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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday december 2,19b7 military Roundup unit in Iceland rescues injured soviet Fisherman Kef Lavik Iceland an injured soviet Fisherman was rescued from his vessel sunday by the 67th aerospace Rescue and recovery so a unit spokesman said tuesday. The Squadron s Del 14 received a request for evacuation shortly after Midnight saturday said chief Petty officer David Evans Iceland de sense Force spokesman. Rescuers asked the vessel which was Aboul 600 Miles Southwest of Kcf Lavik to move Inland about 300 Miles to put it in Range of the Rescue aircraft. An Hh-3 Jolly Green giant Rue Heidi Suplit aided by an Hc-130, fur refuelling was launched Aboul 7 . Sunday and the Rescue operation began Aboul 10 30 ., Evans said. Rescuers lowered a Man onto the ship and the Rescue took about 30 minutes. Evans said. The operation was complicated by rough seas and rain and ice showers he said. The Sailor suffering from a Groin injury was taken to the City Hospital in Reykjavik. Evans said thai someone on the fishing boat wrote in English the Sailor s symptoms and the treatment the Crew had Given him. Santa Claus net to let children Chat with St. Nick Karlstedt Germany children of All military id cardholders in Germany can speak personally to Santa Claus dec. 5-23 through the military affiliated radio systems or Mars. More than 1,000 kids called Santa last year said set. Rodney k. Godfrey the Community s Mars station manager. Godfrey slatted the Santa Claus net connecting Young callers to Good St. Nick in the North pole during last year s Christmas season. The net allows anyone with Access to an ets phone to dial the station directly at 342 6419/6402 and speak to Santa Claus through a radio Patch for five minutes. If an ets phone is not available callers can go to the nearest Mars station for the Claus  Calls to Santa will be accepted by Godfrey and Hii staff Between 11 . And 5 59 p,m., seven Days a week during the 19-Day period. Bremerhaven mechanics dedicate new shop Bremerhaven mechanics of the 376th trans Del rang in december with warmth snug inside their new trailer maintenance shop which was dedicated tuesday. The 2,100-Square-fool facility is expected to increase inc detachment s efficiency by 25 per cent according to 1st it. Eric pc scr detachment commander. A big reason is the Brake tester that will eliminate the need to farm out Brake inspections he said. More importantly from the human stand Point he half dozen 36-foot Bay doors along with a catwalk for working on trailer tops Are expected to make life on the Job much safer for the four mechanics each of whom was injured this year Reiser said. We just could t afford that he said. Trie detachment is part of the 37lh trans group Kaiser Lautem which operates roughly 10 trailer Transfer Points. The Bremerhaven facility is the northernmost. Greece Turkey to buy obsolete jets from Holland Rotterdam Netherlands a the dutch air Force is planning to Tell 34 obsolete fighter bombers to Greece and Turkey a dutch newspaper reported sat urday. Ii is not immediately Clear How Many of the jets will be sold w either of the nato nations whose relations re tense according to the report in the Rotterdam newspaper arc handels Blad. An air Force spokesman could not immediately confirm the Ripon but said that both nations have expressed an  hitch in visa rules strands naturalized . Citizen sons Sacramento Calif. A an iranian woman granted . Permanent resident status 14 years ago is stranded in Japan with two of her sons because Rami Gration officials won t let the boys enter the United states without visas her husband said the boys aged 4 and 2, were born in Iran their parents Homeland. Two older sons of Faredeh Talebi and her husband Ali Zagar were born in the United Stales and hold . Passports. Zagar and inc older boys made it to Sacramento last summer. Talebi is in Tokyo with the younger boys wailing fur vim which Vul a take is Musil i to obtain. A spokesman for the . Immigration and naturalization service in Washington d.c., said the parents should have applied for Green cards for the boys when they were born. Now they be got to Wail just like anyone else said spokesman Duke Austin. That s consistent with immigration Law. I Don t know what else to  Zagar and Talebi lived in Missouri in the 1970s. He received his Bachelor s degree in mechanical technology at Lincoln University in Jefferson City ., and studied aviation technology for two years. He then worked for Westinghouse. Sons Saum now 12, and Kamrun 11, were bom in Missouri. The family resumed to Iran in 1978, and Zagar worked for Westinghouse at a nuclear Power Plant. He said he and his wife kept their . Permanent Resi Dent status up to Date. As inc War Between Iran and Iraq continued the family lost their Bouse at Abadan and Zagar s father was killed. The parents became worried about the iwo older boys since Iran drafts boys at age 14. Zagar Saum and Kamrun came last june of Sacra mento where Zagar s brother Nasur lives. He was working for a Sacramento firm but was Laid off iwo weeks ago he said. Zagar said he went to the ins office in Sacramento four months ago to find out what is needed to be done to allow his two youngest sons Sacid. 