European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Mountain biking stripes Magazine d afkc-135 crash kills at least 3 Page 2 d Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 d a s Down jays in opener Page 17 the stars authorized unofficial publication for the us. Ahmed forces vol. 48. No.171 thursday. October 1989 2s a Lily ind d 8693 a Baker defends not using troops to assist coup try Washington a Secretary of state James Baker wednesday said the United states reserves the right to use Mili tary Force against panamanian Leader Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and dismissed armchair generals who faulted the administration for failing to support tuesday s failed coup with american troops. The United states retains the opt onto use american forces. That option has never been ruled out Baker told the Senate finance Commilee. But if you re going to risk american lives it s the president s View that you do so on your own timetable. You do so based on your own plans. At a time of Maxi mum Opportunity and advantage. You Don t do so on the basis of someone else s plans and in response to rapidly changing circumstances he said. At the see Baker on Back Page refugees frantically try to catch Freedom trains Prague Czechoslovakia a East germans jammed Western embassies swam Rivers and lined Railroad tracks in at least four soviet bloc nations wednesday in a desperate bid to catch what could Bethe last Freedom trains to the West. The flood of would be East German emigres in Czechoslovakia Poland Bulgaria and East German came As East Germany said it would allow one More exodus of disillusioned citizens. The agreement covered an estimated 11,000 Refu gees who had converged on the West German embassy in Prague but there were reports thousands of others throughout the East bloc were hoping to take part. In Prague the first of 15 trains began carrying East germans to the West late wednesday. East Germany Honing to end the embarrassing exo dus of its Young skilled citizens before the communist nation celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend on tuesday closed its Border with ally Czechoslovakia to keep its people Home. In East Berlin police wednesday scuffled with about 50 East germans trying to enter the . Embassy witnesses said. Eighteen others made it inside the compound tuesday. . Sources said. In East Germany there were reports of thousands of frantic citizens lining the rail route that the weekend Freedom train had taken. According to reliable East German sources four East germans still were seeking Asylum in the West German Mission in East Berlin there were also unconfirmed reports that four East germans had sought Asylum in West Germany s embassy in Sofia Bulgaria. East germans Wail wednesday inside the West German embassy in Prague far trains to Lake them to he West. Scope of steroid Side effects still has scientists guessing military last of a three part series by Janet d staff writers Side effects ranging from aggressive Ness to liver tutors have been blamed on steroid use. But scientists have yet to determine unequivocally the scope of actual harm inflicted by prolonged use of the drugs. The extent to which athletes Are at risk has never been clearly defined said or. Col Eric Schoomaker medical consultant for 7th medical come in continued on Page 22 lawmakers aiming big guns at steroid Black marketeers Toronto a As the Ca Nadian government awaits the recommendations of the inquiry into the use of banned drugs in sports Ameri can congressmen Are forging ahead with legislation to crack Down on the booming Black Market in steroids. Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson who last year during the olympics at Seoul became the most famous athlete to flunk a dope test is expected to be on hand thursday when rep. Mel Levine d-calif., introduces a Bill that puts the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids in the same class As cocaine. A draft copy of the Bill would put 24 kinds of anabolic steroids under the controlled substances act. Sen. Joe Biden has already introduced a Bill that would prohibit the distribution of steroids by mail. Biden s Bill is intended to Stop mexican and european companies that Adver see steroids on Back Page classified ads Magazine today
