European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Billy Martin killed in truck Accident Page 21 Hutkoi Idieo us oficial publication Fob the us her Fob to vol. 48. No. 253 wednesday december 27. 1989 Good. Tornin d 8693 a Ceausescu reported shot Nicola a Ceausescu who was reportedly executed on monday is shown in november speaking to the last romanian communist part Congress. Bucharest. Romania a ousted president Nicolas Ceausescu and his wife were executed monday after a secret military trial found them guilty of genocide and grave crimes against to mania Bucharest radio reported. Caus Csc the last hard line communist Leader in the Warsaw pact was chased from Power Friday after his dreaded Security forces massacred thousands pro testing his repressive 24-year Rule and harsh economic policies. Ceausescu 71, and his wife. Elena who served As a virtual second in com Mand were executed by firing squad after a trial at an undisclosed location the official broadcast said. The report could not be independently confirmed however and romanian television did not broadcast photos of the bodies. Film broadcast on romanian television Early tuesday showed the a causes Cus being brought to an undisclosed Loca Tion in an armoured car before their apparent execution. Ceausescu dressed in a dark suit Anda heavy Black overcoat looked gaunt and tired but smiled As a Man in a White coat checked his blood pressure. His wife looked forlorn As she sat against a Wall dressed in a beige fur lined coat with her head covered peasant style in a Scarf. Romanian staff at the hotel intercontinental clustered cheering around a television set when the film appeared some four hours after the execution was announced. Some even spat in the direction of the television in a gesture of con tempt. The film was the first of Ceausescu to be shown since the provisional govern int announced his capture saturday. The television announcer repeated the charges against Ceausescu and said the extraordinary military tribunal had sentenced the couple to execution by firing squad. The National salvation committee had announced Over the weekend that it would put the Ceausescu on trial an impose punishment of the greatest be it was not immediately Clear however Why the committee chose to put the Ceausescu on trial in secret and execute them immediately. Although the decision could have stemmed from an attempt to Slop the fierce fighting that has wracked the coun try since last week it left the new govern ment open to charges of vigilante Washington a while House statement deplored the haste of the Ceausescu apparent trial and execution. We regret that the trial did not take place in an open and Public Fash Ion White House spokesman scan Walsh said. We urge an end to All Vio Lence and bloodshed in Bucharest radio blamed the causes Cus for the deaths of More than 60,000romanians and said they plundered the continued on Page 3 Vatican embassy takes in Noriega . Demands custody of dictator Washington a the Bush administration demanded in extraordinarily Tough terms monday that Vatican authorities turn deposed panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega Over to . Custody a state department source said. Negotiations have brought a mexican standoff the official said with Church authorities rebuffing the request and trying thus far without Success to find a country to take Noriega from his Sanctuary in the Vatican embassy in Panama City. While the negotiations went on president Bush summoned National Security adviser Brent scow Croft to his Camp David Mountain Retreat Christmas Day to discuss diplomatic options for dislodging no Riega to bring him to trial on drug charges in the United states. Meanwhile defense Secretary Dick Cheney in Panama fora Brief on site inspection said he would like to bang . Troops Home As soon As possible but added they will stay As Long As they arc needed. We Don t want to leave too soon before the ask is roughly 26,000 . Troops arc in Panama More than double the 12,000 normally based there. The slate department source speaking Only on condition he not be named said the . Demand for custody of Noriega has been delivered to the Vatican in extraordinarily Tough but he said the Vatican has been contacting number of latin american and european countries hoping one will agree to accept Noriega. The official did t mention names but countries that have surfaced As possible refuges include Spain Cuba and the dominican Republic. He has no place to go yet the official said. No body wants the official said most of the discussions have been carried out Between the state department and Church officials at the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro said in Rome it was Loo Early to say whether Noriega would be handed Over to the United Stales or the new . Backed government in Panama or Given passage to another country. Scowcroft was asked to come to Camp David in the Cato tin mountains of mar land where the presi Dent was spending a Holiday weekend with his wife five children and 11 grandchildren. The while House said Secretary of slate James a. Baker Iii was keep ing in touch by Telephone from Houston where he spent the Holiday. Meanwhile a panamanian officer and Noriega see Panama on Back Page Aykut the Vatican is attempting to find a country that will take sex dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega. Vikings hold off Ben go a Page 21
