European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 23, 1994 City evacuates 10,000 after Wii bomb is found from the associated press Wilhel shaven Germany police on wednesday evacuated an estimated 10,000 people from their Homes in this Northern port after a 1,000-Pound world War ii bomb was discovered. Police said the evacuation was necessary after experts described the bomb found at a construction site As especially dangerous because its Detonator was damaged. Police said the bomb was found near a retirement Home. Many of the patients were evacuated on stretchers  taken to Public sports Halls  other City buildings. The construction site was near the Harbor area of the City that served As a military base during the War. Last week three people were killed  eight seriously injured when a world War ii bomb exploded at a construction site in Eastern Berlin. Unexploded bombs from the War Are often discovered at new construction Sites in Germany  bomb experts normally defuse or dispose of them without serious incident. Ban of sexed upheld new Delhi India the land of Kamasutra  erotic hindu temples won t be teaching sex education in Public schools. After a yearlong debate prompted by concerns that children would learn Liberal sexual mores from satellite to the government has decided to maintain its ban on sex education a spokesman said thursday. The decision applies to schools used by poor  lower Middle class children said s. Ghosh a spokesman for human resource development minister Arjun Singh. Private schools can make their own  a statement wednesday Singh said the government is not enforcing any curriculum on sex education because academicians Are not in favor of it.". Sexuality appears to have been More acceptable in ancient India where Kamasutra a manual of sexual behaviour was compiled around . 300  where explicit sex scenes were carved into Stone for hindu temples. Vote on brothels sought Rome Italy s supreme court has approved a referendum drive aimed at bringing Back brothels a politician said wednesday. Antonio Bruno a former social Democrat Deputy who has battled for years to overturn the 1958 Law that closed brothels told reporters that a drive to collect 750,000 signatures to get the referendum up for a vote would begin nov. 1. His Campaign comes in the Middle of prostitution crackdowns in several cities where measures have included expulsion of foreign hookers  towing of clients cars. Debate is also going on about whether to establish Legal red Light districts similar to those in Amsterdam  the backers of reopening brothels has been Alessandra Mussolini a right Wing parliamentary Deputy whose Grandfather world War ii dictator Benito Mussolini ordered sweeps against brothels. Supporters of legalizing brothels say it would make it possible to Check prostitutes for the sexually transmitted aids virus  break prostitution s ties to organized  news about the signature drive quickly stirred up protests. Among the opponents was a greens Leader Massimo Scalia who said bringing Back brothels would set Back Italy 40 years  would support an arrogant subculture seriously harmful to the dignity of  the stars  stripes Page 5 ers to get bigger role in White House decisions Washington a moving to improve presi Dent Clinton s image making shop. Chief of staff. Leon Panetta will give press Secretary Dee Dee Myers More responsibility officials said thursday. Panetta also will  longtime political operative Mike Mccurry to the communications team they said. � Myers Job reportedly had been in jeopardy since Panetta took Over for Mack Mclarty on june 27, promising to make changes sooner rather than  Clin ton has complained that the Public does not hear about his accomplishments  ordered Panetta to reorganize the communications depart ment.  ". Myers the moves will be part of a general overhaul that will hot bust any of Clinton s most visible or powerful aides said the officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Myers the administration s highest profile woman will be More involved in Clinton s decision making pro Cess  Given greater responsibility a senior White House official said. It was unclear what her title would be although she was not expected to be promoted to communications director. Mark Gerrari the current communications director will get a yet untitled Job on Panetta s staff working As a close adviser one official said. Mccurry now the state department spokesman will switch to the White House staff  is expected to do most of the talking with reporters. It was not Clear what his title would be. Myers is a California native liked by the White House press corps but reporters often complained that her information was out of Date or inaccurate because she was often not involved in key meeting sin a sign of her new role Myers joined Clinton s chief foreign policy advisers in the Cabinet room thursday for a meeting on Haiti. The Force behind All of the moves is Panetta s desire to establish a clearer line of authority  give each staff member a definite portfolio. Under Mclarty Doz ens of aides had Access to the Oval office  could involve themselves in nearly any  aides said Clinton must sign off 6n Panetta s recommendations but they expect no trouble in getting approval. V  a the pleas a Johannes Van Damme 59, shown in a 1993 photo is scheduled to be hanged by Singapore. Singapore a Singapore s president thurs Day turned Down a dutch businessman s clemency plea a few hours before the foreigner was scheduled to be hanged his attorney said. Johannes Van Damme 59, would be the first West Erner to Beh hanged for a drug offence in Singapore. He was arrested in 1991 in Singapore s Changi Airport when police found 9.4 pounds of heroin in his suitcase. President Ong Teng Cheong also has rejected Clem ency pleas from the dutch government  even a rare one from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Amnesty International the London based human rights group also pleaded for mercy. Van Damme s attorney Edmund Percira made a final Appeal wednesday but received the negative reply thursday evening. Van Damme on death Row since last year is scheduled to be hanged at 6 . Today Singapore time in keeping with the country s tradition of sending condemned prisoners to the Gallows before Dawn on Fri Days. He is bracing himself for it said Percira who met with his client in a final visit wednesday. You have got to be there in his shoes to feel for him Singapore has executed 78 people for drug offences which were made punishable with a mandatory death sentence in 1975. Possession of As Little As 15 Grams or a half ounce of heroin is considered a punishable of. Sense. Van Damme who has lived in Nigeria the last 15 years says he did not know the heroin packets were in the suitcase that he was carrying for a nigerian. Singapore s system of punishment Drew International attention in May he Jarla can teen Ager Michael Fay was caned four times on the Bare buttocks for vandalism. He also served four months in jail. American spy suspect says he worked for Bonn Germany a an Ameri can arrested on suspicion of spying for communist East Germany says former . Intelligence officials Are trying to hush up that he was working for Wash  re not going to be Able to admit this openly said sociologist Jeffrey Schevitz who was arrested May 3 i Karlsruhe  was released on bail sept. 6. Former Cia officials in the United states said Schevitz s Story which appeared first in the san Francisco examiner was untrue  illogical. Schevitz who led anti Vietnam War demonstrations at the University of Cali fornia at Berkeley before immigrating to West Germany in 1976, faces 10 years in a German prison if convicted. In Bonn Schevitz told reporters thursday from 1974 until May 1990, i worked exclusively for  under instructions from a representative of United states  contended his control officer was Shepard Stone a former . Diplo mat who founded the Aspen Institute Berlin think tank. Stone died in 1990. Schevitz said he worked for him until then. Schevitz said that at Stone s instruction he let himself be recruited by East German intelligence officers  passed any information he obtained to Stone. According to Schevitz Stone also had him spy on West Germany. The United states wanted to know about West Ger Many s contacts with East Germany including its nuclear plans Schevitz said. Schevitz a researcher at Germany s nuclear research Center in Karlsruhe said he had had contacts inside the Chan cellar s office in Boner who gave him in formation. William Colby Cia director from 1973 until 1976, called Schevitz s Story far fetched  said Stone did t have anything to do with the Cia while he worked at the Aspen Institute Berlin. It s very popular when you get in trouble to say i was working for the Cia " Colby said. Vincent Cannistraro a retired Cia officer with experience in Europe said the idea that the United states would use a former Radical student to spy on West Germany was absurd