European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday july 6,1987 Bauo Onist describes scary plunge London a Richard Branson safely Home from his Irani Atlantic hot air balloon voyage spoke saturday or the final i i to Tomii Mii Iii i of flight that remade with i Scop a per Lindstrand. Both men plunge coast of Scotland on Friday after lost control of the huge Craft following a abortive touchdown in Northern Ireland. Branson and Lindstrand will go into the guinness Book of records As the first hot air balloonist to Cross the at lactic but Ihor crash Landing at sea May not Recei the More exacting standards of the International aeronautics federation officials said. Nigel Taslitz. Secretary of  tonal ballooning Cotnam prof the Paris based  aeronautics federation said the world distance re Cord has twos Mefus rules no one May leave  final Landing and the balloon mull remain under control until final Landing. Before heading to hit country Home in Oxfordshire Branson 36. Told a reporter thai when they considered the Iris Landing he did und Sirand Taw a lot of houses and did not want to Parachute i abandon the Craft Over an in Hab we had  for on the Beach but As realized our in cads thought he i fat sea again they tried to fire Ive bolts to free the capsule Jim the balloon but failed Branson said. We were moving across the water at perhaps 200 Miles an hour. That was what it my like. Per compared the Cap sule to one of the fastest boats in the  still trembling As he remembered the last moments of the flight Branson went on per said jump but the balloon had started rising. We could Rol gel out of the front door so we Shoih went up onto the lop of the capsule As hurtling along. Per said Ufa but Sake go he Titi. But i was t sure he survive. Two seconds Lacr. We were up Al 120 feel and i definitely would not have survived if i had gone then Ison said he climbed Back into the Caps "1 suspect a a up to 15,000 or 20,000 feet by the Nils pc Stine difficulty breathing. So 1 put mask on " he said the balloon finally popped Down through the Clouds at 3,000 feel. I wondered again whether to throw myself oui bul decided again it. As i came Down i had a magnificent View of the Rescue Shinjun two Heli copters.  to Tom mrdutt she was coining Down Lychard in the end about two seconds before the capsule hit the Waier i fell Over the Back of i Hereof. It was a wonderful feeling to be in the water even Shough it was a rough sea. It was  was Ihnn pulled from the water by a helicopter and a speedboat was Lent to find  to suggestions that he should pay for the Rescue of the Virgi Atlantic flyer balloon and its Crew bran son replied "1 have decided to Pul 25,000 pounds $-10.000 toward Theof a new Lifeboat As a trunk you rescued me and to make up forint Fiji "1 owe a tremendous re Tel gratitude to the people in the helicopters and to the medical people on the ship who kept me going and Lent me clothes. Missiles kuwaiti paper says Waite is dead from Page 1 its foe Iraq continues to raid iranian shipping and Block its Oil  accuses Kuwait of aiding Iraq s War efforts and has been sending its gunboats against kuwaiti  turned to the United Stales for Protection against Iran and Washington agreed to Pul 11 Kuwait tankers under the american Flag entitling them to Protection by .  has warned that even american escorts will not defer it from attacking kuwaiti  . Navy is expected to have three Large Cruis ers one destroyer and four guided missile frigates i addition to the command ship la Salle on station in the Gulf by  Bahrain a . Navy spokesman confirmed thai there Are approximately eight Navy vessels in the  aircraft Carrier Constellation was to arrive at a Point in the arabian sea abutting the Strait of Hormuz sometime this week Pentagon sources said in Washington. The Navy has also ordered the battleship mis Souri to the  decision to beef up the naval Force in the Gulf was made after the May it iraqi missile attack on the guided missile frigate Stark which killed 37 americans the United states said it will make every Effort to arrange a peaceful end to the Iran Iraq War. Failing this Washington emphasized it would use its military might to protect its interests and those of Friendly Ara countries in the Gulf Region. Iranian officials have scoffed Al reports the United tales could launch a preemptive attack to wipe out the missiles saying they could be moved away from danger on Mobile launchers. Washington reportedly has drawn up contingency plans for a preemptive attack on the missile emplacements. A kuwaiti newspaper sunday claimed the Aurim a Church hostage negotiator Terry Waile who has  since Jan. 20, has died of natural cause or the syrian military command Brut where Waite was kidnapped and militia officials in the lebanese capital said l the report is True. In a Beirut dateline Story the Al and quoted an unidentified lebanese part pm staying he has reliable information a half cd a natural death either last tuesday Orji asked to Forward eve Neof the deals he source said i am under Jomn ligation to do so. I knew of he death by Accini Kpor a and rfcs considered reliable on kuwaiti and Arab a Uffen and is known to