European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside St fines o americans May have to Cut up these rugs Page 2 q of to discharge policeman rather than retry him. Page 3 o bitter Casserene pass Battle recalled. Page 9 n cold blooded combat in the Snow. Daily Magazine the stars authorized unofficial publication Fqy Al . Arwed 47, no 330 thursday March 16, 1989 f Bush bans import of ak-47s other weapons a so to be affected i. I a Wjk Foj fish i1 apr to say he "naayviiriou5 options. Washington a the Bush administration suspended imports of ak-475 and Rosl other semiautomatic weapons tuesday but denied any. Change in president Bush s of slated opposition to gun control. The move will immediately Block an estimated ak-j7s. Similar assault rifles and male Bine guns that importers have into this country. Accords Itsjo Czar William j. Bennett who requested the ban. The import ban will be temporary while the Issue of Marc permanent action is under review and will affect Only a traction of the number of such weapons most of which Are Manu Fifer Dreden the United states the a a to a pm Aljaim i1 Sis ready in this pm of certain guns unless 1crrnincd i hey arc roi"5l�gujg use. Officials snid. La also does not Fleet weapons made in the 1 states such As the civilian version of the m-16 Rill. Before tuesday Bush had not indicated any willingness to move against the proliferation of scan Auto wanted it uni it to it Yarious opt ions White House press Secretary Mirlin fit water said inc move reflected no change in Bush s opposition to Banning such guns but merely would enforce current Law that allows for import of inc guns Only if they Are for sporting purposes,1 in feb. 16. Bush told reporters he would strongly it any a ump to ban semiautomatic weapons despite Over an increasing number of see Bush on Back Page scene of fatal crash a lies on us outside win Burn . Army truck r a demolished car it no German after a collision that killed the 22 ear old German woman driving the cur. St Mory on Page 3. Hijacker convicted under Pung a rat Law Washington not in inc i trial under Long Arm statutes that apply american Law to terrorist acts against americans occurring anywhere n the world ii Federal jury convicted a " Anse militiamen tuesday in ing of a jordanian jetliner in i after deliberating foil twirly. Three Days the jury found to Yukl Yunis guilty of conspiracy Hosu stating and air plane piracy. Helices a maximum sen tence of life it i on. No Dale was set for san Lonj acquitted of three other charges mating to inc destruction of the find Viola Nice against passengers. Rufil Obj 5 been held in solitary confinement a Kund is closed local Ion since. September i98t to Arhl Fui lured him into International him and then flew him to the . Although government Offieri knowledge in recent interviews Yunis 30. Was Only a hit player in inc world of terrorism the Case Lias symbolic significance. He is the first person prosecuted under see Hijacker on Barf Page ., Chile try for plan on inspection of fruit by the Washington i ust Washington while Commerce involving hundreds of thousands of cases of chilean fruit halted in the United. Stales Canada Japan and much of Europe tuesday. Food and drug administration officials chilean representatives to work oui n plan under which the fruit could be inspected and released before it rotted. The unprecedented embargo on chilean fruit which allowed the discovery of two cyanide poisoned grapes in a shipment to Philadelphia prompted chilean a porters to Slop further ship ments and growers to suspend Harvest ing. Fruit bins in grocery stories and Homes across the United state were cleared and fruit Sellers and importers expressed fear that the greater Pun of a whole season of fruit from Chile a prime supplier to the United states see fruit on Back Page Cheney says 3 past heart attacks no problem Washington
