European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday april 20, 1989 news updates Hoffman killed self Doylestown a. A Ahto Hoffman committed suicide with a massive overdose of a prescription drug a Coroner Rule  death was from the combined effects of phenobarbital a sedative and  or. Thom As Rosko said. Hoffman a 1960s activist who held 1o his anti establishment con vision was found dead april 12at his Home in new Hope. He was 52, Hin body has been cremated. Soviet news Agency Bern. Switzerland a the government Laid wednesday in will allow the soviet news Agency novo Sli 10 reopen its Bern office. Six years after cup Elling its correspondent for allegedly spreading false propaganda. A Swiss foreign ministry statement said inc reopening wasted la a pledge by nov Psi to carry out the Normal activity of a press  the ministry said the decision Unis part of efforts to improve Easl Wesr relations in Europe. In was followed by the first visit last week of a Swiss defense minister to the Ovici Union. No Date was announced for inc reopening. The soviet embassy in Bern had no comment Solzhenitsyn s Book Budapest. Hungary a a hungarian company has announced plans to publish the gulag archipelago Alexander Solzhenitsyn s documentary study about soviet labor Camps inc daily Esli Hirlan said tuesday. It said sinbad Ter free space publishers would publish he novel soon a French publishing firm which is in Chi rec or printing inc. Russian novelist 5 works in Paris a Given the Budapest publishers a Ihra month option on the Book Esli Hirlan said. The novel is about she hard life of inmates in forced labor prison Camps which the soviet Union established in 1918, inc of inc Camps reached a Peak during inc reign of dictator Josef Stalin. Vicenza police find body of Legal clerk Vicenza Nlaly a Legal clerk As signed to he co 3rd in 325lh inf Rygl was found dead near his apartment of apparent suicide a military spokeswoman said wednesday sol. Ronald Hill. 35, was found tuesday by italian  Chicago native had been in vice Iua since september 1987, he is survived by his wife Mibra. And their two children Ronald and Melschau All or Vicenza. A memorial service has not been scheduled. Authorities arc continuing to investigate inc Doalph correction High Alert issued on terrorism As Israel celebrates passover Jerusalem a Israel placed its Security forces on High Alert wednesday to prevent guerrilla attacks during ire passover Holiday while thousands oils Rachis travelled to Beach resorts or headed Home 10 be with relatives. The we Klong jewish Holiday commemorates the exodus of the ancient israelite from Egypt beginning at Sun Down wednesday wish a traditional meal known in hebrew As a seder. Thousands of police and Border patrol reinforcements were deployed across the country. Police maintained High visibility in Jerusalem s walled old City to pre vent disruptions of religious services a police spokesman said. The 16-month palestinian uprising in the occupied West Bank and Gaia strip has increased the concern in Israel about attempts by palestinian guerrillas to carry out a lacks during the holidays. Police appealed 10 inc Public in a Slatem published in All newspapers to report the 0% financing now available on Chrysler Plymouth Dodici Earlc ears Dodge trucks and jeeps mentioned inthe automobile and in last Friday s Edi Tion is available on most models through Chrysler credit corporation for a loan period of 24 months with a 10% Down payment to uhf red by cars. Suspicious people or packages. The army increased its Border Forcello prevent guerrilla infiltrations into is Rael especially on the Northern Frontier with Lebanon. So far this year 31 guerrillas have been killed in a do in attack son the Northern Border. An army spokesman would not give out details of troop deployments. -.--, the army organized passover meals at military bases but soldiers serving in the occupied lands will celebrate the meal in shifts and will be Given grape juice in Stead of Floc traditional four cups of wine . Budget res frictions forced the army to cancel the Headquarters passover feast traditionally held at a different base each year and attended by the chief of staff and dignitaries. The army took austerity measures after asking the government for an additional si38 million to cover the in creased Cost of quelling inc palestinian uprising. . Ambassador William a. Brownin Tel Aviv participated in a symbolic passover seder organized by soviet jew ish activists to thank the United Stales for its efforts on behalf of soviet jew being refused permission to emigrate. Passover is Israel s equivalent of the Christmas shopping season and israeli crowded shopping centers and supermarkets to do their last minute shopping be fore stores dosed wednesday afternoon during the Holiday Many jews abstain from eating bread or consuming other leavened products such As Beer a tradition recalling the ancient israelite who fled Egypt so quickly they had no Lime to leaven yeast for bread " Many israelis have carried out traditional Spring cleaning removing All bread and leaven from their Homes. On wednesday morning religious jews per formed the tradition of burning outside their Homes inc last remaining bread crumbs. . Base in Seoul firebombed Seoul South Korea a thou Sands of students demanding the Over throw of president Roh tac woo battled riot police wednesday with firebombs and rocks in to civics and protesters at tacked a . Base. The band of protesters hurled about 20 firebombs into the . Army s Camp Isabel in Seoul during the night hut caused Only minor damage police Andus. Military officials said. The protes ters escaped. Radical students say the United