European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 fun Kif. To Date it Cut Koot Vrtnar on whether aids is Pugol tent by hmm mull us Hli in scandal figure suffered heart attack report says Geneva a the principal Fig ure in a German political scandal died of a heart attack in his Geneva Hole room the Day before he was scheduled o testify before a parliamentary panel Accord ing 10 preliminary autopsy results. The body of Urc bars excl former governor of Schleswig Holstein state and a member of Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Christian democratic party was found fully clothed sunday in his room at the Beau Rivage hotel police said. Bild the mass circulation German newspaper reported that he 43-year-Oldbarschel had shot himself. Bui police official Marcel Carrara told a news Confer ence sunday that Barschel had not been killed by a Bullet and there was no  a statement from the state govern ment in Schleswig Holstein said Mon Day according to preliminary autopsy results Barschel died a natural death from a heart  it added there was no evidence of foul play and no indication that drugs or drinking had played any role in the Dalti. The statement said Geneva police had Given the information to German officials. Bit Schul was to have testified monday before a parliamentary panel investigating Germany s most bitter political scan dal in recent years. The scandal involved allegations by a Magazine that Barschel had attempted to defame his opponent in sept. 13 state elections. Barschel de Nied the charges. Police said Barschel checked into he hotel on saturday. Germany s Stem Magazine said one of its reporters round Barschel s body in a water filled Bathtub in the politician s hotel room sunday afternoon. The mag App Toto Chancellor Helmut Kohl Rives statement in Bonn on Uwe Birschel s Deuth. Zinc said the reporter entered Barschel s room through the unlocked door after knocking several times and getting no reply. Carrara said sunday that the body was found in the hotel  asked about the Bathtub report he replied i said in the hotel  Carrara confirmed that the room door had been unlocked and he said investigators had not found any sign of a forced entry. He said official had not found a Sui cide note. Barschel resigned As slate governor sept. 2j because of the scandal which has dominated Germany s news Media for a month. The affair has been a major embarrassment to the governing party headed by Kohl and has threatened to cripple he parly in add swig Holstein in North Ern Germany. The scandal surfaced when Germany s left leaning news Magazine Der Spiegel published an article containing allegations it said were based on the testimony of Reiner Pfiffer an aide in Barschi s press office. I Feiffer said Barschel ordered him to hire private detectives to spy on Joern Engholm his social Democrat opponent and try to find evidence that Engholm was having extramarital affairs or was bisexual. Pfeiffer also said Barschel ordered him to distribute Anonymous letters to Las officials suggesting that Engholm cheated on his taxes. Turkey focus of new theory on european origins London a a new theory published monday says europeans and West pm asians Orif Span ish Christian troops Over moorish forces. The Cannon on loan from a neighbouring Community was fired ii local residents were simulating an Early morning Iii mar Knitt of the troops on the East. Soriano did identification of the victims had been complicated by lie Lui l Luil Lilicy were in costume Al la did not carry any documents