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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes authorized unofficial Fusili cation for the . 1kheo Force i yes she is his mom. Story photos Page 13 d Bush Dukakis approve 2 proposed debates Page 5 d House panel oks scaled Down women Viet vet memorial Page 6 d Texas am gets two year Grid probation sports Page 27 Good morning vol. 47, no. 145 saturday september 10, 1988 of Day d 8693 a crash of Vietnam Jet kills 75 near Bangkok a thai nurse and Are officials Surrey the alte where the plane crashed Bangkok Thailand a a Viet namese jetliner trying to land during a heavy storm crashed and exploded in a Rice Field near Bangkok s Airport Friday killing 75 people and seriously injuring six official said the soviet made Tu-134 Jet with 81 peo ple aboard blew up after hitting the Field about tour Miles Short of Don Muang inter National Airport said a thai air Force spokesman so Mot Sundara Vej the plane crashed three minutes before twas scheduled to land he said. India s ambassador to Vietnam Arun Patwardhan 43. Was killed along with his wife and son. Eight other indians also  Ida a second Secretary of the japanese embassy in Hanoi was also believed dead said the japanese embassy in Bangkok. The other japanese passenger be see crash on Back Page one american must die sex hostage Tes court of his ordeal during Twa hijacking by de Reavis staff writer Frankfurt West Germany an american hostage from hijacked Twa flight 847 Leslif cd Friday How Mohammed Ali Hamadi tried to beat him to death with a Metal bar in the cockpit of the plane while shouting one american must  in the 4ih session of Hamadi s air piracy and Mur Der rial Kurt Lattz Carlson 41, gave the most graphic account to Date of threats and beatings endured by passengers during the 17-Day ordeal. Carlson also pin pointed Hamadi As the Leader of the hijacking. Hamadi has testified he was Only an accomplice an followed the orders of the other Hijacker who has been identified As Hassan Izza Al Dine. . Navy diver Robert Dean St them was murdered on the plane in Beirut Lebanon and his body thrown on the runway. Carlson who is in the roofing and construction Busi Ness in Rockford. 111., told the court june 14, 1985, had begun on a Good note for him. He managed to pm thelast Seal on a plane from Cairo Egypt where he had done two weeks army Reserve duty. He was Rushing Home to celebrate his first father Day with his wife and daughter. The rest of his unit had to wait for a later plane. In Athens Greece he transferred onto flight 847 for Rome. Fifteen minutes after Takeoff Carslon said the to hijackers rushed to the front of the plane. Hamadi kicked chief stewardess Ulrick a Crimson in the Chest lung her against the Galley Kitchen and grabbed her by , the other Hijacker armed with a Chrome pistol and net bag full of hand grenades started kicking the cockpit door. Hamadi also held a grenade in his hand. Carlson said the hijackers singled out military men and look Secl him to the first class Cabin and beat  hid his id card and told a Crimson what he had Dene. The Rome bound flight was diverted to Beirut an then went on to Algiers Algeria a Crimson fooled Hamadi twice about Carlson s Mili tary status but he Hijacker found the red official passport that Carlson had left in his jacket in firs class. When the hijackers threatened to shoot any additional military members icy found Carlson admitted who he was. He pressed the gun against my head and asked Cia or ?1" Carlson said. A Crimson intervened explaining what the army re serve was and Hamadi ice Mcd satisfied. Brought to the front of the plane with the gun cocked behind his right ear Carlson was beaten and continued on Page 3 support Force gives fighters someone to lean on by Jafvert Howells Tierne suit writer Call them modern Day Kitrys always one Ste ahead of the fighting Man. But unlike the legendary world War 11 character whose name was scrawled on Walls and billboards ahead of he Allied Advance through Europe inc Modem support Soldier keeps much lower profile. They Don t make War movies about support sol Diers one 21st support come officer said. Still with seven support soldiers needed to get one combat troop into Battle their numbers make for a considerable sup porting Casi. Beginning monday about 125,000 nato soldiers will Lake part in exercise certain Challenge the culmination of the annual return of forces to Germany. In the preceding month however support soldiers have autumn forge waged their own logistical Battle setting up Marshall ing areas where arriving troops needed everything from Post offices to portable toilet. From these temporary Sites in Belgium Luxembourg and West Ger Many support soldiers tested their ability to deploy troops to a future front line Issue military equipment and vehicles and move them by rail and Convoy to the exercise area hundreds of Kilometres away. There s nothing artificial about Selbiger for sup port soldiers said maj. De l. Stone logistical opera Lions officer for the 21st support come in kaisers at Tern. It s As real As it get for  added another support officer the training ener Cis is exciting but it s a Small portion of what reformer is All about support soldiers at Munchweiler Cavern near fir Continua a Page 3 Bock Kreuz Nach s cow Hill festival pages 74, 15  
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