European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday May 12,1989 British traitor Philby 76, Dies in soviet Union London a Harold Kim Philby a British traitor who spied Tor the soviet Union died in Moscow Britain s Domestic press association news Agency reported wednesday night the report quoted diplomatic sources in in Nikon. Philby 76, was a soviet spy for 30 years while tic worked for the British secret service. He was so highly valued thai at one stage he was being groomed to be its chief. He came under suspicion in 1951 after two other British spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean defected to the soviet Union. Philby a member of a prominent British family was the third Man who tipped of Maclean an Burgess that they were under investigation by Brit ish authorities or spying. Both fled to the soviet Philby mowed in 1963. Off duty go electrocuted while climbing pole Hanau West Germany an off duty 3rdarmd div Soldier was electrocuted tuesday As he climbed an electrical pole near a division spokeswoman said wednesday. Spec. 4 Peter Nelson was pronounced dead at 12 24 . Tuesday at the 109th medical dispensary in Hanau. He was 21. Nelson was assigned to co a 122nd support ten in Hanau. He had been with the unit since september 1986 he is survived by his parents Vera and Rob Ert Nelson of Tomahawk wis army authorities Are incident. Carlucci opposes use of military in drug War Washington a the military should t become deeply involved in fighting illegal drugs because soldiers Aren t properly trained to enforce civilian Law defense Secre tary Frank c. Carlucci Lold Congress tuesday. I do no believe Law enforcement making arrests is appropriate for the military Carlucci said. I think it is unwise to get the military into the Law enforcement do we shoot people do we shoot Down planet he said at a bearing of the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee Carlucci was trying to Deal with a rising wave of sentiment in Congress that the military should be used More heavily to Block the Low of illegal drugs into the United Stales. Last of 7 victims found in rubble of Shell Plant Norco la
