European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday february 22,1989 news briefs 2 of mrs. Mandela s guards charged in abduction Case Johannesburg Sputh Africa up police charged two of Winnie Mandela s body guards with murder kidnapping and assault tuesday in connection with the abduction of four youths including a 14-year-old Black activist who was later found stabbed to death. Police spokesman la. Col. Lourens the two men As Jerry Richardson the 41-year-old coach of Mandela s controversial Mandela United soccer team and Jab Sithole. They appeared in court tuesday but the Casenas postponed until next week. The two men entered no pleas. Richardson and Sithole were two of four lacks apprehended before Dawn sunday during an exhaustive police search of Mandela s residential compound in the sprawling Black town ship of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. The other two described As youths were not charged and Are expected to be released into the custody of their parents Hassbrock said. Full identification made of 10 plane crash victims Corona Calif. A a plane that crashed sunday into a foggy Mountaintop kill ing a Las vegas Church youth Leader and eight family members on a Holiday trip to Disneyland failed to Clear the Ridge by less than 200 feet authorities said. The Pilot of the plane also died in the crash. The wreckage of the chartered twin Engin Cessna was found monday near the top of a 2,270-foot Ridge overlooking Hagadorn Canyon inthe Santa Ana mountains of Southern califor Nia. The dead were tentatively identified Asmi Chael Cranson 36, a Las vegas police officer his wife Raeann 33 their five children Shauna,15 Stephanie 14 Nicole 12 Joshua 11 and Kyle 7 James Montano 24 and Cynthi Montano 23. The Montano were identified in Las vegas As Raeann Cranson s sister and brother in Law. Also killed in the crash was the Pilot identified As Hassan Berro co owner of Las vegas flyers charter line. Iran from Page 1 order for the death of Rushdie a consensus judgment of All moslem leaders throughout the world Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency reported. Many moslem consider Rushdie s Book the satanic verses blasphemous although some moslem have criticized Khomeini s order that Rushdie be killed. The Book has been banned by seven nations including India Egypt and Pakistan. Irna quoted the foreign ministry communique assaying respect for islam and its values will remain an inviolable principle in relations Between Iran another countries. Britain said monday it was withdrawing its embassy staff from the iranian capital and closing its embassy. The two countries resumed diplomatic relations in no vember after a 17-month break. Rushdie born into a moslem family in India no lives in London and is a British citizen. The novel was first published in Britain in september. W. Germany Britain plan new talks on missiles in april Frankfurt West Germany a the leaders of West Germany and Britain on tuesday unexpectedly scheduled an april Summit meeting after two Days of face to face talks failed to resolve differences Over a nuclear missile dispute straining nato Solidarity. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Chancellor Helmut Kohl to go Forward with the replacement of Short Range nuclear missiles in West Germany. At the end of the talks with Kohl in Frankfurt Thatcher also confidently predicted the european Community s withdrawal of top ranking Diplomat from Iran will be very the 12 dec nations decided on the move As part of the ongoing dispute Over the Book the satanic verses by Indian born British author Salman Rush die. During a Post Summit news conference both Kohland Thatcher faced a round of questions on the re placement of the approximately 600 Lance nuclear missiles in West Germany. Constancy is a very Good Factor Thatcher said to underscore that her government still insists on replacing the missiles. Constancy and consistency in poli tics Are very Strong very rare alas All too in a joint statement the two leaders reaffirmed the stance of the March 1988 nato Summit which called for nuclear weapons to be kept up to Date they also agreed to meet in april in West Germany to discuss the missile Issue. We shall meet again before the next nato Summit in May with the objective of making it a Success. And i Don t think we can go further than that at present she told More than 150 journalists gathered at Frank Furt s City Hall. Last week Kohl and visiting . Secretary of stat James Baker attempted to minimize differences Over the missile Issue. But Kohl was visibly angered tues Day by a question As to whether the United states fully understands the West German position. The Federal government of West Germany do snot need any instruction or special tutoring in its de sense policies Kohl responded. Kohl wants the decision on replacing the weapons put off until 1991 or 1992, after next year s National elections. Nato Calls the plan modernization but West German officials say that it really involves replacing the aging Lance missiles with new longer Range mis Siles capable of travelling up to 310 Miles. The Lance missiles pointed at East Germany and Czechoslovakia have a Range of nearly 75 Miles. West Germany fears that replacing the missiles could derail efforts to improve East West relations. However