European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday september 22,19b8 to never be the some Twa Purser says by de Reavis staff writer Frankfurt West Germany Ulrick do Rickson Purser on the Twa jetliner hijacked in i9ss, clinked Wilh tears wednesday when asked to she had been affected by the ordeal during which a . Navy diver was murdered and other passengers were severely beaten Ecrickson. Testifying in inc air piracy and Mur Der trial of Mohammed Ali Hamadi Lold inc court she suffered no property loss during the hijacking. Then she broke out in tears. I be contracted asthma and i m undergoing psychotherapy. I la never be inc same. 1 assume everyone that was on thai plane has some  Derickson 44, was hailed by other passengers for her calming presence during the hijacking. The i Jackins who spoke Little English used Derickson s German to pass orders to the Crew and passengers. In the course of the hijacking. Navy diver Robert Dean Secl him was murdered to Force Airport a Tho relics at Beirut Lebanon to refuel the Jet. Wednesday was the 20lh session of the rial. Hamadi had testified earlier that he was an accomplice to inc hijacking taking orders from the other Hijacker who has been identified As Ezza Dinc. The name previously was reported As Izza Al Dine. Ecrickson is credited Wilh saving lives Al person Al risk during inc first i i Days of the hijacking. Witnesses labelled the period the Riskiest part of the ordeal which lasted 17 Days. A fore the last prisoners were released the plane flew Back and Forth Between Beirut and Algiers Al Geria twice Derickson s deportment during inc hijacking was the basis for a . Television docudrama and she became the irs woman to receive the Silver Cross Twa Purser Ulrick Derickson for valor from the . Government. On wednesday four hours of questioning by the prosecution and Cross examination by the defense did not alter the testimony Ecrickson gave tuesday. She did add that Short Black haired Hamadi told her to describe him As Over 6 feet tall and Blond when she was released and questioned by police authorities. Judge Heiner  and defense lawyers tried to establish which of the. Hijackers gave the orders but Ecrickson said she Felt the two were equally in charge. However she testified that it was Hamadi who ordered her to collect passenger passports. She said he began sifting through them for jewish  he could t find any so he began looking for  Wilh German sounding names.1 he picked out those people and they left the plane in  they were held hostage there until the end of the 17-Day ordeal. Hamadi looked at the passports shortly after the Jet had been commandeered in route from Athens Greece to Rome and diverted id Beirut cricks unsaid. Asked by the defense to specify the time Frame when she heard the shots Ecrickson said when you arc under constant threat of death you lose track of time. I can Only repeal what i said  on tuesday Ecrickson testified that while in route to Beirut from Algiers for the second time passengers and Crew were forced to keep their Heads Between their Knees and their hands locked behind their Heads she said she heard one of Fth hijackers come Down inc aisle singing in arabic. He slopped before reaching my Aisic grabbed somebody and still singing led that passenger Back up to inc first class. It was shortly thereafter that heard the shots. I later assumed that s when they killed the Young Man Bob  on monday the court is scheduled to hear Testi Mony from . Navy diver Clinton Suggs Sugg was quoted in earlier press reports As saying Derick son saved him from being shot by the hijackers after they killed Secl him. Product to Etall Washington a several Small dolls and rallies marketed m Traci goods Are being retailed by their manufacturer because they could to a choking Hazard for Chil Dren the consumer product safely commission has announced. The toys Are being recalled by Fibre Craft materials corp. Of Niles 111., which said the products could be re Lumen to the place of Purchase for a refund. None of the items listed in the recall have been sold in army or air Force exchanges in Europe cafes Europe spokesman maj. Charles Hayes told the stars and stripes recalled rallies include Daby rattle 4684 i Maslic spoon decoration 4685 plastic Dall decoration 4686 and Clothespin cake decoration 4687. The dolls arc being re called because their arms May be pulled Oft and possibly