European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday april 20,1988 Kiona pers killed Higgins report says Beirut Lebanon Fuji a Ristiano run radio station reported monday that . Marine la. Col William Higgins was killed by  but an official of the pro syrian  militia denied the report. The voice of Lebanon radio station citing special information said Higgins was killed by his Kidnap pers members of Hezbollah in the Village of Siddi line 47 Miles South of Beirut during fighting Between the fundamentalists and amal earlier this month. The radio which did not give a source Foresaid Higgins capture killed him Beau Jomey reared that amal gunmen would  fighting Between she two groups.  no other details of Higgins reported death. But Abdul h3ji4jrsleh, amal s political officer i Southern Leba Jumi told United press International Higgins Warnol killed and he is not held in our area both can cd Banc in Washington . Officials wid they had no information on the report and the . Embassy in Beirut said it could neither confirm nor deny it. Timor Goksel. The spokesman for the unit tons interim forces in Lebanon  _ iras the commander said Fuyii Riff mini or deny this report. I simply  in this re Gard _ a Lebanon which is run by he christians Inge party 5n top Ponnel of the various moslem groups said Higgins want twin the Village of Jib Sheet a main Hezbollah stronghold in jets South of Beirut after his feb. 17 capture but Waitt Bento Siddiq Newith an escort of iranian revolutionary cards shortly before amal stormed Jib Sheel on april s. Three Days of Fishlin Between amal and ,.,for the control of mainly shiite Southern Lebanon ended april 8 in a cease fire mediated by shiite Leaden and clergymen. Un1fil, a peacekeeping Force and amal gunmen have been unable to find the officer although there have been  wifi Tiggins whereabouts l. By the pro syrian Ash Shira fitly Magazine said lie captors were unable to Transfer Higgins from Southern Lebanon to Beirut Southern suburban Ana and moved him elsewhere. It has been suggested that the Capion May hive transferred him 10 the Bekaan Valley in Eastern Leb anon or Lent him to Beirut in a diplomatic or Ash Shiraz wrote. Higgins 43, the head of a 75-Memher . Truce observation team which oversees accords among mid dle East nations was kidnapped while driving wit another , vehicle feb. 17 on the coastal Road South of the port City of Tyre 46 Mileg South of  organization of the oppressed on Earth an underground group believed Loyal to Iran claimed re in Sivility for kidnapping Higgins. It demanded a n in Lebanon and the with  troops from the South. There St to Forert Nen believed held hostage i Lebanon incr out Higgins and eight other Ameri cans. Safe asked 4 . Sailors Hurt in Gulf mine blast to consider ban 16 flights receiving treatment in w. Germany la of and wire n ports .-f-16 Falcon Jet Iii an open Field mow West German dsjfnse1 Safe to consid Abji ban on from a . Ailer crashed ii prompting i ministry 10 As on f-16 High monday s clash in which ejected safely Ijas the second on a Low Levet training flight Germany in i Ciftan three wed the West Cir Nan defer ministry said thai after monday s cry la defense minister Man and Womer a contacted the commander of tie . Lir forces in Europe according to unify press inter National. Les Mafi said warn Erbe halted Tern a ministry  a Pora Rily if technical Falls could be the cause of the Cra Shimpi reported from Bonn. When asked Abo Ilfe Bonn request a Safe spokesman Luied As a Normal course or business we do not discuss publicly the Privan communication be tween the minis of defense and Safe. We can Fon Jirm that the ministry of defense Jias sent a message toc1nc Safe. Tow Tver. We must refer you to the ministry of defense for an statements  to make on this  / monday s Cuish in a Field near  an b-16 Ujj red to the 86tr tac fighter Wing at Konstein a. Thef-16 was Najt at Aboul 1,000 feet in a four plane formation warn the Accident occurred nl�10 a.m., 43llh air div Sookra Wabun said. The Pilot 1st it Deal e. Weathers,27, of thefi26lh tac of Tater so was treated minday at the Amy regional medical Gtyler in Landi Tuu. In Barf is near Hermes Leil about go Miles Pouf Wesl of Frank fun. 1 of officers will investigate the j 6 from Hahn a cashed into houses in font wifi Germany �n.ujli, killing the Pilot aril a Germani one of the houses. A Daft earlier a Fronef Mirage Jet tighter on Low flying  to fun Lan Stuhl West Ger Matji four sailors injured last week when their Tait ded missile frigate struck a mint in the pers find Gulf have been transported to he . Army regional medical Center Here. All of the sailors Are in serious but stable condition with three suffering from Burnt and one from a Back injury or. La. Col Eduardo c Cuison the Hospital s chief of general surgery said monday. The three Burn patients Are