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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes saturday february 1, 1986 s. Korean Diplomat kidnapped in Beirut Beirut Lebanon up masked gunmen Kidnap Ped a South korean Diplomat in mostly moslem West Beirut Friday and Lebanon s top Kidnap investigator threatened to quit unless action was taken to Stop the  latest abduction came hours after two lebanese employees of the Abc television network were release Din Beirut after 45 Days in Captivity at the bands of armed relatives of a kidnapped shiite moslem truck Driver. Police said five men armed with ak-47 assault Rifle Sand several revolvers intercepted a chauffeur driven Peugeot Sedan carrying first Secretary Kim Wou Scholand second Secretary do Chae Sung to work in the  gunmen fired at the embassy car puncturing a front tire and forcing it to Stop in the Road near the South korean embassy. They then Man handled do into the trunk of their Olive Green Mercedes and sped off. Kim and the lebanese Driver were left unharmed. The embassy later contacted the powerful shiite moslem amal militia which said it bad men out searching for the 43-year-old Diplomat and prime minister Rashid Karami. We just cannot understand Why he was kidnapped said an embassy spokeswoman. He added that do was not involved in politics and we have no political enemies  there were no immediate claims of responsibility. A North korean embassy official dismissed a radio report of possible North korean involvement in the Inci Dent As  police sources said 39 foreigners were kidnapped in West Beirut since moslem militias seized control in  1984, prompting most Western missions to move to safer Christian East Beirut. Speaking to Beirut s As Soudou fila news Agency Fri Day col. Hisham Kureitem threatened to resign unless his Kidnap investigation committee received real help to free some 470 hostages registered with him. Kureitem said kidnappers had created a Market for hostages in Lebanon putting a value on each head and organizing exchanges with opposing groups while despair ing relatives of victims were taking their own prisoners. Kureitem said be had received virtually no cooperation from civil and military officials. An estimated 2,300 peo ple have been kidnapped in Lebanon since the Start of the civil War in 1975, but the majority an feared dead. Voyagers from Page 1 took their families and their belongings Handset out into the  often they met with terrible hardship Reagan said. Along the Oregon Trail you can still see the grave markers of those who fell on the Way. But grief Only steeled them to the journey ahead today the Frontier is space and the boundaries of human knowledge. Some times when we reach for the stars we fall Short. But we must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the  he recalled each of the dead astronauts in turn speaking of the medals Scobee and Smith won flying in Vietnam of res Nik s love of music and skill at the piano of Onizuka s childhood an Eagle scout in Hawaii dreaming of being an astronaut of Mcnair f dream of living and playing his saxophone in an orbiting space Sta Tion of Jarvis carrying the Flag of his Alm Amater the state University of new York at Buffalo and of Mcauliffe s courage and her restless spirit of  indeed he promised Mcnair we will build your space  we bid you goodbye but we will never forget you. We know in our hearts that you who flew so High and so proud now make your Home beyond the stars Safe in god s Promise of eternal  s Brief Eulogy came after remarks by William Graham acting chief of the National aeronautics and space administration and prayers led by the Rev. Bernard Hawley father of astronaut Steven Hawley and father in Law of astronaut Sally ride and by Astro naut Charles Bolden. When he finished an air Force band played the Navy  four jets swooped by As the band began to play America the Beautiful. On broke off Over the space Center leaving three in the missing Man formation. They were t-38 Jet trainers identical to the ones the Astro nauts flew from Houston to the Kenned space Center. The astronauts families who stood wit the Reagan in the first Row Sang As some where in the crowd a Small american Flag was held  s 3-year-old son Reginald Knelt on his folding chair smiling amidst the solemnity an his 1-year-old sister. Joy sucked on a  Shook hands with the families hugging Smith s tearful 14-year-old Daugh Ter Alison the Mother of Onizuka Cheryl Mcnair the widow of the nation s second Lack astronaut. Mrs. Reagan made the same sad processional weeping As she hugged the children. Reagan Bent Down to hug Erin Smith 8,who was dressed in a frilly White dress and carrying a Brown Teddy Bear with a Pink apron. Before his remarks Reagan and his wife had met with 25 members of the astronauts families at a nearby  greeted each first with a hand shake a hello Nice to see you and som private words. I wish there was something i could Sarto make it easier he told the relatives but there just Aren t any words. We sorrow More for ourselves and in the fact that be will miss them. This should be tempered by study from Paga 1 officials today on anything concerning per Sonal effects or human remains out of re Spect for the astronauts  families attended a memorial service Friday at  observers suggested that the pressurized Cabin might have burst during the explosion and that the remains of the Astro nauts would not be  Nasa videotape of the unloading of debris from the search showed the Chal Lenger s nose and part of