European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 14. 1987 the stars and stripes of off Ros of win Washington 5ql fran pm Dis pitch i Roe Wash. Bill Elliott  lire trouble sunday to win inc vol halon Washington 500 Nas car a Cislon Wesl race Al even rec Speed wac his first Stock car Victory on a Ira Cluess than a mile Long. Driving Melling my Loucraft Ford Thunder by Elliott finished one Lap and eight Sands ahead of Roy Smith in a Ford nmn Debird. Elliott the Only Driver o Complete All 500 laps wound the 0.646-mile Oval finished a 323-mile race in 4 hours 5 minus and 12 seconds for an average Spee of 79.038 Mph to earn it7,320. M during the Rac the had three Flat tires and twice a to overcome a one Lap deficit. Al we Point he was close to falling two bps Back but a caution Flag kept thew from wid ening and he finally on look Chad Little of Spokane on the h2glh Lap 10 gain the Lead to stay. Little finished third � another Ford thunderbird and Dewyte Cope of Hendersonville n.c., pc fourth in Pontiac grand prix 22.� Elliott s last Victory was Ihk Reyto a 500 earlier this year. I did t think t had it won f until i saw the Check ered Flag. I that close Elliott said. Pruett trans am Winn Lexington Ohio Scott  took the Lead with four laps i and beat Irv Horr by 11.31 s on sunday to win his fourth car club of american trans a of the season the 100.8-mile Fleck ered Flag club trans am Eflynt at mid orb sports car course Gruelt of Rossville Colw inherited the Lead when the Noflie 944 driven by Elliott Forbes Rel non of Denver n.c., went out wik broken right rear control Arm. Gruelt s Merkur xr40 averaged 82.957 Mph for 42 to pc the 2,4 Milc course. Only 15 �35 starters were running at the end Hoerr of Peoria driving an Oldsmobile Torona claimed Sec Ond Over us Lindlof Anaheim,calif., driving a Paul Gentilozzi a Lansing mich., also in an Olds ton do was fourth and actor Driver or Paul Newman Wai fifth in a Niss Mooza Turbo. Bernstein form by win old Brid Gunj. Two time Winston cd Winner Kenn Bernstein of Tipon Beach calif., captured his mirth Winston drag racing series Jinny car Victory of the year Sun if it the 18th annual Nora buds per summer nationals at raceway i the s869a event the seventh of 14 races Johe Winston tour also saw Guy Obs by of Roseville calif., take Hom bit place honors in top fuel and Bry Ecklun of Ventura Calif Wimbe pro Stock category. Blued to i 5.563-second elapsed be with a 265.33 Mph top Speed band the wheel of his Bud Buick Lesa re to turn Back rat Oswald of Cincinnati. Piloted his dragster to a 5.345ond . And 268.89 Mph loped in defeating Joe Avalo of of doge. Pa., who trailed at 7.857 ind 92.74 Mph. Uhazie of Lansing. Mich., ice � new top fuel National Lime record of 5.17 seconds unifying and was bidding for a sports wire record fourth stright Wib was eliminated by Amato inf he semifinal round. Wilander Tor Carlsson brookl1ne, ass. Changing his patient approx in the first set to an attacking St Begy in the second Mats Wilan Debeal fellow swede Kent Carls Sonja straight sets sunday to win the a pro Tennis championships for it Secondine in three years. Wiland oif ranked second in the world a covered from a 4-2 deficit in 1,6-1. It a at fourth singles title of the year m the lop seeded Wilander who biggest 1987 Victory of i in the fian open. Of his 25 career Tou Reni championships 17 have Conff Oclay including inc 19s5 . Indie gets i St title Newport. . Dan Goldie of Fulcan a. The 1986 Mcaa singles Champion won his first professional title sunday when he Defeated Sammy Giammalva of Houston 6-7, 6-4, m in the finals of the Volvo Tennis Hall of Fame championships. Goldie ranked no. 113 in the world earned $20,000. Giammalva ranked no. 96, received 310,000. Goldie 23, has played the grand re circuit for a year. He won the Icaza title at Stanford so then irn cd professional. He lost in the St round of this tournament in j6. A Chez wins tourney fad. Switzerland third seed Emilio Sanchez of Spain dam Onsi rang his Strong service and deft Volley downed Ronald Agenor of Haiti 6m6-3. 7-6 7-5 sunday to win the s23hoo Swiss open Tennis tournament. The 2kar-Cild spaniard won the 140,000 find prize and his first grand prix singles we of 1987.& soviet go Nasf romps Zagreb Vuk Oslavia Elena Chouchou Unoval the soviet Union was slightly less Ian perfect but still swept All four Gohne dals in inc individual finals of in Monien s gymnastics sunday at ihq4lh world University games. Chouchou Nova Dan t gel any ids As she did three Tina in romping to the individual All around Lille Friday. However she coast Blo first place finishes based on  scores in the uneven ban Mance beam vault and floor exercise. 