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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, October 18, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes sunday october 18,1987 new Turkina Foo regime says coup was necessary Ouagadougou Turkina faso up Leaden of a coup in which Turkina faso s presi Dent Cape. Thomas Sankara was killed said sat urday thai the takeover was necessary to head Olta wave of executions and arrests two Days after forces Loyal id Sahara s no. 2 Man Lopp cd inc government the West african nation remained closed off from the outside world. The popular from said in a statement on National radio thai Sankara had planned to arrest and execute several of his colleagues during a meeting last thursday night of the now Dis solved National revolution Council. The radio said that to avoid a useless blood Bath the sincere revolutionaries decided to take their historic responsibilities and  4 nations plan to stage command Post exercise Washington map the United Stales Britain Canada and Australia will stage a Spe Cial command Post exercise next month at fort Ord calif., he Pentagon said. The exercise codenamed Waltrop Tyro will bring together about 600 soldiers from Britain s 24th inf brigade Canada s 1st Canadian Bri Gade croup Australia s 6th inf brigade and the ,s.7lh inf div Light. The exercise will involve the use of a Corn Puter assisted Battle simulation system to lest the ability of staff officers from the four armies to work together in an Allied command Post directing mock armies. The exercise is scheduled to run from nov. I in. Although some Advance teams will arrive in California soon the Pentagon said Friday. Police break up rally marking terrorists deaths Stuttgart a police on saturday broke up a demonstration by about 500 people to Mark the 10th anniversary of the suicide deaths of three founding members of the red army faction leftist terrorist gang the rally was called to Mark the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Andreas Baader cud in Ensslin and Jan Carl raspe. An official investigation at the time said thai he three convicted terrorists committed suicide in slamm Heim a lop Security prison outside Stuttgart. Saturday s College football Bowen Al Mil m. I who it i it. Dull 10o 35 until 10 Auburn . Pm 0f swum a i St. 3&. Awni Witman do pm Nib in. 31. A form 14rviotf 3. Boilon co Flag 34 to Jum w. Bjuhr 10it m. Dit Flim 1c to Tott u.  b Ifni ". Lou Nuil it Rob. F Sepu Dahro 7 to Cnair Unoo 22. Cuvo 19dfflfv�5l  1 Tun onion it n Tel so 10 brwil3.conifll19hot Cju. Blont 10 new him Lwi 24, North own in pm Len it. It a 1runn 31, Botlon a but u is Tiwiah 17, h. Con Maul 1ft Senate panel approves deficit reduction tax hike Washington a the Senate finance com Mittee steering Congress onto a collision course with president Reagan saturday approved an is 1,6 billion deficit reduction lax increase including a higher medi care lax for g million wage earners. The Vole was 13-7, with republicans John chafe of Rhode hand and John Heinz of Pennsylvania joining 11 democrats in approving the measure. Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon senior Republican on inc committee urged the panel to delay the lax increase Vole until in is Clear what actions other con Gressional committees Are going to Lake against inc deficit. He is positive he said that Reagan will veto the tax plan. On a party line vote the House ways and Means committee approved a lax increase of about $12, billion thursday night but without including the higher medicare lax. The lax increases would account for about half the deficit reduction required this year under the Garom Rudman budget balancing Law. The House plan includes limits on the mortgage interest deduction for the Well to do and a Tough crackdown on corporate raiders. And As is usual with any tax Bill these have several special lax Breaks that arc near and dear to inc heart of one or another lawmaker. For example football fans who donate to their Alma mater would be permitted to deduct so percent of their contributions even though they receive in return inc right to buy so Yard line seals. Some High powered members of Congress got a Sim Ilar Deal last year just for Louisiana slate University and the University of Texas Iii year everybody gets the privilege retroactive to 1984. If Reagan Sticks to his guns the lax writers efforts will he for nought. Simple prudence a simple sense of responsibility would make it possible to meet the deficit reduction targets with no new taxes Reagan said in a while House statement. But he added if reason should fail if Congress should actually pass a lax hike my answer will be simply this  rep Dan Rostenkowski emu., chairman of ways and Means called the president s statement a sorry slate of affairs and reminded Reagan that some of his own proposals arc in the Bill. Congress has required itself to Cut $23 billion from the deficit in inc budget year that began oct. 1. Most republicans want less Reliance on1 taxes and More spending cuts and there is no Assurance that enough democrats will go for the proposed lax increases. Bui unless Reagan and Congress can agree on a package automatic across the Board spending cuts will Lake effect nov. 20, the House lax Bill includes about 12 billion in new lax Breaks. The Senate version raises it 1.5 billion in taxes and adds new tax culs Worth More than $1.5 billion. Both Bills contain dozens of provisions Wilh Lille Impact on most people or businesses. Both committees refused to raise excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco or to tamper with the income tax rates enacted last year. Most of the Burden of each Bill Falls on corporations and upper income individuals. Nancy Olyion 24. My Ewfimi 14 from Page 1 so minutes and was without  he said there was no plan for reconstructive surgery or chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Doctors old mrs. Reagan they hid removed her breast but she was still groggy from tile aesthetic Laid Elaine Crispen the first lady s press Secretary. The White House declined comment on mrs. Rea Gan s prognosis but doctors who were not associated Wilh the Case said the Small size of the lesion and the fact that in bad nol spread gives her an excellent Chance for Complete recovery. This was mrs. Reagan s second bout with cancer. A basal cell carcinoma was removed from her upper lip in Tate 1982. Reagan underwent surgery Tor Colon can cer in 1985 and has since had several operations for the removal of skin cancers from his nose. A statement issued saturday by or. John hut Lon the president s physician said preliminary Examina Tion of the Lymph nodes and surrounding tissue shows no evidence of malignancy. Mrs. Reagan s vital signs Are Strong and stable he said a final analysis of the tissue samples would be completed sunday. Hutton who assisted in the surgery described her As awake and resting comfortably in the recovery room following the surgery. He said Reagan and her Stepbrother or. Richard Davis visited with the first lady after the operation. Fitzwater said mrs. Reagan was placed under Gener Al aesthetic before the incision was made to remove the tissue for the Biopsy and remained under general aesthetic for the operation. Fitzwalter said the operation was performed by or. Donald Mcilrath of the Mayo clinic assisted by the president s physician or. Oliver Beahrs also of Mayo and a longtime Friend of mrs. Reagan and Cape Harry b. Etienne the chief of general surgery at belch sea. All told a 12-member medical learn participated in the first lady s care. Reagan arrived Al the Hospital shortly after 7 . And spent about five minutes with his wife before she left Tor the Biopsy Crispen said. Mrs. Reagan was accompanied by her husband and Stepbrother when she entered the suburban washing ton Hospital on Friday. Both men returned to the White House for the evening. Fitzwater said Friday that the lesion had been found in a routine mammography that mrs. Reagan under went on oct. 5. I guess in s my turn mrs. Reagan said when Given the news Fitzwater told reporters. Ii Zwaller said Reagan taped his weekly radio address on Friday for delivery saturday while he was at the Hospital with hit wife. Before the surgery Fitzwalter said mrs. Reagan was expected to remain in the Hospital for five to seven Days if the lesion proved cancerous. Mrs Reagan is the second wife Ofa president to under go a Mastectomy in recent years. First lady Betty Ford wife of Gerald a Ford had abreast removed in 1974. Breast cancer is a leading killer of women in the United states. An estimated 130,000 new cases of breast cancer Are expected this year and 41,000 women die from the disease yearly according to the american cancer society. Rescued from Paga _1__ avoid aggravating possible internal injuries. She spent her Lime underground crying for her Mother singing humming and sleeping. She also nervously pulled out huge chunks of her hair said or. Debbie Reese her physician. It was wrapped around her fingers added or. Carolyn Rhode. The doctors said they were satisfied with Jessica s condition considering her ordeal. The said she was wedged in the Well in a near fetal position with her right leg pinned near her Chest and her left leg dangling below her. Rescuers Sank a Shaft paralleling the Well and Ihen Cut an upward Angling Tunnel to her their i _ slowed by the dense caliche or Hardpan that blunted even Diamond tipped pneumatic drills. During the life saving Effort the Lille girl s breath ing was monitored by microphone As her anxious parents Reba and Chip Coure Clung to Hope and their Tittle girl s stuffed Winnie the Pooh. Coated with Petroleum Jelly to ease her out of the Hole Jessica was hoisted up to the surface by Cable on paramedic Steve Rhodes Back. She was caked with mud and could Only blink secured by Gauze bandages to a backboard. She seemed shocked Rhodes said. As paramedic Robert o Donn cd pulled her through the Hole she was moaning. At one Point she Yeuck at Robert she had come to rest 22 feet below the surface in a Small Dogleg created when the Well was drilled about 20 years ago said Dave Lilly a . Mine safety and health administration investigator. Lilly said the hard Rock probably forced the Drill bit to shift slightly when the 90-foot to 120-foot Well was dug. If the Hole had been straight she d have fallen to the  Lilly said. The Mcclure did not speak with reporters after the Friday night Rescue. Mrs Mcclure helped feed Jessica an Orange Frozen pop that broke her fast. After her snack doctors gave the Tot 90 minutes of treatment inside a hyper Banc or pressurized oxygen chamber used to Ward off gangrene. The toes on Jessica s right foot that had been Blue turned to a heal Thier red a sign that her doctor said was encouraging. Then Jessica ate the other half of her pop. Her Young Mother also brought Jessica her Winnie the Pooh. Sue loves Winnie the Pooh said Lawana Keller whose daughter was playing with Jessica when she fell into the Well. She Calls her wee wee   
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