the Cabin parts of a cargo Bay door and sections of Wing and Tail. The largest piece of the latest find was about 20 feet by 8 feet on the Side of the Cabin area was a yell Warrow with the word Rescue pointing to a unit that rescuers would open in Case the shuttle ditched at sea and was intact inside the unit Are switches that would permit a Rescue team to shut Down the ship s electronic sys tems and blow the top off the Cabin. A member of one of the investigation teams who spoke on the condition or anonymity said the investigation was significantly helped by the amount of spacecraft parts recovered. We had worried that we would not come up with As Many pieces As we have and we re anxious to learn what the big object is on the  the wreckage was spotted floating about60 Miles Northeast of Cape canaveral and was hoisted aboard the coast guard Cutter Dallas. Doctors at Patrick fab examined a frag ment of Bone and tissue that floated ashore 35 Miles South of Cape canaveral to deter mine if it belonged to one of the seven astronauts. It was attached to a Blue sock and police said it probably was a foot Bone. Killed were schoolteacher Christ Mcauliffe 37 Francis r. Scobee 46, the commander Michael j. Smith 40, the Pilot Judith a. Resnik 36 Ronald r my Nair 35 Ellison s. Onizuka 39, and Gre gory b. Jarvis 41, Haiti from Page 1 of wild rumours and nonsense circulated by Good for nothings for some time now i m obliged to take to the  said the portly 34-year-old president was seen Riding through the streets Inone of his bulletproof limousines about 9. A cd. With a heavy military  went on television for about 10 minutes in the afternoon and asked the peo ple to end the violence because he and started projects which he did not describe to let them out of their  he said speaking in French that he would do my est to get employers to create More jobs. I understand your impatience Haiti Witt about 6 million inhabitants is the poorest nation in the Western Hemi sphere. About 77 percent of the people most of whom speak Creole have per capita incomes below $150. Government offices and businesses in the capital were closed. People formed Long lines at Banks to withdraw Cash. Disorderly crowds packed the few open supermarkets. A mob was seen gathering at an Auto Agency run by Ernest Bennett Duvalier father in Law. Streets outside the downtown area were  declared the state of siege Fri Day morning through a communique Readon National television and radio in response to the most sustained protests in Haiti since the Duvalier dynasty was born in 1957. The siege suspends con. Stu tonal rights an gives Security forces Broad Powers of search and , also known As baby Doc became president for life in 1971 at age 19after the death of his father Francois papa Doc Duvalier who also had assumed the title. Six people have been reported killed Anat least 30 injured since the latest surge of protest began sunday in Cap haitian a Cit of 60,000 people that is Haiti s second larg president Salvador Jorge Blanco of the dominican Republic which shares the is land of Hispaniola with Haiti said he had closed the Border and assigned More sol Diers to the  s state of siege communique also ordered three radio stations off the  was radio Soleil a roman Catholic Church station that broadcasts in Creole and is among the few that can be heard inmost part of Haiti which is about the size of Mary land. Soled has been closed several times previously for reporting on anti government demonstrations. The two stations close were radio Lumiere a protestant run Sta Tion that has also reported the protests and radio Cacique which is  thursday witnesses reported looting in four towns. Diplomatic sources said three be were trampled to death by a mob sacking a care food warehouse in Cap haitian on wednesday. On monday a Tai Lor and two children were lolled when Secu Rity forces fired on demonstrators there. Witnesses said protesters in Cap Haitie toppled a papa Doc statue thursday to cheers from a surrounding crowd wit Nesses also reported looting of food and medal supplies in Goniva Les Caveman Jeremie. Action. Tuesday the state department and sued u5.citlzens to stay away from Cap haitian and to Check with the us. Embassy before travelling outside the capital Joy that they Are receiving the Tessin Gigot reserved for  a ceremony bringing together mourn ers from All Over the nation to share their grief with the victims families Reagan said our nation s loss is first a profound personal loss to the family friends an loved ones of our shuttle astronaut. To those they have left behind the mothers the fathers the husbands and wives Broth ers and Sisters and yet especially the Chil Dren All of America stands beside you in your time of  calling the seven Crew members by their first names Reagan said a Dick Mike Judy Al Ron Greg and Christa your fam Ilies and your country mourn your  bid you goodbye but we will never for for those who knew you Well and love you the pain will be deep and enduring. A nation too will Long feel the loss of he seven sons and daughters her seven Good friends. We can find Consolation Only i Faith for we know in am hearts that Yon who flew so High and so proud now make your Home beyond the stars Safe in god s Promise of eternal life.". Temperatures l h7 25 10 4521 15 � 5421 11 19 3231 40 24 54� 51 3111 23 -1 1541 50 sikh n a 831.s 4 17 i is gifts   Atlantic Cit Baltimore Birmingha Bolta Botlo Buffalo , .  Clevaland Daht fort worm  to. 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