European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 8 the stars and stripes tuesday january 12.18bb rid today Mountain accidents kill 5 in 1 Day in North Italy Milan Italy a avalanches buried two men and three others fell to their death sunday in separate Mountain accidents in Northern Italy authorities reported. The Leader of a skiing expedition 46-year-old Giacomo Ghislandi. Was killed by a Snow slide at an Altitude of 9,800 feet police in Sandrio said. They said the 20 other skiers escaped unharmed it Etc nobler 24, was swept away by another Avalanche near Trento and his body has no Beer recovered. In the other incidents reported by police and civil Protection officials Gianantonio Copani 54, fell nearly 1,000 fee from a Clift near Brescia Luigi Consoli 54, plunged 800 feet while hiking near Verona and Francesco Franconeri 40. Fell into a deep Gully near Cusco. Prague Spring Leader still believes in reforms Rome up Alexander Dubcek Leader of the Prague Spring that was crushed 10 years ago by soviet tanks said in an interview published sunday he still Hopes to see his reforms vindicated politically. Dubcek 66, eave foe first major interview since he was deposed As Secretary general of the a Echo slovak communist party to l unit the official Organ of the italian communist party. The italian party the largest in inc West sup ported Dubcek s attempts to democratize communism and was among the first to condemn the invasion by soviet led Warsaw pact forces the night of Aub 20, 1968, that ended the Prague  jailed chinese Bishop remains Loyal to Pope Beijing up a roman Catholic Bishop who spent 30 years in prison for refusing to break with the Vatican says he remains Loyal to the Pope rather than the Catholic Church sanctioned and regulated by China s government. Bishop Ignatius Kung. 87, the former Bishop of Shanghai in his first interview with Western reporters after being released from parole Las week acknowledged he would not speak against China s officially atheist government. But he was unrepentant for alleged crimes ascribed to him by the communist government the 1950s, when China severed ties with the vat ican. If i Don t believe in the Pope then i am not a Catholic said Kung whose chinese name is Gong Pinoci. I Loyal to the Pope. " the Jui. 11 Chines weekly Outlook featured Story on Gorbachev suggesting that Summit meeting it possible. Gorbachev Calls for Summit Between China soviet Union Moscow a Mikhail Gorbachev called for a Summit meeting Between China and the soviet Union in another indication that the two communist giants Are moving closer together after More than 25 years of  the first interview believed granted to chinese journalists by a soviet communist party Leader Gorbachev praised the state of sin Soviel relations and said they were improving. His comments we republished in this year s second edition of the weekly chinese Magazine Outlook soviet and chinese news agencies on sunday issued Short accounts of the interview a soviet television news show Eremya also featured the interview As its Lead item sunday night the chinese Xinhua news Agency quoted the soviet Leader As saying he takes a great interest in China s political and economic reforms and suggested the two nations facing similar problems could share their experiences. Mikhail Gorbachev expressed satisfaction with the accelerating soviet chinese cooperation the soviet Tass news Agency said in its commentary on the inter View. A political dialogue is established. We believe a soviet chinese Summit could be its logical Extension. Going by everything both sides feel an objective need for it/1the chinese foreign ministry monday declined to comment on the report. In the past the soviets have been More optimistic about improved Uel than the chinese. Gorbachev was quoted in the chinese article As praising last february s first round of chinese soviet talks to resolve Border disputes that led to hostilities inthe 1960s. The two nations contest ownership of Tome islands in the amur River located Between Northeast Ern China and Eastern Siberia Gorbachev said the agreement signed at the . Soviel Summit in december to scrap All intermediate Range nuclear missiles has improved prospects for drastically reducing strategic or Long Range nuclear arms Xinhua said. Gorbachev and president Reagan signed a treaty last month in Washington. It still must be approved by Congress. Gorbachev s proposed Summit would Mark the first meeting Between chinese and soviet governmental leaders once 1969 when prims minister Alexei n. Kosygin met Wilh chinese Premier Chou in Tat. If the meeting includes communist party Heads the meeting would be the first sine Mao Tsung held a cantan Kerous meeting with Soviel party Boss Nikita Kumh. Chevin 1959. The soviet Union and China were allies in the 1950s, but they split in the 1960s for a variety of Rea sons including chinese opposition to the soviet Model of development which stressed heavy Industry and mechanization. Their relations reached a Low Point during China s cultural revolution when frequent clothes occurred along their 3,000-mile Border. Plane flown from Antarctica 17 years after crash. Of ii ,.mmrr to Juluin Here. The second Olane then revved its engines Mcmurdo station Antarctica not seventeen years after it crashed on Takeoff at a Remote site i Antarctica a ski equipped Hercules air Craft on sunday flew Over the i an Snow that had once buried at but three feet of its Tail. Outfitted with overhauled engines and propellers inc plane a Lockheed la i to took off from the site known As d-59, about 800 nautical Miles Northwest of Mcmurdo. Nearly five hours later at 10 56 ., it landed on the ice Skyway Al Williams Field and was toasted with California Champagne. After inspection and further work Here it is to go on to Christchurch new zealand for further repairs before re turning to the United slates for modernization. After crash Landing in 1971, on a re Supply Mission to an International tra verse party the plane was deemed unrecoverable and was stripped for  evaluations led to a change in plans and the plane was dug oui of the ice last year. The project was the top priority Here Al the main . Station in Antarctica this summer season for the National Sci ence foundation which runs the . Antarctic research program. But the exhilaration Al the feat of re covering the plane was tempered by the loss just a month ago of a Hercules that was earning parts for the plane. Two Navy men were killed and nine others were injured in the dec. 9 crash. Or. Peter Wilkniss director of Polar programs for the science foundation Saint the crash had made the recovery even More important. The Antarctic program he said was tailored around a Force of seven ski equipped aircraft that will be brought Back up to full strength now that the re covered plane has been made operation Al. The planes enable the United Staneslo adhere to its policy of maintaining an Active and influential presence on the continent and assured the fullest pos sible use of the summer season Here. The effect of the crash he said had been devastating on the group s ability to move people within the continent. Furthermore Wilkniss said the recovery and modernization of the plane would Cost approximately 110 million compared Wilh $38 million for a new plane. The plane was flown by a five member Navy Crew headed by cmdr. Jack rec Tor commanding officer of the Antarctic development so. In route to the Takeoff site on sunday morning he likened the recovery of the plane to the rising Phoe Nix of greek mythology. "1 hint that s what we re going to name the air plane he said. The sight began with an Assis from another plane a buddy Start because starter device in the salvaged plane s no. 4 engine bad to be removed to Stop an Oil leak. When the second plane arrived at the site it parked on the Suway and the salvaged plane with three engines running pulled up behind it the secon plan d it eng. Creating a prop Wash or blast of air that finally after the salvaged plane edged closer activated the propeller on 115110, 4 engine. Jim Herman the lock heed Engineer who certified he plane s airworthiness compared the Elt eci to using an electric fan to move a  All four engines running the plane sped Down the Skyway and lifted it nose Bui deliberately avoided Takeoff. The purpose of what Recto called an ice Speed taxi was to Sec How the plane handled and whether there were an problems that would become apparent Only near Takeoff Speed. Two such run Shad been planned but the plane worked so Well Rector said that there was Tany need to do it  an escort plane another Hercules look off first about 6 . And the salvaged plane followed it Back to Mcmurt Dot Wilb both Craft flying Low under Clouds Over  Munro sound to main Tain visual Contact on arrival. Rector said of the salvaged plane she flies