European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 czech eludes efs fes hang glider to West Rodin Germany api in a daring flight to Freedom in the West a czechoslovak Man in a motorized hang glider eluded two pursuing military Jet Sand flew Over his communist nation s Border to West Germany police said tuesday. The glider Pilot entered West German airspace monday night just before the jets were in position to intercept him. He landed his homemade aircraft in the bavarian Forest not far from the Frontier a bavarian police spokesman said. The Pilot a 39-year-old Engineer has applied for political Asylum in West Germany the spokesman said he said the Pilot who was not identified had secretly built the glider at his Home and had planned the daring escape to the West for years. The police spokesman speaking on condition or anonymity said the Engineer took Oft at dusk Sun Day from the czechoslovak town of of malice about 10 Miles from the bavarian Border two patrolling military jets spotted the glider As it was rearing the Rural Boundary area at Folmana and raced after it in Art Effort to Slop the escape the police spokesman said. But the Pilot flew Over the Border second later and the two jets pulled up without entering West German airspace the police spokesman said. The Pilot flew a total of 30 Miles in one hour and landed just outside Rodi Ngat 8 30 . After run Ning out of Gas the police official recounted. Roding is about 125 Miles Northeast of Munich and about 18 Miles from the czechoslovak Border. He said the Pilot told bavarian authorities he fled his country because he generally was dissatisfied with the communist for the past two decades. West Germany has no sent Back any refugees to the communist East bloc even if they have not been officially granted Politica Asylum. Abbas did t order ship s hijacking court told Genoa Italy a two palestini an defendant told an appeals court monday that Mohammed Abbas the head of the palestinian liberation front was not responsible fat the 198s Hijack ing of the Achille Laura during which american passenger Leon Klinghoffer was killed Abdul Abbas never ordered us to Hijack the ship testified Ibrahim Fatayen Abdelalim a 21-year-old lebanese citizen sentenced to 24 years in jail by a lower court Tail year on conviction of hijacking end Ilia Abbas a Cousin of he convicted Leader of Elf also said Abul Abbas has a clean record. Head nothing to do with Mohammed Abbas also known As Abu Labba if was tried in absent a and Given a life sentence in the previous trial on charges of masterminding the hijacking. Klinghoffer was shot to death during the hijacking and his body and wheelchair were later dumped into the sea. Both the defense and prosecution had appealed the decision of the first trial held in july 1986 in this Northern port City where the Achille Laura began its Mediterranean around the heavily guarded courthouse were blocked off for hours before the trill and a police helicopter hovered overhead. Youssef Magied Ai Holqui 24, a palestinian who received 30 years in jail forthe hijacking and lulling of Klinghoffer also rejected chances of terrorism. We Are fighters struggling for the sacred palestinian cause. The world knows that behave one Only enemy that s Israel and we fight against Israel. The world know that our armed struggle is All defendants spoke in arabic and their remarks were translated into italian by a courtroom five defendants taken handcuffed into the underground courtroom sat in three different Iron cages. A Holqui and Abdelatif stayed in one Cage and Lisa Abbas and Yusuf Ahmad Saad in another. Ahmad Sarrouf Al As Sadi stayed alone in a third Cage. Al Assad who was a member of the commando that commandeered the ital Ian cruise ship was Given a lighter sen tence. Is Yean because he cooperate with investigators. Ahmad Saad a lebanese who bad been sentenced in absent a to six years and six months on charges of complicity and not for direct participation in the hijacking was arrested in West Germany last november and extradited to Italy. He also pleaded not guilty of posses Sion of arms and of helping the hijackers and accused Al Assadi of being a liar. I was in Lebanon at the time of the hijacking. I am not involved in he Case he said. Mohammed Abbas was recently re elected As a member of the executive committee of the Palestine liberation organization headed by Yasser a Uherc were 15 defendants in the first trial for the hijacking of the cruise ship and the killing of Klinghoffer. Four were acquitted for Lack of Evi Dence. Three fugitive leaders of the palestinian liberation front including Abul Abbas were sentenced in fourth Hijacker. Balsam a Asker was sentenced to 161 years and six months in jail by a Genoa juvenile court earlier this month because he was 17 years old a minor at tiie time of the hijacking. Court source said the appeals trial May last until Friday 2 nazi Era mercy slaying doctors sentenced Frankfurt a two doctors on monday were convicted on charges relating to the killing of More than 15,000 physically handicapped and men tally retarded people under Adolf hit ter1 nazi regime. Aquin Ulrich 73, and Heinrich Bike 72, were convicted by a Frank Furt court on accessory to Moi Der charges and were sentenced to four years imprisonment each. Their trial lasted is months and was one of the last major nazi War crimes trials in West Germany. Ulrich was found guilty of helping put to death at test 4,500 patients during the so called euthanasia action carried out by the nazis in 1940 and 1941. Bunke was convicted in the deaths of at taut 11,000 people during the same period the two doctors argued during their trial that they had to kill the Handi capped people because they were under orders. Both doctors served at the Branden Burg and Gra Feneck Camps where thou Sands of handicapped people mostly mental patients were gassed. The nazis claimed their euthanasia program was designed to help hopelessly ill patients with no Hope of recovery. The two doctors who both practice gynaecology after world War ii first went on trial in the 1960s, but they were freed when the court ruled they were forced bythe nazis to Lake part in the mercy kill Ings and acted under orders. The German supreme court Over turned the ruling in 970 and ordered it retrial which was delayed for years by the ill health of both doctors. Ulrich practice in the Southern Cit of Stuttgart after world War ii. Bunke worked in the northeastern town of Celle. Supply shipment heading toward Mir space station Moscow a the soviets launched a cargo Craft tuesday loaded with supplies for the Crew in the manned space station Mir the official Tats news Agency reported. Tass said the Progress-30 cargo Craft would deliver expendable Meriau and various Eai toes to the or biting Mir station where cosmonauts Uri Romanen Fco Tod Alexander Larrikin have been at work Tince february. The Progress so is the third Supply ship launched since Romanenko and la Veiko occupied the space station. Another cargo Load aboard the Progress-27, it launched in january before the two cosmonauts a std off on their Mission. Tow said the cargo ship was functioning normally after launch tuesday morning. The news Agency did not give any More details about the contents of the Progress-30or when it was expected to Dock with Mir. During the Mission of rom Inenio and Lav Eikin. The soviet Union has also launched a new space Laboratory. The Laboratory contained in a space module called kvant hooked up with the Mir station in Early april after initial Docking failures. There have been no Public statements on How Long the Mission of Romanenko and Lav Eikin will last but earlier press reports have said the two cosmonauts will be visited by a syrian soviet space learn in july. Soviet Mir space station to Cwm 236,000 pc Lark 78 n. Mural con 56 it Width 86 Al lurch to Corr Jet won 7 com launched fab 20, 1966, has g Docking ports4 a Cosma up Cocraft Efti a Martna ports to to used by soyuz to Crew or Rupply transports. Tuft. Seti nag t a aft to in Mem to k in he Manv Mas. Of to no
