European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes monday novembers 1987 bomb kills 11 at Ulster rites for War dead Enniskillen Northern Ireland a a bomb believed planted by Irish Republican army terrorists exploded Here sunday As a crowd gathered to Honor Britain s War dead. Police said 11 people were killed and 55 injured. A police statement said the bomb went off in a Community Center Over looking the War memorial blowing out one end of the building which collapsed and trapped a Large number of people who were outside waiting for the ceremony to Start. Police troops band members and firemen dug with their hands through the debris in search of those trapped. A wit Ness said 40 to 50 people Many of them women and children had been standing  briefs in front of he building known As St. Michael s Reading rooms before the explosion 1l was the worst terrorist attach in Northern Ireland since december 1982, when a discotheque patronized by sol Diers was blown up killing 11 troops and is civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing but suspicion focused on the Irish Republican army. The group is fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland and is seeking to unite he mainly protestant province with the overwhelmingly roman Catholic Irish re Public. The bomb went off at j0 45 . Just As a Parade of military personnel bands and civilians was assembling around inc War memorial in the county Fermanagh town of Enniskillen 70 Miles Southwest of Belfast and 10 Milo from the Border with inc Irish Republic. The ceremony was to Honor britons and members of the Commonwealth who died in world War i in world War ii and during the last 19 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland similar remembrance Day services were held throughout Britain. One it the Cenotaph in London was attended by several thousand people inducting Queen Elizabeth in and prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher who Learned of inc Enniskillen bombing after the London ceremony said to do this at a time when people were remembering the dead of two world wan and conflicts since then people who died in defense of Freedom shows an appalling depth of callousness and in humanity it brings a double grief to peo ple who have already suffered so  during a two minute silence in Lon Don to remember the War dead the Only sound that could he heard was a baby crying. Afterwards wreaths of red Poppico were placed at inc memorial by the Queen and members of the Royal family Thatcher and other political leaders ambassadors of the 48 Commonwealth nations and representatives of the military. Police reported no incidents at the cer Emony which took place under Gray skies. Abu Nidal group storms boat seizes 8 israelis Beirut Lebanon a the Abu Nidal palestinian terrorist group said sunday its guerrillas seized a French registered boat off the israeli occupied Gaza strip and were holding eight israelis on Board As hostages. Walid Khaled identified As one of the fac Tion s leaders told a news conference in moslem West Beirut that the captives five men. A woman and two children were unharmed. We shall Transfer them to a Safe place where representatives of the International committee of the red Cross can examine them Khaled said. He said the 17-ton boat was flying the israeli and belgian flags. Beki May hold key to Fate of Mandela Johannesburg South Africa a the government says the release of african National Congress Leader Covan Beki will serve As a test Case that could determine the Fate of Nelson Mandela and other imprisoned Black leaders a newspaper reported sunday Beki 77, a communist who was formerly National Chi Nan of the guerrilla movement was freed from prison thursday after serving 23 years for a 1964 sabotage conviction. The future of Mandela and others is to some Enlen. In or. Beki s hands Stoffel Van Der Merlc Deputy minister of constitutional plan Ning told the sunday Star of Johannesburg. There arc some people in jail who have served a Long , he said the i aspect for the release of additional Black leaders would be damaged if or. Beki become involved in political unrest trouble or incitement or Breaks any  Ortega to deliver speech to Oas in Washington Washington a nicaraguan presi Dent Daniel Ortega will speak wednesday before the organization of american Stales the Region Al body raid  will explain his government s position on the regional Central american peace initiative after a speech by us. Secretary of slate George Shutlz before the off 17th general Assembly. He is to arrive tuesday in Washington. Harrier from Page 1 reliability of the ejection Seal which is manufactured by Martin Baker. Although the times article reported thai the de sense ministry had ordered that no More gr5 air Craft. Be flown both Guy and Goddyn denied that the Jet has been grounded. Guy did say that neither of the two new jets delivered to the Raf so far is being flown. One of the jets is being used for ground training Guy said while the other has not yet been put into service. The defense ministry has agreed to buy 62 of the jets for the Raf by 1992. Hussein opens Arab Summit folks Amman Jordan a King Hussein opened a major Arab Summit sunday