European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and strikes wednesday september 7,19b8 Hamadi claims his motives for hijacking were religious patriotic As trial resumes of i a no urn the Mirt 3v in a however. Hamadi confirmed und by de reams been present As co plaintiffs since the staff writer trial opened july 5. Later this week two the of the 39 . Passenger held hostage Wisl during the 17-Day ordeal will testify. Hamadi was arrested Jan. 13, 1987, at Frankfurt International Airport when Cus Toms officials found explosives in his lug Gage us. Officials attempted to extradite Hamadi to the United state to face air piracy and murder charges but West Ger Many refused after two German citizens were kidnapped in Lebanon. Legal experts speculated Hamadi con fes Seato being part of the hijacking in Hopes of getting off lightly on the More serious charge of murder. But under West German Law Hamadi can be convicted of murder even if he did not pull the trigger court spokesman Thomas fal Esaid. Mohammed Ali Hamadi resumed tues Day Wilh Hamadi claiming religious and patriotic motives for his involvement inthe 19ss hijacking of a Twa jetliner. I was asked to take part in the  fulfilled a personal and religious Obliga Tion to my people Hamadi said As his Ina before a Frankfurt juvenile court resumed following a four week recess. Before the recess Hamadi had confessed to taking part in the june 14,1985, Hijack ing but denied killing . Navy diver Robert Dean Sec them a passenger on the plane. So ethos s body was dumped Onlo a runway in Beirut Lebanon. So chem s Mother and father have soviets new cargo plane still waiting in the wings by Dave Diphl . Bureau if the spectacular performance of the russian Mig-29 fulcrum has Western eyes gawking at what the so Viets can do then the so far flight less an-124 Condor is them watching what the soviets cannot do. The fulcrum a twin engined High performance fighter is making head lines with its breathtaking Tail slide Sand dramatic acrobatics. But he giant Condor the largest cargo air plane in the world is getting As much Ink sitting helplessly Idle on the other Side of the runway after engine failure sunday. The Condor sporting the soviet National airline Aeroflot Motif had been scheduled to Fly on each of the show s seven Days. Bui at sunday s opening the Long awaited flight of the Condor was can celeb seconds after it headed Dow the runway for Takeoff. The soviets arc saying nothing but it seems on of the plane s four engines suffered a compressor stall according to Dan Honley a spokesman for the society of British aerospace cos organizers of the biennial show. The stall produced flames and a resounding bang followed by smoke Henley said. Such stalls no longer Are common in Modem Jet engines. Honley said the soviets were re Mored to be flying in a spare engine to Bolt onto the plane for a flying Dis play on wednesday. The soviets seem to be making More appearances at Western air shows such As Famborough to demonstrate their capabilities in Modem aviation and technology. Last week s arrival of the much vaunted Mig-29 marked the first Public appearance in the West of the soviet s Premier fighter. Its dramatic performances each Day mimicking those of Sale of tie Art fighters like the . F-15 and f-16 have experts wide eyed. The soviets Are hoping to Export some of their military hardware pos Sibly in an Effort to subsidize their own giant defense budget according to Nick Cook aviation editor for Jane s defence weekly. Appearances at air shows like Famborough and Paris can Spur aircraft sales. Hamadi who the court says is 24 years old faces a maximum sentence of life in prison because of Hamadi confession the trial could be finished by the end of the year. Judge he incr  said tuesday. The trial in a specially built his Security courtroom adjoining Frankfurt s Preu Nesheim prison had been expected to last until next summer. On tuesday a Large diagram of the inside of Twa flight 847 was mounted in the courtroom � a visual Aid but Hamadi refused to answer questions about the hijacking any people involved or the organization behind n. I be told you All i want to say on the subject. The court May draw its own Eon delusions he said through an egyptian interpreter germans charge go Darmstadt West Germany s4sj German police have charged a 32nd army air defense come Soldier with murder in the death of a local Man officials said tuesday. Spec. Pamela Hall 20, of he Btry m Darmstadt u being held at the army confinement facility in Mannheim while awaiting trial said maj. David l. Hart Man. She is charged in thursday s Stab Bing death of Salvatore Ferrara an 18 year old  to German police Hall was taken into custody Friday after Ferrara was found dead in his apartment. He had been stabbed in the neck with a knife purchased at an american store. Soldier wounded Forth West Germany a 19 year old numbers Soldier was wounded Al a discotheque Early sunday morning apparently during a scuffle Between i brother and another club Patron a Community spokeswoman said tuesday. Pvt. I Rodney d. Turner of buy a 3rd in sch Field arty at Merrell bar Racks was in stable condition tuesday in the Nurnberg army Hospital with gunshot wound to the Groin said Elaine  incident occurred at 12 15 , sunday at the Golden Gate club a in vat bar and