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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 1.1989 curfew from Page 1 government have generally been inactive during the recent War with drug lords but new political violence broke out on wednesday. Six insurgents of the National liberation army were killed and one Soldier was wounded in a Kittle wednesday in the stale of Cesar the Bogota morning daily newspaper Al Timpo said. Two policemen also were killed in a guerrilla ambush in the Northeast stale of Araucua. Al Tiempo said quoting police in Araucua. Meanwhile 12 bodies were found in a Shal a grave in the state of Cordoba Al Timpo  of the victims reportedly was identified As a veterinarian kidnapped several months ago by leftist rebels. Leftist guerrillas also killed 10 of their own members  were apparently suspected of being traitors. Al Tiempo said quoting army sources in the Northern state of Sucre. In Medellin. A police Force of 4.000 was on full Alert and 18 special anti terrorist units were stationed throughout the  has started with no major Incon veni Encis. People rushed to their Homes shortly before the curfew time began and now the City is  a police spokesman said by Telephone wednesday night. He Suid a fragmentation grenade exploded in a country club but caused Only minor damage. Interior minister Orlando Vasquez Velazquez said the government would extend the Curlew the first in Colombia in 19 years wherever it is required to prevent  the . Embassy gave no reason for ordering the dependents of us staff to leave but it was clearly related to the colombian Campaign against drug traffickers and plans to extradite some suspects to the United states. The extradition of one suspect reputed me Dellin Cartel finance chief Eduardo Martinez Romero was considered imminent. Because of the recurring violence in colom Bia the embassy already Hud a policy of not allowing dependents under the age of 18 but had permitted older children spouses parents and other adult dependents. The embassy order would apply to up to 50 relatives of embassy staffers a source said. The order also recommended that . Stu dents leave Colombia. The . Slate depart ment last week urged american tourists to Sta away from Mcd Calm to avoid the possibility of getting caught up in the violence there. The City has suffered almost daily bombing attacks by drug traffickers who arc pressing the government to end its 13-Day-old crackdown and negotiate a peace. The government began its offensive after a string of assassinations that culminated aug. 18 with the slaying of sen. Luis Carlos Calan the leading presidential hopeful. Authorities since have arrested several midle vol drug dealers in raids in which they seized More than $200 million in property including lavish estates office buildings air planes and cars allegedly obtained with drug Money. The drug Barons responded by declaring War on the government. Spanish dec official Dies Rome a Lorenzo Natali. Who served As vice president of the european commission for ii years and helped negotiate the entry of Spain Portugal and Greece into the european economic Community died monday after a Long illness at age 66. 6 Lance crewmen 1 other go sentenced for using heroin by Ken   Bureau Karlstedt West Germany six Lance missile crewmen and one other Soldier were sentenced to up to 21 years in prison this week for using heroin at their units near Steen Wink Netherlands. The missile . Assigned to the 8th . Army fiend arty Del. Were among 23 . Soldiers and dutch Citi ens picked up in a drug sweep in May. Five additional Lance  and two other soldiers were convicted in August of similar drug charges. Five More Lance  from the unit also face heroin counts. The Lance with a Range of about 80 Miles can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. During one of the general courts martial this week the judge and prosecutor emphasized the seriousness of the offences by referring to one of the soldiers use of heroin while guarding special  in keeping with longstanding policy it. Col. Dick Bridges an army spokesman at the Pentagon said he could not confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons at the unit. The detachment is an Clement of the 59th Ord Bri Gade. The unit s 64 enlisted soldiers and four officers provide direct technical support to the army of the Netherlands according to maj. Steve go scr a 59th Ord brigade spokesman. A dutch military spokesman it. Col. Paul Hart Man said we Don t have nuclear  Hart Man did say the dutch army is equipped with Lance missiles. The three month investigation by dutch and Ameri can authorities resulted in the arrests of 20 . Sol Diers and three dutch citizens. All but one of the sol Diers were assigned to the artillery detachment. The other Soldier was assigned to the 5blsl signal co a unit that provides communications support to the detachment. Fourteen soldiers have been convicted five arc still awaiting administrative or Legal action and one has received an administrative discharge go scr said. All of the soldiers convicted this week were reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade. The seven soldiers their charges and sentences imposed by the court were pfc. Allen h. Richardson use and distribution of heroin forfeiture of All pay and allowances a bad con duct discharge and confinement for 33 months. Spec. Benny r. Hicks use and distribution of heroin forfeiture of All pay and allowances a bad con duct discharge and confinement for two years. Sgt. Jose c. Hinojosa jr., use and distribution of heroin forfeiture of $400 a month for 72 months a bad conduct discharge and confinement for six years with two years suspended by pre trial agreement. Spec. Michael t. Mccray use and distribution of heroin forfeiture of All pay and allowances a bad con duct discharge and confinement for 15 months. Spec. Scott k. Bryant use