European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 a photo Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger wont Deal with maniacal suicidal people firm on its terrorist Weinberger says new York a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on sunday reiterated policy not to com ply with the demands of maniacal suicidal such As the terrorists holding an american jetliner in the mid dle but Weinberger said the government will not rest until we do everything we possibly can to restore their interviewed on the television news program this week with David Weinberger was asked about the demand by hijackers of Twa Athen torome flight 847 that Israel release hundreds of shiite moslem Weinberger said if the terrorists achieved their de chances of another hijacking would be our position has always been that we would not yield to terrorist demands because there would be simply an increase in those he when youre dealing with maniacal suicidal people you have a somewhat different element in the equation because that increases the risk of subsequent real because of their willingness to give their own lives for these As they Call he Weinberger said he was not implying that the israelis should not release the in not trying to give advice to any other govern he discussing the americans reportedly taken off the plane and unaccounted for in you May be absolutely certain that if there were people taken off and held against their american we will not rest until we do everything we possibly can to restore them their when asked what the administration would do to prevent other said government experts had not completed a comprehensive dossier on the when we find out More about the sup porters and so Forth of the at that time the statement would be made that i think is fully consistent with the presidents policy of doing everything we not Only to Deal with an immediate situation but to discourage future he flight attendant stopped passengers7 takeover try new York a americans aboard a Lii jacked Twa jetliner wanted to overpower their Accord ing to a flight attendant who said sunday that she urged please dont do anything in Uli the Purser aboard flight also said two americans were brutally treated by the she said the two were an american with official who she said apparently worked on a Navy construction project in and one of four marines she said the marines were not in officials have not confirmed the presence of marines on the the who identified themselves As shiite mos had forced the Boeing 727 to Beirut on the latest Stop on an trip that began with an Athen torome flight Derickson said a male passenger gave her a note Sug Gesting an attempt to retake the and asked her to pass it to another i told him please dont do anything in she when the plane is on the ground we May want to do i tried to talk with the most Abl looking and they would have been but i told them not in mid i told them if we do try anything to attempt to do it on the speaking at a news conference at Kennedy Airport with three other flight attendants who were freed saturday in Derickson said the terrorists sprayed Mace on passengers when they first took the plane the initial takeover was rather she add ing that she herself received a karate was pushed against a Wall and had a gun held to her Derickson said she spoke with one Hijacker in German and acted As an intermediary with the cockpit at the hijackers she collected passports from father of Hijack victim Dies during prayer service Louis a the father of the flight Engineer aboard a hijacked Twa jetliner died while praying for his sons safety during a Hospital worship family members the Elmer the 88yearold father of crewman Benjamin Zimmerman of died saturday at a Louis where he had been in poor health for about a said Mark a Benjamin Zimmerman had been aboard the plane since it was commandeered Friday on an Athen torome flight and taken to the Middle family members would not say when the ailing Man was told of his sons Lochhaas said he and about 10 relatives were praying with the elderly Man when he died of heart Loch Haas could not be sure whether the Strain of the ordeal overwhelmed the retired lutheran in sure it didst Hes been said his systems had been he just slowed Down and the elder Zimmerman was a missionary from 1928 to 1942 in where All four of his children were Zimmerman became a professor at Concordia Seminary in Louis when he returned to the United and was pastor of Immanuel lutheran Church in from 1955 until his retirement in his wife Anna died in at one she the hijackers asked her to give them every passport with jewish sounding they picked six or seven of the she they looked at the she they found four marines and one american travelling with official i do not know which Man was Derickson he was a they singled out the four marines because they were american the terrorists expressed hatred for the United states because of support for Israel and involvement in she America is the Center of All evil in the is How she summarized the hijackers she said the hijacking was started by two neatly sex trentely polite men seated at the rear of the immediately after the seat Belt sign went off after Takeoff from she one of the two went into the lavatory first and armed when he came out of the he began spraying Mace on she then the two men Blind folded and bound two americans and put them in front of the door to the Derickson the two men had two hand grenades and a 9mm she and later were joined by 10 men in Beirut who had automatic Derickson said the hijackers ranged in age 18 to wore military fatigues and were armed with automatic weapons and the other flight attendants who appeared at the news conference were Hazel Hesp of Eliza Beth of Wales and Helen a fifth flight attendant who was Judy Cox of Shawnee flew Home and did not attend the news according to David a Twa Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday june 1945 George Patton will not be sent to the Pacific because the War department fears his colourful and explosive personality will clash with the equally colourful the scrip Showard newspapers Washington Bureau 30 years ago foday june 1955 the movie Industry self censorship code was blasted by a Catholic film reviewer and defended by actor Ronald Reagan As Estes began a probe into sex and violence in the critic tossed barbs at actress Marilyn writer Mickey Spillane and driven 20 years ago foday june 1965 led by the nations third ranked Arthur Urcla clinched the National collegiate athletic association Tennis team championship in los to years ago foday june 1975 Italy communists scored victories in nationwide regional gaining million task Force in Washington monitors hijacking crisis Washington a four hours after a trans world airlines plane was hijacked in the state department formed a Roundt Hemlock task Force to Monitor the crisis that dragged into its fourth Day the task operating from suite of rooms on the department s 7th has served As the governments nerve Cen Ter in the hijacking drama As the episode unfolded Over the the army dispatched its elite Delta Force Antiterrorist commando unit from fort to the Middle and top including president interrupted fathers Day to Monitor the the ordered the a guided missile to Cut Short a routine port Call at and cruise the Mediterranean As a precautionary said a Navy who asked not to be the source said the Carrier Nimitz was also cruising the in the state departments task Force which Are of limits to a foreign service officer described the Atmo sphere As Bush with lots going lots of Secretary of state George Shultz visited the task Force sunday to say hello and see what was going the official Shults office is on the same floor As the task Force equipped with a Colo lighted map on the Wall and four television one for each they basically have instantaneous communications with people throughout the government and around the the official adding task Force members also have Access to transmissions from the planes the official spoke on Condi Tion that he not be the task Force was officially constituted about 8 roughly four hours after the Twa plane was seized in Greece by lebanese shiite on Shultz cancelled a trip to Northwestern University in Chicago to come into the he returned to work again sunday at 7 the state departments task Force consisted primarily of people from its Middle East and counter terrorism but it also included representatives of the Federal aviation Between 10 and 15 people worked at any Given time on the task similar to those established during other in one consular officials called or received Calls from relatives of Pas sengers who had been freed or remained on the the army refused to confirm that commandos have been but an informed source who spoke anonymously said the Delta unit had been sent to the presumably to be ready to storm the plane if a nonviolent solution is not