European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday. January 7,19b8 abductors told they can t Sway judge Dusseldorf. West Germany up the judge in the trial of an Arab charged in the kidnapping of two War Emins wednesday told the abductors heir Len i m litre ill haitian ii Flifle of would nol affect the verdict. Judge Klaus arced speaking directly to tie open who still hold one gemini in Lebanon Wame the kidnappers against making a connection betwee the trial and their hostage. All Abbas unmade 29, a lebanese and naturalized West German citizen was charged with complicity a the kidnapping of two germans in Beirut 1ain an Effort to Force the Donn governo Wrt his brother Mohammad Ali Ham a urged with hijacking a . Airliner Anag Hintt a . Passen Ger a referring released by a pro iranian group lbs a Ning retaliations against the hostage Arend said the kidnapped do not realize that the West German government has no influence on the is another matter when the government carries out negotiations with the kidnapped he raid. Trial is being held to determine in Myli Daiil oppt i Laid it was things Bap g rial in Frankfurt on Frani Athens to in Abic Kingpin 1985 and murdering is. Navy diver. On the eve of the irial a lebanese group calling the struggle a for Freedom warned he welfare of Rudolf Cordes a representative of the Siemens Electron id company who was seized in Beirut Toon after Mohammad All s arrest in Frankfurt would depend on the Dos Seldora trial. Another hostage seized at about the same time was released in september under unexplained , who appeared in court in a Gray suit and without Handcuffs give l0tdiimiiliwfflr Glinis attorney How embed ins innocence and appealed for the ,.rcordes.ninety-sin witnesses were scheduled to testify in the six week trial which Wai held under Light Security in Anold Barracks cordoned off by police wielding Summa addition to the kidnapping Riu uhf Ali Abbas is target with possessing explosives and of trying to ail the weal German government into releasing 1 states requested the extradition of Mohammad Alne Mudeis to try him for hijacking the Twa Airliner and Bonn government a we it i Radile him but promised Loiry him in West Germany. Gulf from Page 1 insurance forces to enable our men 10 protect themselves but icy will a so be he mini mum number of forces needed to do Carlucci also said he would discus with saudi Arabia any proposal it May have to extend . Efforts to protect ships flying under the flags of other nations. Obviously if the saudis make a re quest of us we will give it serious consideration but we be never viewed our mis Sion in the Gulf As being the policemen of the Gulf but we want to do everything Pecan to help our friends meet their Security needs he said. An official in Washington said the Issue is tailoring your Force to the Job at hand now thai you be had some expert we arc not changing the Mission Norare we reducing our commitment the official added. The Navy has is ships inside the Gulf seven in the Gulf of Oman or nothern arabian sea and another eight nearby inthe Indian Ocean. One official said the first Chang would occur shortly and would involve the withdrawal of the amphibious assault ship Okinawa which Wai sent to the Gulf to serve As a base for Rh-s3dsea stallion mine sweeping helicopters. The Job of Hunting mines however has now been taken Over by m . Mine sweeping ships and a number of similar vessels from nato countries meaning the choppers and Okinawa Are not needed the source said. The timing of the next move has no been determined but Likely will involve the battleship Iowa which is patrolling in the Guiroff Oman and Northern Ara Bian sea the sources said. The Navy began building its presence in the Region last summer when Reagan agreed to extend u .5. Military protect onto 11 re flagged kuwaiti tankers. Iran has accused Kuwait of aiding Iraq in the 7-year-old Iran Iraq War and attacked Sev eral of its tankers. Mobile insurance rates with the West German Agency for insurance Berlin. Sepa rate rates arc set for Nolish and Canad an Force he said. Nato rate insurance Ulie ies Are valid for one year and Are paita Marks a double Burden for ,suffering under a weak Dollar. Eighty six percent of the nato ti3insurance holders in Germany will a increases under the new rates. Meneel said. There were 196,000 privately registered autos listed in the Usa eur vehicle registry As of december she said. However the Tariff applies Only to Ger Many and West Berlin. Joachim Lowe of the Hamburg head quarters of Albingia insurance said it was shown that the damages paid out i past Yean had simply put some insurance categories were paying Loo much in relation to damages paid out by the insurance company and for others the reverse was True. Consultation with other insurance companies revealed that they were More or less in the same situation in the Sam areas Lowe said. The seven major companies asking forthe rate hikes were Nec Kura Albingia Zurich Deruche Lloyd american Insu Ruce underwriters Aufort and up formerly known a Union. Together they handle 72 or the . Auto insurance Busi a i