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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, November 23, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday. November 23,1987 Rome Airport strike forces cancellation of 60 flights Rome a ground workers ignored an a peal from Union leaders and struck on sunday causing the cancellation of 60 flights arriving or departing from Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport. The Only flights operating were a dozen International ones As Well As Domestic flights connecting the capital with Sicily and Sardinia Italy s two main islands. Leaders of the nation s three major Union groups on saturday had urged workers not to strike since negotiations Are in their final phase to end the Dis Pute entered on demands for higher wages. But Wildcat Bate committees went ahead with the strike Call which the Union Leadens labelled a grave  the contracts have been under discussion for several months causing periodic strikes including a four hour strike by ground workers on nov. 1 i. Accused killer of american found dead in greek prison Piraeus Greece a an irishman awaiting trial on charges of killing an american tourist on the Aegean Island of my Konos was found dead sunday in his prison cell police said. A police spokesman said Eric James Gott Fried 49, had hanged himself using a bedsheets tied to a Healing pipe in his cell. The spokesman who asked for anonymity said Gottfried was rushed to the prison Hospital where doctors failed to revive him. Gottfried was accused of strangling Nancylynn Connor 29, of Ovalo calif., after Hilling her with his car sept. 18. He was arrested in Athens one week Laier. A convicted rapist Gottfried was released from a British prison in 1986 after undergoing open heart surgery. Home Secretary Douglas Hurd said he recommended the release because doctors told him the irishman Only had one Yea to live. Gottfried was known As the bicycle rapist because he would Knock women off their Bicy cles with his car before attacking them. He had served seven years of a 15-year jail sentence when he was released. Shultz from Page 1 new missiles Are not secretly installed is the key unresolved problem. The . Side wants Access to a soviet Plant where ss-25 intercontinental ballistic missiles Are assembled. The reason is the missile in its first stage looks like the ss-20, which the treaty will  would be a safeguard against soviet conver Sion of the icbms into Buegal medium Range ror Tets. The soviets have agreed in principle to the inspection but want a corresponding right to Monitor an american Plant Shultz said inspection by the soviets of . Missile Sites and american monitoring of soviet installations will last 10 years after All the missiles Are gone. Shultz was accompanied by senior officials from the stale department the Pentagon and the arms control and disarmament Agency. Colin Powell the president s new National Security adviser also travelled with him. But Frank j. Caffney jr., the Pentagon s senior arms control specialist was not among them. The Hartline official announced Friday he was quitting. He accused the administration of Rushing dangerously into the missile ban treaty. Apr Luc Hoang 8, of Arlington Texas and Jeremy Villier 4, of Paris pose for photos it the Juk memorial in Dallas. Juk s death in t forgotten from Page 1 mated himself by the Book boxes Adams said of Oswald. For 10 years Adams has fought to open the sixth floor to visitors. You arc talking to a person who has always voted the Republican ticket for As Long As i could Vole but i Don t think i be Ever cried As much at any Lime in my life As i did during that time she said of the assassination. This was a great great  she expects 500,000 visitors annually at the exhibit. In August after months of dispute the City approved construction of a 60-foot exterior elevator on the North Side of the depository. Dallas county com missioners approved the Sale of s2.2 million in Bonds to finance its construction. The backing of Dallas county judge Lee Jackson was the key Factor. What i tried to do was say this was an important piece of unfinished business that Dallas county was the Steward of the building and As Long As the building was Here hundreds of visitors each Day were coming Here photographing it said Jackson. On Friday Thomas p. Brady 73, of san Francisco was one of scores of tourists strolling through realty pm Ca just South of where Kennedy was shot asking directions about where to find he Texas schoolbook depository. I remember distinctly when it happened said Brady. Someone came in with How can 1 express the look on his face an incredible unbelieving mys tical expression on his face. His eyes were wide. He said Kennedy s been shot i thought who is this Guy trying to make a big Entrance but his expression did t  tears came to Brady s eyes. 1 did t know what to say. I was speechless dumbfounded 1 could t do any work. At that Point i was ready to break into  it seems like it s not so Long ago. What Wai it 24yean? said Landry. Riot from Page 1 go inside As Long As the inmates assured them that hostages would not be hurl. They re very very patient the Warden said of Ihei mates. We Are ready for a Long  we have assurances that the workers Are still Safe and that there have been no fatalities Warden John son said adding that released hostages said they were treated Well. Greg Leo an ins spokesman in Washington said a regional Agency head was on the scene but could not say whether government officials planned to meet with the inmates. . Rep. Clyde Holloway r-la., and three report ers talked with some inmates by radio from a building Al the Entrance to the compound. An inmate identifying himself As Roberto Chani ques speaking through an interpreter blamed the riot ing on the . Decision to return cuban detainees to their Homeland said Pat Jones a newspaper editor who talked with inmates. The United states and Cuba announced Friday that Cuba had agreed to take Back about 2,500 of the125.000 refugees who came to the United states in tire 1980 Mariel boat life. Most of those to be returned Are criminals or mentally ill. All but 50 of the 1,050 people held at the Center Are cubans Johnson said. Federal officials have said Many cubans held Al Oakdale Are among those to be resumed to  Hospital admitted five detention Center employees and five inmates another 13 people five of them inmates were treated and released spokesman Don Cameron said. Inmates also burned the two Story administration building ins processing building and Chapel and set fire to some of the dormitories Al the 14-building, Brick and cinder lock Complex Johnson said. A pall of Light smoke hovered above the Center Sun Day but the fires appeared to be out. Chan ques said the Noeages would be freed if some one from Washington would come to discuss the Deci Sion to Send the cubans Back Jones said. Nil football results mwt�ib24. Anu 13 a Tiv und 40, Houtan j it Mil by m. Kerr i City 3. Cox mfr la �4. To Mph Fry Chi 30, do troll 10 n0  us l oui 31,  in winners of election in Louisiana announced new Orleans a Republican Paul Hardy who campaigned As a re former in the Mold of  buddy Roemer ousted it. Cov. Bobby free Man in saturday s Runoff while attorney general William Guste won a fifth term. In the Secretary of state s race state rep. Fox Mckeithen Defeated Baton Rouge lawyer Mike Culshaw. With reports in from All of the state s 3,262 precincts Hardy tallied 521,281 votes or is percent to 460,138 for Freeman. Guste had i 16,259 votes or 54 per cent to 440,944 for Orleans Parish District attorney Harry Connick. Mckeithen tallied 489,627 votes or $1 percent to 467,340 for Cutshaw. A proposed constitutional amendment that would retire the $5 billion plus debt of 13 Public retirement systems Over 40 Yean was approved by 68 percent of the vote. Freeman a Democrat seeking a third term and Hardy both portrayed them selves during the Runoff Campaign As the candidate who can work Best with Roemer. Roemer led the governor s race in the oct. 24 primary causing gov. Edwin Edwards who had finished second an had the right to run in saturday s Runoff to instead withdrew from the race. Under Louisiana s election system primaries Are open and the top two finishers regardless of party compete against each other in the Runoff. Hardy who recently switched to the Republican Patty was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1979. Meanwhile four new Orleans area parishes approved off track horse race betting and a fifth rejected it local proposal Wen approved by so tammany Lafourche or leans and Jefferson parishes. Terrebone Parish Defeated the measure. And controversial new Oit eans Are sheriff Harry Lee appeared beaded for re election with 56 percent of the Vole Over his challenger former Jefferson Parish assistant District attorney an Lentini  
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