European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 i the stars and stripes tuesday. May 20, 1966 Syria says raid ended efforts for Washington a president. Hafez Assad of Syria said sunday his efforts to tree westerners held has Tate in Lebanon were halted a tier die american bombing of Libya. Assad in an interview with  Post also snid la negotiations were hailed because of american accusations of syrian involvement with terrorists. He said his country had made serious efforts to win the release of americans and French nationals being held by kidnappers in neighbouring Lebanon. However the . Smack april 15 on Libya disrupted those efforts he. Said in the interview which was con ducted in Damascus. No one con do anything when the . Administration is carrying the Hammer of War Assad said through an interpreter it is very difficult to handle the question of the hostages in isolation from the . Political  he said that following the attack on Libya and other us political acts the Small groups holding the hostages had broken off contacts that were aimed at winning their release our attitude in Syria toward these hostages has Noth ing to do with our relations with the american adm Nistra  Assad said adding that Syria would continue to do All Ilia  can for he hostages. He said tic would not be intimidated by criticism of his government. ,. I Don t think that i made any statement threatening the United states while american officials and president Reagan himself daily throw verbal bombs at us he said in my assessment american officials Ore these Days talk ing too much and More than is  do not want a confrontation with the United Stales but  strongly defend ourselves. We do not fear threats or the implementation of threats. We stick to a Rule which says that nobody can strike Syria and evade punishment he said. Reagan pressed by reporters said this month that he would consider ordering air strikes against Syria if the country was supporting terrorists Assad took Strong exception to statements by . Officials who said Syria appears to have supported terrorism. Speaking of the Abu Nindl palestinian group he said Abu Nodal is not in Syria. He does not operate any thing in Syria. There is an office doing cultural and Politi Cal work among the palestinians but those who Are in Syria have nothing to do with terrorist acts Assad said no terrorist actions would be allowed from syrian soil the Post reported. He further said that the american Central intelligence Agency has a band in every terrorist organization in the world.". He also said the . Bombing of Libya produced much hatred again Suju United Stales in Arab "1 third world countries Assad accused the United Stalc St of trying to target the Home of libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy. Assad said the . Government was Well aware thai Syria had been working for the release of he hostages in  other subjects Assad said the tensions Between his country and Israel appear to be lessening despite recent reports to the contrary. He also said Syria does t plan to gel More deeply involved in Lebanon where his govern mint has an estimated 30,000 to 40.000 troops. Soviets from Page 1 Sinsky said in a letter o Interior minister Friedrich Elm Mcmann that radioactive fallout from the chernobyl Plant had spread As far As Lithuania and Estonia but radioactivity Levels were now practically Back to Normal in the Baltic republics. Kvit Sinsky said higher Thun Normal radiation Levels had been measured briefly in the cities of Tallinn Vitus Odessa and Sochi meanwhile the communist party news paper pravda published letters from readers offering Sheller Money and free labor to help victims of the Accident Al the Plant North of Kiev the country s third largest City with 2-4 million residents. Pravda said readers had flooded the editorial office with mail offering help i son a physicist 30 years old in Good health and could prove useful in any Capac Ity pravda quoted from one Telegram. During my vacation i would like to work without compensation. I can Lake Vaca Tion soon. A Leningrad couple sent More than 1,000 rubles to Aid Accident victims. A music teacher from Tbilisi offered to House two evacuated children Tor the summer pravda said. A Central asian building company invited Iso evacuees to live in its private rest Camp. The workers of a crimean cafeteria suggested a National Day of free labor to help raise Money Tor the victims and for decontamination work according to the newspaper. Television news programs showed films of cleanup work Al chernobyl but did not give any new details on the slate of the reactor. The situation changes Here every Day the announcer said. As one problem is solved another one  Channel f North sea ports on a erf against terrorists London a a huge Alert monday Tor Arab terrorist bombers blanketed the ports of seven european countries bordering the English Channel and the North  car bus and truck was being checked and passengers were being scrutinized it 13 English ports. Police said they had tightened Security at 27 parts in Brit Ain Belgium France Holland Denmark Norway and Sweden and on ferries cargo ships and hovercraft that operate 350 sail Ings a Day on the Busy Waterways. There is no specific threat to a specific port but what  do have is a heightened awareness of the possibility of vessels As potential targets said Paul Condon assistant chief Constable of Kent. He was in charge of the British operation. Security was boosted after the Paris based International police organization warned member countries it had Intelli gence thai a Middle East group with a libyan connection planned to put a car full of explosives on a vessel and blow it up at sea in retaliation for last month s american bombing of Libya r in por Day after terrorist attack Lisbon Portugal a defense Secretary Caspar w., Weinberger arrived sunday for talks with portuguese officials on the two nato member nations bilateral defense ties. Weinberger was met at Lisbon a military Airport by us. Ambassador to Portugal Frank Shakespeare and other embassy officials. The visit to include meetings with Portu Guese president Mario soar a prime min ister Anibal Cavaco Silva foreign minister Pedro fires de Miranda and defense min ister Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida also comes a Day after a Fromm mortar round was fired at a nato communications Post outside Lisbon wreck from Page 1 lion they arc using helicopters to gel a lot of people out of there Myers said. She said six others were treated and re leased. Louise Obici Hospital in Suffolk received 51 passengers and nil were treated and re leased said spokeswoman Billie Presson Chesapeake general Hospital treated 28 people most with minor injuries said Don Bucksky Hospital administrator. Mary View Hospital in Portsmouth had 58 passengers and seven were admitted in fair to Good condition said John Stone associate administrator. About 35 passengers were treated at Leigh memorial Hospital in Norfolk for minor injuries said nursing supervisor Mary Sutlon. The train pulled by a historic steam engine called no. 611, was part of a steam engine train excursion program operated by the rail Road on weekends said Robert c. Fort spokesman for Norfolk Southern corp., the Norfolk based Parent company of naw fort said the cause Follic derailment Proba Bly would not be known for at least a Day. The train was carrying Norfolk Southern employees and their families from Norfolk to Petersburg 76 mils away when it de railed Al about 2 20 p.m., fort said. The eighth to the 21st cars of the 24-car train derailed he said. The engine and the first seven Carl went on to Suffolk where passengers were placed on buses and re turned to Norfolk or went by ambulance to hospitals he said. Two of the derailed cars overturned he said. Deborah Noxon a Norfolk Southern Public relations officer who was Riding in the eighth car with her family said she heard a banging noise and fell the car move sideways. From the time it firs started the hard bumping to the Lime  came to a Stop was probably not More that 30 seconds she said. It was panic. There were a lot of Small kids. They were pretty Shook  according to Western diplomatic sources a mortar Shell was fired Al nato s comi Berlant base in suburban Delras Early saturday morning falling Short of the Complex and exploding harm Lessly on base grounds. The sources who spoke on condition they not be further identified said no one has claimed responsibility for the Inci Dent they Taid the shelling appeared to be identical to an attack on the same base dec. 9, 1984 when three 60mm mortar rounds damaged a car in the Complex parking lot. It looks like the same old stuff the sources said referring to a claim far the 1984 attack by Portugal s left Wing terrorist group the popular forces of april 23, also known As fp-25. 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