4, and Kamala App Nom Ali Zagier with photos of Bis Jota gel sons lad his wife who ire stranded in Tokyo. 2, to come to the United states with their Mother. Lie said he was told the boys could come into the country on their Mother passport became they were so Young. Talebi left Iran and arrived in Tokyo last Friday. There the . Embassy reportedly told her she needed visas for the boys and turned Down her request even for Short term tourist visas for the children. She said the embassy told her to have he husband apply for immigrant visas for the boys. Defectors described themselves As prisoners free world9 Houston a a couple who defected to the soviet Union with their three children last year left behind a videotape describing themselves As prison ers in the free  the Home movie found last week by a termite in Spector in the House where Arnold and Lauren Lockshin lived shows the couple sitting on a Park Bench describing their academic and activist Back grounds and the feelings that led to their defection in october 1986. The lock shins said they made the tape so that if anything happens there would be a record for our selves and our  the Fri was expected to View the tape monday. Despite a Home and Good jobs mrs local thin said on the videotape her family was isolated at Worth school and in their neighbourhood. We Are really political prisoners isolated in our everyday life mrs. Lockshin said. They try to manipulate everything we do she added nervously clasping her hands and frequently glancing Over her shoulder. We Are in a sense prisoners in the free world she said. Lockshin was fired from his $50.000-a-year Job at the Stehlin foundation cancer research Center in hous ton because of what hit Superior termed poor work performance. He attributed the firing to his longstanding opposition to . Foreign policy. Lockshin said the couple did t seek sympathy but the two wanted to explain their situation. He said they had been subjected to psychological warfare tactics that could destroy people unable to stand stress As Wal As the lock shins we be not crazy not paranoid what we re saying is real he added. The lock shins broke off the taping Al one Point apparently fearing they had been overheard. The lock shins child Jennifer Jeffrey and Michael briefly appeared on the tape. A recording of american pie a 1971 Long by Don Mclean played in the background of Fth 15-Minule videotape. Geldof in drought plagued Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopia a Rock liar Bob Geldof. Who helped raise j140 million three years ago to feed famine victims in Africa arrived tuesday to focus attention on another drought that threatens Mil Lions of ethiopians. Get of began his visit with an Airport news Confer ence in which he criticized the government for spend ing Money to wage War with Northern rebels instead of feeding hungry people. "1 think it is the Cardinal responsibility for any government to be Able to feed itself he said. Geldof Relief Campaign known As band Aid raised $140 million. It began with the nuking of the Best Selling recording do they know h j Christmas by a group of British and american artists in 1984. Officials say that perhaps 2 million africans died in the 1984-84 drought and famine including i million ethiopians. Geldof 35, is to begin i it Day tour on wednesday of the Northern ethiopian drought regions of Eritrea and Zigray Worre most of the crops have failed. The Golem men says in needs  million metric tons of food to feed 5.2 million fits 46 million people next year. I mainly want 10 focus attention again on the prob Lem that May be Able to be diverted before in occur Geldof mid. Maybe it s not too Lale to Slop the Pic Tures of 84- 8s." the Irish born Geldof was Lead linger of the Boom town rats when be saw a British broadcasting corp. Television report on the ethiopian famine in toe fall of 1984. Geldof said band Aid still has Sjo million left from the previous fund raising  
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