European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Author Iid wn0jiicial i vol. 45. No. 331 tuesday March 17. 1987 i . Armid Faucit 08693 a Beirut Lebanon a Lebanon s leading Shi Ilc Moseck cleric has appealed for he life of French hostage Jean Louis Normandin a television lighting Engineer awaiting a Jcj death related you cannot coaf0vhie policy of a president by Coj Myrga Kidnap victim Sheik my miffed Hussein Fadlallah said Jap by considered the spiritual guide of Shi lie radicals in la Bank revolutionary Justice Organiza a predominantly shiite group said saturday it had put Normandin on trial and would hand Down the just sentence to execute him within 48 hours. Revolutionary Justice which reveres iranian Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho Meini issued the death threat in a two Page Handwritten arabic statement de he Rcd of Normandin Satun been executed at noon monday this is meaningless. If he is Innocenc on what basis do we thread in to execute him and if he was not innocent Why was t he tried right from the Start?1 Fadlallah asked during a Sermon at a mosque on Beirut s Southern outskirts. He did not mention Normandin see Frenchman on Page 28 or re it of. To. A inside stripes Tina on tour Pagi 17 q hungarians March apr democracy Page 2 Start Ash a. 12,13 d Mcaa tour name Roundup Page of . Demonstration in Spain youths threw Rucks at police sunday near tone Jon a if Era peaceful Marrh is held to proles , military presence in Spain. The protest coincided with defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger s arrival Story Page 2. Iranian missiles threatening Gulf newspaper says new York up Iran has installed several Large land based missiles near the strategic Strait or Hormuz with the potential to hit vessels in the water Way the new York times reported sunday. Installation of he missiles has allowed Iran to in crease its threat to the flow of Oil out of the persian Gulf and could represent an escalation in Iran s War with neighbouring Iraq the newspaper said quoting . Intelligence sources. The missile system appears to be of chinese design and was spoiled by american intelligence within the past month the report said. The missiles reportedly Are at two locations along the Strait. They May have a Range of up to so Miles enough to reach shipping anus in and out of he Gulf the newspaper said. Iran probably would not want to Cut off do. Strait because it needs la ship its own ail through the Pas Sage the paper quoted analysis As saying but it could use the missiles to warn adversaries it is Able to take such a drastic action. None of the missiles has been fired tic report said. Iron has stepped up attacks on shipping in the Gulf this year Wilh most of the attacks aimed at ships going in and Sutof Kuwait. Kuwait backs Iraq in in War with Iran. To is not known whether the weapons were provided to Iran directly by China or whether they came through a third country the newspaper said. Earlier this month. Secretary of slate George Shultz urged chinese leaders not to sell arms to 1 ran. The chinese responded that they do not Supply Iran with arms but . say they doubt that is True. App a s f raffle is Rie Newyl Rubl every 13 seconds in Rcw Yak City some body is fining a a Light Jay walking juror otherwise wreaking . A report a servers watched be Yorken commit traffic Villa Lionvale an average rate of 114 an hour at of six Busy intersections see traffic on Page 28 soviet vessel sinks off n j. Coast rescued Crew to return Home by air Newark no. A a listing so Viet freighter Sank sunday in 12,000 feet of water leaving behind Only an Oil Slick and some floating sacks of flour while its 37 Crew members got a taste of american hospitality after a dramatic helicopter Rescue. The sailors spent the night at a Phila Delphia area Mold where their arrival Cri acid a sensation before travelling to a soviet embassy compound in washing ton on sunday. They were to return Home by air on tuesday. The Komsomol is kirghiz ii which was carrying flour from Canada to Cuba began listing in rough seas saturday. When last detected by radar Early Sun Day it was about 210 Miles off the new Jersey coast coast guard Petty officer Michael Schultz said in new York. Vat a Daylight broke All they found was an Oil Slick and some flour Schultz said. He said the four mile Long Oil Slick posed no danger. Officials did not know what caused the ship to list Hui speculated Ihm the ship s cargo of 10,292 ions of flour shifted after the ship s engine slopped be cause of an Oil pro Lom. The ship s Crew including three women were taken from tht1 ship by three coast Riuard he Itaipu is Dis patched from Odipo cod. Mass. Ilk a distress signal received at the cd is guard Stalin Llimo winds up to 45 Mph and 25-l Init see Rescue on Page 26