Thatcher and Kohl on tuesday emphasized that neither the United states nor Britain is looking for negotiations with the soviets for the elimination of the Short Range nuclear missiles. North from Page 1 of government is not going to a year after it passed the 1984 Boland amendment Banning . Military assistance to the nicaraguan contras Congress heard that North then a Marine lieutenant colonel was secretly raising Money for the rebels from foreign countries and private donors an providing tactical military advice. North and his Boss at the time National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane decided they did t want Congress to know what col. North had been decided they would not Tell Congress Keker said. They decided they would place themselves above the Law and not Tell Congress about col. North s similar inquiries a year later were met with false answers from North including at a meeting with the House intelligence committee when the National Security Council aide looked them right in the Eye and he lied Keker said. He said North pocketed some of the traveler checks a Contra Leader gave to him to cover expenses incurred helping the rebels. Col. North used that $4,000 like it was his personal Piggy Bank to buy groceries tires and take his family on a trip Keker said. North also accepted installation of a Security Fence around his great Falls va., House from dealer Richard v. Secord who had helped sell Toiran and divert $ 15 million in profits to buys weapons for the contras the prosecutor said. The arms for hostages deals with Iran were kept secret from Congress until october 1986, when the roof caved in on this House of cards with Public disclosures about the Iran Contra affair he said. When North went to his office on nov. 21, 1986,"the first thing he did was take some of the records and change them to make it look like what he had Bee doing he had t been doing for the last two years Keker said. He wanted to hide that he had already twice lied tothe Congress of the United states Keker said adding that North also wanted to hide that he and others had diverted Money from the iranian arms sales to help the he went into his office and began to change the records shred the records destroy the records Keker told jurors. Two Days later when he lied to then attorney general Edwin Meese Iii he had placed himself above the Law North whose attorney Brendan v. Sullivan or. Wasset to give his opening statement to jurors sat aptly at attention As Keker spoke occasionally taking notes. North s wife Betsy was escorted to her seat in the packed courtroom by Security guards Midway through Keker s opening statement. Victims from Page 1 Pensacola officials said. The first rescuers did not reach the crash area until12 30 . The search was suspended about four hours later and was to resume at Daylight. The searchers who had to climb Down ropes from hovering helicopters found just terrible terrain Terri ble conditions Connell said. It s stumps and Rock Sand fallen we Are having difficulty reaching the site Stoval said. The water in the area is 5 feet at the time of the crash army rangers heard a explosion but Stovall said the sound May have been that of the plane hitting the ground. The aircraft was not carrying munitions he said. There were thunderstorms in the area Stovall said but he declined to say if weather figured in the crash. An air Force safety team is investigating the Accident. Bush from Page 1 House with Bush. For his part Grant told reporters at the nationally televised announcement after a period of prolonged and careful deliberation i have determined that i can better represent the values and the priorities of North floridians in the state of Florida As a his conversion tips the balance of Flor Ida s delegation to Congress giving the state 10 republicans and nine democrats. Discussing Tower Bush said he had re viewed the Fri background report. What i got from it was that there has been a very unfair treatment of this Man by Rumor and innuendo Over and Over again rumours surfacing with no facts to Back them up he said. Tower has been plagued by reports of womanizing and problem drinking and his financial ties to defense contractors an the Senate armed services committee postponed a vote on the nomination until the completion of a massive Fri Back ground Check. The report was delivered monday to the White House which forwarded it to the Senate committee. I Hope that the Senate will move Forth rightly on this nomination the president said. Published reports have said the feb found that Tower drank excessively in the 1970s but no longer does so. Asked about that and whether the former senator had undergone treatment Bush replied i say there is no evidence of any kind of disease of alcoholism. None. None Tower s nomination has become the longest running controversy in the Earl weeks of the new administration and Bush has gone out of his Way to demonstrate support for his nominee at several turns. I be never wavered in my support Forjohn Tower he said. I d say All of these charges we be read about have been Rumor and a lot of it vicious Bush added John Tower is qualified Tobe Secretary of defense. Hell be a Good Secretary of defense. The allegation against him that have been hanging Over this simply have been gunned Down in terms of
