European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q 66 recruits barred after positive aids tests Page 2 d Liberty is holding her Torch again Page 5 � san Francisco defeats Seattle 19-6 in nil game Page 21 the Storsand psf pipes vol. 44, no. 223 wednesday november 27, 1985 0 8693 a Iowa state athletes die in crash a plane carrying four members of Iowa state University s women s Cross country team and two coaches lies in fiery ruins. Des . Iowa a twin engine plane carrying members of the Iowa slate University women s Cross country team crashed and burst into flames in a residential neighbourhood monday evening killing All seven people aboard and Knock ing out Power to about 1,600 Homes. The Aero commander one of three planes carrying members of the men s and women s teams and coaching staff from Milwaukee to Ames crashed in a free ing Dri be shortly before 6 . The plane missed a House by 70 feet sol. Bill Mullins said. It s a Ira Pedy but it could have been three or four times As bad he said. Seven bodies were found in the charred wreckage which Lay crumpled at the base of an Oak tree on a sloping Street Mullins said. We heard a terrible Roar then a Flash of Light said Jane zip Adas whose Home is near the tree the plane struck. The victims include four members of the women s team two male coaches and the Pilot said Polk county medical examiner . Wool cars. No identities were released. All the members of the men s Cross coun see crash on Page 28 Egypt says raid made to Avert massacre Valletta Malta a Egypt said monday that it sent commandos storming into a hijacked jetliner to prevent a massacre. But 60 people died during the 24 hours of terror that ended when the hijackers threw fire grenades and turned the plane into a blazing coffin. Prime minister carmelo Mifsud Bonnici of Malta said he approved the raid because we wanted to show we would not give  the egyptian forces assured us that this would be a Quick operation ,. And that the assault would come to a Good ending he said. At least three of the hijackers were among the 57 peo ple including nine children who died in the commando assault and fire. The hijackers had earlier shot to death an american woman and dumped her body out of the plane. An egyptian Security guard had also been killed previously in a gunfight with the hijackers. Passengers said he had killed one Hijacker. The fifth Hijacker survived the assault on the Egypt air Jet and underwent surgery at a Hospital said Paul Mifsud the maltese government spokesman. Mifsud Bonnici said he refused the hijackers request for fuel and told them that other forces might intercept the Jet if it left Malta. The gunmen threatened to blow up the plane in right if it was accosted he said and we Felt this was a very real  Egypt blamed the hijacking on renegade palestinians working for an Arab country it did not name. Government sources in Cairo said the country was Libya Egypt s neighbor and archrival. In Moscow the official soviet news Agency Tass said Libya denied involvement. It quoted Ali Abdussalam Traci i the libyan foreign minister As saying his country condemns the latest Sci Urc of hostages As All seizures of hostages in  the commandos stormed aboard the plane sunday night 24 hours after the hijackers commandeered the Boeing 737 on a flight from Athens. Greece to Cairo and see Egypt on Page 28 Cousin of Ghana s ruler sent Home in spy Swap Washington a a Cousin of Ghana s military Leader has secretly pleaded no contest to spying on the United Stales and was sent Home monday in Exchange for about 10 ghanaian who Are of interest to the United Stales a Justice department spokesman said. Spokesman John Russell said Michael a. Soussounis 39, who has to can in . Custody since his arrest at a suburban Motel on july 10. Was remanded to the custody of Ghana s ambassador to the United states Eric Loo on the condition that Soussounis leave this country soon. Soussounis is a Cousin of it. Jerry Rawlings the military ruler of Ghana. Soussounis had publicly denied charges of espionage but Russell said he pleaded no contest at a closed hearing last week in . District court in near by Alexandria va., to two counts under the espionage act. Each carried a Maxi mum 10-year penalty. On monday Soussounis was sentenced to 20 years in prison but the sentence was reduced by . District judge Richard l. Williams to time served and he was turned Over to the ghanaian ambassador. In return about 10 ghanaian and their families were flown to another african nation which cooperated with the Justice department in arranging the Trade but which was not identified by name. Russell said Only that the 10 were of interest to the United  they were thought to have spied for the Cia. Also on monday Soussounis co defendant Sharon m. Scranage 29, a for Mer clerk at the Cia station in Accra Ghana was sentenced by Williams to five years in prison for her role in the spying. She pleaded guilty to sharing Cia secrets including the identities of informants in Ghana with Soussounis who officials said had become her Lover. Is. Planes were ready to Cmaurd egyptian n Black the United states seeking to Prev Fol Uny interference in Egypt s efforts to re Solsol Hijack crisis in Malta scrambled pc sign Raj rom an aircraft Currier across the Midi Ahuncan to Sicily informed sources said Mono the planes which were ordered f?8 the aircraft Carrier Coral sea to Sigon Cluj air base on Sicily were prepared to Ira Vonc if any attempt was made by  any other Mideast country to unit of egyptian commandos Conri flying to Malta the sources added. No Effort was made to mar forc with the commandos  and the . Planes played Nob la in the affair. The egyptians us Rcd the plane Sun Day night but Jan terrorists set off Gre Nades and scuds of passengers were killed in  gunfire. One american woman was killed by the terrorists before the Rescue attempt and 59 did Buring the assault officials said. Egypt has not publicly accused Libya of complicity in the i fair but government sources in Cairo Haj said they believe Libya planned Tatj hacking. The comm bos stormed the plane 24 hours aft Eftic hijackers commandeered the god Ftp 737 on a flight from Athens to Cairo and forced it Down at Airport on Malta. They had arrived iut eight hours earlier on an egyptian i Force c-130 transport plane. The Abc and lbs on monday night the movement of american plans a in Wagon official who demanded anonymity but firmed the move saying it was part of am Forl by the United states to ensure Thal pc interfered with Egypt s efforts to  crisis. A second source a Fol causing to Dis cuss details said the unnels Tats had taken prudent contingency in the Pentagon declined corny a. Day. Saying it could not discuss tonal movements of ships or  according to the sources the carrier1 Coral sea was in the Eastern Mediterranean far from Malta when the i see planes on Page 28