and distribution of he Roin forfeiture of All pay and allowances a Dis Honora ble discharge and confinement for eight years with All but 30 months suspended by pre trial agreement. Spec. Phillip s. I ins. Use and distribution of he Roin use of cocaine forfeiture of All pay and allow ances a dishonourable discharge and confinement for 21 years with 13 years suspended by pre trial agreement. Spec. Tyler a. Horne 581st signal co use of he Roin forfeiture of All pay and allowances a bad con duct discharge and confinement for six months. Wii from Page 1 the past anew but also determine guidelines for the future the official soviet news Agency Tass said thursday. The commentary continued on by repeating the so Viet government s Calls for a reduction of armed forces and weapons in Europe. In Austria the popular tabloid Kuricar the nation s second largest circulation daily is running a daily scrips tilled Hitler s  it scarcely Ever happened in history that the responsibility for a War was so Clear the newspaper said monday. It was. In the end the work of one Man. It was Hitler s  Austria repeatedly has claimed that it was Hitler s first victim although the controversy surrounding the wartime sen ice of president Kurt Waldheim has forced austrians to review its past More critically. Hit Ler annexed Austria in 1938. In West Germany the news Media politicians and intellectuals have used the 50th anniversary for a wide ranging review of nazi atrocities. The memorial services included a thursday night con Cert in Frankfurt by Star violinist Anne Sophie mutter Ina program that also featured polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki conducting his polish  in a gesture of reconciliation the West German government announced in was willing to return the ownership of the p9lish embassy in Berlin to Poland. The embassy was seized by the nazis in 1941. However West German conservatives have tried to deflect some of the decades Long criticism levelled solely at the  a incl a Leader of the conservative Christian social Union said that in regard to the outbreak of the War and the nazi Era he did not want to deny one Iota of German  he continued that a one sided View of history with the conclusion that Only the germans arc burdened with guilt would be unbearable and would Lea to dangerous  a incl writing in the latest Issue of his party s newspaper Baucm Kurica did not elaborate on who else bears guilt. However Many Arch conservatives have Long claimed that soviet dictator Josef Stalin was also responsible for the outbreak of War. Franz Schoenhuber Leader of West Germany s right Wing extremist Republican party spoke of the War guilt of the soviets who together with Hitler brought the people of Eastern Europe under their yoke."sch8nhubcr referred to the soviets takeover of the Baltic republics Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and called for a panel of International historians to reassess whether germans alone should Bear the responsibility for starting the  German jewish Leader Heinz Galinski used the 50th anniversary memorial service in West Berlin to denounce the resurgence of right Wing extremism in parts of the  East Germany the communist party s daily newspaper Neues deutschland said the most important historical lesson of sept. 1, 1939, consists in never again letting fascism  anniversary events in Hungary included a thursday night live Hookup with the voice of Ameri Ca the bbl and Swiss radio for a discussion show analysing the causes of the War and a look at the Post War division of Europe. Bakker from Page 1 under court order not to discuss the trial outside of the courtroom. But during the hearing assistant . A racy Jerry Miller described the psychiatrist As a hired  assistant . Attorney Mike Scofield said most pretrial psychiatric evaluations Lake about 45 Days and the judge told jurors who were not told the reason for the suspension in the trial thai in could resume As Early As wednesday. Bakker and other pal executives Are accused of diverting for their own use More than $4 million of $158 million raised from followers who gave $1,000 for three nights free lodging each year for life at the ministry s hotels. If convicted on All 24 counts Bakker could be sentenced to 120 years in prison and fined is million. Defense attorney George t. Davis told Potter that Bakker 49, kept saying he wanted the trial to continue but was on the floor in a fetal  if or. Bakker is handled gently and carefully he May be Able to proceed with this trial Davis said. The defense had tried to persuade the judge to allow Bak Ker to stay in a private institution. Last year Bakker s wife Tammy Faye described a similar scene saying in a fund raising letter to supporters that her husband Nad stayed in a fetal Posi Tion for hours after he was forced to leave the ministry in 1987. She made no mention of thursday developments on the couple s daily religious broadcast. And Jessica Hahn the woman whose 1980 sexual encounter with Bakker led to Bakker s downfall said in a 1987 Playboy interview that just after the tryst a fellow evangelist who had just come from Bakker s hotel room said hews lying in a fetal position in his room saying he s  Jackson said his initial diagnosis was that Bakker was actively hallucinating suffers from acute depression and has episodes where he is unable to adequately judge and relate to  Nelson s collapse came the same Day that lawyers confirmed that another key witness in the trial former pal second in command Richard Dortch was being treated at a Clearwater fla., Hospital for an undisclosed ailment. The Butner facility has been used for psychiatric evaluations of John Hinck icy who shot president Reagan an Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt. In houses about 320 inmates including about 150 in the mental health unit  
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