European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2. The stars and stripes tuesday february 24,1987 news updates Irish political pledge Dublin Ireland a prime mini scr a Cal Charles haughty said in an interview published sunday that he Inland 10 serve a full five year term despite failing to win a majority in the Irish parliament in last week s general election. I want to kill this talk of another election in 18 months Lime. We arc going for our full term he was quoted As telling the sunday press. We Are going to move so fast everybody is going to be scram bling to keep up with us we will set a dynamic Pace of economic development he said. After haughty won 81 seals in the 166-scat Dail or parliament analysis predicted instability and another election soon and there was widespread speculation thai Haughey s fianna fail parly would seek support front four in dependent lawmakers. 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Passports cannot use a tourist visa for permanent residence an immigrant visa must be applied for in Advance but is available Only from the consulate in Frankfurt. Family members of service members stationed in Berlin can obtain an immigrant visa from the consulate in Berlin. Trial opens for lebanese Man suspected of terrorism in France Paris a a lebanese charged with directing he killings of american and israeli diplomats in Paris said at 1 in open ing of his irial monday Hinl he is an Arab fighter and denounced Yankee executioners in his Homeland Georges Ibrahim Abdallah 35, spoke for about 10 minutes in what appeared to be a rehearsed monologue before he was interrupted by judge Maurice co lomb who said a Dallan was beginning to repeat himself. When colomb asked american representatives who Are civil panics in the Case if they wanted to respond Abdallah objected. Raising his voice for the first Lime he shouted that he should not be forced to listen to a criminal  Abdullah who is 5-Fooi-l i and has a thick Black Beard was handcuffed and led from the courtroom. The judge called a recess before the americans could re Spond. Abdallah s attorney Jacques verges later said Abdallah did not plan to attend the remainder of the trial expected to last about a week. But verges will be present. The trial is being held amid heavy Security. A group demanding Abdallah s release claimed responsibility fora series of bombings in Paris last september that killed 11 people and injured More than 150. Government officials have said More threats have been received. About 90 minutes before the trial began a police Convoy of vehicles jammed with officers drove up to the courthouse Al High Speed. The vehicle carrying Abdallah was driven into the courtyard As an array of gendarmes stood outside. At the same Lime thousands of riot police and gendarmes patrolled Paris streets department stores and train stations. Abdallah is accused of complicity in the murders of it. Col. Charles Robert Ray the . Deputy military attache in Paris killed Jan 18. 1982, and Yacov Barsimantov second Secretary at the israeli embassy killed april 3,1982. He also is charged with complicity in the attempted murder of the . Consul general in Strasbourg Robert homme who was shot and wounded on March 26,1984. Police and terrorism experts say Abdallah is Leader of a lebanese terrorist group that has claimed responsibility Tor the Ray ban Manlov and homme at tacks. Abdallah did not display emotion when the charges against him were read. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah i am an Arab fighter the defendant said in answer to the first question by the presi Dent of the court. Asked if he had anything 10 say Abdallah delivered a statement in French in which he condemned the Yankee executioners in Lebanon and said the Vic Tims in the end arc the arabs moslem africans latin  military beef up in latin areas planned by Richard Halloran Quarry Heights Panama not the commander of . Forces in latin America Gen. John r. Calvin says he plans to expand the american military presence in his Region next year. In an interview Friday at his head quarters Here he also said the 20,000 Strong nicaraguan rebel Force could win ultimately if the rebels received sustained support from the United Stales. Our problem in this is our american impatience and Lack of understanding of what an insurgency is in its essence he said. So we ask questions like Well if we give you $ 100 million will it be Over in a year of course it won t be Over in a year. It won t be Over in two or three or four or five years  the general said the nicaraguan rebels must overcome several weaknesses. He said they need International stature political leadership hat is also fighting stronger lines of communication and logistics better training and an ability to express their Aims to the nicaraguan people. Nevertheless he said the undeniable fact is that there Are 20,000 people out there and it Only took them five years to pull it together. Now can 20,000 people lightly armed win a War like this if they can gel sustained support they  some members of Congress have expressed fear of deeper military involve ment in latin America where several governments face leftist insurgencies. In addition some members of con Gress have expressed doubt thai the nicaraguan rebels will be Able to defeat the soviet supplied government despite . Aid. Calvin said the military presence in his area of responsibility which includes 17 latin american nations would be expanded by conducting Maneu vers in twice As Many nations As i n recent years. We Are going to try to do an exercise program with just about every country next year he said. We would be doing them with practically every country in latin  the general said More . Military officers would also Lake part in War games and planning conferences with latin americans and More engineering and medical teams would be dispatched on civic action projects. The purpose he said would be to improve what he called military to Mili Lary relations with latin american Al lies. Calvin is also responsible for the de sense of the Panama canal which he said is very closely tied to the stability of the whole  you give your own troops an environmental knowledge he said in Dis cussing his Mission. They have been Here they know what it is. If they have to deploy Here it would not be something new. Also you get  the army has been directed by presi. Dent Reagan since 1983 to make shows of Force in Central America to deter what the United Stales has portrayed As nicaraguan expansionism. There were six military exercises in six countries in 1982 and 13 exercises in eight countries in 1983. The exercises then levelled off in number but they expanded in size. At the present Lime 700 paratroopers from the 82d airborne div arc training in Honduras. Three limes As Many soldiers Are scheduled for a larger Man Euver there in the Spring. Calvin said the american presence in Honduras will be scaled Down As he emphasis shifts to exercises Over a wider area in latin America. Calvin said . And latin american forces can learn from one another. He said latin american officers Are experienced in Smalt wars an Art of increasing interest to the United Stales. On the other hand he said he . Armed farces can show How they Are sub ordinate to civilian control a concept alien to some latin americans. We Are a pretty Good example of what a military ought to be he said. Calvin said thai Many of the proposed exercises would be Small a couple of fighter planes practising combat drills with a latin american air Force or a Pla Toon of paratroopers making a jump with latin american soldiers. But the leaders of the Maneu vers would be brought together for planning he said. It gets leaders together Over a prob Lem that has to be  he said. So As they Knock Heads trying to do that Good things come out of  Avalanche in Italy kills 4 austrian skiers i Pinteno Italy a four aus Trian tourists were buried and killed by an Avalanche monday As they were ski ing in fresh Snow on an out of Bounds slope in the Aito adige Region police said. Recent heavy snowfalls and mild temperatures have caused a major Ahab Che threat in the Dolomite mountains close to the austrian Border. Three Young residents of the Region were lulled by a Snow slide at Siusis Alp in the same area on sunday. They also were skiing off the regular track. Italian rescuers and soldiers alerted by four austrians who escaped monday s Avalanche flew by helicopter to the scene but the skiers were dead by the Lime they were discovered under the Wall of Snow estimated at 165 feet wide 650 feel Long and 65 feel deep. The names of the victims were with held pending notification of next of Kin. However authorities said they were All employees of the company that runs the austrian Section of he Brenner High Way. Crewmen eject before f-11j crash in . Raf Mildenhall England up a  air Force Al 11 fighter bomber crashed and exploded on a training flight monday but both crewmen ejected safely the plane crashed near the town of Newmarket 70 Miles Northeast of Lon Don. The aircraft was on a routine training Mission. Both crewmen ejected safely an air Force spokeswoman said. The to fliers were taken by helicopter to the air Force Hospital at Raf Lakenheath where they were based. Information on the condition at the crewmen was not available monday afternoon master sgt. Al Rosial a spokes Man for the 3rd air Force told the stars and stripes the aircraft was attached to the 48th