European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news Brief the stars and stripes wednesday february 15,1989 civilian sentenced for trying to smuggle filipinos into Italy Bolzano Italy is an army civilian employee was Given an eight month suspended sentence and fined $5,900 after he tried to smug Gle four philippine women into Italy from aus Tria in the trunk of his car. Vernon d. Beck assigned to Susareu Headquarters in Heidelberg West Germany was arrested feb. 3 at the Brenner pass after italian order authorities searched his German plated rental car and discovered the four women spokeswoman for the Southern european task Force said tuesday. The women aged 22 to 33, had no identification and were turned Over to austrian Border officials. Beck was convicted of smuggling by an italia court in Bolzano on Friday. The court sus Pended the sentence however and released Eck at the austrian Border the spokeswoman said. Khomeini from Page 1 die said tuesday his work did not attack islam contained no blasphemy and was not intended to offend anyone. I doubt very much that Khomeini or anybody Elsein Iran has read the Book or More than selected extracts out of context the 41-year-old Indian born British writer told bbl radio in London. Obviously it s horrifying that people Are willing to proceed in this Way against what is after All one novel in the face of the entire history of  asked whether he took Khomeini s threats seriously Rushdie said i think i have to take them very seriously  Khomeini said the Book was compiled printed an published in opposition to  he said it contained insults against the Prophet Mohammed the founder of islam and against the Koran the religion s holy Boole anyone who has Access to the author of the Book but does not possess the Power to execute him should refer him to the people so that he May be punished Fortis actions Khomeini said. Whoever is killed doing this will be regarded As Martyr and will go directly to  the 547-Page novel was first published in Britain by Penguin. In the United states Viking of new York has announced it also plans to publish the  s literary agent Gillon Aitken said he was alarmed by Khomeini s statements. It is a shocking statement Aitken said. It would worry anybody. I think we have got to be very vigilant from now on. One can Only try to protect or. Rush die s life. I would take All such threats  the name of Rushdie s novel is derived from verse that acknowledge three female deities in islam. Prophet Mohammed removed the verses from the Koran on grounds they were inspired by satan. The Book also portrays Mohammed considered by moslem to be a messenger from god As a contemporary businessman and archangel Gabriel who adherents believe inspired Mohammed to write the Koran As an Indian film Star. Rushdie won the Whitbread prize for fiction after writing the Book. He was born into a moslem family in Bombay but said he does not believe in  the iranian government quickly said it support Khomeini s statement. In a statement also broadcast by Tehran radio the government declared that wednesday would be a Day of National mourning. In protest against the new conspiracy of the great satan to publish poisonous and insulting subject matter concerning the islamic Republic news Agency also monitored in Nicosia later quoted iranian prime minister Hus Sein Musavi As saying Rushdie is an american paid  he urged underground pro iranian groups operating outside the country including the Hezbollah or party of god based in Beirut Lebanon to Neutral ize this  the moslem people of Iran will not remain silent toward such dirty plots he said. Rushdie s Book has caused an uproar in the moslem world provoking angry confrontations in several coun tries. It has been banned in predominantly Hind India As Well As in South Africa and most islamic nations including  India s Northern Jammu and Kashmir state police fired tear Gas and charged at Stone throwing mos lems tuesday in the second Day of violent protests there against the Book United news of India said. Judge in North trial rejects plan for disclosures at trial Washington a the judge in the Olive North trial rejected on tuesday an agreement that would have allowed the Justice department to 9bject at any Timeto defense disclosures of classified material. . District judge Gerhard a. Gesell ruled that attorney general Dick Thornburgh May not file a series of affidavits in bits and pieces during North s  said he was inclined to wait until the supreme court rules on a Justice department request for a stay of the trial. The full court meets privately Friday. The department has sought to delay the trial until appellate judges can review procedures to protect National Security. The agreement on How to handle the classified material was struck Over the weekend Between Thorn Burgh and Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh whose office is prosecuting North. The Justice department wants More stringent limit placed on classified material that North can use at trial claiming that National Security could be Hurt by Public disclosures. North s lawyers oppose the additional controls and say classified material can prove North s innocence. Gesell said the proposed agreement reached be tween the two sides was not satisfactory. I find no basis for giving him Thornburgh a sea Tat counsel table or the right to intervene by Way of bits and pieces of affidavits whenever the going gets Tough Gesell said. He also said he would consider defense objections Toan admission proposed by the government that the Reagan administration gave third countries quid quo pro inducements to help Arm the nicaraguan rebels when Congress banned .  