European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Official allowed to meet detainees in Laos Bangkok. Thailand a a . Official met for the a less time monday with tvo americans to were detained after entering Lios to publicize a $2.4 million Reward for i ing . Service members a . Embassy official in Lan said. The looted All right and they did no allege any mistreatment inc . Official said. Hut we still have no idea of Hie charges against them or How the Case will be disposed  Donna Long of Jacksonville . And James Coppol Hamp Scad ., took a rented fishing Boa i across the me Kang River in Mutery Between Thailand and Laos and were arrested oct. 3 Ai a Village in the Southern province of Cha pasak. They were moved last wednesday to the laotian capital of Vientiane. The two were planning to pass out Dol Lar Bills and other currency offering the Reward to anyone who frees a . Pris Oner from communist ruled Laos. Cam Bodia and Vietnam and turns him Over to the International committee of the red Cross. These countries deny holding any americans from inc Vietnam War which ended in 1975. A . Embassy consular officer was granted Access of he two americans monday after repealed requests said the embassy official reached by Telephone in Vientiane. The official speaking on condition of Annn Emily said Long and Copp were Bina held at she Paw port office build ing where other foreigners have been held in recent years generally for illegal entry. The two an1 members of the National steering committee for american War veterans a private lobbying group. Tic 52.j million Reward for Las was offered by 21 . Congressmen and Pri vate Cili cons. On oct. 7, four other members of he committee sailed into the same area of inc Mekong and dropped stamped cur Rency notes into the water before inc thai Navy told them to return to the thai Shore. That group was led by committee chairman Tei Samply. A former Green Beret from Kirstin . Lie said last week the committee would Send another group of Yin  War veterans to the laotian Side of the River if Long and Copp to arc nol freed soon. We will give lao government offi Cial some More americans to put in i hair jails unlit Jim find Donna arc re leased so they can return to their families Samply said. The . Embassy official in Vien Tiane said the Tjo Tian government was irritated at inc group s activities on the Mekong and the official Media there called them silly and  they find it offensive to them and i hair sovereignty and i hair previous statements hat they Are not holding any live americans he said. However he said Laos has not irid to link the episode to Overall relation Wilh the United states. The United slates still seeks to account for 2.393 americana listed As miss ing in action in the Southeast Asia War but no solid evidence has emerged that any arc alive. World today  a. Ii a a to i a an us oct. N and fled with a loaded Pisto. Seven prisoners have been recaptured or surrendered. Saturday night four fugitives armed with the pistol and knives raided the Home of to Yang sea a 50 year old office worker in North Emem Seoul and held to s wife four daughters and a son homage. To returned Home Early sunday but he said he escaped and called police after inc Drunken guards fell asleep. More than 500 armed policemen immediately scaled off inc House and anti terror units huddled under the Walls. During their confrontation with police the prison ers fired several shots threatening the lives of hos tages. They ignored appeals from their relatives to sur Render but they released to s wife and 11-year-old shortly after noon sunday there were several min utes of screams and gunfire and police rushed into inc House. One prisoner was dragged oui Nul another bleeding was taken out on a Stretcher. Police said without elaborating thai the other two prisoners were found dead bul news reports said they killed themselves. Polite said the injured prisoner. Chi Kang Hun died about three hours after he was Laken to the Hospital. Police said Chi Cut his  with broken windows when officers broke in and opened fire. Police said All hostages were rescued unhurt. The prisoners had raided at least six Homes held families hostage for food sleeping and bathing and disappeared Wanh extorted Money and valuables. Their continued flight and sporadic appearances across Seoul had frightened Many Seoul residents Al though they did not Hurt anyone held. The escapees each sentenced to seven years or More for murder rape or robbery often told hostages they had escaped because their sentences were too harsh. Italian official upset by Book promotion plan Rome a Italy s Justice minister on monday urged the widow of a nazi War criminal nol to Cnoc to Italy to promote a Hook on How she helped her husband escape from a rom military prison in 1977. Giuiliano Vassal said in a message released by his Ofick thai such an initiative solely for publicity is the cause of legitimate concern by relatives of those killed in a massacre far which Herbert Kuppler was judged responsible. Kappler an 5s colonel in German occupied Rome was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the massacre of 335 italians in 1944. He escaped in August 1977, reportedly concealed in a Large suitcase wheeled out of prison by his wife. Kappler died of cancer a year later in Wisl Germany. His widow Annelise announced she would come to Rome on saturday to present her Book i will bring you  there have been claims that italian officials helped free Kappler. Hungarian youth group Calls for free elections Budapest. Hungary a a new inde pendent youth group of College students has called for free elections and a multiparty system in communist ruled Hungary a newspaper Laid monday according to the patriotic people s front daily Magyar nemzet. The front Szarszo held Iti first meeting on sunday attended by representatives of 13 grass roots movements. Independent groups have mushroomed in re cent months As Hungary s Media and political debate have become Mare open. The group currently rallying some 100youths, took its name from an association of hungarian writers established in 1943 in the Small town of Szarszo near Lake Balaton. 3 greek quake victims remain hospitalized Kylling Greece a three people injured in a powerful earthquake that rocked West Ern Grcich remained hospitalized in serious Coo Dizion monday police said. Another 25 people were slightly injured Sun Day when the quake measuring 6 on the open ended Richler scale Shook the ionian seabed Between Kallini and the resort Island of akan hos. The quake which hit Al 2 43 . And had an epicentre 150 Miles West of Athens destroyed More than 100 Homes and damaged hundreds of others in Kallini and surrounding villages government and local officials said. We be had 100 aftershocks in the area since the main earthquake occurred. They Veall been minor bul Ace continuing said a spokeswoman for the Athens seismological Institute