European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday april 9,1989 news updates Hudson damages los Angeles a the $7.25 million in punitive damages awarded to Rock Hudson s Lover in a landmark aids lawsuit is excessive and probably will a reduced to s3 million he trial judge Salt Friday. Superior court judge Bruce r. Ceca nacre said however that he generality agreed with jury rulings in favor , who sued Hudson estate because Hudson continued to have sex with him without revealing he had aids. 5 sikhs charged new Delhi India a the government Friday charged five sikhs with conspiracy in the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, one defendant Kalian Singh was killed by rival sikh militants in 1985, the government said. The others Are Sim Ranjeet Singh Mann a former senior police officer Al tinder pal Singh a Well known militant and College lecturers Dalip Singh and Jagmohan Singh Tony financier cleared 35 indicted in Italy s biggest Bank scandal Milan Italy a magistrates investigating Italy s biggest banking scan dal indicted 35 people Friday but cleared financier Carlo do acne Dotti of any wrongdoing in the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano. Leio Gelli a financier accused of masterminding a ring of right Wing terrorists subversion and spying was one of the 35 indicted on charges of complicity in fraudulent bankruptcy. The indictments also named Gelli s aide umber to ortolan an italian born banker now living in Brazil Fin Ancier Anna Bonomi Bolchini 23 Board members and officials of the Bank and eight other italian business men. One woman was indicted for cur Rency violations. I no Dale for trial was announced. The crime of being accessories to fraudulent bankruptcy carries a Maxi mum sentence of 15 years in prison. The. Indictments Stem from the 1982 collapse of Banco Ambrosiano Italy s biggest private Bank. It failed when it could not collect $1.3 billion in Loans fun int ,.r.w leson.wyi.1 c to temperatures april 7 Hilo a 3d 15 .44 5 7tr.c a font Oil inc . Silt met ii l Liu c-1, in or trod t c .1 european weather made to 10 Dummy companies in latin America controlled by the Vatican Bank. The Vatican Bank officially known As the Institute for religious works was the largest shareholder in Banco Ambrosiano it agreed in 1984 to pay $250 million As part of Banco ambro Siano s bankruptcy settlement but said the payment was not an admission of responsibility. Italian courts ruled last year that a treaty Between he Vatican and Italy prevents prosecutors from taking to court the head of the Vatican Bank american archbishop Paul Marcinkus and two other top Bank officials. Do Benc Cui who failed last year in a highly publicized attempt to Lake Over a belgian conglomerate was officially notified in july 1987 that he was under investigation for his Sale of Banco Ambrosiano shares shortly be fore it went bankrupt. However the magistrates said Fri day1 there was no evidence of wrong doing by do Banc Dotti whose Finan Cial Empire includes the Olivetti computer group and the Mondadori publishing House. Gelli was the grandmaster of the p2 propaganda due masonic Lodge that investigators linked to crimes that included tax evasion bribery and conspiracy to topple the government. He also was charged in connection with the 1980 bombing of the Bologna train station that killed 85 people and injured .200 but was never brought to trial -. he was extradited to Italy from Switzerland last year on the condition he could be tried Only on charges re lated to the collapse of Banco ambro Siano. Ortolan who now lives in Sao Paolo Brazil was quoted by the o is Tado do. Sao Paulo newspaper on thursday As saying he was never involved in Banco Ambrosiano or its failure. He told the newspaper that he wanted to return to Italy to respond to those charges and to defend the Honor of my Hil 9s. Sift "100 55 40 u �6i a fat Ift 3 5f 41 30 t1 k v a 75 w 51 � 11. Ill an St 6i a to s2 52 38km it 41 m m j3 is u 10 k 2 34go i 55 43n by in Wev r. I a in t to Topi n a w us a at & talk Tutt ttmrjf#4 touch inv w tic i in inn no fffl&9hht.i3li1 to�i47-1 1 Jerusalem my palestinians clashed with soldiers in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip during a Gen eral strike saturday called to Mark the anniversary of the death in 1948 of a Man palestinians As a War hero. The strike also marked the Start of the 17th month of a revolt against israeli Rule. Four palestinian Icen Agurs were wounded in Street confrontations with israeli army soldiers shops were closed and transportation was halted through out the occupied territories reports said. Hundreds of youths built makeshift barricades and raised the outlawed palestinian Flag in Village and City streets in the territories which have been ruled by Israel since the 1967 Middle East War. The army imposed or extended cur fews on most of the Gaza strip refugee Camps forcing at least 215,000 arabs about one third of the local Gaza Popula Tion Lostay Home. Israeli officials said the violence also was linked to the beginning of the islamic holy month of Ramadan in which moslem fast from Sunrise to Sunset. Ramadan Marks the month when the Prophet. Mohammed began receiving is Lam s holy Book the Koran from god. A leaflet distributed by the moslem fundamentalist movement Hamas or Zeal urged palestinians to Welcome Ramadan by escalating their revolt against israeli Rule in the Zufah and Khan Yunis refugee Camps youths violated curfews and fought with israeli array troops Arab re ports said Hospital officials said three teen agers were shot and wounded All in the legs. Several violent confrontations also were reported in the occupied West Bank. The army command said soldiers shot and seriously wounded a 14-year old boy in Jonin. In tul Karym troops forced residents to paint Over nationalistic slogans on House Walls and remove palestinian flags from rooftops and electricity poles Arab and israeli reports said. The general strike scheduled to run saturday and sunday was called by the unified National leadership of the uprising to Mark the anniversary of the death of Abdul Qader Husseini a Mem Ber of a prominent Jerusalem family and a War hero of he palestinians. Kuss Cini who commanded Arab Ger the Jerusalem area during is Rael s War of Independence in 1948, was killed in the Battle for the Qamil Hill in april 1948. The strike also marked the beginning of the 17th month of the palestinian re Volt against Israel s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip at least 420 palestinians and 18 israe Lis have died in clashes since the uprising began on Dee. 8, 1987. On Friday thousands of palestinians marked the first Day of Ramadan with " riots outside the Al Asa mosque in Jerusalem after midday prayers attended by about 23,000 worshippers. Al least five police officers three arabs and several journalists were Hurt in the Stone throwing protest. Police fired tear Gas and rubber bullets to Dis Perse the protesters. At least 37 arabs were arrested. The hour Long Battle on Temple mount was the wont violence in a year at the third holiest site of islam. $1.5 billion to be invested in Casoline Marion Iii. Up three Texas investment firms have agreed to spend s500 million each to build a Plant to produce the Gas Oline substitute Casoline a mixture of Coal Hydrogen and ethanol the fuel s Developer said Friday. The Plant which could be under construction in 90 Days will be the first of its kind in the world said Phil Boynton president of Spanop Lic Energy research inc. The Plant is expected to be in limited production a year after construction begins Boynton said. Boynton calling the Plant and process revolutionary said about 4,000 people would be employed during construction. Me said about so workers would be employed when the three year construction project is completed. The Marion based research and development firm discovered the process to make Casoline and has a Patent application pending Boynton said. Boynton said the three investors would be identified later he said icy arc firms that have been in the Oil and gasoline business for Boynton said the Plant would be on a 450-Aerc site on the Ohio River. He said the exact site of the Plant probably would be released this week. Boynton called the fuel ecologically clean and said it would sell Tor 67 cents a gallon. 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