European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday june 18,1?87 Goetz acquitted of attempted murder from Page 1 coldblooded killer. He did t get on the train looking to murder peo ple he did t get on the rain burning people he did t approach these people in any Way said juror Michael excl it. They approached him and he was just sit Ting on that  Goelz was escorted by court officers to a car and left without speaking to reporters. He Felt As if a great Burden was lifted of this Shoul Ders said defense attorney Barry Slotnick meeting with reporters outside the courthouse. Alt he wants Lodo right now is fade into the Woodwork. This has been a Kemble chapter in his  Slotnick praised the jury for doing what was proper and appropriate adding that most of All hey acquitted him on the Lack of  he said he did t think the verdict Send a message to anybody and that the Case came Down to what happens when a citizen protects himself defends him self and strikes  maybe it has some romantic aspect to it an maybe it just has an aspect to it that we All understand living in plagued cities Slotnick said. Crane called the Case one of the most difficult four Lime and told jurors there has been and will be criticism but you Nave been seen to do Justice. You Are the finest jury i have Ever had the pleasure of having before me. Assistant District attorney Gregory Waples who prosecuted the Case refused to comment on the ver dict saying Only my thoughts on the Case Are Myown and i Don t care to share  District attorney Robert Morgenthau said the Cas involved Complex and tragic circumstances but our system of Justice is based upon the belief that no Mandan escape answering for his actions new York mayor Edward i. Koch in Nashville,tnn., for a meeting of mayors said he accepted the verdict but added perhaps some will take this is a signal vigilantism ap0uu Ber Hinl Goetz is escorted from the courthouse. Is acceptable. We re laying now to those who Are concerned we will never permit that to  new York nov. Mario Cuomo who criticized vigilante action at the time of the shootings said Only the Law is the  Roy Innis executive director of the Congress of racial Equality and a Goelz supporter from the outset said i could t believe the Good people of this Cit would convict that Man Tor doing what was natural and what was necessary and what anybody else Wouldhave done. I think the verdict was fantastic Justice  shortly before reaching its verdict the jurors had reread the testimony of witnesses Christopher Boucher a 30-year-old window display designer from Sanfrancisco who was on the subway when Goetz shot the teen agers after one of them asked him for 15. Boucher testified that he watched Goncu shoot three and then walk Over to Cabey and shoot him while Cabey was seated. Gotz. Maintained that he shot Heyoung men All 19 at the time because they had sur rounded him and were about to beat and Rob him. Boucher was the Only witness to testify that he Hearda pause Between Roctz j fourth and fifth shot. The defense maintained that Goetz fired the shots in rapid succession indicating that he was deathly afraid and did not have Lime to reflect on what he was doing. From the Start Goetz admitted the shootings. The key question was whether he acted at a reasonable Man when he shot the four who said they were panhandling on the subway. Goetz who did not take the stand at his trial told police the Young men were trying to Rob him and in a videotaped confession his lawyers later tried to repudiate he said my intention was to murder them to Hurt them to make them suffer As much As  in Bis impassioned arguments to the jury Waple called Goetz a dark spin who fired in a Blind self righteous volcanic  Waples argued there Are thousands ind thousands of new yorkers who have had experiences with violent crime that were far More harrowing than the experience of the defendant in 1981, an they did not ran amok the Case received International attention to debate raged around tic world on the nature of self defense crime vial Anliss and the right to Cany guns. Man viewed Goetz As a hero striking out against Urban Vio Lence. He was supported through the trial by group such As Core and the guardian Angels which sup plied a bodyguard to walk him Home from court. Gulf from Page 1 at guided missile frigate Stark in the May 17,"the plan is not risk free the report acknowledged noting Iran s threat to keep attacking kuwaiti vessels because the wealthy Oil nation has helped Iraq inthe nearly 7-year Iran Iraq War. However the report added risks Are Low to Mode Raj a that Tehran lran0mirreluctanl Lota get . Fon seven american warships including the guided missile Cruiser Fox but excluding the crippled Stark Are current Yin the Gulf. Pentagon officials said three other ships that left the United state this month will arrive in the Region by sistan defense Secretary if the . Middle East Force Wou increased on a Permaner ships in the Gull bpm Side the Milf of Oman. It agon officials familiar with Ning for the operation said tuesday it is now very very possible a Battle ship could be ordered to the Region or even into the Gulf and that a decision on whether to Send one is real  four or five other ships would accompany the 45.000-Lon, world War Hera Baul Wagon the officials said speaking on the condition of anonymity. The Missouri based at Long Beach,calif., could be the most Likely battleship for operations in the Gulf Region Offir isaid. Its sister ship Illy Riih a to go on a nato Atlantic in ear Faugust. Meanwhile an air will remain in the area continues the immediate future instead of deploy ing there routinely for seven months of the year the Pentagon report  unclear in the unclassified document is How the warship escorts would respond to a threat by nut s chinese made missiles which have a 10-mile Range that could bracket the 30-mile-wide Strait easily. The United states has warned Iran not to deploy the truck mounted missiles a at the Stark not be repeated the rules of engagement for ship commanders will permit firing at a Tarti if there is a radar lock on to a ship from any weapons system fire control radar that can guide missiles or gunfire the report Bijj includes lock on by land is that use radar the Larit Al re its weapons after the iraqi Pilot Lacob yet the ship with the fire control radar made Mirage Jel Reagan from the memo Baker told the regional reporters. Reagan has repeatedly denied knowing about the diversion of funds. There Ain t no smoking  before entering a fit asked about it again As he left the Capitol Reagan replied i have said repeatedly that i never saw any such  nil Loo p-ind., ,., dark of Liran Contra affair j Tunas you would have for impeachment  Hamilton said that if Reagan had received the North memo that would be the smoking gun. And i think it would be a very serious matter for  on tuesday Reagan told the out of town reporters,"1 think that spotlight on the bearings has been i owing so dim in recent Days that when you get a mile Anda half away from the Potomac River there Are an Tibt Melhem the never heard so much hear say in All  in a court room for a minute and ?1wmjyaken As gospel by those who want to go further  Iran Contra hearings went into recess i Day and Are to resume on monday. Here Ain t gun  Hamilton Sai l b with Lii by i a ventral army group leads tank gunnery contest by Tim Boffin final two platoons firing Friday morning. Gellhausen s 2nd pit 4th in sin Cav pit 4th in 8lh Cav 3rd army div Wuen big Bureau. No on Tia Central army group opened up a slight Edge Over the Northern army group wednesday in la third Day of nato Lank gunnery Competition for the Ca Nadian army trophy. With three scores left to be tallied on the Day s Eves Cental had Points to Northam so lab sir five platoons Are to fit St Okay with the Fin Anortha s 43rd tank in from the the lands still had the highest platoon in a Leop also had the highest score in the i Nadian army trophy "1985. " _ Tram Cental s Royal Dragoon covering the course a Leopard i tank notched i&.062points wednesday to help Puu the Cen trial army group ahead. Gellhausen Glathen notched Cental s second straight 38,000 score tallying five Points Over thematic Mark to rave the group some breath it i Horican score i i two Northam Patoo 66th Armor 2nd army div avg Anlstedt. All of the american platoons arc firing my Abrams  . Platoons that have finished competing for Cental include 3rd pit out of cel Hausen with 16,930 Points 3rd pit 3rd in. 64th Armor 3rd in div out of Schwa unfurl with Jan. And and pit a protest by Northam 3b so Royal Hussars from the United King Dom was allowed and the Royal Hus Ere firing again late wednesday. On lodged a protest  on its initial run monday. Ihelffifnvutt.? platoon inthe Competition