European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday. July s3,1987 news update belgian charges London a criminal charges could still be filed in Bel Vin Weium against those responsible for the Herald of free Enterprise ferry disaster in which nearly 200 people died belgian transport minister Herman de Croo said monday l de Croo said in a television interview that he was surprised there were to be no prosecutions in Brit praised the Speed of the offi Cial British inquiry into the March 6disaster that killed at least 188 peo ple off the port of Zeebrugge Bel Gium but he said parts of the report published Friday were weak. Deputy to Baldrige takes Over As acting Commerce Secretary temperatures l h 1 71 si1"72 h 72 w7 h nun Washington a deput Commerce Sec fiary Clarence Brownjr. Look Over As acting Secretary monday after the sudden death of Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige in a Rodeo Sho Accident left the Reagan administration without a key participant at a crucial time in Trade negotiations with Congress. Brown a former Republican Congress Man and an unsuccessful 1982 Ohio gubernatorial candidate assumed the to Job after consultations with Legal advis ers a the White House said department spokesman Malcolm Barr he has gathered his stall together. Life goes on said Barr of Brown administration officials who spoken condition of anonymity said presi Dent Reagan would not nominate a per manent successor to Baldrige until after the late Commerce Secretary s funeral thursday. Reagan will attend a memorial service for Baldrige scheduled on wednesday at Washington s National Cathedral according to presidential spokesman mar 71n n a Putno Fatm 111 a Kami Bies m5 h Hon Myrtl 07k 77� � n n97 b 72 17 72 umm Bzouni to to Nat european weather my. L h 7 u 17m 47 .-.,. Am a Bam. I a Ahw by "-1 pm mtg a Nuj pm. , i s b in _ _ Mako. I 71 Olio d v. Tart me. R 94 70h h Ems Bow. A 71 11 Ina Mcl Dom i i of correction a military Roundup article sunday in rec try said the blast tac fighter Wing Raf be Walers won the chief of correctly in Rezsi my staff special achievement award for outstanding flight safety in 1986. The48th tac fighter Wing Al Raf Laken heal received the award. Lin Filz Waler. Brown was Nunt in command at the Commerce department. Barr said White k oust Legal advisers said there was no need for a formal presidential proclamation for Brown to take the Helm of the Federal Agency. Bui administration sources earlier Sandil is unlikely that Brown will be offered the Posl Parma Nelly for the last 18months of the Reagan presidency. Brown has maintained a Low profile in he department and has not played an Active role in Trade matters the sources said. After Baldrige the official in the department who has been involved the most in Trade is Bruce smart the under Secretary for Trade. Smart like Baldrige is a former Busi Ness executive who has been a sometimes outspoken advocate for opening More overseas markets for . Goods. However administration officials said it would be difficult because of protocol for the president to elevate smart to the Post Over Brown.. Trade representative Clayton Yeutter who shared jurisdiction Over Trade mailers with Baldrige is also being mentioned As a possible contender. But Meuller aides on sunday request ing anonymity said they doubled that the chief . Trade negotiator who Al ready enjoys Cabinet status would be interested in making such a move. Wilh Baldrige s death the administration lost one of its strongest Trade warriors a Cabinet member whose hard line views on protecting import battered . Industries was often More in sync wit key congressional Leaden irian will others in the administration. The More aggressive policy has led to dozens of unfair trading complaints against Japan Europe nations another key . Trading partners Oyer the past two years. And in helped if Only partly to subdue some of the sharpest congressional criticism that was direct Dat Reagan s earlier free Trade open Trade policies. Frae is kill 6 moslem in Lebanon Sidon Lebanon a Israel troops in their deepest ground Penetra Tion Inlo Lebanon in two years attacked jeep and kilted Al least six moslem leftist militiamen near the Southern port of Sidon police and israeli officials said monday. Lebanese police said the raiding part landed on a Beach South of Sidon shortly before Midnight and ambushed a jeep carrying 8 patrol of the syrian backed popular liberation army six Mili Tiamen were killed and four were wounded police said. He said without elaboration that the operation was part of � series of action sin Jerusalem the army command and slate owned Israel radio said troops in. Countered a guerrilla vehicle near Sidon taken by the army to prevent and opened fire killing Al Lens seven attacks in South Lebanon people and wounding others. There were no israeli casualties a Mil itary spokesman said. The operation the deepest Penetra Tion by land forces of Lebanon since is Rael withdrew the bulk of its Irp Ops injure i98s, occurred about 25 Wiles North of the israeli Border according Toan israeli army official in Jerusalem who asked for anonymity. Utu 111 a Judi a a Oulu. The 30 to 40 israeli commandos fire four rocket propelled grenade and raked the patrol s two jeeps with machine gunfire before boarding their rubber boats to return to waiting gunboats lebanese police boats shelled the Coul As the sol Diers made their escape under Parachute flares dropped by israeli helicopter gunships the police said. War criminal executed soviets report Moscow a Fedor first suspected nazi War criminal extradited to the soviet Union by the United states has been executed the official news Agency Tass announced , 80. Was found guilty in june of treason voluntarily joining the nazi Side in world War ii and participating in the mass murder of foreign cons. The death sentence passed in june 1986 by the crimean regional court on the nazi War criminal is Man Fedor Fedorenko who was deported to . From the United Stales in 1984, has been carried out Tass said Tass did not say when Fedorenko who had served As a guard at the Treblinka death Camp in Poland in 1942 and 1943, had been Eye ruled. Execution inthe soviet Union is by firing squad. Fedorenko was deported from Hie United Stales to the soviet Union in de Cember 1984 after losing a seven year Battle to remain in the United state. He emigrated to the United state in1949 and was a factory worker in Connecticut for Many years. He had received a. Citizenship in 1970. Tass said that his name was one of 1 soon a list of suspected War criminals that was provided to the United slate in in put 10 Yean. 5 e. Germans escape to West in 3 incidents Hannover Gerr any a five East German men including one who swam across the Chilly Elbe River escaped Over heavily guarded Borders to West Germany in three separate Inci dents Border police said monday. Meanwhile 32 poles Abandond cd flour group monday in Southern West Germany to remain in the West Bavin an police said. The Easi German escapes began sat urday police said. Two Young East German men aged 1btnd 22, travelled to Czechoslovakia and dashed Over that communist nation s Border to Bavaria on saturday Accord ing to Border other East German men aged 20 and 21, escaped Over their nation s fron tier to Bavaria Early monday morning the statement fifth Escapee a 22-year-old East German Man evaded guards and warn ing devices on the Easi Bank of the Elbe River while it was still dark monday an swam to West Germany s lower Saxony state police spokesman Eberhard doll old the associated press. The River at that Point is about 3 25yards wide and the Lemp Calure in the area Al the Lime was about 50 degrees. Doll declined to release the names of any of the five than 80 East germans have fled Over communist installed Border fortifications to Wesl Germany or Wett Berlin this year with most of them oiling dissatisfaction Wilh the political situation in their Homeland As the reason for leaving. Police said the 32 polish citizens who abandoned the Lour group in Bavaria had arrived in Bavaria from czechoslovakian saturday but were not on the by when in resumed to the East six members of the group resumed As scheduled. Chilli care. If s one of Many Long you can adv Ortto or find int a stars & stapes a Ashmed m St Tom Coupon in thursday s stripes Magazine
