European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 c the stars and stripes sunday August 18, 1991 2,300 returned to Albania in one Day Italy operation Eric Schall 14, Otra Stcin Junior High school has that sporty Back to school look. See sunday care woes americans pay too much for health care and get too Littie in return says a policy statement that is the Centrepiece for the annual summer meeting of the National governors association. A Page 4aids conference moved Harvard claims that the . Immigration policy has forced a scheduled aids conference next year to be held someplace other than the United states a Page 5bush kills . Budget president Bush vetoed the District of columbian a $3.86 billion annual budget because it allows the City to spend Money on abortions saying such a use of funds Quot is a a Page 64 sailors missing the Navy has declared four sailors missing at sea after their helicopter went Down during routine re supplying of the Carrier Nimitz a Battle group. A Page 7poison threat the Colgate palmolive co. Was operating a 24-hour hot line saturday in Australia to handle thousands of Calls from concerned customers following an extortionists threat to Poison its products. A Page 8economy looking up robust exports helped trim the . Merchandise Trade deficit in june to $4 billion the lowest monthly level in eight years. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers 14 commentary.13 letters .12 Money matters.15 sports. 18-24 weather.11 Rome up a police in Italy neared completion of a repatriation operation saturday that sent the remaining 2,300 albanian refugees Home in a mass one Day Airlift. The refugees the remnants of what the Interior ministry said were a group of More than 20,000 who arrived in the Southern port of Bari aboard ships aug. 8, were roasted at Dawn and moved swiftly to airports All Over the country police said. They had been housed at government expense at hotels and pensions since being sent North from Bari earlier this week. The Interior ministry said that the of hostage from Page 1 Dom has been demanded by the holders of Western hostages in Lebanon on condition of reciprocal visits to israelis held in Lebanon. In another development the Leader of Hezbollah believed to be an umbrella group for the hostage takers met saturday in Tehran with iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati Tehran radio said. The radio said Abbas Muslawi who Heads Hezbollah or the party of god discussed israelis continued control of a Southern lebanese Border strip and presented a report on latest developments in Lebanon. The offer of a red Cross visit to Obeid came from Uri Lubrani israelis top hos Tage negotiator who said that Israel is ready to make Quot gestures in Exchange for information on the seven missing men Israel has insisted on an accounting of its missing men in exch Arige for the release of any of the Arab detainees whose Freedom is demanded by the shiite Muslim kidnappers believed holding 11 westerners in Lebanon. Obid 33, was kidnapped by israeli commandos from his Home in Southern Lebanon in 1989. He is considered to be israelis main bargaining Chip in an attempt to arrange a Swap of Arab prisoners. Israel has offered previously to allow a red Cross visit to Obeid a senior official in Southern Lebanon for Hezbollah but the new offer comes after a series of developments in the hostage stalemate. Those include the releases this month of briton John Mccarthy and american Edward Tracy. The former captors of gunman from Page 1 cd Etc then turned his Rifle on other patrons shooting four of them dead. One victim was the restaurants owner George Mavors who was shot in the Chest As he walked from the Kitchen. Witnesses said the gunman appeared to be Calm. Screaming shopkeepers and shoppers ducked for cover or Flea. The Man wearing a stocking mask Randall from Page 1 House Long stretches of Wall still stand and no one can agree on How to get rid of them. The work was supposed to have been ration was prepared in secret Over the past 48 hours in order not to Alert the albanians. Italian television reported that the government in Tirana had asked that the remaining refugees who fled from Europe a poorest nation be returned. Officials reported no violence during the Day As the refugees were roasted in the Surprise raids herded onto buses and loaded onto civilian and military planes for the one hour flight to the albanian capital of Tirana. Official figures released late saturday showed that 2,267 albanians were flown Home from cities and towns where they had been taken tuesday and wednesday after being told that their potential status Mccarthy and Tracy both demanded Obj id a release Mccarthy who was freed aug 8, on saturday left a British air base outside London where he had been undergoing medical checkups. Before leaving for an undisclosed destination he thanked the staff at the base and spoke of his Hopes to the parking area killing another person on the Steps. Police said he continued firing indiscriminately from the roof wounding passers by below. One person was hit at a railway station about 100 Yards away. Chief superintendent Ken Moroney acting regional commander of the Southwest police Region said the assailant had no previous criminal record. I to police officers said the gunman was still firing when they arrived. One w Oman was shopping at a nearby grocery store when the rampage began. Carried out by former East German army units but soldiers from the army a engineering corps have been quitting in such numbers that work has slowed to a snails Pace maj. Johann Wiesinger said. Wiesinger a 300-member unit and another 600-member unit Are to be disbanded at the end of the month and unas political refugees would be checked by local police. Earlier last week the group had refused to leave a soccer stadium and port area in Bari where they held out for six Days against officials who wanted them sent Home with the rest of the refugees. The determined group had said it would rather die than return. Official figures revealed that 17,467 of the 20,544 albanians who made their Way to Italy had been sent Home by plane or ship through wednesday. Around 780 of the final total were listed As albanian military deserters. Twenty two others were reported missing in Italy. That his former fellow captives would soon be freed. Mccarthy was expected to meet in the next few Days with Peggy say sister of Terry Anderson the longest held hostage. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press was kidnapped March 16,1985. A i grabbed a lady a baby and we jumped Over the railings a said Carolyn Healey 38, Quot we were running through Here but we could still hear the shooting As if he was coming after us Quot the multiple killing was the worst in Australia since december 1987, when Frank Vitkovic shot dead eight people in a downtown Melbourne building and plunged to his death from the 11th floor in August 1990, a Man killed five people with a Shotgun in Sydney. Paul Anthony Evers 35, is in custody awaiting trial. Less City and state officials agree on a Way to finance further demolition work the Wall could remain standing on the City a outskirts. The Best Hope is that the German defense ministry will not disband the unit and will instead allow it to work for the further year that Wiesinger believes is necessary to Complete the task
