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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page28 the stars and stripes sunday december 11, 1988 doctors find no cancer in reagans Washington a president Reagan got a clean Bill of health from his physicians saturday who reported hat lab tests of tissue taken from Bis Colon show him to be free of cancer the while House said. The tissue removed Friday afternoon from presi Dent Reagan s Colon Tor Biopsy is benign said a statement issued by presidential spokesman Marlin fit water no further examinations or tests arc required. The president is in excellent health on Friday first lady Nancy Reagan was told her latest breast a Ray showed no evidence of cancer of  the couple who have both battled cancer while inthe while House spent More than four hours Friday at news briefs police break spy ring Cologne paper reports Cologne West Germany a Federal police and Western intelligence agencies have broken a spy ring that was supplying nato secrets to the soviet Union the Cologne express newspaper reported Friday. Del lev Achammer spokesman for the West Berlin Justice department confirmed that three people Are being investigated for suspicion of espionage he said that one was taken into custody for interrogation on Friday and that a warrant is out for another. There was no information Given on the third and the spokesman refused to Labonite. Car tips after hitting rail on autobahn 2 die 2 Hurt Ramstein a West German / two peo ple were killed and two injured in a pre Dawn traffic Accident saturday morning on autobahn6, a 31 with air div spokeswoman said. An airman assigned to Ramstein a and the wife of a Soldier assigned to the  military Community were killed in the Accident said maj. Kathiren while. An airman from Ramstein a and a female Soldier from  were injured. The Accident occurred after 4 . When the car hydroplane hit a Guardrail and overturned near the in Kinbach als Enbom exit. White said. The two injured service members were taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Cente where the airman was listed in stable condition and the Soldier was in stable condition following surgery she said. Cloud technical glitches delay ariane launch Kourou French Guiana a bad weather and technical glitches forced a delay of at least 24 hours in the launch of an ariane 4 rocket carrying satellites for direct television broadcasts and British military signals. The countdown at the space Center on the Atlantic coast of South America was halted just Sis minutes before the planned liftoff at 9 01 . To let a threatening storm Cloud pass by. It was resumed 20 minutes later Only to be slopped automatically when there was a failure in the computerized link with the tracking Sta Tion on ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean Bethesda naval Hospital for annual physicals and can cer checkups. Departing the Hospital for a weekend at Cam David the president and his wife both smiled and gave thumbs up signs. Reagan wearing a pair of Blue run Ning shoes for tests that required item to walk a tread Mill called out Dean Bill of health to reporters Ashe left the Hospital. Doctors have told the 77-year-old Reagan that Hewill need periodic Colon tests for the rest of his life. The president s physician. Or. John Huloa declared Reagan to be in excellent health. In remark Able physical  the president has had polyps taken out of his intes Tine in four of five exams of his Colon since a 2-Inch cancerous lesion was removed from it in july 1985. The statement added that the president s Chest x Ray was Clear his urine Sample was Normal and there was no clinically significant change in his pulmonary condition the stress test and Electrocardiogram showed the president s cardiovascular system is unchanged and Normal it said. The first lady 67, hid her second breast a Ray or mammon rate since her cancerous left breast was re moved in october 1987. Hutton said the exam showed no evidence of cancer of any kind physical examination showed her condition was  Fri investigates Sahara Downing of . Plane that sprayed locusts Washington a the Fri is investigating the Downing of a . Locust spraying plane Over the Western Sahara in the heart of an area controlled by the marxist led Polinario Independence movement. An official of the . Agency for International development said he thinks last whoever Shol the plan Down made a  these were not military planes he said. The Fri is looking for possible violations of Federal criminal Laws including one that deals with destruction of . Aircraft overseas Fri spokesman Mil Ahlerich said. Five americans aboard the dc-7 were presumed dead when the Craft was shot Down thursday by a surface to air missile. Jay Morris Deputy administrator of Aid said hat the plane and another Craft accompanying in were in no sense on a Mission for the United states Morris said the planes had been in route from Sene Gal where they had finished work for Aid to moroc co where they were going to seek another Job spraying locusts for Aid. The algerian sponsored Polinario n fighting wit Morocco to gain a part of land that used to be the Spanish Sahara. Quake from Page 1 Force which is headquartered in Vicenza Italy. A crash program to rebuild devastated towns was adopted by construction chiefs in Ali 15 soviet republics. The massive reconstruction program was to begin As soon As the rubble has been cleared according totals. 