European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Pentagon May change stars & stripes setup Page 2 d relocation problems studied by army Page 3 d whistle Blower Protection gets pocket veto Page 5 d Lasorda named no manager of year Page 21 authorized Uno Ion Rob the ii.8 Ahmed forces Good morning vol. 47. No.193 Friday october 28, 1988 a  su., d 8693 a germans seize 13 palestinians Dusseldorf West Germany a authorities have arrested 13 Palestin ians in West Germany who arc suspected or preparing a terrorist attack a prosecutor said thursday another source said the arrests Fol Lowed Law enforcement reports that a palestinian terrorist attack was slated for a local Ion. As yet undetermined in West Germany. Jochyn Ruhland chief prosecutor in Disseldorf said the 13 palestinians were arrested in raids throughout the country wednesday and thursday. Ruhland said police searched apart ments and offices in West Berlin Ham Burg Frankfurt and Neuss just outside Dusseldorf and seized explosives and detonators. Documents were also found he told reporters bul did not say what they were. Hess in state radio in Frankfurt said the palestinians arc believed to belong to the popular front for the liberation of Palestine pulp. West German authorities previously had said they were concerned about pos sible terrorist attacks linked to the Frankfurt trial of confessed Twa Hijacker Mohammed All Hamadi a lebanese shiite moslem being tried for murder in the death of a . Sailor on the hijacked plane. However Ruhland told the associated press thai we have no clues of any possible connection Between the arrested palestinians and Hamadi. Ruhland emphasized that authorities still were trying to determine the precise target of the planned terrorist strike. Arno Falk spokesman for Federal police Headquarters in Wiesbaden con firmed the arrests bul declined to give any details. However a source at the police head quarters speaking to the a on the condition of anonymity said authorities were looking for More suspects. He said authorities were declining to give further information because police and pros Ccu Tore were still conducting raids. A Frankfurt judicial official also speaking on the condition of strict anonymity said authorities had recently circulated warnings about plans for an imminent strike by palestinian terrorists in West Germany. Ruhland declined to give further de tails citing interests of the ongoing investigation. Hess in state radio said the palestini ans were seized in 16 apartments and businesses throughout West Germany. It said a 30-year-old Man whom it did not identify was suspected of being the ringleader and also was arrested. 8lade cracks reported cause of f-16 crash b William j. Ba8tman Washington Bureau Washington cracks in Jet engine Rotor Blades led to the total engine failure of a Safe f 16 tighter plane that crashed in april in her Mckeil West Germany according to a recently released report on the Accident. The plane powered by a general electric of Iio engine caught fire and crashed after a Rotor Blade broke off and began a Cascade of internal damage that destroyed the downstream Section of the engine com  the report said. The Pilot of the Ramstein a see cracks on Back Page Navy Jet has nose for trouble Oxford England is no one res away with scoffing at the puking Laws enforced by thames Valley police sgt. Leigh Owen even if the offending vehicle happens la be a is. Navy a a jul aircraft. Owen slapped a �20 Parkin ticket on the s-3 Viking list month when he encountered the nose of the submarine Hunter sticking through the Tenet at Raf Abingdon England about 10 Miles South of Oxford. The Plant assigned to the aircraft Carrier Theodore Kou Stelt missed an arresting wire on Landing and went through a hedge before poking Eta nost through the Fence and onto Barrow Road a base spokeswoman said. It nosed onto he Road where there was a no waiting area thames Volley police superintendent Alan Davis said wednesday noting that Owen was completely within rights to Issue the ticket the plane which Hod been scheduled to appear at an air show at the base suffered Only minor damage and was Able to Fly Back to the Roosevelt without problems the base spokeswoman said. Davis said Owen issued he ticket in Good fun and police do not expect it to be paid. This Lime. A native whaler bids a fond Farewell to nne of the two hopped whales a Short time before ii was freed near Harrow Alaska. Wholes in nature s hands now1 As rescuers free them from icy trap Barrow Alaska a two whales that held the world s attention for weeks swam away from their icy trap Bui remained thursday in a Slushy Channel cleared by soviet icebreakers the coast guard said. Pcs cues Stilt hoped the Leviathan would follow the ships out into open sea. You break a path and ii s like a Sno Cone behind you ii freezes overnight Laid Ray Massey a coast guard spokesman in Alameda Calif. They re probably going from Hole to Hole in Small pools behind the  Massey s coast guard Post was receiving messages from a . Guardsman assigned As a Liaison aboard one of the two soviet icebreakers. The ships continued to Clear the Way for the whales the Day after the break through that got the whales out of their solid ice trap. It s in nature s hands  Gary Hufford a National weather service ice analyst had said earlier. The California Gray whales swam wednesday on what was hoped would be a Long journey to their win Ter Home off Baja Calif. But officials said they were still some Way from the open sea. The Fate of the whales May never Btu known scientists involved in the Rescue that Cost More than $800,000 did t attach radio transmitters to the whales in part because of concern that the devices would Only add to the animals stress said Federal Marine mammal biologist Jim Harvey. A whale that was trapped with the pair nearly three weeks ago apparently died last week. In a final frenzy wednesday. Eskimos using Chain saws Cut 50 new breathing holes into the ice nearly As Many As they had Cut in two weeks. The whales which grew accustomed to the cutting repeatedly surfaced in the new Hoies before the last Block of ice was removed. The Rescue finally came Down to a few dozen Eski mos working from Dawn until dark cutting holes to keep the whales alive and the soviet icebreakers whose help was solicited last weekend. The endangered California Gray whales have one of the longest migration routes of All mammals 6.000 to 8,000 Miles from the Arctic to the warm water off California