European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes june 1985 discovery Crew launches Arab satellite Cape a discovery Astro nauts launched a communications satellite for the Arab world tuesday containing safeguards to Stop any country from sending unwelcome messages to with a saudi arabian Prince As an enthusiastic observe the arabs at satellite spun flawlessly out of the shuttles cargo Bay after giving a false indication that one of its solar panels had opened a condition that would have prevented very Good said Prince Sultan Salman Al it never looked As a matter of it looked much better than the Morelos the Morelsa satellite was deployed monday to pro vide communications for giving the astronauts an orbit delivery score of two Down and one to a satellite for is scheduled for release wednes when it is in arabs at will serve As a space switchboard for Telephone and data transmission and for regional and Community television for 22 Arab league including the Palestine liberation organization and such countries As Syria and we have a Board of directors and we have a general said arabs at director a pales Tine is represented there As one of the he said the league recognizes the Plo As the Legal representative of which he says is paying Only percent of the Cost of the satellite the built by Ford aerospace and the French firm can be encrypted to avoid political problems among the Arab countries that could arise from the Content of to programs or other members can instruct the satellite not to beam specific transmissions to their thus retaining control Over the possibility of outside you said astronaut John Fabian after Springs propelled the satellite out of the cargo after a while we have sort of accepted these deliveries in with the satellite departing the shuttle and on its Way to work in let me Tell its still a thrill to do Mission control later told the astronauts that the satellites attached rocket had fired properly and is right on track toward a stationary outpost Miles the nations in the Arab league Are saudi the United Arab emirates and North and South the consortium of Arab nations is paying the National aeronautics and space administration million to launch the million the same Price the mexi can government paid for that country first communications travellers warned to avoid Athens Airport Washington a the Reagan administration warned travellers tues Day that they risk an above average Poten tial for terrorist activity at the Athens International where two armed hijackers boarded a trans world airlines flight last while stopping Short of advising Ameri cans not to travel to the state department suggested that such travel could not necessarily be considered we have decided to Issue a travel advis Ory warning american citizens of the potential danger of air travel through or from said state department spokesman Bernard the advisory said several terrorist Inci dents have occurred at the Athens Airport and added until adequate Security Mea sures Are in travellers should be advised that an above average potential for terrorist activity Kalb said the United states has repeat edly made our concerns known to the greek government about its Airport Security and sent a Airport Security team to Athens in although the greek government has expressed its willingness to improve conditions at the Athens specific Steps have not been taken yet and Security there is still he we have no Choice but to warn our Citi Zens of the potential danger of terrorist acts said adding that the advisory was aimed at improving Airport proce dures and citizens and aircraft can use the Airport at Athens at their he the United states is acting to advise them of the previous terrorist problem and the potential for additional incidents in the when asked to cite other examples of terrorism at the Athens Kalb said that on april 4 a terrorist penetrated a Gap in an Airport perimeter fired a Rock a launched grenade at a passing jordanian Airliner and then he refused to give other although the International Union of Pas Senger airlines has threatened to Boycott Greece unless Airport safety is Kalb said the United states was neither organizing a Boycott nor taking a position whether one should be our immediate concern is for the safety of american he Kalb said the United states has offered to help tighten Security at the Athens air hostages from Page 1 dont have a sense of they took us to a place where they gave us asked who they were he pointing to amal militiamen filling the conference these these Nice the bearded wearing Khaki trousers and a dark Green sports said he was treated kindly at the place he was held before his the people were very kind to they gave me a birthday he Roussos had his 39th birthday while on the Boeing Tsiadis was asked if he saw the rest of the passengers at the time he was held outside the just my he asked How Many people were in his the 18yearold Tsiadis said there were Georgou conveyed greek prime minister Andreas Papandreou gratitude to Bern for your kind intervention for the Happy release of my i Hope the rest of the passengers will soon have the same Georgou Berri said the rest of the hostages were about 40 now and were being held Here in the asked about the Threeman Berri said they Are with the they Are in Good i take care of More than their lives the menu what they How they How they everything Berri his statement was a straight admission that he was in charge of All the Twa hos he also referred to the prison in Northern Israel where More than 700 Leb anese have been detained since when airman found dead by camping companions Span Dahlem Germany senior airman James Shortt was found dead near the Railroad tracks Between the Small towns of Auw and Dau near by his camping companions monday a base spokes Man Shortt had been camping with two Ameri can civilians and had not been seen by them for about two hours before his body was found at 11 the spokesman an autopsy is planned to determine the cause of who was assigned to the 52nd combat support is survived by his Laurie James Shauna and his James and Lajuan Shortt of he was to have been reassigned to the United states Early next military from Page 1 the situation reminds me of the old saying dont Clear the skeletons out of the  accuse you of he a weve ignored that advice in this the president went straight to the skeletons in the and there were who brings professional experience on two Levels to the chairmanship or the commission on defense management As a former Deputy defense Secretary and co founder of Hewlett Packard which did More than million in business last year with the promised to conduct a top Robottom review and a Tough Israel closed Down its Ansar detention Camp in South Berri said the 700 prisoners held by is Rael were As innocent As the 40 Twa hos tages and wondered Why the United states government failed to bring pressure to Bear on Israel for their he said the Hijack drama will be finished in 24 hours if the United states intervenes with Israel to release the Berri reiterated that he took the hostages off the plane because of american and israeli naval i bring them Back from the plane after the american boat and israeli boat move he said in they were in the sea and in afraid maybe something will happen to these people in responsible in Deputy press Secretary Larry Speakes tuesday accused shiite captors of behaviour in the worst form in the piecemeal release of american hostages in Speakes also told reporters that the United states has not asked the International red Cross to discuss with Israel the release of the shiite prisoners it is holding As a Trade off for the hostages from the hijacked trans world airlines Speakes read a statement that appeared to be tougher in tone than the stance the White House took this is uncivilized behaviour in its worst we believe that All the victims of the hijacking incident should be re leased safely and released i know As Well As any person that these problems did not begin in your adm Nistra Packard told i had to Deal with the same problems when i was at the Pentagon 15 years Speakes said Reagan wants recommendations from the commission by with an interim report by next Spring and a final report in the other commission members will be named but he did not say whether the offer has been he said the official travel advisory would be lifted when we determine that Security at Athens has improved and there is no longer a British pilots threatened sunday to re fuse to Fly to saying it has been a Security problem for More than a in the head of the International federation of air line pilots which represents airline pilots from 62 warned that unless something is done about they face a curtailment of International the chairman of the House foreign affairs committee and the chair Man of its International operations subcommittee called monday for an International Boycott of the Athens committee chairman Dante d said that the laxness at the International Airport in Athens is a Well known he and Dan said in a statement that Greece has repeatedly turned Down specific efforts by the United states government to help beef up their Airport Security and has repeatedly refused to take other actions to combat International temperatures june 17 l h 55 74 64 95 48 53 71 89 62 79 63 85 49 74 70 87 48 89 56 76 58 75 58 74 75 92 59 85 61 76 64 76 52 76 75 98 54 71 61 84 53 75 47 65 53 62 56 79 70 89 78 90 66 75 72 to 65 87 76 109 Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Bill legs Birmingham Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Molnes Detroit Fairbanks Fargo Hartford Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las vegas l h 75 94 65 83 65 85 76 90 83 83 54 80 66 69 75 89 68 75 62 79 77 95 60 89 70 91 60 80 82 113 54 78 55 58 57 80 60 71 64 81 57 99 67 74 77 95 64 90 66 74 57 67 56 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