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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Northern Ireland torn by rioting Belfast Northern Ireland up thousands of catholics rioted across Northern Ireland Early tuesday hurling firebombs and torching cars in anti Brit ish protests to Mark the 17th anniversary of Britain s former policy of interning Irish Republican army suspects without trial. As the situation quieted Down by lat morning a police spokesman said 42 people had been arrested after a total of83 separate attacks against Security forces in at least a dozen towns. No deaths were reported but eight police men and at least four civilians were hospitalized with injuries according to a provisional toll. It was basically a sporadic night of violence that spilled Over into the Early hours today a police spokeswoman told up. The situation has returned to nor Mal now but we Are obviously on the Alert for further  at least three people were reported missing after their car was forced to a Stop by a burning barricade in an Iris Republican army stronghold and they were pulled from their vehicle authorities said. Officials and witnesses said the riots including bomb and gun attacks against police and army posts by gangs of up to200 youths in some cases erupted shortly after Midnight when Ira supporters lit bonfires to commemorate the 17thanniversary of interning Ira suspects without trial a policy introduced in 1971 and abandoned in 1975. Rioters torched a protestant Church and a pub in Belfast and also attacked bus depots. Ira snipers waged at least six gun Bat Les with Security forces in the Western and Northern areas of the City and Ira guerrillas hurled four homemade Gre Nades at an armoured police land Rover. The unrest broke out monday hours after masked gunmen in an apparent random sectarian assassination gunned Down a Catholic teen Ager and then killed a Catholic truck Driver trying to Stop them with his Beer truck. Once the overnight rioting erupted Ira support ers detonated a powerful bomb nearby but no injuries were reported. No organization claimed responsibility immediately for the shootings. But police said they believed the kill Ings were the work of a protestant paramilitary group Bent on revenge for the Ira slayings last week of two elderly construction workers at a police station. Obviously this is very regrettable government spokeswoman said. Such troubles have always been on the cards but we Are keeping the Security situation under constant  week in a Campaign it said was aimed at showing How the British army had failed to police Northern Ireland since its deployment there in 1969, the Ira launched an intensified bombing and shooting Campaign that claimed six lives and More than two dozen  other tension police sources said Martin Galvin a Leader of no raid  organization accused by Brit Ain of raising funds for the outlawed Ira had sneaked into the province fro the Irish Republic with 30 followers. N. Korea As is immediate talks on its request to co Host olympics Seoul South Korea a North Korea issued an urgent Call tuesday for parliamentary talks on its demand to co Host the olympic games and rejected South Korea s proposal for preliminary negotiations. North Korea said it would agree to a meeting aug.17 to handle arrangements for inter parliamentary talks on the olympics and a non aggression pact. But i rejected a South korean Call for preliminary talks on working out an Agenda for full scale negotiations. Time is too Short to take the form of holding preliminary Contact and then the full talks under the present condition where 40 Days. Are left until the opening of the olympic games that must be debated As an urgent Agenda item the letter said. The olympic games Start sept. 17 in Seoul and North Korea has said it will Boycott the games unless it can co Host the event. The letter from Yang Hyong sop chairman of the North s rubber stamp supreme people s Assembly said the body wants the first full meeting of both parliaments to be held in its capital of Pyongyang. It was addressed to South korean National Assem Bly speaker Kim Chae Sun. The Tough North korean letter delivered at the Bor Der truce site of Panmunjom said just three to five unclaimed baggage Offenbach West Germany warehouse personnel Are trying to locate service members and civilians in Europe who have not claimed their unaccompanied baggage a v corps spokeswoman said. Baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal. The following persons should Contact the Offen Bach warehouse Ito Box 44, Frankfurt military Community Apo 09710, or Call Frankfurt ets 320-5008 or 7309. Baggage unclaimed after 60 Days Warren Akers Kevin Mychalek snoh7 f7zsea of k is 1r�3% Tj2T jct not huh of for b v r a a .v1" _ downtown x.x-. Seoul Joseph Arnold Matthew Bear Jonathan Boston Jerry Bryant Randy Bushaw Alan Cavalier James Davis Vemon Davis Holly Duke Marcus Estes David Evans Joseph Gilbert Scott Gill Mas Grandos James Harrington Steven Hess Karen Jaresh Douglas Johnson Pau Kaltenthaler Gerald Lofgren Jennifer Losinger Christopher Mccure Stephen Mcgowen David Mcpeak baggage unclaimed after 120 Days William Milburn Haifa Morris Eric Nicholson Michael o Brian Daniel Osborn Eugene Otter