European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday june 17.1988 e. German Soldier wounds guard swims to Freedom Hannover West Germany a an East German Soldier on wednesday shot a Tel Low Border guard in life fool plunked into the nearby Elte River and swam to safely in West Germany police in Hannover German Border police said the escape took place As the Soldier and a sergeant with him were pulling guard duly in an area where the River forms the Border Between the two German states about 27 Miles Southeast of Hamburg. In Remote areas along the communist Demar Kation line of fences and barriers separating East Germany from West Germany East Germa Border guards work in pain to discourage Possi ble escapes by Border shooting the sergeant in the fool to pre vent him from interfering with the escape the East German Soldier dived into the River and swam about 500 feet to a West German Borde patrol boat police said. The Soldier was pulled from the water by the patrol boat Crew West German Border police said in a statement released to the news 23-year-old Soldier Laid West German Bor Der police about the shooting and officials immediately contacted he East germans by Telephone to inform them that the sergeant was wounded. Nicaragua Aid Convoy stooped by . Customs Laredo Texas a members of a con Voy organized o bring to Nicaragua hike vowed to take their night to Washington . Customs of fals at the Border blocked a what we a going wok is take them the vehicles to ?t3.c. And Park the across the Street Vontae while House and Hope to use them As Alu Bonat rallying Point for the majority of Aruj fans who oppose the War against Gerry Condon a National coordinator Forte Convoy. Well or glibly be there for months he it custom a agents impounded four vehicles Cine Fay after the 38-Velude veterans peace Convoy attempted to Cross Fecto Mexico without expos authorization. % be 106 Convoy members a planned to Lake is of food medical supplies find cloth ing to Nicaragua. But Treasury department official served notice that leaving the 33 vehicles there would violate a 3-year-old Trade embargo. Ferraro s son gets 4 months irk cocaine Selling conviction Rutled it. A the son of former Vic presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro was sentenced thu Kjay to four months in jail for Selling s25worth of co Fye to an undercover police officer two years ago. John zaccarpvr., 24, and his parents stood stoical Lyas judge Francis Mccaffrey handed Down the sentence in Vermont District court in Rutland. "1 can t in Good conscience sentence you without any Lime to serve inc affray said. The sentence also includes 300 hours or Community service and a $1,500fine. A fearful Ferraro he asked Mccaffrey not to Treather son differently thai any other person convicted of Selling a Quarter of a grim of cocaine. Ferraro who ran on we democratic ticket in 198jsaid her son s arrest and in Villion have taken a he toll on her family and her he does t go to Chui a with us she said in ver Mont District court. He does t wan o be sed with us. It s not because he s ashamed of us. Its Pecau Sehe s ashamed of what he s
