European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Young Juk John f. Kennedy jr., signs Christmas boxes at Bloomingdale s in new York. Kennedy and other members of hta family along with actress Lauren Bacall were promotion Holiday Orna ments created by disabled artists.  $600,000 for Geneva debate United nations up . General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Resolution Friday to spend More than $600,000 to move . De Bate on the palestinian Issue from new York to Geneva so Plo chief Yasser Arafat can address the body Secretary general Javier Perez de Cue Lar had requested moving the scheduled dec. 13-15 debate after Arafat was denied a . Visa that would have enabled him to speak at . Headquarters in new York. That decision by Secretary. Of state George Shultz sparked almost unanimous worldwide condemnation. The 159-Nalion Assembly approve the request 154-2. The funds will be drawn partly from the . Regular Bud gel to which the United states has contributed 25 percent. The United slates and Israel vote against and Britain abstained. Four gantries were absent. . Ambassador Herbert Okun told the Assembly he voted against the Resolution because it criticized the  refusal to Grant a visa to Arafat. But he said the United states would be represented in Geneva. Israeli ambassador Johanan Bensaid this Assembly is asked to pack its bags and travel to another continent jus for the dubious pleasure of lending an car to a person who deliberately conceived instigated and organized some of this Era s most cruel atrocities against innocent civilians of Many nations to move the session to Geneva Pere de Cue Lar said he will need to pay travel expenses some of which will be firs class and subsistence costs for . Officials secretaries translators and Security guards to the . European Headquarters in Geneva-.-.-. . Diplomats said however the Cost May exceed the amount requested by the Secretary general because . Facilities in Geneva cannot handle a nor Mal general Assembly cession. Perez de Cullar said the full Cost for conference services during nine meetings in three Days in Geneva will be1390,200, including printing 10 documents totalling 45 pages for 139,000 an translation into the six official languages for$53,000. The six working languages of the United nations Are English russian chinese Spanish arabic and French. Total travel expenses and subsistence will run 1241,500, including ripens is for himself and 23 supporting staff totaling$67,000 for three Days and $159.000 for plane tickets to representatives of the 40least developed countries the president of the general Assembly Argentine for eign minister Dante Capulo and his bodyguard and Secretary Perez de Cuel. La said. Wyoming inmates release 2 women hostages Rawlins Wyo. A two women were re leased unharmed Friday by two inmates who had taken them hostage. The inmates had wanted to meet with reporters Over crowded conditions at the Wyom ing state Penitentiary Abdula Amin 37, and Don Calkins. 25, gave up without so much As a bad word said Warden Duane shill mgr after the inmates 5 40 . Iturri  apologized for what they did and they Are nor even certain Why they did  the prisoner initially sought a news conference Lair their grievances but surrendered without incident almost 11 hours after taking the women captive. Or. Amin said at one Point we Don t know Why we did it. It got started and we could t Stop it shillings said. The two inmates were taken to the Carbon county jail pending the filing of charges against  two inmates were wielding knives fashioned from a scissors Blade and a razor Blade when they look Counselor Barbara France and Betty Lewis hostage shortly after 7 a,m., during sick Call in the prison maximum Security unit. The inmates both serving sentences for sexual assault bound themselves to the women with tape and held them captive in a counselling room shillingersaid." Mouth is very dry. We be been lorm a n very emotional Day shill mgr said after meeting with the women. I not ashamed to say that when i saw those women walk out the door i broke Down and  re so glad this turned out in the manner it  prison officials including an Fri trained negotiator spoke with the inmates by Telephone through the Day Fri Day but Shillinger said any demands beyond those for Foo would not be granted unless the women were released. Reporters from Wyoming and Colorado flocked tothe Penitentiary in the afternoon but prison officials kept their presence secret from the inmates. Photographers and television camera operators were prevented from taking pictures. A assault and Tion in december 1983.Calkins began serving an eight to 15-year sentence on two convictions of first degree sexual assault and aggravated burglary in april 1985. Neither Amin nor Calkins has had major problem sat the prison in the past Urie said. France has worked at the prison about three years and Lewis started there last month said shill mgr the Penitentiary built because of overcrowd is inthe state s old prison was full soon after opening in 1981. Additions and Mobile units were constructed inthe Yard but the prison population has continued to till the available space. A recent report said the current capacity of 710 inmates was exceeded in August 1987 and january1988 ,.-/,.-. -.-. . New trial urged in gop Killiri Case Dallas a a slate judge Friday recommended a new trial for a Man whose murder conviction had been questioned in the movie documentary the thin Blue  District judge Larry Baraka said he will Tell the Texas court of criminal appeals that Randall Dale Adams deserves a new trial. The appeals court has the Power to order the retrial. Adams has served 12 years in prison for the shooting of officer Robert Wood in 1976. He said he did not commit the crime. Much of the material presented in in hearing last week on the retrial request was in the documentary which raise charges that witnesses in the original trial had lied., i numb Adams said after the judge issued his recommendation. I Don t know what to say. Right now i in shock.". Adams attorney Randy Schalter predicted that there would never be a retrial if the appeals court approves it. They be got no evidence. They be got no witnesses John Creuzot an assistant prosecutor said he has Confidence in the judge. I that s the Way he feels that s his Call to make he said. He said he had no idea if his office would drop the charges if a retrial is ordered.  = Errol Morris who made the thin Blue line said i very Happy about the judge s decision. I deeply believe in Randall Adams innocence. Obviously this Man should not be in  nothing is new York a tis belter to give than to receive especially if what you give is a Fruitcake. An american express Survey about Christmas gifts found that the fruit cake was chosen most often from a list. Of worst Holiday gifts. It even finished ahead of no gift at All the second Choice. Fruitcake was picked As the worst gift by 31 percent no gift by 18 percent. Anything that has to be assembled was third on the list of bad ideas Fol Lowed by damaged gifts another tie or Blouse and a Gill that needs batteries but does t come with them. The same Survey asked people what they would do with a bad gift thirty percent said they would hide it in the closet 21 percent said they would return it and 19 percent said they would give i away. Nine percent specified they would give it to someone else As a gift Sug Gesting the Christmas Fruitcake might gel recycled As a gift for the Host of a newyear s party. The Survey was conducted this fall by . Bruskin associates which questioned 1,000 men and women 18orolder. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago . 4.1948 at his first press con Ference since his re election president Truman announced that he would make no immediate changes in his Cabinet. 30 years ago . 4, 1958 the defense depart ment announced that the United slates would soon begin launching rockets from Vandenburg a in California some of which would carry mice and monkeys. 20 years ago today a dec 4, 1968 doctors attending the 22nd clinical convention of the american medical association say a venereal disease epidemic of serious pro portions was afflicting american teen agers. 10 years ago today. Dec 4, 1978 iranian troops fired into the air and used tear Gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Teheran who were protesting in Defiance of mar tial Law regulations