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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday december 21,1988 of Fafnir agrees to coalition with labor by he Washington Fust. Jerusalem prime minister Yitzhak Shamir pressed by the Ameri can decision to open a dialogue with the Palestine liberation organization and by the slow unravelling of his own narrowly based coalition monday relented on several issues and agreed to form anew government with the labor party of political rival Shimon Peres. Under the Deal the specifics of which were still being hammered out late Mon Day night Shamir would remain prime minister Peres would become finance minister and labor party hard liner Yitzhak Rabin would continue As de sense minister in a broadly based govern ment. Shamir s rightist liked party also would control the foreign ministry which is expected to go to Shamir ally mosh arcs. Both sides cautioned that the Yitzhak Shamir agreement reached by negotiators still required ratification by the two parties and that several Days of mane vering remained Likely because of opposition from within liked and labor and from the smaller Ultra orthodox and far right parties Allied to  Israel Hai been politically deadlocked for when Weeke Ever since the nov. I election ,., stalemate Between liked and editor bal left the balance of Power in the hands  religious parties. Those parties had hoped to Wield major influence within a narrowly based liked led government but face the Prospect of greatly reduced  was reached Early monday evening after Shamir conceded the chairmanship of the Knesset s powerful finance committee to Peres Ica of Conler a labor party and pledged labor would receive 10 Cabinet posts the same number As liked. A labor for its part agreed to allow liked to mild eight new jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip during the next year but won a clause stipulating that All future settlements beyond those eight will be subject to approval of the finance ministry which will be controlled by Peres who opposes the  impetus for a Deal increased after last thursday when Secretary of state George p. Shultz announced that the United states would begin talks with the , following Yasser Arafat s statements re  and recognizing Israel Sright to exist. The american decision persuaded Sha Mir that he would need the broadest Possi ble government to project at least a sem Blance of National Unity in the face of growing foreign pressure to agree to a con Ference on Middle East peace. Prof Esters demand ouster of judge Papandreou Dallas a scores of sign carry ing chanting protesters marched outside the Dallas county courthouse monday calling for the ouster of state District judge Jack Hampton who said he gave killer a lighter sentence because his Vic Tims were homosexuals. And in other parts of Texas organizations leaped into the controversy mostly with criticism of Hampton. About 200 people participated in the Dallas protest organized by the National organization for women lesbian visionary and the lesbian Gay political coalition. In an interview with the Dallas times Herald Hampton last week said he sentenced 18-Ycar-old Richard Lee Bodnarski to 30 years in prison instead of a maximum life sentence partly be cause the two men he was convicted of killing were  these two Guys that got killed would t have been killed if they had t been cruising the streets picking up teen age boys Hampton told the newspaper. I Don t much care for queers cruising the streets picking up teen age boys. I be got a teen age  Bill Hunt vice president of the Dallas Gay Alliance told protesters their civil rights were being violated by having someone like Hampton As judge. In a news conference in Austin Gay rights and Legal rights groups denounced Hampton for his remarks saying he had essentially condoned violence against homosexuals. The effect of his remarks is to declare open season on the Gay residents of dal Las county said Tom Doyal Legal director of the Texas human rights foun Dation which has filed a complaint wit the state commission on judicial con duct asking that Hampton be remove from the Bench. The Dallas Gay Alliance also has filed a complaint with the com Mission. During Bodnarski s trial testimony indicated that he and a group of friends went to an area of Dallas frequented byways last May to pester the Homo sex  some name calling from a Street Corner Bodnarski and another teen age accepted a ride from Tommy Lee trim ble 34, and John Lloyd Griffin 27, who were later found shot dead in a Park. 3 arrested in England attacks London a two men and a woman were arrested in raids monday by police searching for a gang that has burgled battered raped and murdered its Way across South London and the neighbouring Surrey and Kent country Side. Police said the gang apparently committed violence for thrills or because they were High on drugs. Rewards totalling $45,000 were offered for the gang s arrest by a National news paper and the families of a rape victim and a stabbing victim. Armed officers from Surrey police and Scotland Yard joined forces to swoop on two addresses at South London police said. Those arrested were taken to Croydon South of London where they were being questioned by oct. Chief supt. Vincent Mcfadden head of Surrey criminal investigation department. Before the arrests Mcfadden said in formation about the possible identities of the gang members was Given by known criminals sickened by the spree. It is certain that we have receive Calls from the criminal fraternity. I am quite certain there arc criminals out there who although they live a life of crime Don t indulge in violence he said. Attacking women and people in their own Homes is abhorrent to them and they Are willing to give us information albeit anonymously but information nevertheless the police chief said. Detectives link the gang with 11 unsolved crimes and believe they May have been responsible for Many  attacks on people in their Homes began in september. On dec. 5, the three Man gang raped a Young Mother in front of her baby son and thursday be atone Man to death and a few hours later repeatedly stabbed  gang armed with a gun and Machete hijacked a car thursday night an beat to death the Driver. Peter Hurburgh 57. His body tied hand and foot an doused in gasoline was left in a Field. Early Friday they broke into the Home of retired businessman Richard Napier and ransacked the House slashing and stabbing his son Timothy 41, who was listed in critical condition monday. Vows to stay Athens Gruete a Premie Andreas Papan Dercqu whose scandal rid Den government won what he called vote of Confidence in parliament Mon Day vowed he would remain in office until the june election. I feel a special satisfaction and Pride because my parliamentary group United had not Only approval the budget but Asi interpreted it. Gave a vote of Confidence in the program and timetable for elections Papan Dercqu said after votes were counted sunday  voted 156 to 138 in favor of a record $27.9 billion budget. Al those voting in favor of the budget were from Papandreou s governing panh Cllon in socialist movement Papandreou had is d he considered sunday s session a vow of Confidence in his government and buld resign if the budget were not approved. The opposition cd by the conserva Tive new democracy and the communist party opposed i the budget on grounds that this Ucaris deficit was $2 billion More than last year  political opposition has been wag ing a Campaign again St Papandreou sparty since a 1300 i Ion banking and arms scandal broke in Mober. The opposition parties charged government officials were involved inf illegal deals Alleg edly set up by banker j Corge Koskotas who is accused of in Luence peddling embezzlement and Frau i. The deals allegedly involved directly or indirectly the prime Jhin ister and Mem Bers of Bis party including Papandreou soon George who is minister of education. Polls have indicated Papandreou and his party would not win a parliamentary majority if elections were held soon. Janes fro Rivage 1 . Economy combined with a Congress Likely to be come stingy on defense in the coming years will Force a review of thou a. Military presence around the Globe. "1 think the new administration will conduct a re View of the worldwide presence of the United states defense establishment he told the stars and stripes. South Korea als q could be targeted for troop reductions he said. All military commanders almost take it for granted there will be some reductions said Fouquet who also is the european editor Forlano s defence weekly. On the potential of a  reduction in Centra Europe Fouquet writes that such cuts could merely amount to the withdrawal of a division or More fro Central Europe but at the risk of worrying the nato allies. However Fouquet argues that across the Board cuts were made in . Forces in Europe during the Viet Nam War with no major discernible  suspect in palme Mur djs picked in lineup Byl Vidow Stockholm Sweden a the widow of aae Ahe murder the son reported having seen assassinated prime minister Olof palme picked a Ronan who appeared to be following his parents. 4 1 year old swede suspected this murder out o6e Patterson who has a Long criminal record include Ponce lineup swedish television a minted monday. J a a manslaughter conviction was arrested Las the news program rapport  
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