European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. April 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Pilot s Book recounts 1985 hijacking of flight 847 Boston a the picture of an Arab Hijacker waving a gun in front of John Testrake s face As the airline Captain peered from the window of his cockpit in Beirut shocked the world with the horrors of terror ism nearly iwo years later inc Twa Pilot almost smiles As he recalls the incident which he says was staged by his captors it did t bother me then and it does t bother me now he said in a recent interview Here. Everybody else thought it was a big Deal but i did  Testrake said he wrote a Book published this month about the hijacking of flight 847 shortly after it left Athens Greece on june 14, 985, because he wanted to Correct some of the misconceptions which Are so prevalent in the United states regarding the  i have no desire just to perpetuate the thing in itself the i9-year-ofd Pilot from Richmond mo., said. He Calls his shiite moslem captors the Biller Harvest of the palestinian  like Many other americans Testrake said he bad pretty minimal knowledge about the conflict in the Mideast before the hijacking. I Learned the other Side of the store during the hijacking and 17 Days in Captivity said Testrake who recounts the ordeal in Triumph Over terror on flight 847," published by Fleming h. Revell co. Of new Jersey. While 1 can t sympathize with the specific actions which they used still 1 can understand the desperation thai causes them to do these things Tes Trake said. He said it bothers him that the United states does not appear to have made any positive moves since the hijacking to resolve the Mideast conflict our government persists in maintaining this totally hostile attitude by treating this whole problem As if it s some violent criminal plague which needs to be Ruth Lessly eradicated Testrake said. He said he had hoped american officials would take the Lead in working with responsible elements in the Middle East to resolve some of the grievous injustices responsible for conflict in the area. Twa Pilot John Testrake a this photo which shocked the world two years ago was staged by his captors Appo Oto since the hijacking Testrake has resumed to Fly ing for Twa but faces mandatory retirement when he turns go in december. He said he has no fears about Airport Security or being involved in another hijacking. His Boeing 727 with its 145 passengers and eight Crew members was commandeered by hijackers who demanded the release of hundreds of lebanese from israeli jails. He was forced to Fly from Athens to Beirut to Algiers and Back to Beirut before most of the Pas sengers were released. In Beirut 36 american men were held in scattered locations while Testrake and two other Crew members were held on the Jet. One passenger Navy diver Robert Dean Lethem 23, was beaten and shot to death. Testrake dedicated his Book to Stethem he was a Brave Young american who in a very real sense gave his lire to his country. He stood there for us All he said. $5,000 was Money Well spent to save Kitten North Providence . A a woman who spent $5,000 of her honeymoon Money to save an abandoned cat says it was Money Well spent. Life is very precious. Even fora Little animal that can t talk said Janet Ciara Panelli a 39-Yeatold first Grade teacher. Ciampanelli said her Fiance agreed to spending the Money saved fur their honeymoon in late june on Ernie a Gray Black Kitten although her family opposed it. She fell in love with the Kitten after he was abandoned Jan. 17 at Coventry animal Hospital where she works As a Volunteer. His Hind parts had been burned. Veterinarians speculated the cause was scalding water and concluded the tiny animal would die without major re constructive surgery. In ensuing months Ernie was Laid up in a Boston animal Hospital and then at the Tufts new England veterinary medical Center in North Grafton. He underwent skin grafts and plastic surgery and was confined to an incubator for seven weeks. Ciampanelli visited Ernie daily cheering him on and feeding him cat food from the tip of her Finger. On March 24, Ciampanelli brought him to North Providence where she lives with five cats and a dog. I had moments of guilt when i saw him in pain. But i la Tell you something about animals. They for get the past. We hang on to our past and our hang ups. A Little Kitten forgives and forgets Ciampanelli said. Her family she said Felt the Money would have done More Good if spent on needy children. But she said my love is with animals. If they want to give Money to Biafra or the children of Rhode Island that s up to  she said last week that she would do it again. If Ernie could talk i think he would say i thank Yog for saving my life " married girl 13, jailed for truancy Covington Ken Uri a judge ignoring an Appeal from the governor refused to suspend a 22-Day jail sentence for a married 13-year-old pregnant girl who refused to attend Junior High school. But judge Wilfrid Schroeder released the girl s Hus band Richard pan in 18, on saturday after he served three Days of a one week contempt sentence for failing to make his wife attend school. Schroder sentenced Rachel Partin to 22 Days in jail thursday Tor disobeying a previous court order to at tend school and ruled that the pregnant Junior High school student must remain in jail until May 6. The judge disregarded a letter from gov. Martha Layne Collins that cited an attorney general s opinion that a married child under the age of 16 years is exempt from compulsory school  Schroeder said the Teller dealt with the statutory requirements of the Taw but not the Issue of a judge ordering a juvenile to attend school Schroeder first ordered he girl 10 attend school lost sep tember. When she failed to comply he ordered her Back to court in january and sentenced her to 15 Days in jail. The couple was married Jan. 12, a Day before inc girl s second court appearance. Woman seeks end to childish taunts Cincinnati a a childish taunt of Nyala Nyala fatty hurled across a schoolyard would be against school policy if woman succeeds in her Campaign. Ruth Underwood concedes her Stop children Batter ing children Effort won t end the insults but it is a  the most you can do is control overt behaviour which protects the innocent said the suburban an Derson township resident. But first you have to have the letter of inc Law. Then attitudes will  the Campaign is being run by a group Underwood formed earlier called i am somebody  she launched that Effort in 1982 to protest the prestige assigned to designer labels. She is asking schools to adopt a policy that would oppose name calling related to physical handicaps or defects mental handicaps race and clothing saying hat such a move would help the taunt is As Well As the targets. If he the abusive child were feeling better about himself he would t be doing it Underwood said. He is a victim of his own Lack of self esteem. This has the potential to help that s our  Underwood has presented her Campaign to the for est Park school Board. The request for a policy change is being considered. Re. Group opposes Wood Chuoc Bounty hopk1nton, . Up an animal rights group is asking the town Council to drop its 200-year old tradition of paying a Bounty for woodchuck a noses. The Rural town budgets �25 a year to pay for the noses which bring is cents apiece and those who support the program say the woodchucks Are pests and damage gardens in the Rural town. Residents also Point out that collecting the Bounty is a rite of passage 10 adulthood for town children a passage Akin to settings first pocketknife or fishing Rod. But a representative of an animal rights group said the Council should dump the woodchuck Bounty because it teaches children the wrong lesson. The woodchuck nose Bounty can Only have a corrupt l Jevc effect upon Holdmon j Oun Sleis said Steve Rugguri spokesman of Ihu Rhode Island animal rights coalition. It has the potential to desensitize impressionable youths to the pain and suffering of