European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes monday december 5,1988 turns Over 4 hijackers to styles Jerusalem at Jour soviet Moscow s a Airport. Tass gunmen who seized a said the Ransom Money was returned to in Southern Russia and then soviet Union for a $3.3 million Ransom and a plane to the soviet Union had requested sex Israel were sent Home saturday Wilh the tradition of the hijackers but ultimately Airlane Crew they held hostage. The four hijackers led in two planes Wilh the Highl Mcm bar a Roill Crew that brought them to Israel and a 19-Mcmber soviet delegation that arrived saturday to arrange the return officials said. Preparations for the departure shown live on Israel sol Diers guarding the i runway if Ben Gurion Airport near eclair let the Sylv Teunion s Tass news Agency later reported that the planes landed at Israel As illegal itt Grants. Foreign re a Musty spokesman Lon Liel Saidl his he i a Forten the a As a condition for resuming the jacket,-1 Israel received assurances the 3va, told state run soviet television that thanked the israelis for returning them. News briefs Sailor burned in fire on Nimitz Dies of injuries Germany is they in a tire on the aircraft Jay evening at Lan Stuhl Al Center a spokeswoman Lan Stuhl Sailor burned wed Mccarrier Nimitz died army regional medi said saturday. Seaman apprentice Chadwick r. Henderson i9, 10 16 . It lands Uhl s intensive care unit where he was by Fig treated Jar second and Ihms Esric Burns Marie Shaw said. Henderson was injured when an aircraft gun on the Nimitz then operate Ign the Northern arabian sea accidentally fired hitting a plane on the flight deck and causing a fire Petty officer 2nd class Douglas Scott dimbcrg.c3, was killed immediately in the Accident and Herl Durson was flown to West Germany. I Henderson a native of Rockford iii., is survive Day his parents what Mes War flirt Pivni Kite Shaw said. J information about a memorial service also was not available she said. I of officers Lars collide Captain killed 2 injured Bickendorff wit Germany an air Force Captain was Kilmr and a first lieutenant and his wife were injured i Hon the two officers cars collided about Midnight Friday on a Highway woman said saturday. Cape Steven a. G a 35, with the 2139th comm so since june As pronounced dead Al the air Force Hospital at Pitburg a Early , nth Ahall said. Gum was killed Cafici apparently losing control of his car and colliding i h the other car on Highway b-51 Hall said "., ,. .-.-. First it. Steve Sokot 28, an electronic warfare officer with the 8 Istas fighters Al Pangdan Lam a was driving the other car and was treated and released. Sooty s wife Ruth a passenger in the car was listed in at the air Force Hospi Tal. 1 Lall said gum a West Virginia native is survived by his wife Lynn Etc and his parents Arthur c. Gum of Athens. W.va., and Lula b. Mommies of Weston memorial service for gum has nol yet been scheduled. Hall said. German police Are investigating . Argentina age 1 leading we previous rebellions against Alfonsin. The Mut Ihus soldiers were Budic cd to number less than 500. To stuff them officers and non commissioned of ulcers. Despite Konsin s Durance to the country Loy Alist soldiers checkpoints did not impede the rebels Progre Snether sped by the posts on their 1 smile drive to lficdaseonhc60lst infantry battalion. The rebel Convoy included cd jul tanks nine trucks and an armoured personnel Carrier to she Insu mints abandoned after it stalled after arriving Halje walled base the rebel troops opened its gales briefly and allowed about 200 draftees to leave. News blackout implemented on sexy shuttle spy Mission Cape canaveral Fla. Up under a news blackout the Crew of the shuttle Atlantis continued its Stealthy work in space saturday presumably following secret flight plan calling for Clandestine deployment of a super satellite to spy on the soviet Union. We Haven t heard anything from Mission control. But that was always Lite plan Nasa spokesman Mark Hess said. No news is Good news. Sources said the shuttle s payload widely reported to be a new generation Lacrosse radar surveillance satellite was scheduled for deployment on the second Day of the flight after extensive checkout operations to make sure the giant spacecraft believed to have Cost up to 1500 million was working properly. But because the Mission was classified by the department of defense the actual status of the satellite was not known even though us one reliable source put it before launch this is a sexy Back on Earth Allau s bumped out rocket boosters were Lowed into port saturday hours earlier than expected for crucial inspections to determine How their redesigned of ring seals performed during the ship s spectacular Blastoff Friday at 9 31 . No unusual damage was observed As the boosters arrived and two crewmen on one of the recovery ves Sels flashed the thumbs up sign As they steamed int port look to be in very Good shape said Anker Ras Mussun manager of Marine operations for Booster manufacturer forum Thi Okol corp. The weather was favor Able for return. We d anticipated the wee hours of the morning so we were Way ahead of of ring Booster failure doomed challenger in 1986 and while Nasa s redesigned rockets performed Law Lessly on the shuttle discovery in Nasa s first Post challenger flight sept 29, data from Atlantis boost ers was vital for confirming the initial results. V engineers however reported a Small glitch 4ft min utes after Blastoff Friday. A critical temperature sensor in Atlantis main engine no. 3 failed causing ground controllers a moment of anxiety. Had a second sensor failed shortly hereafter the snip s Crew could have faced an abort but it worked properly. Atlantis was launched into a 240-mile High orbit sources said that was thought to carry it As far South As the tip of South America and As far North As Moscow. Launched into such an orbit a reconnaissance satellite would be Able to spy on so percent of the soviet Union. Based on past missions the shuttles All military Crew commander Robert Hoot Gibson Copilot Guy Gardner Richard Mike Multan Jerry Ross and William Shepherd closed out their first Day in space Early Friday evening and resumed to work Early saturday. While Nasa refused to release any details about the Progress of the Mission the civilian space Agency promised before launch to go Public in the event of Amajor emergency in space the an dog which could come As Early As monday at Edwards fab in California will be announced 24 hours before touchdown. Priority Maii dec. 9 top greens resign endorses no Confidence Karlsruhe a age Nanny api the Ems 11-member leadership of be Lefi win Grcen pafljrs., resigned after being Hii wiih9u Condei Icerine from senior members some of As a Chance for the party to Chart a More Meraty course. The governing Council for the Hure and fractious environmentalist party had bloc Myers of the fundamentalist or fogies faction in Radical of fans who Sec us Worth in trying to influx government actions bid working within the West German bundestag parian Jerii. Only 44 of the 519 bundestag . \ about 400jjrcens members gathered Over the week end in Karlsruhe for a special party conference during which a no Confidence vote in the governing Council was proposed. The Council and the fundamentalist greens had been blamed by other factions within the party for irregularities in lie financing of new party building in Bonn. The no Confidence declaration was approved by a 214 to 186 vote after which the Council resigned. Julia dil Fonh party spokeswoman and a former Council member lib eled the accusations an unbelievable smear Christian Schmidt another for Mer Council member said the shakeup May cause the fundamentalists to form Theiron party he said fundamental Isis would decide before year s i whether to stay with the greens or leave the party had been moving further left of Ems past year a trend that realists feared could alienate Mold voters and jeopardize the greens participation in the Burm pug. Only Jwili tical parties garnering at least 5 percent Cosu vote in National elections arc allowed to Send represent tires to the bundestag. A