judge said he had a sense that the quid May be underplayed in the prosecution s proposed description of the arrangements. The defense said that these were approved by president Reagan and that he or dered top officials to keep them secret. Gesell said he would Convene a hearing on wednes Day to consider defense proposals to change the statement about third country contributions. In a filing tuesday North s lawyers said the induce ment offered to Central american nations in return for their military support for the resistance contras was in part Cia Covert  if the court requires prior notice of this cover support it will effectively require prior notice before any exploration of quid pro quo arrangements that Are Central to this Case North s lawyers said. Gesell already has thrown out the major charge against North because of Justice department objections to disclosure of certain classified  s attorney Brendan Sullivan is attempting to introduce evidence about the Reagan administration secret efforts to Aid the contras. North is charged with covering up the Iran Contra affair by shredding Evi Dence and lying to Congress. Sullivan said monday that Reagan and other to administration officials participated personally and directly in quid pro quo and other arrangements wit Central american and other third countries As a Means of obtaining military assistance for the contras after Congress banned . Aid. The officials also established a policy that those arrangements would not be disclosed outside a limited group of executive Branch officials Sullivan said in a court  counsel Walsh said in a court filing that he is willing to agree at trial to a candid admission. With respect to quid pro quo arrangements under which the Reagan administration steered Favorito nations aiding the contras. But Sullivan said Walsh s proposed stipulation on the Issue is utterly inadequate because it does t acknowledge that Reagan and other top officials participated in the arrangements and disclosed them to no one outside a limited group of officials. E. Germans crash truck through fences. Berlin a three East German men wearing wet suits crashed a truck through communist Border barriers on tuesday then sprang out and jumped into the spree River in a daring midday escape attempt West Berlin police said. Two of the men made it safely across the River lowest Berlin but their companion was seized by an East German patrol boat police said in a statement tothe news Media. According to police at about 12 40 p.m., the three men rammed a truck through East German Border fences about 200 Yards from the Reich Stag building incest Berlin. The truck got mired Down in soft ground still in East German territory. But the three men in wet suits ran to the nearby spree and jumped in headed for the West Berlin Side police said. Two of the men both 21, swam to safety. But an East German patrol boat chased Down their20-year-old companion and arrested him before he could reach the Western Bank of the River the statement said. Inflation from Page 1 credit Bush replied Well i would t like to see that now. We be got excess Plant capacity in this country and i think Greenspan has been worried about How much of that there has been. But we keep hearing that the Economy is going to slow Down. I Don t think the growth is excessive at All and i Don t think this is the time for any Radical surgery at All he argued. Bush refused to be drawn into setting a level for the Dollar against foreign currencies saying he Learned be fore becoming president Don t go speculating on what level the Dollar ought to be for the  on the budgetary front Bush was asked in the inter View to specify areas in which he believes there ought to be government spending reductions. Medicare is a Tough Call he replied. But in that one we re not talking about taking benefits from peo ple we re talking about doing a better Job of control Ling the costs from the  also defended his proposal to Cut the maximum capital gains tax to 15 percent from 33 percent repeat ing his Campaign Contention that this will increase jobs increase  Baker from Page 1 rate property of Baker s wife which includes 1,087shares in Houston industries with a valuation Between $15,00 land $50,000. The Stock listed assets of his daughter Mary a including 5,310 shares of chemical new York corp., 196 shares of Exxon corp. With a value listed Between$5,001 and $15,000, 144 share of Houston industries with a value listed Between $1,001 and $5,000 and 330shares in Trinity Petroleum Trust with a value listed Between $5,001 and $15,000. The spokeswoman said that state department Law yers had offered Baker a number of other options which were not disclosed but that Baker s decision went further than any of them. She said the sales will be completed after details Are worked out. Baker s portfolio was not disclosed apart from chemical new York corp., in which he acquired hold Ings after chemical Bank took Over Texas Commerce ban shares of Houston a Bank his Grandfather helped found during Baker s tenure As Treasury Secretary. Baker who has held news conferences daily since set Ting out on his trip last Friday did not meet with reporters travelling on his air Force Jet tuesday As he made his Way from Bonn West Germany to Ankara Turkey then Doathens Greece and finally to Rome. A planned meeting in Rome with foreign minister Giulio Andreotti was can celeb because the italian official was ill. A . Official said Baker received a list of recommended options while flying to Ankara on tuesday morning but Baker basically decided to sell his holdings on saturday. The details of divestiture Are complicated and Mustbe worked out with Baker s trustees said the official speaking on condition of anonymity. Asked if Baker is losing Money by Selling the official said i be never asked and i be never heard him men Tion