European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday september 12, 1985 twp he today a photo to prisoners one with an injured foot Leate Israel s tit prison to Board buses returning them to Lebanon. Last group of prisoners held by Israel returned to Lebanon by inc associated press Israel tuesday released 119 lebanese and palestinian prisoners inc final group of More than 750 whose free Dum had been demanded by shiite moslem gunmen who hijacked a Twa jetliner in june. The action opened inc Way for inc possible release of at least some of the westerners kidnapped in Beirut inthe isl in months. Shiite moslem officials in Beirut said two frenchmen kidnapped in Beirut nearly four months ago would be released soon but there no word on 10 other missing westerners including seven americans two frenchmen and one briton. The hijackers of the american Jet in june held 39 americans hostage for 17 Days. Although Israel and inc United slates refused in negotiate with the hijackers. Israel said in would release the prisoners in several groups if Calm prevailed in South Lebanon. The had been held in Israel s Atli prison near Haifa. An i Mern Lional red Cross official said Atli is now the release was delayed for several hours when the four buses carrying the prisoners were slopped inside Israel s sector by militiamen of the Israel backed South Lebanon a inv. When the prisoners. S3 shiite moslem and 36 palestinians arrived in Lebanon. The were cheered by hundreds of men and women lining the Road to the Southern lebanese port of Tyre and were welcomed As heroes when their buses rolled into Tyre. Many of them Chan Ted we will fight Israel women blew kisses. Shiite amal militiamen who control the Region thrust ak-47 rifles into the outstretched hands of several of the released prisoners. Some of the released men jumped from inc buses for emotional reunions with relatives As motorists honked their horns in Welcome. Most of the released prisoners had been rounded up As suspected guerrillas by the israelis in the last months of i hair three year occupation of Southern Lebanon and were Lakin into Israel when they pulled Back. All were held without trial and there was criticism of israeli for moving the prisoners to Israel. The prisoners vowed to fight on. Abdel Hadar Ham Man a 19-year-old shiite declared we will fight Back and throw the israelis out of our country. Thai s some thing they Pilot halts Jet during Takeoff after warning Light flashes Milan Italy a the Captain of an a italia Boe ing 747 abruptly halted the jumbo Jet As it was taxiing for Takeoff after an engine warning Light flashed Milan air porn officials said. The new York bound Light no 1600 had 286 Passen Gers aboard about half of them american tourists said an a italia spokesman on condition of anonymity. The passengers were taken off the flight and arrange ments were made to take another flight from Milan s Mal Pensa Airport 31 Miles North of Milan. A italia said the Light could have been signalling an unusual increase of temperature in one engine. France picks 6 men 1 woman to train As new astronauts Paris a France has selected seven new Poten tial astronauts to train for either us. Or soviet space flights with a woman in inc lineup for the first time its National Center for space studies announced. Or. Claudie a Shays 28. A Rheuma ology specialist who is also qualified in aeronautic and sports Medicine was selected with six male colleagues from 715 candidates who applied to the Center last january. The other successful contenders were can Jacques Javier a physicist Frederic Patat. A biophysicist Michel Viso a veterinarian Jean Francois Cleroy an Engineer for the Center and two test pilots. Jean Pierre Haignere and Michel Tonioni. Two frenchmen have been Send into space to Dale Jean Loup Chretien in a soviet salyut capsule and Patrick Baudry in a recent . Space shuttle flight. Daughter of Shirley Bassey found dead in Avon River Bristol England a the 22-year-old daughter of British singing Star Shirley Bassey was found dead in the Avon River underneath a Bridge in this Western eng land City an inquest has been told. Coroner Donald Hawkins told an inquest in Bristol that Samantha Novak died from Shock. Her fully clothed body was found near the Clifton suspension Bridge which is a notorious suicide spot 200 feel above the River. The inquest was told that the body had probably been in the water for about a week. Bassey who was on a world concert tour was informed of her daughter s death shortly Afler the body was discovered by tourists. 1 British teens rescued after setting off for France in Dinghy Dover England a two 15-year-old boys a became within a whisker of death on an inflatable Dinghy in the English Channel were rescued after Selling off from England for France on a trip they hoped would end in North Africa. Clinton Bailie and Steven Halesworth both from col ,.c? " Essex cast of London look a train to this English Channel port and bought the Dinghy with the intention of rowing to France walking to the Mediterranean and making their Way to North Africa. Two Miles out from Dover their Dinghy started taking on water. But they drifted into the arc lights of a Cable laying ship and were rescued cold and wet but otherwise unharmed. They told their rescuers they wanted to visit North Africa to Sec what it was like police said. They arc two very Lucky boys declared a police in Spector. Bob Fautley. If they had been at sea very much longer they would almost certainly have capsized and drowned. They came within a whisker of Mcgovern in Italy urges new .-soviet detente i Herrara. Italy George me govern who lost to Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential race came to Italy s red Bell tuesday and urged president Reagan to renew detente Wilh the soviets and end the mindless arms the former democratic senator from South Dakota 6,". Accepted an invitation to discuss fasl West relations Al a fund Rais ing festival sponsored by l Unita the news paper of Italy s communist parly. I m Here today not in any political Ca Mcgovern told a news conference narc in an area called inc red Belt because of the communists strength. I m Here to discuss a subject 1 think transcends political lines detente and the establishment of it acc in the nuclear age he said i have been quite pessimistic in the last few years about the prospects for detente. But More recently 1 think there is a Chance that the spirit of detente can be Mcgovern said Reagan has taken a somewhat More open attitude towards the Prospect for arms control than he did three years ago and soviet Leader Mikhail s Gorbachev has a realistic practical View of the acc Cassity of arms before he left the United states for Italy. Mcgovern told reporters i think we need to talk to the italian communists if we arc going to improve relations Between the East and West. Italy has the largest com Tunisi parly in the West. The backdrop for Mcgovern s appear Ance was a sprawling fair of food stands music and political forums on the outskirts of Ferrara a communist run City and once the stronghold of 13th-Century Dukes and patrons of the arts. Fabio Mussi a member of the communist party s executive Board said Mcgovern was invited in part because the party wants to project a More moderate image Mcgovern said the italian communist a soap his expenses to travel to Italy and also gave him an honorarium. He declined to disclose the figure. The United slates refuses to make High level official contacts with the italian communist parly despite the party s support for the North Atlantic treaty organi action and us Effort to convince the West that it i Independent from Moscow. Pm Lerew with inc associate press Mcgovern urged Reagan and Gorbachev to freeze nuclear arms production and deployment across the Reagan and Gorbachev arc to hold a Summit meet ing in november in Geneva Switzerland. This mindless arms race is not adding to the Security of either Side and it s causing a great difficulty to economics of both sides he said. I think these two leaders ought to get together and work out an arrangement to halt arms production. Mcgovern said inc Reagan adminis Lra lion s space based defense system known As Star wars would Only prompt the Sovi ets to develop a similar system and More Likely increase offensive weapons. Mcgovern said he would leave Italy thursday after visiting Venice
