European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 Riffle the stars and stripes thursday february 19,1987 baffle rages for control of West Beirut Beirut Lebanon of shill is Tough an Alliance of druse and communist gunmen for the third Day tucs Dav in a Bathe for control of moslem West bet nil that has caused scores of casualties and Sci whole neighbourhoods ablaze. Police said at least 24 people we refilled and 115 wounded tuesday in West Beirut s fiercest factional struggle in three years. They said the loll was at Insl 30 dead and Iso wounded since the fighting began sunday. Dozens of ores raped in residential districts because to intensity of Bat Kepi fire engines from getting through. Several apartment buildings were burned and scores of ears destroyed by gunfire and rocket propelled grenades. Grenade explosions and bursts of fire from heavy machine guns Shook the City All Day. Thousands of families took ref Uge in basements and bomb shelters. Syria backs All the factions involved. In theory they arc Allied in the 12-year old civil War with Lebanon s christians but in practice they periodically fight each other for domination of the Capi Tal s moslem sector. The pro Moscow communists have crossed swords with the main Shi Ilc Mili Tia amal since he 1982 israeli invasion when the shiites began moving in on the communist Power base in South lob anon. Last year he communists joined Walid jump pm s in tsp militia the pro syrian baath party and Lebanon s leftist syrian social nationalist party in a new coalition called the National democratic front. Syria called cease fires at Daybreak and Sundown tuesday but the first had no effect and the firing continued Long after the second. New internal Strile among its clients was a major setback for Syria which is the main Power broker in Lebanon and has been trying to arrange a settlement of the civil War. Brig. Gen. Ghazi kenyan Syria s Mili tary intelligence chief in Lebanon made a Hasty trip to Beirut. The syrians have 25,000 troops in cast and North Lebanon. Fighting in the streets halted efforts to locate anglican Church envoy Terry wait who has been missing since Leav ing his hotel Jan. 20 to negotiate with shiite kidnappers for the Freedom of two american hostages american moslem Mohammed Mehdi and Dale Shaheen also Here to pursue negotiations for the hostages were trapped in their hotel. Twenty six foreigners Are missing in Lebanon eight of them americans. Holocaust expert denies Ivan the terrible death Rumor Jerusalem up John Demjan Juk sat Stone faced As a holocaust expert testified there is no evidence to Back up reports that a i War criminal Ivan the terrible was killed in a death Cam uprising in 1943. Do Manjuk 66, a retired . Auto worker stripped of his american citizenship and extradited to Israel Las year is accused of being the feared nazi guard who operated the Gas Chambers at the Treblinka death Camp during world War 11, defense attorneys were expected wednesday in Cross examine the first witness in what is expected to be a lengthy War crimes trial Yitzhak news briefs Arad director of had Vashch Israel s holocaust museum. Of Arad testified tuesday that there Isnoel i evidence to support rumours that the notorious guard called Ivan was killed in 1943 at Treblinka a Camp in nazi occupied Poland where some 900,000 in mates were killed. I have scoured every document Arad said As an expressionless Demjan Juk looked on. "1 have never come across anyone who said i either killed or saw Kan the terrible kitted " the key Issue in the trial is whether Israel can prove More than 40 years after world War ii that Demjan Juk is Ivan the terrible. Arad said thai after an inmate uprising at Treblinka in 1943, rumours circulated through the Camp that Iva was killed in he revolt. A Treblinka survivor the late Abra Ham Goldfarb had testified under oath in another proceeding that Ivan was killed by inmates Arad said. But when he was interviewed a second Lime Goldfarb said he had not seen Ivan killed and had Only heard about it from other inmates Arad said. The ukrainian born Demjan Juk who faces the death penalty if convicted has said he was captured by the germans White serving in the soviet army and that he became a prisoner himself. He con tends he was never in Treblinka. After the War Demjan Juk moved to the United slates and became an Auto worker in Seveland. Ohio. The three Day old trial has drawn several Hundred spectators daily including holocaust survivors. Much of Arad s testimony tuesday described How the nazis tried to carry out Adolf Hitler s plans to exterminate the jewish race. Defense attorneys objected to Arad i testimony accusing the prosecution of trying to turn it into a showcase trial similar to those during Stalin s Rule Ihl the soviet Union the chief judge Dis missed the objection. Spanish students Given final offer on education Madrid Spain a the education min ister on tuesday presented a