European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday aprils 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 Voa feud could Lead to War Castro warns Havana a cuban president a is Castro old the United states on tuesday no o interfere with his am ins of voice of America television Kad casts because it could Lead to War. I the hard line communist Leader was re Flor no to the federally funded voice of Eer a programs beamed from Miami Ifo Cuba. The Island s government has been jamming the broadcasts since they started March 27. I if the . Undertakes a surgical operation against the systems of interfere Lence of its anti cuban television we will Irv to make the surgeon come out of it As badly As possible the cuban govern Ament news Agency Prensa Latina report led Castro As saying. I at a news conference he warned that Cuba can also carry out surgical opera it ions and remarked that such a . Action could end in War Prensa Latina isaid. I the dispatch monitored in Mexico icily Only paraphrased Castro s words. It gave no direct quotes. I Castro said that Cuba seeks no Mili itary  but he said it does i not fear the . And is ready to confront jazz Singer Sorah Vaughan Dies of cancer los Angeles a jazz vocal is Sarah Vaughan known for her Indi i a idealistic style and her extensive Range has died of lung cancer. She was 66. Vaughan died at 10 30 . Tuesday at her Home in the hidden Hills area of the West san Fernando Valley los an Geles county sheriffs sgt. De Rogner said. Vaughan had been admitted March 31 to Cedars Sinai Hospital in los an Geles but was released earlier tuesday Hospital spokeswoman Paula Correi Asaid. Los Angeles times jazz critic an longtime Friend Leonard Feather in his Book encyclopedia of jazz in the six ties described Vaughan As the most important Singer to emerge from the Bop  Vaughan s style was formed by her Early association with be Bop singing with Billy Eckstine Charlie Parker and dizzy Gillespie in the Earl Hines an Billy Eckstine bands in the 1940s. During that time with her deep sul try voice and dramatic colourings she was known As the most distinguished jazz Singer of the 40s. Born in Newark n.j., on March 27, 1924, Vaughan studied piano from age7 and was a Church choir member and organist by 12. Her father a Carpenter played guitar and her Mother Sang inthe Church choir. In 1942, she accepted a dare Trum Peter trombonist Jabbo Smith claim edit was his idea and Sang body and soul at an Apollo theater Amateur contest in Harlem. Eckstine heard her and recommended her to Hines As Sec Ond pianist and co vocalist with him Seii. She made her debut with the Hines band in 1943 at the Apollo. She went with Eckstine after he left Mes a year later to form his own big band then Sang with John Kirby group. By 1946 she had established her As a sol artist in 1949� she was paid $2,500 for a week at the Apollo. Vaughan s voice Over which she had them on any ground the dispatch added. In other remarks to reporters in Havana on tuesday Castro raised the possibility that his government will retaliate by blocking . Radio transmissions to the Island. Speaking for More than two hours Castro assailed the voice of America to project As a Gross instrument of subvert  although he did not announce new responses he said Cuba reserves the right to exercise that option if this aggression  Castro left the impression that one of the moves under consideration would involve radio Marti the 5-year-old voice of America project that broadcasts new Sand entertainment to cuban listeners. To Marti can make radio Marti sur face again Castro said. We can t exclude this possibility. This problem is still  previously Castro had threatened to retaliate by interfering with american broadcast signals in Florida. On monday president Bush hailed to Marti As the latest . Effort to a file Sarah Vaughan cuban president Fidel Castro makes a Point during his Havana news conference. Broadcast the truth to communist ported Fidel Castro said the . Ducci counties. The television station is named after Jose Marti a hero of cuban Independence. The cuban dispatch on tuesday re Sion to name its anti cuban television Channel with the name of the National hero Jose Marti is the same As if renamed a garbage can George washing ton " Israel shows off ability with 2nd satellite launch phenomenal control had Lovely tone was flexible and True in pitch. And she had a Mastery of scat singing improvising swinging and phrasing. She once told an interviewer that horns influenced her More than other singers which was evident from her harmonic and rhythmic sense. A ceaseless inno Vator she added that she never Sang a song the same Way twice. Her nicknames were the divine one the divine Sarah and  songs she recorded include you re Blase if you could see me now i cover the waterfront body and soul tenderly everything i have is yours ill remember april easy living i remember Clif Ford Here s that Rainy Day misty and Don t blame  she recorded Lover Man in 1945 with Charlie Parker and dizzy  Melody was in 1958. Perdido was with the Basie band. Her first hit record was it s magic in 1947. Her first husband was trumpeter George Treadwell. She also was mar ried to professional football player Clyde Atkins Las vegas nev., restaurateur Marshall Fisher and trumpeter Waymon Reed. Jerusalem a Israel tues Day displayed its rocket and technological prowess launching the ofek-2 communications satellite the second in a series of experimental spacecraft. The satellite is widely viewed in Theara world As a spy satellite that will allow Israel to have immediate Intelli gence on Arab military moves. The launch came one Day after Iraq president Saddam Hussein threatened to use chemical weapons against Israel if attacked. But Israel space Agency head Yuval Neeman denied that the satellite had any military purpose or that the Long rumoured launch was a response to the warning. Neeman described the new satellite As experimental and similar to the ofek-1 launched aboard a Gray three stage rocket sept. 19, 1988. The Only difference is that we Mancall the satellite and Send it messages and receive answers Back Neeman said adding it is not a spy satellite and has no military  the satellite s orbit will Range from125 Miles at its lowest Point to 923 Miles at its highest according to space Agency spokesman Avi Sarhan. We said at the launch of ofek-1that there would be a whole line of satellites after Ward. Ofek-2 is just one More step a successful step in this program Sarhan said. Analysts have said Israel need edits own satellite so As not to be dependent on the United states for satellite information. My err. Shimon Peres Peres the labor party Leader who has Bee picked to head Israel s new govern ment told reporters the launch proved Israel s scientific ability. It shows that Israel is a highly developed country and we Are Able to defend our lives Peres said. We Are not looking for wars. But we Are looking for Security and hopefully fora Region and a time where nobody will need military  he said the launch should remind Iraq s president that if he wants Todeal with Israel he should look for other Means than the military  Qadhafi asks moslem to free hostages during Ramadan Rome a libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi urged moslem to celebrate their holy month of Ramadan by releasing foreign hostages held in the Middle East Libya s official news Agency said wednesday. Qadhafi specifically mentioned Jacqueline Valente a frenchwoman captured Oti a yacht off Cyprus in 1987 by Abu Nidal s libyan backed Fatah revolutionary coun cil the Jana news Agency said. Qadhafi also appealed to mos lems the world Over in his capacity As the Leader of the International islamic people s command calling for releasing the hostages and prisoners of conscience on the Advent of the blessed month of Ramadan the month of love and Toler Ance said Jana monitored in Rome. Ramadan began in late March. The Jana dispatch said Qadhafi stressed islamic humanitarian values and called on moslem to re Frain from detaining innocent peo ple