European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday october 27, 1988 hostage birthday greetings published . Lebanon a lebanese newspapers wednesday published a birthday message to american hostage Terry Anderson from a committee of journalists working Tor his release. Anderson chief Middle knit correspondent for the associated press is the ingest held of the 14 foreign uni Iagas now in Lebanon. He Wai kidnapped m Rich 16.1985. The journalist held by a pro iranian Shim moslem faction calling itself islamic jihad or holy War Lurns 41 thursday. Your colleagues in the United Stales and throughout the world Salute you i ulily on your said she let or published by seven of Lebanon s 11 arabic language daily newspapers. Although the ice scr was sent to inc newspapers in English they Only published a translation of it in arabic. As far As is currently known Anderson does not speak or read arabic. The newspapers also published a photograph of american country music Star Hank Williams or. Receiving a Bracelet from Anderson s sister 1 egg say. The Bracelet carries Anderson s name and the Dale of his abduction Williams signed a birthday card for Anderson As did other slurs shortly before the coun try music association awards show began in Nashville tcnn., oct. 10. The papers that published the letter included Al Haqiqat the mainstream Shi Ilc amal militia s main daily Publica Tion. Amal is locked in a Power struggle with the pro iranian fundamentalists who include Anderson s kidnappers. Amal Leader Nabih Barri who also is Justice minister in the predominantly moslem Cabinet of Lebanon s dual gov eminent has denounced the kidnapping of foreigners As an unforgivable the letter to Anderson Laid those of us on the journalists committee to free Terry Anderson As Well As thousands of others throughout our profession pay tribute to you for honouring throughout your career the highest standards of journalism. We respect your commitment to truth and fairness in your coverage of Lebanon your partisanship towards none your respect towards All the let Ter added yet we also Honor you today As a Man of dignity and courage in inc dark places of privation. All free men and women who live by the pen share this morning in your Captivity it said. As you Mark your4lsl birthday your fourth in incarceration we join our hearts with yours in yearning for your Freedom. We Greet you we Salute you and we encourage you inc letter said. In addition to Anderson the 13 far sign cars missing in Lebanon Are eight americans thru britons an italian and an irishman. Deposed Leader returns former president Isabel Pitta Conli r arrives fora Surprise lilt la Argentina where she was nver to Iron by a military coup in 1976. Perrt s arrival tuesday from Madrid Spain. He she has lived since 1981, came at the Start of what promises to be a bitter pol Ideal race. Some officials Are worried thl she will become involved in Iii Campaign that will end with elections next May. Radical South korean stud ends firebomb . Cultural Center Seoul South Korea a chanting anti gov or Gnu it and anti us. Slogans Radical students wednesday threw firebombs and rocks at three government buildings and a . Cust Gral Center police and news reports said. About 100 students directed their attack on the . Information service building in the Southern City of Taegu police and the . Embassy said. It was the third attack on . Offices in two weeks. The embassy said in a statement that the assailants threw stones and firebombs which did not explode and dispersed police guarding the Center. The students led when police reinforcements arrived and fired tear Gas it said there were no injuries but windows at the Center were broken and a Usis car and two other cars in the parking lot were damaged the embassy said. Yon Hap the South korean news Agency said assail ants also firebombed a police building near the Center shattering 10 Agency said bands of students carrying fire bombs and clubs also attacked a government party building and a government prosecutors office in downtown Taegu smashing windows and destroying iwo said 13 students were arrested. One student was hospitalized after he Cut his wrist with a knife and jumped off a fourth floor office to a safety net on the ground when police charged into the prosecutors building which had been seized by 10 students police said Yon Hap said students were demanding the arrest of former president Chun Doo Hwan who is under parliamentary investigation for alleged corruption. Also wednesday iwo ears were burned in Southern Seoul when 250 students hurled firebombs in a Brief Street protest demanding Chun s arrest. The radicals also demand the withdrawal of about j2,000 . Troops stationed in South Korea under a Mutual defense pact contending that the presence of . Troops hampers unification of the korean Penin Sula which has been divided since 1945. Police have tightened Security around the . Embassy cultural centers and other american govern ment facilities because of the current anti-. Campaign which has been on inc Rise since the olympic games ended oct. 2.on oct. 14, students injured 13 policemen and razed a police bus in a firebomb attack on a . Cultural Center in the Southern City of 20 students hurled firebombs at a United service organizations building near downtown Seoul on Friday a week after a us. Soldier and three koreans were injured in a group fight involving dozens of american soldiers and koreans near . Military Headquarters in Southern scout. World today Spain agrees to help Iran rebuild War torn Industry Nicosia. Cyprus a Spain has agreed to help Iran rebuild industries destroyed in Iran s a year old War with Iraq the official islamic Republic news Agency said. Spain s Industry and Energy minister. Claudi aran Adi. And iranian Energy Pimsler Bijan Namdar Ang Anch met in Tehran monday and agreed to a joint project to reconstruct two Power plants according to the Agency. The two countries also will construct a cd mini factory in the Southern Hormuz an province according to the Agency monitored in Nicosia. Franz Iii said he hoped Spain also would provide Iran the technology for manufacturing pharmaceutical products the Agency said. Spain did not participate in various sanctions imposed on Iran after the Rise of the islamic revolution in 1979. German official resigns in Wake of fund allegations Hannover West Germany a Wilfried Hasselmann Interior minister of inc Niedersachsen state and a leading local conservative politician re signed tuesday in the Wake of allegations he accepted illegal party contributions. Hasselmann who is also Niedersachsen head of Chancellor Helmut Kohl s conservative party the Christian dam Coralic Union cd stepped Down following allegations published by the newsmagazine Der Spiegel this week. Spiegel alleged Hal Hasselmann accepted bits and Money from a local Casino chief in the tale 197lh and that he had. Lied to a local parliamentary commission investigating the affair. After Spiegel s report Hasselmann 64, acknowledged receiving a Golden Casino Chip As a birthday present. Bui he denied knowing anything about a 40,000 Mark s22.860 donation to the cd by the Casino. The donation Wai confirmed by the former Casino chief and a former cd politician also named by Spiegel. Dutch May waive checks of frequent fliers passports Amsterdam Netherlands a Dulch author tics Are considering a plan to reduce the number of passport checks for frequent travellers passing through Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport an immigration police spokesman said wednesday. Under inc plan travellers passing through lie nation s biggest Airport More than six limes a year would Only have their passport checked once a year Accord ing to spokesman maj. Ronald Verboom. At first Only Dulch citizens would be eligible for the plan which is Mill in inc Bram storming stage. Ver Boom said. However he speculated Hal inc plan might be expanded to include residents of All 12 european eco nomic Community nations when the Trade bloc aban dons internal Border checks in 1992. Under the new plan frequent travellers would be issued a special pass allowing them to go through a separate Gale at the Airport s immigration desks
