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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, June 20, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and St Lopes monday june 20,19b8 Israel puts restrictions on soviet jews Jerusalem a the israeli Cabinet decide Don sunday to Force soviet jews seeking to emigrate with israeli visas to travel directly from the Eastern bloc to inc jewish male and emigration activists Sarthe decision May reduce the influx of soviet jews. A senior . Embassy official said the decision appeared to contradict the United slates position sup porting Freedom of 1 Ravel for soviet jews. The Cabinet said in a statement that it decided tract in inc framework of Legal Means available that jews who ask for an exit visa from the soviet Union in order to come to Israel would indeed reach Israel  israeli officials say the decision is aimed at boosting soviet jewish emigration and reducing the number of dropouts jews who prefer logo to inc United mates and other Western countries instead oils race in May Over 90 percent of immigrants decided to Settle elsewhere. According to israeli officials and Media reports the Cabinet decision Means that jews would be required to pick up their visas Al the israeli embassy in Bucharest Komaniak. Once in Bucharest the emigrants would be made to Fly directly to Israel. Now soviet jews gel visas at the Netherlands embassy in Moscow which has represented Israel since inc soviet Union broke lies with the jewish stale in most soviet jews then leave through Vienna aus Tria which enables them to travel to Western euro Pean countries or inc United states where they arc granted refugee status. Those arriving in Israel Are automatically granted citizenship a status that limits heir chances of settling in other countries. Reports from Moscow said that to travel to Bucha rest an Emigrant must first order a Bucharest Tel a Ivair flight ticket. In april jews in Moscow said they began receiving official emigration papers from Israel thai per Milind Only travel to Bucharest and Tel Aviv. After sunday s Cabinet decision to use the Bucha rest embassy to Grant visas Israel radio quoted prime minister Yitzhak Shamir As saying every of her Deci Sion would be interpreted by soviet jews As treason and support for the dropouts. Foreign minister Shimon Peres of the rival Labo party supported Shamir saying there was nothing to lose in View of the dropout Rale the radio reported. To Ltd move was opposed by Cabinet minister Yitzhak perets who said Israel should save every jew wishing to leave a country of  Natan Sharansky a leading human rights activist freed in he 1986 East West spy Swap after serving nine years in soviet labor Camps warned that the Deci Sion May Lead More soviet jews to decide not to come to Israel. According to the government sponsored Public Council for soviet jewry Only 18 percent of the 4,695 soviet jews permitted to leave in to Ltd first five months of 1988 have settled in Israel. Of the 1,169 jews who ice the soviet Union in May Only 9.9 percent came to Israel. Hews updates Dennis Day surgery Santa Monica Calif. A Dennis Day the Irish Tenor who appeared regularly with co median Jack Benny on radio to and in films was listed in serious condition saturday Al a local hos Pital officials said. Day 71, underwent emergency brain surgery in april to control internal bleeding after suffering fall in his Bel air Home. Dennis Day was admitted Tosaint John s Hospital and health Center on june fifth said spokeswoman Paul Kllc Weir. According to his physician his Condi Tion is serious. Day was diagnosed in 1987 suffering from Lou Gehrig s Dis ease. Paroles denied Washington up the immigration and naturalization service has denied parole to More than 900 Marie cubans being held in Federal prisons nationwide amid reports some prison wardens arc increasing Security. The notices arc being delivered personally to the cuban inmates a the discretion of local prison officials to avoid the outbreak of Vio Ince that erupted Al prisons in Louisiana and Georgia late Las november officials said. Japan Trade dispute Tokyo up . Trade representative Clayton a Cutler Mcl japanese agriculture minister Takashi Sato on sunday in a last ditch Effort to resolve a Trade Dis Pute Over beef and Citrus import before the Toronto economic sum Mit ends. The talks entered on a . Proposal for Japan to open completely its Markels to beef and Cit rus imports in three years. Property sates Nurnberg West Germany the defense Resuli Bizalion and marketing service will hold a Public auction july 7. Items to be auctioned include vehicles office machines musical instrument and photo equipment. Sale items May be inspected from to . In noon Ana from 1 . To 3 ., beginning july 4, Al build ing 946 on Johnson Barracks. Bidder registration starts at 8 .,with the auction beginning Al 9 . Customers arc encouraged to inspect Nims to be auctioned since each item i sold As is. For further information Call civilian 0911-7u935 ores 460-6634. Father of alleged homosexual airman urges congressional probe of Case m Cucui re fab . Up the Tather of an air Force sergeant charge with desertion after he allegedly was harassed about his supposed  called saturday for a congressional investigation of military actions in i Mccase. Bill Henley a i her of sol. Jack Green of Ventura Calif., sent telegrams re questing the