European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                November 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 the Bow of he la Brian Oil Anker Odyssey remained afloat for severs hours Ned Mac ship broke apart. 27 crewmen missing in Atlantic after Tanker Breaks up Burns London a a Canadian plane and a soviet ship searched Friday for 27 crewmen from a Tanker that broke in two in the Stormy North Atlantic but authorities said there was Little Chance they would find survivors. It does t look like there s any possibility of find ing anybody said Cape. Mori Macdonnell of the Ca Nadian search and Rescue coordination Center in Halifax nov Scotia. All 27 greek and honduran Crew members were on the Stem Section of the 65,746-ton Odyssey when it broke in two wednesday and burst into flames Brit ish based Lloyd s shipping intelligence unit said. The canadians told British coast guard officials that the tire started in the Stem Section and then ignited the Oil surrounding the vessel spreading the fire onto the Ocean surface Lloyd s said. The fire burned for hours. The Bow Section of the liberian Regist Rcd Tanker remained afloat until Early wednesday evening when it Sank Macdonnell said Polc Bros shipping Ltd of London operators of the Odyssey said the Tanker had a greek Captain 14 greek officers and 12 honduran sailors. They Haven t found any survivors but they re going to search again today said a spokeswoman. Ati the families have been notified. But there in t much Hope i m afraid v. Two Canadian military search planes returned to Halifax at Nightfall wednesday but the soviet weather ship passant the first ship on the scene remained in the area 1,000 Miles cast of Newfoundland. The passant was 26 Miles away when the distress signal was sent out and rushed to help but flaming Oil kept it from Selling closer than a mile from the stricken vessel said British and Canadian coast guard officials. -. The passant which monitors weather on the Ocean told Rescue officials it found no sign of the greek and honduran Crew and was searching the area Lloyd s shipping intelligence unit said. The Odyssey built in i97lr sent a distress signal at 3 22 . Saying in needed immediate assistance a spokesman said. The signal was picked up by Valentia radio in Southern Ireland and relayed to British coast guard officials he said the British alerted the passant one of several soviet weather ships that operate in that sector of the Atlantic. The Tanker went Down in the Atlantic sector of responsibility covered by the canadians and the Emer gency operation was being coordinated in Halifax with assistance from British coast guard officials. Lloyd s said Valencia radio reported that the Odys sey leu Cullom voc a scottish Oil terminal on nov. I and was heading for the Canadian port of come by Chance. / /-. Canadian coast guard officer James Cormier said the weather at the Tanker site was Stormy with 46 Mph. Westerly winds and is foot Waves. Israel to probe allegations of voter fraud Jerusalem api the attorney Genera will look into allegations thai orthodox rabbis used threats of god s vengeance to Sway voters and thai votes were cast in the names of dead people a spokeswoman said thursday etly Eshad of the Justice ministry said the action was requested by the Central elections committee of tar it received complaints of fraud in the indecisive nov. T elections. She said attorney general Yosyf Henrish would study the complaints to determine if police should investigate. Coalition talks reached an impasse thursday As religious and Ultra nationalist parties made conflicting de mands on prime minister Yitzhak Shamir Tor key cab inet pasts. In response to the haggling legislators and other Public figures brought pressure an the two largest Par tics Shamir s right Wing liked bloc and the Center left labor party to form a joint government and enact electoral reforms that would save he nation from being hostage to Small parties. Liked won 40 scats in the 120-scat Knesset and labor got 39. Four religious parties gained a total of 18 scats giving them the Power to choose inc next prime minister by joining one of inc major panics in a coalition labor and liked have been in a tenuous National Unity coalition since the july 1984 elections after which neither could attract enough Small allies to gain a parliamentary majority. Shed said the allegations of vote fraud included reports that identity cards were taken from funeral Homes so votes could be cast in the name of dead people. ,. The complaints were raised in an elections com i itch meeting wednesday. Members of the right Wing Ichiya party cited the example of a polling station in which dozens of votes were cast in the name of people who had died or were overseas Israel radio said. Committee members also were Given a letter in which Allan Shapiro a resident of a communal farm alleged that rabbis promised blessings and threatened curses to influence religiously observant voters the Jerusalem Post newspaper said. Shapiro s lawyer Eli Gold Schnidt Idem i tied one of inc rabbis As former chief rabbi Ovadia Yusef of the Ultra orthodox shas party which won six scats in last week s election up two from 1984. Goldschmidt also cited rabbis from abroad an apparent reference to the new York based Luba Vitchar rabbi Minachem Mendel scent arson whose involvement in the Campaign helped boost the showing of the Ultra orthodox Gudat Israel from two seats to five. Eshad said Harish would Check whether alleged promises of blessings or curses from heaven would be against any Law. Judge Eliz or Goldberg head of the elections com Mittee was quoted by the Jerusalem Post As saying material already submitted requires that occurrences before and during the election be investigated. If the complaints prove Well founded criminal proceedings should be  despite the complaints he panel authorized publication of the Electron results in an official Gazelle making them final. Chaim Ramon the senior labor party representative on the panel said an investigation might affect the results. A  " if it becomes Clear that the violations were wide spread and affected a Large number of voters we have to invalidate the polling stations where votes were forged he told Israel radio.  p Rome a nato has offered to help incs to Gale the mysterious 1980 crash of an italian jetliner. State italian television has reported the Viavia dc-9 was accidentally shot Down with a missile fired by a warplane from a nato country perhaps Italy. The Accident occurred june 27. 1980. "1 can confirm that there was no nato exercise in the area Between May 16 and sept. 27, 1980," nato Secretary general Manfred Werher said. We will do anything we can which could help in the investigation. Nato has nothing to hide. If re Quested we will give any assistance any  0a wednesday Premier Ciriaco do Mila ordered a government investigation speaking to parliament thursday defense minister Valeric Zanone again rejected reports that an italian tighter Jet May have downed the plane. Werner said de Mita requested nato assistance during a meeting thursday and that he assured the Premier thai nato would cooperate. W8racr, a former West German defense minister who became nato Secretary general on july i also met thursday with president Francesco Corsiga a none and foreign minister out to Andreotti. Repeating previous assurances Zanone told parliament there were no italian warplanes in the area on the Day of the Accident and that then were no italian military exc cruises there