European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and strikes saturday october a 1988 news briefs i who said she was agent sentenced in drug sales Kaiserslautern West Germany is a 29-year-old Soldier who claimed she was working undercover Tor the criminal investigation come was convicted wednesday in a Gener Al court martial or distributing cocaine and hashish. A 2 i support come spokeswoman said spec. Kernel h. Bowerman a medical specialist technician was sentenced to seven years confinement at fort  kan., demoted to he lowest in listed rank and Given a dish Ono Rable discharge. The Washington d.c., resident also must forfeit All pay and allowances. Assigned to co a 2nd general Hospital at Lan Stuhl Bowerman was convicted of Selling drugs on three occasions including sales to a Soldier working Tor the criminal investigation come and to an undercover agent who posed As the other agent s sister the spokeswoman said. Search of Bowerman s apartment turned up tra Ces or drugs and related paraphernalia. Bowerman pleaded not guilty and look the stand in her own defense the spokeswoman said. Reagan uses Celebration to Call for Wall s removal Washington a president Reagan celebrated German american Day with a Call for the removal of the Berlin Wall which he called a horrendous scar dividing East and West Germany. Reagan in remarks thursday to a gathering of . And West German officials at the while House hailed the shared principles of democracy and Liberty thai have sustained the two allies for 40 years. Unfortunately for germans As Well As americans a horrendous scar continues to mar the Hopes and prospects of a United Germany free of totalitarian shackles Reagan said. The president called the Post world War ii division of Germany symbolized by the Berlin Wall a cruel and unnatural  900 arrested in Algeria As protests intensify Algiers Algeria a several thousand demonstrators chanted islamic slogans Al mrmoslem prayer services Friday and authorities reported 900 arrests and an unspecified number of deaths in three Days of rioting. Police and troops were blocking the demonstrators estimated by reporters to number a least 6,000, in the Belcourt District in Eastern Algiers. They chanted god is great and other slogans and called for establishment of an islamic Republic. Earlier Friday algerians formed Long lines for bread after an overnight curfew that was almost universally obeyed. On thursday the govern ment declared a National stale of emergency and put All police and administrative authorities under the military. Protesters this week have included youth protesting an austerity program that has sharply increased prices islamic fundamentalists who oppose inc government s secular orientation and overs whose political stance was not known. Debriefing team flies Home with statements from Singh by David Tarrant staff writer a . Debriefing team thai met with treed hostage Mikhil Schwar Singh returned to the United states Fri Day after gaining some information about other Ameri cans Stilt being held in Lebanon officials said. Officials said there has been no decision on when the Indian bom Singh a resident alien of the United states will return to the United states. It s our understanding that it s basically up to him As far As deciding when he feels Well enough to come to the United states a spokesman for the state depart ment in Washington said Friday. Singh who has decided not to meet with journalists White in West Germany indicated earlier that he would like to go to Colorado. He s resting comfortably right now said staff sgt. Charles Mackin a . European come spokesman. Singh 60, who was teaching at Beirut University College when abducted wild three other americans on Jan. 24, 1987, was released on monday in Beirut and turned Over to . Officials in Damascus Syria. He was brought to Wiesbaden regional medical Center Early wednesday morning Tor medical tests and de briefings. Singh provided some new details of his Captivity to the . Debriefing team according to the associated press. He and the three americans held with him Jesse Turner. 41, a native of Boise Idaho Alann Stern 49, of Boston and Robert Polhill 54, of new York City were All moved frequently to thwart efforts to locale them a source told a. However a state department spokesman said Singh could not come up with very much that would be use Ful in resolving the hostage situation in Lebanon the initial reports we be been getting indicate that he really has nothing to offer us in that regard the stale department spokesman told the Sura and stripes. It s unrealistic to expect that he d know where hews being held. Terrorists go to great lengths to keep their hostages in the dark. From what or. Singh has said so far the other three men he was with seem to be in Good shape and we re relieved to hear that Pinochet says hell stay fish Ferm ends Santiago Chile a Gen. Augusto Pinochet rejected demands that he resign As president before his term expires in 1990 and said the military will continue to play a key role in Chile s future. The 72-year-old ruler spoke to the nation after police armed with dubs fired water cannons and tear Gas at crowds who swarmed the streets thursday Locele brate Pinochet s defeat in a National referendum. Police said Friday that two people were killed in the demonstrations including a 14-year-old boy shot by unidentified attackers and a 31 year old robber shot