European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world the stars and stripes wednesday thursday december 25/26,1991mexican state official facing drug charges from wire reports Mexico City a mexican police have charged a senior official from the state government of Veracruz with drug trafficking following the seizure of one ton of cocaine. Fernando Vazquez was the second in command of the attorney general a office in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Police say they were tipped off to Vazquez a drug dealing Friday when they seized a 1-ton cocaine shipment at a Landing strip in Rural Veracruz. One of the arrested drug traffickers Edgar Leonardo Curiel told police he was working Tor Vazquez and had been paid $3,000 for his role in the drug shipment. He told police that Vazquez had masterminded the whole  service promoted Beijing a a chinese railway office has begun giving Money to passengers who complain about bad service in an Effort to improve the performance of its train attendants an official newspaper reported monday. Chinese and foreigners alike complain about the poor attitude of those in China a service sector. Shop clerks frequently hide behind newspapers Ratner than wait on customers and waitresses Cluster in Corners gossiping instead of filling water glasses. But the economic information daily reported monday that the Dalian railway Branch office is trying to fight that by encouraging passengers to complain. The paper said each train now broadcasts an announcement that passengers can get monetary awards for dropping complaints or suggestions into a suggestion  ring smashed san Minato Italy a police arrested an unidentified italian american and were questioning five other people after smashing what they believe was a sophisticated Art theft ring. Police said they recovered a painting by italian artist Tiepolo a the education of the Virgin a stolen in november 1989 from a museum of religious Art in san Minato near Pisa. Investigators said they also seized other stolen objects including four Coats of arms in Stone dating from the 1500s, two architectural decorations in Marble around 50 paintings of horses from the period 1600 to 1800 and centuries old books and  arrest 3rd suspect Munich Germany a a third suspect had Bee arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a German industrialist s brother in Law last week. Gunther Ragger 26, the brother in Law of Friedrich Karl flick one of Germany a richest men was kidnapped thursday As he was driving to work in Austria where he lives. The family paid a Ransom of $6.6 million and Ragger was released unharmed on saturday in Vienna. Austrian police arrested two yugoslav men in Vienna Over the weekend in connection with the kidnapping and recovered the Ransom Money. Munich police spokesman Richard Scherer said the third suspect identified As Alexander Engelhard 37, was arrested monday at the City a airport.72 and Field arty brigade go fatally stabbed at nightclub Giessen Germany a amps a a 72nd Field arty brigade Corporal died monday from Stab wounds he received during an Early morning altercation at the big Apple a Giessen nightclub. The Soldier whose name is being withheld until relatives Are notified was a Field artillery crewman with Btry a 5th in 3rd Field arty at Rivers Barracks in Giessen. He was transported by ambulance to the Giessen unik Linik where he was pronounced dead by German medical authorities. The criminal investigation come is conducting an investigation. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 . Friday at the Rivers Barracks Chapel. Service members to help new republics envoy says by David Tarrant staff writer Bonn Germany a american service members in Europe will Likely play a key role in a new coalition that will provide humanitarian Aid to Russia and the other new republics in the former soviet Union says Robert m. Kimmitt . Ambassador to Germany. A what we re trying to do is to create almost a new coalition. We had the Gulf coalition last year. Now we need a new coalition to help democracy succeed Quot Kimmitt said monday in an interview with the stars and stripes. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii recently returned from meetings with leaders of the rus Sian Lea Commonwealth a very taken with the needs a resulting from severe food shortages Kimmitt said. A i think we a see a particularly critical need during this Winter and Early next  after his visit Baker called for a conference of the United states its european allies and other nations to map out the re Kimmitt Lief Effort Kimmitt said. The conference will take place in mid january in Washington. Kimmitt said the . Approach a will get donor nations together and figure out How Best to help a not whether to help. And once that is decided then i think the question will be what will be the appropriate role for the . To  a it might be that other countries Are in better position to contribute Money foodstuffs and so Forth. And that we working within the nato logistical Structure can help provide logistical transport and other  Kimmitt said bakery a visit revealed that the needs in the former soviet Union vary widely from Republic to Republic. A in some places they needed food other places clothing other places Medicine other places shelter. In some cases we can provide help. In other cases our allies can provide  although Kimmitt said he expected american service members in Europe would be involved in the Relief operation a the extent. Needs to be discussed within the nato  the first Relief shipments have already taken place a planes taking with . Union. Food to the former soviet a i think there have also been some Relief flights that have gone to East and Central Europe. In a sure those involve american troops out of Europe in some fashion or another a including logistical support he said. Kimmitt 44, succeeded Vernon Walters in August. Kimmitt whose last assignment was in the state department As undersecretary for political affairs said the role of the . Embassy in Germany will be to work closely with the German government a was we have All along with the transition inside the soviet Union to discuss the political and economic dimensions particularly a he said. A if we get into a situation where there is More Active involvement of . Servicemen and women in Germany then i think Well work with them As we did last year on operational issues a As requested by the . Military commands which have principal responsibility. The Relief operation Caps a year in which the United states has been redefining its Security needs much More broadly than during the cold War Kimmitt said. A i think that in the new world that we face we have to think of Security in broader gauge terms. Certainly the military and political dimensions will be important. But i think in the future economic ecological and cultural dimensions will similarly be important a he said. A i done to know where humanitarian assistance fits in that regard. But certainly i think that just As the breakup of the old soviet Union has contributed to a safer world for us and for our children by the same Token helping democracies succeed by providing necessary humanitarian assistance. Helps contribute to the Security not just of Western Europe but to people throughout the  during the persian Gulf War and its aftermath particularly the Relief operation for thousands of kurd trapped in Northern Iraq a your military has shown a splendid ability to adapt to. Any Mission that the political leadership chooses to give to  however Kimmitt added that the military s role in Relief efforts should not come at the expense of its primary role which is a to be prepared to fight if Nec Essaiy and thereby deter  but such missions can certainly complement the Mili Tail s primary Mission he said. A when one looks at deterrence in this modern age if we can contribute to our Security and to deterrence by executing other missions then i think it is greatly to our  new evidence raises questions at Ivan the terrible hearing by Daniel Williams the los Angeles times Jerusalem the appeals hearing of John Demjan Juk accused of sadistically sending jews to their deaths in a nazi concentration Camp reopened monday with the defense lawyer charging that his client is the victim of an american and israeli plot and the prosecution complaining the defense was doing the work of people who a hate  Little was said directly about new evidence obtained from the soviet Kab which throws into question the conviction and death sentence handed Down for Demjan Juk a Cleveland Ohio autoworkers from the Ukraine. A lower court ruled that he is a Ivan the terrible a a guard who operated Gas Chambers at Treblinka where the nazis killed hundreds of thousands of jews. Yoram Sheftel Dema Njuki a lawyer spent most of the Long Days arguments charging that his client was the victim of a a plot a in which evidence was hidden by american and israeli officials for 13 years. Prosecutor Michael Shaked denied any such conspiracy. The unwillingness of either the defense or prosecution to argue at length the significance of the new evidence forced the five member supreme court panel to Call for yet another hearing in january. John Deil Manjuk right sits next to a guard in Jerusalem s High court on monday. Dena Tjuk is appealing a 1988 conviction that concluded he was a guard at the nazi s concentration Camp in Treblinka Poland. Testimony from other guards All of whom were executed in the soviet Union for War crimes gave the Treblinka guards name As Ivan Marchenko. Ivan the terrible seems to have been captured by the nazis and put to work in the Camps at a different time than Demjan Juk