European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 28 the stars and stripes wednesday january 0,1988 Afghanistan sentences journalist for spying Islamabad Pakistan a an afghan court convicted French journalist Alain Guillo of spying monday and sentenced him to 10 years in prison state run news Media in Afghanistan , 45, a free Lance filmmaker was Cap tured sept. 12 after entering Afghanistan from Pakistan with guerrillas of the afghan National correspondents Are allowed into marxist Afghanistan Only on government guided Kabul said Guillo entered Afghanistan nine limes since 1980 to prepare video film Sand cassettes 10 carry out spying activities and to strengthen relations with armed opposition groups la said the court thai convicted him had evidence and documents proving the crime of spying the soviet news Agency Tass said Guillo was convicted of engaging in subversive activities and espionage for Western Powers. Postmaster general says hell leave office in Spring Washington a postmaster general Preston r. Tisch announced tuesday he will leave office in the Spring but he a not set a format , completing is months As head of the . Postal service said he intends to return 10 private business in new York City where he formerly was an executive with Loews corp. Tisch took Over the Agency at a Lime of conf Sion and scandals involving procurement that eventually led to prison terms for several postal official. He has helped bring stability to the Agency bul he leaves with the service facing severe Bud gel problems As a result of cuts in Federal spend Impact of those cuts is nol completely Clear but there will be Sharp reductions in the construction of new postal facilities and Likely slow service daring the next two years. Tisch said he is disappointed at the effect of he cuts bul he said his service As postmaster general has been enjoyable Overall. It was a great experience for me he said. Squeaky Fromme indicted on charge of escape Charleston . A a Federal Rand jury tuesday indicted would be presiden tial Assassin Lynette squeaky Fromme on an escape charge a prosecutor said. Fromme slipped away from the Alderson fed eral correctional institution on dec. 23. Roam ing in the Nigger West Virginia Hills for 40 hours before being caught on Christmas Day two Miles from the prison it s Prelly straightforward assistant .attorney Kirk Brand Tass said of the indictment. Fromme 39. Is serving a life sentence for try ing to kill president Ford on sept. A 1975. For was unharmed when a secret service agent grabbed a Semi automatic ,45-caliber pistol aimed at him by said Fromme faces an additional sentence of up to s years and a Fine of up to 1250,000 if convicted of the single charge of unlawful escape from a Federal institution Alderson prison officials have refused to spec ulate an what prompted Fromme who has re fused to appear before parole boards to escape. Dollar makes comeback from Page 1 of dollars because there was no sentiment in the markets for the american currency. In London one British Pound Cost $1.857, cheaper for buyers than monday s s1.873. Gold Bullion prices declined in moderate trading and dealers said the Dollar s Rise Pul Gold prices under closed in London the major european Market at a bid s477.7s a Troy ounce Down from j4so.qo monday. The closing Zurich Price was $478.50 bid Down from 1480,80. Earlier in Hong Kong Gold closed at $477.42 bid Down from $483.00. Silver Bullion traded late in London at 16.57 bid a Troy ounce up from $6.52. The intervention appeared to be in line with an agreement by the seven major Industrial nations late last month to coordinate Exchange Rale policy m an extort to Stem the Dollar s Sharp fall. White House spokesman Martin Fitzwalter asked for a comment on the Dollar said he would stick with previous administration statements we be said we wanted stability in the Dollar he said. It appears to have stabilized today. That s All i have to say fit Zwemer also declined comment on reports that the so called "g-7" group of major economic democracies had intervened on behalf of inc Dollar. We Don t comment on the g-7 agreements or their specific actions he said. I would say however that we have always said that we would have coordination of policies and we have also always said that thereto coordination among countries and finance ministers. Intervention is the direct buying Ofa currency in this Case dollars by an official Bank. The Impact on currency prices can be significant. Even with their vast resources however Central Banks Are limited in what they can do. The amounts of Money that Central Banks can pump into the system Are tiny compared with transaction on foreign Exchange markets that can reach $200 billion a Day. Even though Central Banks can coordinate intervention Day to Day they do not have enough ammunition to fully counter the negative psychology of private investors toward the Dollar said David Jones a senior economist at Aubrey g. Mansion & co., a new York based government securities dealer. Economists