European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. September 29,19b8 news updates India floods recede ludh1ana, India a Rood Waters receded from inundated parts of Northern India on wednesday but hundreds of peo ple remained marooned in villages and towns in the slate of Punjab officials said. At least 1,500 villages in the state were under water said . An official at the flood control Center in Chandigarh the joint capital of Punjab and i larva a slates. At least 70,000 people have Hcan evacuated from the Vil Lages by bouts and helicopters he added. The government said 176 drowned luring the we Klong floods caused by rain swollen Riv ers bursting their Banks. But the Hindustan times newspaper said wednesday that the toll had mounted to 320. Bulgarian crashes Sofia Bulgaria a Meg Tigon dec breaking of discipline rules and failure to observe code regulations were blamed for two major accidents in which a total of39 people died the stale run Media reported wednesday. A meeting of the Council of ministers convened or. Tuesday to discuss the plane crash at Sofia Airport on aug. 2 and the train collision near the capital on sept,14. Ten were killed in the train Accident and 29 died in the plan crash. Ministers blamed both Acci dents on Lack of discipline an human error. Four lop transportation ministry officials were sacked last week and Legal proceedings we relaunched against some of those held directly responsible for the accidents the Media said. Arrest confirmed derm. Switzerland a a Swiss official on wednesday con firmed italian Media reports that a suspected red brigades terrorist was arrested in Switzerland Las week and said that contrary to the reports the suspect remained in Swiss custody. The spokesman for the Federal prosecutor s office Josef her Mann said italian authorities had not requested the extradition of 211-year-old Antonio de Luca who was arrested sept. 22 in Basel while on a train from Paris. Herrmann s statement contradicted italian Media report wednesday saying that do Luca had been turned Over to italian authorities alter his arrest. Herrmann said de Luca was carrying a pistol and ammunition when he was arrested. He said an investigation involving the Federal prosecutor s office Basel police and italian authorities was underway. Witness assumed Hamadi led hijacking of Twa flight 847 b de re a vis Statt writer Frankfurt West Germany night attendant from Twa right 847 testified wednesday that she believe Mohammed Ali Hamadi was in charge of the 1985 hijacking in which a . Navy diver was beaten and then killed. Elizabeth Howes 46, also said she heard a muffled pop sound when Petty officer 2nd class Robert Dean  murdered but did not see who pulled the trigger. Howes said she assumed Hamadi waste Leader because he seemed the Calm or of the two. He was More in control  Hamadi has testified that he was Only an accomplice in the hijacking and was following the orders of the other Man since identified by the Fri As Hassa Ezzedine. Hamadi and Ezzedine diverted Theta Athens to rom night to Beirut on june 14, 1985. In the ensuing 17 Days the plane flew Back and Forth from Bei rut to Algiers twice. During the ordeal so them was murdered and several Pas sengers were beaten and robbed. Other were moved to a private prison in Beirut by the Radical Anial  was arrested in january 1987 at Frankfurt Airport while attempting to smuggle liquid explosives into Germany. Howes Laid wednesday she realized hijacking was taking place when she saw two men running to the front of the plan shortly after Takeoff from Athens. She said one of the men wielded something shiny while the other carried what looked like a can of Mace in his hand. I saw them confront the Purser Bandsaw her shake her head laying no Hamadi kicked her in the Chest and die new against the Galley  Howe testified that while the plane was in route to Algiers she Lbw Stethem stagger Down the aisle his inn in makeshift Sling and Hist shirt Lorn and  Stethem s murder Howe nud the hijackers announced that the Passen Gers would hear a loud noise and that they were not to stir from their seals. Twas then thai Howes heard the pop Stethem apparently was shot to Force Airport authorities to refuel the plane. Howes and the other four flight attendants were exchanged for the third Hijacker Ali Twat who had been imprisoned in Athens after the plane returned to Algiers for a second time. Soviets inspecting Pershing missile site by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Heilbronn West Germany nine soviet inspectors hailing an atmosphere of cooperation and Mutual understanding arrived at Camp red log for the first soviet inspection of a . Mis Sile site since the withdrawal of medium Range missiles began earlier this , the army s 56th Field arty come which controls the 99 per Shing us still in service announced it would de activate a 176-Soldier Missil Battery on Friday the experience of the base line inspections has shown that both parties arc determined to finish the Job we have slatted end they arc doing everything possible to facilitate the verification pro Cess soviet team chief Vladimir Aki Minkov said Reading in russian from a prepared  of this makes us optimistic for the Success of the treaty itself which will bring us one step closer to