Stales helps keep the Roh government in Power and Are demand ing the withdrawal of the 43.000 . Troops based in the nation under a Mutual defense pact.1. Students have staged a series of ill lacks on . Facilities in recent months. Wednesday s Campus and strict clashes marked the anniversary of. The april 19, i960, student revolt Hal Lopp cd syn Man Rocey  protests were  Seoul Kwangju Chunju Hungju Pusan Tae Jon. Wonju Kang Nung. Chinchon and in. " execute Ron tac woo and a n Kee. Go Home students screamed a icy beat Drums and gongs. Vonhaz the South korean news Agency said Ghoul 37,000 students took pan in protests at 112 colleges nationwide hut it did not say How Many were Vio Lent. Police said they had no Overall Fig ures on the protests. Several police officers arid students were injured but police officials in Seoul said they had no details on injuries or arrests. The protests appeared to be inc. Most serious in recent months. More than1.000 students at Hankow University in Seoul relied police with hundreds of firebombs and rocks police. In fatigues and  fired scores of tear Gas canisters and made Sev eral charges to Force inc protesters Back. Similar clashes occurred at ii other Seoul colleges after police blocked Stu dents from marching in Tot he streets but a student Call for evening protests in the Center of Seoul was mostly ignored just a few protesters yelled slogans on sidewalks before being swept away by thousands Friol police.1-,. Student leaders urged students Loim state to example of Floc 1960 revolt we must strike l Down the Roh dictatorship and establish True democracy in  a Leader Ai Hanzook said As students cheered. The government put riot police on top Alert nationwide to Block protests. At least 20,000. Riol police were deployed in Seoul. Riot units guarded key govern Merit buildings and some major intersections. Police officials also said Security was increased near government buildings and embassies. The radicals frequently stage violent demonstrations and attack government offices they Lack popular support be cause of their extreme views and they Are not seen As a serious threat to the Roh government. The Radical students Are trying to Forman anti government Alliance with Mili Tant Trade unions campaigning for major wage increases and other concessions. About 1,000 striking electronic work ers clashed wednesday with riot polite in the Southeastern City of Chang won after a protest March. A major crackdown was launched on labor strikes after Roh warned lest week Char strikes  to hamstring the Economy. Roh said strikes had Cost $2.4 billion in lost production and reduced exports by 1600 million this year. Roh a former general won Jar Csteen Lial elections in december 1987 and has helped introduce Broad democratic re forms. But Many South koreans Mill identify his government with Bis authoritarian predecessor Chun  inc South agon t n not Ponc on to we Iii in go yemeni win Baumun Sai l s part Aler Taria witches protest being cast in evil Light Boston a a woman appoint Sive and lib Clous manner which is in mexican police have called Sara Villa a vedas the official Witch of mais Achu setts has begun a letter writing Campaign to protest what she arid other Ulichus believe Are violations of i Clr civil rights letters of complaint stemming from news reports linking a Witch to a cull of drug smugglers suspected in the ritualistic deaths Oft s people have been sent to major newspaper and television net works by Laurie Cabot a. Salem based group witches league for self aware Ness. We arc not satanists we do not do Black magic or any evil magic said Cabot who formed inc 900-Mernhcr group in 1986. Shortly after the filming of the witches of Eastwick a Moie thai i itches said made them appear Stu pid we Are trying 10 raise the conscious Ness of these people so we arc not harmed we need to separate ourselves from this hateful propaganda the witches complained they have been portrayed in an inaccurate Offen Siv violation of our  teed civil right to practice religious free Dom As Well As Freedom from harassment. Discrimination persecution or the incitement of the Public to form and verse opinions of members of a religious  in group literature Lite league is de scribed As a National and International anti defamation organization which is working to protect the. Civil rights dignity and Public portrayal of Over six Mil lion witches pagans and  Carol dubbed the official Witch by gov. Michael s. Dukakis said she and Oiler witches Are part of a legally recognized religion that is peaceful and devoid of Floc evil doings associated with Witch pm it stereotypes the recent complaints were sent tones organizations such As the new York times the associated i Ress and arc news and stemmed from stories about the murderous cult of drug smugglers. Real Al Drolc the missing 24-year-old col lege student believed to do one of the cult leaders a withal Drolc has been linked to the 15 Vic Tims of the cull some of which were unearthed last week at a ranch in Matamo Ras Mexico just South of the . Border. A s very Loose terminology Cabot said. These were Dru runners. What they were doing had nothing to do . Witchcraft has no evil  Cabot describes witchcraft As a nature religion that uses a mixture of astronomy astrology and psychic Powers to heal and make things Toner. She said they use potions and cast spells to pro Mote Well being and general Good. Witches should not be pain cd As pc pc who engage in acts of violence Suchias animal at human sacrifice. We have families we have children t be Lone to kiwanis and the chamber of Commerce you know said Cabot who once pwned a witchcraft store in Salem and is now writing books