European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday March 6,1986 Avalanche kills at least 7 norwegian soldiers Oslo Norway a an Avalanche of Snow wednes Day hit norwegian soldiers engaged in a nato Winter exer Cise leaving at least seven soldiers dead nine injured and another 11 missing military and police officials said. Hundreds of soldiers six helicopters and civilian Rescue teams with dogs searched into the evening for the missing soldiers but Rescue efforts were hampered by wind and snowfall Erk radio said. It. Col. Gunnar jell of the Man Euver s information office said All the soldiers involved were norwegian. The Nib new Agency quoted him As saying the dead men were brought to hospitals in Harstad and Narvik 900 Miles Northeast of Oslo. Narvik police spokesman Ivar Schroell said on Erk radio that 11 soldiers were missing. Erk radio reported from Narvik that 27 of 30 Mem Bers of a norwegian skiing patrol were hit by the Avalanche near Elve Gaardsmoe army base in Vass Dalen 22 Miles North of Narvik. It said surviving soldiers reported the Accident by Porta ble radio but the wireless connection was so poor the first reports were confusing and conflicting. Col. Lars Markhus head of the Man Euver s information office was first quoted by Nib As saying Only eight sol Diers were hit by the Avalanche. Erk radio reported earlier from the military operation Center at Bardu Northeast of Narvik that five soldiers were treated for minor injuries at a Narvik Hospital. About 20,000 soldiers from All 10 member countries of the North Atlantic treaty organization were involved in the exercise called Anchor express being held throughout Northern Norway until March 13. About 15,000 norwegian soldiers Are taking part. Moslem extremist group says French hostage slain Beirut a islamic jihad an underground shiite moslem faction that has claimed the kidnapping of 10 foreigners in Lebanon said wednesday it killed one of four French hostages. A statement delivered to a Western news Agency in Beirut by the extremist moslem said the hostage was executed because of French actions toward moslem and French policy toward the Middle East. Islamic jihad or holy War identified the dead hostage As Michel Seurat 37, a researcher at the French Center for studies and research of the contemporary mid dle East. Seurat was kidnapped on the main High Way leading to Beirut s Airport last May 22, along with French journalist Jean Paul Kauffmann. There was no Way to authenticate the claim that Seurat has been killed. In Paris the French foreign ministry issued a statement saying it is doing every thing to verify this abominable  a ministry spokesman said he had no knowl Edge of Seurat s Fate adding i m Over  he spoke on condition of anonymity. The statement issued in Beirut began with a koranic phrase often used in earlier claims by islamic jihad. It said in the name of god the merciful the compassion  it was addressed to the consciences of the people of France and around the world a phraseology consistent with pre Vious islamic jihad statements that were usually accompanied by photographs of hostages. The statement was attached to a color Polaroid photograph of Seurat. The photograph showed him standing unshaven in front of a White Wall his arms folded across his Chest. He appeared Pale and drawn. He wore a Short sleeved Blue shirt and was pictured from the Waist up. The statement did not say when the photograph was taken. Seurat s wife Mary stormed into a Western news Agency after Beirut radio stations broadcast the report that her Hus band had been killed. That s not the same picture sent to me she screamed after being shown the photograph of her husband. She declined to say if her husband s kid nappers had been in touch with her recently the couple has two daughters aged 2 and 4. The statement said Seurat was executed because of islamic jihad s concern about the future of the causes of the moslem and their  Aquino from Page 1 commander Dante alleged former chief of the guerrilla new people s army and Ruben Alegre and Alexander Birondo both described As members of a rebel assassination team. Biscayno was arrested in August 1976, Sison in november 1977 and the others within the past two years. In a talk with reporters before meeting with Aquino Sison a former political Sci ence professor at the state run University of the Philippines said he plans to write and return to teaching or i might even Volunteer my help to her  asked if he was disavowing the use of violence to effect social change Sison re plied Why should i disavow anything ? i have just come from prison. I stayed there for nine years. I have nothing to turn my Back on except  when asked if he thought armed struggle was still necessary he said i Don t know. I shall have to study the  meanwhile Enrile told a news Confer ence he favored the retention of american military bases in the Philippines but he indicated . Special forces were not needed to train his troops to fight a mount ing communist insurgency. Enrile also promised military reforms and civilian supremacy Over the armed forces. The 62-year-old political Veteran turned against Marcos and led a rebellion that drove Marcos into exile last week. In rile retained the defense portfolio in the Aquino government. Enrile said the american bases including the huge naval and air installations at Clark and Subic were needed to counter Strong soviet naval presence in the Region. But he said the final decision on whether to retain the bases would be up to Aquino s civil Ian government. The status of the bases is due for renegotiation in 1991, and Aquino has said she was keeping her options open. Aquino promised during the Campaign to release All political prisoners held by mar cos and renewed that pledge last week. The number of such detainees has fluctuated depending on counts by different sources. Aquino used a figure of 484, including the four in a speech sunday but a spokesman said the latest tabulation was 517. Wednesday s meeting of