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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, November 30, 1985

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 30, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 fading Light of Day inf Sunset illuminates Clouds above North Sta is they float past a Light House on Germany s eiders Edt Peninsula. Originally consisting of three islands Widerstedt has been connected to the main land since 1489. Many residents raise cattle horses and sheep populated Region. The sparsely state department holds anti terror seminar Washington n it a Sedan driving Down an Imam desert Highway comes upon a Roadblock Maarice a terrorists. The Driver stops quickly Ai lion then Steps on the Gas careening i to blocking cars to safety. This scene May sound like a clip from a James Bond movie but in fact it describes a segment from a film used in a state department anti terrorist training seminar coping with violence abroad. The seminar which also draws on hand outs and experts from various government agencies is open to All government employees who will be posted overseas. But it is required for All diplomats assigned abroad and is advised for their spouses. In addition to the Daylong seminar in Washington which is soon to be expanded to two Days another Day of training is required for All foreign service officers once they reach an overseas Post. We arc looking to sensitize diploma a wide Range of dangers not Only terrorism but also criminal violence Aniro Futural i  said Arnie Camji Buff director of the training program or the increased Ramasis on pre Lection against terrorists wis ordered by the Rea Gan administrate because of the increasing number of terrorist attacks against americans abroad. According to state department statistics from 1979 to 1983 there were 945 in tarnation Irr Orist incidents against . Citizens or  half of which were bombings. The rest holding peo ple hostage All Day and then scaring them to  stale department officials say the pro Gram is not meant to scare people headed overseas but is meant Only to make them aware of the possibility that they might run into violence or other serious trouble and Hus should know How to counter in fur icy say the program has already pro lil. For Cal Burke said the seminar s fire safely Segno Laid off last car when do ens of american we Ipi d a fire that had been set at a Holczl . One . Government employee was killed in the fire he said. Nevertheless he added almost All of the survivors credited his seminar in heir write  about surviving inc  Mercedes wants driving to be More than just easy Paris a the Daimler Ben com Pany of Germany builder of Mercedes Benz automobiles announced it will at tempt to develop an entirely automatic sys tem of Road transportation. The project called prometheus was announced by Rudolf Hornig head of research for inc company. The system will be part of the French initiated  project for civil Ian technological cooperation in Europe. In this system driving will be almost entirely automatic without changing the individual character of Road traffic Hornig told reporters. He said the project had three intermediary objectives to build a vehicle driven entirely automatically develop a system of communication Between vehicles that would extend the area of per Coplion of the Driver beyond his visibility develop a system of communication Between the car and ils environment. For example. Hornig said inc vehicle would receive Road traffic information via satellite. Daimler Benz will run seek any Public funding for the project he said indicating that the company had agreed to work with the French company Malra  
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