European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes sunday december 18,1988 kidnapped . Soldiers rescued by moslem militia Beirut Lebanon a the mainstream shiite moslem amal militia on saturday rescued three Irish soldiers serving with the . Peace keeping Force who were kidnapped a Day earlier by pro iranian guerrillas in South Lebanon. Lebanon s most influential shiite moslem cleric was quoted As saying that he had sus Pended efforts to win the release of 14 foreign ers held hostage. His comment was published saturday one Day after a Swiss hostage was  have suspended my initiative on behalf of the hostages because it reached a dead end the Beirut daily newspaper Ai Liwana quoted shei Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah As saying. Fadlal Lah is the spiritual guide of Hezbollah the umbrella group for pro iranian factions holding most of the  Cross worker Peter Winkler 32, was freed Friday night in Hibsch Square in the Southern City of Sidon the same spot where he was abducted nov. 17. The Swiss foreign ministry said Winkler probably would Fly Home Sun Day via Cyprus. Turbulent seas contribute to Italy s weather woes Naples. Italy up storm lashed seas added shipping dramas saturday to the chaos created Over Southern Italy and Sicily areas by the first major snowfall of the season. Gales impeded Rescue ships and plane searching a wide stretch of the Mediterranean for a research boat with four people aboard that vanished on  52-foot Cabin Cruiser Posillipo Loran. With two scientists from the Naples zoological research station and two seamen aboard was last sighted in the Bay of Naples off Sorrento at noon , heavy Snow continued to fall for the second straight Day saturday Over Southern Italy and Sicily and the Central a Penine Moun Tain  Mountain roads were closed and at least a dozen people died in accidents caused by the Snow and  airports in Southern Italy and Sicily that were closed by the Snow Friday reopened saturday morning. Over the Southern Region local authorities ordered schools closed for the next few Days. Justice Brennan released 5 Days after operation Washington a supreme court jus Tice William Brennan was released from the hos Pital saturday less than a week after surgery to remove his Gall bladder a court spokeswoman  said she did not know when Brennan would return to his office but added that he has been doing some work while in the Hospital. Brennan 82, was taken to the Bethesda naval medical Center in suburban Maryland on dec. 8for treatment of pneumonia. Doctors later Dis covered that Brennan was suffering from Gall bladder disease which can have symptoms Simi Lar to  Gall bladder was removed monday. No malignancy was found. Shrimp trawlers catch Wii nazi fighter plane Oslo Norway a two norwegians trawling for shrimp in the North sea caught a world War ii German  me-109 fighter plane the National Nib news Agency re ported saturday. The Agency quoting a report in the daily Sta Vangur of Tunblad said the fishermen were about 340 Miles South of Oslo on thursday when their net got  the net was a me-109 fighter that must have rested on the seabed for More than 40 years. The wings arc hardly damaged with its Iron Cross Marks still clearly visible. The front of the Cabin is smashed but the Pilot s scat and machine gun arc intact the report said. Me-109s were widely used by the nazi Luftwaffe during world War ii. Terrorist acts linked to Plo would end talks . Warns Washington a the United states in formed the Palestine liberation organization that if it engages in terrorism the newly opened . Talks would be discontinued a top state department official said saturday. There is no Way this dialogue can be sustained if terrorism is persistent and traceable to known elements of the Plo assistant Secretary of state Rich Ard w. Murphy said. Murphy in an interview with the associated press said Robert h. Pelletreau jr., the . Ambassador to Tunisia made the Point strenuously to a Plo delegation during their talk Friday in Carthage an ancient City on the outskirts of Tunis. Plo chairman Yasser Arafat at a Brief news Confer ence at Plo Headquarters in Tunis Tunisia said saturday that the Plo would do All our Best to Stop terrorism but said he could not guarantee that one person Here or individual there might ignore his wishes. Arafat said the Plo s main priority in the talks is to push for an Early convening of an International peace con Ference on the Middle East. The United suites has said any Resolution of the Middle East crisis would have to come from direct negotiations Between Israel and its neighbors. Israel has refused to include the Plo in any talks. Arafat described Friday s meeting As a step in the right direction toward a just and comprehensive set  the same news conference Plo spokesman Ahmed Abdul Rahman charged that Israel was trying to undermine the .