European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Witch with heart Sec Page 3 cd the House that time forgot stripes Magazine q Gooden tops Apall Star team Page 17 q today s Dollar buys 2.60 Marks Page 23 the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 196 thursday october 31, 1985 tie  on a d 8693 a 3 soviet hostages freed by kidnappers in Beirut  a three soviet embassy personnel kidnapped in Beirut a month ago were released unharmed wednesday an embassy spokesman said. They re Tell free and in relatively Good condition said the spokesman who declined to be identified. Me would not give details of their release. Tour soviets were Sei de at gunpoint sept. K and one was killed two Days later. The three released Are pres attache Oleg spirit commercial attache Valery Mirkov and embassy physician Nikolai Sversky. The fourth consular attache Arkady Kat Kov 32, was killed by the kidnappers and i body dumped in an empty lot in Mcgrut. The soviets were the first soviet bloc nationals abducted in West Beirut since islamic extremists began kidnapping foreigners in january 19h4. Among the foreigners Kidnap Ped and still missing Are six americans four frenchmen three Union Sandone italian. Militia sources told the ass Cia cd press the soviets were apparently released in the sunni Mara neighbourhood in West Beirut wednesday evening they later turned up at the heavily guarded soviet embassy on Hec Ornich a Raa. News of the release broadcast by radio see hostages on Page 24 terrorists Fer Cerf on Legal Reagan says London a president Reagan in an interview broadcast wednesday said he is ready to violate International Law if necessary in the fight against terrorism. Reagan insisted in the Washington interview that the United slates did not violate International Law oct. 11 when Navy jets intercepted the egyptian plane carrying four palestinians who allegedly hijacked an italian cruise liner and killed a disabled american passenger. He was asked by bbl Kadio correspondent Brian wild Lake if he would do it again even if the action violated International Law. Well actually we did t violate International Law Reagan said it would be a hypothetical question. We just have to judge each Case on its  waterlogged neighbourhood two people use a boat o Check on their  in Hii . High winds und heavy ruins from Hurri Cane Juan hate flooded Many Homes und businesses throughout South Louisiana. See Story on Page 24. Widlake said but if it was Nec Eisar to violate inter National Lawi Lake it of  Reagan answered  the president said we Felt we had no Choice in the Mailer. If we re going to prevent the terrorists to Dis appear into the Rabbit Warrens. In the Middle Pinsl. See Reagan on Page 24 challenger starts we Klong Mission Capp. Canaveral a. A five americans two West in runs and a dutchman the largest space Crew Ever rocketed away from Larth aboard the space shuttle challenger wednesday for a week of round the clip k research in a workshop crammed with furnaces biological Chambers a Garden and a one Man sled on rails. The 100-Lon space plane rumbled spectacularly off in launch pad right on time at noon i St to Start the 22nd shuttle Mission inc ninth fur he Veteran challenger. A total of 7 experiments Are in the european built , a 23-fool-Iong pressure cd Laboratory mounted in the ship s cargo Bay. Most of the experiments Are West German and the i ederal German aerospace establishment is paying the National aeronautics and space administration $64 Mil lion to ferry them into orbit. The control Center for the experiments is in . Near Munich Mark ing the first Lime that a foreign country will control a shuttle payload during flight. The scientific goal is to acquire interesting results in materials processing the life sciences biology and navigation in the absence of Gravity said Ernst Messerschmid one of the German astronauts. But it also will Demon Strate that we in Germany can handle All the data in our own operations control  Reagan s ouf Nixon s in Hulk Hogan s fops Boston a president Reagan and Glitz or Rock stars arc out former president Nixon still is in and Char lie Chaplin and . Arc making comebacks. Bui this year s hot Tysl Selling halloween mask is a likeness of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The Queen of the costume rental business appears to be Elvira the syndicated to hostess dressed As a sexy Vam Pire who introduces horror movies. In the mask business however the massive Star of the professional wrestling circuit who inspired a mania named after him is the top Choice. He s alone in his greatness said Carl Bortolino assistant manager of Little Jack Homer inc., one of the see out on Page 24 no costumes blame those spoilsport goblins Munich goblins arc being blamed for a one digit computer error that left 37 Large cafes stores without halloween costumes this year. It certainly was t meant As a Holiday trick but it appear goblins got into our computers when this year s halloween costume order was placed Dean welter of the cafes Europe merchandising division said wednesday. Master sgt. Bruce Zielsdorf said the computer error was discovered monday. Although other mores were asked to Transfer any extra costumes to the 37 larger stores since quantities arc shipped to stores according to their size the ability to Transfer merchandise was limited due to Small Stock on hand he said. The stores in Germany affected by the error in the computerized ordering system Are Spang Dahlum Gei Lenoir Chen Pitburg Schinnen Hahn Worms Mann see goblins on Page 24