Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, March 27, 1989

You are currently viewing page 5 of: European Stars and Stripes Monday, March 27, 1989

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 27, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 mrs. Rogers describes Van bombing someone. Committed a very cowardly act. By Llie Ink Angeles times san Diego speaking slowly and thoughtfully Sharon Rogers described the Honor of barely escaping from her exploding Van. She also spoke  unfolding drama thai has forever changed her life and Cost her Hor teaching Job the danger of America turning up ils hands 10 International terrorism hearing an  in around her vehicle of smell ing smoke and of working quickly 10 unbuckle her sea Belt and gel out of the burning Van. We Don t know who did  Rogers said in an interview with the san Diego crime stoppers program which recorded her reflections for a television re enactment of the Van bombing Lati was produced in inc Hopes of finding information leading to an arrest. It1 r was her first Public interview since the bombing Inci. Dent March 10. We Jusi must Calre thai someone is out there who committed a very cowardly act she said. And to Gether As a Community we have to find out who in is so that it does t happen to anyone else. Marcos backers face hearing for possible ouster Honolulu map the spokesman for de posed 1 Philippi no president Ferdinand Marcos and14 other Marcos supporters face possible Deporta Tion by the . Government with a preliminary hearing on the first four cases scheduled Formon Day official1, said. Ronald Oldenburg the attorney for Marco spokesman Clemmo Trinidad claimed Friday the hearings wore an attempt to isolate and to some extent Haram the Marcos group and intimidate them into incriminating ,Marcos." Bur William  District director Tor the immigration and naturalization service said the government routinely reviews the status of aliens to i to Vrine whether they arc maintaining the status b which icy entered the United Stales Marcos million and slashing much of Tho Money in the . Monday s preliminary hearing was scheduled via Telephone with a Federal immigration judge in san Diego. Oldenburg said the supporters involved were no part of inc initial group that accompanied Marcos from the Philippines to Hawaii in february 19b6. Those people were granted parole status by the Rea Gan administration Trinidad entered the  several months later on a Sim och tourist visa and he was allowed to Sia after it expired Oldenburg said. A could be me last week it could be you Tomor Row since the incident the wife of Navy Capi. Will Rog ers has been catapulted from a suburban teacher to the urge of what Law enforcement agencies believe May be a terror isl attack on . Soil officials have found Small fragments of a pipe bomb they theorize was planted by a terrorist in retaliation for her husband s decision aboard the Vincennes to shoot Down mistakenly an iranian civilian airline Rover the persian Gulf last summer killing All 290 peo ple aboard. -.-.". Since the explosion and fire ripped apart her White 1984 Toyota Van. Sharon Rogers Ami he husband have remained in protective custody. Sharon Rogers said in the interview that because of the bombing my life has completely done a Tuma round.,. My life has been threatened. That of my family has been threatened. I have lost my Job. 1 can t go Back to my home.". Also for the first time she described the bombing. "1 was coming from my Home she said. I was on my Way to work. I had been gone maybe three or four minutes i came to a red Light on Genesce Avenue i stopped. There were three or four cars in front of me. I thought there were several cars backed up behind me. I d been silting at the red Light for maybe 20 or 30 seconds when 1 fell that 1 had been rear ended from the Back by a car going very fast. At the same time i heard an explosion i opened up the door. I Smelick burning. Got my Seal be a off As quickly As i could., "1 jumped out. Ran around the Back end of the Van where i saw the Back third of the Van on fire and 1 ran to the curb where a construction worker took me by the Arm. His first question to me ass anyone else in the Van and i said no. He questioned me again and i said no. He then put me up into the cab of his Van. Where i think he gave me a jacket to Pui around me and i saw thai he had a cellular phone and it s then when i asked him to Call my husband and he did. And i sat there and watched my Van  the interview was recorded tuesday at police head quarters,.where Rogers was surrounded by police. Fri agents and officials from the naval investigative serv ice. Her head is masked during the taped segment which makes it difficult to make out her facial features. Pro Choice demonstration entertainers  Booster left Anil Morgan fun child join other demonstrators during a pro Choice rally at mixing Beach Calif the rally was to counter a demonstration at which protesters blockaded clinic where abortions Are performed. The anti abortion  was one of sever Al held in Southern  focus attention on he supreme court s reconsideration of its 1973 decision  abortion. In a related development in Washington some 50 career lawyers in the Justice department in an unusual Chal Lenge to attorney general a lilt Thornburgh to reported to Liae so fined a pc Lillton. Protesting the Bush administration s request that the court use an abortion Case from Missouri to reverse the 1973 decision. Anti whaling activists press for Boycott of Iceland fish los Angeles Dpi anti whal ing activists picketed lat food restau rants across America saturday to pres sure them to Stop buying fish from Iceland us Long As that nation continues to Hunt whales about 75 percent of Iceland s foreign Revenue comes torn fish sales and 25 percent of ils sported fish is sold in the United Stales according to officials for Greenpeace and other groups. Peaceful protests were held in More than 120 cities in 36 mates and another 200 locations in England said Frank or Iraldi director of the Greenpeace icelandic Boycott Campaign in Boston. Among the targeted restaurant chains were Burger King Wendy a Bob s big boy and Arthur Treacher s. We re not wiling people to Boycott Burger King. We Are asking , a into consider buying fish from other coun tries. There Are plenty of alternatives to icelandic fish said Esther Moore a Greenpeace member from East provi Dence. R.i., who protested in Boston. Iceland s fishing Industry earns about $7 million yearly Selling whale meat to Japan Grimaldi said. Officials in ice land maintain that the 100 Fin and Sei w Hales the kill each year Are for scientific research. In Iceland the country s Only television network broadcast live coverage Ofa demonstration by about 150 people out Side a Burger King in new York. The popular fast food Chain uses icelandic cod in its whaler Sandwich. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 27, 1949 the Senate plunged into another preliminary debate on the North Allaric treaty when sen. Forrest c. Donnell r.-mo., declared that the Unn cd slates would be More secure if in rejected the treaty. 30 years ago today. March 27, 1959 France Britain and the  agreed to a summer meeting with the soviet Union to discuss the Berlin Issue. 20 years ago today. Proposed anti ballistic mis states ability to respond to 1970s. 10 years ago today. March 27, i979 with president Carter looking on egyptian president Anwar Sadat and israeli prime minister Minachem begin signed the first peace treaty Between Israel and. An Arab state  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade