European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday May 12,1987 masked Ira men escort guerrilla s coffin Belfast Northern Ireland up masked Irish Republican army men monday escorted he coffin at the first of eight funerals for Ira guerrillas killed in a Security Force ambush As they attacked a Village police station. Police and soldiers kept their distance and no violence was immediately reported at the funeral of Pat Kelly 30, the commander of the Ira s East Tyrone but police were on full Alert across Britain because of a veiled guerrilla threat to retaliate by assassinating prime minister Margaret Thatcher and a warn ing from Ira soured to expect bomb Ings there. Friday night is not going to Stop us declared a prominent spokesman for sinn fein the political Arm of the Ira at a sunday rally of several thousand supporters. The people responsible for killing those eight Ira volunteers Don t for get it Are number one mrs. Thatcher and the British the Ira fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland Nair Way missed killing Thatcher in october 1984 by bombing her Brighton hold during a conservative party conference. Five conservatives were killed and 31 injured but Thatcher escaped unhurt. Service for Kelly were the tint to be held for tiie eight guerrillas killed by Security forces biding around a police Sta Tion Friday evening in the Village of Loughgall in the Belfast area As the Ira men rammed its Walls with an explosives Laden Bulldozer. Police had been tipped off in Advance by a Mote and Laid a Iraq. Some 40 sol Diers and crack commandos and police men emerged from hiding places and opened fire killing the eight guerrillas and a civilian Motorist mistaken for an Ira Man. Services were also held monday for the Motorist car Mechanic Anthony Hughes 36, a father of three and the priest called his death terribly tragic and terribly sad noting that neither the Security forces nor the Ira had apologized to the family. At Kelly s funeral in Dungannon 33 Miles Southwest of Belfast the escort party of masked Ira men accompanied the Irish Flag draped coffin of the East Tyrone brigade Leader and Ira sources called his death a devastating he along with Jim Lynagh 32, identified As a top Ira gunman m the Border area and Patrick Mckeamer 32, an Escapee from he Maze prison were de scribed by police As seasoned terrorists and police said the guns found on the eight Ira men had been traced to at least seven killings. Another night of rioting erupted Lale sunday into the Early hours of monday in roman Catholic strongholds of Bel fast Londonderry and Downpatrick with youths hurling gasoline bombs and in several clashes firing on police. Police responded with plastic bullets. One Belfast policeman was slightly wounded with a gunshot in the shoulder and a gasoline bomber accidentally set himself on fire but he ran from police. In the tiny county Tyrone Village of Galbally where four of the slain Ira men had lived hundreds of Black Flag appeared on houses and Telephone poles and Ira supporters and some Neutral catholics accused British troops of about 100 people shouting murder in picketed at the British embassy in Dublin. Thatcher from Paga 1 opinion polls showed Thatcher Well ahead of socialist opponents and election fever mounting Brake new records monday. The financial tires Inden of 30 Industrial shares made a record 44-Point leap to hit 1703.1 soon after. Noon and the Index of 100 leading companies we up32.8 at 2179.3. Thatcher was sending letters to leaders of the opposition parties the socialist labor party and the social democratic Liberal party Alliance advising them of he election Date. After the dissolution of parliament he Brief Campaign will Start officially. The prime minister chose the june 11 Date alter pulling significantly ahead of her main socialist oppo. Nenis m polls Over the past six weeks. The announcement said trial after parliament is Dis solved and the election is held the new parliament will be summoned on wednesday 17 june. And the state opening will be on thursday 25 Thatcher had conferred sunday at her country Resi Dence. Chequers with several senior Cabinet min inters. Most commentator i her own followers and opposition parties said Over the weekend that they believe Thatcher already had decided to Call the election. Newspaper Banner headlines monday declared. Mrs. To final sprint and Maggie names the Day. Thatcher is widely regarded As Britain s most conservative Leader since world War ii. In 1979, she ousted a labor administration. She won a landslide Victory june 9,1983, in an election called a year Early a Harris poll done for the London weekend Televik Jion Channel and announced sunday showed Thatcher with an 11-Point Lead in line with most other recent surveys. Soviet Soldier flees to West Germany hop West Germany a a 23-year-old soviet Soldier stationed in East Germany has escaped across the Border to West Germany and has asked for Politi Cal Asylum police said sunday. More than 30 East germans have fled across the Border to West Germany this year but the saturday incident marked the first successful escape by a soviet Soldier in memory. A police official who asked Nullo be named said the escape was made at about 11 . Saturday but he declined to give further details the mass circulation Bild newspaper said the Soldier was part of a id Man soviet army