European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday february 1,1989 Austria investigating polish espionage ring Vienna Austria a authorities Are investigating an extensive polish espionage ring that spied on the . Embassy and recruited senior aus Trian Security officers authorities said tuesday. They Learned of the network through an offi cer in the polish intelligence service who defected to the West German said an official at the Interior ministry on condition of anonymity. Officials said the agents included senior officers of the austrian state police and polish emigres. The spies targets included the West German and . Embassies in Vienna As Well As polish emigres and critics living in Austria according to police sources speaking on condition of anonymity. A prosecutor s office has begun investigations but no charges have been filed in the year old inquiry a prosecutor said. Airliner soviet transport nearly collide Over Kabul new Delhi India a the evacuation flight carrying the last 11 . Embassy staffers out of the besieged afghan capital narrowly missed a head on collision with a soviet trans port plane tuesday the two most senior Ameri can diplomats said. We had a near collision 10 minutes after Takeoff with an incoming flight from the North Jon d. Classman charge d affaires at the closed . Embassy in Afghanistan said after arriving in new Delhi. Jim Schumaker the second ranking Diplomat at the embassy said the americans chartered Indian airlines flight came within a mile of a head on Colli Sion with the soviet transport plane. Air traffic control at Kabul Afghanistan capital is never very Good Schumaker said. Sharansky to represent Israel in ., sources say Jerusalem up israeli foreign min ister Moshe Arens has chosen former soviet jewish dissident Natan Sharansky to be the jew ish state s next ambassador to the United nations government sources said tuesday. Sharansky who could not be reached for com ment told Israel radio he had not been officially notified of the nomination which must be approved by the Cabinet. A foreign ministry spokesman said the ministry does not comment on appointments in pub Lic until they Are but government sources confirmed israeli news reports that Sharansky who immigrated to Israel in february 1986, had been chosen to be the next Ambassador. The Post has been vacant since last Spring when Binyamin Netanyahu left the Post. Netanyahu is now Deputy foreign minister. Soviets announce details of hungarian withdrawal Budapest Hungary a Twenty two soviet units will be withdrawn from Hungary by the end of next year soviet military officers told reporters Here tuesday providing details of the limited soviet pullout. A total of 50,000 troops will be withdrawn from Hungary Czechoslovakia and East Ger Many under a plan announced by soviet presi Dent Mikhail Gorbachev. In Hungary the units include one full tank division one training tank regiment one air borne assault battalion one fighter aircraft group and one chemical defense battalion said col. Gen. Matvei Burlakov commander of the soviet Southern army group stationed in Hun Gary and other officers. Burlakov said the withdrawal would reduce the strength of the Southern army group by 10,000 troops including 2,400 officers. Soviet troop strength in Hungary is 62,000 at present. He emphasized that in keeping with the War saw pact s defense doctrine the troops would be withdrawn from the austrian Border. As to combat equipment the reduction will include 450 tanks Over 2200 artillery pieces and Trench mortars Over 3,000 motor vehicles in stages Between May and june of this year an the end of 1990. Freak ski course Accident kills Cousin of Spanish King Beaver Creek Colo. A Spain s Duke of Cadiz a Cousin of King Juan Carlos and a member of the International governing body of ski racing was killed monday when he skied into a Cable stretched across the finish line of the men s downhill course at the world Alpine ski championships. Although no official cause of death has been deter mined Jeff beavers of the Eagle county sheriffs department said Alfonso de Borbon y Dedampierre 52, suffered neck injuries when he skied into the Cable which was being raised to support a Banner at the finish line of Beaver Creek resort. The incident occurred around 4 . As the Down Hill run was being prepared for Competition later in the week beavers said. The Duke was attended at the scene by members of the ski patrol and emergency personnel but was pronounced dead on arrival at Vail Valley medical Center. Attempting to quell rumours beavers said it was important to emphasize that the Prince was not All official functions scheduled monday night were can celeb by world championship officials who also ordered flags flown at half staff. De Borbon who was not in the line of succession to the Spanish throne was a member of the Council of the inter National ski federation and former president of the Span ish ski federation. Officials said he was free skiing with at least two companions when he apparently ran into the