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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday August 2,1988 police arrest 2 More in Mexico shooting Ciudad Juarez Mexico a two More men posing As police officers have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of a television anchorwoman her Mother in Law and Friend. Juarez chief of police Fernando Mota Allen said the men were arrested in Reynosa Mexico on Friday. The have not been formally charged with the killings but have been transferred to a Juarez jail. Four other men were arrested shortly after the july 23 shootings. On sat urday about 2,500 protesters demand ing Justice marched from the shooting site to the City Hall of this town across the Border from Elpaso Texas. Television anchorwoman Linda Beja Rano. 28, her Mother in Law Lucrecia Martinez de Gomez and a family Friend Carlos Alfonso Garcia were gunned Down after men identifying themselves As Federal police stopped their car. Police said they shot into the car a least 47 times because they had mistaken it for a car allegedly bearing drug dealers. In another development anti riot squads broke up a protest rally with tear Gas in a Small town near the Pacific Beach resort of Acapulco authorities said sunday. A 5-year-old boy was re ported killed in the Melee. Several newspapers said the boy was killed when a tear Gas canister hit him in the face during the demonstration saturday night in the town of Coy Cade Benitez 23 Miles North of Acapulco and 185 Miles South of Mexico City but authorities said they could not immediately confirm the death. Demonstrators participate in Vigil to protest murder of journalist Linda Bejarano. Carlucci from Page 1 soviet Force Structure and operational strategy As a emphasis on the offensive Carlucci told the officers. We see no shift of emphasis to the kind of forces traditionally associated with  we also have difficulty reconciling the . S pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons wit your continuing emphasis on heavy icbms such As the ss-18," he said describing the soviet armory As capability More compatible with a military doctrine that emphasizes preemptive nuclear  he criticized the soviet government for failing tomake its military spending Public and told the Assem bled brass that Western analysts have calculated that15 percent to 17 percent of the soviet Union s National wealth is devoted to defense. No one begrudge you the need for a Strong an capable army Carlucci said. What troubles us is when the . Continues to develop forces far in excess of what it needs for purposes of its own de  the defense Secretary took up president Reagan quest for a space based missile shield As a step toward greater stability declaring that the strategic defens initiative does not represent the slightest threat to the ." in a 20-minute question and answer session that Fol Lowed his address Carlucci defended the size of the . Navy and the Pentagon s doctrine of deter rence through adequate armed forces and weaponry. Carlucci told reporters he was pleased that his four Day schedule would include unprecedented Access to soviet defense installations and equipment like the top secret Blackjack bomber and the Sevastopol naval base on the Black sea s crimean Peninsula. It s a unique experience for a . Defense Secre tary Carlucci said upon arrival. The american peo ple through me can see what the s9viet military is doing and can learn about their attitudes and Doc  called several times for Candor in his talks with Yazoo claiming that the two defense ministers Are less encumbered by the dictates of diplomacy than other High level officials. Yes we Are soldiers Yazoo  and Yazoo first met in Bern Switzerland in March and again in Moscow during the .-soviet Summit that began May 29.the superpower defense chiefs praised their Active schedule of visits As an Opportunity to ease tension Sand Chip away at the problems that set their nations apart. The american delegation on tuesday will visit the Taman military base and the Lubinka Airfield both near Moscow. The Carlucci group includes assistant Secretary of defense Ron Lehman and representatives of the joint chiefs of staff and the state department. They leave for the Crimea Early wednesday an leave the soviet Union for Turkey on thursday after calling on a ship of the Black sea Fleet based in Sevas Topol. News Brief Iraq labelled major offender in use of chemical weapons United nations a both Iran and Iraq have used chemical weapons but Iraq is the major offender and has been continuing to use the deadly weapons on an intensive scale according to a . Report released monday. The Secretary general cannot but express his deep regret at the Mission s conclusion that chemical weapons continue to be used against iranian forces and positions . Chief Javier Perez de Cuellar said in a statement. The Secretary general is conducting talks with both sides on ending their War and implementing a cease fire in the 8-year-old Iran Iraq War. The Mission initially was requested by Iran which charged that Iraq had used the weapons frequently and on a massive scale killing several thousand people in the Spring. At Iraq s request the team later went to Baghdad. Earlier . Reports also have documented use of the weapons by Iraq and the Baghdad government has admitted using chemical weapons. Iranian officials had denied their Side used the weapons. The danger of continuing escalation involving the use of those weapons of mass destruction in violation of the Geneva protocol and in spite of repeated find Ings. And numerous appeals is a frightening possibility which must be fully faced by All concerned and the International Community As a whole the Secre tary general s statement said. In May the Security Council condemned the in creasing use of chemical weapons in the Iran Iraq War and urged restraint by both sides. We deeply regret to say that. In spite of repeated appeals by the United nations chemical weapons continue to be used on an intensive scale against iranian forces the report by chemical warfare specialists said. The 53-Page report consists of two parts based on visits to both Iran and Iraq at the requests of the two government. It said that clinical examinations of nine iraqi sol Diers showed their injuries had been produced by mus Tard Gas. The Section on Iraq s use of the weapons is More detailed involving More patients and locations and studies of chemical bomb fragments. It cites the use of Mustard Gas phosphorous compounds and another chemical an acetylcholine esterase inhibiting sub  team visited Iran from july 1 to 5, going to hospitals and the War zone in Southwest Iran. It visited Iraq on july 10 and 11 and visited hospitals in As Sulayman Yah and Baghdad. The team consisted of two chemical weapons specialists or. Erik Dahlgren of the swedish defense re search Institute and or. Manuel Dominguez Carmona of universe dad com Lutense de Madrid in Spain. They were accompanied by a . Secretariat official. Arabs stage 2-Day strike Israel deports 8 palestinians Jerusalem a Israel deported eight palestinians monday As arabs in the occupied territories held a two Day strike to protest the policy of expulsions. Also monday some palestinians denounced Jor Dan s King Hussein As a traitor and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said the Monarch s decision to sever ties with the occupied West Bank dealt a blow to the idea of a United palestinian nation. Among the deportees was a journalist with Jeru Salem s arabic language Al Fajr newspaper Loui Abdo. Leave from Page 1 returned to donors on a prorated basis. The Federal office of personnel management has not defined in detail a personal emergency other than As a medical or family emergency or other hard ship situation that is Likely to require an employee s absence from duty for a prolonged period of time and to result in a substantial loss of income. Because of the unavailability of paid  that vagueness could be replaced with a More sub Stantial definition if the program is made permanent Van Bavel said. If it does become permanent we re going to have precedent decisions i imagine and More guidance on what kind of personal emergencies they re referring to Van Bavel said. Until then what determines a worthy personal emergency will be decided by the authority who approves the requests. . Thornhill Usa eur s acting assistant Dep Uty chief of staff for personnel said the program appears to have wide support in Congress As Well As among employees. However several modifications Al ready Are being considered if leave sharing becomes permanent addition to employee benefits Thornhill  alternative. Is for employees to donate an Nual leave to a Pool from which it could be granted to qualifying employees Thornhill said. The services themselves already have made slight modifications to the Basic leave sharing program. One difference Between the army s and air Force s applications for example is in where donors May be  the army s program donors need Only be army employed civilians. Air Force civilians mus first seek donors within their own organizations. That s where you Start Van Bavel said. If you Don t find a donor in the organization you can then go to a larger group then  Van Bavel said he was not aware of any pending cases in Safe that might immediately involve a need for leave sharing. A Usa eur 9fflcial said a few individuals already had expressed interest. Potential recipients must Contact their supervisors to apply for assistance  
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