European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page s the stars and stripes wednesday december 7,1988 world today czech rights activist allowed to visit Austria Vienna Austria a Jiri Hack a human i Johw activist and former czechoslovak foreign minister was allowed to leave his coun try for the first time in 20 years on monday for a Visil 10austria. Hack foreign minister during he 1968 Pra gue Spring Reform period was accompanied by his wife when he arrived in Vienna. Czechoslovak authorities gave them 10-Day travel permits Hajek asked by reporters in Vienna whether czechoslovak authorities were changing heir Altitude toward dissenters said i would not like to project my simple adventure into a broader political context.,. I Don t want o make any speculation for the time being.". W. German killed 2 Hurt in plane crash near Milan min Italy up a Small private plane carrying three West germans crashed in fog near Milan s Mal Pensa Airport monday evening kill ing a woman passenger severe injuring the Pilot and injuring another woman. Police Idem i find the dead woman As Clra Ambrose 36 the Pilot As Alexander Wcisel Cdr. 37 and the other passenger As Cristina Chorine the private plane a twin engine Piper 34. Was on a flight from Venice to Mal Pensa Airport when it crashed at s i5 . Near houses on a Small Road at Lonac po/.7olo, 2 i Miles fro the Airport and about i Miles Northwest of Milan. Police said it appeared that the Pilot tried tomake an emergency Landing on the Road Possi Bly because of the log. Major link closes Gap in european expressway Ste Penich Belgium a King Bau Darin of Belgium and grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg inaugurated a major link in the euro Pean Road network the 116-mile Long Brussels to Luxembourg express Motorway at this Bel Gian Luxembourg Border Point monday. The four to six Lane route which took 30years to be completed closed a missing link be tween expressway networks in Holland and East Ern prance Switzerland and Italy. The new link1 also will make it possible for British motorists crossing the Channel in Oslo Nuto drive non Slop to Luxembourg Strasbourg and Switzerland. Schoolchildren planted 12 Trees at the Border to Mark the opening of the fast Road Liaison be tween Brussels Luxembourg and Strasbourg the 12-Jnembcr european economic Community s presen Uhric capitals. An even Shorter expressway from Holland 10 Luxembourg through maastricht and Liege linking up with the Brussels Luxembourg motor Way inaugurated on monday is scheduled to be completed in 1990, wired to relax japanese racked by the stress or life now he a tech Novaky i sided Way to relax. They just plug into the refresh capsule and the stress disappears. The capsule is designed to reduce stress by changing brain Waves with such natural sounds As Birds sing ing. Above Masayoshi Haiml owner of Tokyo s Tock Salon attaches a wire la Check the brain Waves of a customer. Witness in Hamad ease criticizes statements by Crew on hijacking Frankfurt West Germany a a Light attendant who was aboard a commandeered Twa jetliner in 1985 said Crew members later gave misleading statements to the press about the hijacking according to testimony the trial of Mohammed Alt Hamadi ,.- Helen Shechan 45, told the Frankfurt court that she disagreed strongly with some statements made brother Cabin Crew members after their release. There were so Many different reports that i thought i myself was at a different hijacking Shechan said. A. " she also said Hamadi sometimes treated the hos tages with kindness. / or. Hamadi personally gave a Glass of water to . Navy diver Robert St them a Behan said refer ring to the testimony of an earlier witness Clinto Suggs. Stethem was murdered during the ordeal when 39 americans were held hostage for 17 Days after theal hens to rom night was hijacked in june 1985, or. Hamadi also served a meal to another amort can who was badly beaten by the hijackers Shechan said. " other witnesses have accused Hamadi of taking part in the brutal beating of passengers. Hamadi a lebanese Shi Ilc moslem who is charged with murder and air piracy has admitted Laking Partin the hijacking but has denied shooting Stela pm. Shechan an american said she volunteered to testify at Hamadi s trial because i was very concerned that misinformation of this Type should now be coming .-.-. She criticized a . Television movie based on the ordeal saying or. Hamadi was clearly shown a being the killer of or Stela pm. In my estimation that was putting someone on trial without giving them due process.". During her testimony however Shechan did not elaborate on the key events of the hijacking. She said she heard the shot that killed him but did not witness the murder. Shechan also criticized Twa management and feb agents for their handling of events immediately after the hostages release. We were returned to new York and we walked into a circus atmosphere she said. Bonn pressured to probe nuke Plant Accident iI. ,.-1 in ,. " Bonn West Germany a West Germany political parties on tuesday demanded a full investigation into an incident at a nuclear Power Plant that accidentally released radioactive steam into the atmosphere a year ago. -.v. V it is time for a full accounting to be made in parliament said Harald Schwac for a Leader in the opposition so Cial democratic party. V he called on Federal environment minister Klaus to1 pfc to address parliament s environmental committee. The committee was scheduled to examine the incident at a hearing on wednesday Schaefer also demanded stricter regu latory1 guidelines dealing with reactor safety. V the Calls from the social democrats and the environmentalist greens party followed disclosure monday that person Nel at the Biol is nuclear Power Plant near Frankfurt had overlooked a malfunction in the reactor s for.15 hours in december j9b7. Officials of monday confirmed that biblis workers scrambled to Correct a malfunctioning valve for a reactor Cool ing system hours after the problem was first detected. But they denied there could have Beena dangerous toss of coolant or thai there was a cover up. T Manfred Popp slate Secretary in the Hessen state ministry for environment and nuclear safety said monday that on dec 16, 1987, a a pc. In one of four Cooling systems at the 1,200-megawatt facility remained open after the reactor was restarted -.,. A. Technical defect had kept the valve open pop said. He said a Light went on indicating the valve was open but that workers apparently did t take it Popp said he reactor wis operating normally an there was sign the valve was open a second valve in the Cooling sys tem was operating properly he said. According to Popp the third shift noticed the valve had not closed and in response began shutting Down the. Actor. Popp said a few liners of radioactive. Steam were released into the air when the second valve was opened slightly to take pressure off the malfunctioning one. Bui he said the release was far below the level of radioactive emission by Taw and the reactor was safety shut Down said the incident was reported to authorities in accordance with govern ment regulations. He said the incident was rated for urgent attention by regulatory authorities at the time. -."-. Topfer said about 12 such urgent incidents Are listed each year for investigation. " a. He said new control measures to avoid similar incidents had been implemented and others were under consideration. The biblis reactor located in the Rhine River Valley about 31 Miles South of Frankfurt first went on line in 1974
