European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Skiing in Europe stripes Magazine d base closures assailed Page 5 d Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 q la Russa named top Al manager Page 17 the stars authorized publication for the u. Vol. 47. No. 192 thursday october 27, 19b8 Good morning d 8693 a Kohl says soviets agree to free political prisoners Moscow a Chancellor Hel Mut Kohl of West Germany said wednesday inc soviets have agreed to release within the next 10 weeks All peo ple regarded in the West As political prisoners. Such a move would be one of the most dramatic signs yet from soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev thai he seeks a definitive break with past soviet human rights practices which have included the confinement of people who disagree publicly with Kremlin policy. Soviet foreign ministry spokesman Gennady i. Gerasimov refused to con firm or deny that a release of political prisoners is in the offing. Gerasimov said the number of Politi Cal prisoners in the country is about two dozen. However political rights groups say there Are about 200 political prison ers in the soviet Union. The while mouse said it is seeking further details and a Leader of a group seeking emigration of soviet jews said he is sceptical of the reported Promise. Gerasimow told a news briefing the Issue of political prisoners was not on the Agenda of soviet West German Neotia Soe Kohl on Back Page Grenada celebrates invasion anniversary a us. Navy band helps Grenada celebrate the fifth anniversary of inc american invasion. St. George s. It Vanda a a . Navy band played god a Jess America and sailors from the frigate Simpson marched in review tuesday As Grcina Diane celebrated the fifth anniversary of the . Inva Sion that ousted a marxist Junta. Navy Secretary William Ball 111 and other . Officials joined a crowd of about 1,500 for a military Parade in the Queen s Park sports stadium to Mark the invasion. Ocl. 25 is no known As thanksgiving Day on the Island and is a National Holiday. The american marchers were joined by Grenada s police Force and coast guard. A police unit marched in a formation that made the numbers for inc anniversary. Related photo j a 7. A message from i Rusdi Donl Reagan read by bail said Grenada had made major Progress since 1983. Paid tribute to the 19 american servicemen killed in the invasion of inc nation twice the size of Washington d.c., and declared the Grenada that we know today a free peaceful country is the Busl confirmation thai those lives were not lost in the United states joined by seven Eastern Caribbean nations thai provided Token forces sent 6,000 marines and paratroopers id Grenada to Cupel a marxist military Junta that had seized Power in a coup. Six Days earlier soldiers had executed prime min ister Maurice Bishop and 10 other officials of his leftist government kilted scores of bystanders with mortars and automatic weapons and placed the country under 24-hour curfew. Bishop was overthrown Ai a result of factional feud ing within his government. H was the first . Military intervention in the Caribbean in two decades and was widely criticized abroad As a violation of Grenada s sovereignly. The Reagan administration said the invasion was mounted at the request of the organization of Eastern sea Grenada on Back Paga 10 killed when 2 Marine helicopters crash Yuma aril api two Marine corps helicopters crashed in a desert gunnery Range during a training scr Cise killing All 10 service members aboard officials said wednesday i was not immediately known whether the two collided said Cpl. Darren Puller a Public affairs spokesman at the near inc corps air station in Yuma. It was inc second crash involving military helicopters this week the aircraft were being used in a troop insertion exercise with Crews using night vision goggles when the crash occurred said army maj. Linda Dumoulin a Pentagon duly officer four people were on a Boeing c1m6 helicopter and sit on a Bell us in copter. Both helicopters Are designed to carry More troops but were not trans porting full teams for inc exercise which Dumoulin said was pan of a weapons tactics instructor s course there were no survivors said Fuller. The copiers went Down in a Remote desert site about 7 45 . Tuesday approximately 125 Miles Southeast of the air station said Fuller an investigation learn was at the site he said. Names of inc victims were being withheld pending notification of next of Kin. Yuma about Iso Miles Southwest of Phoenix is near Arizona s Border with California. Monday night a us in helicopter crashed near inc .-Mcxico Border in California killing the five Law officers and three National guardsmen aboard during the first Mission of a joint anti drug smuggling program. The army National guard copter smashed into the Rocky Foothills of inc Laguna mountains and burst into names after sinking the 500,000-Kil Walt Power line. In a Frost Magazine today
