European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes g general denounces Story of flies junk Over Germany Page 3 q Mease announces choices for 2 top Justice posts Page 5 d . Reportedly helped would be Assassin Page 7 q Spanish convict american in drug trafficking Case Page 9 Autmos life Uno Mittl Fiji Thi . A vol. 46, no. 353 thursday april 7, 19bb 06693 a Dukakis wins big in Wisconsin after close Colorado Victory Milwaukee a Michael Dukakis scored a convincing Victory in inc Wisconsin primary tuesday night slow ing Jesse Jackson s momentum in the democratic presidential race and bid Ding for control in the struggle for the party s 1988 nomination. The Triumph followed a narrow Victory Over Jackson in Colorado s monday caucuses which were marked by a slow and controversial count. In the Republican race Viet president George Bush continued his Anarch to the nomination piling up s4 percent of the vote easily defeating former television evangelist Pat Robertson. His 47 wis Consin delegates brought his total to bus of the 1,039 needed for the nomination. "11 was a great Victory for us i Hope it s a sign of things to come Dukakis said As he locked ahead to primaries later this month in new York and Penn Sylvania. The Massachusetts governor was win Ning 47 percent of the Wisconsin vote to 28 percent for Jackson. Sen. Albert Gore or of Tennessee was a Distant third Tail ing once again in his search for a break through outside his native South. Even so he pronounced himself extremely pleased and said. It s going to be a hard fought Battle All he Way to the convention. Illinois sen. Paul Simon was gaining not Quile 5 percent of the vote and see Dukakis on Back Page hijackers demand Freedom for pro iranian prisoners Nicosia Cyprus a Arab hijackers tuesday forced a Kuwait airways jumbo Jet to land in North Eastern Iran threatened to blow it up and demanded thai Kuwait release ii pro iranian prisoners they later released 2i of Lite 112 people on Board. Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency said 24 women and a Man in poor health were freed after negotiations with Iran s Deputy prime minister Ali Ria . Among the other passengers were three members of Kuwait s Royal family and a passenger with a . Passport on a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait. The gunmen warned the kuwaiti royals would be in imminent danger if Kuwait refused to free the prisoners Irna reported. The hijackers brandishing pistols and hand Gre Nades identified themselves Only As arabs. Bui their demands echoed those of iranian backed shiite mos lems holding american hostages in Lebanon. The kuwaiti government rejected the hijackers de Mand to release 17 prisoners calling it but said it would listen to other demands the Kuwait news Agency reported. Irna said the 24 freed women included five stewardesses and identified them As 10 britons three thais three egyptians a philippine citizen a Palestin Ian a singaporean an Iris woman a German an aus Trian a syrian and a pakistani. The Agency said the women were driven to a hotel in Mashhad after being questioned by Security officers Al the Airport. After an emergency session Kuwait s government sent a three Man delegation to help iranian authorities secure the passengers release. Iran asked Kuwait to Send a High ranking delegation to Mashhad in northeastern Iran for direct talks with the hijackers. The hijackers earlier demanded fuel for the aircraft and threatened to blow it up if the iranians approached. Irna initially said the iranians refuelled the plane but then said the gunmen were still requesting fuel. Iranian Security forces surrounded the plane at Mashhad Airport to keep it from taking off Irna and Tehran radio said. Kuwait urged Iran to handle the incident wisely and requested that the aircraft not be allowed to leave. Iran said it would try to resolve the crisis peacefully but said the plane would have to Cave if it was not resolved quickly. The plane was commandeered three hours after it took off from Bangkok with 97 passengers and 15 Crew members. Irna reported that the hijackers told inc control Tower at Mashhad Airport we ask you iranian officials to mediate Between us and the kuwaiti govern ment if you want. Our rights have been usurped. We have 17 prisoners in kuwaiti jails who Are under the worst kind of torture if you do not want to mediate we ask for fuel and see Freedom on Back Page Tough words App Taio Tom Wolfe of fond do lie Ali paints Louai on i helmet Dpi ring Doty in the Pun Gulf. Wolfe a Anu technician Tuuu so Callon machine gun aboard the Reuben James guided my Jill frigate blah it one of the is. Wan Olpt escorting Rufh Gate Kun will tinkers in inc Gulf. Sexist in quote removed from code of conduct by Chuck Vincic Washington Bureau Washington a Jerf reservist has till military s a Lothi 1980s, court filing a trend that has seen the introduction of gender Neutral bibles charges to the code of conduct thai kill references to the familiar term american fighting Man the charges were brought about through a suggestion made two years ago legislative a a .-.,.sistanl Secretary of defense 1. The Pentagon has not released the Wom an s name for privacy reasons. Afler receiving initial code of con tary of defense Caspar Weinberger she did t make specific i that she fell there were ambit see language on i Xiage suspected drug Kingpin turned Over to . Tegucigalpa Honduras a police using Heli copters raided the la urious Home of a honduran wanted on drug trafficking charges and then Lumc him Over to is. Custody his lawyer and american officials said. Authorities did not give details of the predawn arrest of Juan Ramon Malta 43. He has lived openly in Honduras since escaping in 1986 from a colombian prison where he was held on charges of involvement with the notorious med Colin drug Cartel. This arrest is a major Milestone in our worldwide assault on illegal drug trafficking said Stanley e. Morris director of the . Marshals service in Washington. Honduran government sources said privately that president Jose Ancona i Loyo met Wilh top civilian and Security officials to discuss Itie Case of Malta who is wanted in the United states an drug charges. A spokesman said Malta was at an undisclosed Loca Tion in . . Law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity said authorities also want to question him about the death of Enrique Camarena Schuir a . Drug enforcement administration agent who was kidnapped tortured and killed in Guadalajara Mexico in 1985. The marshals service said Malta is believed o be see Kingpin pm Back Page
