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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 26, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Prigo 8 the stars and stripes sunday april 26,1987 not really to the Rescue Charlie an australian cattle dog swims us Lioi a near s Jniya Wilh a cock Atoo in his Mouth. 1 he cockatoo was one of hundreds shot he Charlie s Anncar Farmer. The Birds destroy Sunflower crops if allowed to feed on a photo them and that s Why the Farmer blasts them Wilh a Sholun. Ira bomb blast kills n. Ireland judge wife Belfast Northern Ireland up a bomb planted by the outlawed Irish Republican army sat urday killed Northern Ireland s a Ond highs judge and his wife in what the Ika said was in  the Ira which is failing to overthrow British Power in the province and unite in with the Irish Republic claimed within hours in was behind the Border blast that killed lord Justice Maurice Gib son 73, and his wife Cecily. The Ira claim responsibility for the execution of show trial judge lord Justice Gibson he acted Asi Viilo Ami inv " he statement issued in Dublin and judge and jury Belfast said. Gibson in june 1984 stirred up wide protest when he acquit cd three Northern Ireland police officers accused of murdering an unarmed Ira suspect in an alleged shool to kill Campaign carried out by sections of the police. Gibson commented the officers had sent the Vic Lini to the Fina court of Justice bul Laler retracted his remarks. A month later the Ika burned Down his 60,000-Pound $90.000 Holiday Home in done Gal in the Irish Republic. The deaths of the couple raised to 14 the number claimed by the Ira in the past three week including the ninth police officer killed so far this year. The Gibsons were resuming by car saturday from a vacation in France and had driven from Dublin to the Northern Ireland Border under Irish police guard which dropped them off at the Frontier at uti Ocil �s.m. A Northern Ireland police escort was wailing Tonick them up several Hundred Yards inside the prov Ince but the rendezvous was never made. Gibson s car disintegrated a few Yards inside Northern ire land in what one i incas called a Ball of flame the couple was killed instantly their bodies burned beyond recognition police said a half dozen people travelling in cars in the Vicinity were slightly injured and treated for Shock it was nol immediately Clear whether the blast which left a Large Crater came from a parked car or a landmine. The area is Hilly and Early reports suggested ii might have been Grieg Cecil by revolt control from a nearby Hilltop. The incident happened near kill Cen on he Bor Der Between county Dawn in the North and county Louth in the South about 40 Miles South of Belfast. To has been the scene of frequent Ira attacks in the past and a half mile Section on the Northern Side is considered no Man s land by Northern Security forces. The Gibson killings Drew immediate condemnation from government leaders on Holh sides of the Border Irish prime minister Charles haughty said in Dublin ii is almost beyond the capacity of words to describe the cruelty brutality and stupidity of such an  Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King. Britain Schief minister in the province said the killings showed he Ira s utter contempt for human life and  Gibson the province s second ranked judge for 12 years was the fifth member of the judiciary killed by the Ira in the past 15 years. The earlier victims included two county court judges and no Magistrale All of whom where shot dead. Opposition leaders vow United front against Gandhi new im-1.1 ii. Indu i Chi seven opposition k Ailt it Siirid s  Hes would work to limn ii l Kiili Ifni Imiri Agnini i me Mimmi r Rajiv Gamthi s govern hit Ungil a t in lit provide a National alternative in the Ekx Lurati this is a him Iwic Mei Lii. A Fibril he p  forming a Milium alter Nijiu a group West lie Gal c lin.1 mints it Yuli Hasu told in new con i a talk l1. The meeting Wai held by the chid Ini nimits of Bix Indian states and u i prvs nume of n seventh. To a a in guile Basu Sliu is Theof Munsil i Jurf chief in Mem Dyngal did Surji Singh la Jiula Luud us Chi Sikli Bakuti Dill parly in i Unju. Ii was the first Nicci ing by oppose Linn chief rom islam since Csandl Nilame tit Power 30 months ago after the  of Liis Kotlier fur ii 1 t Ritzic Maisil r Indira Andhi. Iii jul c Ungrich i any i Sumrok 13 of the 24 Slit la. Ftp her Ulun lil or in Tuuli Idun with a Lucal Par. Of  running from marxist to right Ming Himl in control the Oil political Iii ily Sii said if the opposition United it Tonij  a u rious Clin Atengc to the c ingress i arly in the next Federal elections is he died for i9x. Tian Iii lost stale Wembly to actions to Ieli itis in we ii a enl and kerb staus Luu Niue us  
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