European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 a a a the stars and stripes thursday november 15,1990 network from pare 1 gunman slain after killing 11 european countries in setting up the network and training natives As guerrilla fighters. The newspaper did not name its sources. A training centers sprang up in forests in the part of Germany said die Welt. At the centers said the newspaper a former prisoners of War men who had done civilian work for the occupying Powers and Young men acquired by Chance were trained in pistol shooting radio operations and the German government wednesday confirmed plans for Covert anti communist actions in Case of War but denied there were military units in the country trained for such cold War defense. A the plans were not connected to West German military institutions a government spokesman Hans Klein said. Under questioning from reporters Klein refused to name exactly what did exist in West Germany he insisted on calling them a a precautions and indicated they were still in existence. Pistols grenade launchers explosives and radios were stored in secret caches to be used by the guerrillas said die Welt. A the network was expanded to All of Western Europe by 1959,�?� said die Welt. A Money was provided by intelligence the operation was designed to be an underground resistance network in Case of a soviet invasion in Western Europe. It mostly prepared communication networks escape routes and sabotage plans officials have said. Die Welt said the networks controlling body still exists in Belgium though Only As a in 1951, said die Welt Allied intelligence agencies and each participating nation a Germany Italy and France being among the first a agreed to set up a Clandestine committee for planning to oversee the network. Headquarters were initially in France said the newspaper. The controlling body a name was changed to Allied Clandestine committee in 1964, said die Welt the newspaper said that in the 1950s the network began a systematic cooperation with the Brussels Belgium based supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe which worked with the group in Maneu vers. The network was Independent of natos control said die Welt. In Paris French president Francois Mitterrand on tuesday confirmed that he had dissolved the French Arm of the group but did not say when. He was first elected in 1981. A i did no to have much left to dissolve a Mitterrand said. A there Only remained a few remnants of which 1 Learned the existence with some Surprise because everyone had forgotten about the Paris newspaper liberation said the French Arm of the network was disbanded Only after disclosures of the italian operation had created a political controversy. Henk Vredeling the dutch defense minister from 1973-77, said he had been told about the existence of Gladio weapons caches on dutch soil. One dump discovered in 1980 could Supply a Force of up to 150 men and enough explosives to destroy buildings and Bridges reports said. In Belgium a former network member and former belgian army intelligence official Andre Moyen told the leftist newspaper be Drapeau Rouge he knew of a at least six arms caches hidden in Belgium up to two months ago. Dunedin new zealand apr a Man described As a loner upset by the recent death of his Mother was fatally wounded by police wednesday after gunning Down 11 people wiping out almost half the population of a Seaside Village. New zealand a worst massacre began tuesday night when 33-year-old David Malcolm Gray set fire to a neighbors House in the South Island Village of Aram a a and began shooting people who came to help. The siege in the town 17 Miles North of Dunedin ended 23 hours later when anti terrorism police rushed a House where Gray was holed up and shot him in the Chest after he wounded one officer in the leg. In Between Gray killed two children including a 6-year-old boy who Rode up on his bicycle to see what All the commotion was about the head of police in nearby port Chalmers and eight other adults. Two Young girls wounded in the assault were hospitalized in stable condition. Gray had used High powered rifles to keep police at Bay and prevent them from reaching the victims who were scattered on the Lawn of his House and a nearby Street. New zealand police commissioner John Jamieson described the gunman As a one Tough customer Quot and a absolutely officers steadily tightened a cordon around Gray a House before Rushing it wednesday afternoon. But Gray was nowhere to be found just a .22-caliber Rifle an Aii Rifle 9mm ammunition a and bodies. Police went door to door before moving Back into the Center of town. The search led to a House on the Edge of town. Jamieson said the gunman opened fire on an anti terrorism squad approaching the building in the Early evening wounding one in the leg. A police lobbed smoke grenades and returned fire hitting Gray in the Chest. He died at the scene a few minutes later Jamieson said. Dunedin police sgt. Bill of Brien said police were mystified As to what sparked the incident. Neighbors described the unemployed Gray As a Moody loner who had been upset by the death of his Mother about three months ago. Eur army to cease publishing Frankfurt Germany a amps a eur army will cease publication in january after serving As the Magazine for soldiers in Europe for More than 29 years. A because the . Army Europe is restructuring to meet changing times the command has decided to use eur army a resources elsewhere in its command information efforts a a Usa eur spokesman said wednesday. However spokesman capt. Dee Jepson could not say wednesday How the magazines resources would be used in other command information projects. He also could not assign a figure to the magazines annual operating costs. Critics of the Magazine say its three month preparation and printing time prevents it from providing news in a timely fashion. Two civilian employees and one Soldier make up the editorial staff of the Magazine which is located at an Headquarters in Frankfurt. It was unclear wednesday what would happen to the workers in Light of