European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagi the stars and stripes thursday december 22.198b Mao s w Dow Beijing refused comr pm tuesday on a published rep lung s widower of she a who terrorize i authorities Lang that Mao tse a the Lead Jpn four radicals China for a decade has been Freel from prison to be treated for can  report in a chinese mag Azine was the firs in an official publication after a year of unconfirmed  Jiang 74, had been  released from prison because of ill  s  is an especially sensitive tube act in China where she regains reviled. By Many people to suffered in the chaotic 1966-1 76 cultural Revo  a sanctions wash1ngt in a China has agreed 104 series of restrictions concern ii the terms under which Chines produced rocket boosters will la Inch three Ameri can made  satellites the state depart mint said. The restrict Lojis will restrict undercutting private american launch companies through chinese government subsidies. Earthquake Relief London a a quickly arranged concert by world famous musicians last week raised More than $660,000 to help victims of inc devastating earthquake in so Viet Armenia organizers say. Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich flautist James Galway and conductor Andre Previn joined the English chamber orchestra and Sev eral other musicians for saturday s concert at London s barbican. The funds to Benefit the British red Cross armenian earthquake Appeal came from video and re Cord rights As Well As ticket sales at the foldout performance in the 2.026-seat Hall according to in Armenia Appeal committee. The concert was broadcast Lively the British broadcasting corp., and the soviet Union and five other nations televised it. The dec. 7 earthquake killed an estimated 55.000 people and left 500,000 homeless. Election reforms Mexico City a presi Dent Carlos Salinas do Yonari on monday announced plans for talk son possible reforms to Mexico s electoral Laws a key demand of opposition politicians from both right and left. A statement from the presi Dent s office said the Federal elec Tion commission will i begin great Public consultation next month and the chamber of deputies will discuss electoral Reform at a special j Une session. Haitian slaying port a Prince Haiti a haitian police have arrested iwo suspects in last year s slaying of lawyer and political Leader Yves Volel the Independent radio Sta Tion Haiti inter reported. Prosecutor Jacaman Charl Essaid the identities of the suspects would be revealed once the investigation was concluded. Volel member of the port a Prince bar association and presi Dent of the. Christian Democrat rally was shot to death oct. 13, 1987, in front of the Bureau of criminal investigation in the Capi Tal. He had come to the Bureau to interview a client who had been detained without being charged. Hijackers gun May have a me aboard in fish witness Frankfort West Germany a the trial often fessed air pirate Mohammed Ati Hunadi took a bizarre turn on  a witness Testi fied that a pistol aped in the 1985 hijacking of a Twat liner May have been smuggled Aboa Royn a fish. Witness Clra Posie 31, a West German Federal polic investigator also told the court thann Formallo gathered by greek polic indicated hand grenades May have been Takenoto the plane hidden among to siege was tuesday Only witness at Hamadi s trial Hamadi is charged with air piracy and murder in Taij hijacking of Twa flight 847. Th1 nine americans were held hostage 17days during the ordeal. . Navy diver Robert set him was shot and killed aboard the plane after the Athens to Rome flight was hijacked on june 14, 1985. Hamadi a lebanese Shi Ilc moslem has admitted taking part in the Hijack ing but denies Killin Stethem. He has testified that his accomplice identified in court records As Hassan Ezic dding shot set him. Posing a said she travelled to Athens Greece after the hijacking 10 ask greek police about their arrest of another Man who officials have said had planned to join the two other hijackers but who had failed to gel on the night. To siege s trip came after passenger released in Beirut Lebanon informed officials that one of inc hijackers aboard the plane spoke German she said. Hamadi had lived in West Germany and spoke some German posing a said greek police identified the arrested Man As Ali Aida who was taken into custody because he was acting  they would t give any other def the hijacked plane was read into in tails on Why he was arrested she Lold court record. The court. Teased in Exchange for All greek passengers and the remaining women and children on Board the plane court records indicate. Post age  the greek official she full cd with Only As the Heads of the anti terror Security and Interpol of Nathens vats tuesday a written deposition from an american passenger aboard under questioning Ali Atwa risk them greek investigators the of slow was smuggled aboard the hijacked Lane in a fish and the Gran airs were Between some fruit said pos legs however she said Greely Tolic told it her they did not Bel Leve Najwa s Story. \ they were convinced Tinl their air port Security measure were adequate Ned thai he weapon were placed inboard the airline Erin Cairo Egypt from where it half arrived earlier posies said. Durik Theof hijacking ordeal the plane a forc a to land three times in Beirut and Hwy in Algiers Algeria. St then bras killed when the plan landed the