European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Of. Ai " after the attack a policeman inspects the front seat of Acar used to Block a two car Convoy re turning industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer Home from work. Schleyer was kidnapped by terrorists who fled with him in a minibus. Schleyer s body guards and Driver were slain. Three bodies lie where they fell. A authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 142 wednesday september 7, 1977 is doily on if 21855 a officials confirm a terrorist letter televise a reply no hostility at Point scandal returnees glad by Malcolm n. Carter West Point . A the cadets who returned to the . Military Academy after last year s cheating scandal say the encountered none of the hostility they had feared during their summer s successful training. Moreover they say the bitterness that had rent the 175-year-old institution has disappeared along with an outmoded interpretation of cheating and old prosecution m still Riding a Cloud said Cadet Timothy Ringgold of Phoenix ariz., who had been one of the leading critics of West Point until his voluntary departure during the scandal. There s not one bit of animosity toward me Cadet Kenneth cur Ley said. A third returned Cadet who asked to go unnamed said i think a lot of Guys accepted it and understand what s going on. I Haven t heard of anyone else round Here having any difficulty. Just remembering names that s the Only a total of 152 cadets left the Academy Asa result of the scandal which stemmed from widespread cheating on Homework Given to the class of 1977 in a computer course called electrical engineering 304 i March 1976. Of the 152 cadets 105 who sought rein statement under an army leniency plan were permitted to come Back. Ninety eight ultimately took up the offer to return at the beginning of the summer taking the com Puter course again or training in such pro Grams As Jungle of them started regular classes tuesday As members of the class of 1978 Ina corps of 4,475 cadets including 177 readmission went smoothly and the process of reintegration seems to have been successfully accomplished said West Point s new superintendent it. Gen. Andrew j. fall new procedures were voted that introduced due process safeguards Winall stages of prosecution and reduced the possibility of abuse through favouritism. Also army regulations were changed to allow the superintendent an option other than expulsion for cadets convicted of Vio lating the Honor code which states that Cadet will not lie cheat or steal nor Toler continued on Page 2, cot. I keep those photos coming the stars and stripes invited Amateur photographers last week to submit pictures Worth a thousand we announced plans to devote Page 3each monday to your photographs. Your response proves that among our readers Are Many Amateur photog Raphers who take excellent photo submitted must be accompanied by the name of the photographer his or her duty address and Telephone the subject person or scene with sufficient information to permit a meaningful Only Black and White Glossy prints. Do not Send color pictures do not write on the Back of the 5x7 inches or larger Are in to Page 3, the stars and stripes Apo 09175.photos submitted will not be re turned. We look Forward to considering and sharing your photos Worth a thou Sand watch for them on Page 3 of you stars and stripes beginning monday. Bonn a the first word from terrorist kidnappers of industrialist Hann Martin Schleyer was received tuesday by the Federal criminal Oft ice a spokesman a mysterious televised statement addressed to the terrorists the criminal office confirmed receipt of a letter but said it had reached Federal authorities so late that they were unable to meet a dead line set by the statement was read by a newscaster As the first item on the evening newscast on the television network contents of the letter were not immediately announcement came one hour after Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was called from a party caucus for a half hour meet ing with a crisis staff set up to direct government reaction to the bloody kidnapping of Schleyer chief of the powerful West German Industry and employer associations. Schmidt meets Kohl after the meeting Schmidt looked up opposition Leader Helmut Kohl in the Parlia ment building and spoke with him for about 10 letter was received by the unidentified local police department Only inthe late afternoon the televised state ment said. From there it was Given to the Federal criminal office. The Fco sent the letter without delay to the Federal govern government will receive the letter Only by late evening. The deadline for the Public statement you desire therefore cannot be reports from sources which remained officially unconfirmed said the letter demanded the release of 14 imprisoned ter continued on Page 28, col i