s312 million plan to meet some demands of protesting students but said University Entrance examinations would not be Maria Maravalli offered to overhaul the Entrance enam increase school operating Bud gets by so percent provide More scholarships and freeze tuition costs. This is the final offer this is it. This is the program we re going to implement Maravalli told reporters. From now on students should Stop creating conflicts in the schools and Cooper ate to improve the educational begun to be freed soon soviet authorities say Moscow not soviet authorities said tuesday that the imprisoned dissident Anatomy Kryagin had been freed by a decree but thai Losicz begun remained in prison pending issuance of a decree approving his release. The foreign ministry spokesman Gennadi . Said at a news conference that begun would most Likely be freed the foreign ministry briefing in Moscow Ger Asimov said Kryagin and begun had not been included in an earlier group release of political prisoners because they refused to sign the required statement that they would refrain from illegal activities in the future. All Walker on trial Wall Cape a a 69-ycaj0fe american lit Walker Al Fis repealed pro Berli known As the tests atop the d . Embassy so Cynthia Millers in East Berlin Sai rings of Seattle charge of Virun Ings h run Iii Ial in East Berlin a lid tuesday Iman for the embassy Ihone that John run it Orr re Fly monday on a the Eal Cerman Border Itlen custody Tok Brec months. Is arrested by Corm Wist Border guards Tiff. Is after scaling the with a Ladd rom die Western Side and pouring onit Ufa Hammer. Was the third Lime since last summer ii 1 been taken off the Wall by East German troop Libya from Page 1 elected the organization s Amir or commander and had taken part in preparing assassinations and blow ing up of important persons and places and that he an another of the six Hod taken part in the killing of two Arab again referring to the six it said that one took part in a number of meetings with the intention of assassinating soviet experts and that he and another took part in a meeting in which the Resolution Tomas sinats the soviet experts was it said another of the six knew of the group s intention to assassinate soviet experts and yet another was selected together with a group to carry out the assassination of the the to report also seen in Cyprus und elsewhere was interpreted in Nicosia As indicating that some so Viets were assassinated. But British broadcasting corp monitors at Caversham 35 Miles West of London said in was not Clear from the to report whether any Sovi ets had been killed. Of the three executed by firing squad one was said to have been a chief Corporal in the special forces an the other two were privates. In said All three were involved in Al jihad and that the Corporal was its Amir until his it said the Corporal had participated with the group in the assassinations and explosions and had incited the group to obtain weapons and commit it said one of the privates had prepared for the assassinations and blowing up the headquarter of the soviet experts and the revolutionary centers while the other private had taken part in meetings related to organizing and preparing the plans for the assassinations and explosions at the revolutionary it said both privates had taken part in the killing of the two arabs and had intended to escape to Egypt afterwards. The hangings were shown in a Large Hall where scaffolds had been erected and several Hundred people were chanting slogans. While the sentences were being read six hooded figures in civilian clothes were shown being executed by hanging. A caption on the screen read the passing and the execution of the people s sentence on the Cli que of the enemies of following the hangings three separate film dips were shown of three men being shot by tiring squad in a Field. The location of neither the Hall nor the Field was stated. The nine executed people were not immediately identified by name nor were the soviets and the report did not say where the soviets were based or when the explosions occurred. The official who read the sentences declared the masses of the people s congresses. Would nol allow the heretics and Enomie Sotood. To Fra Dently use islam to impose fear and practice terrorism and from Page 1 town univer and earned a Law degree sity Law Center. Upon graduation he file to to writ Tion to Fields of ii published a and a Cou Jig Nich a his current Post Webb held i. Staff jobs with the House veterans affairs committee in Addi Lorch soldiers Boycott mess hah ills a a group of sol Diers who Hall in favor of a chinese restaurant and a pics a icy Hope their protest will improve the Quality of for the Lime being Well j ust wait and so improve said Piet de vey Mesdag a spokesman the 200 to 250 draftees who passed up their Hall in favor of eating out monday. The food at the Johan Vaj or put Barracks Long has had an up Flat in
