European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday november 30,1987 news updates soviet wheat Sale Ashington a ican Farmers will be ask to additional 2.35  tons of wheat to us soviet Urkin under an to handed wheat Export program an Friday by re agriculture deaf Cint. F the gov Wien re piously had Given  ahead to sell nearly 6.4 Minn metric tons of wheat to the .sm.union, since last april the  purchased More than jul min metric ions under Thau program. The a Vional 2.3riclon a Decd Loic 6 ions a draining under. Cali Oil brings the Amoun Lff . Who available for Sale to Tow civil a pfc to just under 3.5 million Rions the department said. Appeal postponed Rome a a judge postponed to this week an appeals trial involving the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul ii court officials said Friday. Six bulgarian and turkish defendants arc seeking to Clear them selves of any guilt on charges the conspired to kill the Pope. The original trial based mainly Oil the allegations of convicted papal assailant much act Ali Aga ended in March 1986 with the acquittal of All an defendants on the conspiracy charge. The judge cited Lack of evidence. Reagan disagrees with Carter a pro handling of Iran cont Rair lion Waas trading arms for hostages in the Wain which 11 was done. I was not doing anything for tit nappers. I figured thai if t had any influence in  in Iran Well hey did he Saj if they got two in Oak freed and Wetold that two Are were coming out 18 neural the time that the whole if fake open thai this opera " the president said. Had harsher its  which engulf edic Reagan presidency a Baldal when it was first revealed on nov. 4 Carter interviewed sept. Affair was much More so watergate which began Ai a third i burglary and ended with the resignation of president Nixon what we did in Iran in the most recent scandal has not Only encouraged additional taking of hostages but it re warded those who did Kidnap americans and who still hold them now almost three years later Carter said. Ford while saying that the Iran Contra affair was not As serious As watergate said he would not have swapped arms for hos tages particularly if his defense Secretary of stale opposed in. Reagan has yet to respond to the final report of the congressional Iran con Ira committees issued nov. 18 hat accused the administration of disdain Tor the Law and assigned ultimate responsibility for the affair to Reagan in the interview with Frost Reagan said now we be had months and months of investigations about this the extra Money and where did in go. To this Day after All the investigations i m still waiting for an answer the president mid Trie congressional report said Middle men in the scandal paid themselves Mil Lions of dollars while the contras received ily j3.8 million of the 116 million in pro in erased by the arms sales i Teleport uncovered no evidence that  about the diversion. He repeatedly to a cried knowing anything about it Bull port faulted him for never  lies destruction of evidence and breach octet in the crisis. The interviews Are  bifrost in a 13-part series up Teing pro Grams will feature interviews warm democratic and six Republican Ca Drunning for the presidency in 1988. Ibsh Berlin officials free 2 dissed its a routed in raid against Church roup Berlin a ast Berlin officials Early saturday Rel Cashh of activists arrested in a raid on a Chow Community group s offices and a Rotker was reportedly hit on the head by of ice and taken away during an Ove migh we. Wolfgang Ruddenklau and Ert Schlegel both workers at the in Mem Library housed in a Luth Church Community group s offices of pc Rcd before the lutheran Church in East Berlin Early saturday. They were arrested on tuesday. Adn the official East German news Agency also announced the two had been freed and that they had been warned not to participate in any Anli Govch Nicot actions. Human rights and peace activists i several other East German cities Ros lock Stendal Perleberg Jena Erfurt Weimar Wismar Dresden and Halle on Friday were detained questioned an ordered not to travel to Berlin lutheran Church sources said. It could not be Learned How Many activists had been questioned. On Friday night about 400 people demonstrated in front of the East Berlin lutheran Church demanding the re teas of Ruddenklau and Schlegel. Before the two men were freed a handful of protesters on Friday night were Stilt keeping Vigil outside the Church. Church sources said that one of them was hit on the head by police when he lib a Candle and was taken away in a poli vehicle. There were no further data in. At incident. Ither sources said the sol attorney s office had thread pred Dis Side up Wriler Stephan Kyj Kyzyk and his will film director Fie Klier with possible Mccasl if they Consue their pub Lic of Posen to the Jpn Munsil East German Eov rent. Early Fridal or Berlin police and firemen ripped two a Banner from a Tower of the com a the Banner called for the  activists. At least a people in been arrested since to Alij when Ember in Plain clothes Al tiers raided thai times of the churcj0nmmunity group the City s Larea. German authorities tidal publications critical int policies had been printed environment Library. The five Koit were taken into custody inthe raid other arrests followed after an demonstrating against the r demonstrations in East Berlin Are ire display of Public protest in East Many where dissent is kept under tight control by communist authorities. In Bonn the West German govern ment criticized the arrests of the East Berlin activists and said infringements of human rights by East Germany communist authorities harm relations be tween the iwo German nations. Meanwhile the Church Community organization figured in a trial of seven right Wing activists thai opened in Easterlin fonday. The seven Are accused of attacking members of the audience at a local Roc concert with chains bottles and clubs according to reports in East Germany s state run new Media. Church sources speaking on condition of anonymity said they asked authorities to investigate rumours that one youth was killed and another seriously injured Dur ing the Melee after he concert. The oct. 17 concert was sponsored by the Church Community group. Costa Rich won t Host peace talks Managua Nicaragua up Cardi Nal Miguel Obando y Brav Kohling for flexibility by both the Nie Anvan govern ment and .-backed re fils said sat urday that Costa Rica Haduc lined to Host talks Between the rebels pm himself. The Cardinal said Juci the radio news program Al  Hal the most ample amnesty pm Bible should already have been put in effect in the country. We must sri if we can achieve peace and recon Cinon in this country which is so Agni Ctol with hunger and difficulties he band i y Bravo is heading Nicaragua s to Liona reconciliation commis Sion Aid has been asked to mediate talks bet Jen the of comment and the Contra Reb a. He also called for More flex Billy on both sides saying ii is worrisome be cause As Young people die we cannot even agree on Wlinich country to meet  on tuesday the contras delivered to the Cardinal a counterproposal to the government s recently offered cease fire plan. The rebels said however they would not present the same document to president Daniel Ortega until they had a scheduled meeting with Obando y Bravo. That meeting was tentatively planned for next week in san Jose until Bandoy Bravo received a request from Costa rican preside in Oscar Arias asking that the meeting not be held in his country. Instead Arias suggested that the meet ing be held in Panama or Venezuela which Are members of the Contador group. The group has sought peace in the troubled Region since 1983. Arias is the main author of the Central peace Accord signed aug. 7 by the five regional president and he won this year Jobel peace prize for his of  i spa with president Arias he suggested Iha killer country would be better for the Macing perhaps Panama or Venezuela trim rendering unnecessary my trip to coi Utica scheduled for this tuesday the Winal said on the radio program. Obando y Bravo said to control had Lold him they hoped the reeling could be held in a Central americ country although the nicaraguan Govel Raenel has said the me Nimg should be Hen outside the Region. _ it a shame that the meeting u postponed while the blood Oryon garlic Araguas is still being spilled be said referring to the country s six year civil War