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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Power shopping see stripes Magazine d Christmas colouring contest no. 2 Page 3 d Goetz looked like easy bait Page 7 n today s Dollar buys 2.53 Marks Page 23 the  vol. 44, no. 224 thursday. November 28, 1985 Dom of sumo d 8693 a Egypt demands Malta extradite Jet s Hijacker Valletta Malta a maltese officials received a demand wednesday from Egypt that Malta extradite the surviving Hijacker or the Egypt air jetliner and autopsies were conducted on scores of peo ple killed when commandos stormed the plane. Maltese investigators questioned Passen Gers and Crew members who survived the drama which began saturday when terrorists commandeered the Boeing 737 shortly after it left Athens Greece for Cairo Egypt. Fifty eight people were killed when egyptian commandos stormed the jetliner sunday and the hijackers threw fire Gre Nades into the Cabin. An american woman was shot to death before the egyptian raid. Two other Ameri cans and two israelis were also shot by the hijackers sunday morning. All survived but one of the israeli women was declared clinically dead tuesday. Government spokesman Paul Mifsud said the total death toll in the 24-hour drama was 59. There were 98 people aboard the plane when it was commandeered. Maltese officials on tuesday said the suspected Hijacker had identified himself As a 20-year-old tunisian named Omar mar oui. They said he was described by sever Al people on the plane As the Leader of the hijackers. I in was hospitalised in satisfactory Condi Tion with unspecified wounds Mifsud said. In Cairo the egyptian government wednesday issued a statement saying that the extradition request was made so mar Zouki can be tried under egyptian Law since this is Egypt s right under International  Mifsud said Marzouka had been questioned by police but his health condition see Egypt on Page 24 afro Laufs deploy mexican satellite Cape canaveral. Fla. A Atlantis Astro nauts hurled into orbit in a dazzling nighttime launch wednesday deployed a $42 million mexican communications satellite that for economic reasons and because of earthquake damage to ground facilities won t be used for four years. Morelos b is the first of three communications payloads the Crew planned to spin out of the space shuttle in the next two Days to Clear its cargo Bay for two lengthy space walks to practice space station construction methods. We got a Good deploy reported astronaut Sherwood Spring. A rocket aboard Morelos b was to propel it to a lofty outpost 22,300 Miles High. The positioning of the satellite dictated the Brilliant nighttime liftoff tuesday that provided rocket watchers with the most spectacular sound and Light show in the 35 year history of More than 2,000 launching from Cape canaveral. Mexican officials said Morelos b would be inserted into an orbit that will allow it to slowly Drift without using fuel to its planned stationary Post in 1989. They said if they waited four years to launch the Cost would be four times the $10 million Mexico is paying Nasa for the delivery service now. Morelos a which was launched from a shuttle in june u providing first time Telephone and television service to Many Remote areas but Only half its capacity is being used. The recent mexican earthquake which damaged Many of the nation s satellite ground communications facilities was another Factor in the decision to Park the second satellite for several years. It will be some time before Money is available to repair the facilities. Astronaut Rodolfo Nacri Mexico s first astronaut was aboard to observe the deployment of his country s satellite and to conduct several experiments for mexican scientists. The Atlantis leaves a Streak of fire As it rockets away. The launch originally was scheduled for 7 38 . Wednesday. But when Mexico decided to put Morelos b into the Drifting orbit liftoff was advanced to an after dark liftoff at 7 29 . Tuesday. In the immediate area the Clear sky was transformed from night into Light As the 100-ton space plane thundered toward orbit trailing a 700-foot Fountain of flame. The sensational sight Drew oohs and aah from More than 55,000 people watching from inside the spaceport and another 100,000 or so viewing from Vantage Points else where in the county. The launch was seen As far away As Columbia s.c., 400 Miles to the North Miami about 200 Miles to the South key West about 420 Miles Southwest and St. Petersburg 150 Miles West. Only twice before have rockets with  Power blasted away from the Cape in darkness. The first was Apollo 17 in 1972, and the second was the space shuttle challenger in 1983. Both times Clouds reduced the visibility. But not tues Day night when the stars were twinkling and a Bright Moon just one Day shy of being full hovered above the launch area. Once in orbit the six men and one woman in the Crew settled in for a we Klong flight during which they will launch the three satellites practice space station building concepts operate a Small drug factory search for water in drought stricken Africa with a special camera and grow a variety of crystals. A satellite was to be launched wednesday night for the australian government and on thursday for Ria Ameri can communications. On Friday Spring and Jerry Ross will take the first of two six hour space walks to test techniques for building the permanent space station the National aeronautics and space administration plans for the 1990s. The other Crew members Are commander brew Star Shaw Byran o Connor Mary Cleave and Charles Walker. Tub air plane can t Fly my furs out of the North pole but c Santa clalj5 Sleigh amp re in peek Crue a s very furry Christmas starts monday in the stars and stripes i la thankful for eyeballs so 1 Cam see Amanda age 5thomson kids Eye views of thanksgiving if you d like to see How m me More kindergarten youngsters picture their thanksgiving blessings and read their descriptions of Whit they re thankful for just Cut your eyes on Page 9  
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