European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday february 3,1990 Black history month Debbye Turner the 23-year-old veterinary student non the miss America pageant in 1989 at Atlantic City . She became the third Black woman to hold the title of miss America since 1921. Turner had planned to graduate from the University of mis Souri Columbia veterinary school in 1990, but delayed her academic plans to assume the miss America responsibilities. Turner plays the Marimba and loves cats. Harsh criticism exchanged at . Session on rights Geneva apr the United states on thursday clashed with China and Cuba at the annual session of the . Human rights commission after the two communist countries criticized the . Invasion of Panama. Morris Abram the . Ambassador to the United nations in Geneva called on the hard line leaderships in Beijing and Havana to test their Quot totalitarian regimes and follow the recent examples of Chile and Al Salvador by holding elections. Abram criticized China for saying it regretted civilian deaths during the . Action last december in Panama while remaining silent on the loss of hundreds of chinese lives at the hands of the army in Tiana men Square last expressed Surprise at the . Criticism against Beijing because of the administration s recent conciliatory moves. Despite initial outrage at the violent suppression of pro democracy demonstrators Bush had been working to restore High level contacts with China. In a speech to the 43-nation commission chinese Delegate Zhan Diode said his country was a shocked at the Large scale armed invasion and military occupation of Panama by the United a the chinese delegation strongly Calls on the United slates to put an immediate end to its acts of aggression and to withdraw unconditionally All its troops from Panama Quot Zhan told the meeting. The head of the cuban delegation. Raul Roa called on the . Body to condemn the . Action saying the members must respond to the a denial of fundamental rights and freedoms for the panamanian a Btl is commission cannot remain silent in the face of this monstrous aggression or of the specious and cynical arguments advanced to justify it a Roa said. Defending . Intervention Abram criticized Cuba and China for saying nothing about the human rights abuses perpetrated by deposed panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega who is now in Miami facing drug trafficking charges. A How do these representatives of China and Cuba explain the enormous outpouring of support for the restoration of Panama s rightful rulers a he said citing an opinion poll that showed 95 percent support for the new government of Guillermo Endara. A when did Cuba last have an opinion poll Quot he added. The United states has said Cuba should be placed on the . List of countries causing special concern because of their human rights record. The . Delegation head at the six week meeting in Geneva is former cuban political prisoner Armando Valladares. The human rights meeting which started monday lasts until March 9. In addition to the National representatives on the commission the meeting is attended by observers from most other . Member states and about 150 private human rights groups. Stuff of spy novels Woven into Conrad trial a v _ a. A a a it n of Quot Art by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Koblenz. West Germany a prosecutors arc fashioning their espionage Case against former . Army sgt. 1st class Clyde Lee Conrad with such spy novel evidence As dissolving paper and invisible Ink. For its part. Conrad s defense is arguing that no one saw the retired sergeant copy or pass classified documents that he had Access to in his army Job. The West German trial began Jan. 17, More than a year after Conrad s arrest in bad Kreuz Nach. Conrad. 42. Faces Federal charges of High treason for Selling military documents to Hungary some of which were marked Quot cosmic lop he also is charged with spying for Czechoslovakia. Conrad s coun appointed attorney Klaus i Immy Rich contends that West Germany should not be trying the Case because his client worked with . Army documents not nato level secrets. West Germany decided to try the former Soldier on the grounds that All nato nations were victims of what prosecutors claim was a spy ring. The prosecution says Conrad had Access to important nuclear military planning documents when he worked at 8th in div he from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1985. The minimum sentence Conrad could receive for espionage is five years. A treason conviction could earn him 15 years and a High treason conviction could mean life imprisonment for these bring Ohio native. Hiim Crich said he expected the two Day a Wick trial to last about six weeks. Some sessions will be closed because classified information will be discussed. Three Conrad acquaintances already have been been convicted in european courts. A swedish court sentenced Brothers Imre and Sand or Korcsik to 18 months in prison for intelligence gathering. The a Ercsik were accused of serving As couriers for Conrad. Sweden did not charge them with document running because the activities did not occur on swedish soil. Another retired army sergeant first class Zoltan Szabo. Received a 10-month suspended sentence from a court in Vienna. Austria Tor a gathering military intelligence for a foreign prosecutors contend that Szabo. A hungarian who is a naturalized american. Recruited Conrad. Szabo was Conrad s Boss in the 8th inf div Liq in bad Kreuz Nach. About 50 Miles West of Frankfurt. Szabo had been a Captain before a Post Vietnam Force cutback reduced him to enlisted of the Conrad Case 1967 . Army officer Zoltan Szabo recruits Brothers Imre and Sandor Hercsik in Vienna Austria to carry nato military secrets to Hungary. Fall 1975 Szabo of 8th int div he allegedly recruits Clyde Conrad to gather military secrets. Late 1984 army sees first signs of intelligence leaks in West Germany. Sept. 1985 Conrad retires from the army As sergeant first class Early 1986 Conrad becomes suspect in probe into intelligence breaches. Aug. 23,1988 authorities arrest Conrad in West Germany and the Hercsik Brothers in Sweden tearing flee to Warsaw pact or Neutral countries. Oct. 18,1988 a court in Goteborg Sweden convicts the Hercsik Brothers of illegal intelligence gathering. Sentence 13 months each. Sept. 29,1989 a court in Vienna Austria convicts Szabo of gathering military intelligence Lor a foreign Power. Sentence 10 months suspended. Jan. 17,1990 Conrad trial opens in Koblenz West Germany. Charges High treason and espionage. Maximum sentence life imprisonment. According to the prosecutor s office Conrad received St million from the hungarians and $100,000 from the czechoslovak. In court wednesday swedish Federal prosecutor Sven Olof Hakansson testified about evidence found in the a Ercsik apartment indicating that they were spy ring couriers. Investigators discovered two code books with instructions on How to crack codes meet contacts destroy documents and avoid being followed he said. Also uncovered in the Home of the naturalized swedish Brothers was such spy paraphernalia As invisible Ink and dissolving paper. The search also revealed radio equipment and microfilm of military documents he said. Prosecutors in the Conrad Case believe he was trained in photo reproduction and Short wave radio techniques after being enlisted As a spy. According to an earlier prosecutors statement. Himmerich failed to persuade the court to disregard testimony wednesday by civilian intelligence specialist Gary Pepper on the grounds that he was influenced by illegal tape recordings. Much of Pepper s testimony was based on information from Danny Williams who was hired by the army to meet with Conrad after he came under suspicion m Early 1986. Williams met with Conrad about 45 limes and secretly recorded the sessions. Tape recordings made without consent arc inadmissible As evidence in West Germany. ,. The prosecution argued that . Investigators were unaware at the time of the recordings that the trial would be held in West Germany. The court did Rule however that Williams could not be called As a wit 10 is report suit Tea Eletor Regma Dekende in showing tourists How to spend less Money Tokyo up a most National travel offices try to generate income through tourism but the Japan National tourist organization has set the unusual goal of helping travellers spend less Money tourist officials soul cd a swi amp ssh court trial testimony. Australian and German Justice off dal. Sas photo Michael Abrams helping travellers spend less Money Saia Friday. The National tourist organization has Mun cd a Campaign to demonstrate to travellers Japan is not As expensive As is often reported. On feb. 23, the tourist office will announce the results of a Survey that shows Tokyo is less expensive for travellers than several major cities in Europe and the United states. Japanese tourist officials say their sole goal now is to Foster understanding through travel not bring in dollars. To seek Money through tourism would be unseemly at a time when Japan is flush with foreign Money gained through Trade surpluses said Tsuneaki Iki vice president of the government funded tourist organization
