European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday december 1,1968 suspect in bomb attacks arrested in Frankfurt Karlsruhe Weil Germany a police have arrested a jordanian Man suspected of two bomb a tracks on . Military trains Travelis Between Frankfurt and West Berlin authorities said wednesday. Martin Madorah 41, is also suspected of be longing to a palestinian terrorist organization the popular front for he liberation of Palestine pulp officials said. Police arrested Madorah in Frankfurt on monday and issued a forma warrant for his arrest tuesday spokesman Alexander Prechtel of the Federal prosecutor s office said. Under West German Law authorities can do Iain a person until Fie is brought to trial once a arrest warrant has been issued. Police suspect Madorah of setting up bombs a Railroad tracks near Kasselle an at tempt to blow up . Military transport trains pc cute told the associated press in a Telephone interview the . Military transport train which runs regularly on the tracks to West Berlin was the target of those attacks proc hell said. The first attack in August 1987, caused no damage. In a second attack the bomb blast dam aged the train and slightly injured the Engineer. Pilot unhurt As Al 6c goes off Ramstein runway Ramstein a Wesl Germany is an air Force Pilot escaped injury tuesday night when his f. 16c aircraft went of the runway shortly after Landing base authorities said wednesday the 8 30 . Accident forced Ramstein officials to close the runway until 10 25 .  airman Rich Romero said. The plane and runway were damaged but no information As tothe Type orcs Cut of damage was available. The Pilot 1st it. Richard w. Sconce 24, is As signed to the 526th tac fighter so at Ramstein. A Board of officers is investigating the Accident. Pistol from Page 1. The hijacking from Hamadi and his accomplice came into the cockpit. He motioned toward Hamadi and Sejd he was no Good he was crazy and that this Mur Der should not have  Maresca testified there was no doubt in his mind Hamadi was in command of the initial stages of the hijacking he gave the orders he made the demands from the towers in Beirut and Algiers he pistol whipped Passen Gers More than his accomplice and carried the gun most of the  Hamadi told the court earlier that his accomplice identified by authorities As Hassan Ezzeddine was in command of the hijacking. During the ordeal most of the remaining 39 hos tages were held in Beirut by the amal. However Maresca and he rest of the cockpit Crew were held in the plane. Maresca said he Learned then that Hamadi was a member of the Radical shiite moslem group  party of god. Hamadi has denied was is a member of any group. 1 killed 1 severely injured in Nimitz Cannon Accident from stall and wire reports Manama Bahrain a Sailor aboard the aircraft Carrier Nimitz was kilted Early wednesday and another seriously injured when an aircraft gun accidentally fired and hit another Warp Ianc causing a tire on the flight deck military officials said. The incident occurred when a gun a 20mm m61a1 Cannon on an a-7e Corsair aircraft of Trad Dur ing routine maintenance. The round struck an a-6intruder parked nearby and started a  said army it. Col. Keith Schneider a Pentagon spokesman. Flight deck personnel using water and firefighting foam contained the fire but at least six other aircraft parked nearby were damaged Schneider said. The names of the two sailors have not been released. An air Force c-9 medical evacuation plane left Rhein main a West Germany for Bahrain about noon wednesday to pick up the injured Sailor said Safe spokesman it col. De neti Herz. Neunherz said the Sailor who apparently suffered serious Burns was to be taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center after hit anticipated late night arrival at Ramstein a. Eberhard Bock a Rhein main a spokesman said the medical evacuation plane carried a team of two surgeons and a respiratory specialist from Wiesbaden air Force regional medical Center As Well As two flight nurses and three medical technicians from the2nd acro Modica evacuation so. The Accident occurred when the Nimitz was not at night quarters meaning All aircraft were parked and none was being launched. The Nimitz has been operating in the Northern arabian sea for about a month and is continuing on its present Mission Schneider said. The full extent of the damage is unknown and Dollar value will be determined by an investigation into the incident which already has begun Schneider said. / the death of he Sailor brought to to the number of americans killed in military operations in the persian Gulf and nearby Waters in the past 13 months the associated press reported. Thirty seven died when the missile frigate Stark was mistakenly attacked by iraqi aircraft in the persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, the others were victims of eight crashes involving helicopters or planes three crewmen were Tost nov. Ii when a Nav helicopter crashed in the arabian sea while preparing to bind aboard the frigate Barbey one of the Nimitz s Battle group.  