Timothy Paulsen Brian Rathbun Greg Runton Vickey Sastre David scale Scott Sheridan Keith Simmons Renaldo Torez Sanchez William Umbaugh Davis Vance James Wedron Vanessa Williams Rodney Wilson Jeffrey Woznicki Richard Zehman Donald Zinker Richard Zinuticz Thomas Akers Michael Bensing Bovent Only name Martin Brasher Marvin Caster Jerome Cooper Jeffrey Dennis William Diaz Garry Duberry Mark Dyer Thomas flood Thomas Flynt Eric Gordon Robert Heimsoth Jeffrey Jefcoats David Jones Darren Koette Kathleen Leothy Jerry Marshall Phillip Nelson Auton Lepape Tyrone Roberson Craig rudder Claude Sandlin Joques Shannon Roderick Spiller cof Fieke Towan John Trammel delegates from each Side should attend the aug. 17meeting rather than the 15-member delegations pro posed by Seoul. South Korea which had tentatively accepted a North korean Call last month for legislative talks on the olym pics and a non aggression pact wants detailed preliminary talks to set an Agenda. It called for the preliminary negotiations this week. Waste ship Captain asks of to refuel Send his family Home Istanbul Turkey a the Captain of a West German ship anchored with a cargo of waste in the International Waters of the Black sea said tuesday he wants to sail into the Istanbul port to refuel and Send his family Home. Gunther Grossjann told the associated press by ship to Shore radio that he made the request monday to the Hamburg based Nielsen shipping company through its turkish agent Marti shipping company. The Captain said he needed fuel fresh water and food for the ship Petersburg adding my 8-year-Olddaughter Nicole s school in eke Laforde in North Ger Many starts next week. So my family has to go  Ayla yen Dunya a spokeswoman for Marti said the company relayed the Captain s request to Nielsen but had not yet received a reply by midday tuesday. Therefore we cannot ask turkish authorities for permission. But i think he will be allowed to come to Istanbul when we do yen Dunya said. She said Marti had taken food to the ship by boat but failed to deliver a Drueful of Oil for engines be cause of rough seas. The 1,500-ton freighter has been anchored in the International Waters of the Black sea since turkish authorities denied the vessel permission to dump its cargo. A turkish Export import company buyuk Temiz and three austrian firms involved in the re Roval of the wast have said that they no longer feel responsible for the cargo originally planned to be dumped in Turkey. The ship first came to the turkish port of Terince i Northern Marmara sea via the Danube River and the Black sea on May 23. Military Roundup foreign service Veteran fills new defense position Washington is Charles s. White House a former foreign service official with extensive experience in Southeast asian affairs has been sworn in As the first assistant Secretary of defense for special operations and Low intensity conflict. The Post created by Congress last year give the Pentagon a total of 12 assistant secretaries of defense. Whitehouse 66, was born in Paris and began his government career in 1947 As a research analyst. He held a variety of positions Over the years including ambassador to Thailand from 1975 to 1978 and ambassador to Laos from1973 to 1975. He was sworn in to his current position july 13. He also served in various state department posts in South Vietnam new Guinea cambo Dia Turkey Belgium South Africa and Zaire Aswell As in Washington. He served in the Marine corps from 1943 to 19r6. Since his retirement from government service in 1978, Whitehouse has served As president of the american foreign service association chairman of the Board of Lychee Rochambeau in Bethesda my. And chairman of the Board of the Piedmont environmental Council a nine county organization based in Warrenton a. Between the time the new position was Cre ated and Whitehouse was sworn in the Slot temporarily was filled by John o. Marsh jr., the Secretary of the army. 1988 Usa eur raft race to be held in Nurnberg Forth West Germany the 1988 usar eur raft race sponsored by the Nurnberg Mili tary Community will be aug. 21 at main Donau canal behind Monteith Barracks. In the open division 10-member teams can consist of men and women or All men. Teams in the women s division must consist of 10 women. Teams must qualify through their major com Mand. Allocations Are Vii corps 14 open teams seven women s teams v corps 12 open teams six women s teams 21st support ,12 open teams six women s teams 7th area training come six open teams three women steams Southern european task Force two open teams one women s team Berlin two open teams one women s team and 26th support group two open teams one women s team. Participants must be Active duty . Military personnel assigned or attached to a Usa eur installation. Team captains will Register Between 9  11 . The Day of the race and will meet at 11 45 . Opening ceremonies begin at 12 15 ., with races starting at 12 30  Individual and team awards will be Given to the top three finishers in each division. Open races will be held aug. 20. Cost is $15per team. To enter the open races Call ets 460 7114. Lefor More information Contact Jan Gibbs at ets 460-7114/7413 or Jef Fleedy at ets 379 6191  
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