European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday May 8, 1977 it was a real con Job pen pals made fail mail pay off Salerno. Italy a five men held on such counts As robbery and murder operated a neat Racket out of the local prison to cheat thousands of dollars from italians working abroad by posing As love seeking girls police said  said the five entered ads in foreign magazines for men describing themselves As italian girls looking for twin souls and ready to travel abroad to meet  a Long correspondence they would Promise their prospective fian Cees they were ready to reach them but asked for Cash to pay for the  said the fraud came to Light when an italian working in West Ger Many. Calogero Contrino. 48, came to Salerno to find out first hand what pre vented his pen Friend from reaching him after Many love letters and 3,300 for travelling  his amazement alighting from a taxicab he found out that the address to which he had been writing was that of the prison in this Seaside City on the tyrrhenian sea near Naples. Police investigations brought the whole Case into the open. Officers said they could not say yet How much the five inmates made out of it All and How Many persons had fallen into their Nyrhe five were identified As Salvatore Stanzione. In jail pending trial on murder count Alfredo Mangio. Held pending trial on charges of multiple thefts and robberies and three others serving terms for robbery and at tempted  a Law that went into effect a couple of years ago. The correspondence of prison inmates is guaranteed privacy. Black rhodesian Leader says , will withdraw As sponsor of Parley London a the United states has agreed to withdraw from co sponsoring a proposed constitutional conference on Rhodesia a rhodesian Black african nationalist Leader said Here Friday. Joshua Nkomo made the statement after a 50-minute meeting Here with Secretary of state Cyrus Vance who is in London with president Carter for a seven nation eco nomic  is joint Leader of the rhodesian Tokyo opens Airport after 5-year delay Tokyo a a government test plane made a smooth Landing to inaugurate Tokyo s five year old International Airport saturday As protesters burned rubber tires nearby to Block the Pilot s  than 3.000 riot equipped policemen skirmishes with about 900 demonstrators mostly Farmers and radicals at the Airport site 40 Miles East of Tokyo. At least 20 per sons were arrested police  saturday Small gasoline bombs went off in six places mostly Airport re lated facilities police said. Only minor damage was reported and police were investigating the  japanese built ys11 test plane took off one Day after officials Tore Down two giant steel towers constructed by the pro testers at the end of the 13.333-fool main runway the towers had prevented the Early opening of the Airport completed in 1972. The Farmers opposed the government s plan to acquire their ancestral land for the Airport. They were joined in their protest by Radical students who claim the Airport will be used for military  the towers gone the government appeared ready to begin Airport operations in the fall probably by the beginning of no vember when loaf airlines switch their schedule to Winter  retaliation against the Surprise re Moval of the Lowers three Radical students armed with steel pipes stormed into the head office of the Airport authority in downtown Tokyo late Friday and temporarily occupied an executive office. They were arrested soon  fuel pipelines at the Airport have yet to be constructed. E. Germany Mongolia pact Berlin May 6 up East Germany and the mongolian Peoples Republic Friday signed a treaty of Friendship and cooperation in East Berlin. Patriotic front with Black guerrilla Leader Robert  said he did not want any outsiders at a conference which it had been proposed the United states and Britain should jointly sponsor to enable White minority ruled Rhodesia to Transfer peaceably to Black majority  said he considered the United states to be an  spokesman for Vance declined to com ment on Nkomo s  said an announcement this week would indicate what the United states in tended to  would be a mistake to speculate about a conference or other forms of Par  he said we will work jointly with the British in seeking a Resolution of this situation in  foreign Secretary David Owen told the House of commons on feb. 19 that the United Stales would co sponsor the pro posed conference. Nkomo s statement followed a British foreign office announcement that Britain and the United states had reached full agreement on the next Steps to try to reach a negotiated settlement on Rhodesia. It said announcements will be made i London and Washington this week. The foreign office announcement Fol Lowed talks Between Vance and  Nkomo s statement observers Here had expected that this week s announce ment would indicate the readiness of Brit Ain and the United states jointly to Convene a conference. British government officials declined to comment on Nkomo s statement rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith s government broke links with Britain in1965 with a unilateral declaration of Independence when it refused to go along with Britain s insistence that the country should switch to Black  after . Diplomatic pressure last year Smith announced on sept. 24 that he agreed to a Transfer to Black Rule within two  conference in Geneva at the end of last year Between Smith. Nkomo. Mugabe and top British entertainers booked for Queen s Jubilee London up the show business contribution to Queen Elizabeth s Silver Jubilee an entertainment in which Many of the nation s lop stars will take part has been  Delfont. Who is organizing the trib Ute said the night of 100 stars would be staged May 22 at the new National theatre before an audience which will pay from $8.30 to 85 with All profits to go to the Silver Jubilee  John Gielgud. Glenda Jackson. Cleo inline. Johnny Dankworth and Many others from stage opera screen Ballet and television will take part. Two other Black rhodesian nationalist leaders stalled Over How the transition from White to Black Rule was to be  of the main differences at the Geneva conference which was sponsored by Britain was who should control Security forces during the transitional  proposed new conference was de signed to replace the stalled Geneva talks in which the United slates did not participate. Owen reportedly hoped us participation this time around would ensure Success. Talks set on korean incident Seoul a the . Command accused North Korea saturday of stalling an earlier meeting but agreed to Convene the military armistice commission to discuss the killing of a South korean Soldier in the demilitarized zone. The meeting the 383rd since the korean armistice agreement was sign Eta 153, will begin monday in the Doz Village of Panmunjom 30 Miles North of Seoul. The in. Command headed by the United states agreed to the meeting after efforts for an earlier session failed As a result of North korean delaying tactics a com Mand spokesman said. It originally requested a meeting for thursday the Day after the killing was announced. North Korea rejected that an another proposal for a meeting Friday. The . Command said one South korean was killed and another wounded when they were fired on by one or More North koreans hidden on the communist Side of the Doz North of Seoul. It was the first serious incident along the 151-mile Buffer zone since last August when two american officers were axed to death by North korean guards at Panmunjom. North Korea denied the shooting claim ing the . Command and South korean officials fabricated the incident As an excuse for continued presence of Ameri can troops in South Korea. Plug for push Power if us Energy crisis worsens the time May come when roller coaster bred american youngsters May have to copy these japanese schoolchildren at the Harum Fairgrounds in Tokyo. The Chil Dren in their traditional school uni forms enjoy Riding Monorail bicycles by push Power. _ a photo