European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday september 21,1977 Jackie reportedly gets $20 million settlement Athens not Jacqueline Onassis has negotiated what her friends Here Call an astounding Settle ment with her late husband s daughter giving her$20 million in return for abandoning All further claims to his  represents More than double what she would have received under the terms of Aristotle Onassis s will and almost seven times what she would have gotten if he had lived to Complete the divorce proceed Ings which his friends say he had intended. In his will Aristotle Onassis left the bulk of his assets to his daughter Christina now 26, and to a foundation in memory of his late son. He limited his bequest to his wife to $250,000 a year of which $50000 was to be set aside for her two  those terms Onassis 45 at her husband s death in 1975, could have ultimately received about $ 10 Mil lion if she lived into her 80s.Christina Onassis could not be reached for comment but her friends Here said she agreed to such a generous settlement for her Stepmother because she was anxious to Cut All ties to her and because she was advised Thatcher Stepmother would not consider anything less than $20 million without pressing her claims in court. Although she was raised in America Christina is exceedingly greek said Stelios Papadimitriu her principal attorney Here and an executor of her father s estate. She is Strong willed emotional and impel , who represented Christina in the negotiations with Onassis would not discuss the Settle ment but he indirectly confirmed that one had been reached. Although Aristotle Onassis s will left his widow Quarter interest in his private Island of scorpios and a Quarter share of his yacht the Christina Papadimitri of said when questioned about the settlement i can t even Tell you there was an agreement but no  no longer has any involvement with any part of the Onassis  Papadimitriu has represented the Onassis family since 1954.according to other friends of Christina Onassis and her brother in Law sen. Edward m. Kennedy began pressing the Young heiress soon after the shipping mag Nate s death to improve the bequest to  leaving Aristotle Onassis s funeral on scorpios Christina and Onassis made a Public display of Soli Darity by Riding in the same limousine but in route the car stopped and Christina got out and entered another  negotiations were begun later Between Law yers representing Onassis and Papadimitriu representing  negotiations dragged on for 18 months and Onas Sis refused to lower her demand below $20 million according to Christina s friends. Papadimitriu then advised Christina that he thought a court Battle could not be avoided unless she agreed to the $20 million. Christina s friends Here believe she was unnecessarily generous because they say they feel that Onassis would not really have gone to court to raise the Settle ment and if she had done so she would have lost. In his will Aristotle Onassis wrote i have received from my wife her renunciation from any claims of inheritance through a notarized agreement in the United states. If my wife presses any inheritance claims then she will not be Given her annuity of my estate. If she wins a final ruling from a court that cannot be appealed then she will receive one eighth of the estate  Aristotle Onassis divided the bulk of his estate be tween his daughter and a foundation set up in memory of his son Alexandras who died after an air plane crashing 1973 at the age of 25. Christina s half of the estate has been estimated at More than $250 million. If Onassis had gone to court and won her claims All the Way she could have received at least $10 million More than the $20 million she has received in the settlement. This May have been a Factor in Christina s decision to Settle out of court although her friends feel she was motivated More by the fact that a Long court Battle would have kept her and Onassis financially linked teach other for years. The friends said Christina had originally opposed her father s marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968, and was never Able to become close to her Stepmother. The relationship became even More strained after Aristotle Onassis s death although Christina made a Public statement to the contrary and denied reports that her father had planned to divorce Onassis. The statement followed reports from new York that Aristotle Onassis had asked lawyer Roy Conn four months before his death to consider being his attorney in divorce  friends of Aristotle Onassis Here however said that he had told them he intended to divorce his wife and that he had an agreement with her limiting the divorce settlement to $3 million. F4s collide. . Demos pick Koch for mayor in Runoff continued from Page 1 Losion sad Eugen Bantle a local Resi Dent in whose Orchard one of the aircraft fell. The whole House Shook like in an earthquake. An air Force spokesman said Wertz a Southeast Asia Veteran was a senior Pilot. His decorations included the distinguished flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster meritorious service medal and air medal with 11 Oak Leaf clusters. The spokesman said a Board of officers has been convened to investigate the Acci Dent. The Mcdonnell f4d twin engine All weather Jet fighter is used for close sup port of ground troops. Rod & gun club theft suspects Are arrested Heidelberg German police have apprehended two suspects in connection with the sept. 8 robbery of the american Rod and gun club near Schwet Zingen an army spokesman said tuesday. According to a spokesman for the second Region army criminal investigation come two men an american civilian and a German were arrested after at tempting to sell stolen weapons to a German police undercover agent in Frank Furt. The spokesman said the agent was working on leads developed in a joint investigation by army agents and German police. The spokesman said identification of the suspects could not be released at this time. Some 30 weapons mostly pistols were taken in the robbery in which two masked men one armed forced the club s night manager to open a Safe and give them keys to a weapons storeroom. Continued from Page 1 Bellamy won the democratic nomination for City Council president ousting incumbent Paul o Dwyer a lifelong Liberal Cru Sader twice her , considered a Liberal during his nine years in the House ran on a platform sized As the governor s puppet Candi of continued fiscal austerity and support  the Victory made Koch the heavy favor Ite to win the mayoralty in a City where for the death penalty in a City wracked by near default and violent crime. Cuomo encouraged to enter the race and supported by Carey was often critic registered democrats outnumber republicans 4 to 1. Europe mostly Cloudy with occasional Light rain showers wednesday. Little change thursday. Frankfurt Heidel Berg High 55, Low 40. Sunset wednesday 6 27 . Sunrise thursday 6 13 . 4am 4pm 66 68 52 48 47 43 81 80 57 57 55 62 Adana p Athens c Aviano cd Berlin p Brussels p Copenhagen p 4am 4 om45 48 50 37 47 54 54 55 81 45 57 70 Frankfurt cd London a Madrid p Munich cd Paris p Rome pet 25,3ut weather so band makes friends and Sells army Story and photo by de Hill staff writer Ingelheim Germany is performances like this help sell the army and make a lot of friends said two James l. Mccraw bandmaster for the 3rd inf div Marne band. In full Field uniform with their steel Hel mets on the pavement at their feet the band had just completed an hour Long performance in the Market Square Here. The audience of More than 1,000 persons applauded loudly after each number and again after the concert was Over. Many of the band members were asked for their autographs and some even exchanged addresses with German listeners. Normally the division band is used for Headquarters Security and details said maj. Scott Erickson 3rd inf div Public affairs officer. This time we re using them As part of our pacification Effort after behave liberated the local  the 3rd inf div is the aggressor Force during exercise Carbon Edge the autumn forge Field training exercise. The local mayor or. Julius Strohmayer expressed pleasure with the concert. If itis possible we would like to make arrange ments to have them return he  schedule does t allow us to spend much time in any one place said sgt. . Salvatore Buono a trombone player. We Are playing three or More concerts a Dayan that keeps us  we Are the work ingest band in usar eur said Mccraw. We normally aver age More than 30 performances per  think this exercise will show that a Mili tary band has an important Public relations function during wartime As  a youngster twists and turns to music of the 3rd inf div band in Mindel Heim Germany