European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday october 21, 1985 Reagan stresses Italy Friendship up president Reagan told Italy saturday countries is unshakable despite -.�. Italy s release of a palestinian terrorist who re port Masler minded the Achille Lauro hijacking. Reagan made his Impromptu remarks at an italian american banquet after italian ambassador rinaldajwrje1. Can foundation when he said we look for a continue intimate fruitful and Broad relationship by two is and Italy in the spirit and i Lbw -. Ftp Jehu let Gap is Lac Siren Schof the �ht3npiij Fette 9llhc defense Trignani told him in a speech the last of fwd in Riavic been trying Tor All or us but Frank Neav go ii the Amba standing ovation from about in dinner of the National italian Ameri Reagan began his speech a few minutes " said or. Ambassador i assure you that the flick ship Between our two countries is Reagan accepted the invitation Long before relations Between Rome and Washington soured Over Italy s release of Mohammed Abbas whom the United states has implicated in the hijacking. Prime minister Bettino Praxi re Fri be new Tirui Jay in the aftermath accusing . Troops Omry ing to seize Abbas from italian jurisdiction and Vio lating its airspace in following him to Rome. Relations appeared to Lake a turn for the better sat urday when Praxi said he was pleased with a letter Ria Cut through an envoy and with Petrignani s and letter delivered by undersecretary of Szalc Taifita bulb tires my i he Hope that our recent difference the dinner honoured Singer Frank Sinatra for his life time achievement in the arts and for his charitable works. Plo rep Cas hijacking act of Terro Washington up the pales Tinian liberation organization s re pc Lyvo to Lebanon said sunday the i Chil Clauro was an act of terrorist Mohammed Abbis should be punished if he had a part in it. Shafik Al Hout in a television inter View said he did not know the whereabouts of Abbas released by italian authorities and now sought As a fugitive by investigated and if it s proved he was linked with what has happened we should dismiss him he said. Abbas was aboard an egyptian Airliner with the four hijackers of the Achille Lauro when . Navy planes forced itj--1 re being simple solemn departure from Rome body of slain american Heads Home Rome up the body of Leon Klinghoffer the american shot to death by the Jack cars of the Achille Lauro left Rome sunday aboard a plane bound for new York. Italian magistrates in Genoa said wit Nesses think the wheelchair bound Ameri can was singled out for death because he angrily punched one of the hijackers when they ordered him to hand Over his watch. The Airport departure was simple sol emn silent and without fanfare. . Ambassador to Italy Maxwell Rabb and a handful of american officials accompanied the simple wooden coffin draped in an american Flag As it was rolled onto the Tarmac at Rome s Leonardo a Vinci air port embassy spokesman Mike Cannin said. The officials including Italy s protocol chief Emanucla Scammacca stood in silence beside the coffin then watched As a Hydraulic lift boosted the casket into the front cargo Section of a regularly scheduled pan american flight to new York. . Consul general Norbert Kring re moved the Flag from the coffin before the plane took off. There was no military Honor guard no Flowers no spoken farewells. There was a simple recognition of the casket by american and italian officials and then they accompanied it solemnly to the plane Canning said. He said no members of the Klinghoffer family were at the Airport and discounted italian reports that one of the victim s daughters identified the body in the morgue where a joint .-italian autopsy showed Klinghoffer died of a gunshot to the head. As far As the embassy knows no one from Klinghoffer s family came to Rome since the body was brought to Italy from Syria where it was washed ashore. Canning said. Belgians March in cruise missile protest a tens of thousands of protestors Brussels sunday in renewed Dan against the deployment of cruise missiles in Belgium. 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