European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes june terror separates 3 honeymooning couples by the associated press honeymoons turned into nightmares for three newly cd couples when Twa flight 847 was hijacked in the and while the women were released As the plane flew Back and Forth from Lebanon to the men were kept on two of the couples had originally been scheduled to take other Elaine Brown of watched on television As her daughter in Law was released but her son Michael was not in hoping and praying that my son will get Hes just 27 years the worried Mother told Michael and Judy who had moved from Portsmouth to North Miami were married june sue and Richard Herzberg of Virginia and Blake syn Nestved and Jane Sharp were married two weeks air Force Roundup theater audience helps test bit burgs emergency response Pitburg Germany patrons got More thrills than they expected at a movie As the final credits the lights came up and people in the Audi ence were informed that they had just become actors in a of the scenario included a fire in the theater and was staged to test the response of the fire department and the Hospital staff to such a Large scale the actors were Given roles to simulating the types of injuries that might result from a theater they were put m positions inside the theater where victims of smoke inhalation and Burns would most Likely be found just inside the exits and near tie spot where the fire broke As part of the Hospital staffs the hospitals soft Ball team left the opposing team on the Field and reported to transport and treat the 45 we Are required to do conduct such exercises periodical said Loretta a spokeswoman for the base using the theater was just a unique Way to do Spang Faheem sergeant rewarded for Money saving suggestion Span Dahlem Germany staff Bradley Spencer has earned for pointing out the High Cost of a fibreglass the air Force had been paying for the hunk of fibreglass a sixteenth of an Inch thick and 24 inches Long that forms the Glare shield on the rear cockpit of the he pointed out on an air Force form the air Force now pays about Spencer is assigned to the 52nd equipment Maint 3 unit in Germany win administration awards Washington two air Force members and a civilian administrator in and a unit based in Are among the winners in this years air Force administration awards in the staff support staff Michael Pepper of Hahn was chosen top enlisted administrator and James Stanley of Kalmar was top senior administrative Herman Brell of Ramstein was named the top foreign National administrator in the unit administrators the 86th combat support group of Ramstein took top honors for base sergeants in Europe earn Law Security awards Kirtland two people stationed in Europe Are among the 19 outstanding Security and Law enforcement specialists for Security police officials Here have staff Diana 81st Security police Raf was the Best Law enforcement noncommissioned Robert 7160th Security police  was the Best information Security winners distinguished themselves through their professionalism and said Neal chief of Security the 24 and were aboard flight 847 because of the cancellation of their original flight from where they had spent their according to his Ray Synnestvedt of Bryn a Philadelphia i dont know How they managed to get her off the plane without Doris Synnestvedt said of her the Browns had been planning their two week honeymoon for the past six and were on their Way from Greece to according to Michaels Leah Abramson of i feel sorry for my in sure Shes in said Eleanor Jane Sharps As far As i Hes still on the Brown said in Portsmouth that she had seen her daughter inlaw leaving the plane in Algiers on television and she was looking so we  see her but she seemed All sue Herzberg also was released sat i really cannot compose my said her Ted i just keep Reading prayers and try to keep my spirits and my wife spirits Richard her bergs Mother said she talked to her daughter inlaw saturday night from she said sue told her that Richard had been taken off the plane while it was in and she didst know where he were torn with mixed Deutsch told we dont know whether to be Happy or sad at this its a very trying they were actually scheduled on a Dif Ferent Deutsch we dont know Why they were put on this the other flight was scheduled at the same time to go to new but the one they were put on was heading for a Twa spokesman in new York said the flight from Athens to new York was cancelled because of mechanical problems and its passengers were seated on the next available plane flight also aboard the plane were Kathryn Davis and James Hoskins both 22 and of who Are engaged to be the hijackers released her on saturday in miss Davis Joe said that when she called late saturday she told her family the hijackers had a sense of humor and were teasing Hoskins about a shirt he wore bearing a picture of Boxer Ray Boom Boom Deanna the Mother of said you dont think anything like this would happen to right were not worried about terrorism or politics just their British pilots Union threatens action against Athens Airport London up British pilots Are considering a ban against flights into Athens because of an apparent Lack of Security in the hijacking of Twa flight 847 after it left the greek the Leader of their professional organization but in Tom vice president of the air line pilots warned against precipitous action until All the hostages aboard the hijacked plane Are Michael the chairman of the British air lines pilots said sunday a ban on flights to and from Athens by his members is certainly a pos Sibili unless things Are improved very i cant conceive the airline pilots associations around the world will just stand Back and watch this Clarke told an Independent news but Ashwood i would like this situation to end before we took precipitous acts or before including our took any precipitous lets get the passengers and Crew Back safely and then we can Start discussing what to do to prevent future occur the siege began Friday after two shiite moslem extremists boarded the plane in Athens with baggage hold ing at least one 9mm machine pistol and at least two hand greek officials believe the hijackers smuggled the weapons aboard by wrapping them in which would blur their outline on an xray in interviews on two television Ashwood directed his criticism at i believe that its most Likely that the weapons got on Board through a Collaborator on the ground at Athens Ashwood he said Security at the Athens Airport has been a major concern for pilots for at least the past 10 our government has made tremendous efforts with the greek government Over the past several years to improve the Security situation at Athens obviously without a great Deal of Ashwood Ashwood said if governmental efforts pilots organizations will take their own we believe some action will be taken if this Type of situation is allowed to the pilots will take action Ashwood Security problems have existed at Athens for several in palestinian hijackers commandeered an air France flight from the greek and eventually landed in where israeli commandos staged a Rescue airlines have complained the perimeter Fence at Athens does not encircle the allowing people to walk in without girl who sat near Hijack victim says he was then shot London a an american hostage on the hijacked Twa air plane was kicked savagely in the face and ribs before being shot dead and thrown out on the Tarmac at Beirut said an australian family that was re leased from the they dragged him out of his tied his hands and then beat him said Ruth who said she was sitting next to the Young i watched As they kicked him in the then they kicked him in the face and Kneecaps and kept kicking him until they had broken All his she told reporters sunday at London Heathrow the teenager and her William and were among dozens of hostages re leased during the planes two stops in the name of the killed at Friday has not been released pending notification of next of his body was flown sunday to the air forces Torrejon base in Ruth Henderson said the Man was a Navy they singled him out because he was american and a she they knew who he was because he didst have a nor Mal he had a special Navy the planes senior flight Uli told reporters in new York that the slain Man was one of four marines on the defense department has not confirmed the pres ence of any military personnel on the the teenager said the hijackers tried to Knock out the american with a pistol they kept hitting him Over the head but he was very Strong and they  Knock him she then they dumped him Back in his seat next to me and left him for i tried to nurse him but there want a great Deal i could later they dragged him away and i believe shot William a school said the hijackers were totally professional in their if you can Call it when told that a Antiterrorist unit was on stand he my that it wont there too Well organized Given the i do believe  just kill his wife said of the sometimes they were Calm and other times there make no there fanatics and its All been shocking but at the moment we feel i suppose it will take time to sink