also say the fed s flexibility is severely limited Given its apparent reluctance to prop up the Dollar with higher interest rates. The Dollar has fallen More than 50 percent since Early 1985 against the japanese yen and the West Ger Man Mark a weaker Dollar makes . Exports More competitive and can help ease the nation s Trade deficit. By Loo Sharp a decline can rekindle inflation first by driving up import prices and then by giving , manufacturers Inore leeway to raise prices. Role from Page 1 in the hijacking Ofa Twa jetliner in which an Ameri can Sailor died. He is being held in Frankfurt and will be tried later. Shortly before Abbas Hamadi s rial opened tuesday the group thai claims to be holding Cordes in Lebanon released a statement in Beirut accusing West German authorities Ofemi itral ins Mohammed Hamadi. The statement which did not offer evidence of mis treatment Wai delivered to a Western news Agency along Wilh a snapshot of Cordes. Herbert Landau a spokesman for the Hesse stale Justice ministry which oversees Hamadi s imprison ment said the allegations of mistreatment Are totally Landau said in a Telephone interview Mohammed Hamadi is being treated according to the letter of the Law for suspects in investigative custody Landau said in a Telephone interview. The trial in dts Meldorf was held in a former police Barracks gymnasium that was converted into a court it Pom for leftist terrorists in the 1970s. Abbas Hamadi was shuttled id the courtroom in an armoured police Van said Dusseldorf court spokesman Klaus Forsan. The trial will explore Middle Etui terrorism and May provide firsthand views of the hijacking of the Twa jetliner in june 1985 to Beirut. Mohammed Hamadi was allegedly involved in the incident which left an american Sailor dead. Thirty nine americans were held hostage for 17 Days before being released. The Jel was Hying from Athens Greece to Rome when it was German authorities refused a . Request to extradite Mohammed Hamadi but say they will try him on hijacking charges in Frankfurt no trial Date Lias been set and no indictment has been issued. Mohammed Hamadi was arrested at Frankfurt air port on Jan. 13,19s7, for carrying explosives. Abbas Hamadi thin allegedly helped arrange the kidnapping of Cordes and the Jan. 20 abduction of Alfreff Schmidt in Lebanon. Schmidt was freed sell. 7.a third Hamadi brother Abdul Hadi Hanadi a Security chief in Beirut for Hezbollah a Radical shiite group close to Iran. Court officials allege that he also Thimi Rendant Abuja so is brother Abdul Hadi Hamadi in Beirut Tahsin an alleged accomplice and other unknown persons decided at the latest on Jan. 15, 1987, to Kidnap a German in Lebanon to Force the West German government to refrain from extraditing Mohammed All Hamadi to the United slates according to a summary of the indictment against Abbas summary provided by court officials said Abbas Hamadi and his conspirators kidnapped the second West German to emphasize their demands. Abbas Hamadi was arrested at Frankfurt Airport on Jan. 26, 1987, after resuming lowest Germany on a night from Beirut. Gulf from Page 1 and protect ships flying the . 20 percent of the non communist world s Oil is shipped through the Gulf. ,. Officials earlier said they opposed any linkage Between forming an International Force and reducing . Forces in the Gulf. Cartucci said the United Stales is pressing for a follow up Rcw Lution for sanctions against Iran to sup port the july 20 cease fire Call by the . Security Council. He said he Hopes the soviets will Back it the soviet onion so far has no fully endorsed hearts embargo idea pushed by the United states. Carluci said he assured the kuwaiti leaders of continued . Commitment to Kuwait s Security and said they expressed appreciation Over the cooperation Between he also said the untied Stales has no desire to have bases in Kuwait Kuwait s reported refusal to allow . Military facilities in the Early Days of escort operation raised criticism in Congress. Bul . Officials said they had nol sought such help. Blast from Page 1 lowest Imp erasure in Ibe nation tues Day morning was 15 below Zero in in West i cuu music we i. Pm i ind., hit a record 9 degrees below Aro. However Wilh winds gusting to 30 Runph it Felt As cold As 64 below Zero at Hibbing Minn., and Ironwood mich., and 59below at Duluth Minn. It s just an Arctic outbreak said Greg Dickey a meteorologist with the National weather service in Chicago. We have a Large area of Arctic air that been seeping Down from the upper readies of North the cold extended All the Way into Texas with Only far scum Texas expected to escape its. Extreme in the state tuesday morning were mostly in the 30s, with 20s in the pan handle. Police in new York cily declared a cold weather emergency meaning they could round up. And transport the Home less to the City s 26 shelters which housed 9,775 people on monday As 6 inches of Snow fell on the City. Other problems included Frozen fuel lines and batteries. The aaa Chicago motor club office in South Bend in
