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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 7, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday. January 7,1986 More Security urged for Kennedy Airport new York not the general manager of Ken Nedy International Airport has recommended that airlines operating there tighten their Security procedures including allowing Access to terminals Only to passengers with tickets. The recommendation following the terrorist attacks Las month Al airports in Rome and in Vienna Austria is aimed primarily at International carriers that Fly to the Middle East manager Richard l. Rowe said. Spokesmen for major airlines said that they have no formally reviewed the recommendation made in a memorandum distributed last week but that they foresee sever Al obstacles to a system that would restrict Check in and departure areas to ticketed passengers. Rowe is urging the airlines to follow a system first used by Al Al the israeli airline and since adopted by  Al s system tries to minimize the Contact its Passen Gers have with the Public and with passengers flying another carriers. Guards posted at Entrance doors to the airline s Check Inarea examine tickets and Check reservations for passengers without tickets before permitting Entrance. After their baggage is checked passengers wait in a separate Depar Ture lounge and Security personnel protect them when they Cross a Public corridor to enter the aircraft. In contrast the Check in and departure areas for the 14other major carriers using the International terminal at Kennedy As Well As those for the separate terminals of pan american world airways trans world airlines and British airways Are open to the  said that although each airline s practice Var ies people without tickets Are not allowed past Security checkpoints that have Metal detectors. Airline spokesmen said that instituting a system similar to that used by Al Al would not prevent terrorists from purchasing tickets and would pose practical problems for handicapped and elderly passengers and for children need ing assistance. Rowe said the port authority which operates Kennedy la Guardia and Newark International airports would be willing to provide escorts for passengers requiring assist Ance. The superintendent of the port authority police Henry. Do Gineste said that officials at Newark International Airport Are discussing possible increased Security Mea sures but that no recommendations have been made. A lawmakers petitioning to end apartheid la six representatives arc visiting  this week to petition president a Balha trend the government policy of narration known As apartheid. The congressional delegation which sunday is led by rep. William Gray  who was invited last month by the Rev. Byers Naude general Secretary of the South Africa Council of churches. Accompanying Gray Are Charles Hayes,d-lll., Lynn Martin r-ii1., Peter Kostmayer d-pa., edolphus towns d-n.y., and Walte Fauntroy . We definitely will be meeting with presi Dent Botha and with the foreign minister during the week As Well As with business and Lack leaders Fauntroy said. We expect to meet with Winnie Mandela wife of jailed Black Leader Nelson Mandela and carry to her the support the american ple have for her Case he said. Delegation will urge Botha to end  release Nelson Mandela and Poth prisoners and begin negotiation with those Bimatre leaders of South Africa with a View i  he said. Fauntroy Sai 27 27adana, Amsterdam s 36 33 aliens. D 54 57avlano, r 32 36 Berlin m 32 38 Bremerhaven s 32 32 Brussels to 34 36 Frankfurt London to Madrid Munich s Paris m Rome r " 7"" a Lutr 36 3818 a 38 46 27 36 34 41a 45 other worldwide temperatures Cairo a Dublin cd Helsinki s Jerusalem a Lisbon cd High Low 73 45 37 30 32 27 61 46 59 48 him. Low Montreal t my Moscow i 21 10 Oslo a 21 i Toronto s 25 u Vancouver r 45 14 supplied by the associated  Cloudy a Parlov Cloudy a ran �  
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