European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page8 the stars and stripes Friday october 11. 1985 3 sentenced for kidnapping German publisher s grandson Munich a a Munich court  Ihrck people to prison tuesday for kidnapping inc grandson of the late publishing magnate Axel Springer. The court sentenced 23-year-old Robert Tilitzki to four years and Joerg Nawrocki. 20, to two year and nine months imprisonment after convicting them of kidnapping and extortion. Tilitzki s 21-year-old Fiance. Vasiliki Tsipoura was found Guilly of being an accomplice in the plot and sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment. The prosecution said Titi i w As the ringleader of the group. Axel Sven Springer 20, was kidnapped last Jan. 21 from an exclusive boarding scrum in Switzerland and locked in the trunk of a car for More than 40 hours police said. A Ransom of j5 million was demanded but Springer was released by his abductors before the Money was paid. A Swiss resident and fourth member of the Kidnap gang Thomas Haeglin 22, was convicted of kidnapping by a Swiss court in August and sentenced to Ihrck years and six months imprisonment. The Springer publishing House one of the rest in West Germany publishes the mass circulation Bild news paper with a daily circulation of 4,5 million. Axel Springer founder and owner of the company died last month in West Berlin at the age of 73. Live Aid organizer announces $1 million gift for Mali Relief Bamako Mali a live Aid organizer Bob gel Dof has announced the gift of 51 million to non govern mental organizations involved in Relief work in Mali. Geldof said he was impressed by the effective cooperation Between Mali authorities and the Aid organisations. Lie is on a tour of West african nations to see How funds raised by the live Aid concerts primarily on behalf of Ethiopia can be used to help Relief and do clop Cut work in other drought strike nations. Asked on what criteria the donation of live Aid funds was based Geldof said United nations data were used. The priority of priorities was to Ethiopia and the Sudan As the worst affect cd nations he said. Funds then went to Turkina faso Mali Mauritania Mozambique niger and Chad Geldof said. He met tuesday with French minister for cooperation Christian Nucci who is also visiting Bamako to discuss Aid operations. 19 German tourists injured in French truck bus Accident Dole. France a an Accident involving a truck and a tourist bus injured 19 germans two of them seriously police said. The Accident occurred on the a canc Mulhouse Auto route in Eastern France when the 19-ton truck struck the bus while attempting to pasit police said. Two tourists were Hospital cd in serious condition seven were hospitalized for observation and 10 were treated for minor injuries and released. The truck Driver identified As Georges Blaise 55, of Dijon was held on preliminary charges of speeding. Iranians seize foreign ships to search for weapons for Iraq Nicosia. Cyprus a the iranian Navy has seized More than 300 foreign ships in the persian Gulf in the past 25 Days to Check for arms bound for Iraq Cape. Hussein Malck Zalcman said. Speaking during an iranian naval exercise. Malek a Dagan said not All the ships intercepted were found carry ing cargo for Iraq. The statement was carried by Tehran radio monitored in London in View of the decision adopted by the supreme de sense Council this ask is being decisively carried out by the iranian Navy the Navy commander said. After inspection the ships were freed he said but of course a limited number of these ships were carrying goods for  he said that on tuesday the iranian Navy seized and searched a ship but it was freed when no goods were found which could affect Iraq s fighting  this is our indisputable  he said. He did not identify the ship. The Princess is no powder puff a Soldier of the 1st in Worcestershire and Sherwood foresters regiment advises Princess Anne As she tries out inc British army s new a 80 Rifle during a visit to the school of infantry at Warminster . The 35-year-old daughter of Queen i Abele if also fired a 30mm Cannon and a machine gun and drove a 24-ton armoured personnel Carrier Over a two mile test course. "1 would have her in my battalion any Day said weapons instructor sgt. David Bird of us pro Nina Tho is the honorary colonel in chief of the regiment. Neo nazi party official arrested for spying for East Germany Bonn a an official of a Neo nazi party has been arrested on suspicion of spying for communist East Germany officials said thursday. The announcement Marks the t oth espionage Case made Public since a Secretary to Bonn s economics minister fled to East Germany in Early August. Chief Federal prosecutor Kurt Rebmann said thursday that the 34-year-old Man whose name was not disclosed w As arrested on monday and that an espionage investigation had begun. The suspect a merchant from the City of a Heilbronn was an official of the National democratic parly Reb Mann said. Rebmann said that on eight occasions the Man travelled to soviet bloc countries to deliver information to East German agents about West Germany s extreme right Wing movements. Rebmann said the suspect received 500 Marks or about $200 for each delivery. Officials in Bonn have said the party has adopted some of the principles of Adolf Hitler. A party meeting ii Frankfurt last month led to the death of one leftist prote tar and sparked four nights of violent demonstration throughout West Germany. Among the suspected spies who have led to East Ger Many in the past two months has been a lop counterspy Hans Joachim Tiedge who was in charge of monitoring East Germany s espionage activities in West Germany. The arrest is the second in Bonn s spy scandal. Official in August arrested a Sec Clary who worked in Chancellor Helmut Kohl s office. Seven other suspected communist agents have escaped to East Germany since the scandal started. The 10th per son returned lowest Germany after fleeing to in Corn munis cast in mid september officials announced Mon Day. Vow of America to import new car from Brazil aimed at Beetle Market Detroit a Volkswagen of America plans to import from Brazil a new car that it says will be priced Well below its current models in order to grab Back the subcompact Market in which its Beetle was once Domi Nant. The new car will Cost much less than the 56,990 base Price for the subcompact vow Golf and will be introduced in the 1987 Model year Noel Phillips president of Volks Wagen of America said wednesday. He said the Carlo be built by vow s brazilian subsidiary in Sao Paulo would return to the automaker the mar Ket segment which used to be virtually owned by the  Phillips said announcement of details including the car s name would be premature More for next year s press conference than  he said it would be cheaper to build the new car in Brazil than at the company s Assembly Plant in Westmore land pa., but that there were no plans to close that Plant which has been operating at far less than capacity. We have every intention of keeping Westmoreland open As we be repeatedly said Phillips said. The company recently said it plans to close its South Charle Towb w.va., stamping Plant. Phillips also said wednesday that vow has Resler a red Volkswagen of America which is based in Troy. Mich. The . Company has been split into two separate operating divisions Volkswagen United states inc. For the marketing of . And imported v w models and Audi of America inc. For the marketing of Audi imports. The reorganization of the company. Provides both with considerable autonomy to pursue their own direction in the .  he said. Phillips said the company showed satisfactory profits in 1985 and predicted a 27 percent increase in 1986 car sales Over the Model year that ended sept. 30. Vow sold 177,300 cars in the . Last year and expects to sell 250,000 this Model year mostly in the Golf jct a git class he said