European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 world Ted a the stars and stripes wednesday. November a 1987 item from King Tut s Tomb to be sold by Christie s London a a 9-Iiich-Long Sheet of Gold from tutankhamen s Tomb will be auctioned inca in Imp and could fetch up to j250.0qo,Christie s auctioneers said. The Gold Sheet is believed to be inc Only item Ever to reach the Market from the egyptian boy King s 3, Gold which depicts tutankhamen be tween the gods atom and a he rashly is by Lii cd to have been stolen from the Temh near Lukor. A piece like this has never come on the mar i i before and inc fact that it comes from tutankhamen s Tomb will give it added . Christine to sly Green a Christie s Consul Tant said. She estimated it would bring sb6.000 to1158.000. To is being sold by inc descendants of Wilhelm Horn a German collector. Work begins on museum for salvaged warship Stockholm Sweden a Sweden Sprince Byrtil bid the Corner Sion monday for a new museum to House one of the world s oldest salvaged ships the i7ih-Century Wasa. The Man of War has been in a makeshift sea Side Iclal shed since it was raised from the Bot Tom of Stockholm Harbor in 1961, 333 years after it keeled Over and Sank on its Maiden Voy Wasa built for King Gustavus Adolphus ii. Is to be Lowed into inc new museum next year a voyage of about 300 Yards. The museum should open in 1990.i Ricc Byrtil an Uncle of King Carl Xvi Gus Law Saij the Cornerstone ceremony is an important step toward finding a final Harbor Tor the new building will allow final restoration of the vessel piling it with masts i will include an air conditioning system to save the Wood from decay. Spain threatens to end pact if f-16 Issue is not resolved Madrid Spain a Spain is prepared to Lel the United Stales on thursday either to withdraw three squadrons of f-16 Jet fighters from the country or face inc scrapping of a by Atcoal defense agreement Spanish officials say. An american refusal at the seventh and critic around of talks nov. 5-6 to withdraw the air Force s 401 is tac fighter Wing of 72 aircraft from Tom Jonah outside Madrid would Lead Spain 10 cancel the five year defense Accord Sci to expire next May several top Spanish officials said. A spokesman at the . Embassy in Madrid had no comment on inc negotiations. Both sides have until nov. 14 to declare if the intend to renounce the current five year Extension at the 1953 treaty. Under the terms of thai Accord. Spanish renunciation would Ivr the United states one year from the May 1988 expiration Dale to pull out its troops fro three air bases a naval station on he Atlantic Pecan and several communications posts. Foreign minister Francisco Fernandez recently warned. The 16-Monlh-Long negotiations grew out of March 1986 referendum called by the government of socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez on Spain continued membership in nato. A majority of spaniards backed the government proposal to retain membership in nato on inc Condi Tion that Spain remain free of nuclear arms thai it armed forces not come under nato command and Hal there be a significant reduction in the number . Troops based in the country. If the untied Stales docs not want to understand the Clear position of inc Spanish government be cause we Are doing no More than respecting the expressed will of the people it is quite unlikely there will be an Accord Deputy prime minister Alfonso Guerra recently told reporters. In theory . Negotiators would have until may1988 to reach some accommodation with the Spanish government Over the tactical fighter Wing bul numer Ous local reports say the Lough drawn out negotiations have strained .-Spanish relations. Since the talks began Las year Gonzalez s govern ment has steadfastly maintained its initial demands Hal the f-16s and 5,000 military and civilian person Nel at Torrejon be withdrawn along with five . Refuelling Tanker Jet at Zaragoza a in Northeast Spain ii has done so despite St Ppd up pressure european allies and Public statement by nato officials about the importance of the . Air Craft in Spain to Western Security particularly inc de sense of nato s Southern flank in Light of a agreement to remove intermediate Range nuclear missiles from Europe. Bul Spain argues that the f-l6s Are not Essen tit Tonato s defense. Spanish officials furthermore say heir withdrawal would be compensated for by Spain a commitment As a nato member to defend in territory As Well As maintain inc . Bases for their use in a crisis. Spain also has offered to stretch the period of withdrawal of the planes Over five years. A Bill pending before the . Congress Calls Fornato to pay for any future removal of the tactical Wing from Spain and prohibits the . Air Force from paying any part of the Post. Political analysis have said . Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew s concern in inc negotiations has been to avoid setting a precedent for other countries such As Greece that seek to reduce or close Down . Bases. Several recent local reports cited unnamed Spanish government sources As saying . Negotiators re expected to counter i Why i american Volunteer oppose t d to Contra rebel Nas described the two weeks he a a captive of the rebels providing a rare insight into the daily Workings of a guerrilla patrol. He said he was not mistreated by his captors. Paul Fisher 41, was freed unharmed Friday by a unit of Contra rebels after marching More than 75 Miles through rugged mountainous terrain from the spot where he was taken off a bus. During Contra ambush oct. 17. A spokesman for witness fur peace the religious organization opposed to Contra Aid that Fisher works with Sai Dfisher planned to Fly to the United Stales tuesday probably to the group s head quarters in Washington . De Griffin Nolan a witness for peace spokesman in Managua said no time was yet set for Fisher s Haven t slept for the last 15 nights and i m exhausted Fisher said monday after arriving in the capital sunday n Ighel. In a conversation with american journalists Fisher described a two week or Deal of sleepless nights and Dawn to dusk marching with an automatic Rifle m his Back but said he was never were trying to treat us Nice Fisher said of the to Man Contra uni thai he said guarded him. But they weren t equipped to do said he was unable to sleep because his captors did not give him blankets to protect him from the cold Mountain air. Fisher s description of his kidnapping by the contras gave a rare insight into the everyday working of a rebel patrol which he said was made up of mostly illiterate youths under the age of 20.he said he and three Nica Nguan men were pulled off Public s during Grebe Libertad Miles East of Managua and that it look his captors two Days to realize he was an american they knew i was an american i fell sure they were going to release me because it just did t make sense for them to Kidnap and kill an american Fisher said. Two of Fth men kidnapped with fish or escaped soon afterwards the third was released Wilh him , who came to Nicaragua in april and had recently recovered from hepatitis said the contras forced him to March on foot the first two Days but they later put him on horseback because they Felt a Gringo could t keep up Wil the contras he said that the rebels on one Occa Sion took pan in a firefight with Sandi nista soldiers but that the Contra official in charge tried to protect Fisher said the rebels made a big show of paying peasants and Farmers for sup plies mostly food and cigarettes As the marched about 75 mites North from la Libertad into Central Vela a was released about 100 mites Northeast of think i was taken Oit the bus by mistake and then someone decided to give me a Lour of Contra land to show they always pay for things and that the Farmers support i hem he said. Fisher said he was never physically tortured but was tormented by one of the rebels who was always behind me with a loaded ak-47 automatic he said his captors received orders i English by radio from Honduras where the contras maintain base Camps an they translated them with the Aid of so peace activist Paul Fisher a striped shirt. Muki with rebels through Jungle. Philli calf decoding devices. Morale among the rebels was quit Good Fisher said adding thai what most impressed him was How Youn most of the Contra were. Those Young 14-year-old boys Are Vic Tims of the War Loo. They Don l play football or go to High school dances an Haven t Learned to read or while he said. All they know How to do is get up Al 5 in inc morning and March All Day and How Loright and How to kill witness for peace sends american volunteers to live in Remote nicaraguan War Rones and document Contra �1 lacks. Fisher said he was in Nicaragua work ing for witness for peace because i m just appalled that we Are supporting he Laid his experience had done nothing to change his views
