European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 21. 19b7 the stars and stripes taking their place in history american aviators Diek Rutan 48, of Loma undo Calif and Jana Yeager 34, of fort Worth Texas smile for the Media and aviation experts monday at a London broke am of the last barriers in aviation press conference. The two pilots who Are history by flying non Stop around he Worldon a european tour told How they recently without refuelling. Of Page 3britisntirm to provide satellites London up British aerospace will Supply the new generation of Mili tary communications satellites for nato the first Lime a non american contractor will be used for the Alliance s space born communications system officials announced monday. The British ministry of defense said i concluded negotiations for the Sale of two sky net military communications satellite Sand associated ground equipment to nato in an order Worth $255 million. The satellites will meet nato s Politi Cal and military communications needs in the 1990s," a ministry spokesman  plans Are to launch the first satellite by the . Space shuttle in 1990." a spokesman for British aerospace said it will be the prime contractor. Mar Coni space systems the principal sub contractor will Supply advanced communications payloads. The British aerospace spokesman said the procurement Marks the first Lime that nato has entrusted to a non Amer ican contractor. The Supply of satellites to maintain its front line space borne communications system which operates to fixed and Mobile Earth  the defense ministry spokesman said the satellites for nato will be nearly identical to the three Skydel 4 satellite being contracted from British aerospace for Britain s own defense forces. He said nato had tint considered competing offers from the United states and the Success of the British aerospace offer underscored the ill round capabilities of British Industry in the Field of advanced military space communications. . Wants More than life sentence for Hijack suspect Washington a the Justice departments searching he Law to seek a stiffer sentence than life imprisonment for a Man charged in the 1985hijacking of a Twa jetliner who May be returned to the United states under a Promise that he cannot be executed. Associate attorney general Stephen troll said monday on Abc s Good morning America that the United states was compelled to Promise i would not seek the death penalty against Moham mad Ali Hamadi in order for Germany to agree to his extradition. He faces an array of 15 felony charges. He looking at approximately a life sentence although we re studying the possibility of even asking for More troll the no 3 ranking official in the Justice depart ment told Abc in a recent espionage Case on the West coast we were Able to convince a judge to give somebody convicted 365 years but those Are All Legal determinations that will have to be made  Germany has no death penalty and its Laws bar extradition of people to countries where they would face capital punishment. In order to bring him Back to the United states to land trial we Haa 10 give the germans assurances that if convicted he will not suffer the death penalty troll said. Hamadi is charged with air piracy which carries the death penalty in the United Stales and murder. The department said sunday it was preparing a for Mal extradition request to be presented to the German government within the week. In Bonn Juergen Schmid a spokesman for the Ger Man ministry of Justice indicated that Hamadi could be extradited to the United Stales relatively soon now thai . Officials have pledged Tiol to sect the death Penally. The absence of the pledge has been the main  Schmid said. If this main obstacle is removed the process could theoretically go fairly quickly. In theory at least he could be extradited relatively  Hamadi 22, was arrested last tuesday at the Frankfurt Airport after he arrived from Beirut Leb anon. German officials said customs agents searching Hamadi s Luggage found three wine bottles full of Methyl nitrate which can be used 10make explosives. The officials said they thought he was planning a bomb attack although they were unsure of his target. The Justice department asked the germans for Hamadi but German officials said they would t turn him Over if he could be sentenced to death after a .conviction. Hamadi and three other men Are wanted by the United states in connection with the june 1985 Hijack ing of Twa flight 847 in route from Athens Greece to Rome. The plane was flown to Beirut where . Navy diver Robert Stethem was shot to death and 39americans were held hostage. One of those hostages Jimmie Dell Palmer of Littlerock ark., said sunday he thinks Hamadi deserves the death  i am certainly disappointed we have taken this route to get him Back Palmer said but if that s the Only Way to gel him to the United slates we Don t have much  the United Stales derives its authority to prosecute crimes against . Citizens overseas from several sections of Laws enacted by Congress in response to a wave of International terrorism in the past few years. One provision signed into Law last year gives the government jurisdiction when terrorist assaults recommitted against . Nationals in foreign countries. Another . Law that went into effect in january 1985-gives jurisdiction to the Federal government for the taking of . Hostages overseas. A third . Law on aircraft piracy provides for up to the death Penally on conviction if someone Dies during the attempted piracy of an aircraft. A fourth Law provides for Federal jurisdiction and terms of up to 20 years imprisonment when a . Aircraft is damaged overseas. Thousands of Irish enter . Immigration lottery Dublin Ireland up throngs of would be emigrants trying to flee from re Cord unemployment stuffed mailboxes with 80,000 special . Visa applications and used Impromptu courier  officials said monday. There s just nothing Here for  said a Young couple sending in applications they hoped will arrive in washing ton with wednesday s firs mail in a Spe Cial 10,000 first come first served visa lottery for people in 36 nations. Applications arriving before wednes Day will be thrown out under the rules thousands of people in Ireland spent me weekend stuff info mailboxes Many sending at least 20 Aputi cations each and Many Post offices ran out of airmail postage Stamps. The Post office reported brisker business Over the weekend than before Christmas. The visa fever stemmed from a Deci Sion by Congress originated by Irish american rep Braun Donnelly d-mass., to allow an extra 10.000 Immi Grants during the next two years. Charles Gordon a former general counsel of inc . Immigration and naturalization service called ii a mad thing that would trigger hundreds of thousands of people Rushing to Post offices around she world. Although the chances Are Small of an individual being granted a visa under the plan it set Olta sensation in Ireland and the . Embassy reported receiving As Many as1.500 queries a Day. Postal authorities said 80,000 applications were sent by monday. New courier services some set up by Irish american lawyers others by Ireland s More enterprising jobless advertised i Irish newspapers to service the visa fever in a nation burdened with a record 19 percent unemployment and heavy taxes