European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stripes q5 . Warships in Maneu vers with Brazil Uruguay navies Page 9 d this artist gets under your skin daily Magazine Blue jays blast royals 6-1, go 1 up in Al playoffs Page 21 vol. 44, no. 175 thursday october 10, 1985 d 8693 a 2 passengers reported killed on hijacked italian cruise ship Beirut a a Man who said he is the Captain of the italian cruise liner Achil in Lauro said tuesday that All on Board were Safe but according to sonic reports the ship s palestinian hijackers have killed two passengers. The Man delivered the message by radio while the ship was in International Waters in the Mediterranean. Please pleas Don t try anything on my ship he shouted into the radio from the ship reported to be off Cyprus. Earlier in the Day there were unconfirmed reports that the hijackers who de Mand thai Israel free 50 palestinian prison ers had killed two american passengers. But in Washington on tuesday night Elisabeth Thornhill a stale department spokeswoman said it s seeming Mure Likely that no one has been  in Washington president Reagan called the hijacking the most ridiculous thing tuesday and the White House said the United states was working with other governments to bring about an end to this act of  both the state department and White House said there was no Independent confirmation of reports that two american hos tages had been killed. Presidential spokes Man Larry Speakes said the ship was carrying about a dozen americans less see ship on Page 28 american passengers who icel he italian cruise ship Achille Lauro before the he jacking discuss their close Call a photo at breakfast in Cairo. Lucky ones7 await word on hijacking outcome Cairo Egypt not Frank hods an insurance broker from Springfield n.j., was one of the Lucky ones More than 600 passengers who icel the cruise ship Achille Lauro monday afternoon in the egyptian port of Alexandria to go sightseeing and do some shopping with friends. His wife Mildred stayed on Board. Like the other passengers modes planned to rejoin inc liner at its next Stop in port said Aboul 150 Miles away. When we got there we were told the ship was delayed because of heavy  he said. Then they said the ship had been hijacked. My reaction was simply disbelief tuesday night hods drawn and grim but composed was in the lobby of the c lira concorde hotel anxiously awaiting further news of me ship which was Comman destroyer s Porf Call Cut Short de Rcd by gunmen thought to be palestinians shortly after it left Alexandria on monday night. Hods said that in addition to his wife his sister. Viola Mcswkin. And her husband Seymour of Union. N.j., and his Cousin Sylvia Sherman of Long Branch n.j., were All Stilt aboard the ship. The hijackers have threatened to kill their hostages and blow the ship up if the israeli government docs not release some 50 palestinian prisoners jailed in Israel. The egyptians have been wonderful to us said Don Ald Olshin of Lakehurst n.j., who was making his first trip to Egypt. The americans in Egypt met tuesday with William Clark the Deputy chief of Mission the second ranking american Diplomat in Egypt. Clark the passengers said could not provide Many details but Olshin said he made us feel a lot belter.". There were 337 people from the Achille Lauro registered at the Cairo concorde tuesday night including 51 americans. There were also the names of passengers from Switzerland France Belgium Nlaly inc Netherlands Greece Chile is Rael Spain Austria Venezuela and Brazil. Throughout the Day dozens of passengers milled about the lobby lining up for Telephone Calls to assure relatives at Home of their safety. Some huddled around a closed circuit hotel television set that broadcast new headlines. Another group of 309 passengers mostly Swiss. Ger see Lucky on Page 28 . Navy monitoring hijacked liner Washington not the Penta gon said tuesday afternoon thai it has or dered an american do Stroyer to Cut Short a port visit Al Haifa Israel and Monitor inc movements of a hijacked Lallian cruise ship in the Eastern Mcdill Runcan. A pc lagon official  the guided mis Sile destroyer Scott left the port five Days Early to stand by near the pirated italian ship the Achille Lauro reported to be near Cyprus. The official called the move a prudent action that did not indicate plans for a military Rescue attempt. Belter to have them Wilh a full Crew on Board at sea than in porn Wilh inc Crew All Over Lown inc official said. He said a Sec Ond Navy vessel which he would not identify was also cruising in the area to Monitor the movements of the liner. A Nav eur spokesman in London said he had no comm Cal on inc disposition of naval forces in inc medic Rancan earlier tuesday pc lagon officials said a major nato naval exercise that included a Landing Force of 1.8ho marines was proceeding As scheduled in the Eastern Mediterranean. The officials said the Coronado a converted amphibious ship used As the command Posl for inc 6lh Fleet had left inc italian Purton Gaeta tuesday to join the nato exercise. The Navy Aid the departure which prompted a flurry of speculation in Nlaly had been previously scheduled. The nato exercise called display do Lerm Nalion began sept. 15. Navy official said the aircraft Carrier Saratoga and seven a scores were accompanying a i rec ship Marine amphibious group and a helicopter ship to Turkey s thracian coast for an amphibious Landing and War games later this month. The exercise is to end ocl. 23, pc lagon spokesman Robert Sims said the exercise was unrelated to the real world a Venus of inc Cas Lorn med Terra  military officers said if american forces were used in a Rescue attempt they would probably be draw n from special army and see Navy on Page 28 soviet proposal dims Hopes for arms con fro pack Washington up chances of an arms control agreement Al the novem Ber Summit have faded with a detailed . Analysis thai says a new soviet proposal would leave the United slates Al a drastic Disalv anlage. Arms reductions proposals Hal Moscow offered sept. 27 Are seriously flawed a senior administration official said tuesday because they would give the Sovil Union a larger relative Lead in strategic missiles and would thus be destabilizing. The official who spoke on condition he not be identified said the Kremlin s proposal would leave the soviets with 6,000 Sara see pact on Page 28