European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. Oclober13, 1988 the stars and strikes Page 3 visiting scotsman the flying scotsman Britain s famed steam locomotive sits at Swart son Dock after arriving in Melbourne Australia to take part in the nation s Bicentennial celeb rating. The Fis year old locomotive made he Mon hang voyage from England aboard a Container ship. Sitting atop the 95.8-Tnn scotsman is gcorl1 Sorocka who styled himself us its first passenger in Australia. . Aircraft he Bank indicted 40 arrested in alleged drug ring breakup Tampa Fla. Al1 Federal authorities said they gave new meaning to the irm hostile take Over by indicting a Luxembourg based Bank and smashing a $32 million global Money laundering ring hat routed drug profits to colombian cocaine cartels customs agents infill Ralpd Colombia Money Laun Dering syndicates and helped smuggle profits from drug sales Oul of the country Federal authorities charged tuesday in a series of indictments naming 85 defendants. Among the defendants were Ducci holdings a Mcm Blurb based Bank holding company with branches in 72 countries and nine Bank officials his the first time an entire financial institution and its important members have been indicted said . Customs service chief William von Raab. We have Given new meaning to the term hostile takeover " tuesday s announcement came two Days after the arrest Here of 11 people including seven in route to a bogus Bachelor party officials said the Bride and Groom were actually undercover agents. At least 40 people have been arrested at Sites around the world including the United Stales eng land and Argentina officials said. The charges resulted from a two year investigation dubbed operation c  the a stands for c Nole Slang for $100 Bills. Named along with Eccl holdings were two subsidiaries Bank of credit and Commerce International s.a., with operations in the United states and London and Bank of credit and Commerce International overseas ltd., organized in the Cayman is lands and operating in France Panama Colombia the Bahamas and the United states. Authorities said the scheme operated this Way rank officials placed drug Money in certificates of Deposit in branches in trance. Panama Uruguay the Bahamas Luxembourg and England Hen Cre ated a loan at another Branch and allowed the traffickers to withdraw the funds. The Hank repair the loan with funds in the cd. Officials said. For some International Banks their sleaze Factor is higher than their interest rates. Thai s what we re talking about Here just pure greed von Raab said at a news conference. He said the Case should serve notice that the gales for smugglers arc closing around the world. Indictments were returned in Tampa new York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Houston and warrants were issued in Miami los Angeles London and Paris. In congressional hearings this year of Eccl and an assistant director of its Miami office who was among those indicted were identified As helping panamanian Leader Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega hide drug trafficking profits. Noriega has been indicted in Florida on drug charges. Von Raab refused to comment on whether Noriega was involved in the alleged laundering the Bank said in a statement that it is wholly unaware of any violations of Taw thai allegedly have been committed but is confident the outcome will be  . District judge George c. Carr on tuesday lifted a Federal restraining order preventing Eccl from conducting All but routine business without clearance from . Marshals. Carr acted Afler an escrow account was established and the Bank deposited $14 million the amount the government alleged was laundered. Ping other nations fight drug War Washington a the United Stales has provided 1-12 aircraft to other countries Over inc last decade for the interception and eradication of illegal drugs the state department said wednesday. More than Balw Cal to Mexico. Facing growing violence from cocaine traffickers in their own countries the governments of latin America arc fighting Back the department said in a statement. The . Government is working with a number of latin american governments to build up their own capabilities for eradication and interdiction the statement issued by the press office said two years ago. Congress required that . Air planes and helicopters used on anti drug missions remain under . Ownership. State department officials said on tues Day that Bolivia had mounted machine guns on six . Helicopters under a drug fighting contract with the Pentagon while Peru and Guatemala have hired american civilian pilots. Americans arc flying five helicopters in Peru and two aircraft to Spray Fields m Guatemala the officials said. The disclosure followed the Knight rid Der Story that said the state department had amassed a Force of 150 aircraft and planned 10 use . Civilian pilots to Fly armed missions against drug traders in latin America the Caribbean and Asia department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley called the Story an Exa Gera  she and Catherine  of the department s International narcotics of fice then disclosed the Pentagon contract with Bolivia and the hiring of civilian pilots in Peru and Guatemala but Oakley said inc helicopters and planes acquired on order to Comba drugs  an upset for Kasparov world chess Champion Garri Kasparov left and an other sorrel grandmaster Andrei Sokolov Are deep in thought tuesday during the third world cup chess tournament in Reykjavik Iceland. Kasparov blundered badly in the game s 37th move. His fatal error Cost Kasparov his Queen and forced him to resign. 18 women admitted to Cosmos club in  Washington a government officials diplomats and economists arc among inc first women admitted As members of the previously All male cos mos club a 110-year-old private Retreat for the Power Ful and famous in the nation s capital. The group of 18 admitted tuesday includes Secre tary of labor Ann Mclaughlin . Commissioner of labor statistics Janet l. Norwood former ambassador Carol Larisc microbiologist Rita r. Colwell of the Maryland biotechnology Institute and economist Mary Dublin associate director of the conference on economic policy. The club housed in an ornate Stone mansion has Long been a Retreat for government officials judges journalists University presidents businessmen and scientists. Its rank have included 28 winners of the Nobel Pri and 47 pulitzer prize winners. A 757-14 Vole to admit women came last Spring after almost two decades of controversy that led to the resignation of some prominent members including supreme court Justice Harry a. Blackmun. The District of Columbia office of human rights found lost fall that there was probable cause to be Lieve the men Only Rule violated the City s anti discrimination Law. Two women whose nominations to the club were previously reported journalist Nina Totenberg and former league of women s Olirs president Lucy Ben son were not in the first group approved. Club officials said work on their nominations has not been completed