European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse D officials warned on giving arms control information Page 2 d group sues Pentagon Over biological arms Page 5 d turn ult stuns Mandrikova in . Open Page 21 Andis tropes unoffici1l pull cation Fob a pm a Foh vol. 45. No. 138 wednesday september 3, 19bb pcs. D 8693 a soviet ship sinks in Black sea by hi1 Washington Pust Moscow a sonet passenger liner with a capacity of 1,000 passengers and Crew Sank in the sea around mid night sunday night with the loss of an undisclosed number of lives the soviet news Agency Tass reported. The Admiral Rakhimov. A 61 year old ship collided with a soviet freighter off the Black sea port of novo Rossik the official news Agency said monday in a Brief statement. The statement said there has been loss of bul it did nol specify How Many died. It also said Rescue work is under Way and a government commission has been set up to inv Stit lie the incident. In an indication of inc magnitude of inc casualties Tass announced that first Deputy Premier Cidar Aliyev a Mem Ber of the ruling politburo would head the investigation. The German built ship held 870 berths and used at least 100 Crew Mem Bers according to Western shipping experts. Igor Averin chief external affairs director for inc soviet merchant Navy ministry told the Reuters news Agency that the passenger liner collided with a big Sovil cargo ship the Pyotr Vasiv soon after leaving port and went Down quickly about Midnight sunday night. Averin said exact casualty figures were still nol known. He said it a real trag Edy. It is quite evident there will be Cas civilian and military Rescue teams were searching for survivors hopeful that Many could be rescued from the warm Waters of the Block sea Averin said. But he said chances would be poor for passengers who had retired Early to their Cabins. Soviet sources told Reuters inc luxury liner had sailed out of he Harbor at no Voros Sisk with All lights blazing for a gala cruise. There was a slight swell and the cargo ship and liner suddenly rammed each other the sources said. A soviet official said the government was still see ship on Page 28 Umili . Ours according 10 Wester snipping Civilia u within Rte Blu Ituria. A -.-. T Bee perts. Werse la Tower unaware of Piper s position by the Washington Post 1 .jmbm009t i a the Washington Posl Cerritos. Calif. Federal investigators said monday that the Pilot of the Small plane thai collided with the Aero Mexico jetliner Here sunday apparently flew into rest Rind airspace without making the required Moniaci with air traffic controllers. All 67 aboard the 10 aircraft were killed in the collision Over this los Angeles suburb. The victims included 27 americans most returning aboard the Jet liner from a Holiday and the three occupants of the Small plane. At least it Cerritos residents were is ill missing and feared dead. Police worked through the Daj la recover identify bodies in los Angeles county s worst air disaster. Al least nine houses were destroyed by falling wreck age or fire and because of the extent of inc damage officials could t say How Many died on the ground. John Lauber. A member of the National transportation safety Board which is investigating the Accident said preliminary information indicated that the Pilot of the Small piano a Piper was not in Contact with the appropriate controller at los Angeles intern Winnat Airport about 25 Miles West of where the crash occurred Lauber said there the Aero Mexico Jet was Given no warnings about the Squill plane. It seems unlikely the Tower knew either the position or Altitude of the Small plane he said. Lauber said authorities have been asked to adminis Ter drug tests 10 controllers who were on duly at los Angeles International Airport just before noon when the tragedy occurred. Lauber said that although the Small plane was equipped with a transponder an instrument that ensures the Small Craft with appear on air traffic control see Tower on Page 28 workers search through the nibble for bodies after the crash in Ceirilo calif., a suburb of Lus Angeles. All options open in bid to free Daniloff Santa Barbara. Calif. Not president Reagan was described monday As disturbed and concerned about the arrest of a . News & world report correspondent Nicholas s. Daniloff in Moscow and an administration official said All options arc open in efforts to tree him we Are said White House spokesman Larry Speaks. Daniloff who was detained on saturday is accused of espionage and is in a Moscow prison under investigation by the Kab. An administration official said no course of action to win Dan lofts re lease including a possible prisoner Exchange had been ruled out id its tuesday editions the washing ton Post quoted the soviet foreign min ister s chief spokesman Gennadi Cerasi mov. As saying Moscow intends to try Danil olt. Gerasimov told the Post Daniloff has no diplomatic immunity and after an investigation he will be put on Speaks said incidents like this which clearly have no basis in fact can not help .-Soviei but he declined to speculate about the Impact of the incident on .-soviet re lations and the Prospect of it Summit meeting this year Between Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev the president is clearly disturbed and concerned and has asked officials in the administration to do everything pos sible to secure immediate release said Speakes. He called the charges against Daniloff we treat this very seriously and we plan to explore it to its fullest a ent with the soviet Union Speakes said. At the same time a senior administration official went out of his Way to say the administration is pressing efforts to gain the reporter s release. The official disagreed with the statement that the United Stales will not make any deals for or. Dan lofts release made sunday by another senior administration official in Washington. That person was clearly speculating and Reily Well speculating in isolation the official in Santa Barbara said. State department officials have linked the detention of Daniloff to the arrest in who does not have diplomatic immunity was charged with espionage. Daniloff was be Wirtl saturday after a Sevki acquaintance handed him a pack age containing classified documents. Dan lofts wife Ruth has wid that he look the package believing it contained newspaper clippings. Speakes said diplomatic efforts Are proceeding in efforts to free the reporter. On saturday Michael h. Armacost the undersecretary of state for political affaire summoned the no. 2 official at the soviet embassy Otey m. Sokolov to de Mand the release of Daniloff. Our embassy in Moscow has pro tested twice Speakes said. The first Lime was by Telephone saturday morn ing. The ministry is normally dosed on saturday but we got them on the phone. The second Lime on sunday the protest was delivered orally to the soviet for eign ministry. No formal charges have been filed against Daniloff Speakes said. The soviets inform us they Are pursuing their investigation our consular officials have accompanied mrs. Daniloff to see him see Daniloff on Page 26
