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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday March �3,1087 Khomeini directed sting personally Magazine says Washington up1 Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho Meini personally directed the sting to dupe the United slates Israel and the soviet Union and to get weapons and equipment for Iran . News & world report reported saturday describing Khomeini As the cunning manipulator despite his advanced years the Magazine in its March 30 Issue presented Iran s Side of the scandal that has rocked the Reagan administration. The report said Khomeini began the grand sting on Jan. 25,1985, when he called to his heavily guarded Home in Jamar an just North of Tehran the most pow Erful men in the country. At that meeting the Magazine said Khomeini spoke of the desperate need for weapons and military spare pans and said Only the United Stales could provide to seamounts that Iran needed 10 pursue its War with Iraq. Having dubbed inc United states the great satan Khomeini knew he personally could not reach out. So instead he Laid a trap to draw the unite states to him and would Settle for nothing less than a direct link to the White House according to the re port. Essentially sources told inc Magazine the operation followed several simple Steps. Through selected to be Weens the iranians put out detailed reports of Kho Meini s impending death and of an internal Power struggle among factions trying to succeed  the factions inc iranians told the israelis and he americans was a group that favored ties Wilh the West in Exchange for weapons and intelligence information the West specifically the United states would regain a foothold in inn and a Chrapa help in freeing american hostages in  a series of carefully staged meetings in i Rah including two key sessions at the Aya touch shome As Well As in Hamburg London and elsewhere the iranians succeeded in drawing the United state and Israel into the sting the Magazine said. As the Story was being passed along to the unite states through arms dealer and israeli operative the iranians made it known to soviet agents within Ira that an opening to the United states was being consid  Hope was that at some Point the soviet opera Tives would show their hand and the iranian authorities would identify the network of soviet supporter and arrest them the Magazine said. In fact source told the Magazine that is Jutt what happened when Robert Mcfarlane s team made its journey to  than 200 iranian demonstrators marched to Ward Mcfarlane s hotel intent on kidnapping the american party Only to be apprehended by Khomeini s men. Me Farugie s party which included u.  North never knew what had happened. Entertainment summit9 seeks end to cold War movie stereotypes West Hollywood Calif. Up top soviet and . Filmmakers have begun a we Klong entertainment Summit aimed at slopping the portrayal of cold War stereotypes in movies. The 10-member soviet delegation and . Counterparts met Wilh reporters Friday Ai a hotel 10 kick off the Summit the soviets will tour Hollywood studios watch film clips to see How the United states portrays Russia an meet with top . Filmmakers including Sydney Pollack Miles Fortran Norman Jewison and Alan  delegations will then meet for a two Day brain storming session Al the estate of the Rockefeller family which is helping to finance the event both sides need to loosen the grip of the cold War and dare to took with their own eyes and listen Wilh heir own tars said Summit organizer mar Cerzon. Who Heads up mediators productions a Malibu based motion picture and production  me the beginning of the Summit was feeling Hurt and angry when i saw How we were portrayed in Sovie Cinema and then i saw their Hurt and their anger when they saw How they were portrayed in our  filmmakers in general still regard the a film Industry As lackeys of big capital who make movies that protect the interest soothe ruling class Gerzon  . Film Industry meanwhile believes its so Viet counterparts Lake their orders from the Bosses inthe Kremlin he said. Continued Reliance of such stereotypes by the two countries Fosters hatred and increases the chances of War Gerzon said he particularly criticized the , film Industry for its stereotype of soviet filmmakers saying if the so Viets Are willing to grow and change and learn and move in this Era of glasnost into a respect for our entertainment Industry we have to grow As  Otas nost is the policy instituted by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev of greater openness in discussing and exposing shortcomings in soviet society while at i sesame time being seen As More accessible to Western ideas. " soviet filmmakers Are men and women who have fought for their films Genoa said fought for the right to have them distributed and seen and have often fought and  Elera Klimov the soviet director heading the delegation said the new soviet policy of glasnost has ushered in dramatic changes in the film Industry. He said Many films previously put on the shelf by government bureaucrats Are being teen. Stateside Union league club keeps ban on women members Chicago a Mcm Bart of the men Only Union league club have rejected for the third Lime in 10 years a proposal to admit women i members. However the proposal id change inc club s107-year-old Rule railed by Only 44 Voles one of he sponsors of inc proposal did he would try again to gain admission for women possibly As soon As next  officials did thai 1,840 of the Union league