European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28othe stars and stripes saturday july 11,1987 2 near collisions in 2 Days worry aviation authorities new York not two Large pc carrying bout Iso passengers nearly collided Over the Atlantic on thursday less than 24 hours after a near Collie Conover the Ocean threatened the lives of nearly 600 peo ple on two jetliners lying to the United states fro London. In the latest incident 800 Miles South Fly new Yor City late thursday morning the Federal aviation administration said a pan american world airways air bus 310 and 3 visa venezuelan dc-10 jumbo Jet flying in opposite directions ended up at the Sam Altitude because of a traffic controller s error. The via a Pilot flying from Caracas to new York took evasive action the Agency said and reported missing the pan am plane by a Quarter mile horizon tally. The pan am Crew on its Way from new York gunboat tucked a rocket propelled in Naovang machine Gjert sunday in the Northern Penia Culf off Kun it setting the ibid on fire maritime sonic i said of the 27 20s-Tonvecoiudnhich is registered in Liberia and flies that flu i Flag was nit at 11 . And radioed a to Marine Salvage offices mid the sources a Tambac on the condition of anonymity. J \ no reputed. The ship owned an operated by Fly shipper nov a wholly owned us udi try of a Erse tank chartered Texaco inc. The Sponic was hit 60 of Al Ahmadi Kun Fitl i main Oil terminal of re 11 kuwaiti Luik be to arrive with a flu 10 ,.- moan. Those tankers Are being United states. Lie run Tehran radio said in a in Nicosia that by entering Ted states was entering qui Chave t tary Ever experienced in Econs later this stored in the Kmen iary men to fenian Gulf. Is which will fee . Null Seoul South Korea a president Chun Doo Hwan announced Friday that he will step Down immediately As president of the ruling democratic Justice party. Chun said he wanted 10 carry out his duties As chief of state from a Supra partisan a new parly president was not named immediately but it was considered Likely the Post would go to Roh Tae woo who now serves As party chairman. In a 15-Minule speech to party leaders Chu praised Roh for having made the courageous Deci Sion which has Given Allour citizens a refreshing Jolt and has greatly enhanced their on july 1, Chun accepted sweeping proposals Byron for political change including direct presidential elections. Ron s eight Point package bowed to virtually jul opposition demands. A Kwh had told leaders of the ruling party that unless i Chun accepted his plan he would resign both As party i chairman and As Chun s hand picked successor to thei presidency. Chun s term expires in february. Roh offered the proposals after weeks of widespread anti government protests and Street clashes Between demonstrators and police swept he country. The protests were the won Al tical violence i South Korea since Chun took Power in 1980. On thursday Chun lifted a seven year ban on Lead ing dissident Kim Dae Jung but hundreds of thou Sands of people mourning a student killed by riot police ignored the move chanting overthrow the killer clashes broke out during funeral marches in Seoul and the provincial City of Kwangju with student Hurt ing Rocki and firebomb and police responding wit Clouds of tear Gas. But most mourners Hen peaceful crying and praying for the dead student. Chun keeping a Promise to rant sweeping Trone ties 10 dissidents restored the political right of 2.335 anti government activists inducing Kim who nil been banned from political activities line Chun took Power in a 1980 military coup. The decision forced by three weeks of violent pro democracy protests last month did not still the voice of hundreds of thousands of people in dozens of Fune ral rallies. They chanted keep fighting for democracy and Down with the More than 200,000 people marched peacefully through the streets of Seoul following the Nower be i decked casket of Monsei University student be Han Lyon 21, who died sunday. I it was the largest maw rally allowed in the capital Ini Chun s Rule
