European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. March 4,1987 italian Premier Praxi coalition Cabinet resign Rome a Premier Belt no Cowf tues Day announced his resignation and that or his five party coalition was the nation s first socialist postwar a nationally televised speech to the Senate Praxi s3, said he we submitting the resignation immediately to president Francesco Corsiga. The resignations follow months of inter cab inet squabbling Over the sharing of Power and could Lead to parliamentary elections this Spring a year ahead of schedule. Praxi became prime minister in August 19s3.franco Nicolazzo Leader of the Small social Democrat party a coalition partner predicted lengthy negotiations As parties seek to fashion a new government. . Engineer in Spain held in prostitute s death Madrid Spain a a 29-year-Oldamerican aircraft Engineer was arrested tuesday in connection with the death and mutilation of a35-year-old prostitute in a downtown hotel a police spokesman Baxter Noyes in employee of the Mcdonnell Douglas corp in St. Louis was arrested Early tuesday after employees of the hotel Miguel Angel found the nude stabbed an mutilated body of Rufina Sanz Caviedes in an Interior Patio of the hotel spokesman Daniel Herrero said. He said death appeared to have been caused by said police determined that the body was thrown from the window of room 451,where they later found Noyes bloody towels a woman s underclothes a handbag and identification. Noyes is being held by police pending investigation by an examining magistrate under Spanish Law police can hold a suspect for 72 hours pending Art investigation after which he is turned Over to a judge who has another 48 hours in which to file chaises. W. Berlin mayor in do. To promote anniversary Washington a West Berlin s Mayoris in Washington to promote the 750th anniversary of the divided German City to american visitors especially one be expects in june president Reagan mayor Eberhard Diepgen has a three Day schedule of meetings with us political leaders including visits with Reagan and vice president Bush on wednesday before he flies Back to Europe. Diepgen s talks focus on East West matters i general and the Observance of Berlin s set Dement in the 12th Century the state depart ment said me talked monday with Rozonne Ridgway assistant Secretary of state for european Ranadi an affairs and on tuesday was meeting with John c. While head acting Secretary of stale Dur ing Secretary of slate George Shultz s Mission Sochina Diepgen said tuesday he would Issue an invitation when he confers with Reagan on wednes Day. Poindexter from Page 1 Navy and Reagan stemmed from a provision of Federal Law thai deals with officers of three Star and four Star rank. Under the Law such an officer must continue work ing in a Job designated for that level of rank in order to retain his stars. The Law also specifics that an Admir Alor general must spend at Leasi three years time in Rani in order to retire with that rank. If a three or four Star Admiral or general moves to position that is below his rank he automatically drops a Grade unless a new assignment is made within 90days. Federal grand jury indicts israeli officer in spy Case Washington a a Federal grand jury tues Day indicted israeli col. Viem Sella on Charees he conspired with convicted spy Jonathan Jay Pollard Topsy on the . Government to collect sensitive and top secret military three count indictment accuses Salta of recruit ing Pollard then a Navy civilian intelligence analyst to gather military secrets helpful to Israel. The indictment alleges that Sella approached pol lard in the summer of 1984 and met with him several times to discuss obtaining was charged with conspiracy to gather or deliver National defense information gathering such secret Sand receiving or obtaining classified information As a foreign the .-Lirstli extradition treaty exempts espionage Sella May never have to stand trial for the charges. But he would face arrest if he were to travel to the United department sources said earlier that indict ments also probably would be sought soon against three other israelis who have been granted immunity in the investigation of Pollard s espionage activities inthe United states on behalf of Israel. The Grants of immunity have not been revoked but prosecutors Are expected to go to court soon to seek thai action said the investigators believe the three israelis lied or withheld information in the Pollard probe. Pollard a 32-year-old former . Civilian Nav analyst who pleaded guilty last summer to spying for Israel is to be sentenced wednesday and could received life term. Israel apologized to the United slates at the Lime of Pollard s arrest and said the spy ring was a renegade operation but Pollard in a statement last week to a . District court said the highest echelons in the Israel government helped coordinate his activities. Indictment goes against whal Israel has viewed As a unspoken agreement that the United slates would not file charges against any israeli in Exchange for Jerusa Lem s cooperation in the Pollard indictment. Legal action against Sella comes amid growing ten Sion Between the United states and Israel Over reports that the air Force colonel was recently promoted to a undisclosed High level military Post the daily newspaper a