tend Lime in Beirut. After Seth Evi was shot the Hijack ers Force a the firl incr to return to Al Giers a Flea was flown there and re Joseph Cue Chi s description of the ordeal including beatings of Passen Gers and inc shooting of Stethers echoed those of dozens of other wit Nesses who have testified earlier at the trial which began on Juty s in a High Security courtroom in Frankfurt. In closing tuesday s session chief judge a cinch Mickenberger said the court would Honor a defense request Lotry la obtain More detailed reports on the hijacking from item Lional aviation organizations which May have monitored radio transmissions wit the Twa Airliner. Among those to be contacted were he  Federal aviation Agency and inc item Lional civil aviation organization in Canada. Wesl Ger Many is closely connected with both Hamadi s defense lawyer Gabrille Slick Bromme said. Users of tuition a flare More Likely to remain i service study reports by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington contrary to belief  who use Lary s tuition assistance program Likely to stay in the service thai  private sector Wolfi a stud has found. There is a Strong and  positive association Between participation in the Tui Tion assistance program  m the military said inc study a the defense manpower data  the study also con Hided that enlisted members who use the program which pro Vides funds beyond Normal i Bill benefits for approved Cou Seft tend to be promoted  it ". Defense education. Officials Hope the. Study which is Tbs first qualitative review of tuition assistance can help reverse Oral least Stem a  trend Over the Pas few years by allowing a relationship Between the program and military readiness and re Tention. Tuition assistance was one of Many pro Grams scaled Back in the Wake of a budget agreement Between Congress Ruthc Rea Gan administration in late 1987whs serv ices previously covered 90 percent of Educa Tion costs for approved courses Urr the program but that was Cut Back to 75 of costs by Early 1988. The defense i men has budgeted about $105 million Lorthe program this fiscal year. Analysis used a 1985 sampling of Moi than 132,000 enlisted personnel and offi-1 cars together with follow up surveys in 1988of about 15,000  to obtain their data. The results showed that 35.8 percent  who did not use tuition assistance a Cal the military compared with 18.6percent of those who used the program at. Lesion cd. In addition 53.1 percent of those who used tuition assistance were promoted of Eric period of the study compared with 39.1 percent of those who did not the fact that education leads to promo Tion is another indication of the importance of tuition assistance the study said since promotions May increase one s commit ment Toa career in the service despite the seemingly conclusive num Bers obtained from the surveys the study stops Short of citing a direct link Between Tui on assistance and retention the association Between to participation and retention does t necessarily mean that participation in the program causes higher retention rates in said. " but it is very Clear that tuition assistance users arc less Likely than non users to leave Zhc military in a Given period of time the study found that enlisted personnel far More Likely than officers to use the am since officers almost always have before entering Active duty. Most  pay grades e-5 Ore-6. Force has the highest  me with about 24.1 percent of its current be acc having used tuition  army go is 9.5 percent whee the Navy figure is Between 5.2 percent and 10.9 per cent a -. Women in All three services Are much More Likely than men to participate in the program. The. Difference is greatest in the Navy where women arc More than twice Asu Cly to us tuition assistance As men. Soviets overwhelmed by quake supplies Geneva a soviet official shave received More foreign Aid ship ments than they can handle and donor should focus instead on sending Money for rehabilitation of earthquake  Cross officials said. They called monday for suspension Faid shipments to Armenia until further notice. There have been about 140 for eign Relief flights. Two thirds of 27,000 rail ears that car ried Relief material to the earthquake stricken Region Haven t been unloaded said per St Baeck Secretary general of the league of red Cross and  cres cent  league official Andrei Kisse lev said that because of a Lack of International coordination the donor response has been far Loo  think there Are More kidney dialysis machines per capita in Armenia than anywhere in the world Kisselev said citing news reports that said up to 15machines were sent to the soviet Union while Only 20 were  briefed reporters after returning from Yerevan the capital of Armenia where they checked on the Relief operations for victims from the dec. 7  said inc soviets will have to return some of the Supply  donation should focus on Money for rehabilitation particularly workshops to manufacture artificial limbs St Baeck said. Orthopaedic Cen ters Are needed for 4,000 people who lost limbs he said. Officials in Armenia however Are evaluating whether Winter tents and additional transportation Are still needed he said. About 53,000 tents Ore in the area according to soviet figures quoted by the league soviet prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova has said the Cost of rebuilding the devastated quake area will exceeds billion