European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday june 14,1988 rainstorm kills 11, causes heavy flooding in Ankara Ankara. Turkey a a rainstorm killed 11 people left two missing triggered Flash floods and damaged several houses in this capital City on sunday officials said monday. Gov. Saffet Arikan Bezduk said five people drowned and six were electrocuted the state radio reported. Two people were missing Biduk said. He wed Abou 100 houses were damaged from the heavy rainfall according to the radio report. The rainstorm began around so . And caused damage in the City s slum areas the storm lasted about half an hour and disrupted electricity services Over the night. Marchers in new York Tokyo urge nuclear cuts Tokyo a on a Rainy sunday thousands of people marched through downtown Tokyo in a nuclear disarmament demonstration called to Coin cide with a similar rally in new Vork. Police estimated that 4,000 people participated while sponsors put the number at 23.000, no violence was reported. About 60.000 people participated saturday in an anti nuclear rally in new York Sec neral Park. Participants in the Tokyo demonstration adopted an Appeal calling for reducing sea based nuclear arsenals. Land based medium Range nuclear missiles will be abolished in Europe under a newly ratified  treaty but it do snot affect the deployment of nuclear missiles in the Pacific. Inc Appeal said. Britain launches Campaign to end travel problems London a the government concerned about the behaviour or britons travelling abroad is sponsoring a to advertising Campaign aimed at halting deterioration of the National reputation for Courtesy and Reserve. A foreign office spokesman explained Sun Day it is a fact that Over the years particularly where inc British arc going in vast numbers on holidays there Are  include hooligans finding themselves in trouble with the local police and crimes committed against the tourists. Those figures have gone up enormously the spokesman  foreign office decided to launch the sum Mer advertising Campaign in two weeks to Back up its leaflet called get it right before you  will urge travellers to take out proper insurance and remind them to abide by the Laws of their Host country during their stay. Vietnamese army to retire several thousand officers Bangkok. Thailand a Vietnam is retiring More than 70 army generals and about3,000 colonels this month As part of its policy of reducing one of the world s largest armies vietnamese newspaper editor said monday. Bui tin a Deputy editor in chief of inc official communist party newspaper nhan Dan the people said younger officers will fill some a caled posts but other posts will be eliminated. Many of the officers have stayed on despite hav ing passed retirement age he said. . Officials denounced for alleged libyan scheme London up Libya accused american officials sunday of acting like gangsters following reve lations that former National Security aide Oliver North allegedly devised a scheme to assassinate libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi. The libyan news Agency Jana referred to the Book Best Laid plans which says North planned to use anglican Church envoy Terry Waite As bait to lure Qadhafi to his Tripoli compound the night . Planes bombed his Home in 1986. The Book by lbs Pentagon correspondent David Martin and the Wall Street journal s National Security correspondent John Walcott said North planned to ask Waite to go to Tripoli to meet with Qadhafi on freeing american hostages in Lebanon. Waite would have left after the meeting but Qadhafi would have remained behind in his compound according to the scheme which the Book said was quickly  the Book did not name its sources. Exc crypt v4 ill a sub. Ujj Ajlill 1lik in Livia to it a a so 11 v " a and world report revealed North Laid a plan with the full knowledge of the . Administration to exploit a Mission of a european figure Waite to Libya to know the exact place of the Leader Qadhafi and Send the american bombers to attack the said  Jana s political editor said the plot revealed today and the ones before it which included american official terrorism and subversion represent the style of smugglers and Heads of gangsters. Every Day the . Administration reveals its real ugly face showing that America has become the offi Cial Center of the administration of terrorism and subversive plots assassination and aggression against other Peoples in a manner never seen before in con temporary political history the editor said. Is it possible for the world before All these scan dals to believe or take any notice of All the empty claims of terrorism and accusing others of carrying it out the Jana editor said. Jana also