calling for a common strategy against threats to inc Arab world which he said come from Iran and Israel. The opening of the Summit coincided with a report from Iran that it had hit Baghdad Iraq with two missiles. The first full scale Arab league Summit in five years was attended by 21 leaders Many of them bitter Politi Cal rivals. Hussein said in his 10-Minulc address threats fac ing us Are numerous. But the most serious is our frag mentation and internal bickering. He said the persian Gulf War no longer threatens Only Iraq but has spread to our brotherly Kuwait and saudi Arabia. It s not Mere War Between Iran and Iraq but. A threat to the entire Region and to International peace. Hussein said however that the 39-year-old Arab israeli conflict is the arabs no. I  just As the Summit got underway Iran announced in fired two missiles into Baghdad in what was seen As gesture of Defiance to inc assembled Arab Leaden Iraq later said one missile exploded in a residential area of its capital killing 10 civilians and wounding 106. Sunday s twin missile attack was launched a few hours after an iranian military communique reported that Iran s jets bombed in economic targe in North East Iraq while its artillery pounded Basra and other Southern cities in new retaliatory action. Market from Page 1 trial Bankers consultations in Basel. It is the first such gathering since the world financial markets fell into crisis with a record 508-Point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial average on oct. 19. About a week later the Dollar began its downward spiral. Foreign Exchange traders had indicated at the close of Friday s trading that they were looking 10 this week s Basel meeting for possible clues to the future direction of the financial markets. Swiss monetary sources who spoke on condition they not be identified said a Likely topic for discussion would be the effect of last week s coordinated round of interest Rale Cut by Germany Switzerland and the Netherlands on International financial markets. The United states has been pressing the europeans and japanese to lower their interest Rales As a Means of stimulating their economics. Nominee from Page 1 grave doubts about the talk of putting off inc hearings until after the first of inc year. I think we ought to take the Lime we need and it we find after we Start that we can l get in done As rapidly As we d like we Lake what time is necessary. But starting Al a reasonably Early Dale i think is  sen. Howell Heflin Daia a conservative on the committee said he prefers speedy action but be emphasized the need for a comprehensive background Check to avoid the Surprise revelations of the Gasburg nomination. Specter however strongly disagreed and warned against any delay. I think March or april May Well be too late he said. I believe you re going to  a very different political Lone on this Issue if we go until March or april. If president Reagan is going to make this nomination it had better Tome to fruition before april1 Kennedy who serves on the 9th . Circuit court of appeals flew from California to the Washington area late saturday. Kennedy travelled on an air Force Jet from Mcnellan fab near Sacramento to Andrews fab in suburban Maryland according to a spokesman for the service. Wilkins of Greenville . Is chairman of the . Sentencing commission which devised uniform guidelines for punishments of people convicted of fed eral crimes. He is a favorite of sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ranking Republican on the Senate judiciary committee. Asked sunday what he Houghl about Kennedy Specter replied we do Noi know a great Deal about judge Kennedy hut i think we can move promptly. He gives the advantage of having quite a number of Opin ions i have heard thai there Are about 400. So unlike judge Robert Bork Reagan t fint nominee where there was an enormous amount of paper or judge Ginsburg where there was virtually none this Falls in Between he said. Terry Eastland chief spokesman for attorney Gen Era Edwin Mcnese Iii said he knew of no strategy sessions sunday on the selection of a new nominee. We will just simply use the people on thai lit the names of candidates under consideration Al the Lime Ginsburg was chosen and go Back to it and review it and consider the relative merits of each of them he said. Sunday s pro football pm by bit 1 Kenui Milf 16 pants and Pepper bomb destroyed Frankfurt is police investigating a suspected bomb Al Frankfurt International Airport sunday turned up Only Dudi Ihns Paire of pants actually when they detonated two suspicious bags left near the Tickel counter of the israeli National airlines. B Al about a dozen police and a bomb dog were called in about 12 20 . Afler in Al Al employee discovered the bags during Check in for a flight to Tel Aviv. Police cleared the area then used a Remote controlled device to explode the bags exposing the trousers and sending a Cloud of Peppercorns Salt Ami other spices packed in the bags lying. Police also found a Money order for j200 from Security Pacific National Bank of los Angevin among the nibble but they declined to give the name written on the Check. Passengers were allowed Back into the concourse Al about 2 10