Arclo said an israeli Diplo mat was summoned for a serious discussion at the state department last week where . Officials complained that Israel was reneging on a Promise not to Reward israelis involved in the Pollard sources speaking to the associated press on condition of anonymity said a Compromise had Bee worked out with the , defense department where by Sella would receive an increase in responsibility Wilhour an actual promotion. The sources said Sella later might receive a higher rank. Frozen alarms help e. German escape Fulda Germany a a 22-year-old East Ger Man fled to the West across a Fence so covered with ice that the alarms were Frozen and failed to Alert communist Border guards authorities said tuesday. It was the 17th escape by East germans to West Germany or West Berlin since the beginning of the German Border police said the East German Man escaped monday afternoon loan area of Hesse state near Fulda. He did t set off any alarm apparently because the alarm trip wires on the fences were covered with ice and therefore did t sound said a Border police spokesman in Fulda who declined to be identified. East German Border guards have orders to shoot escapees. The Fulda police spokesman said a West German family living on the Border gave the Young Man dry clothes and brought him to the nearest Border police station. The Man told police he was unhappy with the political situation in East Germany the police official said. Police identified the Man at a skilled worker but they did not give his name in keeping with govern ment policy on escapees from the East. On feb. 23, two East German men camouflaged i White costumes slipped across the Snow covered Bor Der into Bavaria Baker from Page 1 to gales was an urgent item on the president s speculation about possible candidates focused on both former National Security adviser Brent scowcroft and former sen. John Tower a Texas both members of the Tower commission that investigated he Iran arms affair along with Bobby Inman a one time Cia Deputy director . Ambassador Vernon wallers and army it. Gen. William adorn head of the National Security Agency Tower contacted by the associated press late Mon Day declined comment on a report in tuesday s Washington Post that he had been offered the Cia Post an turned it Down. When a new director is named. Gates will return this Job As the Cia s Deputy director. On his first Day on the Job Baker joined Reagan at Cabinet meeting and met with aides to plan the re building of the while House staff in the aftermath of Donald Regan s resignation under fire As chief of staff. As Bilker moved into his spacious sunlit office inthe Southwest Comer of the White House Regan was assigned temporary space in the old executive office building As a transition office. At a nationally broadcast news conference in packed White House press room Baker acknowledged that there were widespread questions about Reagan ability As a result of the Tower commission s report last thursday. He said the questions bothering Many people Are is this president fully in control of his presidency is he Alert is he fully engaged is he in Contact with tie problems reporting on his impressions of Reagan Baker said i do not see a hands off president. 1 do not see an awol president. I see a Man who is very much i touch with the issues before this country Fiat confront Tower commission said Reagan did not control his National Security advisers was not aware of the Way his Anns to Iran policy was carried out or the full con sequences of it and could not remember when he authorized arms sales to Iran. In interviews commission members offered even tougher criticism. Former Secretary of state Edmund Muskie said we were All appalled by the absence of the kind of alertness and vigilance to his Job and to these policies that one expects of a president. Wedo not regard him As a mental Case but we do regard him As a president who Dierf t do his will deliver a nationally broadcast speech from the Oval office at 9 . Est wednesday 3 get to answer the Tower commission , saying he had reviewed drafts of the speech said. I think it s a marvelous speech and 1 think twill have a profound effect at a staff meeting earlier. Baker promised that there would be no wholesale firings or demand for Resig nations Bat said that some changes Are under , at the Cabinet meeting was asked by a reporter if he was disturbed by the Tower panel s find Ings. No i m disturbed about being pressured to talk about in now the president replied at the end of his press briefing Baker was asked to confirm a statement attributed to him by Miami her Ald executive editor Heath Meriwether that Reagan memory has a than half life and that first lady Nancy Reagan when she gets her Hackle up she can be a Meriwether said he had talked id bake Ron a plane in route from Miami to Washington Friday. I found that the president was As Good As anybody on the give and take discussion on sensitive important and Complex issues that when you approached him about it two weeks or two months later you found thai the half life of that memory was Short but so is min and so is yours said Baker. On mrs. Reagan being a dragon he said the first lady is a distinguished citizen of this nation. She is a great lady and she obviously is a lady of Strong convictions. That s whal i