the Nimitz and its eight ship Battle group arrived in the arabian sea on oct. 29 to support . Nava operations in the persian Gulf. The 90,944-ton, nuclear powered aircraft Carrie was commissioned in 1975 and based at Bremerton Wash. It carries about 8s aircraft and a Crew of nearly6,000 on Board. Cal tar Lowi Tapat rom Mylera Dom Airt Noton dote in Piton usum who Imit Impi Ucko  Arafat from Page 1 ministration to protest the . Decision. Withdrawing the Arab ambassadors from Washington for 45 Days will be the simplest expression of a Gan arb reaction against the rudeness of the United tales and its Secretary of state George Stollz said Salah Kli Alaf addressing a rally tuesday night Britain abstained from tuesday s . Vole because it opposed Strong language in the Resolution. European nations joined Arab and non aligned countries in sup porting the measure. The Legal committee formally called the sixth com Mittee has delegates from All 159 member nations but Noi All were present for the vote. The Plo s permanent observer at the United nations Zuhdi Labib Turzi said Arab nations would offer another Resolution to move the general Assembly to Geneva if the first Resolution passed. It would be the first time the general Assembly has shifted its session in protest although special session shave been held in Geneva. Govis Maksoud the Arab league ambassador said he had enough Voles to reconvene the general Assem Bly in Geneva. Francois Giuliani spokesman for . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said no figures were available on the Cost of the move but other , sources said it would be relatively modest. One source suggested it could be about $150,000. That would cover the Cost of Hying a few new , personnel to Geneva site of the Headquarters of the defunct league of nations. It has facilities for ses Sions of the 159-nation Assembly. Most nations were expected to assign their Geneva ambassadors to the session diplomats said. The general Assembly on tuesday delayed its an Nual debate on the palestinian problem originally scheduled thursday Friday and next tuesday to allow arrangements for Arafat to speak elsewhere. Visas from Page 1 tember 1986. Only visitors from european Community countries were exempted. -. Bout it said French and . Officials acc City held a series of meetings about a number of subjects including visas. He said that if France dropped the visa requirement the United slates probably would a clip a slate department official in Washington said the department would like to drop the visa requirements. On a reciprocal basis with France. We have not received any official word from the French government a ibis Lime Bui it s something that we would definitely Welcome she said. A three year visa costs 30 Marks about $ 17 when obtained through the French consulate in Frankfurt West Germany. ".  a Boullet said there is no Chance that those who paid for visas will gel their Money Back if the visa requirements is lifted. 1 0 Elim hiting to Bill Piepon half it Law Chuck vent ii in  Atlantis from Page 1 casing of Atlantis for flight continued normally and the National aeronautics and space administration announced that All countdown activities Are  shuttle managers were to meet wednesday evening to decide whether to Load More than a half million Gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid Hydrogen into Atlantis huge full tank. Such Fuelin usually begins 9 hours 20 minutes be fore scheduled liftoff. The time for launch was not announced in keeping with the classified nature of the Mission. But Nasa said launch could occur during a period that begins at 6 32 . To 9 32 .  Atlantis Pilot Guy s. Gardner an air Force lieutenant colonel practice Emer gency landings on the space Center s three mile runway thursday in a plane specially outfitted to handle like the shuttle. The four other military men on the Mission shuttle commander Rob Ert l. Gibson and Mission specialists Richard m. Mullane Jerry l Ross and William m. Shepherd flew in t-38 jets around the Cape to acclimate heir bodies to flight -,.". " the shuttle reportedly is carrying a$500 million spy satellite called Lacrosse which nearly fills the 60-foot-Long cargo Bay. Sources say it is to be dropped Over Board and placed in a world girdling orbit that takes it Over 80 percent of the soviet Union. Its intelligence gathering ability is such according to sources that it can gather detailed radar images through Clouds and darkness to help verify compliance with arms. Control agreements. It eventually will serve As a radar Eye to guide America s b-2 stealth bomber. Al this space Center the launch control room will be manned Only by personnel with top secret clearances an the flight will be directed from another secure control Center at Nasa s Johnson space Center in Houston once the satellite is released its radioed commands will come from an air Force facility in Sunnyvale calif., All space to ground communication will be encoded and there will be Only the Barest of Public announcements in contrast with the launch to liftoff eaves dropping thai is usual on shuttle mis Sions. The worsening forecast called for winds tip to 23 Mph heavy Clouds and the possibility of Light rain at the planned launch time. It. Col Joe Purka an air Force spokesman said the Odds were Only onegin five that the weather would meet minimum requirements for Landing on the runway should an emergency develop inthe Early minutes of flight the forecast was for Clouds Al 4.000feet Over the runway Mission rules say Clouds can be no lower than 8,000 feet. The rules include winds of no More than 19 Mph from the South or 28 Mph. From any direction no rain at the pad or in the Fiig i path and no thunderstorms within five Miles