European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wedge toy february 12, 1969 Cuba to let hijacked planes return passengers 9. To. \ " i?-.\-. Washington up the United states reached an and Cuba have understanding that will permit passengers on hijacked american airliners to be released and continue the flight on the same plane government officials said tues Day. The officials said the agree ment with the government of Premier Fidel Castro was worked out through the Swiss embassy in Havana which represents american interest sin Cuba 4. �. R until monday the cubans had permitted Only the Crew of an Airliner forced to Havana to Flyback to the United states. The passengers had to wait to be picked up by aircraft chartered by the airline on whose plane they were flying when it was first tangible result of the new understanding came Mon Day when an Eastern airlines pcs diverted to Havana during & flight from san Juan to Miami was permitted to continue on to Florida with Al the passengers who had been aboard with the exception of the Hijacker. State department official said the limited agreement was heartening but pointed out that it did nothing to resolve the main problem which is to find ways to deter hijackers. The International air trans port association Iata has been seeking Castro s agree ment to return to the unite states for trial any hijackers who Are not genuine political refugee however an Iata delegation which was in Havana about 10 Days ago left without an indication Cuba would be willing to tackle the heart of the Hijack problem. Until monday the Castro government had declined to let passengers on hijacked planes leave Cuba on the same aircraft. The explanation Given airline officials Wal that run Way at Havana Airport were too Short to permit the Takeoff of fully loaded Large jets. The understanding now apparently is that such takeoffs will be permitted if the Pilot believes it is Safe and if the airline assumes full responsibility for anything that May go wrong. Ten . Airliners have boo hijacked to Havana so far this year. East begins digging out of huge storm continued from Page 1 with Pillow of delivery trucks to get through drifts of up to 10feet led to shortages of milk bread and other Staples in som areas. The american and new Yor Stock exchanges closed monday and the City s Commerce an Industry association reported that absences at commercial establishments averaged 73 per cent. Cars abandoned the Massachusetts depart ment of Public works asked the assistance of the National guar to remove about 2,500 cars abandoned on state of 1,000 cars stalled on the three mile t a p p a n Zee Bridge at Tarrytown n.y., were removed during the Day but thesis Lane Span remained closed to traffic because of clogged John v. Lindsay made a helicopter tour of new Orkand then called on commuters to leave their cars at Home if the tried to make it in tuesday. However the Outlook for com Muter train service was at Best threat to the City s cleanup was lifted when Lindsay soothe the ruffled feelings of a Sanita Tion Union Leader who had charged that the City refused to hire his men on overtime at the height of the storm. Costly removal new York figured to spend $350,000 on Snow removal. Bosto officials estimated they would spend $400,000 before the Street were made passable. In Boston suburbs 27 people mostly youngsters lost fingers in rotary Snow machine Acci dents. The weather Bureau said the immediate Outlook for most of the affected area was for Nomore Snow. The storm left 15 inches of Snow in new York City. Up to 30 inches was reported in connect Cut. Boston weather Bureau chief Oscar Tenenbaum said the blow was one of the fiercest Winter storms of the past Blue Moon no Green s Best continued from Page 1 and his doctors said he would have to take things easier for Theresa of his tour. But the Bonn schedule for the 40-year-old presidential envoy gave no indication that the Pace of his Mission was slowing. Speaking before a Battery of microphones and cameras at the Airport after a red carpet Wel come by West German and american diplomats Borman said he came to Germany not Only to Tell about . Space achievements but also to talk with and learn from German scientists who pioneered in the space t Russell Fessenden . Charged affaires and mrs. Fessenden headed the american embassy party greeting the bormans. Heading the Germani group was ambassador or. Hans Sci War Mann foreign ministry chief o protocol and director Max Mayer of the West German ministry of scientific research. Borman who Ulso was a Crew member on the world s longest space flight of 13 Days 18hours, told the newsmen that president Nixon intends to push ahead in space rather than maker Mored cuts in the program. I personally believe it proper and essential that we continue the space program which i vital to the world. It is my ferment Hope How Ever that we can use space much As we Are using Antarctic today that is keep it As a place for peaceful scientific the Veteran astronaut also said he suspected the next . Goal after Landing on the Moo would be a Large orbiting space station. New harassment Warsaw pact chief in East Berlin Berlin up a visit Toast Berlin by soviet marshal Ivan Yakubowski Warsaw pact commander has caused Specula Tion of new serious harassment of West Berlin. Western officials believe the East germans might be plan Ning to interfere with Supply shipments to the City. Yakubowski arrived monday the Day after the East germans announced new restrictions on surface travel to Berlin for the March 5 election of the West German president. Western officials do not believe there is any connection Between the visit and the ban on travel of electoral College members but they said if new Steps against West Berlin were being planned the Warsaw pact commander would be consulted. Some Western officials though the East might harass traffic through East Germany on the seems like a Case of arrested development Tulsa okla. A police arrested a Young Man who escaped from the