said exploiting an official envoy to exe cute a plan of terror against another stale. Is a serious precedent in International  according to the Book Waite who was abducted Jan. 20, 1987 by moslem extremists in Beirut while Ona Mission to negotiate the release of foreign hostages in Lebanon would not be told that he was being used to set Qadhafi up for a  on april 14, 1986, . Warplanes bombed military installations in Tripoli and near Benghazi in Retalia Tion for alleged libyan links to terrorist attacks in club april s that killed a . Soldier and a turkish woman. The 15 people killed in the air raid reportedly included Qadhafi s 15-month-Oid adopted daughter. The libyan Leader was not in his compound at the Lime of inc bombing. North a retired Marine lieutenant colonel was Dis missed last year from his National Security Council Post for his role in Iran Contra scandal in which .weapons were sold to Iran and the profits diverted to nicaraguan rebels at a time that Congress had banned military Aid to the contras. 15,000 offend rally in Scotland to Honor failed s. African Leader anti apartheid demonstrators in Glasgow. A photo Glasgow Scotland a fifteen thousand peo ple rallied sunday in support of Nelson Mandela on Day after the jailed Black South african Leader s birthday was celebrated with a huge pop music concert London. Our time has come the Rev. Allan Loesak an anti apartheid activist told the crowd at a Glasgow Park. They have thrown us in prison murdered us assaulted us and tried to intimidate us into silence so that you would forget the mixed race Church Leader said to a standing ovation. The rally was the second part of the Freedom at 70campaign" marking Mandela s 70th birthday july 18. Mandela Leader of the african National Congress has been jailed in South Africa for 25 years. He was convicted in 1964 on charges of sabotage and conspiracy to topple the government and sentenced to life in prison. The Anc outlawed in South Africa is the largest Black guerrilla group fighting to overthrow that coun try s while dominated government of president . Botha and dismantle the system of apartheid. On saturday More than 70,000 fans jammed Lon Don s Wembley stadium for a 10-hour Rock concert by top International pop stars whose music was interspersed with denunciations of apartheid South Afri Ca s system of racial separation. It was. The biggest Charity Rock concert since the 1985 live Aid famine Relief extravaganza. Because of its political message the British broadcasting corp. Came under heavy criticism for broadcasting the entire event. But the bbl said it regarded the concert As a musical not a political program. Judge refuses to reopen trial of Sharleville six Pretoria South Africa a a judge monday rejected a bid to reopen the trial of the Sharleville six and the Blacks convicted for a mob murder once again face hanging unless president i a Botha intervenes. But the president has already turned Down an Appeal for clemency. In doing so he spurned an International Campaign to spare the six who were found guilty in the mob killing of a Black town councilor. Pretoria supreme court Justice Wil Lem human who presided Over the Origi Nal trial in 1985, turned Down an application by defense lawyers to reopen the Case to review allegations that police coerced two state witnesses. The defendants five men and a woman were convicted of complicity in the 1984 death of Khu Wayo a Lamia who was stoned to death and burned during riots provoked by a rent increase. Human said that despite allegations of coercion involving the witnesses there was ample uncontested evidence Loim placate All six defendants. He described the defense request As frivolous and a  he said the Only remaining Hope forsaking the six Lay in petitioning Botha again. Relatives and diplomats crowded the courtroom during the Reading of the decision but there was Little reaction. Defense Ait Mey Prakash Diar said he would try to win an Extension of the Sta of execution and attempt to petition the chief Justice to reopen the trial. But he said the Fate of the six was really in Bot a s hands. "1 Hope and i Pray that the state presi Dent will reconsider his previous Deci Sion. This is a politically related Case. Botha s decision May be based on Polit ical  Diar said he spake to his clients Lait week and described them As hopeful but not  referring to inc International Campaign to save them he said although they Are in their cells alone they Are not alone spiritually. They know the world is with  the defendants Are Moja Tefa Sef Atsa Reid Mokrena pupa Diniso Dum Khumalo Francis Mok Hesi and Theresa Ramash Mola the Only woman on death Row for what activists say is a politically related crime