European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 2, 198b the stars and stripes Page 3 British killing of Ira group ruled lawful Gibraltar a an inquest jury has ruled thai inc killings of three unarmed Ira members by British commandos in this British Colony were Legal. Foreman Daniel Gamay said the 11-member panel voted 9-2 Friday for the lawful killing verdicts. Commandos of the British special air service regi ment shot the three on March 6 As they walked toward the Spanish Border. The victims were Daniel Mccann 30 scan Savage 24 and Mairead Farrell 31. The commandos testified that they believed inc Irish Republican army member were preparing to detonate a car bomb by Remote control and that the Trio made threatening moves when confronted. The outlawed Ira has acknowledged that the three were group members on Active san  meaning they were on a Mission to suite against a British target at the Lime of their  the. Three were killed Uliey were found to be unarmed and the car Savage had parked was found not to contain any explosives or timing devices. Two Dayi later Spanish police found a car packed with explosives in Marbella 48 Miles away. The car had been rented to one of those who was killed. Critics of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government have claimed that the killings were part of an unofficial shoot to kill policy against members of the Ira which seeks Independence for Northern Ireland and Union with the Irish Republic. This is a pyrrhic Victory for the Crown counsel. There was a split  said Niall Fanell brother of the slain woman in Gibraltar after announcement of the jury s 9-2 verdict. We be seen the evidence. Scan was shot on the ground. Mairead and Dan were shot in the Back while lying on the ground.". The inquest headed by Coroner Felix Pizzarello had no Power of prosecution la sole aim was to determine whether the shootings were lawful. A verdict of unlawful killing could have Lea to criminal indictments. I Don t see it As a Victory or anything else Crown counsel John Laws told reporters after the verdict. We be had a Good judicial inquiry according to British Law applied to Gibraltar and that s All there is to  the Thatcher administration welcomed the Deci Sion. To fight terrorism and to protect innocent lives inc use of Force by the Security forces is regrettably sometimes unavoidable said a defense ministry of i Cial in London speaking anonymously in keeping with British practice. Such action must at All limes be within the Law. This principle was fully  in Dublin Ireland a government statement said Irish prime minister Charles haughty and his Cabinet would review the verdicts in detail before commenting. Farrell calling the commandos a Bunch of murder ers and inc verdict a travesty of Justice asked Haughey to pursue the Case in inc european court of human rights in Strasbourg. France. Elvis imitator Dirk just Law bolts out a sans saturday beside a statue of the King in Bremerhaven West Germany. Elvis the statue drops by to Mark 58 German duty Bremerhaven West Germany a a life sized Bronze statue of Elvis Presley was unloaded in Brero Craven on saturday exactly 30 years after the real life Rock n Roll idol came Down the gangplank in this German port As a . Army Soldier. The statue brought from London to com Mem orate Presley s arrival oct. 1, 1958, was hoisted off the ship Helgoland by Crane As performer Dirk Julner of West Berlin Sang Presley hits including wooden heart and love me  while Jotter imitated Presley s hip jerking style about 300 people gathered to watch the ceremony which included a Rock n Roll dance group perform in on the Dock. After the arrival ceremony the statue was taken by a Convoy of vehicles including organizers and fans to bad nauheim about 225 Miles South. There it was to remain on display for 24 hours. Presley lived in bad nauheim during his 17 months in West Germany. The statue was sent to  for the commemoration by the Elvis Presley Center of London where it was to be returned after a one Day slay in West Germany the Center said in a statement. Presley known to millions of fans As the King of Rock n Roll was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Tupelo miss he was 42 when he died in Memphis tcnn., on aug. 16, 1977, . Must Sacry Strong sex defense chiefs say Charleston . A the United states must bargain from strength although the soviet Union s new openness provides an Opportunity to rethink defense strategies former secretaries of defense agreed Friday. Six former secretaries discussed issues ranging from defense spending to the operations of military bases in a wide rang ing forum sponsored by the Atlanta Bascil Southern Center for International studies. The session. Defense options for the next  was moderated by journalist Edwin Newman it was videotaped and will be broadcast by the Public broadcasting system two Days be fore this year s presidential election. Participants were former secretaries Robert Mcnamara Mclvin Laird. Elliot Richardson James Schlesinger Donald Rumsfeld and Harold Brown who have a combined two decades of experience As secretaries of defense. Mcnamara who served under presi dents Kennedy and Johnson noted that soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said that nuclear War Between the super Powers is no longer an acceptable Means of reaching soviet goals. Bui Mcnamara suggested the United slates must probe the extent to which inc soviets arc willing to reduce political tension around inc world. We have had enticing statements from or. Gorbachev. Indeed enticing statements go Back to Lenin said Schle Singer who served under presidents Nixon and Ford. He said it would be imprudent for the United slates to reduce its military forces As Long As there is a need to match soviet Power in the world. We can t take Mere statements by the soviet leadership and Bank them agreed Laird who also served under Nixon. One Way to Tell if the soviets Are serious he said would be a verified soviet reduction in defense spending. Richardson who served in 1973 under Nixon said that what is happening in the soviet Union is an indication that the West is  the soviet behaviour is dictated by he need to free up resources for con Sumer needs and other demands he suggested. On another matter Laird said the de sense department leadership can go a Long Way toward cutting waste in defense spending. Rumsfeld who served under Ford said that when you re dealing with human beings there will be difficulties. Waste and fraudulent  but he maintained that there s less waste in the defense department than in other Large scale endeavours such As corporations or other government agencies. The answer is leadership he suggested adding that the current defense procurement system provides the Best products at the Best  Schlesinger said that now Are going to be the lean years for inc department of defense. One thing we have got to do is accept inc fact thai certain programs arc going to have to be terminated and bite the Bullet Mcnamara said inc nation is spending $5 billion a year on Domestic bases the nation does l need and noted the last major Domestic base closing was in 1975. He said it s absolutely essential that some Domestic bases be closed although such closings need the approval of con Gress. On the matter of overseas bases Brown said sometimes the United states aim of spreading democracy around inc Globe can work against military needs. One of the consequences of More democratic government abroad is it s harder for the United states to keep bases because they become a topic of Public policy debate said Brown who served under president Carter. Gold Silver found Dallas Nytz a Pennzoil co. Mining subsidiary has discovered pre Cious metals deposits with an estimated  ounces of Gold and up to is Mil lion ounces of Silver on the Island of Bor Neo the Houston based Energy company said