European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. September 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 soviet general reported leading angolans in Battle London a angolan govern ment forces commanded by a top Sovil general arc fighting pro Western rebels in the biggest land Battle Ever waged i sub saharan Africa the sunday Tele graph reports. It says the angolan Advance is so dangerous to the rebels that South Africa after some hesitation sent Warp Ancs to attack inc government forces a week ago the conservative newspaper reported in its sunday editions thai the angolan push launched aug. 14, is being masterminded by Gen Konstantin shag no Vitch whom it described As the highest ranking soviet officer posted to a foreign military command outside Europe or Afghanistan. It Sarif shag Novitch has assumed com Mand of All forces Loyal to the ruling Pla party and launched an offensive in Southern Angola against the rebel Nita faction which has South african and . Backing. Shag Novitch has a dozen 1,200-Manbrigades equipped with $ i billion Worth of weapons that arrived in Angola Las year the paper said. He faces up to 20,000 Unita fighters plus an unknown number of South african troops it said. The estimated 37,000 cuban troops i Angola arc not heavily involved having been left behind to guard main towns and military installations the Telegraph said. It said shag Novitch aimed to capture Landing strip supplying the rebels with  and then attack Unita Leader Jonas Sav Imbi s Headquarters at Jamba Angola next year Many hundreds of men have died inthe fighting which reached a Peak of in Tensity last sunday when two Adan Templa brigades the 21st and the 47lh, started crossing the headwaters of Theloma River 60 Miles West of a Vinga 250 Miles North of South Afri can ruled Namibia or South West Afri Ca the paper said. This alarmed the South african cab inet which is split on How to Deal with the Mola into authorizing a raid by Bombari thai destroyed Mola columns near Havinga the sunday Telegraph said. It said military analysts expected the outcome of the Battle to become Clear in two or Ihrck weeks the South african defense Force called the reports of air Force intervention speculative but added that the Telegraph account confirmed the Ami Unita offensive was inspired con trolled and commanded by soviets and cubans. 1 corrupt Clergyman executed in Tehran Nicosia Cyprus a a relative of Ayatollah Hussein a Monla Cri he designated successor of iranian Leader Ayalon Lah Ruhollah Khomeini was executed by a firing squad in Tehran Iran Al Dawn Mon Day Iran s official radio reported. Mehdi Hashemi a clergymen who Vanmort Wazeri s office in the holy City of Pom Iran until last october had Bee charged and convicted of being corrupt on Earth the most serious crime under the islamic Shan a or islamic Law. The death sentence passed on Hashemi. Was carried out today at 6 a.m.," said the Tehran radio broadcast monitored in Nicosia it repeated the list of crimes he Alleg edly committed including murder kid napping plotting to overthrow the gov. Eminent and smuggling . Until Hii arrest last october Hashem headed the global islamic movement which was in charge of exporting the islamic revolution. One of his main duties was to funnel  and weapons Toshi Ile moslem militants in Lebanon. Hashemi s brother Hadi Montazeri soon in Law also was arrested. There has been no word of his conviction. Mehdi Hashemi was convicted by a religious court in a three Day trial in a gust. Before he trial he appeared on television and admitted involvement i subversive activities. Lit 1973, Mehdi Hashemi was convicted of strangling Ayatollah Sham Saba i a Clergyman Loyal to Shah Moham mad Racza Pahlavi. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released aft Eric Shah was overthrown by the islamic revolution in 1979. His recent arrest cast doubt on the political future of Monla Cri who the 87 year old Khomeini has chosen As his Suc Cessor As Iran s top Leader. Mehdi Hashemi used his association with Montazeri to build his own militia. But his problems began when he Trielo confront the powerful parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani. Before his arrest Mehdi Hashemi told the lebanese Magazine Ash Shine that the United slates had sold  to  apparently made the disclosure in Hopes of discrediting a Sfanjani by exposing his contacts with the americans. In was Ash Shiraz that first Mode therms sales Public saying the United states sold the  to Iran to obtain the Freedom of american hostages in Lebanon. A Crew member of the mar Galante checks the ship s sails before its Maiden voyage. Santa Maria replica sets sail for Europe Veracruz Mexico Ai a replica of the 15th-Century ship Santa Maria which Christopher Columbus used in his voyage to the new world set sail Sun Day for Europe. Thousands of people waving mexican and Spanish flags fathered in this port City on the Gulf of Mexico to Lake part inthe festivities marking the Send off of the mar Galanti. The ship takes its name from the Origi Nal name of the Santa Maria. It was me product of six years work and the efforts of More than 100 labourers. Vital Alsar the project s creator an ship s Captain said the idea to build a replica originated eight years ago be cause of the upcoming 500th anniversary of Columbus 1492 voyage. Alsar said he hoped the new Santa Maria will create a stronger Bond of understand ing Between the americas and Spain. It is a romantic example of peace combined with a romantic aesthetic that 1 believe is being lost in the world Alsar a 33-year-old resident of Veracruz told reporters recently in Mexico City. Alsar. Along with engineers from his native Spain designed the 108-foot ship and he said they used More than 30kinds of tropical Woods. He said there were Legal requirements thai the ship be outfitted with navigational equipment and an auxiliary motor. Alsar and his Crew of 16 volunteers will snip in Miami and possibly in new York before going on to Spain which they Hope to reach in Early november. Germany probing reported iranian office move Bonn map German authorities on monday began investigating published reports that ran plans to move its  procurement office to Ger Many government sources said. The sources said there Are no indications that the reports Are True they said German Law prohibits  sales to regions in conflict. A report in London s sunday times Suid Iran was moving the  purchasing office to fran fun Fol lowing the closure of its  procurement office i London. The British government last week ordered theoffice shut because of Iran s attack on a British Tanker in the persian Gulf. The sunday times quoted american intelligence sources As Suying the iranians hate chosen Frank furl where an iranian Ceil reportedly has been Active for some time and will shortly be joined by the military personnel and revolutionary guard who have been opera Ting out of  other British newspapers said the office May removed to the Northern port of Hamburg. The sunday times said that although German has an official embargo on  sales to ran the Bonn government is expected to allow he group to have diplomatic status and turn a Blind Eye a subsequent