1 with the team Gold Mui also decided on Friday she has of inc 15 Gold medals Aind by pc soviet Union so far. She was in to world Champion in 1985, longer nips Floyc Vervueren Belgium West Germany s be hard Langer it Dayton the j 100.000 36-Hole a Gian Gas sic with a 137 local Afler i of69and68. Lunger finished one stroke Ahe american Ray Floyd who shot 70 Andy flan of inc . Tied for thl at 140 with Japan s Tuin Yuki Nak Lima. American Corey Pavin place fifth Al 141. B w Page 27 North s popularity puzzles europeans Paris not europeans seemed hardly interested in la. Col Oliver a North when he began testifying last week but interest Rose sharply when he began implicating higher officials and lecturing Congress on foreign policy. Indeed Many europeans now seem stupefied thai he 41-year-old Marine who shredded documents and concocted false chronologies has won the Admira Tion of so Many americans. And beneath their interest in the performer and the performance the Central drama for Many european has been whether North s testimony would further weaken president Reagan by providing evidence that the president knew about the diversion of Iran arms Money to the con iras. While articles Early last week pointed to cars in which the lieutenant colonel has exaggerated wildly or one in which As a Marine instructor he opened tire in a class room with a machine gun loaded with Blanks later in the week he was hailed Asa magician. Be Figaro a conservative Paris newspaper called him Oliver North super Star while liberation a left of can scr daily wrote colonel North has become a Star Oilie Bagood " the european press has depicted him As multifaceted with a choir boy s face and a rambo heart a generous Friend and a crusader with blinders. He has not comprehended Char a world can criticize secret operations of a  said die Well of Bonn. The reversal of the situation is spectacular. Before the hearings Oliver North was perceived As a negative hero " be Figaro said. Today America has discovered a big hearted Patriot and the times of London said to the Surprise of All he is demonstrably not the wild eyed fanatic he has been made out to  indeed that paper de scribed his statement thursday in which he berated Congress for vacillation Over Nicaragua As a virtuoso toured  when North said on tuesday As expected that the president did not know about the diversion of funds to the contras there was not much attention in Europe. But the europeans paid More Atten Tion to wednesday s testimony tying in higher officials. Go neral a Zeiger a centrist Bonn paper said the simple officer in the Washington command Headquarters made it convincingly Cleat that he acted not Only As a Lone Wolf but that he also carried out orders from his superiors. The scandalous decisions were made at higher  and after saying on wednesday hat North had seemed to Clear the president la Monde said the next Day the More the officer talks the longer the till of men in High places aware of his activities and the longer this list grows the harder it is to believe that Only the presi Dent could be unaware of the diversion of funds to the contras beyond the question whether the president knew about the diversion of fun there was concern about How lightly he administration is being run. The picture that colonel North painted was utterly dismaying for the  the guardian a left of censer British daily said in an editorial wednesday referring to tuesday s hear ing. It was a picture of a world where anything went it in t a pretty or uplifting spectacle the guardian continued a rth s Legal fun reaches $97,001 Albay. . Teut the threat of a communist takeover my country. Indeed recently in Singa pore. Secretary of state George Sulu has called this inevitable and certain unless a professionalized Philippe armed forces cuts off the in surge Marcos said in a written Statum Jill re leased from his Home in Cuile in Waii. The discussion on the in concern ing arms and military Acdan was Prem ised on the  the Losi of the Philippines to a come Init takeover or to a communist Roa Lilion with mrs. Aquino and Thor he Only Hope of Restor ing Freedor Nunci democracy Iacre would be a  invasion which t would is Marc isaid. Said the actual context of the apr recordings is quite Jitter ont from the Public perception. The former Leader said he has requested by Pele Tran script of the tapes Fri the government. Marcos said amen Oilive statement on inc meeting a Roe tapes will have to Wail until he Anapu lawyer examine the Tran script an no tapes have been auth Coli Catudan Lhoir comply Lencsis  vireos said he mistakenly believed Richard Hirschfeld the attorney Nade the tape recordings could get the of cubits against him dismissed. He said Cha believed Shirkh fold could get the approval of inc . Government for him to return Rie Philippines. Al the beg into Lor our relationship. Or. Hischfeld made Ries of min rare Scala Lions to me Regaro yips credentials his authority his ability Lof Kihe approval of inc United slain Guver new for my return Home and the use of his metical influence to have All cases against me Dis missed. 1 was totally deceived by inc mis representations which formed the Back drop of conversations i had with him Only some of which have been  Marcos said