European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 13,1988 . Observers arrive to Monitor soviet Bari St semipalat1nsk. . A . And soviet observers arrived Mon Day in this Central asian City to prepare of the first soviet nuclear lest to be mini lord by american experts in a step toward ratifying two Long pending arms in Calico. Before setting off by bus across the Steppe to the soviet test ground .arms negotiator c. Paul Robinson who Heads the american delegation said it had Bec n a Long journey but an even longer journey in the mind to reach the Point at which the two superpowers Are wilting to share some of their most closely guarded technology in the interest of arms control. An american team of up to 40 specialists has been working at the site since april. They Jive been drilling a Hole 2,100 feet into the Earth in order to Plant a measuring device Hal the . Govern ment regards no the most sensitive gauge of nuclear explosions. A test blast to be detonated wednes Day is similar to one exploded at . Lest site on Pahuta Mesa Nevada on aug. 17, the devices Are being set off to permit each Side to use its own testing equipment and compare the results with those of the other Side to determine the strength of the blast and the accuracy of the monitoring techniques. The joint experiments arc expected to Lead to ratification  . Senate of two Long dormant trolliet limiting underground nuclear explosions to 150 Kilotons still Many Lime More powerful than the bomb that Devil led Hiroshima Japan. It. Those pacts the threshed nuclear test ban treaty of 1974 arid a Simila Accord signed two years utter to limit peaceful nuclear explosions were by passed by president Carter who pressed instead for a comprehensive ban on All nuclear testing. / his successor in Widen Reagan shelved the in ratified documents claim ing the soviets regularly violated their limits and would Noi permit on Silc verification. The soviet Union which unsuccessfully sought for of months to cajole the United states Inu joining a soviet moratorium on All nuclear tests abandoned the Effort East if binary and agreed to go along with Woidt verification of tests As a step toward i Goat of a total ban. No one bought even a year ago that what is Abo Ift to happen could happen Robinson said. He called the joint verification cd Crimont a real Triumph of Confidence building on both sides. Detailed results of last month s test have not be been released. But . Officials so making on condition Why not be identified have expressed considerable satisfaction with the results. There have been reports that the . In airing gear which the United states con ends is More accurate than soviet methods showed that the american test1 inc 150-Kiloton limit. Jut officials said monday they re irked that possibility As very very in bikely noting that even with its much i heralded accuracy the . Measuring a device can be off 30 percent 11 i Scker holds gun in Pilot John Testrake during 1985 hijacking in Beirut. Dukakis to f from Page 1 \ of r rather than take action As the re Gan administration did in invading Grenada attacking Libya and Scortt tag ships through the persian Gulf. Awe cannot abdicate our Respito Sibili to for leadership Bush said in a meshing Lon before leaving on a Camp Alyf trip to new Jersey the Midwest and cd fun Ria. He also named a 13-Mcmbefi National Security panel including up rect scr tar is of stale Henry a.  and Alex Ander Haig As Well  Brzczinski who was president Carters National Security adviser \ Brzczinski said he was a pud to Haft served Carter a Democrat but of lha two current presidential candidates publican Bush is the on fashion an effective Birj chief at the Lime issued a statement with the announcement of his resignation sunday saying he did t want publicity about his actions for Nixon to jeopardize the Bush  resignation deprives Bush at least temporarily of direct control Over inc National party during the fall  s resignation followed the de parture last week of Jerome Bremar As co chairman of Bush s Campaign organization for ethnic groups. Breslar Cleveland travel agent had been an Active defender of Ohio autoworkers Johnde Manjuk who was extradited and convicted in Israel of being a nazi War Crim  week the Washington jewish week newspaper reported that Breslar was Active in groups that denied the exis tence of the holocaust and that he had made anti semitic statements. The re port named several members of Bush Snail ies a Purl win ii but rid Nic Ijunia us Luau a who can Besl ethnic coalition who had ties to fascistic Titan foreign j and anti semitic  what at first seemed to be a few in was asked by reporters about Malek who resigned As Deputy chairman of the Republican Nat Tea committee after a report sunday it the Washington Post that he compiled figures on the number of jews in High ranking positions in the Bureau of labor statistic during inc Nixon . I know this Man and i know him to be without one ounce of bigotry or prejudice in his makeup Bush said. Notes thai arc part of the presidential archives refer to Nixon s search for a jewish Cabal that he Iho Ughi was using unemployment data to put him in an unfavourable light.? Malek acknowledged compiling the figures but said he thought Nixon s notions were non sense and that he