-Plo contacts by using deadly Force against palestinians. One potential sticking Point in the talks was apparent Abdul Rahman said a settlement must include a Independent palestinian state while the United states has said its decision to open a dialogue with the Plo did not affect . Opposition to such a state. Friday s session was the first authorized . Meet ing with the Plo in at least 13 years. No further meet Ings have been scheduled As yet said Murphy who said major developments in the final five weeks of the Reagan administration arc unlikely. Abdul Rahman said he did not expect a second meeting until after president elect George Bush takes office Jan. 20. Arab strike paralyses territories Jerusalem a palestinians shut Down the occupied territories saturday to mourn the fatal shoot ing of five arabs a Day earlier. Hospital officials said israeli soldiers wounded at least 18 palestinians in clashes saturday. The Impromptu strike paralysed the West Bank Cit ies of Ramallal tul Karem a Alilya and Hebron As Well As Arab East Jerusalem and the Seaside Gaza strip. In Gaza City palestinians hurled stones at israeli troops and students abandoned classes to March with outlawed palestinian flags an Arab reporter said. Black mourning flags were raised on school rooftops. Palestinians clashed with troops in some of Gaza refugee Camps. Twelve people were wounded in Stone throwing protests in the Jab Aliya Nus Seurat Khan Yunis shall and Bereij Camps Arab doctors said. The army clamped a curfew on Shari Home to 42,000. Arabs. The army confirmed six wounded in Gaza and twin the West Bank. It said it was checking the other reports. Palestinians also held mourning processions in Many West Bank areas Arab reports said. Hundreds of residents marched through the narrow streets of Zawa to Village near Nablus carrying Black flags wreaths and outlawed palestinian flags. A mourning procession of women was reported in tul Karem. Hundreds of Black flags flew from Nablus rooftops saturday. The City and surrounding refugee Camps where 120,000 palestinians live have been under Mili tary curfew since Friday. Despite the curfew dozens of youths their Heads wrapped in traditional Check ered Arab headdresses were in the streets pelting troops with rocks and eggs. Soldiers responded by firing tear Gas and rubber bul lets. At least 329 palestinians and 13 israelis have been killed since the uprising began last december in the West Bank and Gaza strip which Israel has controlled since the 1967 War. Station from Page 1 strutting re broadcasts was announced by czech officials in  s move leaves Bulgaria As the Only soviet bloc country that continues to hinder re Sig nals. Marsh  d like to see the last of the jamming countries Stop the jamming Marsh  czech jamming is completely off but the bul Garian jamming is still  said Bulgaria had unexpectedly turned off some hammers aimed at radio free Europe on Friday night but switched them Back on after a couple of  has been interrupting re signals since the station went on the air in 1951, Marsh said. Czechoslovakia had been jamming re broadcasts since the soviet invasion of 1968, he said. Marsh said about 35 percent of the adult population in Czechoslovakia listens to radio free Europe. They have been tuning in despite the interference Marsh said. Carlucci from Page 1 gon budget plans to comply with a White House deficit Compromise with Congress. We took it cuts in places the services did t like and lost a Secretary of the Navy in the process car Lucci said referring to the resignation of Navy Secre tary James Webb Over a decision to retire 16 warships. Protecting re flagged kuwaiti Oil tankers in the per Sian Gulf. Canucci noted he had just returned from the Middle East and our standing could not be  the fact is that we got a High degree of cooperation from the moderate Arab states. The persian Gulf work has been a major  taking a Calm measured approach to the disclosure of a wide ranging fraud investigation among Pentagon contractors and private consultants. Carlucci said he instituted a total Quality management pro Gram to impress on contractors the need for Quality products As Well As ethical conduct. We re looking at More innovative ways to base Competition on Quality and track record As opposed to pure Price he said. The defense Secretary also cited Success in establishing a Good rapport with his soviet counterparts impressing upon leaders around the world the danger posed by the proliferation of Long Ranee missiles persuading Congress to pass legislation allowing obsolete military bases to be closed and getting Congress through a silly season this year when some politicians were demanding the military be used to Seal the nation s Borders against  be got the Dod role in drug interdiction sorted out in a Way that it is manageable instead of having us Seal the Borders in 45 Days or whatever the hell it was and shoot everybody who comes  on the problem Side Carlucci said Tower would have to fight for a larger Pentagon budget help develop arms control strategy and strengthen the North Atlantic treaty organization while helping european allies resist the seductive Appeal of soviet arms control  Bush and Tower can t persuade Congress to approve a 2 percent real growth increase in the fiscal 1990 budget the Only Way to make further cuts sensibly would be to re Duce the armed forces Carlucci said. If Navy deployments Are lengthened or Tours for soldiers in Europe increased what does that do for recruitment and retention Carlucci , who replaced Caspar w. Weinberger As defense Secretary for the last 14 months of the Reagan administration said he bad enjoyed the position but found it truly was a full time  a per hour basis i make about As much As my baby Sitter he joked adding the Secretary s salary of $99,500 is