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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday november 17, 1985 world today Shah s son says overthrow is within our reach in Iran London up1 Racza Pahlavi son of the late Shah of Iran said the overthrow of the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is within our reach and opposition groups inside Iran will strike at the right moment iranians Are no longer willing to tolerate the regime s oppression and the regime is no longer Able to impose its demands on the  Pahlavi told Kayhan a weekly newspaper published by iranian exiles in London. We have reached the Point where we feel certain that our ultimate goal the overthrow of the Khomeini re Gime is within our reach he said. Japanese crash victim s family reportedly will get $244,000 Tokyo a Japan air lines has agreed to pay $244,000 to the family of a japanese victim of the August Jal crash that killed 520 people japanese press reports said. The Money will be paid to the family of a student aged about 20 who lived in the Western City of Osaka the nationally circulated newspaper Asahi Shimun and the Kyodo news service reported. The press reports said the compensation was the first agreed on for a japanese passenger on the plane. In sep tember Jal confirmed it paid an undisclosed sum to the family of an Indian couple who were aboard the plane. A Jal Boeing 747 crashed on a Domestic flight from Tokyo to Osaka on aug. 12 after losing All its Hydraulic control systems and much of its Tail Section in flight. The cause still is being investigated. Only four people survived the crash the worst Ever air Craft disaster involving a single plane. W photo just plane pulling Power eight finalists in the 1985 world s strongest Man contest Iraln and Groin As they pull an air Portugal to Tang 737 at Lisbon s Airport. They Moed the 33-ton plane 55 Yards along the Tarmac. Two of the contend ers Are from the United Stales and there s one each from England the Netherlands France bundt to land and Finland. And the Winner of the the ratan contest British olympic shot Putter Geoff caftan. A hauled a fishing boat to Shore single handed to Sta the strongest Man title and $4,800 in prize Mot of. Tons of Rice to . Agency Rome Dpi indonesian Farmers have donated More than 100,000 tons of Rice to the . Food and agriculture organization officials of the Agency said. A Farmer from Bogor West Java handed Over a sack of Rice to indonesian agriculture minister Ahmad Afandi who passed it to the . Agency s lebanese director general edouard Saouma in a symbolic ceremony at the Agency s Rome Headquarters. The donation of 100,150 tons of Rice was dedicated to our less fortunate Brothers in other nations stricken by natural calamities and Lack of  the Agency is holding ceremonies to Mark the 40lh anniversary of its foundation to fight famine in the world. Gangsters in France steal 8 tons of Frozen lobster tails Aix in Provence France a five armed gangsters held up a freezing Plant in this Southern French town and forced employees to Load a truck driving off with eight tons of Frozen lobster tails. The Holdup netted the gang lobster tails Worth 2 million francs $250,000 at retail prices. Barber with Knack for talk is left $2,100 in Man s will London a a grateful customer left his Lon Don Barber 1,500 pounds or about $2,100, for 38 years of haircuts and pleasant chitchat. The will of Otto Keller who died in june leaving an estate of Abou $328,000, stipulated that a portion go to Barber Charles Landsman in remembrance of his cutting my hair for 38 years and in special recognition of the years or pleasant  93 passengers on concorde evacuated after tire Blowout London a ninety three passengers were evacuated by emergency chutes from a concorde after a tire burst on Takeoff in the second mishap in two Days for the Majestic supersonic jetliner British airways said. The concorde had to return to London s Heathrow air port. The previous night a different concorde blew a tire on Landing at Heathrow from new York forcing an Emer gency evacuation of 74 passengers. Airline spokesman David Snelling said flight 195, bound for new York s John f. Kennedy Airport returned to Heathrow when a tire warning Light came on after Takeoff. The emergency evacuation just off the runway was car ried out because of the fear that heat Gen cute by the tire could cause a fire. No fire occurred and no passengers were injured. Indonesian Farmers donate nato ashes accept off6f by . My i. I i m a mfr to work together on arms projects Brussels Belgium up european nato allies Friday welcomed a . Offer to spend $200 million on joint research and development of conventional weapons systems officials said. The europeans proposed six projects for cooperation in response to the . Offer contained in a recently enacted amendment proposed by sen. Sam Nunn a a. But they did not commit themselves to any specific amount of Money. I think we arc going to have a very satisfactory report to sen. Nunn in the next several months William Taft . Deputy Secretary of defense said after a meeting of the nato Council attended by Deputy ministers on armaments cooperation. I am very encouraged by the action that has been taken the seriousness with which it has been addressed he said. I feel there is a general sense in the Alliance that we must realize More economical ways of solving our military requirements. That Means eliminating duplication in research and development and cooperating with each other to share the work and share the results and then go on into the production he said. Taft said the $200 million was specifically earmarked for the american share in cooperation projects. The euro Pean partners shares would be funded by their own governments he said. There is not a requirement that there be any Matching on a specific level he said. He said he believed the europeans feel very Good about this As the results of the . Expenditure on cooperative programs will be available to them because they will have cooperated with an american manufacturer and will share in the  Taft said the projects the United states proposed included tactical missiles a Battlefield information collection and evaluation system a nato identification system and a multifunctional information distribution system. Dutch Secretary of state for defense Jan Van Houwe Lingen said it was the first time the european allies together reacted so soon and concretely. Van Hou Clingen thursday presided in the Hague Over a session of the Independent european program group which tries to harmonize european military requirements. He sidestepped questions about the amount of Money the europeans would be willing to put up for the cooperative programs. If we have just a Small part in these programs it is Tut necessary on our Side to spend 200 million dollars he said. Our intention is to do it on an equal  he said the six projects proposed by the europeans included 155mm precision guided ammunition a surveil Lance and target seeking system a remotely piloted vehicle a nato frigate a Short Range anti radiation missile to be used against radar and any source of radiation and a nato identification system. British merchant ship in persian Gull reportedly seized by commandos Manama Bahrain a maritime Salvage executives said a British merchant vessel was seized by air borne commandos in persian Gulf Waters near the Strait of Hormuz saturday. And on Friday the islamic Republic news Agency reported the iranian Navy seized the German ship Orasia Gabriel in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted it to port to Check if it was carrying goods for Iraq. The British vessel the London team was reportedly on its Way to the United states when it sent out a distress signal saying it was under attack. Two helicopters descended on the London team near Dubai a maritime Salvage agent in Manama said. Seven men alighted from the helicopters and diverted the ship to an unknown  other maritime shipping sources confirmed the London team was attacked in the Hormuz. No other details were immediately available. The islamic Republic news Agency monitored in Nic Osia Cyprus said the German vessel the Orasia of Abr a "s1 with. 21 a Man and Spanish Cre Membert aboard while on its Way to Kuwait. A military source was quoted As saying the ship would of r s?1 nce u was a shed that its cargo was no destined for Iraq. " " � Navy has intercepted and a of ""5 in the persian Gulf the or str Ersan u � pc cd of carrying goods that could Benefit Iraq militarily. It has seized the cargoes of several ships. Ammo Nadav Iraa released another German ship tit Sramo after detaining it for five Days. The vessel report edly carried 1 28 containers to Kuwait  
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