European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The seers and stripes vol. 53, no. 125 500 saturday August 20,1994 d 8693 a . Bars cuban refugees1 ". -.-. A those picked up at sea to be taken to Guantanamo Washington a alarmed by a surging tide of cuban refugees in South Florida president Clinton reversed 28 years of . Policy Friday and said Ille Gal refugees from Cuba will not be allowed to enter the United Clinton said those picked up at sea will be taken to the . Navy base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. He said refugees who make it to .shores would be detained and have their cases re viewed for eligibility to a a Ticora \ Florida 5 Meltc 200 rim Foo fam carib Tasista a cubans Parade Down the streets of Coj Cmar 10 Miles East of Havana with improvised boats and rafts before leaving Cuba on thursday. President Clinton said Friday that illegal refugees will be barred from the United states. Remain. The president also said his administration is exploring other havens for the cuban refugees in the Region. Clinton s new approach represents a dramatic shifting the longstanding . Policy of welcoming refugees from communist refugees routinely we returned Over to friends and relatives usually on the same Day they reached the United states. Clinton called the sudden surge in the flow of Refu gees to Florida a coldblooded attempt to maintain the Castro grip on remained firm in his support of the . Economic embargo against Cuba. Cuban president Fidel Castro see Cuba on Page 2 record Jackpot has lots germans in lotto fever by de Reavis staff writer Frankfurt Germany lot Tery mania struck Germany on Friday As the Jackpot in the state run game hit a record 30 million Marks about $20millibn. Nearly 85 percent of the country population was expected to have Pur chased tickets by the time the drawing takes place tonight. It will be aired on Germany s first television program Ard at 7 50 . Entry forms Are on Sale at most outlets until 12 30 . Today. The largest previous Jackpot in the 40-year history of lotto As the games called in Germany came in 1989 when 222 people shared a 17 million Mark $11.3 million at today s Exchange rate prize. Nearly the entire country will befitting on the Edge of their sofas to night when the winning number is announced said Peter Janowsky who runs a lotto ticket station in a depart ment store near Munich s main train station. On a Normal weekend Janowsky said 60 percent of the population plays lotto. When we have a big Jackpot that number increases by 25 percent he said. That Means there will Proba Bly be some 68 million germans play ing this Germany does not publicize the see lotto on Page 2 san Vito embezzler gets 8 years in prison by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau Aviano a Italy an air Force master sergeant who admitted stealing More than $500,000 from Uncle Sam waa sentenced Friday to eight years in prison and fined $175,000. Judge col Wade e. Morrison also sentenced master sgt. Nancy c. Towns end to an additional five years in prison i she does not pay the Fine Townsend previously assigned to the accounting and finance office at san Vito Dei Normanna air station was Given Adi honorable discharge reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and ordered to for Feit All pay and allowances. The former chief of paying and collect ing at the san Vito office could have been sent to prison for 80 years after pleading guilty to stealing $510,850. Townsend s two Day court martial was held at Aviano a because of san Vito s impending closure. On thursday Townsend admitted carry ing out the thefts with a Friend Michael a Williams a former air Force Security policeman at san Vito. But she pleaded no guilty to additional charges of larceny and conspiracy involving the issuance of Check. Townsend who elec Ted to be tried with out a jury was convicted of five larceny and five conspiracy offences. Williams now an Atlanta resident testified Friday against his former Lover Townsend who has since married. He testified As part of a Deal that he had made see san Vito on Page 4 Zaire threatens to Seal Border with Rwanda to halt flow of refugees see Page 9 going it alone help for single Parent Sand War widows seepage 16-17 a fat -7jt --., bump a
