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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 30, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Pilot details How . Snatched terrorist Wash i i in Al l a nay aviator described 1o a Vidi my jul itch thursday lion lie and some air Force colleagues  Avignon history while Spir iting an il1i-fa1 lebanese terrorist from Hie Mediterranean sea la the United Stales. According in Navy Milr. Philip Voss. To. His 4. Lull Milc flight in september from the deck of in Saratoga to Andrews fab near Washingion was a thousand Miles farther than anybody had Ever town in 3 Carrier based  and it was accomplished with the help of on air Force Kim a Tanker thai look off cram the United slates joined up with Voss Over the Mediterranean and accompanied him Back across the Atlantic. Aboard Voss Small s-3 sul Marinc Hunter powered by twin fan Eis. Was a team of Fri agents and their Prie capita. Amal militiaman Fawaz spun is who was subsequently charged with the 1985 hijacking of 3 Royal jordanian Airliner. Vow related his account during a pc trial hearing in . District i Mart an various defense motions to sup press evidence in the Case. Younis defense attorney Frances d. Carter has claimed that his Eliell was mistreated and was so ill during inc four Day sea ride and the grueling flight during which he was sedated that any statements remade to government agents in that period should he disallowed. According to the government two victims of the Twa flight 847 hijacking that same year have identified Younis As one of the men who guarded them Dur ing their Captivity in Lebanon. Young was captured when he was lured aboard an Fol Chan ered yacht off the const of Lebanon. He was transferred to a . Warship far a tour Day ride to the Western Mediterranean then moved aboard the Sara Toga for the flight to the United slates from Start to finish the entire pc ration including the travel of support Craft was accomplished without entering the Terri ton a Waters Orais Picc of another nation thereby avoiding complication that have thwarted Oiler . At templs to bring suspected terrorists id Justice. Voss then ending a tour is an a Squadron com. Mander said he did t know the identity of his Passen Ger until he was airborne. He had been ordered to prepare his eight plane Squadron for an extraordinarily Long flight he said but other details of the Mission had also been withheld until the final moments. After his entire Squadron practice refuelling from air Force tankers for Days he nominated several of his senior aviators for inc secret Mission Only to he or dered to make inc Light himself because of his overriding experience he said. He added that he had to Fly the plane without a co Pilot or navigator Over his objections to make room for a doctor and the govern men agents. Voss who has logged More than 3.000 hours in the s-3. Said the flight look 13 hours. Id minutes during which he was refuelled three limes by a pc Ioa from Seymour Johnson fab. N.c., which led him All the Way across including n i rec hour period of bad weather. Those Guys were great said Voss. They told me they set a record  the Tanker which was atrborni1 21 hours was itself refuelled by o sister ship from sey Mour Johnson on the Way Home he said. Battle Over Confederate Flag stale rep. Thomas Reed of Tuskee it pictured again the background if the Alabama Capitol dome which he has timed to climb in order to Lake Dunn a Confederate batik1 Flat. Ala Lama gov. Guy Hunt old retd that he cannot allow him to climb the dome and Remote the Flag wife s botched Holdup was try to flee husband Bassett. Calif a 1 Rosc tutors on thursday refused to press charge against a housewife arrested in a half hearted Holdup attempt they said was More of an Effort to gel away from her husband than a real robbery attempt. She had reached inc end of the line loj Angeles county sheriffs detective fete Gonzalez said concerning an arrest of Wanda Solo 16. She was going to do something to get help Solo who had been jailed for investigation of attempted robbery at a liquor store was released unconditionally thursday. Gonzalez said Solo had bought a pack age of gum at the store then pulled out a pistol and demanded Money Gonzalez said. When the owner threatened to Call authorities she encouraged him to do so. The detective said. The owner and a clerk grabbed the weapon which turned out to be unloaded Gonzalez said. The detective quoted Soto is saying she thought jail would be a place where her husband could not get at her. I d rather forget about the  Solo said in an interview. She said she had no intention of Rob Bing the store. Asked Why she had pulled oui inc unloaded gun she replied i Pui the change in my purse and my hand just picked it  "1 definitely have to talk to  said Solo s husband Ernie. Solo told investigators she has tried in the past to leave her spouse of 1.1 years Only to have him track her Down and bring her Home. In october her husband jumped on the car and Clung to the Hood As she drove to the station trying to flee from him said sheriffs sol. Sieve Brennan. Brennan said he and Gonzalez look the liquor store ease to prosecutors thursday and All agreed that ii would be unlikely thai they could get a conviction even on the crime of brandishing a weapon. As for the attempted robbery Case the District attorney after reviewing a Felt it would he very hard to prove the criminal  he said we re not by coding Hcan liberals. We re the farthest thing from it Brennan said but fair is fair even if we gel accused of turning into defense  Brennan said Sato was freed at mid Day. There is going to be some follow up but it will probably nol amount 10 a criminal prosecution Brennan said mandatory breath tester installed in Oregon cars Portland orc up installation has been completed on the first mandatory breath tester that can prevent convicted Drunken Drivers from starting their cars if they have liquor on their breath to Start their ears the convicted Drivers must blow into a tube connected to a arc with analyser thai determines the blood alcohol level. The Driver must blow a breath code with varied num Bers and lengths of breath to ensure no one else starts the car for them. If the wrong code is used or alcohol is selected the car will nol Stan for 4i minutes. The first of the computer controlled devices was installed in the car of Jean Galluci of Portland who pleaded guilty dec. 10 to n charge of Drunken driving. Oregon has a history of trying new ideas like the electronic Bracelet Loen Force Home confinement said git Bella my administrator of the Organ traffic safely commission the Oregon legislature established the experimental Drunken Driver pro Gram in 11 counties and will evaluate the results next year to determine if it should be continued or used statewide. State makes it easier to claim forgotten funds san Francisco  
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