I BACKGROUND GLuGlAisGLingede GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Report Stirs British To Take Action On Nazis HELEN DAVIS SOUTHFIELD LOCATION ONLY Foreign Correspon (len t r After 15 Years LuLu's Lingerie in Southfield is closing its doors! We are consolidating with our main store at Maple and Lahser in Birmingham. Rather than move our huge stock - we want to offer it to our loyal customers at 30% 40% 50% OFF r- ALL SALES FINAL Michigan's largest selection of bras, girdles, panties, slips, swimsuits, robes, gowns. Cash or Checks • No Credit Cards • Fixtures for sale City of Southfield Lic. No. 156 AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS BRAND NAMES Smoothie (tjOCKEY swegrn* c Vassoe e Christian Poirette Maidenform -.1aRj Di Or ULY FRANce Warner c. 16 Bill 'ow ') --- GLu GLu GLingeffe SOUTHFIELD (Country Village Square) 28805 EVERGREEN at 12 MILE ROAD • 355-5599 Open 10-5 Daily Don't Miss It!! "Lunch At The Ritz" "Chipita" 40% off CECI ORMAN JEWELRY 14 Mile & Farmington Rd. • 855-5580 American Red Cross Blood Services Southeastern Michipui Region 32 FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1989 he British government is expected to enact legislation in October that will allow British courts to try alleged Nazi war criminals who found refuge in Britain after the war. The move follows the recent publication of a report by an official commission of inquiry, headed by Britain's former Director of Public Prosecu- tions, Sir Thomas Hetherington. Members of the commis- sion, who traveled the world to investigate charges — many made by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center found "sufficient evidence to sup- port criminal proceedings for murder against some persons living in the United Kingdom." Their report noted that "their prosecution could act as a deterrent to others in future wars. 1b take no action would taint Britain with the slur of being a haven for war criminals. "The cases we investigated disclose horrific instances of mass murders and we do not consider the lapse of time since the offenses were com- mitted, or the age of the of- fenders, provide sufficient reason for taking no action." The 109-page report, which took 17 months to compile, added that because of the age of both witnesses and suspects, "proposed legisla- tion should be introduced and brought into force as quickly as possible." Of the 300 names of war- crimes suspects submitted to the inquiry, the commission investigated only a sample and found there was adequate evidence to launch prosecu- tions against four, one of whom died earlier this year. The report recommended that further investigation should be conducted in 75 cases, and a further 46 suspects should be traced. It said that Britain should amend its law so that British courts, which currently do not have jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-British citizens on foreign territory, will be able to try the suspects. It also recommended pro- cedural changes to judicial hearings that would allow evidence to be taken by televi- sion link from people living outside Britain and that recorded allow would statements by witnesses who have since died. The war crimes under in- vestigation mostly involve cases of the mass murder of Jews allegedly perpetrated in Germany or German- occupied territory in Eastern Europe, now under Soviet control, by men who have since settled in Britain. Thousands of East Euro- pean refugees were encourag- ed to settle in Britain im- mediately after the war to ease the critical labor shor- tage. Virtually no attempt was made at the time to in- vestigate their wartime history. The commission took into account the experiences of Rabbi Marvin Hier Canada and Australia which have both recently instituted changes to make possible the prosecution of war crimes suspects who settled in their countries. It did not, however, recom- mend following their example by creating a special unit of lawyers, historians and police to conduct the prosecutions. Instead, it recommended that substantial additional resources be provided to ex- isting authorities and that legal aid be provided for defendants. British Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, who ordered the investigation, is known to favor accepting the report, but he announced last week that he would defer his deci- sion on introducing the necessary legislation until parliament had had an oppor- tunity to debate the matter. Given the strength of the report and the support of the home secretary, however, it is considered virtually certain that steps will be taken to change the law and start the process of bringing the suspects to trial. Addressing the Commons, Britain's lower House of