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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday december 1987 Israel urged not to retaliate for glider raid Washington up the United Stales and other Western governments have urged Israel to refrain from military retaliation against the recent palestinian hang glider raid in which six israeli sol Diers were killed the Washington Post reported sunday. The newspaper quoted . And is news briefs Racli sources As saying the unusual pressure came partly out of concern that Israel might be planning an attack into Lebanon during the Washington Summit this week Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail . The new paper said such an attack might be limed to Force he superpower leaders to note Israel s Strong displeasure with Syria Moscow s main ally in the Middle East. Israel accused Syria of allowing a palestinian guerrilla to Fly a hang glider from he syrian controlled Bcka Valley in Lebanon and land near an army base in Israel. Six israeli solders were killed in the attack. The newspaper said israeli official had acknowledged receiving expressions of concern from the United states and several West european governments in recent Days about the possibility of an attack into Lebanon. Telethon Host Jerry Lewis raises $32 million in prance Paris a comedian Jerry Lewis took his muscular dystrophy telethon to the French airwaves for the first Lime and brought in More than 132 million in pledges o fight the disease. Lewis with the help of French Mars raised More than j31 million in promised donations from Calls to 8,000 volunteers at 19 Promise centers organizers said sunday. Antonne 2, a government run station scheduled most of its Normal programming but gave about six hours of air time for the telethon in a 28-hour Span that ended at 1 . Sunday. Lewis 62, has done 22 labor Day telethon in the United states raising a record $39 million with the last one. He Haa never mounted one of the telethon outside the United states. 1,000 turks stage protest of w. German transit visa Bergh Netherlands a More than 1,000 turkish demonstrators protesting visa regulations blocked All traffic saturday at a Busy Border crossing Between the Netherlands and West Germany police said. All car and truck traffic had to be diverted to other Crossings during the peaceful sit in against West German visa rules according to a dutch National police spokesman. No major delays were reported the spokes Man said. The demonstration on the e-36 Highway which leads from the port City of Rotterdam to the heavily industrialized Ruhr District in West Germany lasted nearly three hours during the afternoon. The demonstrators did not attempt to Cross into West Germany he said. Under current West Ger Man regulations the More than 100,000 turkish guest workers living in the Netherlands must obtain a transit visa if they travel through West Germany on their Way to Turkey nil results soviet agents attack refused is Western journalists at protests Moscow a More than 200 Burly Plain clothes Security agents on sunday roughed up jewish activists and journalists during rival demonstrations for and against Kremlin policy on the eve of he . Soviet Summit. At least 100 refuseniks those denied permission in emigrate had planned a protest against emigration restrictions but Many were detained in route to the demonstration. The protest had been set for mid Day in front of the foreign ministry. Members of the officially supported soviet peace committee and at least 200 plam clothes agents carry ing peace signs jammed Smolensk 1 Square pushing Oul the refuseniks who managed to get through the police cordon that blocked All sidewalks leading to the protest site. Glaindo thesman shoved and occasionally threw punches at refuseniks and at Western journalists trying 10 photograph the clash. The incident was the strongest indication in the weeks leading up to this week s Washington Summit that Public expression of dissent will not do tolerated even under Mikhail s. Gorbachev s policy of Glas nost or openness. Gorbachev arrives monday in Washington for a Ihrcke Day meeting with president Reagan emigration has risen sharply this year. Bui the refuseniks the great majority of whom Are jewish scheduled demonstrations to draw attention to the nut that thousands of soviet jew Are still being refilled permission to leave. Cable news network correspondent Peter Arnett was pushed to the ground dealt several blows to the rib Cage then forced into one of the buses that brought the  to the Square. Arnett later said in a Telephone Call that he was held for four hours at a nearby office filled with Plain cloth Smen. He said they wrote out an accusation thai he allegedly assaulted a soviet citizen during the demonstration. Amen said he was told that charges would not be brought against him but that he should sign a copy of the accusation. . Consul general Max Robinson summoned to the office advised a melt not to sign the correspondent said. Arnett said he wrote Down his version of events and signed that before being released. Soft he teen Ujj own b  
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