s 2,500 members voted Over five Days with 1,182 favouring inc admission or women and 658 opposing it a two thirds majority was required for Pas Sage of the motion the Union league club is very much a democratic institution and abides by the wishes of members inc club president Robert Rylowicz said in a statement. Air Force set to deploy stealth plane paper says Washington up the air Forte has decided to push Tor worldwide deployment of the stealth fighter plane by spending More Jhansi billion to Arm and shelter the secret aircraft inc Washington Post reported  plane has proved effective at eluding air defences the newspaper quoted Pentagon sources As saying. The air Force wants to spend about t i billion i equip the fighters with the most Modem weaponry including smart missiles the Post said and related program Calls for building an extensive net work of Shetters to hide and protect  aircraft has demonstrated its ability to foil radar detection in a Long series of simulated combat flights sources told the Post. Secrecy has been so tight around the Craft that the air Force has falsified flight plans filed with civilian agencies the report said us sprint service to Europe to include 3 More nations Kansas City to. A us sprint Thelong distance Telephone company has said it will link its business and residential service to Sweden Denmark and Spain beginning april 2, bringing to 34 the number of countries it  represents an important addition to our existing european coverage which includes the United kingdom. France and Italy said com Pany president Charles  sprint customers now can Call these six countries at prices approximately 10 percent below at to added Bill Burgess who Heads the company s International services division us sprint s planned expansion is expected to include additional locations in Europe the mid dle East and Africa by the end of the year. Elections "8" Washington voting official shave released details on Alabama new Jersey Ohio and Pennsylvania primary and municipal elections scheduled to begin in May. Service members i Lilian Federal employees and their family members May Vole in these elections. Persons voting under the overseas citizens voting rights act Are eligible to vote in Ohio elections Only. Alabama Alabama voters will elect mayors and City Council members this year. Cherokee. Dolhan mus Sci Shoals Sheffield Cordova and Tuscumbia will hold elections july 14, Talb Dyga will hold its election aug. 11, and birding Ham and Montgomery will elect official oct. 13. Citizens May Register and request ballot by sending a Federal postcard application to inc Board of registrars of the county where the voter last resided by 10 Days before the elections. To remain registered voters must have voted at least once in a four year period. Registered voters should Send their postcard ballot requests to their county s Absentee elec Tion manager not later than five Day before the election. Election officials must receive the completed ballots not later than the close of pails new Jersey new Jersey voters will go to the poll june 2 to elect primary candidates for 80 Genera Assembly and 40 state Senate scats. Most cities also hold elections june 2, while a few hold elections on May 12. New Jersey allows Servie members civilian employees and their family Mem Bers to waive registration and simply Send a Federal postcard application to the county clerk for an Absentee ballot. The postcard Musi be received by the county clerk not inter than seven Days before the election. Other unregistered new Jersey Cutti Zens must Send a Federal postcard application to inc county commissioner Tor registration form. Party affiliation must be noted when requesting a primary ballot. A separate postcard must be submitted for the nov. 3 general election. The slate form must be postmarked byway 4 for the june 1 election and april 13 for the May 12 election. Ohio municipal primaries begin May 5 an will extend through june and september. The general election is scheduled for nov. 5. To find out if your county of voting residence has scheduled a Spring elec Tion Send a Federal postcard application to the director county Board of elections a single postcard application will serve to Register and request a general or primary ballot. Party affiliation must denoted when requesting a primary ballot. Ballots from voters living abroad willbe counted if received up to 10 Days after an election and postmarked on or before election Day. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania residents will vote May 19 in a statewide primary. The Genera election will be nov. 3. Voters will elect Commonwealth court common pleas and municipal court judges. Some counties also will hold local elections on these dates. Citizens May request Absentee ballots to the county Board of elections. These voters will receive a registration card hat must be returned to the Board 30days before the election. Postcards from previously registered voters must arrive seven Days before the election. If a Federal postcard application is no used separate requests must be made for the Rigi is ration card and ballot. Voter should Send a separate ballot request for each  ballots must be received by the Friday before the  an state elections is Avail Able from unit voting assistance officers or Counselor at any . Embassy or consulate or by writing director Feder Al voting assistance program. Depart ment of defense room 1b4j7, Penta gon Washington . 20301  
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