Cable. Although the course was closed de Borbon was certified to be on it Francisco Fernandez Ochoa slalom Gold medallist at the 1972 olympics and a close Friend of the victim said de Borbon had been skiing with former world cup racers Tom Sailer Ken read and Bernhard Russi and Sailer wife. Read and Russi went ahead Fernandez Ochoa said Sailer told Alfonso there was a Cable at the finish line. Sailer passed below the Cable. The Duke May have misunderstood thinking the Cable was farther Down at the Sla Lom finish line de Borbon s father was the elder brother of King Juan Carlos father and they were both sons of King Alfonso Iii who abdicated the Spanish throne in 1931. De Borbon was married at one time to Carmen Franco granddaughter of the late Spanish dictator Francisco fran co but they were divorced several years ago. He is survived by his sex wife and a son. Serge Lang one of the founders of the world cup said he had met the victim twice on the slopes earlier monday. North from Page 1 recent Days had seen North s 1987 congressional Testi Mony replayed in news reports previewing the Start of his trial. John Keker who Heads the prosecution team for Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh said he wanted to present arguments about the process of disqualify ing prospective jurors because they have been expose to North s testimony. Gesell issued a questionnaire to 54 prospective jurors asking them have you read or seen or heard anything about this Case before coming to this North s trial on charges of lying to Congress shred Ding evidence and conspiring to commit tax fraud comes after a period of fairly intense publicity in the Media that will continue Gesell told the jurors. The questionnaire Given prospective jurors carries a Bush from Page 1 Are still wrong and Hurt the National Security particularly when budgets Are tight. We want tighter controls and higher standards in weapons Bush who was a Carrier based Navy Pilot in world War ii said the first bulwark of our National defense is our National will. If our will is ruptured our ship of state cannot sail or at least sail i firmly believe that the vital first step to Broad ening our National consensus on defense is to wring the last drop of waste and mismanagement out of the Way we buy our weapons he said. And that s what we intend to the Justice department is pursuing a 2-year-old Alfonso de Borbon y Dedampierre Lang said de Borbon was an eight time Spanish skiing Champion and described him As a super Fernandez Ochoa said the Duke liked to ski fast and drive in 1984, the Prince was involved in an Auto Accident that killed one of his sons. Referring to the Duke s divorce the fatal Auto Accident and the skiing tragedy Fernandez Ochoa described the victim As an unlucky person. Bad things happened it was the second tragedy involving a ski official during a major event in the past year. In the 1988 Winter olympics at Calgary or. Joerg Oberhammer a prominent austrian surgeon who was affiliated with his country s ski team was killed when he was knocked into the path of a Snow Groom ing machine. Several competitors witnessed the Accident from a nearby lift. Warning not to read or listen to anything about North and also admonishes them not to discuss the Case with anyone. Those who spent much time viewing the nationally televised hearings on the Iran Contra affair will Likely be dismissed from the Pool. Gesell wants to find 50 people out of a Pool of 300 who have not been exposed to the congressional Testi Mony of North or other witnesses granted limited immunity from prosecution in Exchange for telling their stories to Congress. Indicted 10. /2 months ago the retired Marine lieu tenant colonel and decorated Vietnam Veteran is the first figure in the scandal to come to trial. He could face up to 60 years in prison and $3 Mil lion m fines if convicted on All 12 charges before him. North is accused of lying to Congress about his role in tunnelling Money to the nicaraguan Contra rebels when Congress had banned . Aid to them. He is also accused of lying to the attorney general about his role in giving the contras millions of dollars in profits from the Reagan administration s secret arms sales to Iran. Investigation of alleged purchasing fraud. The Case focuses on charges that private consultants hired by Mil itary contractors bribed defense department officials to obtain inside information that gave companies an Edge in bidding for Pentagon work. The probe so far has led to guilty pleas by several individuals and one defense contracting firm and the indictment of another some 5,500 Crew members stood at Parade rest on the flight deck of the Carrier As Bush spoke. Several Hundred civilian contractor employees and some Mem Bers of Congress also were in the crowd. Taking note of the setting the president said you know As an old Carrier Pilot today is a very special Day for me. I can t help thinking of the Carrier i once sailed on the san he said world War Al Emtage earners were much smaller had narrow decks smaller planes no
