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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, November 16, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday november 16,1987 world today a photo Obando y Bravo is flanked by sandinista protocol chief Oscar Cortes left and papal Nuncio Paolo Giglio right. Managua Cardinal will Confer with contras in mediation Effort Managua Nicaragua a the archbishop of Managua will meet with rebel leaders in an Effort to mediate Between them and the leftist sandinista government Tor an end to Nicaragua s 6-year-old civil War a top Church aide said saturday. Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo head of theroman Catholic Church in Nicaragua returned Home saturday night from a trip to Washington and Miami. His aide monsignor Bismarck Carballo refused to name the Central american country where the Cardinal would meet with the contras or identify the Contra rebel leaders involved. Carballo Only said the meeting would happen soon. Obando y Bravo when asked about the Reagan administration s refusal last week to hold direct talks with the sandinista government said he would like Tosee the problem resolved through civilized channels that would be Ideal. And let us Hope the lord illuminates the minds and hearts of us  president Daniel Ortega meanwhile flew saturday night to Mexico City to meet his wife and children. They were to spend sunday touring the City and meet informally with president Miguel de la Madrid on monday said the mexican government news Agency no Timex. Obando y Bravo speaking to reporters in Miami earlier saturday said it is up to the contras to make the next move toward some form of cease fire with the leftist sandinista government. After meeting Friday with Ortega in Washington Obando y Bravo met informally saturday with thre Contra leaders. The talks follow the guidelines of a Central Ameri can peace plan signed by the five presidents aug. 7, that called for amnesty for political prisoners cease fires an end to foreign Aid to insurgents and the put Ting into effect of democratic reforms. Ortega s announcement Friday of an i a Point cease fire proposal places the next move with die contras the Cardinal told reporters shortly before boarding a flight to return to Nicaragua. Contra leaders criticized the Ortega proposal but they have not issued a formal response. If they really want to commence a negotiation they must submit their proposals Obando y Bravo said. I want to Stop the River of blood that is occurring in my country. I need 19 see More. To Sec what the Resis Tance contras will  the contras have a response in hand and arc jus waiting to set a Date for a formal meeting with Obando y Bravo perhaps in Managua said Contra spokeswoman Marta Sacasa. We Are expecting maybe this week that a formal meeting with the Cardinal can take place she said. Obando y Bravo also said saturday that he would not be prepared to comment on Ortega s proposal until he had the contras counterproposal in hand. Contra leaders on Friday condemned the Ortega plan saying it amounted to Little More than a proposal for an orderly surrender and sidesteps the existence of an armed  the sandinista plan Calls for rebel troops inside Nicaragua to move into one of three cease fire zones on dec. 5, and a month later to Lay Down their arms before Independent observers in return for amnesty. Stores Selling ugly spuds will be fined in Ireland Dublin Ireland a Ireland the land of the potato will soon begin fining stores that Selli ugly spuds those that Are cracked bruised or Cut. It s All part of a drive to counter an intrusion of imported and presumably inferior potatoes. Horticulture minister scams Kirk issued an order saying there is no reason Why Irish housewives should have to put up with bad Pota toes. Only the Best will do from now  he said government food inspectors would increase surveillance and be empowered to Fine shops Selling substandard potatoes. One third of potatoes on the Irish Market Are imported despite Ireland s traditional reputation for mass production of he vegetable. Spe Cial promotions arc planned Early next year to give the Irish potato Industry a boost. Three suspected terrorists arrested by police in Italy Rome a three suspected red brigade terrorists have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in several slayings including that of an american general police announced. The two women and one Man were arrested on charges of belonging to the fighting communist party the military Wing of the left Wing red Bri Gades. The group claimed responsibility for the february 1984 assassination in Rome of . Gen. Scamon Hunt head of the Sinai peacekeeping Force. It also said it carried out the March 1985 slaying of Union economist Ezio Taran Lulli and an ambush on a postal Van in Rome last february in which two guards were killed. The three arrested were identified As Patrizia Santarelli 30 Giancarlo Seghetti 41 and Rosa Fresa Lamburti 44. Eight trampled to death by crowd in Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Dpi eight people died and 40 were injured when they were Tram pled by thousands of people after the showing Ofa film about communism newspapers reported. A police spokesman quoted in Jakarta news papers said the incident occurred in the Regency of Malang 435 Miles East of the capital. Police said chaos broke out amid hysterical screaming when 5,000 people who had crowded onto a soccer Field to watch the film tried to leave through a narrow exit Gate after the film was shown. Asian Man shot by gunmen Dies in London Hospital Lon Don a a second Man gunned Down by assassins at a combined sikh and hindu religious meeting in London has died West London sealing Hospital reported in a statement. It named him As Joga Singh 45, from South All a West London District with a Large asian population mainly from India and Pakistan. The first victim Maharaj Darshan Das Vas div died instantly when the gunmen struck at the meeting held in a school Hall in soul Hall. Piara Shabra president of the Indian workers association said Vasdev 33, from Birmingham in the English midlands was one of the leaders in Brit Ain of the Namdhari sect within the sikh religion. Hospital workers charged in no show scam Naples Italy a police raided a Hospital and arrested 39 employees who punched in but went to a soccer game or to other places abandoning patients italian newspapers reported on sunday. Authorities also cited 200 other Hospi Tal workers for absenteeism but As the National daily Cor Ricc Della Sera reported let them go on provisional Liberty at the plea of some Hospital directors so the 400-bcd facility would still have some staff members. Police reported that patients buzzed in vain for attendants on saturday while authorities checked time cards to see who punched in but failed to work. Patients relatives took care of Many of the sick the newspapers said. The arrested included nurses orderlies members of the cleaning staff paramedics two supervisors and two Union employees. La re Publica a National paper said. Of he 3v arrested most never showed up even for a minute la re Publica quoted an unidentified officer As saying. The others by a strange coincidence showed up for work when the game had been Over for a  some were arrested at Home others at the Hospital. Police said they had been keeping inc Hospital under watch for several Days and decided to strike when most people in soccer Cra de Naples were caught up with saturday s match Between Italy and Sweden in this Mediterranean City s Sanpaolo stadium. When police arrived they scaled Oil entrances and monitored Telephone lines to pre ent truant employees from sneak ing in or from being tipped off to what was in Progress. Many of the arrested who were charged with aggravated fraud protested to police that they could produce time cards showing they had indeed showed up for work and that they had Only stepped out briefly when the raid began. Police countered that employees on i Ejob falsified the time cards for them. Over the years police have conducted similar raids elsewhere in Naples to Check on absent employees including garbage collectors and other City workers  
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