European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page so the stars and stripes Friday july 13,1990 a says it won t . Troops join drug fight b0 50ta, Colombia tues Fly it will never let fight if Colombia and said that the government said a. Troops join the anti drug Ambo Type Quot operas tons Are needed More in the United states Rone the comments by foreign minister Julio Londono came in response to a Newsweek Story. The Magazine said . Troops would play a passive role in dramatic anti drug strikes in Bolivia Colombia and Peru \. Colombian news Media interpreted that As a suggestion that Ameaan troops would be used. Newsweek said a drug raid involving . Troops is unlikely to happen anytime soon if Ever. The foreign master s comments in a broadcast interview seemed aimed More at colombians than at the United states. A where these Ramoo Type actions Are needed is in the big North am Ricail cities where Large distribution centers Are found and Dis Are sold on Street Comers with the knowledge of american authorities Quot Londo no said in the interview i farce radio. A if any Aid is needed in should be in the form of paying fair pieces for our Export products and avoiding import taxes on our agricultural and Industrial prod a a a. H 1. 1 a a a a ucts.�?�. Colombians staunch refusal to even consider the presence of . Combat troops on its territory goes Back almost 90 years to Coop Ibias a loss of what is today Panama. The presence then of . Gunboats assured the Success of a Small group of rebels demanding Independence from Colombia. The new country of Panama that emerged from the rebellion then negotiated the Panama Cattal treaty wifi the United states. The . Government has demonstrated repeatedly since then that it understands colombians sensitivity to any . Military presence. The latest occasion was last year when president Bush sent Colombia $65 million Worth of military Aid for colombians anal drug War. The american Ihil itary presence was limited to Only about 150 soldiers and was kept at a Low profile. . Transport planes flying the equipment into Bogota stayed for Only a few hours. The american military technicians helping set up equipment or familiarize colombians with it stayed Only a few Days. Colombians news Media ran several stories about the presences of american troops in Colombia at that time. In deep trouble but Happy entertainer Jeff As tuna cheerfully tackles the Job thousands of other sportsmen Aschman is jubilant of digging his Van out of a 9-foot Drift at Parisher Over two weeks of St Tawfall that brought new South Miggins snowfields near Sydney Australia. Like Wales its Best skiing to editions in a decade. Barbi aide Tours murder site Lyon i a French War criminal Paul Tou France a vier visited a Jesuit Corege on tuesday where his pro nazi militia imprisoned seven jews before executing them during world War ii. Rouvier 74, who worked closely with Lyon Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie during the German occupation left his prison cell near Paris under armed guard to visit his former Headquarters. The Lour was ordered by Jeau Pierre Getti the magistrate who is gathering evidence to prosecute Rouvier on an additional charge of crimes against humanity. Rouvier and other witnesses some wearing hoods to conceal their identities toured the grounds of the College that served As a militia Detent Ion Center in mid-1944. One charge accuses Rouvier of responsibility for the executions of seven jewish detainees on june 28, 1944. The prisoners were shot in nearby Villeux la Pape in reprisal for a resistance raid. On monday Robert Nathan whose father was arrested on May 19, 1944, by Rouvier and executed three months later asked Getti to open up a new charge of crimes against humanity against Rouvier Rouvier was arrested during the liberation of France but escaped. He was twice convicted of War crimes and sentenced to death in his absence. Under a 20-year statute of limitations those sentences could not be carried out. In 1973, he went into hiding after new charges were raised and was not found until police arrested him in Mav 1989 at the St. Francis priory in Nice. The priory was run by followers of archbishop Marcel Lefevbre the fundamentalist priest excommunicated irom the roman Catholic Church. Rouvier denies responsibility for killings torture and sending suspects to the Gestapo during the War. He also denies blowing up a synagogue in 1943. Barbie was convicted in 1987 of crimes against humanity and is serving a life sentence in France. Getti questioned Barbie and others last month. Military Roundup Ben Waters computer chief receives High of award Raf Ben Waters England a a communications superintendent stationed at Raf Bent Waters has won a top air Force award. Senior master sgt. Larry Coleman who has been at Raf Ben Waters for More than two Nam 2164th comm so. Quot a Coleman mov a into his position As the superintendent of tie communications and com Titer operations division in october. Previously he was the chief of data automation. While at Ben Waters Coleman has helped implement new computer systems and ensured that a million Dollar renovation of the bases data processing Center was done on schedule. A a a a a specialist at Rhein main named legion commander St. Englmar West Germany a an air transportation specialist with the 435th Aerial port so at Rhawn main a has been elected commander of we department of France of the american legion a tech. Sgt. Phu Glas Haggan 36, who joined the american legion after serving in Vietnam will head the to department for the coming year. The department includes wartime veterans living in France West Germany England Spain Belgium Denmark and Sweden. Merwyn my beavers a Navy Veteran who lives in Frankfurt was re elected National executive committeeman. Michael a. Pietz an air Force Retiree film Span Dahlem was elected alternate National executive committeeman. Ernest bold Jyh of Kaiserslautern was elected vice commander at Large. Elected As vice commanders were sgt. 1st Gass Keith a. Lauder milk of Kaiserslautern air Force Retiree James r. Schaefer of Stuttgart master sgt. David Contreras of bid taken and Melvin Rosen of Nice France. A Amie Matasky an army Veteran who is a member of Palis Post 1, was re elected delegation chairman and vice commander. Outgoing department commander Edward Drayton presented him with a meritorious service award for 17 years of service to the department at National conventions of the american legion. Others elected were finance officer senior master sgt. Edward King of Pitburg a historian army Retiree Arthurc Beck from near Frankfurt Sefy ice officer tech. Sgt. Albert l. Leggett of Stuttgart sergeant at arms Claude Glenn of Heilbronn chaplain Guadalupe Mata an army Veteran in Kaiserslautern department adjutant tech sgt. Wayne Costa of Freiberg judge advocate master sgt. Grant Whiteley of Hochst. A world today 11 More Cartel members arrested in Colombia Bogota Colombia apr police tightening their dragnet on the Medellin cocaine Cartel arrested ii top Cartel members and seized More than vhf tons Ordyna mite and other arms in a northeastern town officials said. The raid tuesday followed last months police killing of the Mastermind of the cartels terror Campaign. Among the 11 was puerto Triunfo the personal physician of Cartel Leader Pablo Escobar who was arrested 75 Miles East of Bogota according to a National police report read Over the run radio network. One of Escobares relatives Heman Dario Quintero was also supplied dynamite Ana weapons to gunmen hired to carry out the cartels bombing and assassination campaigns the report Sata. Drug traffickers fighting a in month old War against the government of president Virgilio Barco have responded with More car bombings massacres and police assassinations killing hundreds of people. French chef Dies Paris apr Alain Chapel a master chef who ran one of Frances most highly praised restaurants Oieu tuesday of a heart attack colleagues said. He was a