Germany according to mini Are about a half dozen smal Compa Nies doing business with i heirs. Nato Tariff she said. Auto insurance policy foders who remarried and bet Venjir Ages of 2s and 34 will pay 20 Pyrce Nenore on lop of in Basic 1987 liability average median Rale of 779, up to 9jjfmarks this year according to Manly rates Between the top seven con allies doing business wit americans Vaty Little she said. Single papers Between Ages 25 and 34will see w percent drop in their medi an Rataj though they still pay the Sec Ond highest rate among the five Basic insurance categories Mcneely said. At the top of the rate list single Drivers under the age of 2s will pay 9 percent less Down from a median 1,933 Marks to1,762 Marks meneely said. Single or married Drivers 35 and older will see their liability rates go up from 592 Marks to 624 Marks a 5,5 percent increase according to the median rates. Spec 4 Wesley Thomas a 25-year-oldmarried administrative specialist in the office of the United states commander Berlin said i think i m going to feel it and the Damn thing about it is thai i going to have to he said he pays 493 Marks a Quarter for full coverage on his late Model car. " will see an approximate jump because of the Ini Lily coverage. E holds a Job Thach along with to conc Marks ing left Niue full " we re we Carr said. The seven approached Lvi a budget will Eon it and there sout it Thomas Lia Aid. Fey set new liability Ance companies Durance Regula r to request Eles thesis Only Oak it has direct Baseden a set of regulations can be taken into cons Twenty percent of the is. Auto insurance business in Germany is handled by b san Antonio Texas company unite services automobile a Ofallon whose policyholders Are officer and whose ales Art independently filed with the Berlin based regulatory Agency Meneel said. Usaa increased their rates in october she said. Eight it cent of the military Auto insurance holders insure their cart under the German system which takes other factors into account such As the size of the car engine and the Driver s safety re Cord meneely said. German rates can be cheaper than nato tariffs. Spec. 4 Jim Baitey a technical control Ler with the information management office Clay headquarter compound Berlin said he was looking for insurance and that he was considering the regular German rate for his 1981 Chevrolet Chevelle. Bailey Falls under the category hardest hit by the los. Nato Tariff increase. He is married tinder age 24 and has a 21-month old daughter. Mostly i want aug fat 111 be Able Tosee Berlin and go Jav the West he said. If it Geli to Obj april i Loo expensive i la sell my car pay separate ration Al Lowa Nousand Coit of living allowance out $13,200 a year he said. Hism Nivon nato insurance rate will come itly More than 11,000 per is unless be moves quickly Totake advantage of an offer he received Wien he called Fortune insurance Iberlin. He was offered the old rate. The new Rale was Tuppo cd to be effective Jan. I and then they Back tracked for one reason or another Sai Fortune representative Fred la Chance from his office near Andrews he hears otherwise it s business As usual he said. Dyfed syrup recalled from shelves in Europe Heidelberg Sas a pharmaceutical recall of Dyfed syrup also known As generic Aci fed. Was announced wednesday by the 7th medical come Dyfed syrup is not sold at military in Europe but it is prescribed and dispensed by army and in Iscra pharmacies spokesman Dave the i Jap is being recalled because Ofa Potella Misup Between Dyfed syrup and Oral solution a howl the recalled Mcd syrup produced by my a Zubor Fujika is from lot num Ber 15718 and has Dale of december i9b8. A army pharmacies Trel having Dyfed syrup with this lot their shelves Stewart said and an be having ibis product should Immy Dimov return it 10 their local army medical Lei air Force pharmacies also Are 1 bag Dyfed syrup from their Ihde will Check pail prescription and Noil _ those who have received the product said Safe spokeswoman Cape. Gail Hayes. Cold from Page 1 out pow Tafter heavy demand caused by i weather overloaded a substation Sai Commonwealth electric co. Utility companies reported record Clear record Winter demand forj1 by in Delaware and Maryland where second consecutive Low of minus 10 de Grees was predicted. Iowa Power which serves 239,000customers in Central and Southwest Iowa Aid it appeared to have met or a in Miszlai tuesday s a along a in Western new Jim Tiitma 3 to $ feel of Lake effect now had piled up since monday night. Sometimes at the rate of 4 to 5 inches a hour the weather service said. Saull Ste. Marie. Mich., receive than 17 inches in addition to the death in washing tales deaths since sat Jim flail i i Illinois and one traffic Connecticut Utah and Oklahoma. Also tuesday a Man was found Deakin Denver in a co Niameh a m a a Malig propane Heater Amii i 94 year old Hamilton Ohio Man died of hypothermia in an unscaled House. A 3fr-yr-old nun apparently Fane Loreath in Charleston w.va., alter he wat knocked unconscious in a fall and la unconscious outdoors nearly three noun a died off Northern califor
