European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes sunday october 2,19b8 greek american Apollo Sakell of Lercy ., gels help from a Toltin Leer in filling out his Absentee ballot Dukakis vote solid in Athens Athens Greece a thousands of greek americans who have returned to their Parida or Homeland arc signing up for Absentee ballots aided by an organization backing Democrat Michael Duka Kis for president. It s touching to see elderly people coming in to fill out inc form. The oldest we had was a 101-year-old Man who said he d never voted in a presidential election before said Catherine Ca Malios one 20 volunteers for the friends of Michici Dukakis organization. Since the pro Dukakis organisation started in a gust More than 20.000 americans of greek descent have filled out ballot applications at 14 offices scattered around Mainland Greece and the islands its members said. An estimated 75,000 american citizens live in Greece. They re not looking to help elect a greek president who la solve the problems of the Parida but they do have the idea of he american Drcar coming True the son of immigrants becoming president Nikos re a coulis the group s chairman said. The Massachusetts governor whose parents both were born in Greece has stressed his immigrant Back ground throughout his presidential Campaign earning approval even from greek americans who Aren t democrats. Win or lose Dukakis has Given the greek image a boost he s shown greeks can be hard working and efficient which has feb can part of their image outside the United slates said Dimitris Katsoudas who Heads a conservative think tank in Athens. "1 registered As a Republican Back in the sixties. But now i want to Vole for Dukakis both for his policies and because i m proud of him said Apollo Sakell a 53-year-old former civil servant from Leroy  About a third of Greece s american residents arc retirees according to the Dukakis organization. Other Greece based voters arc mostly students and business men and their families who Divide their time Between Greece and the United Stales. The organization provides would be voters with bal lot forms and volunteers help to make sure they arc correctly filled out. The forms also Are available at the american embassy but Carnatios said people can be a bit shy about requesting assistance from officials so they often prefer to ass us about the  besides Absentee ballots Dukakis fans in Greece can get Mike Dukakis president bumper stickers which can be seen around residential districts of the capital where Many greek americans live. Dukakis t shirts and crockery arc also available but they Haven t been Selling Well according to store clerks in Down town Athens. W. Germany Renews libyan ties Bonn West Germany a West Germany appointed an ambassador to Libya for the first time since the 1986 bombing of a Berlin disco that . Officials blamed on the North african nation a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday. We Sec in Libya positive changes politically and economically and in terms of foreign policy said the spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity. He cited As one example libyan Leader col. Foam mar Qadhafi s decision to release prisoners taken Dur ing the fighting with neighbouring Chad As Well Asun specified internal  the april 5, 19b6. Attack on West Berlin s popular la Belli disco killed two . Military personnel and a turkish woman and injured about 230 other people. Citing what it said was proof of libyan involvement in the la Belle attack the United slates bombed inc libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi 10 Days later in retaliation. That May. Inc last West German ambassador left Tripoli at the end of his three year Lour and was not replaced because of the controversy Over the la Belle bombing the spokesman said. But since then. West Berlin authorities have said they have no Concrete indications that Libya was involved. Some West Berlin officials have said they suspect Syria May have been behind the disco attack. The foreign ministry spokesman said Jurgin Helln or who Speaks fluent arabic will be sent to Libya next month As the new ambassador. The lop .  official said in Washington last week that Libya is supporting a renewed terrorist Campaign led by Palestine born Abu Nidal. Ambassador at Large l. Paul Bremer also told re porters that Libya is using surrogates such As the Japa Nese red army in the Tenor Campaign. The United states has no diplomatic lies with Libya. World today Man gets sex change first in cuban history Mexico City a a cuban is working normally and has stabilized emotionally after undergoing the communist ruled nation s first sex change operation the cuban news Agency Prensa Latina has reported. For the firs time an individual considered to be a Man has changed his sex and become a  Prensa Latina said in a dispatch monitored in Mexico cily Friday. It said the afternoon daily newspaper rebel youth disclosed the operation on Friday but did not identify the person or say when the surgery loot place. The operation was performed by a team of surgeons led by Julio Cesar Morales Conception at a Hospital in the capital Havana. 2 near collisions occur during Athens Airport strike Athens Greece a two near Colli Sions occurred Friday Between jetliners taxiing Down the runway at Athens International air port after civil aviation workers started a 48 hour strike. Both Ineido cols involved West Ger Man planes. The first near collision involved a greek Mili tary Jet and an aircraft belonging to Ltd a West German charter firm that had just landed in Athens from Dusseldorf said a striking civil aviation official the West German charter seems to have been misguided Back onto the runway where a greek military plane was about to Lake off. They came so close that the smaller military Jet had to do a 1 so Degruc turn to avoid a collision the official said speaking on condition of Anonym  said the second incident occurred As a do 9 jetliner belonging to Aero Lloyd another West German charter firm was readying for Takeoff to Munich. According to the official the Jet was directed onto the runway while a Cyprus airways jetliner that had j us landed was still tailing along it military Roundup air controllers honoured Wiesbaden. West Germany is two soldiers and an air traffic control facility in Europe have received department of the army level awards for 1988. Chief warrant officer 2 James Faux of wies Baden s platoon 1, co a 3rd air traffic control in. 58lh aviation regt was selected a inc army s Best air traffic control manager. Faux who has been a manager for about eight of he 21 years in air traffic control has been assigned to Wiesbaden for two years. The 1988 air traffic control maintenance technician award went to sgt. Steven m. Hare. Haag has been assigned to the Fulda air traffic control Del co a. 3rd air traffic control in Isth aviation regt for More than two years. Fulda s lower and approach control was picked As the army s top air traffic control facility. To Clergyman will speak Frankfurt West Germany a television Clergyman who has written a popular Cath Olic study guide will be the keynote speaker at the military Council of Catholic women s an Nual conference. The Rev. Laurence , Brett will speak on the theme walk in the Light at the conference scheduled for oct. 2j-2s in willing in West Germany Brett has written several study guides including share the word a monthly Booklet that gives reflections on the Church s readings at mass. The conference in its 33rd year draws be tween 400 and 500 american catholics. The Cost is 375 Marks about $200 for id card hold ers and includes five overnights and full Board. For More information Contact local Catholic chaplains or conference director Meg Duarte at German civilian 06385-1631