unit stationed in the East German town of Klosenberg near it West Germa Border. Bild in a report for its monday editions said the Soldier successfully avoided Border patrols and climbed Over the 9-foot-High Metal Fence at the Border. The newspaper said the Soldier turned himself in to local police m the bavarian town of Hof North of Munich. He later was questioned by . Military and West German intelligence personnel Bild added. Aquino s hand picked candidates take Early Lead in election returns Manila Philippines up supporters of presi Dent Corazon Aquino took the Lead in Early unofficial returns monday in congressional elections that left at least 16 people dead and Drew fraud charges from the opposition. Initial unofficial returns carried by the slate run philippine news Agency and Independent radio Ezrh showed Aquino s hand picked candidates were leading by at least 17-7 in races for the powerful 24 m Ember Senate. The scattered mulls made up less than 1 percent of the Voles cast. Election officials estimated 90 percent of the 26.4 million registered voters participated in the balloting. A spokesman for the watchdog commission on elections said it did not expect a trend to emerge until later in the week in the Senate contest filipinos also voted for 200 members of the House of representative bul results were not immediately known. Aquino hailed the election As the most peaceful and non St in the nation s history despite violence and reports of voting irregularities. The military listed 16 deaths including a town mayor in election related violence. The bloodiest Inci Dent took place on the Southern Island of Masbate in Vicli five civilians were lulled in a communist guerrilla attack on a police station. Armed forces chief Gen. Fidel Ramos said 65 peo ple died in pre election violence during the two month Campaign. Probe from Page 1 about the contras shortage of funds in conversations with potential donors and to express his thanks if a pledge were made. In the Case of the unnamed country he said be also obtained the name and number of a Bank account belonging to the contras into which the funds co Ujj be placed. Mcfarland encountered polite but persistent questioning. Do you think that you can let it hang out Here today the fact asked Lyman. Ill do my Best sir raid a solemn looking Mcfear Lanc. In his opening statement the former Csc director declared i regret and continue to regret the mistakes i have made in the entire affair but in a 12-Page opening statement he read before responding to questions Mcfarlane said the administration relied too heavily on coven operations and Congress had sent contradictory signals about its own views on the contras. The result was a confused and contradictory policy Mcfarlane said. The policy makers who create conditions like this must Bear some of the moral responsibility far the failures that follow he declared. Mcfarlane served As Reagan s National Security adviser from oct. 17, 1983, to nov 30, 1985. I involvement in the Jan Contra affair cent suied afterwards As he was recruited by the to make a secret trip to Iran in May 1986 As part of an arms for hostage arrangement. Kcf Syriane has said publicly he feels a heavy responsibility for the failures of the Iran Contra debacle and he was hospitalized in february for attempting suicide by taking an overdose of anti depressant pills. Con Gressional aides have reported that Mcfarlane seemed Brittle in private questioning and that he broke Dowson at least one occasion. Mcfarlane was expected to be questioned closely about Reagan s knowledge of his administration efforts to assist the contras during a period when All military assistance was banned. It was during this period that North was involved in establishing a secret Supply network and in raising funds from private sources to help the rebels. Mcfarian said that at the Lime in 1985, he did not believe that such financial support was necessary be cause a foreign country widely reported to be saudi Arabia was providing Money to keep the War against the sandinista government going. Mcfarlane said he turned to two staff members Trocany 0111 Reagan s wishes North and Donald Fortier. Fortier was to cultivate congressional backing for renewed support for the contras he said. North was Lold to be a visible sign of the president s Strong per Sonal support to show the contras that they would not be forgotten or abandoned even though we could not provide them with financial support North also was to help the Contra develop political legitimacy he said. Asbestos from Page 1 unlikely that would Ever air Force and army officials tested Dodds schools four years ago but their findings lacked consistency said Germany Region logistics chief Bill Takasaki. The Germany Region will first Survey schools where a pos sible Asbestos problem was noted in the military sur Veys he said. Bruno said older buildings would be More Likely to have Asbestos problems. The material was banned in Dodds projects beginning in the late 1970s. The National education association in november 1985 called for a Survey to Check every school building in the nation for Asbestos. The overseas federation of teachers has badgered Mediterranean Region official concerning Asbestos removal in 16 schools the past two years. The Union claimed credit for speeding Asbestos containment a Zaragoza Spain schools last year