Pellcer 3.c. David Burbine 23, ouf away . Chief Petty  38,of ports breath  Petty officer 2.c. Larry Welcl a Ohio. Burbine an Perez Are piste ii suffering very serious injuries  is listed As having5eriou if Turits. An apprentice Wayne Smith is held. A suffered serious Back in  St Una  one of the patients required surgery to relieve swelling in his hands and to repair bum damage to his breathing passages. All four were aboard the guided mis Sile frigate Samuel b. Rohert when it struck a mine in the Gulf last thursday. . Officials claim to have proof that the mines were Laid Boyjian. Ten sailors were injured we 0allkiriine exploded. Were admitted to land late sunday after being transported from Bahrain to rat Stein a. On Board a c-141 aircraft. One was 15 percent bums the other was 35 percent bums and the other one is so percent Burns Cuison said with out specifying which sailors suffered the injuries. He said they will receive continuing bum care before being moved to Brooke  medical Center in san an Tonio Texas. The Burn patients will be transferred lost probably by this wednesday Cui to fetid. I Don t know when her an goingt64 Nurer Leback injury patient they arguable they re Alert they Are fairly comfortable except for the  Are probably looking Forward to going Back to the states Tunisia investigation blames Israel for assassination of Plo official Tunis Tunisia of a Tunisia inquiry into he assassination of Plo military chief Khalid of Weir has concluded that the operation was conducted by Israel. Tunisia intends to Register a formal complaint against the jewish slate with the . Security Council official sources said monday speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity. The a year old Al Wazir Best know Nas Abu jihad was shot to death at his suburban Tunis Home Early saturday Bya seven person commando unit. The Palestine liberation organization immediately blamed Mossad Israel s secret service for the attack. Israeli leaders have refused to com ment on the assassination. Of Waif j tilling ii off rioting a the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza strip in which 17 palestinians died. President Zine Al abiding Ben Ali who ordered the investigation has asked his foreign minister to inform the Security Council. The investigation revealed that an israeli military plane was about 34 Miles outside tunisian airspace at the time of the attack according to the sources. Tip palestinians and 20 tunisians an injuring 100 other people. Plo chief Yasser Arafat arrived about 30 minutes after that attack. Al Wazir is to be buried in Damascus Syria. The body was scheduled to be flown there tuesday. On sunday Arafat did the Assa Jina lion was an israeli decision taken Al the highest level of the leadership with the Green Light of the american administration Israel s strategic ally the palestini an Newi Agency Wafa reported.   to he ply 3,,., other elements implicating Israel were inside the israeli occupied  immediately disclosed. Arafat paid homage to so Wazir Savin in october i9k5, Israel raided the Plo headquarter in Tunis lulling about Arafat Al Wazir saying he fell weapon in hit hand to he but lets of a Mossad  i raining flight Plant in Bavaria killing nuclear Pilot. 10 0�i upon Tut Wiwi Futini Qimin nand rowing so n 0 Wizot j Sailor jailed for raping adopted daughter c Jar Ecton n article in sunday paper Liiri Butch information Raj zoning of helicopters at. The German defense spa Icsman did la . Arm Liol yes 100 helicopters at the air and is considering Slali Onnig Naples Italy Sas _ a Navy chief Petty officer who pleaded guilty to raping his adopted daughter and taking inde cent liberties with his natural daughter was sentenced to 10 Yean hard labor. Chief Petty officer John a. Shinault,34, Aba was Dpi honorable discharged demoted to Seaman recruit and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. However it wat stipulated under apr trial agreement that if Shinault causes do trouble during the first year of confinement be will have to serve Nomore than three years in prison and will receive bad conduct discharge while his family will continue to receive pay and , to Interior communication technician aboard the submarine Lender Orion baled at la Maddalena Sardinia was sentenced april 13 by cmdr. Michael Sinuon. The charges Spain it Shinault grew Ulof a family counselling session at la old Datena in december at which the Navy Man admitted raping his adopted Daugh Ter then 14, at Auburn wash., in 19m, according toll. Marvin Shumate the prosecutor in he Case the indecent liberties offence against nil natural daughter also then 14 look place la july at la mad Duna Accord ing to Shumate. Shin Sull who had served in the Nav fat is Van it being held in the Tiaval Brig at Rota Spain awaiting Iraa Sfer to naval Long Lerro confinement facility in the United Stales