary said. To Winka was Northeast of Warsaw