City detention enter several Days ago when he returned and tried to claim per Sonal property he left behind. Officers also charged him with Petty larceny for stealing the City owned jail clothing he was wearing when he made his escape. Pretext of blocking delegates tothe electoral College. But officials said they did no know what the East germans were planning and most though there would be no new Berlin crisis or major East West Dis Pute. The feeling that the East Ger mans might be planning a new squeeze were voiced monday inborn by government spokesman Guenter Diehl he said it still is not Clear whether the East germans would use the meeting of the electoral College to interfere with Supply shipments. Diehl indicated that the government is concerned with the Market volume High in shortened session new York a the Stock Market closed pretty much even tuesday after an Active abbreviated session. The Market opened mixed moved moderately higher then slipped Back. Volume approximated 11 Mil lion shares a High total for a session Cut to three hours be cause of new York City s Snow Century Fox Occi dental Petroleum and Union car bide were heavily traded. Each gained about a data was a Star per former soaring 17 Points. Possibility that the East s move against the electoral College is a cover for something More Seri Ous. Diehl warned that West Ger Many might withdraw Trade and economic concessions made Toast Germany two months ago if a new squeeze is imposed. Mansfield asks leftists to skip Nixon protest Washington a sen ate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called tuesday on West Berlin students to avoid demonstrations during president Nix on s feb. 27 Berlin s Radical leftists adopted a Resolution earlier tues Day to disrupt Nixon s visit Catling the president the shift agent of the reactionary Wing of the american noted East Ger Many s announced intention to refuse West German electors land Access to West Berlin five Days after Nixon s scheduled arrival to select a Federal presi Dent. Because of that the Montana said in a statement a situation of possible tension is would express Hope that they would reconsider their position in the matter Mansfield said of the students and Accord to president Nixon. The same Courtesy and consideration which those of a different political Faith give him in Texas hostage escapes As police kill her captor continued from Page 1 Mullins in the Back of cafeteria. The police said Mullins never fired a shot. About 25 persons were in the cafeteria line and others were in the building when the gunman rushed and grabbed the girl about 11 30 . You come with me he said. I m going to kill heard someone say he s got a gun " said Jay Douthit assistant manager of the cafe Teria. A looked in the serving line and saw a Young Man hold ing a gun on the said he slipped into his office and called he returned he said the gunman was sipping water an had the gun lying on a tray. Look fellow Why Don t you Calm Down Douthit said. The Man picked up the Runoff the tray pointed it at Douthit and said Back off Back the gunman dressed in a windbreaker sweatshirt an Blue jeans asked to see a lawyer after about three hour sin the cafeteria. He talked briefly with b. W. Cruce former mayor of Mesquite. The gunman sat at a table inthe Back of the cafeteria with the girl across from we an the gun resting on a chair next to him. Three policemen Fla about 20 feet away trying to talk him into giving himself originally stopped two men Between 11 and 11 30 . They asked for a Driver License and after seeing it returned to the police of the suspects pulled a gun and waved it in sgt. B. s face for about five seconds and then the two men ran. The other officer. J. B. Warren picked up a Shotgun and cornered one of the suspects behind the cafeteria. The other ran inside the building. We did t have anything on them we were just checking Warren said. Vat s inevitable that people will visit other planets. Exploration is the essence of the human probably will go to other planets sooner than anyone Inthis room thinks Borman prophesied.,mrs. K Borman said in answer to a question that she and the boys worried most when the Apollo 8 Crew was coming out of certainly was the most difficult time for us she boys asked if they had aspirations to be astronauts re plied. there Are no takers at Home added Borman. They Are not even interested in flying following the press conference shortened to get the Day s sched ule Back on time the Borman Sand Fessenden were luncheon guests of Chancellor Kurt geor Kiesinger. Later Borman met with Sci ence minister Gerhard Stolten Berg a and then gave a 1-Hourlecture with slides in the huge Beethoven Halle to a Large Audi ence of scientists and College and High school Long Day closed with a dinner Given by the German Institute for air and space re morning Borman is expected to visit Cologne Ca thedral at 9 . And the re search Institute before taking of for West Berlin where he is scheduled to arrive about noon. Al Fatah vows fight to the end Cairo Spiel Fatah guerrilla Leader Yassir Arafat declared Here that his forces would continue to fight Israel even if a general settlement was reached in an interview with a weekly Magazine Rose Al Yussef the newly elected Leader of the Palestine liberation organization said i exclude the possibility of a peaceful settlement in the Middle East because the zionists Are not such fools As to with draw from Arab territory. Neither do we oppose Hie Arab countries working for a political solution. But this do snot mean we Are ready to accept a solution which affirms Israel existence and Security. In Short we shall continue tonight even if a political Settle ment were anti concorde drive making lot of noise London a a new at tack on the Anglo French con Corde supersonic Airliner project was launched in a full Page advertisement in the guardian newspaper monday. The and claimed the supersonic Airliner s great engine noise and sonic booms Woula cause Buie spread and serious disturbance arid