Salonga s commit tee was called not Only to review the cases of the four suspected rebels but to clarify the status of up to 200 others who according to the military were convicted of common crimes but who Are listed by human rights organizations As political detainees. Driver from Page 1 made statements leading the officials to be Lieve that a potential threat existed Bour land said. Bourland said the base explosive Ord Nance disposal unit placed explosive charges on the car and mechanically detonated them to open the car doors trunk and Hood at 1 38 . No threatening devices were found. She said the Eod unit Mem Bers did not break a window to enter the car because they did not know if the vehicle was wired to explode. The car was taken to the base impound ment lot. The child accompanied her Mother to the army Hospital in Frankfurt where the woman was admitted for psychiatric evaluation. She remained in satisfactory Condi Tion wednesday Hospital spokesman Bill Swisher said. The child was cared for by social workers until her father arrived he said. Maj. Chris Chalko a v corps spokes Man said the woman and her husband May file for compensation for the car through the army Legal system but a government claim service adjuster would have to decide terrorists from Page 1 Rome and Vienna Austria in which 20 people were killed including four terrorists were the latest in a string of attacks attributed by officials to Abu Nidal s Organiza Tion. The United states has charged libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy with sup porting Abu Nidal and imposed a Trade embargo against the libyans As a result of the Rome and Vienna attacks. The article appears in the Issue of Stern Magazine that goes on Sale thursday. And Vance copies were sent to other news Media. Stern said Juergen Muellemann the Sec Ond ranking official in the German foreign ministry received an Anonymous Telephone Call on Jan. 13, warning that friends seek ing a political solution to the arabian Middle East problem Are to be Assassin  As a result the Security net in Germany has been broadened to ensure tighter Secu Rity for top level politicians including Muellemann the Magazine said. Foreign ministry spokesman Hans Guenter Gnodtke in a Telephone Conversa Tion with the associated press declined to comment on the Stern report and its assertions regarding Security. The article did not mention swedish prime minister Olof palme a Well known advocate of a peaceful political solution to Middle East issues who was assassinated in Stockholm Sweden on Friday. Bhagwan from Page 1 Church who denounced him As a Public menace and threatened to Stone his followers for allegedly taking part in sex orgies. And the orthodox Synod said Rajneesha s presence in Greece violated a clause in the greek Constitution that forbids proselytizing. Metropolitan Dimitris of Petra the local Bishop warned sunday that blood would flow if he were allowed to remain on Crete. Premier Andreas Papandreou s socialist government granted permission for Raj Nemesh to come to Greece on the first leg of what his followers called a world tour to visit an estimated 500,000 disciples. In twice daily discourses to his follow ers the guru preached against the greek Church and said Greece is ruled by  about 450 of the guru s disciples have been staying in hotels near Agios Nicolaos for the past two weeks to attend the Dis courses for four hours daily. Rajneesha left his Central Oregon com Mune and returned to India in november after he pleaded guilty to two charges of immigration fraud. He was placed on pro Bation fined $400,000 and was ordered to leave the United states. On the Validity of the Case and whether or not the government is liable. Two insurance agents contacted about the incident differed on whether the govern ment or an insurance company should cover the damage. Bob Dorman at the main office of Amer ican International underwriters in Frank Furt said that since the government blew up the car the government should be liable instead of the insurance company. But he said that if the car had been blown up by terrorists his firm would Honor a claim. Hans Sholz of the United services Auto Mobile association said that in a similar Case his firm would pay any claims because of a stipulation in its european policy coverage about intentional acts of destruction by third parties. He said the insurance company paid for damages in a similar Case in Greece when military police forced a car s doors and Hood open after believing it to be a suspicious vehicle. Temperatures l h 17 36 35 64 29 45 26 44 29 39 24 36 48 76 38 57 23 32 68 82 49 70 36 55 55 84 Albany atlant Atlantic City Bosto Chicago Clevelan Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Las vegas March 4 l h 58 82 54 75 21 33 47 74 46 70 58 84 32 45 32 40 45 69 33 60 53 74 70 84 36 48 los Angele Miami Minneapolis new Orleans Orlando Phoenix Philadelphia Pittsburg Portland Salt Lake City san Francisco san Juan Washington european weather forecast for thursday Cloudy with widespread rain or rain showers. Extreme Northwest will have occasional Snow while extreme Southeast will get isolated freezing rain. All areas will have Gusty surface winds. High temperatures 36-46 lows 34-38. Sunset thursday 6 14, Sunrise Friday 6 58. Outlook for Friday mostly Cloudy occasionally partly Cloudy in Northwest. Only in South West Are isolated rain showers expected. Temperatures will be slightly cooler. Temperatures recorded wednesday Adana cd Amsterdam r Athens cd Aviano f Berlin r Bremerhaven do Brussels do provided by Trarbach. 4am 4pm 54 68 43 45 54 32 34 38 43 4am 4pm Copenhagen cd 34 39 Frankfurt cd 34 43 London cd 48 50 Madrid f 39 61 Munich cd 34 46paris, cd 41 46 Rome cd 43 57 Del 13, 7th weather so Graben 61 52 39 43 46 other worldwide temperatures High Low Cairo cd Dublin Helsinki cd Jerusalem d Lisbon f 79 50 34 61 61 28 46 48 Montreal Moscow Oslo $ Toronto Vancouver High Low 3934 1626 supplied by the associated  of fair a Rains Snow do drizzle