European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pegs 28 the stars and stripes. March 11,1987 no Post office robbers in Italy escape with millions Salerno Luly up three robber staged a Holdup at a Railroad mall office tuesday and escaped Wilh bats of Cash and checks Esti mated at More than $4 million police reported. Police said the three men armed Wilh pistols presented a package for mailing Ai the Railroad Post office in the Center of Salerno. When employees opened a door to take the package the robbers forced them at pistol Point to hand Over the sacks. The sacks contained Cash and checks sent by train to Salerno from various Post offices in the Region. Railroad officials said the value of the haul was estimated at anything up to s4.fi Mil lion. Shivering Istanbul Ankara pounded by blizzard Istanbul Turkey a a blizzard pounded Istanbul and Ankara on tuesday As a cold spell continued. The bad weather spell has been blamed for at least 38 deaths. In the latest fatal incidents a syrian and four turks were killed in a collision Between two minibuses and a car on a Slippery Road in the province of Hatay. A passenger bus skidded off an icy Road an plunged into a Ravine in the Central township of Kayseri killing one passenger and injuring 19others, two people froze to death in the Eastern prov in Istanbul winds gushed up to 37 came to a virtual standstill in Istanbul a City of 6 million. Ither joins picket line writers new work a lbs news Anchor Dan rather omd a picket Tine outside the network s studios Mofsky to show Solidarity Wilh Mem Bers of the Vromen Guild of America who Are on strike again subs and Abc in a dispute Over Job Security a rather was join Eft a dozen on air personalities who walked whew coct line and talked to several Hundred strike Nulod their supporters. Smaller demonstration 9was held outside Abc studios where Anc lilt Peter Jennings marched. Both rather and Jennings an Kared on Ihei regularly scheduled broadcasts Mosby evening. Neither mentioned the picketing i Jove net works did nol run stories about the i Ireland s prime minister wins 3rd term by 1 vote Dublin Ireland a Charles Haughe tuesday won a third term As Ireland s prime minister in a Chi changer session of parliament that gave him a one vote majority. The Dail or parliament split 82-82 after de Bale on his nomination. Speaker Sean Prescy then used his vote to break the tie in Haughey flavor. All four opposition parties United in voting against Haughey whose fianna fail party won is seats in the feb. 17 election. All the opposition parties in the 166-Seal body nominated their own leaders for prime minister. None Hadany Chance of winning but Haughey s prospects were not certain until almost the last minute. E. German Leader invited to w. Berlin ceremony Berlin up West Berlin mayor Eicr hard Diepgen tuesday invited East German Leader Erich Honecker to the april 30 ceremony in West Berlin that will begin the City s Obser Vance of its 750lh Berlin spokesman Winfried fest said Detlev Stronk a senior aide of Dick gun a gave an invitation for Honecker to Kurt Loeder who is in charge of the East German Observance of the anniversary. In the letter Diepgen thanked Honecker for inviting him to an oct. 23 ceremony in East he did nol say whether he will accept the invitation fast reported. Recovery of other victims awaits righting of ferry boat Zeebrugge Belgium up Salvage work on righting the capsized British ferry Herald of free Enterprise continued tuesday with officials holding out Little Hope that any bodies will be recovered fora least three weeks. Identification of the bodies they said would be difficult because of decomposition. Salvage experts said they did not expect to recover any human remains mostly trapped in the hold and Cabins before the the bodies will not be identifiable at All said Peter Ford chairman of the Townsend Thoresen com Pany thai owns the ferry a dutch Salvage company Smil International has scheduled 35 working Days to Weld attachment Points to the red and White ship that will enable two powerful tugs to pull it upright from its partially submerged position on its Side and Tow it into port. In Brussels a spokesman at the executive commis Sion of the european economic Community said a. List of the ship s cargo sent to the commission showed there were no dangerous waste radioactive products aboard. He also denied reports that some barrel aboard contained dioxin an extremely hazardous chemical. Although there Are some trucks on the hold with barrels of cyanide there is no risk at All to anyone or tothe environment said Townsend Thoresen spokeswoman Jane Lawrence denying reports that dangerous chemicals had slowed the operation. The Herald of free Enterprise capsized inless than a minute Friday evening As it was leaving ice Knigge for Dover England Wilh about 543 people aboard. In he worst North sea maritime disaster since world War to officials reported no change in the loll of 53 dead and 81 missing. A total of 409 people were rescued. Obviously the top priority is the recovery of Bod ies said