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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N Iran threatens to expand attacks beyond Gulf Page 2 q Maryland lawmaker s aide jumps to his death Page 5 d Rose suspended for 30 Days Tor pushing ump sports Page 21 re North says charges against him Are an Honor Back Page u0"ici�l Rullich Kioh Fathi . Med foil of a hic vol. 97. No. 16 tuesday. May 3. 1988 Good meant out 08693 a Iraq May Roermonde. Netherlands a Irish Republican army guerrillas who killed three British servicemen and injured three others in n car bombing and an ambush May ruse weaned from the Netherlands la is easy 1o cd pc police Snukis Man Louis Stycn told reporters monday in Moermond in Miles from the West German Border. He Saij in takes a Short time to gel away through relatively open Borders Wilh West Germany and Belgium. Retalco1 Ili iry pure 3. Guerrillas who killed 3 Lave fled Netherlands one British airman was killed and two injured in the Southeastern Tity of Koch Mon when their car was sprayed with automatic weapons fire Early sunday morning. An hour later a car bomb is Pended in Nicus Bergen. 30 Miles North r r a Ormond killing to British airmen and severely injuring a third. Police said the attacks on the Sis servicemen who were visiting from their bases in West Germany were closely coordinated. There arc no Border controls for Pas Senger cars crossing the dutch belgian Border 30 Miles from a Ormond. The West Firrman Border is More lightly con trailed hut it has some unmanned Cross Ings at night. The Ira Alicks were the group s first in the Netherlands since Hie 1979 slaying of Britain s ambassador. British forces in West Germany were Witiw monday to take Eitra precautions when travelling in or near the Netherlands. Signs at Border crossing near Roer mond said. Big British forces in Ger Many 1 Ersnes advised not to enter  the Irish British and dutch govern ments immediately condemned the Al tacos on the British servicemen. The British government said the six airmen were off duty and unarmed when at tacked. In Belfast. Northern Ireland inc Ira claimed responsibility on sunday. A icons told reporters monday thai there were a few witnesses who spoke see Ira on Back Pago 134 arrested As leftists rampage in Berlin Berlin a about 400 leftists rampaged through a harking class Section of Berlin smashing windows erecting barricades and pelting police with rocks officials said monday. Police said 134 people were arrested and s3 police officers injured in the violence in West Berlin s Kreuz Borg District. But the Eily policemen s Union said that 87 officers had been injured. City officials said the violence late sunday and Early monday was a sign of what officials could expect in so plumber when finance chiefs gather in West Berlin for a world Bank meeting this was jul a trial run far the world Bank Mucci ing the City Interior affairs chief Wilhelm Kewnig said. Some stores were looted after the windows were smashed a police statement said. Muniec said one group of howled men broke into an apartment and roughed up a 21-year-old Man who had been photo graph ing inc Melee. The vandalism marked after an estimated 8.ixm peo ple marched in a May Day Parade in the working class neighbourhood of or Culberg. Young leftists in the Kreuz Ihburg District an area of High unemployment stage protests nearly every year on May Day. Demonstrations Are anticipated during the world Bank meeting Here. Leftists maintain Western Bankers should forgive the Dehls of heavily indebted devel Oping nations. A St Berlin police 5f i a Young Man w Homs taking part in May Day rioting in he Krev Ibern District. Wants talks on Allied defense contributions House rejects 2 troop withdrawal proposals by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington Only hours after the pc Iason released a report critical of Allied defense contributions the House on Friday shot Down two calling for a withdrawal of . Troops overseas if inc situation does not improve. Both amendments attached to the s300 billion defense authorisation Bill. Were overwhelmingly rejected although the House unanimously adopted a much softer non binding Reso Lution Unsung the Reagan administration to discuss new Burden sharing arrangements with . Allies. One amendment rejected 2jo-120, called for with drawing 30.000 . Troops a year from Europe and 7.00u a year from Japan until nato allies and Japan increase their defense spending to a Rale equal to one percentage Point above their economic Fowich. The other Amend men fared worse being voted Down 332-21. Thai proposal would have ordered the phased withdrawal of More 1han  troops from Europe unless nato members agreed to spend the same share of their Gross National product on defense As the United Stales. The Pentagon s annual report on Allied contributions to the common defense showed that the United Stales has the highest level of defense spending As a Porcen Lac of its on. W Ith 6.k percent. Cir exec is Al slightly More than 6 percent. Turkey and Britain Are near 5 percent and to nose others fall Between 2 percent and 4 percent Lui Cobourg and Japan bring up the rear lagging at around i percent. Allied defense spending has become politically hot this year wish almost All presidential candidates touching on it a one Lime or another. The Issue has see House on Back Page fhe marines Page 15  
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