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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, December 17, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 17, 1985 charter  bad reputation crash victim s widow says ii Dati 1 .\rksvii.1.i-. Tenn Alithe widow of marm officer killed in a chartered jetliner crash in c mad i says her  was fearful of the plane s condition be fore he and Oiler military personnel boarded it. C ill.  .1  was one of 248 soldiers killed Hurlda when an Arnov air in  crashed Afler Takeoff from Lander International Airport in route to l Orl Campbell. By. From the Mideast Diphl Crew members also died. Me told me. I m Goin to survive the Sinai but i m not gom to sir inc the trip Home on inc plane " Christine Manum said in a Telephone interview sunday night from her Home in tort Campbell. A husband called me 4s hours before he left and told me he  no Confidence in that plane she said. It made me physically  mrs Manion said her husband told her he  heard the plane that was to take them Home was All screwed up and Haing Many  they Arrow air also  such a bad  she said. Their planes  broken Down so Many times. They were always delayed and there were so Many  officials of Miami based Arrow air have declined to comment on the crash while an investigation is under Way with airline spokesman Robin Mattell saying Only this is the first fatality we be  mrs. Manion said her husband who was with the Loisl airborne div that was finishing up a six month International peacekeeping Lour in inc Mideast was distraught when she talked to him by Telephone before the ill fated Light. He broke into tears and cried and All i know is he s not a person to be  she said. It was like he was saying goodbye forever it Tore him apart. Al  Point the first thing that hit me was that he was seeing his own . Manion said she would miss monday ceremony at which president Reagan and his Wile. Nancy. Would meet the victims families. Her 17-year-old daughter from a previous marriage would attend she said. I m sure he Reagan is a wonderful person but the Only thing that will make me feel better is to see a change in the Way the army uses charter planes she said. When Manion left for the Sinai last summer he boarded an Arrow air do to that was so bad its a Miracle they got there mrs. Manion said. I was standing on the main strip and watching that plane barely get off the ground it was shaking and wavering so  she said. His Manion s sergeant was holding me because we were so sure it was t going to make it off the  the plane was heavily loaded with equipment and they could barely squeeze things into the door she said. Mrs. Manion said she  received Calls from All Over the country from both Active duty and retired people beg Ging me to help by saying these  television networks sunday night played a tape record ing from one of the victims. Spec. 4 Jeff s. Acc of Pensa cola ha., that complained about inc aircraft chartered by the military. Kee in a tape sent from Egypt to his Fiancee Tracy Walker of Hopkinsville by. Said. I just Hope. Every thing goes All right. I Hope the plane gets Back All right because. The plane we Fly on is really  shielded police move in to round up and arrest protesters at the a Eckersdorf nuclear reprocessing Plant site. A age levelled at nuke Plant site hundreds of demonstrators seized Wack Rusdorf. Germany a police on Mon Day Tore Down a protest Village of Wood huts on a nuclear plan site and arrested More than 300 environmentalists who refused to leave bavarian state authorities said. After allowing anti nuclear demonstrators to erect huts and Lents during a weekend pause .11 Forest Clearing for the Plant police monday morning broke up the occupation to permit the resumption of work at the site. Hermann Frikor. The regional police commissioner said that at 10 . Monday a police official called on the protesters through a Loudspeaker to vacate the Plant site located outside the Village of a Eckersdorf in northeastern Bavaria. Six Hundred to 800 of the roughly 1, 150 demonstrators complied and walked away from the site he said. The Rel slayed put in the Huls which  been build from i rfcs already felled by plan workers. Some 2,000 policemen moved in at about 11 . And carried inc passively resisting demonstrators off the Sile p to while demolishing the Huls and folding up the tells. There was no violence. The 300-350 hard Core protesters were taken into custody for identity checks and released. Frikor said they May face charges of refusing to end a illegal demonstration. The dec. 11 snarl of work at the site of the nuclear waste reprocessing plan following a favourable court ruling provided a fresh target for West Germany s environmentalist movement. The anti nuclear greens broke up their National party Congress in Offenburg on saturday to join the protest driving the 210 Miles cast to a Eckersdorf in 14 chartered uses. More than 20,000 protesters converged on the Plant site saturday some of Ihm scuffling with riot police in the Forest. Hundreds of protesters Pul up i hair huts and tents and scaled Down in freezing Damp weather until monday. Sudan cracks Down Khartoum. Sudan a authorities Are cracking Down on a newly formed political party Auvil to ousted president Jaafar num ciry. Two senior officials said in published reports. Some members of inc National socialist Alliance a Uty have been arrested and others arc being sought including several who fled inc country Dur ing the weekend. Inc slate owned newspaper Al a Hafa said citing Interior minister Gen. Abbas me Dani As its  official Sudan news Agency Suna quoted attorney general Omar Abdul Allie As saying the new party proclaimed at a night news conference was illegal. 2 reactors dedicated Madras India a prime minister Rajiv Gandhi dedicating two nuclear reactors said India is committed to using nuclear Energy for human welfare not  our Abhorrence for nuclear weapons for War is local Gandhi told Indian and foreign nuclear scientists at an atomic Power Plant in Kalpak Kam. Outside this Southern Indian cily. India is fully commit cd to the peaceful uses of nuclear  prime minister dedicated a 14-megawatt, fast breeder lest reactor and a 235-Megawalt atomic Power reactor. Neither is subject to inspection by the International atomic  Agency because icy were Buill by Indian engineers. 2nd Summit proposed Washington a . Officials Are awaiting a Soviel reply to a . Proposal that president Reagan and Kremlin Leader Mikhail Gorbachev hold their second Summit meeting in Washington next june according to a published report. The Washington Post citing sources said the Reagan adminis Lvalion did nol expect any serious arms control agreement to come out of the Washington Summit. But inc a Pori said that officials hoped thai some Concrete Steps May be taken during inc meeting that could Lead to the signing of an arms control agreement at a third Summit in Moscow in 1987. While House spokeswoman Denny Brisley would not comment on the administration s expectations for accomplishments at the second Reagan Gorba Chev meeting. As for the goal of Mcling in june she said the Date is still  fund set up for victims of Newfoundland crash Heidelberg people wishing to contribute to the support of family members of victims of the newfound land air crash May Send donations to inc Forl Campbell officer and no wives club . Box 106, fort Camp Bell by. 42223-5000. Checks should be made payable to the fort Campbell officer and no wives  the women s group organi de inc fund after the Forl received Calls asking where donations could be sent a Usa eur spokesman said monday. Rites planned for officer who died after car crash Hahn a Germany is services for 1st it. Stephen s. Sirkin will be at i . Wednesday in inc based Harl i in Rigmor a Poi was z4. Survivors include his fall or Stephen m. Sirkin of Day Lona Beach fla., and his Mother. Jane c. Chase of san Ford. Ita. The stars and stripes incorrectly reported sunday thai Sirkin died Friday. Clarification a stars and so rips Story sunday concerning the Viii of Secretary of state George shall to Berlin May have implied that soldiers of the 101st airborne div Are stationed in Berlin. To clarify soldiers of the 502nd Revtt Molale to Berlin from Forl Campbell. By. Three battalions of the 502nd regt arc stationed at fort Campbell and form part of the 101st airborne div. Thru Ball Lions of the 502nd regt arc stationed in Berlin and arc designated the Berli brigade  
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