investigation to several con Gressmen and to presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. Officials in the Netherlands arc being questioned by their government about their handling of inc Case particularly inc action by dutch police in illegally entering the Home of an Amsterdam Man with whom Green was living. The Dulch police questioned Green and the Roommate Albert Tam Niau and Ihnn provided inc information to official at the . Air Force base at  Netherlands where Green had been stationed Dulch government officials said. Green s relatives said the incident Fol Lowed months of harassment Hal prompted him to attempt suicide and then in March to leave the . Green was resumed to the unite states on thursday and ordered held Al the military Brig in Philadelphia pending an article 32 investigation this week a Mcguire base spokesman la. Col. Neil Norum said. Green faces charges of being absent without leave desertion and disobey ing an order to return to work Noru said. The article 32 investigation could result in a court martial a dismissal of tie charges or other administrative action such As a military discharge. It. Is requested that a congressional investigation be held immediately into the misconduct of military personnel injustices and violations of human rights and inc lie by inc untied Stales Sovern mint to the Dulch government concerning my son Henley said in the telegrams Henley also said in the telegrams that dutch government officials arc very concerned about the Well being and mistreatment that my son has received by inc military and have promised to Fly him Back to Holland if he desires. Henley said he sent the telegrams to several leading members of Congress As Well As Jackson since he seems to be the Only person who cares Abou human rights in  Green s sister Cindy Housley of Bakers Field Calif., said her brother s troubles began in april 1987 when a dutch customs official acting after a dispute Over his duty free car told air Force officials thai Green was a Homo sexual. Housley and a spokesman for the dutch ministry of defense said Green voluntarily returned last week from Holland to military officials in West Germany after receiving a Promise that he would be i Ivan a discharge. He instead was taken Back to the United slates. An air Force spokesman to was Germany said comments on the ease should come from Mcguire where Green now is assigned. Official Ai Mcguire would not allow Access to Green s military coun Sel. Green docs not have a civilian Law yer Mcguire officials said. In the Netherlands the dutch parliament has begun debating the involvement of Dulch officials in therase. The Secretary of finance appeared before parliament to answer questions thursday saying the Dulch involve ment in the Case had been wrong an promised it would not happen again. Parliament scheduled More debate on the matter for Early this week Call ing in the Secretary of defense for questioning. Brussels show to feature Allied planes Brussels is the fifth annual shape International air show will be held june 25-26 at Chii rfcs a in Bel Gium according to show organizers. The show sponsored by shape and Chick res exhibits military aviation with in nato. This year s show also will in clude for the firs Lime greek Portu Guese and turkish planes in addition to displays of the f-16, a-10, f-104 Ini other aircraft. Flying demonstrations will include Fly Bys in Mirage Tornado and Azacs air Craft and the show will feature a Demon stration by the belgian  Parachute team. A variety of musical  also Mil be featured under the main incl in the picnic area and various groups will be on hand to Sci food and drinks. The belgian railway system is offering special Price reductions on rain tickets in he Brug Cletic direction and included in the reduced Price package Are tickets to inc air show the organizers said. Free transportation will be available from parking areas around the air base and the Brug Cletic train station to the airshow picnic area. Advance tickets for the show Are 175 belgian francs about $4.71 for adults and 90 francs Aboul si50 for  at the pile on the Days of the show will Cost 200 francs Aboul  for adults and half that amount for Chil Dren. Copter wreckage believed found in Lake amerland West Germany is a search team using underwater cameras has located wreckage believed to be pan of a helicopter that crashed tuesday into Lake is Arnburg about 20 Miles Southwest of Munich an  spokesman said. We arc fairly confident we have found Al least part of inc Ucli Copler said maj. Michael Maher an 8th inf div spokesman. The intention now is to Sec How we can raise the  he said the wreckage was first spotted Friday night with underwater cameras belonging to water watch a pan of the German red Cross. The wreckage appears to be located about 200 feet Belowich surface he said. The search party includes two civil Tan Salvage experts from the United states who went to the Lake saturday to evaluate the information gathered to Dale Maher said. A naval officer from London who to an expert in Dorp Walcer Salvage operations has also joined the search Effort. One of the helicopter s two Crete tent Bera. Chief warrant officer Robert Guerrera remains missing. The other 1st it. Richard Shaw is in Good Condi Tion at the  regional medical Cen Ter in Lan Stuhl West Germany Maber said  
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