European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 23, 988 the stars and stripes Page 3 defense urges leniency for Hamadi byed Reavis staff writer Frankfurt West Germany de sense lawyers for confessed Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi told the court monday their client was mentally impaired during inc 19s5 takeover of a Twa jetliner and should be judged in in Cully because of the conditions in which he grew up. Gabriel a Slick Bromme and her Hus band Hans Burghardt Stock court appointed counsel for Hamedl. Asked that the court hear expert medical testimony on Hamadi s medical history. Stock told the court Hamadi suffered brain damage As a baby As a result of being dropped on his head by his aider brother and from excess firing of bazookas from closed rooms during fighting in Lebanon. Hamadi a lebanese Shi Ilc moslem is charged with murder air piracy and Rob Bery in the seizure of Twa flight 847 from Athens Greece to Rome a . Navy diver Petty officer 2nd class Rob. Cart Dean Sec them was killed and 39 americans were held hostage for 17 Days during the ordeal Steinem  to Force Beirut Lebanon Airport minorities to refuel the air plane. Hamadi has told the count is accomplice identified by authorities As Hassun Ezic dding killed Stethem " sleek urged the court to consider a lenient sentence for his client because of the social environment in which Hamadi was born Hill Naji faces a possible life Scal Cnoc that under West German Law Means up to 25 years confinement. Sleek said the combination of religious military and political authority United in the persons of inc local religious teachers in the Middle East is a social dynamic that made it impossible for Hamadi to make a decision As Art individual. We should not judge Hamadi solely by our Christian ethics and values sleek said. To have refused a political order by a religious Leader would be tantamount to breaking a religious Rule. " Hamadi seems to be a worldly person with adult experiences but in reality he is a child whose growth has been Hin dered by an authoritarian society and the constant state of War being waged in his a ceding by telling How she was robbed by Hamadi. Hamadi has denied several times that he Ever robbed any of inc passengers. Schwartz said she fell particularly endangered because she is jewish. Shortly after taking control of the plane the hijackers searched passports Lor jewish sounding names several passengers have testified. Real estate Developer Vince Etc Garza 57, also said he was robbed by Hamadi. I gave him everything and then he slapped me in the face As hard As he could t asked him Why he did that i had Given him everything. He Loid me to the court will decide on the defense go Back to my seat. Garza said motion after  from the neither Schwartz nor Garza saw Slot Hrasc Guior and Cofer Buffor the co plan hem murdered nor passengers being lists chief judge Heiner  beaten but said they heard shots and said. A screams Mauri Schwartz 36, a pass Tea on the trial was to continue tuesday the hijacked plane opened the Day s pack with testimony by Mote passengers. Leader predicts Republican hold on presidency Point Clear Ala. A the Campaign manager for president elect George hush a Selling Black outreach As a top goal for he Republican party said monday that the cop has formed a political base that could hold the White House for decades. Acc algal or chosen to be the new Republican National committee chairman told inc nation s gop governors thai in the last three presi Donlia races inc party has bid claim to no ugly key states  could and should win the presidency right on through the next  at Alcor spoke to the annual National Republican governors conference along with Bush s thief of Shaft. Designate. New Hampshire gov. John Sununu. The Agenda also included two newly named hush Cabinet figures attorney general Dick Thornburgh and Edu cation Secretary  to Conva of. The preside in Riecl was of speak tuesday to the conference which is being held at the grand hotel resort on Mobile Hay Sununu said that with tic initial Cabinet announce ments the Bush auntie titration has begun forming its economic team. He said the nest announcements prob ably will come after thanksgiving with the focus shifting to the defense  Atwater reviewing the 1988 Campaign and looking to gop Hopes Tor inc future said the party has an Opportunity in the Black Community which has been solidly democratic. In the conference Hall monday there were Only a couple of Blacks in the crowd of perhaps Joo. Black outreach is a top priority algal or said along with hispanic of Reachas for his own role which has been viewed by democratic critics As lowering inc level of the presidential. Campaign Alwater snide to not going to try to he a National celebrity. I m vol going to try to be a slates Man. That Ain t  algal or Drew laughter from the Republican crowd when he referred to Hus i i democratic foe Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis i m not going to say anything bad about then at this Point. 1 can t think of anything bad about them that i did t say in the Campaign he said. ? Atwater s predecessor on the National gop commit tee. Frank Fahrnkopf sail the democrats problem in 1988 was the wry no message with the wrong Mes senger.". A tremendous political realignment has already taken place he said. / we have parity on the batlk1- Fie dhow. -. V v new York rep. Jack Kemp while contending that new taxes arc not nce de to Deal with budget deficits also defended the Gustt strategy in the Campaign. Kemp said that Nev York democratic gov. Mario Cuomo described in  dirty Campaign. Mario. Cuomo s definition of dirty is when our party struck Back alone of the Low Cisi campaigns that has Ever been run against a Man in my political  taking pan in the conference sessions monday were. 20 of the nation s 23 Republican governors along with. Two governors elect. Republicans will occupy 22. Stall houses next year when new governors Are seated for Anet loss of one state ". Feeling better every Day greek Premier Andreas Papandreou 69, Waves As he comes out of Athens general mfrs Jahlal with u clean Bill of health after a checkup fallowing last Scek it Ber s heart sum cry. As you can set i foul Hytter every Day in1 said. With Pupu Ndreu is his 34-year old Rirl Friend Dimitru Unni. German speaking party retains on t r 61 p f a11 o a d i g e c o u n c i i Bolzano Italy. Up1 a Girman speaking party seeking Pania autonomy for the Alto adige retained control of the provincial Council monday but Neo fascists and or cons made gains in the troubled Region on the austrian Border. Although inc election came Only three weeks after the latest in a series of bombings blamed on German speaking separatists  no incidents, Day s voting and 95 percent of the electorate of 310,000 . ,. In Complete but provisional returns monday the  Volk Panei retained its absolute majority holding on to 22 seats in thc.35-seat Council and in creasing its percent of the vote from 59.s in the last regional elections in 1983to 60a. V the party favors a package of measures negotiated with the italian government to Grant a Large measure of autonomy 10 the province which is 7s percent Ger Man speaking. The Neo fascist italian social movement which opposes the autonomy package went from two 10 four seals and the Green party won two scats for its fit representation on the Council. The Christian democrats held on to three seats and the socialists  while the communist party dropped from two seats . Two Small regional parties took the other three seats Italy acquired the Border Region which italians Mil the Alto adige and austrian the South Tyrol at the end of world War i. German speaking extremists have carried out a sporadic Campaign in  for a return to Austria. ". .