strongly support Iraq and Iran in the seven year Gulf conflict. It has not previously reported any major Story Rekiau tages. _-4&in London  Eye Keatly said  Robert Runcie the spirit Juull it the Church had no word thai rape hear so Many conflicting stories she  certainly not anything we be  Ard last january in Lebanon shortly after he Atfah Mbere to resume an Effort to mediate for release of Wulw Ugues held by pro Iran Shi Ilc moslem groups. To there was no claim of  it could not be ascertained thai Waile was kid there have been reports that Waite had idled into Iran and is still held there. Iranian leaders have denied list Waite is being held in their country. Barbie sentenced to life in pro a Klaus Barbie sentenced to life in Erik into pics against hums my is Back in the suite of  51. Joseph prison that has been his Home for nor Elk Pur years. Barbie the 73-year-old  chief known As the Butcher of Lycra was conic saturday of arresting and deporting Hun resistance workers to nazi death  three judges and nine jurors mum sentence. France has Abo shed before being taken on the prison in a police Convoy the air told his Lave Lible defense  Bounita said. By prison std fleas Barbie has a comfortable life one cell bathroom one for a toilet Shower and  a third for his Library and television. Barbie is visited ques verges and he has his i penalty. Ride Back to raising his arms inst the verdict was inbred if lawyer Jac ugh let Ute meaner twice for operations since in March 1933 for a hernia and run bless to Taine is expected to remain Al St. Joseph prison for another year Al least while an investigating magistrate i preparing what could be a second trial. Barbie would be with deporting iwo men that or Hsu arrested ill resistance hero Jean Moulin in 1943. Ncnew trial which is expected next year French poll mlle critics would face the question of whether to move Uejo quarters with other inmates serving life 5entenc3w�under French Law he uni site Ai least 17 years of the sentence before asking to by Tsily thai time be would be 90 Yean old. From Page 1 aliens. We have very few ii said la. Col. Michael Miller squat commander. However Miller said life at Rimini in t All Sun surf and the swinging sin Gles scene. Being stationed Here is like having two different pcs assignments he said. The place is maxed out with tourist from All Over Europe in summer. Then comes sepi. Is the end of the tourist season and hotels and restaurants All along the Beach gel boarded up. From then on 85 percent of them Are shut tight. It s like a ghost town in  but even the Winter Bis it Lions said sgt Tracy Aher i old Bachelor adminirfwr7 specialist from Onstead my Bencho hit been stationed at Rimaj a nearly two years. "1  up in the dolomites to placet like Cortina d am Pezzo about a five hour drive from Here. You gel a Hance to Deal with the locals More in the Winter and to go 10 places that Aren t packed with tourists. You be got to make do with what you be  i do with what they be got is a i Lunation for the air Force Community the base hath i lib rican Popula Tion of 250 people Chi member. It Bas no  outlet Chapel housing quarters gym Day care Center Cor Ury or Hospital. What it does havcj�b5tudcnt Al Emenry ibo med 10 mile fro the base la fail All ranks club and a combination Exchange and con i store providing All their . Tbod. Little it neat in a lot of ways Miller said but being at the far end of the logistic Chain makes things really Chil although the 40th tac group to Avi Ano a Italy is the Squadron s Parent organization a . Army facility a Vicenzi provides the Squadron with sup port. The Exchange and commissary As Well As medical and denial care Are located at Vicenia a four hour bus ride away. A 45-passenger bus provided by italian air Force takes Rimini Rimicans to Vicenza onjjuj0i�jtne bus leaves at 7 a a returns 12 hours later. Obj Hric ans have four hours Atno Lake care of their shopping eth needs. There can ride the bus Miller said Btl in. There Are Only about 30 people pc people take along big coolers to Lola Teth milk and Frozen goods so when those plus grocery and shopping on the bus there really in t room for More than about 30 people. People adapt rather quickly to the inconvenience of it All in makes for a common  the Lour length Al Rimini is in months for unaccompanied personnel and three years for those who Are accompanied atut half the people Opl to serve consecutive hours at the Bate located 30 Miles South of Ravenna. All base pcs Denomy. Nead Kuttim  have no Central heal Inland in some the tenant must Supply everything including the Kitchen link Many of our younger people entered he air Force Slraight Oul of High school and then came Here Miller Slid in scary for some of those 18-year-Olds. Most have never lived on their own. Lav ing on the Economy requires t big adjust ment on their part. They arrive Here with a couple Ofui cases and a stereo and then Are faced Riih setting up a place to live from. Rigi now the construction peo Teno a Are erecting a build ing we car act store furniture we can lend people  basis. When the building is rea3b,. We will be Able to offer the  to let them started in their own ap-1-