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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, October 26, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday october 26, 1987 defector tells of secret payments says roman a got Money for emigres Washington api Romania has seemly received millions of dollars Over the years from the israeli and West German govern men is in return for Al lowing jews and ethnic germans to Emi grate id those countries according to a High ranking romanian defector. Ion Parypa former Deputy chief of he romanian intelligence service Esti mated that $400 million had been earned from the transactions by he time of his defection to the United Stales in i97k. He said All the Money was deposited in inc personal account of president  Caus Csc. Paccia once a member of Ceausescu s inner Circle discussed he scheme in an interview Lasi week and also has de scribed inc operation in a new Book red  he said inc Basic Price for emigres was $2,00010 $50,000, depending on the individual s education and other criteria. The israeli Contact Tor the deals Yitzhak pc Shahanu Deputy director of intelligence Tor israeli immigration was asked to pay $250,000 in some cases Pace a said. In the Book Paccia quoted Ceausescu As saying at one Point. We be. Got id up the Price Tel Aviv and Bonn Are paying for jews and germans. Oil jews and tit mans arc our most important Export  the israeli embassy spokesman was not available for comment on the allegations Friday Hul reportedly had said previously that he was unaware of any such transactions. A German diplomatic source said there were no official German payments to Romania As far As he knew. When Caus Csc first assumed Power in 1963, he Learned of he Cash payments and ordered a halt to them considering inc practice  Paccia said. But he resumed the scheme in 1967, Pace a said because of Romania s acute need for hard currency. He added that he does not know whether the transactions have continued in the nine years since his departure from Romania Ceausescu one of he world s longest ruling Heads of state was described by Paccia As a Man who lives in constant fear for his life and who maintains a tight grip on his countrymen through extensive use of hidden microphones Tele phone intercepts and mail censorship. Nothing moves in Romania without him having a Finger in it said Pace a who has acquired a new identity since hit defection. He lives and work in an undisclosed location. He said Ceausescu s marxist economic politics have impoverished Romania leaving it perhaps the Only country in Europe where food is rationed. Romanians have no incentive to work he. Said. After a hand shaking session with Ordinary people Caus Csc invariably has his hands washed in alcohol a measure of his fear of contamination by germs according to Pace a once when he wits a guest at Blair House in Washington while on an official visit aides washed everything in alcohol before his arrival Pace a said. Ceausescu s official biography maintains he holds a number of advanced University degrees but Pace a said the romanian Leader never studied beyond elementary school except for a two year political course in Moscow. Successive . Administrations have courted Ceausescu because of his willingness to oppose Moscow s policies from time to time despite Romania s role As a member of the soviet led War saw part. According to pack in Ceausescu has boasted thai he has received millions of dollars in credits from the United Stales Wilile giving Washington nothing in re turn. A committed marxist  has a distorted View of life in the West Paccia claims. During a visit to new York cecum Sci went to Macy s department store and was astonished by the army of goods. Paccia said Ceausescu was cer Tain thai inc merchandise was displayed to impress him. In inc Book Paccia recalled that when Romania s ambassador to the United nations tried to explain that the Macy s display was not staged for his Benefit Ceausescu s wife. Elena interrupted him and said he should learn the truth about the United slates in the communist parly daily skin Lucia. It s written there in Black and while thai american stores Are nothing but window dressing that americans can t buy anything unless they borrow Money she was quoted As saying. And after they buy something they get Laid off and everything is taken away from them again. Show sir everything is show to cover up the poverty to hide How people arc sleeping in the  a breath of fresh air doctors athletes and Jet pilots have lung touted the curative Powers of a whiff of oxygen and stores in Tokyo have found another message oxygen can be profitable. Japanese women Are taking break from shopping to refresh themselves with oxygen. Tokyo department stores sell three minute inhalation for 100 yen about 69 cents. Clerks claim oxygen re Vives students exhausted from sports and studying. World today . Team climbs Himalayan Peak Katmandu Nepal up1 three americans a woman and two men have climbed mount Dhaulagiri. The sixth highest Peak in the world the ministry of tourism said sunday. It was the first . Conquest of a 26.sj Wool High Peak during the autumn climbing season in the Nepal Himalayan Range inc ministry said. Catherine Calhoun 27. A Mountain guide and Leader of a four in Erncr team John Culberson 2fi, a teacher and Colin Crissom 26. A student conquered Shaula Gin in the afternoon of oct. 16, the ministry reported. James Cut Crum. 27. The fourth member of inc team dropped out and failed reach the Summit. Calhoun and John Culberson Are front rolling Ham wash., and Grissom is from Denver Colo. Dhaulagiri is called the Mountain of Sirms be cause 200-Nipli winds whip up treacherous storms on the Peak. The three americans launched the final assault a 9 . From their last bivouac Camp at 2-1,606 feet. They reached the Summit by Way of he dangerous East Facein a Sis hour climb. Americans isl scaled the Peak in 1973, avenging the death of seven climbers in an Avalanche four years earlier. Two japanese expeditions climbing the Peak through different routes this autumn foiled to reach the Summit. A 15-Memhcr american expedition attempting to climb inc 24,6��-fool High Annapurna to through the North Edge abandoned she Effort oct. 23 when they encountered bad weather. The Annaruma expedition was led by Eric Simson 32, a Mountain guide from Ash Ford. Wash. 1,500 in Munich protest state s aids regulations Munich a about 1,500 people gathered in downtown Munich saturday to protest bavarian state regulations aimed it identifying carriers of inc aids virus and keeping them out of the state. Protesters waved placards urging greater govern ment support for victim of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and denouncing Franz Joseph Strauss governor of Bavaria. The bavarian government is fighting people not aids read one placard. Slop aids and Strauss said another. Police said the protest in Munich s downtown shop Ping area was peaceful. They said protesters came from All Over Havana. Earlier this year the bavarian state government or dered compulsory aids testing for All Public servants and for non common Market citizens seeking a Resi Dency permit in Bavaria. The new regulations also allow bavarian Border officials to refuse entry to anyone suspected of carrying the virus. Dead sea tremor shakes israeli town of Arad Jerusalem a a moderate earthquake sent frightened guests running from a dead sea hotel and Shook the Southern israeli town of Arad but caused no damage or injuries the National him Newt Agency said saturday. The earthquake measured 4,4 on the Richter scale and hit Friday at si50 p.m., him said. Terrified guests run out of the Seaside Saeei Zohar hotel when the tremor hit. Arad is about 62 mites South of Jerusalem. The Richier scale is a measure of ground motion As recorded on seismographs. An earthquake of 3. Son the Richter scale can cause slight damage in the local area 4 moderate damage i considerable damage 6 severe damage. China rat Campaign called successful except at farms Beijing up China s Campaign to err Ninati itt 3 billion rats has been a Success but millions of acres of Farmland arc still infested Wilh the creatures because of a shortage of Poison China daily said sat urday. The English language newspaper said the 86 million Yuan about $23 million anti rat drive which began Early last year has destroyed most of the rodents in so percent of China s More than 2,000 counties  
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