saving Man kind from the threat of a nuclear  command spokesman maj. Jerry Hart said he did not know Why Only nine soviets arrived at the missile site North of Heilbronn instead of the 10who were expected. He said he expected the team to re main in the area for the 24 hours allowed by the  army originally stationed 36 per Shing ii missiles at Camp Rcd leg. It re moved nine of the missiles and their erector launchers on sept. 1 and flew the parts to the United states on sept. 12 for destruction. Han said the unit that worked the missiles Btry b. 4th in 9th held arty will de activate in a 10 . Ceremony a artillery Cavern in  2 Miles North of Sci Bronn. Some Battery soldiers whose hours of duty were scheduled to end will return to the United Stales Hart said. The com Mand will absorb the rest in other jobs until their hours  order to minimize traffic and Secu Rity problems Hart said the command docs not plan to give Advance Public no Tice of further missile withdrawals. The treaty requires All intermediate Range missiles to be withdrawn and destroyed by mid-1990. Czechoslovakia expels 2 British attaches Prague Czechoslovakia a Czechoslovakia on wednesday expelled two Brill so military attaches on charges of spying in a move Britain described As retaliation for London s expulsion of three czechoslovak diplomats last week. The official news Agency ctr Sai Britain s most senior Diplomat currently in Prague charge d affaires John Mac Gregor was summoned to the Czecho slovak foreign ministry and told thawing cmdr. John Maynard and warrant officer Graham Addy had 14 Days to leave the  men were guilty of activity in compatible with their diplomatic stat us ctr said using a phrase that in diplomatic parlance Means  sept. 22, Britain accused three diplomats at Prague s embassy in London of spying and gave them 14 Days to leave. They were named As Czechoslovakia assistant military attache maj. Bedrich Kramar air attache maj. Vlastimil Neto Licky and Pavet Moudry a member of the commercial Section. In London a foreign office spokes Man denied that the britons ordered out of Czechoslovakia were spies. He said the move was definitely a retaliation Tor Britain s expulsion orders last week we have said we want to develop relations with Czechoslovakia but the action of the three diplomats in London did t help and this does not help either the spokesman said. He said Maynard 54, has been potted in Prague since May 1986 and Addy 36, since june 1986. Weakening Hirohito Given 8th transfusion Tokyo a emperor Hirohito received another blood transfusion Early wednesday and More intravenous doses of nutrients but experts said his strength was waning dangerously after nine Day without solid food. Wednesday s 0.43-pint transfusion waste eighth Hirohito has received in six straight Days and brought the total since his condition worsened on sept. 19 to �.8 pints Over two thirds the usual amount of blood inthe emperor body  Kyodo news service reported that a vehicle carrying blood was seen entering the Palace wednesday evening but the Imperial household Agency said there was no immediate plan to give the emperor another  officials confirmed earlier in the Day thai the emperor had discharged Small amount of blood a sign his inter Nal bleeding had not  said his condition was stable and that by evening he was resting but after nearly two Days of stable readings his temperature had risen to 100 fahrenheit in Midas Lemoon. By evening it had ease to 98.9. That Reading was still his Bow Ever As the emperor s Normal tempera Ture a about 9s.9, chief Palace physician Akin Taka isaid the Large amount of indu Tomt apparently had nol harmed i Dobilot hear Tor kidney functions so Docton a booed la continue giving blood to compensate for that lost in his internal weeding. Hirohito 87, has had no solid food inline Days and has been unable to Wal Low water. Singer Palmer cancels most w. German tornadoes flying again Germany performances Robert Palmer has cancelled All performances in West Germany tour promoters said wednesday. The Singer will appear Only in the Fol lowing locations Manchester England sept. 30 Brussels. Belgium oct. 2 the Hague Netherlands oct. 3 and arc Ningon Netherlands oct. 4. Tickets will be reimbursed at Points of Purchase. Bonn. Wisl Germany is most of the West German air Force s Fleet of Tornado fighter jets were in the air again wednesday after being grounded be cause of incorrectly installed screws in the planes ejection seats an air Force spokesman said. The inspections Are almost concluded and the majority of the aircraft Are flying again it. Col Peter Trier Mann said in Telephone interview. He said the entire Fleet of 320 jets was grounded Friday after a Bolt broke Dur ing routine maintenance. For Security reasons All the plane were grounded until we found the cause Tritter maim said. Tril Tormann denied charges raised instep a West German news Magazine that hundreds of the fighters were grounded because of faulty bolts manufactured in the United states. The Magazine also said that the defective bolts May have been Retro Tible Tor some recent crashes of the Tornado. There is no connection Between the discovery of defective bolls in the us. With the bolts we Are checking which were All made in Europe As Stern claims Rittermann said