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' : t - r 1 The Salt Lake Tribune Sting Snares 2 In Plot to Buy Missiles 4 r WASIIINGTON (AP) — Two Eu- ropeans were charged Wednesday with trying to buy missiles capable of releasing toxic gas and other arms for Middle East countries including Iraq customs officials said Customs Service Commissioner Carol Hal let said the two were arrested Monday in Orlando Fla after meeting with undercover agents to finalize the puechase of TOW antitank missiles and to discuss other arms purchases Hallet said Claus Fuhler a German eye doctor living in Spain and Juan Martin s a Spanish citizen were indicted by the US District Court in Orlando on three counts of conspiring to export missiles and other arms to Iran Iraq Libya and other Arab countries The two men were charged with violating the Arms Export Control Act which bans arms sales to the three countries IIallet said the attempt to buy the TOW missiles was "clearly" linked to the Mideast crisis resulting from Iraq's Aug 2 invasion of Kuwait She said the arrests were "of particular importance at this particular time" The two were also trying to buy and ship 40 Toyota jeeplike vehicles mounted with 106mm artillery guns rifles mortars demolition charges and grenades she said She told reporters that the sting operation codenamed "Operation Dragon" began more than a year ago when a US manufacturer of the missiles tipped off the Customs Service that Fuhler and were seeking to buy 10000 TOW missiles for WO million They also negotiated with undercover agents posing as arms dealers the purchase of 20000 artillery shells she said The Europeans specified that half of the shells with a range of up to 17 miles had to be capable up releasing toxic gas upon impact she said Hallet said it was not known what percentage of the weapons was destined for Iraq which has a huge arsenal of chemical weapons At the time of their arrest Monday the two were trying to pay for and obtain 200 TOW missiles for shipment through Spain to Libya Hal-lsaid She said the two had agreed to pay $37 million for the missiles with each man allegedly receiving a 15 percent commission The commissioner also said the men told the agents they had found a different supplier for the vehicles because the agents had submitted their $860000 bid three days late During the yearlong negotiations for the missiles the commissioner ins said Fuhler and formed the agents they planned to file false bills of lading and false invoices with the Customs Service The weapons would have been manifested as drilling equipment machinery and motors Hallet said She said that in correspondence with the agents the two referred to the requested arms as "toys" Hallet would identify the manufacturer originally contacted only as a "strategic technology development" company Peche-Koester- Peche-Koester- ! : r L - Ccivrior John F Kennedy 7 Other Shins 1 Leave East Ports for Duty in Mideast v et - 2 1 Brand° Bails Son Out of Jail Slay Trial Looms p I ' ' '' 4 ' ' Cdtt74e'41' 0'1 feg: v 7' 't1 ''''7: '''' 4 l' 411 — ftt:-- 411Ar - I"' 3'Z 'I k AI ' 47 : ''''-'-f- 1It :4' ': - '': t :1 '': a'!'& ftVi tr ?:' 6' ': - I '1r ' '9 t' : If 't T' i ' 1 ASttg1)0'' 1 1 't 44 !:::-- ‘: t 141 1 '4:' ': i ''i42 e olktnFf'i TfiT:k ' c: 400'"46- :::' f - i'4- e : - -- - '' i 1- '''''''':xTH-"4'77- rwa4 aiilenfeEt ' ri '''''''' 1 ' 1 - f '' s:v47 I '''' '': '" '' 4! 1' veir4:t) —Associated Press Laserphoto sailor and daughter at Parting is tough for Mideast-bounNorfolk Va as US embraces a tough stance against Iraq d Statler Brothers' Lew DeWitt Dies of Crohn's Disease Statler Brothers and composed "Flowers on the Wall" one of the country group's biggest hits died Wednesday after a long illness He was 52 DeWitt who left the group in 1982 because of a severe intestinal disorder died Wednesday morning at home in his sleep said Chet Fitzgerald his road manager and business manager "We knew how bad his health was of course but we were not expecting this so soon" said Ann Peters the family" 1965 Ir t1 t I I r t 1 1 1 I f- NMI MU MO NMI we 143 South Lake Clly Utah 84111 or ''4 NMI MI Btr1n t n's 0 015M IN BLI SUBSCRPTION ON SLEEP r1 e CELESTIAL GENTLY FIRM t 47 4- - r IT 107 o MI 445' ' b f r: z A OM 11111 Sate! 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Hefty Driver: State Playing the Heavy - feu cdt Do Information City Desk tttitt0 20-da- y 6 H-E- Mil 1118 TELEPHONE NUMBERS out" -- EMI - started a period in which: I Congress has a chance to propoSe I in the package changes Then if both the House and Senate do not vote against the sale within 30 days it goes through ' t There is no indication so far or: congressional opposition Egypt is: the only Arab country at peace with Israel As a result Israeli: governments have not objected to' US arms sales to Cairo The administration also is preparing to ask Congress to clear the sale of at least a dozen fight' ers to Saudi Arabia That could get a far different reception Israel supporters andI membefir: of Congress concerned about the':- proliferation of arms in the Mid-- ' east or the possibility the weapons could be captured by terrorists are apt to fight a Saudi deal On the other hand the Bush administration probably will make the argument that Iraq's annexation of Kuwait and threat to the Saudi oil fields requires building up the Saudi arsenal WASIIINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration said Wednesday it has asked Congress to clear the sale of 46 jet fighters and other weaponry to Egypt A Congressional source estimated the value of the package at nearly $2 billion State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler called the deal the final phase of a decade-lonprogram to modernize and westernize the Egyptian air force" and "decisions on this are totally unrelated to the current crisis" in the Persian Gulf region Rut she said "As part of our response to the current Gulf crisis we will review requests from our friends for additional arms sales e basis on a Egypt has played a leading role in the Arab world in supporting the US economic boycott of Iraq Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also sent troops to Saudi Arabia to assist in the defense of the oil fields should Iraq attack Congress was notified informally of the sale last Thursday This THY or) rkor boyfriend was freed Wednesday on a $4 million property bond His father actor Marlon Brand° arrived at the Men's Central Jail in a black Mercedes limousine accompanied by his son's attorney Robert Shapiro and his son Miko Brando The actor and the attorney went into the jail and emerged a short time later at 10:33 am with Christian Christian Brand° said "I'm just going to go home and try to straighten this thing out I want to thank all the people who supported me and wrote letters to me "I'm glad to be BALTIMORE (UPI) — A 367- pound woman who says "fat is not a four-lette- r word" is embroiled in a discrimination complaint against a state agency that contends she is too big to drive a car without special equipment Regina Guy 25 5 feet 612 inches tall said the Motor Vehicle Administration is discrirainating against her because of her weight and has hired a lawyer to fight the agency The agency has scheduled a hearing for Friday to determine if Guy's license should be revoked Before the hearing members of the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance and friends will rally to protest the poli- MO 1jt kialt Pike Ztibunt 's After his experience in county jail asked one reporter how would he fare in state prison? "I'm not planning to go" he replied Christian's bail was approved Tuesday in Santa Monica Superior Court by Judge David Perez Under Christian's bail agreement the actor's $4 million mountaintop estate — where the shooting victim Dag Drollett was killed — was posted as collateral for Christian's $2 million bail MIO CLIP AND SAVE trial for the shooting death of his ! MON rs deploy-membe- n hit "Flowers on the The Wall" sold more than 1 million copies and has been recorded by about 30 other artists DeWitt had regional enteritis or Crohn's disease an inflammation of the digestive tract He left the group on doctor's orders but continued to perform sporadically with the Star City Band DeWitt retired permanently last NMI NMI — DeWitt once said the group our prayers go out to his shocked E 'Z changed its name again because sev— eral other acts — all better-knowwere billed as the Kingsmen The new name came from a box of Statler tissue he said The quartet switched to country music in 1964 after meeting country singer Johnny Cash and joining his road show Over the next two decades the Statlers won three Grammy Awards and were named top vocal groups nine times by the Country Music Association DeWitt is survived by his wife Judy fGur children Denver Brian Donna Kay DeWitt and Shannon DeWitt and his mother Rose Hogan DeWitt "We're group's spokeswoman flag-wavin- g nionimmouroommommommoye He was replaced at tenor by Jimmy Fortune of Charlottesville DeWitt and three boyhood friends — Harold Reid Phil Balsley and Joe Mc Dorman — formed the Four-Sta- r Quartet in 1948 The group later known as the Kingsmen sang mostly gospel music Mc Dorman quit and was replaced by Don Reid Harold's younger brother WAYNESBORO Va (AP) — Lew DeWitt who sang tenor for the : send-of- f 'in got a Alabama as they departed for au destination And Alabama Gov Guy Hunt approved the of more than 130 of the states Air National Guard tOthe troubled region merit Bush Asks Congress to Clear Weapons Deal With Egypt well-wishe- - t t 4 T 1 : att-- 4' ' ' '' t!2'' 1' "It10 ' cg- ' ' ' 43 : - '4 e4 J 6 : r oL i-- t v I it IK Al''"'nzr''sir10::: lir — 4 9 ' :F 0i ''''''1 'L‘4c 44 1 - f 7471 le LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Christian Brando jailed since May 16 awaiting half-sister- join the carrier group at sea said an Atlantic Fleet spokeswoman Lt Cmdr Carrie Hartshorne Elsewhere Wednesday: Soldiers and helicopters from Fort Rucker's only combat unit the 2nd Battalion of the 229th Aviation Regi NORFOLK Va (AP) — The aircraft carrier John F Kennedy and its battle group left East eight-shiCoast ports Wednesday on a quickly planned deployment to the Middle East "Please don't worry we can take care of ourselves" Capt Henry C Giffen III commander of the guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S Gates over the public adtold dress system at the Norfolk Naval Base The group and its 9000 men may be used to relieve the Eisenhower battle group in the Red Sea the Pentagon announced Tuesday Or the Pentagon said the Kennedy could be added to the naval forces arrayed around the Middle East as part of the "Desert Shield" operation to defend Saudi Arabia Pending a decision the group will conduct previously planned training operations off the Virginia coast for several days Navy officials declined to say how long the ships might be at sea The ships are the second carrier battle group put to sea since Iraq invaded Kuwait Last week the Saratoga battle group left from Florida for the Mediterranean The USS Independence and its battle group are stationed in the Mideast and the Eisenhower group has moved from the Mediterranean into the Red Sea Besides the Kennedy and Gates the guided missile cruisers USS Mississippi and USS San Jacinto and the combat stores ship USS Sylvania left Norfolk Wednesday The Roberts the destroyer USS Moosbrugger from Charleston SC and the fast combat support ship USS Seattle from Earle NJ will a - A3 I Peche-Koeste- : Thursday August 16 1990 |