European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Santa s still Busy answering letters Page 2 q most watchable men picked by group Page 3 g Coral sea helps ailing israeli girl Page 8 the stars and stripes vol 4.1. No. 253 saturday december 28, 1985 0 8693 a terrorist attacks on israeli airline kill travellers in Rome Vienna Romi my Tern ruts threw hand grenades and fired sub machine guns at  travellers in simultaneous attacks on Israel s airline h i Al airports in Rome and Vienna. Austria Lri Dav killing lit least id people and wounding about 110. Authorities said. Although Al Al was a target in both instances. Witnesses at Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport  id the terrorists jumping and screaming fired indiscriminately at Passen Gers checking in at Twa pan american and 1 1 Al. In All eight terrorists were known to be involved in Rome and at Vienna s sch Chat Airport and All were reported killed or captured. Among the civilians killed at Leonardo a Vinci Airport was an american girl Natasha Simpson the 11-year-old daughter of Victor Simpson the associated press news editor in Rome also killed were Gen. Donato Miranda the mexican military attache in Rome and his Secretary Jenoveva Jaime. Simpson and his Ion. Michael were hospitalised with injuries. An italian Interior ministry spokesman said five terrorists were involved in the Rome attack and 13 people were killed and about 70 injured. Italian news agencies said a uth person died later and More people May have been injured the uth death was not immediately confirmed. Three terrorists were involved in Vienna police said and All fled in a stolen car. But one terrorist was shot dead and the other two w Erc captured. The toll in Vienna was three dead and As Many As 40 wounded. Israel s ambassador in Washington Cir Rosin no. Told lbs morning news he believed the Palestine liberation organization was behind the raids but the Plo in Rome and Vienna condemned the attacks. Italian prime minister Bollino Praxi said according to a first evaluation they the attackers probably belong to the extreme Arab palestinian fringe either acting on their own or As a crazy splinter  Natasha s Mother Daniella who works for time mag a inc and does fashion copy for the a escaped injury. She said i was walking the dog out by the terminal and my husband and the children were inside doing the Check in. Suddenly there was a shattering noise As if some thing were collapsing. And then there were machine gun bursts. Two distinct machine gun bursts. And then silence. Rushed into screams and cries and saw my husband dripping blood from his hand and my son on the floor shot in the stomach. They Are both of. But i lost my 11-Ycar old  Anna Chi Rometta. Who runs a gift shop in the departure lounge at Rome. Said. As soon As the shooting started people were falling All Over the  the shooting seemed to go on  she said.  3�sm i \ spam in. Imp police Rush a mounded ice Roris from Home s Leonardo a Vinci Airport to he Hospital Fol Ming Friday morning s tuck on Al Al airlines Check in counters in Rome and Vienna  flights accepting passengers baggage at the time of the attack were Twa flight 841 to new York pan am flight 111 to new York and Al Al flight 3k6 to Tel Aviv Israel. Some witnesses said shooting went on for three minutes or More. The attacks in Rome and Vienna came after dutch police reported an Interpol warning that a civilian Airport might he a terrorist target during the Christmas Holida a. Italy s Interior ministry spokesman who refused to be identified said he was unaware of any Interpol warning. Airport Security already had been increased following a july t bombing at Leonardo a Vinci that injured 12 people. Last month the Federal aviation administration in Washington warned airports and airlines in the Mediterranean and Middle fast to be Alert for possible terrorist attacks a spokesman said Friday. Reports said the Faa noted that it received information indicating hundreds of individuals of various Middle  nationalities were being trained in Iran for Hijack terrorist  the ministry spokesman said those killed in Rome included three presumed terrorists Middle fast types nine civilians and another Man whom we presume is see terrorist on Page 28 new brigs could save millions Navy says b  Swift Washington Bureau Washington the Navy wants to have a new Brig system by wk9. It says the new system would Cut costs by $50 million a year and return More sailors to duty with the Fleet but despite the Cost cutting aspects tight defense budgets Hae left planners associated with the project in doubt about the 1989 Date said it. Dave Morris a Navy spokesman. Under the new system the Navy would operate two types of brigs for prisoners serving sentences of less than a year. Prisoners facing More time behind bars would be sent to Federal prisons outside the Navy such As the army prison at fort leu in Worth Kan.  prisoners could work outside the brigs reducing the need to build Large Industrial shops within the brigs. Navy project documents say. The system should save taxpayers $50 million a year by lowering the ratio of correctional staff to prisoners by return ing More prisoners to duty because of bet Ter retraining and by lowering construction costs. Navy project documents say. The project carries a Price tag of at least $90 million Morris said. Under the new system the Navy would operate waterfront brigs for h to 120 prisoners serving up it 30 Das and consolidated brigs for up to 400 being con fined from 31 Days to 12 months documents say. Money for three waterfront and iwo consolidated brigs is in the defense department s fiscal i s7 budget request. The Pentagon request is undergoing final examination at the office of management and budget before president Reagan submits his budget to Congress in february. No Money was approved for Brig con  in la so. I he new Law that re quires the Pentagon to Bear half the co i of reducing the Federal deficit could Torce further Del. Morris said. Fight eco waterfront brigs at 52 6 Mil lion to $5 million each and three consolidated brigs at Millen to s20 million each Are in the Long Range plans. The Navy Ako plan improvements to Many of its 21 existing brigs most of which would be incorporated into the sys tem three brigs in the United slate that have safety violations will be replaced by new one. F Ich Brig will have a separate Section Lor women. Lour of the waterfront brigs will be see Navy on Page 28