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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Swiss say Hijacker lost nerve1 Geneva Lap Geneva Airport or see superintendent Jacques Kunzi said saturday that the mysterious Hijack scare aboard a Twa jetliner May have been the work of a Hijacker who was serious but los this nerve partway through the operation. I think someone thought they could getaway with it easily that it would be easier than it turned out to be Kunzi told news conference at Geneva police head  said the 19 pages of neatly typed de mands the unidentified person handed Atwa stewardess Friday on flight 830 from new York to Geneva were Well pre pared and appeared serious. Previously several police officials had suggested that the incident May have been  said Swiss officials alerted each country with passengers aboard the Planeto look out for the still unidentified person who handed Over the Hijack note and the disappeared among the other passengers. But the police superintendent admitted that Switzerland had been unable to pro vide any description for foreign police to Goon. The suspect reportedly handed Over the note while disguised in a wig and fals Mustache. Kunzi said the Only evidence that the person was male came from some Passen Ger accounts and the suspect s voice whence uttered a single word to the hostess. Kunzi said he told her go to the Captai after giving her his demands. Kunzi said no one had yet been arrested in the Case and he had no idea if the suspect was still in Switzerland. 15 most Active new York up tha to Mart Kim kudu in wow York Slock exch no compose to trading at 4 . Friday Smat last Che. Mai Lara ijh409 i0� inn Row i.i41to in h ii Trtol. 5�.7co 17 Javk inf Cego .424400 a � Amr Moton 42uoo it sunday August 27, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 Kiment my do ,311.400 51u  m .310.4 1 1m Man and. Wet Mettr Sun rom Drc Mcl. Amex 10 most Active up Trie 10 Mou Attiva Trocki in enc Ange comp Lla trading at 4 . Run dump Horn. .  Tmora   Sam  nil  m2mhbj 115  in chg. A it 1t a � moot ass 5 cordial greeting in Vietnam rep. . Montgomery d-mlss., i sir rounded by Friendly Young cambodian refugees u be visits their Camp in Taynton province Vietnam. Montgomery was heading an eight Man delegation of visiting congressmen. A photo Laos turns Over remains of 4 fliers Al vt1 .j47".ko it Ivl moot v j10jm 4 h mt2m Vientiane Laos a eight Amer ican congressmen one in tears stood at attention on the hot Tarmac of Vientiane Airport saturday while a . Military Honor guard carried the remains of fou american flier who were killed in Laos onto an aircraft which was bound for the United states. The remains were the first to be turn Dover to toe United states by Laos. I had a lot of friends killed in the War rep. Hensen Moore d-la., said. Moore wiped away tears with a hand kerchief As the Flag draped aluminium caskets were carried one by one up the rear ramp of a c-141 Jet transport. The aircraft which had flown 1.000miles from California was to pick up the remains of 11 airmen killed in North Viet Nam later saturday. Then the plane was scheduled to head for the Philippines an Hawaii. There were no laotian officials Presentat the 20-minute ceremony. A few Airport workers  delegation which also visited Viet Nam was headed by rep. . Montgom Ery a miss. The group was to Fly to Clark fab in the Philippines later saturday ending a 6-Day Mission. Marshall Heads . Delegation leaders of attend Kenyatta rites Nairobi up the United state saturday sent the military expert who i rect Djohn f. Kennedy s funeral and Brit Ain flew a two ton army gun Carriage to carry the body of the late president Jom Kenyatta at his state funeral. Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall,.jtobdped write Kenya s Constitution at dependence was named to head the 2 croat terrorists indicted for seizure of 4 hostages Chicago up a Federal grand jury Friday indicted two croatian terrorists on charges they held four persons hostage inthe West German consulate in attempts to ice the release of an imprisoned country Man. The four count indictment charged Bozo Wava 15, and mile Kidzoman. 33, with holding the hostages in violation of Federal we against the kidnapping of foreign officials or guests of the United states., six persons were held during the 10-Bour s Fege aug. 17 in the loth floor office Theu Chian Avenue building but the indict my listed Only four hostages Watal Dieter Murmann Peter Berndt Al Eva Raster. The two others were con american delegation to thursday s Funer  will join Prince Charles of England presidents Idi Amin of Uganda and Juliu Nyerere of Tanzania and a Host of other a tonal leaders expected for the  of thousands of mourners continued to file past the body lying in state i Nairobi saturday some collapsing in grief As they paid their respects to the Man who guided this thriving nation since Independence in 1963.political observers said the transition from the Kenyatta Era appeared to be go ing remarkably Well after years of worry that his death could spark troubles which would destroy the country s fragile stability the caretaker government of president Daniel Arap Moi who has emerged As the Clear favorite to succeed Kenyatta. And the country s Only political party Kanu. Have three months in which to choose an heir to Africa s late elder  insure thursday s funeral the larg est in Black Africa s modern history run smoothly Kenya imported a Host of for actress reportedly marries Milan. Italy up the Milan Maga Zine Eva express has announced that British actress Jenny Agutter had secretly married italian actor Fabio Tesla in Las vegas. Eign experts to help  Miller director of ceremonies and special events for the . Army in the Washington area and the Man who directed Kennedy s funeral in 1963, was arriving during the weekend after the kenyan government requested Aid fro Washington. Britain saturday was flying a two ton army gun Carriage to Nairobi aboard a special flight to carry Kenyatta s body to Gether with a Load of Blank artillery rounds for a military Salute at the funeral. The Carriage similar to the one used to carry the coffin of sir Winston Churchill at his state funeral was accompanied by British military expert. Emba mers for Kenyatta s body were also flown from Britain. Marshall will arrive on a special flight tuesday to represent Washington which in recent years has been increasing its Mili tary cooperation with Kenya the Only close Friend of the West on Africa s Eastern Seaboard. Other members of the delegation include president Carter s son. Jeff and his wife Andrew Young. America s . Ambassador Coretta King wife of the late Martin Luther King rear adm. Samuel Packer commander of the . Middle East naval task Force Richard Hatcher the Blac mayor of Gary. Ind., and rep. Charles Diggs. A Mich. I  
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