had nothing to do with subsequent demotion of two jewish officials in the Bureau. The report was the second in a week suggesting that people connected with the Bush Campaign engaged in activities that were either overtly anti semitic or could be construed that Way. Malek who was Nixon s personnel Hamadi from  errors in judgment in the Bush Campaign now seems to be growing into if Wattem of astonishing insensitivity thatis totally inappropriate for an american Pei denial Campaign Ren. Charles e. So firmer d-n.y., said sunday in a , who has taken a More aggressive stance in recent Days spoke sunday with Ctm Gressional leaders in Bosto about hic image on National Security and foreign policy issues and promised to restate Fly positions forcefully this week. "  the nearly dozen members of Congress who attended the meeting were sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia chairman of the Senate armed services committee rep. Les Aspin of Wisconsin Nunn s counterpart in the House and former presidential candidate sen. Albert Gore or. Of  acknowledged after the meet ing that he had some differences wit leading defense spokesmen of his party most of whom Are More hard line but promised a consensus oriented approach to Selling Pentagon priorities. Head and shot him. The plane originally scheduled for an Athens to Ronk night was commandeered and diverted to Beirut Lebanon where Ute hijacked threatened to kill passengers unless in aircraft was re fuelled. \ Testrake said the hijackers first wanted to Fly to Alicr Smuul he con Vinced them they could not make it with out refuelling. They decided too to Bei rut first to get fuel. Before we got to Beirut they Bob sell hem dragged him Inlo the pit and beat him mercilessly. They would kick him and one j up and Down on him with both Foj had torn off the steel Arm of tace flight Engineer s chair and beat him with  after the plane was ref clan at Beirut to slake said he was or deft to Fly to Algiers. In route Stel Rem was exchanged for army Reserve maj. Kurt Carlson who look similar beatings until the terrorists found fit he was not on Active duty Testrake Taid. In Algiers the Ufi hackers again used beatings and Deain threats to Force authorities to re Furi the plane. They then returned to Scoti. When we resumed to Beirut for the second Landing they brought Lethem up again and began Healing him again with the microphone on for inc lower 10 hear so they d refuel the plane Testrake said. / judge Heiner mitc Kunberger played an eight4ninute recording that included Testrake s pleas to the Beimly Tower for permission to land during their first run to thai Airport and inc Crie of a person being beaten. Describing the Sombs from the tape Testrake said Tho noises you heard is the air being Weed out of sell hem s Chest As the Huff kers jumped on him with two feel Elhem never cried out during the healings. He was the bravest voting Many have Ever  in tape played Stethem s parents stored at Hamadi who sat directly across the courtroom from them. Hama i inked at the press gallery. Afler Beirut refused to refuel the plane _ second time and despite the slake s Picas Hamadi dragged sell hem to the open door behind the cockpit and shot him Testrake said. A after shooting  Testrake up to said they then Sci another five minute one Tima Tum and brought up another Navy a Black Man who i later teamed Suggs. At this Point my purse Ulrike Ecrickson stepped in be tween he Hijacker and Suggs and said this Mower us madness must   that Beirut refuelled the plane Arkle was forced to Fly to Algiers for a so Cpd Lime the following morning. He Pete 17 Days in the hands of the hijackers red was released with inc other hostages. \ on tuesday flight cd sneer Benjamin Zimmeman is schedule of testify. Hamadi originally was feted for extradition to the United Stan to stand trial for the hijacking and Milder but the German government decide to try Hamadi in West Germany after to Ger Man businessmen were kidnapped in Lebanon by Hamadi s brother. One of the two men has since been released. Letter from Page 1 in the 198s hijacking of a Twa jetliner during which . Navy diver Robert Lethem was killed. Hamadi has acknowledged that he took part in the hijacking bin said an accomplice killed Stethem. Mohammed Ali s brother Abdul Hadi Hamadi is believed to be head of the holy warriors for Freedom which claimed responsibility for the Jan. It 1987, kidnapping of Cordes. The 5s year old German is Beirut manager for Oechsl a one of West Germany s largest chemical companies. Abdul Hadi is Beirut chief of the Secu Rity apparatus of the iranian backed Hezbollah or party of god which is believed to be an umbrella group for shiite factions holding foreign hostage in Leb  All was arrested at Frank Furt Airport in j987 after explosive were found m his Luggage. Abbas was con Vic led by a West German court in april of complicity in the kidnapping of Cordes and West German Engineer Al Fred Schmidt in a bid to free Moham  was sentenced to 13 Yean in prison. Schmidt was released but sep tember in what the holy Zamora for Freedom called a Goodwill gesture. Besides Cordes 17 foreigners Are believed to be in Captivity in Lebanon the hostage held the longest ii associated Prea correspondent Terry Anderson who was abducted March 16,1985