European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes sunday August 20,1989 11 arrested As rightists meet to Mark Hess death Wun Siedel West Germany a police arrested 11 demonstrators and confiscated clubs knives and shackles to prevent violence at a rally saturday marking the second anniversary of the death of Rudolf Hess. About 300 right Wing extremists and Neo nazis gathered to Mark the aug. 17, 1987, death of Hess the former Deputy to Adolf Hitler who killed himself at Spandau prison in Berlin at age 93. Mess had spent 41 years in prison and never repented his crimes after conviction at the Niernberg trials in 1947. The late nazi is buried in a family cemetery plot in Wun Siedl. A bavarian town near the czechoslovak Border and his grave is a rallying Point for right Wing extremists. Police said there were also anti fascist activists in Wun Siedl to wage counter protests against the Neo nazi actions. Ferry reaches safety after Hull ripped by rocks Cherbourg France up a British scaling Cross Channel ferry sailing off the French coast hit a Patch of rocks that Tore a 45-foot-Long by half foot wide Hole in its Hull saturday but the vessel was Able to reach land and get every one off without casualties company officials said. The incident happened to the ferry Earl Gran Ville at 6 a.m., a Short time after leaving Cher Bourg for England. Crew members rapidly steered to the coast where the stricken ship s 712 passengers and 162 cars were quickly disembarked. The passengers were diverted to the port of Boulogne to catch another ferry. A Sfanjani submits choices for Cabinet to lawmakers Nicosia Cyprus a president Hashemi a Sfanjani announced his Cabinet nominees to parliament on saturday and left out one of his rivals a hard line Interior minister ignoring the request of More than half the lawmakers. A Sfanjani replaced a Akbar Mohtashemi with Abdullah noun a leading figure in the revolutionary guards a Branch of the military the official islamic Republic news Agency re ported. Earlier on saturday the government super Vised Tehran times reported that a Sfanjani would not include his hard line opponents in the Cabinet. Irna monitored in Nicosia said More than half of the nominees were new faces and news reports indicated the list could cause a political Brawl in parliament. A Sfanjani had been expected to present his Cabinet to parliament on sunday. On saturday the lawmakers were reviewing new procedures for appointing ministers. However the parliament had apparently finished its work Early enough for a Sfanjani to give the lawmakers his list. The 270-member parliament must confirm each nominee. Colombian crowds demand Justice in politician s slaying Bogota Colombia a tens of thousands of mourners on saturday flocked to the coffin of presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galan who was gunned Down a Day earlier. Drug lords vowed to keep killing government officials. Now the fight is with blood said the Medellin Cartel in a Brief communique broadcast by the run radio network and printed by the Bogota daily la pc Nisi. The Cartel the world s largest cocaine ring is believed responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United states. The statement did not specifically claim responsibility for Galan s death but said the group would keep killing officials. Police said drug lords had offered a $500,000 Reward for his death. As news of Galan s death spread through the coun try crowds estimated at hundreds of thousands came out on the streets shouting Justice Justice and de manding action against the drug cartels. Galan was shot and killed Friday in Soachi 12 Miles from Bogota As he prepared to address a Campaign rally. In the attack by at least seven gunmen local coun Cilman Julio Cesar Penalosa was killed and at least six others wounded. The gunmen escaped. Police said sat urday they had detained three suspects but did not name them. Hours earlier drug lords shot and killed a provincial police chief. Franklin Quintero. Responding to the killings president Virgilio Barco on Friday announced a harsh crackdown. He said in a nationwide television and radio address that he would use his Powers under the nation s mate of siege to re establish a treaty with the United states to extradite suspected traffickers. The state of emergency was declared in 1984 be cause of drug trafficking and guerrilla activity. The supreme court threw out the treaty in april 1988 on a technicality. President Bush said saturday that the United states is prepared to coordinate As expeditiously As Possi ble the extradition of suspected colombian drug Deal ers. We in the United states should not forget that others arc paying very High costs for the unchecked rampage of the International criminals trafficking in cocaine and undermining the lives of Law abiding Citi Zens Bush said in a statement issued from Kennebunkport Maine where he is vacationing. The government sent an elite police command to the City of Medellin a drug bastion and the  was placed under Alert. This Means that the  can be called any time into action anywhere in the country. Galan 46, presidential candidate of the Liberal party was leading by wide margins in opinion polls for planned presidential elections in May 1990. The government has decreed a three Day mourning period for Galan. Quintero 46, police commander for Antioquia province where Medellin is located recently had Given up his official bodyguards and asked that they instead be assigned to protect judges. He directed the local Campaign against cocaine trafficking and led raids that resulted in the seizure of tons of the drug and the arrest of several dealers. Mazowiecki from Page 1 can mint from falling under Solidarity s control. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Friday that president Bush would have no comment on the selection of a new Premier until the parliamentary process is completed. Bush was not considering expanding the $119 million economic Aid package he. Has announced for Poland Fitzwater said. Mazowicki s nomination Caps a dramatic comeback for the Veteran activist who spent a year in jail during Jaruzelski s martial Law crackdown in 1981. As Premier he would Lead a country with an econ omy crippled by a $39 billion foreign debt food Short Ages and widespread Public discontent. He would be Given several weeks to assemble a cab inet and present it to the scam for a vote. The soviet government daily Izvestia said Friday it is Clear that Poland is headed for its first non communist government in decades. Perhaps to reassure soviets there would be some continuity Izvestia also ran excerpts from an inter View that Walesa gave to West German to in which he said Poland would remain in the soviet led Warsaw pact military Alliance. Mazowicki a journalist trained As a lawyer was a Walesa s Side when nationwide strikes last year served As the catalyst for the government s decision to open talks with the Union legalize it and allow opposition participation in elections. Those elections resulted in Solidarity s Victory in virtually every race its candidates entered. Mazowicki was editor of a Catholic monthly from 1958 until 1981 when he founded to Godnik Solidar nose. It was banned under martial lawful resurrected this year after Solidarity was legalized. Germans from Page 1 East germans have a right to West German passports. Some 300 East germans have sought Refuge in the West German embassies and legation in Budapest Hungary East Berlin and Prague  Germany closed its embassy and consulate in Budapest on monday citing the inability of its Diplo Mats to Deal with the flood of East germans seeking Asylum at West German missions. The West German Mission in East Berlin was close two weeks ago after 131 East germans sought Refuge and guarantees that they would be allowed into West Ger Many. Another 500 East germans Are housed in a tent Citrin Budapest. West German diplomats have been issuing West German passports to the East germans in Budapest and according to eyewitnesses Many of the East Ger mans who fled saturday have already received West German passports. Copter from Page 1 they wanted to take some photos of real estate near the prison in Southern Colorado said Walter Kautzky the director of the Colorado corrections department. As they neared the prison one of the women pulled gun and ordered the Pilot to land inside the com Pound Kautzky said. Frustrated prison guards held their fire because the could not get a Clear snot at the helicopter and feared that the Pilot was being held hostage said Luc Mcdonough spokeswoman from the Colorado corrections department. Authorities ordered an investigation to determine Why a guard refused three orders from prison superintendent Jim Brittain to open fire on the helicopter. _ from the time the helicopter came into View from the Point of touchdown to Takeoff was 10 to 15 seconds Brittain said. The Pilot was found bound and gagged about 35miles North of the medium Security state prison and the helicopter was found nearby after authorities received an Anonymous Telephone Call. The Chase began when a Holdrege police office spotted the Van and the shooting started after the Van struck a police car head on Phelps county attorney Glenn dark said. After the first encounter they went Down the Street shooting at houses and at people he said. At least eight shots penetrated the Windshield of the Van police  gunmen fired wildly but there were no additional injuries and that s just Flat out a Miracle Jackson said. Nebraska state patrol sgt. Tom Nutt was standing by his car which he was using As a Roadblock when the Van approached. He was heading for shelter behind nearby House when a Hail of bullets forced him to dive for the  police state patrol and Phelps county sheriffs officers finally surrounded the rental  the Chase ended at 6 27 p.m., the Bullet shattered Van sat in the Middle of a wide Buck Street in the business District of town. Brown was at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearne with a Shotgun Pellet possibly lodged in a Finger on his right hand said Phelps county sheriff Dwayne new Gonzales and one of the women were being held atthe Phelps county jail the second woman was being held at Holdrege police Headquarters Clark  of the four was formally charged but All four would probably be taken to court on monday Clar said we be got plenty to hold them on he said. Gonzales was serving a four year sentence for Rob Bery and would have been eligible for parole in sep tember 1991. Brown was sentenced for sexual assault theft and criminal impersonation in a bad Check charge his parole eligibility Date was october 1996