swallowed by a child. They include cupid dolls numbers 3004, 3035, 3036, 3057, 3058 and 3220 jilt 30fi2 Beth 3086 baby 3087 and Strawberry girl 3101. Price of Corcoran jump Boot to increase to $64 next month Munich West Germany is soldiers who need new jump boots should buy them now to avoid a nearly 20 percent Price increase scheduled next month. The Price for the popular Corcoran jump boots sold through cafes military clothing sales stores will in crease to j64 effective on oct. 8, cafes Europe spokes Man maj. Charles Hayes said. The boots now sell for $54. A second style of jump Boot introduced earlier this year Wilt increase to $75 from its current Price of $64. Corcoran officials blame the increase in Price on a worldwide shortage of leather and the resultant Rise in material costs Hayes said. Higher labor costs for the manufacturer located in Stoughton mass., also contributed to the increase in prices Hayes said. The Corcoran jump boots arc inc lop Sellers among it h be of military boats carried at inc stores Hayes said _ 3 treated for injuries after howitzer Accident Schwa Bisch Hall. West Germany three soldiers were injured tuesday when they were thrown from heir i 10 self propelled howitzer As it rolled Down an embankment Ger Man and . Officials said wednesday. Sgt. Juvier Gonzales the vehicle s gunner suffered a broken leg and crushed vertebrae after being trapped under the howitzer. Gonzales was rescued by area firefighters German police  was in stable condition at Erlanger s univer sity Hospital wednesday. Also injured were vehicle commander staffs i Aaron Adams and spec. Phillip Smith. Adams was being treated for a fractured right leg Al the Wurzburg army Hospital. Smith was being treated for bruises at the a Lernberg army Hospi Tal. I was unclear who was driving the vehicle at the Lime of inc mishap. All of the soldiers who were taking part in nato a Misc certain Challenge were from the 42nd Field arty brigade s Bury a 4lh ,7 in Field arty. The Driver apparently lost control of the howitzer while driving Down an incline As part of Convoy v corps officials said. The Accident is under investigation by army authorities. Tiv burning 3rd army div tank forces evacuation of six German families Gollhofer West Germany six German fam Ilies were evacuated from their Homes tuesday As a safety precaution after a . Army Lank involved in nato exercise certain Challenge caught fire an burned through the night. The Lank assigned to the 3rd army div s 3rd so 2lh Cav caught fire about 6 45 . On the outskirts of Goll Hofen about 15 Miles Southeast of Wurzburg before evacuating he Crew activated the vehicle s fire control system but the Lank continued to Burn until wednesday afternoon exercise officials said. The tank was carrying about 350 Gallons of fuel Althe Lime of the Blaze inc officials said. No one was injured in the mishap and inc evacuated resident were Back in their Homes wednesday. A v corps official said the tank an mgoa3 Model had been scheduled to be replaced by a new generation Abrams i immediately after the exercise. Names of 2 injured gis released Schwa Bisch Hall. West Germany v corps officials wednesday released the names of two soldiers injured in a traffic Accident monday while participating in nato exercise certain Challenge. Pfc. David Harmony suffered a broken leg when truck driven by a German Man crossed the Center line and hit the oncoming Quarter ton military vehicle the officials said. 1 pc. Robert Sames suffered Cuis and bruises in the Accident. Bath soldiers arc assigned to Btry a 159th air de sense arty a part of the 8th inf div they were taken to the . Army Hospital in Wurzburg where they were listed in fair condition. Death brings Ramstein air show toll to 67 Kaiserslautern West Germany is a 27-year-old West Gentian Man has died of injuries suffered in the Ramstein a air show disaster increasing the trag Edy s death toll to 67, a spokeswoman for the Rheinland Pfalz Interior m i Nishry said wednesday. The victim was from the German slate of Baden  the Home of 25 others killed in the trag Edy the spokeswoman said. More residents of Baden a Ulemberg died following the aug. 28 catastrophe than from any other Region according to figures re leased by Rhomb and Pfalz officials. The tragedy occurred when three italian air Force planes collided luring an acrobatic demonstration. One plane crashed into a crowd of spectators