European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes dealt of fraud investigation criticized by Proxmire Page 5 Nystrom ends Backer s . Open Hopes Page 21 Dada telethon raises $33 million Page 2 authorized unofficial Public vol. 44, no. 139 wednesday september 4, 1985 5c dal. And sunday 8693 a terrorist killer of Sailor identified Washington a three Crew members of the hijacked Twa flight 847 have identified the killer of Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem from photographs the Fri showed them according to Philip g. Marcs a the plane s co Pilot. We were Able to pick out one of the photographs from six Mug shots marcs a said in a Telephone interview from his Home in Salt Lake City. Stethem 23, a passenger aboard the plane when it was hijacked june 14, was shot and killed june is and his body was dumped on the Tarmac at Beirut International Airport marcs a said Crew members saw the photographs Fol discovery sets Down of Edwards Edwards fab Calif. Up the discovery glided to a desert Landing Early tuesday wrapping up the 20th shuttle mis Sion and leaving behind in orbit a Success fully rewired satellite. With commander Joe Engle at the controls the 99-ton space freighter s main Landing gear settled on the dry Lake cd run Way nine minutes before Sunrise completing a 3-million-mile trek. Of. Looks like this bus is coming Home Engle said after firing discovery s twin braking rockets Over the Indian Ocean for about four minutes. After a searing Glide across the Pacific Ocean discovery knifed across the califor Nia coast Southeast of Santa Barbara at More than four times the Speed of sound and then glided to touchdown at Edwards. For the Crew Engle Pilot Dick Covey James Van Hoften William Fisher and John lounge Landing signalled the end of one of the most glamorous flights in the 4 year old shuttle program. It was especially rewarding to Van Hof ten and Fisher who pulled off a daring spacewalk saturday and successfully re wired the crippled syncom 3 communications satellite which had been stranded in a useless orbit since it was launched from the discovery in april. Syncom 3, owned by Hughes communications inc., is one of four satellites leased by the Navy for military communications. Engineers will try to put the big relay station in the proper orbit in late october. The Crew launched two communications satellites at the Start of the Mission and a third was deployed two Days later. Lowing their release after 17 Days of Captivity. He was very Well groomed. You would never have guessed he would be a Hijacker he said of the gunman. The two other Crew members capt. John l. Testrake the Pilot and Benjamin c. Zimmermann the flight Engi Neer could not be reached for comment. Fri agents questioned the passengers and crewmen after their july 1 release by shiite amal militiamen. Passengers Robert Peel jr., 33, of Hutchinson kan., and George Lazansky 53, of Algonquin til., said they identified a Hijacker from Mug shots the Fri agents showed them during their interviews in Wiesbaden where they were flown after their releases. Lazansky said the picture he recognized was of the Short one he s easy to  Peel said he also identified a picture of the Short Hijacker. Both said they did not know the names of the hijackers and could not identify St them s killer because they had not witnessed the shooting. Peel said that from talking with other hostages he had see killer on Page 28 Pawlo lors a by sic. Lyle Volhl survival inthe Sahara refugee woman gazes at Bleak wasteland near Gao mall on the Edge of the Sahara desert. Staff writer Don Tate reports on Mali on pages 7,8 and 9. Rogers asks guidelines on chemicals by Jean Albright Statt writer shape belgian at the Kickoff of nato s autumn forge exercises. Gen. Bernard w. Rogers supreme Allied com Mander Europe said guidance on the use of chemical weapons must be clarified soon by political leaders. For the next 10 Days he said tuesday the Senate will consider the language of a measure drafted by a joint House and Senate committee. If the language holds it will be a step in the right direction he said. We will have funds to Start production of binary weapon rounds. It is my position that we should leave those supplies in the states he added and not Forward  the joint committee has authorized $155.5 million for production funding. It approved procurement of the chemical components but ordered final Assembly put off until october 1987. It also directed president Reagan to develop contingency plans with Rogers for binary deployment to Europe in a crisis and to consult with nato before production can begin. Because of the significance of chemical weapons. House armed services commit tee chairman rep. Los Aspin d-wis., said he would take the joint committee action Back to the floor for a separate vote. This is scheduled sept. 16. Rogers who said he considers chemical weapons a step beyond conventional weaponry added that he Hopes to see nato avoid hurried decisions under tense conditions. They need to decide what role they see Rogers on Page 28 cubans reported aiding nicaraguan army Washington a . Officials say they have received reports of increasing cuban military involvement in Nicaragua including cuban participation in combat against anti communist rebels. Details of the cuban role they said have been provided by two defectors from the nicaraguan state Security Agency and two from the sandinista army. A senior . Official who is familiar with the accounts Given by the four nicaraguans to . Interrogators said their information confirms other reports received Here that cuban military involvement in Nicara Gua is increasing. At the military level the cubans pro vide Basic guidance on How to conduct counter insurgency operations said the official who asked not to be identified. They work out the Battle plan. Cubans make All the tactical  in discussing the alleged cuban role in combat the official said he had no reliable figures on any casualties. He said the top cuban officer in Nicaragua is a Veteran of fighting in Angola and Ethiopia. The official declined to identify the defectors but the two who worked for the state Security Agency apparently were the same nicaraguans who gave a Little noticed interview in july to a Costa rican newspaper published by nicaraguan exiles. They were identified As Javier Torres and Rig Bert Wilford. In the interview they said they decided to defect because of what they described As the criminal practices repression and corruption of the sandinista government. There was no mention of the cuban role in Nicaragua which has been the subject of considerable Contention Between the Sandi nistas and the Reagan administration. Earlier this year nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega said cuban military and Security advisers had numbered around 800, in Sharp contrast to the . Estimate of Between 2,500 and 3,500. According to Reagan administration Esti mates there  Are 3,500 to 4,000 cuban civilian advisers in Nicaragua. Both Cuba and Nicaragua have stressed see cubans on Page 28