European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On the Road with Bob Hope Page 13 the stars and stripes vol. 47, no. 247 wednesday december 21, 1988 2m d 8693 a red Cross to leave Lebanon Geneva a the International committee of the red Cross tuesday said it was suspending its operations in Lebanon after receiving new threats against the lives of its staffers. The decision came four Days after the release of Peter Winkler the chief red Cross Delegate in South Lebanon who was held hostage for a month. A Brief news release said the committee made its decision after hearing monday of serious threats against its delegates on Mission in Lebanon placing their lives in acute  it said the Relief operations would be resumed As soon As the threats arc clearly and unequivocally  the red Cross now has a staff of 17 in Lebanon. Ten others were withdrawn after Winkler was Kidnap Ped nov. 16. A red Cross spokesman Carlos Baum cd declined to elaborate on the nature of he threats or say what groups were believed behind them. He also would not say How the committee Learned of the threats. There was also no word on when the staffers would be pulled out of Lebanon. Winkler was taken while working at a refugee Camp in the Southern port of Stdon. Swiss foreign minister Rene Fol bar said that in indirect contacts the Kidnap pers identified themselves As members of a dissident palestinian group called the organization of socialist revolution. Fol bar said the kidnappers were demanding a lenient sentence for a lebanese shiite Hijacker. Hussein Hariri who is to go on trial before the Swiss supreme court feb. 20. Hariri hijacked an air a Frique jetliner on july 14, 1987, and killed a French passenger before he was subdued during a Stop at Geneva s Airport. Fifteen other foreigners including nine americans arc missing and presumed kidnapped in Lebanon. The longest held is Terry Anderson chief Middle East Cor respondent of the associated press who was abducted March 16,1985. Bush puts off new Cabinet announcements Washington a president elect Bush cancelled plans for announcing new Cabinet appointments tuesday after the leading contender for Secretary of health and human services was quoted As saying he favored a woman s right to an abortion. Comments by medical educator Louis Sullivan Over the weekend in an Atlanta newspaper resulted in an unexpected Snag in his selection by Bush to head the sprawl ing Agency transition sources said. Bush cancelled a scheduled 2 . Announcement of Cabinet choices. Me had been poised to name Chicago mass transit official Samuel Skinner As his transportation Secretary and sources had said an additional appointment had been Likely to add the first Black to the new cab inet. See related Story. Page 4. Two Blacks have been in line for Cabinet posts according to sources who spoke Only on the condition of anonymity Sullivan and retired three Star army Gen. Julius w. Bee ton. The Atlanta journal and Constitution re ported sunday that Sullivan president of the More House school of Medicine in Allan see Cabinet on Back Page the loud Mouth when it comes to making an in Joyful noise Ryuta Sasahara is the King of the vocal chords. The teacher 27, Lei out the loudest scream tuesday during the 8th annual year end loud voices contest in Tokyo. For being the chief noisemaker in the group Sasahara received $400,� hich is also something to shout about. Arafat attacks israeli plan on settlements Vienna Austria up Plo chairman Yasser Arafat tuesday lashed out at Israel s plans to build new jewish settlements in occupied territories saying it will torpedo Middle East peace efforts Arafat ending a 28-hour Stopover in Austria said Large Steps had been taken to Convene a Middle East peace conference under u a. Auspices. He repeated his prediction that a palestinian slate would be achieved within two years and reaffirmed that the palestinians would participate in a Middle East peace conference As an Independent delegation. The plan to build eight new jewish settlements in the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza strip was announced monday As part of an agreement by the liked and labor parties to form a coalition government. The israeli leadership is undertaking efforts in see Arafat on Back Page Coke has super Hopes for 3-d by the los Angeles times the coca cola co. Has announced plans to distribute 20 million pairs of 3-d glasses to allow television viewers to see a three dimensional broadcast of a 13 minute magic show during the super bowl half  course they will also be Able to View a 45-Sccond diet Coke commercial that could Cost the Atlanta based company As much As $2 million. The half time extravaganza and commercial on super bowl sunday Jan. 22, can be seen without Thesee Coke on Back Page