European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday october 15. 1085 a est Nivans shared in disbelief at americans Nia Vark. a the palestini ans accused of hijacking a cruise ship stared Back in disbelief As they were Dis played in lineups fur their former captives an sex hostage who helped identify the pirates said sunday. Stanley c. Kuhacz. A Pennsylvania Jud in no said he Jed in irn Uhle picking out his former captors in Sicily where the terrorists plane was forced to land by . A planes. An air Force Jet bearing the freed hos tages diverted Early saturday to Sicily where Kubaski said he was led to a tiny office at an italian military base. One by one authorities Jed in the men Kubaski described As the meanest Nas Tiest crudest people in inc and Dis played them in separate lineups. There was disbelief in their eyes Kubacki said during a Telephone interview from his Philadelphia Home lie said the imprisoned palestinians apparently were stunned by seeing the americans they had taunted at gunpoint just Days before As the Achille moved about in the Eastern Mediterranean. Kubaski also said he ship s Chic bar tender told him he saw two terrorists shoot to death Klinghoffer of new York the Only person killed during the hijacking according to monday s editions of the new York times. Kubaski said the bartender the Only reported witness of the slaying had Given egyptian authorities a full account of the slaying thursday morning 12 hours before Egypt released the hijackers under a Safe passage agreement that ended the Hijack ing the times said. Egyptian officials say they knew of no Shiying when inc hijackers were released. Kubaski and his wife. Sophia both 10, returned Home saturday with other freed hostages. The americans were freed wednesday after the four palestinian liberation front hijackers surrendered to egyptian authorities. The egyptian jetliner taking them to Palestine liberation organization officials was Sci cd by . Jets. I fell a sense of Triumph of Justice. I was proud of our country. I was proud of Amer Ica Kubaski said. Aboard the ill fated ship Kubaski said my wife went through hell and i went through imprisoned in a lounge the hostages were fed bread and water and had to wait in line to share two bathrooms among 500 people. The judge said inc experience icel him with a feeling never Felt before in 14 years on the Bench the plight of the victim. It s not revenge. I have seen a Side of the Law that i have never seen before Kubacki said. Britain threatens to leave Enesco by year s end Sofia. Bulgaria a Britain called monday for Reform at Enesco to continue or it would leave the organization by the end of the year As the United states has done. British minister for overseas development Timothy Raison said Enesco s general conference inc world body s highest decision making authority had to make significant changes in the Agency s operations if Britain were to stay. He told reporters after a speech which several delegates described As Low key that Britain intends to follow through on its forma notice of withdrawal unless there arc Strong signs of continued Reform and change. If there Ere. We will be milling to reconsider our Britain has said it will make its decision after assessing the results of the conference which began oct. 8 and ends nov. 12. Raison said he anticipated a debate in the British parliament on the subject. In his speech. Raison said Britain s threat to leave was prompted by a belief Enesco was nowhere sufficiently focused on the practical development of education science and several third world nations who Are in a majority at Enesco have said there has been enough Reform and it was time for the organisation to turn its attention to carry ing out its programs. Raison joined other West european nations and Japan in saying a permanent mechanism must he created by member nations at Enesco to Monitor secretariat activities in the period when the 5p-nation executive Board which meets twice a year is not in session. The proposal has not been warmly received by director general Amadou Mahlar m Bow the autocratic Senega Lese who has headed Enesco for the past 11 years and whose management of the organization has been criticized. Speaking about Enesco programs Raison said in Esco should not duplicate the work of other More technically competent bodies of the . System a reference to organizations that Deal with disarmament and human rights questions. He also said Enesco should not seek to impose on member states ideological doctrines they cannot accept particularly any implication that nations have a right or obligation to prescribe what their Media should or should not broadcast or write or to impose conditions of the free Dom of the Western governments and Media organizations have said Enesco programs with such code words As establishing a new world information and communication order studying the professional practices of communicators and safety of journalists could Lead to licensing and censorship. Government wants to expand use of confidential tax data paper says news update new York a the Reagan administration is seeking to expand the government s use of lax data and give Federal agencies Access to confidential information about citizens the new York times said monday. Under the proposal the lax information would be used to determine the eligibility of people applying for Federal programs such As guaranteed student Loans and veterans insurance the times said. If the proposal is approved by Congress Federal agencies would be allowed to look at anyone s lax data to make sure they were not eligible for privately financed insurance benefits before paying benefits under government programs such As medicare the newspaper said. The government docs not now have authority to use such information. Congress ruled that lax information should be kept confidential in 1976 after congressional investigators Learned president Nixon and others had improperly used individual tax returns. A spokesman for the office of manage ment and budget told the times the proposal was designed to eliminate the Drain on the Federal government of improper and inappropriate the proposal has raised the ire of the american civil liberties Union As Well As both democrats and republicans in con Gress. Jerry Barman head of the Acle s Pri Vacy and technology project said in would allow the government to reach into hundreds of different computerized files and build a personal dossier on any Man woman or child who has been selected for we must be concerned about waste and fraud said rep. Don Edwards d-calif., who Heads the House judiciary subcommittee on constitutional rights. But in the process we May be eliminating privacy and personal Independence of the sen. William s. Cohen a Mainc chair Man of inc Senate sub committs on govern mental affairs oversight said allowing government agencies to share and compare records held by the internal Revenue serv ice presents grave policy concerns that Congress should examine the bomb spokesman said legislation authorizing expansion of the government s a Cess to lax data would be sent to Congress either later this month or Early a Cal year. West Berlin ousts 4