the shutdown. The Magazine in 1988 converted to a desk top publishing system that allows the editors to design pages by computer. This speeds up production As its Printer can make the pages directly into printing plates. Eur army is printed at the army a printing facility in a Odenheim. The 32-Page Magazine has a circulation of 45,000, which is figured on a ratio of one Magazine for every six soldiers. The free monthly Magazine is distributed through the army distribution system As Well As through mail subscriptions. The Magazine which was called army in Europe until 1976, was started by former Usa eur commander Gen Bruce c. Clarke. Clarke wanted to see All the Loose pamphlets and information sources compiled into one Magazine for soldiers in from Page 1 proper Pursuit of Britain a National he said he decided to run because of deep divisions within the party Over Steps toward european Unity and the conservatives recent third place finish in a parliamentary special election. He promised to review the new local tax which Thatcher pushed through parliament. To win tuesday Thatcher or Heseltine needs to get 50 percent of the votes cast by tory legislators plus 15 percent More than the opponents vote. If All 372 conservative legislators participate in the secret ballot Heseltine would need 159 votes to Force a second ballot and Thatcher 214 votes to avoid one the number of votes required decreases As the number of abstentions increases. The same rules apply on a second ballot hut other candidates could jump in. If that ballot fails to produce a Winner a third ballot would be held nov. 29, limited to the top three finishers in the second ballot. The Winner is prime minister and no general election is required. Thatcher who will be in Paris attending a 35-nation Summit of leaders from East and West will vote by proxy in the balloting party officials said. Heseltine stepped Forward a Day after sir Geoffrey Howe who resigned As Deputy prime minister nov 1, delivered a scathing attack in the House of commons on the Leader he had served throughout her years in Power. A the time has come for others to consider their own response to the tragic conflict of loyalty with which 1 have myself wrestled for perhaps too Long a said Howe w to had been the last survivor of that Cher a first Cabinet in 1979, Howe resigned in protest Over her rejection of a plan adopted by the 11 other european Community leaders to set up a single Central Bank by 1994 and a single currency perhaps by the year 2000.jobs from Page 1 persian Gulf crisis and Avert War Over iraqis refusal to leave Kuwait which it seized aug. 2. The saudi foreign ministers statement came on his arrival wednesday in the United Arab emirates where he met with president Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Sahyan. The remarks were distributed by Wam the official emirates news Agency. The iraqis say Saddam would consider attending the Summit if he was consulted on the time and place and if the palestinian Issue was on the Agenda. Bush was meeting at the White House on wednesday with a select group of lawmakers to try to bolster support for his Gulf policy. Secretary of state James a. Baker setting the stage with comments a Day earlier linked the Economy and the persian Gulf crisis. A the economic lifeline of the Industrial world runs from the Gulf and we cannot permit a dictator such As this to sit astride that economic lifeline a he said a to bring it Down to the level of the average american citizen let me say that Means Baker suggested that a worldwide economic recession could result if Saddam is not stopped and the Security of Gulf Oil reserves ensured. He spoke after meeting in Bermuda with Canadas external affairs minister Joe Clark who voiced support for a .-sponsored United nations Resolution authorizing the use of military Force to drive iraqi forces from Kuwait. The United states also pressed Japan to toughen its stance in the Gulf crisis the Call for greater support came from vice president Dan Quayle who met in Tokyo with japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu. Quayle said he told Kaifu that Washington would like a japanese presence in the Gulf in addition to the billions of dollars Tokyo has committed there. Kaifu had proposed sending japanese soldiers to the Gulf for non combat duty but the measure failed to win enough support in parliament. The government and the opposition have now agreed to draft a new measure calling for the dispatch of japanese civilians As part of peacekeeping efforts. Still More soldiers and hardware from other nations May be on their Way to join the . Force that has gathered in the saudi desert As the chief challenger to Saddam. H eth Job oflj0ndon reported wednes a i non 18 expected to Send an and Bush administration has indicated that n is ready to attack iraqi forces to dislodge them from Kuwait if a ordered Jesse a Quot Trade i hand Saberrah fro vome ii a lsmeilc0�?o?te�� resistance sowl a a. 1 ashes also. Some Leadine Mes Lens hmm leers Are accusing the president of showing too much of an in i. Attoa to resort to Bush last week decided to Send 200,000 More troops to the persian Gulf to bolster the 230,000 american servicemen Bers already there putting . Forces on an offensive footing. On tuesday key democratic and Republican senators asked him to Convene an emergency session of Congress to discuss the administrations Gulf policy. The White House quickly called such a session unnecessary. Bush s press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said there is no iraqis harsh criticism of the . Plan an amphibious assault exercise in saudi Arabia came a Day after the Pentagon announced it. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams would not say when or exactly where the exercise would be held. The Washington times said it would be held 10 Miles from Kuwait. A this behaviour constitutes a Clear act of provocation that exposes along with other evidence americans aggressive intentions against Iraq a the official iraqi news Agency quoted an unidentified iraqi government source As saying