Lawrence echoing statements by Ford and Smit spokesman Daniel conditions at present Are extremely dangerous and visibility is nil. Salvage divers have instructions to recover any bodies easily accessible Down there. But we have instructed them not to do anything that would put their lives at risk. Many Walls and partitions inside the ship arc collapsing every Day making the situation even More hazardous for them she said. Lawrence said Savage Crews brought a truck to the surface tuesday which had fallen outside the ship Dur ing the Accident. Contras from Page 1 service of an equally pluralist goal but As an instrument of an exclusive clique i tried several times to retire after my efforts to change the situation prove simply futile he said he was persuaded by friends to remain an persevere in his efforts nonetheless the exclusive forces resisted pluralism with equal persistence he have Given All i can give he said. He called the sandinista government a tyranny but he said anti democratic elements in the Contra movement perpetuate by Means of their habits of intolerance and exclusion those same deplorable aspects he noted . Support for the anti sandinista forces but also said certain factions within the government of that great nation because of their singular perspective on the nicaraguan project did not act decidedly to prevent its the . Government s support for the hegemonic forces within said democratization of the nicaraguan insurgency is indispensable so that the free world can have Confidence in the rebel forces As 8 liberation movement and not be perceived As a conquering the Tetter was published in the Spanish edition of the Miami Herald and was translated by the associated think it s a toss for us said Alfonso Rondo one of Cruz s two fellow Uno directors it weakens our Posi Tion but we have to keep on fighting Farour the slate department had no comment monday on Cruz s decision. Assistant Secretary of stale Elliott Abrams said lost month it would be a real blow Tourno if Cruz stepped Down. A from papa 1 Sions of the 10-year period Traynor was discharged from the army in August 1969buldia not begin his College education until 1977, he received financial help from the a until august1979. At the time he had used 9 a of the 24 months of benefits available to him based on his length of service Traynor unsuccessfully sought to have his period of eligibility extended contending that he was unable to utilize Bis full benefits within the 10-year period because he had suffered from alcoholism from 1964 until 1974. Hts lawyers say Traynor now 45, has not had drink since february 1974, Mckelvey was discharged from the army in 1966.during the next nine Yean it was hospitalized at various tunes for alcoholism and associated conditions. He did not apply for educational assistance until More than 10 years after his discharge and then was turned Down As did Traynor Mck Lvcy argued thai the a policy toward alcoholism violated the rehabilitation actor 1973, a Law in which Congress banned Dis Cristna lion against the trial judges ruled for Traynor and Mckee vey but two Federal appeals courts ruled against them the appeals court ruled in Traynor s Case that Feder Al courts do not have the authority to review such determinations by the a. The appeals court in Mckelvey s Case upheld the a policy in seeking supreme court review lawyers for to Kolvey argued that the appeals court ruling in his Case opens the Way for Federal and state agencies to Den alcoholics opportunities., afforded other individuals whose handicaps do not carry the stigma attached the cases Are Traynor is. Tunge. 86-622, and Mckelvey is. Tum age 86-737. Bones from Page 1 How old the Bones Are by knowing the age of the other artefacts. In this Case the find could be from 1,500 to More than 2,000 years ago she said. Roman settlements were fairly common around in Eastern part of England and because such finds arc so common archaeologists Only try to investigate the most important Sites she said. The archaeologists Don t expect to find much More before they return to a site they be been working on in nearby Brandon. Our Job is to look at what turns up and what s Bee destroyed she said our primary function is to excavate Only where things arc being destroyed and keep record of what Luis the Bones will go to specialists who will try to deter mine the sexes and Ages of the skeletons. They also will look for additional information such As diseases the people May have had Plouviez said. Although there is Likely 10 be other evidence under the Road that runs afew feel from the site or on other parts of the base Plouviez said they won t bother to dig the meantime culy said the $750,000 project will be finished on time even though the archaeologists Are interrupting his work. The contract with the properly service Agency the British Agency that oversees Workon the base requires the contractors to yield to historians whenever such a find said they can Stop the Job if they want to if what they find is interesting said the Hobby shop will be finished by february 1988
