European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 30, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Winter games plot reported foiled East bloc athletes alleged assassination targets Cleveland a american and Canadian authorities apparently thwarted plans by suspected croatian terrorists to assassinate soviet bloc athletes at the 1988 Winter olympics according to a report in the Cleveland Plain dealer sunday. Canadian provincial police seized 37 firearms at the Canadian Border at Windsor Ontario on Jan. 3, the newspaper said citing Law enforcement officials and documents. It did not say whether any arrests had been made. The paper cited sources which it did not identify As saying the weapons reportedly purchased in St. Peters Burg Fla., were destined for a group known As the yugoslavian against communism in Vancouver British Columbia allegedly to be used to assassinate communist athletes at the Winter olympics which were held in Calgary Alberta from feb. 13 to feb. 28. Croatia once an Independent kingdom has been a part of Yugoslavia since after world War i but a separatist movement has persisted. The continuing investigation involves Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms offices in Tampa Fla., and Cleveland along with the Royal Ca Nadian mounted police Ontario provincial police and other Canadian police agencies. Charles Wallace assistant agent in charge of the Cleveland at office refused to discuss specifics of the investigation. The investigation is International in scope and it would t be appropriate for me to comment he said. Special agent Robert Cuddie of the at office in Tampa declined to discuss specifics of the Case but said court actions were pending in Tampa and Canada. An affidavit by Cuddie filed in . District court in Tampa alleges that a St. Petersburg Man had another Man buy 25 .25-caliber automatics and other fire arms plus 1,000 rounds of ammunition from a St. Petersburg gun shop on nov. 18, 1987, the newspaper said. It did not identify the men. Techno by edit s helicopter escape plan foiled photos taken from television screen show helicopter taking off from prison Yard and Werner Bruchhausen being taken away in Handcuffs after unsuccessful escape attempt. A Tallahassee Fla. A officers from four Federal agencies foiled an attempt by a West German once described As one of the world s top techno ban dits to escape from a Federal prison Here in a helicopter officials said sunday. Officials had been tipped of Werner Bruchhausen s escape plans and were on hand to prevent him from boarding the helicopter at the Federal correctional institution saturday prison spokesman Dan Rouse said. A Crew from Tallahassee television station a ctr which had been tipped that an escape was planned were outside the prison and videotaped the unmarked helicopter As it swooped Down into the compound an lifted off a few seconds later. At the time he attempted to escape he was in the recreation Yard along with scores of others said it. Roy Gay operations supervisor at the medium mini mum Security prison. About six guards were watching the inmates. Bruchhausen imprisoned for Selling classified technology to the soviet Union and Eastern european countries was transferred to a More secure prison Gay said. He refused to disclose the location. Unidentified sources told a ctr that Bruchhausen had offered to pay More than $100,000 to get out of prison. We re aware of a lot of details we still can t go with. If we let on to everything we know Well jeopardize therase a ctr news director Jim Foy said sunday night. Asked about the tip Foy said we were just alerted to this possibility. We had no idea whether it was Crank Call. We went not knowing what was up and to and behold a helicopter came out of the sky. It was Christmas in  Federal authorities Are considering filing escape charges said . Honsted Warden of the prison which holds about 1,000 inmates. Bruchhausen 48, began serving a 15-year prison term for wire fraud in May 1987. He had fled the United states after a Federal grand jury in los Angeles accused him and three others in August 1981 of conspiracy and violating the Export administration act the arms Export and control act and Federal income tax Laws. The 60-count indictment charged that from january1977 through june 5, 1980, Bruchhausen and the others conspired to Export from the United state various High technology commodities to East Ger Many and elsewhere without obtaining Export License from the state and Commerce departments. On May 8, 1985, London police arrested Bruchhausen on immigration violations and . Officials immediately began extradition proceedings. Bruchhausen smuggled a microwave receiver sys tem semiconductor manufacturing equipment a com Puter system and other military and scientific items to the soviet bloc through Dummy corporations in Cali fornia and West Germany . Customs commissioner William von Rabb  called Bruchhausen one of the world s top tech no bandits and said his arrest was a major break Inthis country s efforts to track and arrest people wanted for deceiving and defrauding american businesses by Selling potential High technology to the  brushed kitties look like this year s hot Novelty gift Miami a brushed kitties May head the list of this year s Novelty Christmas gift items judging from the reaction of retailers sunday at the Miami gift show. The kitties look just like their name act s Bottom Back legs and Tail perfect for sticking out of car hoods trunks an doors. Wholesaler Bill Nilian says gift shop buyers Are snapping them up so quickly he can t keep them in Stock. Everybody feels they need one of those Nilian said. The 750 wholesalers and 7,000 Spe Fialty store representatives attending the four Day show apparently consider Walt Disney s animated movie Star Roger Rabbit will be too passe to generate much interest come Christmas morning. Instead the retailers were snapping up alien balls that Light in your hand floppy stuffed pets called googles an talking footballs. The popularity of googles proves that sick humor won t be the Only path to the pocketbook in the Holiday Novelty  Ann Peseri went to the show to plug her own product but walked away with $300 Worth of googles. She says she loves the furry Platy uses and dogs that can be wrapped around the neck because they hug you  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 30, 1948 with temperatures continuing near the 100-Dcgree Mark along the East coast the death toll from the . Heat wave Rose to 167. 30 years ago . 30, 1958 French Premier Charles de Gaulle returned to Paris following Atour of North Africa in efforts to drum up support for his new Constitution. 20 years ago today. Aug. 30, 1968 . Ambassador to Guatemala John Gordon mein was shot to death in Guatemala City by terrorists and the guatemalan government declared a state of siege to facilitate the search for the assassins. 10 years ago today. Aug. 30, 1978 Joan Crawford s adopted daughter Christina released detail about her upcoming Book mommie Dearest in which she says the actress was a cleanliness fanatic who often beat her children