European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside St bes d dec leaders want barriers lowered Page 3 d . Approves $600,000 for debate in Geneva. Page 5 g Carlucci starts persian Gulf visit Page 8 d orioles reportedly Trade Murray to dodgers. Page 21 for the . Ahmed forces Good Momma vol.47, no. 230 sunday december 4, 1 988 a ass of d 8693 a expelled hijackers Fly Back to Russia Jerusalem a four soviet gunmen who seized a Busload of children in Southern Russia and then traded them for a s3.3 million Ransom and plane to Israel were sent Home saturday along with the air plane Ere they held hostage. The four hijackers led in two planes along with the eight member a Roffol Crew that brought them to is Rael and a 19-Man soviet delegation that arrived sat urday to arrange their return witnesses said. Preparations for the departure were shown five on israeli television with soldiers guarding the runway at bin Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. Israel deported the four As illegal immigrants for eign ministry spokesman Alon lick said adding this helped shorten the originally there were believed to be live hijackers however it was determined that a woman the wife of one of the hijackers was not part of the plot As previously believed. The Saga began thursday when the four gunmen seized a bus carrying 30 schoolchildren on an excursion in a City 900 Miles Southeast of Moscow. After hours of negotiations the gunmen traded the children for an a Roffol jetliner to Lake them out of the country a night Crew of eight and a Ransom of$3. 3 million. The hijackers also demanded thai the woman Fly out of the country with them. The the a Roffol Jet landed in Israel Friday evening and soviets surrendered soon afterwards. They were a a soviet hijackers after to tier surrender Friday it of Ngu Ron International Airport i Israel. Immediately taken to a prison near Tel Aviv. The re leased Crew spent he night in a Tel Aviv hotel. The deportation saturday ended two Days of unusual diplomatic contacts during which . Officials played a role in getting the hijackers to Israel and see hijackers on Back Page shuttle Crew silently conducting mysterious Mission above eur Fth Cape canaveral Fla. A the Atlantis astronauts went about their mysterious business High above Earth saturday unseen and unheard by All but ground controllers As they reportedly deployed a satellite Buill to spy on the Soviel Union. There was total silence on the Public space to ground radio link As the five military men began their second and by All accounts busiest Day aloft in the space shuttle. The air Force which has command Over the mis Sion has not announced the cargo and is equally silent so far on when the shuttle will return. The Only announcement expected is a 24-hour notice before the Atlantis lands at Edwards fab in California. Only military men Are aboard the Atlantis serving under Navy cmdr. Robert l. Gibson the commander. The Pilot is air Force la col Guy s. Gardner and the Mission specialists arc col. Richard m. Mullan and la. Col. Jerry l. Ross of the air Force and Navy cmdr. William m. Shepherd if pre flight reports were Correct Mullan was to be at the controls of the shuttle s Robol Arm inside the shuttle Cabin saturday to hoist the satellite Lacrosse out of the cargo Bay Man Euver it Over the Side and release it when the Atlantis is in a precise location and position. The procedure is so intricate Shepherd and Ross arc to be in space walking suits prepared to go into the cargo Bay if there is a problem with the satellite re lease normally astronauts do not suit up for satellite launches. In. With the Lacrosse in an orbit 240 mites High Gib son and Gardner were to Fly alongside the $500 million satellite until ground controllers Are certain it is work ing properly. If it is not an Effort May be made to retrieve it for return to Earth. After liftoff the shuttle headed straight toward the North into an orbit that will Lake it much farther North than most previous civilian flights thai appeared to confirm that the orbit will take the satellite Over the soviet Union and Eastern Europe where it will be a Leto observe military operations through darkness or Cloud cover. Quake s Wake damage was minor and there were no scrims injuries reported in a los and Clos arca Earth quake Early saturday morning. Here store clerk in dells Vallin mops up bottles the to Cihlor knocked on the floor of a Silverlake supermarket the quake was entered under the Rose bowl in Pasadena. See Story Page 6. Bhutto asks zip s foreign minister to remain in Post Islamabad Pakistan up prime minister be Nazir Hullo announcing Cabinet appointments saturday said she has asked Veteran statesman Sahibzada Yaqub Khan to continue As foreign minister to ensure continuity in Pakistan s external relations Bhutto addressing her first news conference since assuming office Friday also announced details of a wide ranging program that would result in the release. Of hundreds of political prisoners detained during the i Lycan dictatorship of late president Mohammad Zia til hug and the commutation of All death sentences the new prime minister said she hoped Khan would continue in office even though he is a member of the islamic democratic Alliance which Willil on opposition benches following its defeat to Bhutto s Pakistan people s party in the elections. Khan is a former ambassador to Washington and Paris and served several years As foreign minister und Erzia. -./. We have stressed continuity in foreign policy Bhutto said adding that this included Pakistan s sup port for the rebels fighting the soviet backed govern ment in Afghanistan she also reiterated her pledge to seek belter relations with archrival India with who Pakistan has fought three wars since 1947, and with the soviet Union. Army beats Navy sports Page 21
