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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes saturday March 19,19b6 s. African judge stays executions of 6 Blacks world today Johannesburg South Africa a a Blackman went in the Gallows alone Friday after a judge granted a stay of execution to the Sharp Villa sin.," who were aided in their Appeal by an International clemency Campaign. The predawn hanging of to Scop let Sara. 24, concluded without fanfare while world leaders clergymen Anil politicians continued to plead with the govern ment to save the Sharp Villa  let Sara was convicted or the murder of a Blackwomen in a pan Elizabeth township in october 1965. During nationwide racial unrest. The victim Grace vim it. Was killed by the necklace method in which a gasoline soaked tire was placed around her neck and set Blaic. The  sit five Black men and a woman would have joined cts Oara on the callows had Preto Ria supreme court Justice Willicm human not granted a one month stay of execution thursday. Human made his decision after defense lawyer presented Evi Dence of perjury by one of the prosecution s chief wit Nesses. Human granted the convicts four weeks to apply for a retrial. The Case was controversial because the is were convicted under the principle of common cause which held them responsible for Itie september 1984 Dalh of town councilor Jacob Dlamini because they were among a mob of 100 that stoned and burned Dlamini to death in Sharp Volle. Dlamini was lulled on the first Day of riots that lasted nearly three years and claimed More ban 2,500 Mack lives. President i a. Botha had ignored pleas from Lead ers of Man Western Nali oru and from countries and organizations around the world to Stop the executions. The government Laid human s decision proves the Wisdom of the slate president and his ministers in deciding not to impede the due process of  the Star an Independent Johannesburg newspaper reported Friday that Botha granted clemency three weeks ago to a Mack policeman who was sentenced to death for murdering a youth two Yean ago in Marmelo i the Black township outside Pretoria. A spokesman for the department of Justice said Botha commuted Constable George John Sindac s death sentence to eight Yean in prison. The spokesman said lindane was one of five people whose death sentences were commuted this year. Canad an police charge sex wife of Trudeau with drug Possession Ottawa a former prime minister Pierre Trudeau s i wife Margaret Kemper has been charged u he marijuana Possession her lawyer said. The Royal Canadian mounted police charged her i provincial court thursday after obtaining a search War rant to seize a package at a Chrome in Ottawa last Friday. She denies the offence and is anxious to get this matter cleared up in court said the lawyer Michael Edelson. The Canadian press news Agency reported the search warrant said a police informer in British co Lumbia offered he lip that Margaret Kemper would be receiving one Pound of marijuana in the mail. Police then watched for the arrival of a package in Ottawa the Agency said Kemper is scheduled to appear in court april 11. Final trial Date has not been set. The Jet setting former first lady divorced to Macau in 1983 while he was still prime minister following a Stormy marriage and seven year separation Young and rebellious she made headlines frequently including when she spent a Tew Days with the Roll ing stones Rock group in Toronto. Now Jav she married Ottawa real estate Developer Fried Kern per in i�s4. After producing an autobiography and a Brief career As a to talk show hostess she run red into life As a housewife she had three sons with Ruik Aii Ami has one son with Kemper. Hollywood agent Dies los Angeles a Hollywood agent Paul Konur who represented such diverse talents Scharles Branson Ingn tar Bergman and John Huston has died of heart failure. He was 85. Margaret Kemfer child reportedly raised by dog Mettmann. West Germany api a 4-year-old boy ate food scraps on the floor with his family s Ger Man Shepherd for about a year and can Only howl and whine like a dog because of parental neglect police said Friday. The mass circulation Bild newspaper said the female German Shepherd had raised the child but authorities said that was an exaggeration. Bild identified the boy Only As Korst. The child is unable to speak because his parents never spoke to him said met Mann police spokesman Wolfgang Schauer adding the boy Only makes dog like sounds. The dog had become a bigger part of his the child s life than his parents said the police spokes Man in Moltmann. Sci cur told the associated press the boy routinely shared food scraps with the animal on the Kitchen floor of the family s apartment and the boy did not know How to eat at the table. Authorities did Dpi release the family s name but said the parents were being investigated. Bild said Hie father was a 30-year-old unemployed Butcher. The couple routinely left the child alone with the dog in the apartment during the Day Bild reported. The child s Grandfather came for a visit last week and found the youngster on the door sharing a piece of meal with the dog the police spokesman said. The Grandfather immediately notified authorities and the child was taken la a children s Hospital in nearby up Pertsi. Said scan tier. Bild said the child s Only word was Asia the dog s restaurant fire kills 5 m Spanish resort City Palm a de Majorca Spain a a lire swept through a Murrant in Thi Balearic it lands resort City Friday killing five people and sending smoke into an apartment building above officials mid. Twenty one other were evacuated from the smoke filled Casa Sueca during the Early morn ing Bine officials said. The lire broke out in the Billmar restaurant just after 3 . When a worker dropped a lit cigarette into a paint can causing an explosion said fire department spokesman built Craig Gar Cia. The Man was burned to death while firemen discovered four other victims All of them swed ish dead of smoke inhalation on the second floor ofic four Story building Garcia Laid. Police identified the four swedes As Grace Rosemarie Bir Gutu pry 46, of Eskilstuna Eva Lisa Tammi Al of Arboga Elly Tammi no age Given also of Arboga and Hokkanen Pertti age and Hometown unknown. Japan s. Korea officials to talk olympics Security Tokyo a the foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea will meet monday in Seoul to discuss ways of preventing terrorism at the summer olympics in Seoul a foreign ministry official said thursday. The official speaking of condition of anonymity also Taid japanese Effort id improve relations Between South Korea and China would be discussed by foreign ministers Sosuke urto of Japan and Choi Kwang Soa of South Korea. Security measures Are Likely to include lighter customs procedures and immigration control in both Japan and South Korea said the foreign ministry official. South korean officials have charged jul North Korea uses Japan As a base for espionage and terrorist activities in South Korea. The North and South have been divided since ims and fought a bloody Ivar in 1950 to 1933. Soviet actor requests political Asylum in France Paris a a soviet actor has asked for political Asylum in France and will be allowed to slay in the country while Bis request is consid ered a foreign ministry spokeswoman said thursday. In Madrid the Independent daily Al pais cited police sources As saying Alexi Maslov a member of the Waganka theater company flew to Paris wednesday shortly after being granted Asylum in France. But the French foreign ministry spokeswoman speaking on condition of anonymity Laid the actor is expected within the next few  she said his Asylum request was under review. Clinic s age limit on care for cancer brings outcry Stockholm Sweden a a Public Hospital has set an age limit of to for radiation treatment of cancer victims because it lacked resources to treat everyone prompting an outcry from prime minister Yngvar Carlsson and health officials. No one in Sweden should be too old to receive the treatment needed Carlsson said on television thursday after the decision by the a drum Hammet cancer clinic was made Public. Long Waits Are commonplace for non urgent treatment under the socialized medical Tytler but the clinic s decision appeared to Mark a new level in the Hospital crisis. Health minister Ger Enid Sigurdsen called the age limit unacceptable and a violation of the Public health care   
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