by police. Unknown assailants shot two other people who were in serious condition Friday police said. Eight officers were injured one seriously and 58 demonstrators were detained and later released police said. The capital was Calm Friday morning after Street scuffles Between roving bands of youths and police in jeeps and water trucks lasted until Midnight. In his first Public statement since the wednesday ballot which he lost by a margin of More than 11 percent Pinochet declared thursday night i recognize and accept the majority verdict expressed yester Day by the  according to the terms of an 8-year-old Constitution Pinochet remains in Power until March 1990, when he will be succeeded by the Winner of open elections planned for late next year. Soviet from Page 1 cause it is analogous to the minuteman ii. . Officials have visited More than 100 missile Sites while monitoring soviet compliance with the treaty eliminating medium and Shorter Range missiles which was ratified in May. I would t have thought we would have gone through 115 inspections poking into sensitive areas without some kind of minor tension Gen Roland Lajoie director of the , arms control inspection Agency said tuesday i find the soviets uncommonly flexible and  but Vershkov made Clear that Many questions about the 55-11 missile the command Center and the sol Diers who Man it were forbidden. Reporters Wen taken to the top of one silo whose dark Green lid about 20 feel Square was rolled to one Side to uncover the White ss-11 inside and to an empty silo about nine Miles away. They saw inc lop of the 60-foot missile but not the command Center which Vershkov said was several Miles away. They saw no soldiers except for a Small group of top officers. Even officers in the control denier Don l know where the missiles arc targeted he said. Vershkov a communist party member who lavished Praise on soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev s foreign policy refused to detail his responsibilities except to say he was a representative of the military command. When a television reporter asked How close a nuclear missile would have to land to destroy the Lite be responded Why do your viewers need such details Western references say Tho first Sells were deployed in 1966 and that Only about 20 remain. The rest Are later variations one with a single warhead Andone with three warheads deployed a Elween 1973 find 197s. . And soviet negotiators Are making slow Prog Ress in negotiations to halve their arsenals of Long Range nuclear weapons. The general said he and his soldiers would not be upset i the ss-11 s were destroyed under a new treaty. Ill find work. I have an engineering degree and the country needs working hands he said we Don t intend to attack or threaten anyone he said. I am sure the remaining missiles would ensure defense sufficiency but the fewer of them the  Waite from Page 1 runic disappeared after leaving his Ecsi Beirut hotel to meet with a group holding hostages including american Terry Anderson. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press was kidnapped March 16, 1985, and is the foreigner held longest Britain s recent decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Iran provided efforts currently under Way to release Wane and his countrymen Wilh a Strong impetus Ash Shiraz reported. The other British hostages Are journalist Alee Collell kidnapped March 25,1985, and television news producer John Mccarthy seized april 17, 1986. Hostage Brian Keenan held since april 11, 1986, is Irish but also holds a British passport on april 23, 1986, the revolutionary organization of socialist moslem said in had killed Collell. A videotape purport ing to show him hanged was made pub Lic but no body was found. Ash Shiraz quoted a Security source it did not identify As saying. Monday s re lease of Nithil Schwar Singh an Indian who is a resident . Alien marked the beginning of the release of More Ameri can  the source said american hostages would be released before the . Presiden tial elections in said without elaboration. Fitzwater asked whether the . Government was involved in negotiations or deals for Singh s release replied thai s not True pro in jihad. Taken Wilh him from the .-Affiliatcd Beirut University College were american teachers Alann Slenn Robert Polhill and Jesse Turner. Al Anwar quoted two sources in did not identify in the report on Wail. It said one reported that Wail has been moved from inc Bekaan Valley to Bei rut s Southern suburbs and predicted he will be released in 72 hours but the other said he would be freed when Britain re stores diplomatic relations Wilh Syria. Britain severed relations in november 19s6. Accusing Syria of involvement in a plot to blow up an israeli Airliner. Syria is an ally of Iran and has said it was working for release of All hostages held in Lebanon. Most Are in the hands of shiite moslem Loyal to Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho Meini Leader of Iran s fundamentalist Revo Lution. An estimated 40,000 syrian soldiers arc stationed in Eastern and Northern Lebanon and the moslem Lector of Beirut in another development lebanese police said two unidentified foreigners kid napped in moslem West Beirut 21 months ago were czechoslovak businessmen Beld Only a few Days. Police said the freed czechoslovak were taken to Damascus in a Convoy orca cues from Beirut a week after their abduction jun.26.1987