discotheque near the Post Exchange in Furth Hinsdale said. The identity of the Patron who scuffled with spec. Michael w. Turner also of Btry a was not known. However under questioning hat an English speaking accomplice was scheduled to Board he plane but failed in the attempt Hamadi said he used his German language ability to relay messages from another Hijacker to passengers through the chief flight attendant who was German. The professed goal of the hijacking was to free 730 shiite moslem prisoner from israeli prisons. Shortly after the or Deal ended Israel released about 700 shiites. In april a Dusseldorf court sentenced one of Hamadi s Brothers. Abbas Hama i to 13 Yean in prison for Mastermind ing the kidnapping of the two West Ger mans in an attempt to Force West Hamme Germany to free Modi. Timed Ali Hama a frs updates Bangladesh floods Rahbari Bangladesh a flood Waters receded tuesday income of the hardest hit parts of Bangladesh but the country Stilt faces massive problems in getting food Medicine and Safe drinking water to millions of marooned people. We will have to feed the people for two months at least president Hussein Muhammad Ershad said after a helicopter night Over Vil Lac and Rice paddies swamped by flood Waters that cover i Roe fourths of this impoverished nation of 110 million people. Imprisoned writers Seoul South Korea a a report issued by the International writers group pen lists associated press correspondent Terry Anderson among More than 300 writers it says Are imprisoned worldwide. Anderson the a s chief mid dle East correspondent was kid napped in West Beirut on March 16,1985, and is being held by pro iranian extremists. He is one of 18 foreign hostages in Lebanon. Nine of the hostages arc americans. Father of Navy deserter suspects foul play a 1.1 i i a a haunt Cairl naw and italian authorities  Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy the Navy Calls Jennifer Muir a deserter but the father of the 22-year-old Sailor fears foul play lies behind inc disappearance of his daughter who has been missing since july 29. Muir a Petty officer third class with the military Scal Ift come Al the naval support activity in Naples vanished pore than five weeks ago after quarrelling with friends a source familiar with the Case said. The Navy declared her absence unauthorized after she failed to report for duly on the morning of july 29. She was declared a deserter aug. 28. When Muir vanished apparently about 4 . On july 29, she was wearing Tan shorts a White Blouse and sandals. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall weighs about Iso pounds and has Blond hair and Brown eyes. Muir lived in the Barracks at Asa and apparently Tell All her belongings behind in her room. She May have had some Cash with her when she disappeared but apparently everything her clothes passport credit cards Check Book stir in he room said her father Tom Muir of Trumbul Conn this is not Normal behaviour for Jennifer. She has no drug or serious alcohol problem although she had been drinking on the night she disappeared. She had no financial or discipline problems. And she has never before  Tom Muir a systems Engineer for ism is in Naples looking for his daughter. He last spoke with her on fathers Day. She said everything was Fine he said. She was enjoying herself in Naples wanted to do some travel ing in Europe and planned to meet me in California for a vacation later this month. If she is out there hiding she needs help Bui there is no logical reason for her to be hiding. I want to believe she is out there but i fear something has happened to  the Navy saying that Jennifer Muir has been seen in the Naples area since her disappearance does not suspect foul play. In interviews with her friends and associates the consensus is that she Felt secure living on the base and in this ares said it. Paul j. Weishaupt Asa spokes Man. Since her absence there Hai been a reliable report that she Baa been sen in this  according to the source close to the Case Muir was spotted by a Friend in front of the Navy Exchange on july 30, the Day following her disappearance. Tom Muir said he knew of that sighting As Well As of two others hat supposedly have been made of his daughter since july 29, but doubted their accuracy. Weishaupl said Navy s hav cooperated daily since Muir failed to report for duly july 29. Her friends and acquaintances have been contacted and interviewed Homes of her friends have been checked locales the frequented have been canvassed local morgues and hospitals routinely queried he said. In addition announcements have run on local . Television and posters bearing Muir s photo have been put in clubs hotels and other gathering spots. On the evening of july 28, Muir drank Wilh her italian Boyfriend in Asa s on base enlisted club in the Agnano District of Naples the source said. At some Point possibly around 9 . Or 10 ., Ute couple had a quarrel. Muir then made her Way it is unclear by what Means As she cannot drive a car to the Navy s aviation detachment at Cap Dichino 11 mites away. She met friends in a Barracks room Iacre supposedly was involved in another quarrel and left the facility around 4 . Navy Security personnel ask that anyone Wilh information concerning Jennifer Muir s were about to Coll diem at Naples civilian 081 724-4686 or 4111