European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 13, 1988 the stars and stripes Pago 9 . S dynasty spurs moral juror in persian Gulf Dhahran. Saudi Arabia a dynasty is proving 10 he Loo explosive far the persian Culf. The american to series about the wealthy Carrington family is creating 1 controversy in tic Eastern province or saudi Arabia As it brings Mia in pcs what would not past the strict censorship norms of the kingdom. La s also kicking up a fuss in neighbouring Bah rain the More Liberal nation where in is being broadcast. The show is carried on the English language Channel in hah ram and is picked up in Dhahran. An Oil Center Inlall a Large expatriate Community. Saudi newspapers thursday reported negative reactions to the show in their nation and in Bah rain. The show s permissiveness apparently is Loo much Tor viewers in the strictly islamic kingdom of saudi Arabia where they arc treated to a Safe mix of american sitcoms or wildlife documentaries on saudi tvs English language Channel saudi censors Are so strict that they would Cut a scene of a Mun kissing the hand of a woman. Channels catering to expatriates in the King Dom usually offer movies from the 19ios or co Sci life which at times arc censored with either shopping or watching video mov ies being the main pastimes for Many expatriates in the kingdom dynasty is a Novelty with a wide audience. To Back up in Campaign against the show the saudi Cia clip went to Bahrain. It quoted David Tucker of the Gulf daily news As saying his paper has received in unusually Large number of act Lori from readers complaining about the show. The writers have complained that the serial cd pots everything had in Western society and such a program should not be aired in inc Gulf he was quoted As saying. Tucker said that those idlers were mainly from Bahrain nationals. is scheduled to run until april. After that. Bahrain t v will broadcast Panama officers ordered Home from school in . Fort leaven Worth Kansas up Panama has ordered its two army officers studying at the command and general staff College Al fort leaven Worth to return Home immediately a base spokesman said thursday. No reason was Given to inc army for the recall of maj. Osmando Aguilera and maj. Nicasio Lorenzo said it. Cal. John Garli scr they came in monday morning and said they had been called by their embassy to return he said. Lie said fan Leavenworth obtained confirmation of the recall from the us embassy in Panama. The United states has been involved in a growing diplomatic War with Panama since Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega Panama s Leader was indicted by Federal grand juries in Miami and Tampa Fla. On drug trafficking charges. Garlinger said there were a Iota of five panamanian army officers studying warfare in the United Stales Bui he had no knowledge of inc other three. The iwo majors were students at the command and general staff College which is the Amy s senior tactical school. They were among 122 foreign officers from 74 countries who were enrolled in a 10-month course thai began in August. Garlinger said foreign officers sometimes leave inc col lege for medical reasons or the Tike bul he could not recall an instance that parallels the departure of the panamanians who planned to leave Friday. The spokesman also said the army would assist the panamanians in moving their families Back to Panama. Noriega the head of Panama s defense. Forces claims . Authorities indicted him because they cannot arty longer use invasions Orthe policy of the big Slick or that of the Iron Noriega has said that his country rejects the presence of the . Southern come in the Panama canal zone but he did not indicate what measures might be taken against it. Defas re eased on mishap that damaged of spy plane Bidav Ediel . Bureau Raf Alconbury England the air Force re leased details Friday of a december collision Between a tractor and a tr-1 reconnaissance aircraft that Ren dered the plane a flyable. The 17th rerun Wing removed the plane s wings and loaded it aboard a c-i4i transport plane feb. 1, bound for the Lockheed corp. In Palmdale. Calif., said staff sgt. Steve scholar a base spokesman. He said the company will try to fix he damaged right Wing. Although there is no official estimate of the damage costs one source mid they could run As High As s2 million. The plane has been grounded since the dec. 9 collision. The collision happened on a base taxiway. The plane was about 15 to 20 feet from the tractor a front end loader when inc unmanned tractor look off on its own scholar said. The to i was slopped when the tractor hit in. There was nothing he the tr-1 Pilot could in to avoid it scholar said. The aircraft was slopped. The front end loader started to move in inc plane s direction scholar said the tractor was owned by a a relish construction contractor doing repairs near the Lasoway. He said the machine was unmanned because it was being used Only As a Power source for a Workman s Jackhammer. No blame or liability has yet been affixed for the Accident. Scholar said. He said the Accident is still under investigation. The High flying to i. An updated version of the 1 osos Vint Igic u-2. Is used by the air Force for tactical reconnaissance. According to the yearbook Jane s All the world s aircraft the plane can Fly at an Altitude of about 90.000 feet. 2 swedes mistaken for germans freed in Beirut swedish to crewmen Andre i Jda and Folke Hyden Sitf r their release in West Beirut thursday. Beirut Lebanon up kidnappers freed iwo swedish journalists they detained for one hour thurs Day thinking they were West germans. The journalists. Folke Ryt Len 35, and Andre Uda. 45. Were seized on the syrian controlled Airport High Way shortly after flying to Beirut from Stockholm to cover the kidnapping last week of two scandinavian . . Ryder a re Ponce. And Lada. A photographer were Riding in a to i when two carloads of gunmen intercepted the vehicle and look them away. The two were released an hour later and arrived safely Al the fashion Able Seaside Summerland hotel in the West Beirut Jinan District. The kidnappers look us to a garage and robbed our cameras bul they released us after they verified our passports and found out we were Noi West Ryden said the two journalists who work for Hie swedish to 2 television network were seized Only 300 Yards from a checkpoint manned by syrian troop part of a 7,000-Strorig peacekeeping Force which deployed in West Beirut a year ago. Meanwhile palestinian guerrillas continued searching for two kidnapped . Relief workers. Sources said guerrillas of the Ai Fatah faction of the Palestine liberation organisation searched for the hostages in Groves and deserted houses near the pales Tinian refugee Camps of Ain Al Clew and Mitch Liyeh outside Sidon. They reported no sign of Jan Stening. 44. A swede. And William Jorgensen 5r. Of Norway who were kid napped Friday by masked gunmen who ambushed their vehicle near the port City of Sidon As they drove toward another development gunmen kidnapped the granddaughter of a wealthy Christian businessman Liv ing in moslem West Beirut on wednesday. A police spokesman said Roula Freij. 16. Was being driven to school when two gunmen intercepted the car she was Riding in the Kamra commercial area
