European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Js3 a the 22 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3gunman shoots greek politician before key vote Athens. Greece apr a left Wing terrorist shot Ana wounded the conservative chairman of the parliament s economic committee monday on the eve of a key vote on a government budget police said. I he leftist group november 17 said it attacked Elefther nos Constantine Papadimitriu. 44, to protest the conservative government s plans to sell off state businesses. It accused All political parties of corruption. The attack came on the eve of a vote on next years budget. Prime minister Constantine i Tsitakis whose party the new democracy controls 152 seats in the 300-member chamber has called it a vote of Confidence. There was no plan to delay the Roll Call. Papadimitriu was to vote from his Hospital bed. He was driving in the capital s Northern suburbs when a Van blocked his Way at 8 50 . A police spokesman said. A Man got out and fired three shots into papa Dimitrious Steg. Said the spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity Quot Papadimitriu. A lawyer who represents the town of Ana in Western Greece entered parliament in 1981. In its statement to Athens sky radio november 17 also claimed responsibility for two rocket attacks on tax offices. No one was injured in the attacks. November 17. Named for the Date in 1973 when a right Wing military Junta crushed a student uprising opposes Vii Reece s membership in the european Community and nato and wants two . Military bases closed. Although the group has been Active since 1975, killing 18 people and maiming others none of its members has been  Mountain huge Neon lamps form what May be the worlds largest in Central Italy. The 800 lights Rise about 440 Yards and Christmas tree a set on the Side of a Hill Over Subbio Are on from dusk to Midnight during the  pilots help refugees sneak into Germany Bonn. Germany apr russian military helicopter pilots have helped third a orld refugees illegally Cross into Germany by flying them to the German polish Border a government official said monday. The Bild newspaper said the military pilots w Ork with International crime rings  charge refugees Money for smuggling Trie it. Into Germany. A German government spokesman con famed that at least one flight had been uncovered. Quot the pilots charge Money Quot said the official. Who asked not to be further identified. "3 done to know whether the russian officials arc aware of what s going  the flights in helicopters owned by the russian military underscore a huge Probio German officials stopping internal sneak illegal aliens into the country. Officials believe More than 53,000 foreigners have crossed illegally into Germany this year helped by criminal gangs based in East european countries. That a about one tenth the total number of foreigners who have applied for Asylum in Germany this year. Under pressure from a populace impatient with the costs of assimilating refugees Germany plans to adopt new Laws designed to substantially Cut Back on the number of Legal Asylum seekers. But curtailing the number of illegal aliens could be far trickier. The problem has become so serious that German authorities Are considering sending soldiers to the polish Border to help e in overworked Border authorities Stop thur gangs that Art finding new Means to Legal aliens. Many of the illegal newcomers arrive via Poland swimming across the Neisse River which acts As a Border Between the two countries or walking through Fields and forests. They also have travelled by ship and air plane or concealed in tractor trailer rigs contracted by the people smuggling gangs. According to Bild russian military helicopters have flown at least 78 natives of India Pakistan Afghanistan and other countries to the polish German Border since the Middle of october. A a it a a Side business for russian military pilots a Bild said. The refugees were then picked up by Small buses and automobiles and transported to areas where they could walk into Germany with relative ease the newspaper said. Bild said that polish police have arrested three poles a ukrainian and a russian who were allegedly involved in the flights and that they admitted charging each of the passengers $500. It was not Clear whether the people smuggled in were also rounded up. Bild said such people smuggling gangs operate a travel agencies in third Quot world countries Selling transportation and false identity papers and giving advice on How to avoid raising the suspicion of Border officials. The smugglers Are believed to be involved in other crimes As Well such As running drugs. According to Bild Many illegal aliens cannot afford the smugglers charges so they pay them Back by becoming drug  car crashes kill two 3rd inf div soldiers Wurzburg. German a d to 3rd inf div sol airs died last weekend in separate one car Asci Iene spec John t signer. 24. Died Early saturday Nomine after the car he was driving crashed on an  Road Between b-14 and the town of in a a Reichenbach. Near Ansbach. Signer an aircraft powertrain repair specialist from Wellington ala., War pronounced dead at the army Hospital in a Vernner. A memorial service for signer will be held at 1 or. Wednesday in the Katterbach Chapel at Katie  Cavern near Ansbach. Or. Eric j Mello. 33. Died Early sunday morning me car he was a passenger in crashed on a Road w Eer. Int towns of Frei Hung and than Stiss. 7 w German passengers in the car with Mello Uniec r the Accident. The Driver a German and ova a  Serene and Are hospitalized.  Torr. I upon it Mew. Was a tank Crew a Cine w to. Cd b 1st in. 3gh Armor in Vilseck. Scr red m he we. Sabine e. Mello. A service a a a it. I. Vic today at 1 3b . At the Vilseck map. Or. R Oseb Graek it t on Tine ire Memi Maimi . Bolstering guards in Iraq to Stop sabotage of Aid trucks United nations a More . Guards will be sent to iraqi Border checkpoints to help prevent bombs or mines from being planted on vehicles carrying Aid to iraqi kurd the United nations announced monday. The new guards will be sent to two checkpoints at Fai Dar and Khazar on the iraqi turkish Border said . Spokesman Joe Sills. The United nations has asked Baghdad for visas for the new guards he said. He noted that under an Accord Between Baghdad and the United nations president Saddam Hussein a government agreed to a take All required measures to facilitate the Safe and rapid passage and delivery of Aid to the kurd. Iraq has agreed to cooperate with the new initiative and has been invited to join in the inspections said Jan Elias son undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs. The world food program last week announced a temporary halt to the Winter Relief program for the iraqi kurd after several turkish trucks carrying Relief supplies were damaged by bombs believed planted by iraqis. Quot this is a struggle against time with a harsh Winter approaching in Northern iraqis mountainous kurdish Region Eliasson said. A spokesman for the world food program Francis Mwanza said Friday in Rome that 71 trucks had been held at Dahouk in Northern Iraq while the . Secretary Genera la a office considered the programs request for More Security. The suspension came in response to the third series of bomb attacks on turkish trucks in three weeks. Quot on nov. 29, six trucks were damaged by explosive devices a Sills said. A on dec. 7, explosive devices were discovered on six trucks prior to explosions. A most recently on dec. 16, 10 trucks were damaged by explosive devices and another six devices were discovered. Fortunately there has been no loss of human  Eliasson said he did not know who was planting the devices. Some 410 trucks in 25 convoys had made it safely into Northern Iraq carrying Over 8,800 tons of food seed and other supplies Sills said. Eliasson said his office had not yet established How Many guards would be sent to the checkpoints. The United nations has permission to deploy up to 300 guards in Iraq. About 200 Are already there All but eight of them in the Northern kurdish Region. Iraqi kurdish officials have said the trucks had been Booby trapped after their Drivers Weie taken away Lor questioning at an iraqi checkpoint. Under an oct. 22 Accord Between Iraq and the United nations Relief supplies have to he monitored by the iraqis