11 will Lake two years to rebuild All the Homes Facto Ries and Community facilities a spokesman said. Igor Nersesova a soviet seismologist told reporters hat an investigation has been bunched into Why sole buildings withstood the quake. Many of the build Ings Are made of a porous Stone indigenous to the area a 1987 Booklet on Armenia produced by the soviet press Agency no Vosti declared that such buildings were Buill to last for  said 1,500 people wire rescued from the ruins Friday after being trapped for two Days. A French team equipped with infrared equipment to de Lect warm bodies saved 60 lives Tchaplygin added. The country went Inlo a Day of mourning and Pree ared Beds in thousands of hotels Camps and private omes for survivors. Black ribbons were attached los Oviet flags in a sign of mourning. In ech Madzin the Center of armenian christianity near Yerevan Bells rang non Stop and men were hot shaving in Accord Ance with custom for mourning periods the communist party daily pravda reported Bill Poison 44, of Charlottesville a was directing the dog team that left forthe soviet Union on saturday Dotson a pharmaceutical biologist said the rescuer must Brace themselves for pieces of steel twisted like spa ghetti"1 by the earthquake and the constant odor  Dotson has been working with canine Rescue teams for 15 years and helped search for survivors of the 1986 earthquake in of Salvador. Other members of his least look part in Relief Effort stemming from the1985 earthquake in Mexico City mudslides in puerto Rico and Colombia and flooding in West Virginia. Members of the american team left duties International Airport outside Washington at 3 30 . Aboard a heavily loaded american trans air 727 charter Jet on a 13-hour flight to Yerevan with refuelling slops i Newfoundland and Ireland. The flight was part of he biggest . Relief Effort to the soviet Union since world War ii. Americans provided limited assistance after the partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor at chernobyl in the soviet Ukraine in 1986. The Relief team included nine doctors. Among the was or. Robert Gale of los Angeles who helped treat radiation victims at chernobyl. A chartered Boeing 707 carrying a 95,000-Poundload of mostly medical supplies and pharmaceutical left John f Kennedy International Airport in new York at midday saturday also bound for  night was sponsored by americans based in new Canaan Conn. In Boston Oxnam America announced a 120,000 Grant to provide temporary shelters and medical sup. Plies for the earthquake victims. The International association of fire chiefs said it was assembling a 1o member Rescue team to Fly to the stricken area. The american red Cross reported thai Money antibiotics and kits used to draw blood Are being collected. President elect George Bush his wife Barbara and Brent Snowcroft his designated White House National. Security adviser visited toe soviet embassy and signed a Book of condolences for earthquake victims with anguish in our hearts for All those in the soviet Union who lost heir loved ones Bush wrote. The soviet embassy said it was getting up a special Telephone line to handle a deluge of Calls offering assistance.  ". Crash from Page 1 through tuesday. Anderson also old the stars and stripes that the delay in reporting to German officials the Type of munitions carried by the a-10 was not As great As first reported. Initial information of three to four hours was incorrect he said noting that the information was available to the germans within an hour after the crash. Ellen Brake said he has Strong suspicions that the delay May have been More of a German bureaucracy problem than anything else Peisker said police knew twas Safe to enter the area at 3 18 . But any delay in such situations is intolerable. We have a ire burning and Rescue personnel have to wait because they don1 know Whai they Are gelling  Ellen Brake said the City has not decided what kind of memorial service would be held for the victims. The two women were from Remscheid the three men lived in Solingen and the american in England. One of the workers was italian the other polish. So it a bit complicated at the  no Date had been set for a memorial service for Foster. The Seal Beach calif., Pilot is survived by his wife Margaret and sons Michael i and Christopher 1. Aid for the crash victims has been pouring in. In addition to letters and telegrams of condolences Ellen Brake said. Several resorts throughout the country have offered christinas vacations to survivors and those who have lost their Homes he said. Ursula Noll owner of a popular Remscheid cafe and hotel said residents remained stunned. The first Day i noticed nervous reactions in our customers but they weren t angry just stupefied bit ail -.-.   " people of my generation remember the War i re member when All of downtown Remscheid was fire bombed. We went out and collected the victims Bones with our Bare hands. 1 Don t want to see the crash  in the evening some 5,000 demonstrators against Low flying marched through the City with torches. A police spokesman Leinbard Fuhrme Ater said the demonstration started at City Hall and grew to about 5,000 As it progressed through the  peaceful demonstration planned by the Remscheid peace initiative started at 4 . And ended with a rally on Theodore Heulu plate in front of City Hall at 6 .," Fuhrmeister said  
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