European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday monday january 1/2,1989 bomb put on in Frankfurt paper says T _ _ ii London a a newspaper re ported saturday that investigators have told scottish police that the bomb that destroyed pan am flight 103 was put aboard the flight at Frankfurt International Airport. But the West German government said the report was incorrect and based on speculation. The times of London said investigators Are certain that Luggage loaded on flight 103 in Frankfurt and flown to London s Heathrow Airport was transferred on arrival at Heathrow to the for Ward cargo hold of the doomed Boeing 747. But West German Interior ministry spokesman Michael a. Butz said there is no indication that the explosives could have been put on Board at Frankfurt air  he said British and West German investigators had called the times report contradictory to the evidence gathered so far. The newspaper said scientists have established that the bomb exploded in the hold causing the new York bound jumbo Jet to disintegrate dec. 21. It said the Hunt for those responsible now centers on Frankfurt where a palestinian terrorist cell is known to have been operating for More than 18  the paper also said that the cell is known to be part of Ahmed Jibril s hard line popular front for the liberation of Palestine general command and to have carried out two bombing attacks on . Military trains that serve Frankfurt. The paper did not identify by name the source of its information. It said scottish police officers who flew to Frankfurt on Friday would be shown evidence of the cell s existence and Are expected to be Given Access to a. Palestinian Man arrested by West Ger Man Security forces two months ago. The newspaper did not give the Man s name but said he is suspected of being a senior figure in the popular front for the liberation of Palestine general com Mand. Several British papers including the daily Telegraph the times and the daily express reported that the Fri was investigating whether Kahlid Jaafar a 21-year-old lebanese born student killed in the crash May have been the unwitting Carrier of the bomb that destroyed the plane. The Telegraph said Jaafar s family suspects that he May have been used to Plant the bomb and have provided de tails of his background and movements to the Fri. An unnamed associate of the Jaafar family was quoted As saying Jaa far s Mother who lives in Damascus Syria is a first Cousin of syrian president Hafez Assad. Jaafar was flying to Detroit where his father lives from Frankfurt where he lived with a number of lebanese Arab expatriates whom he did not know Well the Telegraph said. Nazir Jaafar dismissed the newspaper reports that his son might have been the bomb Carrier. I think that s outrageous and a totally false Rumor he said in an Independent television news interview. An Anonymous male caller claiming to represent a group called the guardians of the islamic revolution telephoned . News agencies in London on Friday to repeat a claim of responsibility and threaten further attacks. Helicopters on saturday made their first sweep Over the Waters of the Solway Firth Estuary Between England and Scot land which has now been included in an expanded search for bodies and wreck age. The Blue and White nose Cone of flight 103 was removed from the Scot Tish Countryside Friday so investigators can examine it for clues. News briefs Canadian parliament oks free Trade pact with . Toronto a parliament approved a historic free Trade agreement Between the United states and Canada Clearing the last Legal Hur dle for enactment of the pact Between the world s largest trading partners. The Senate vote on Friday ended three years of often heated debate. President Reagan and prime minister Brian Mulroney signed the treaty last Jan. 2, but the pact required Canadian legislative approval. The approval in Ottawa was by voice and not tabulated although senators from the opposition Liberal party abstained. Over the next 10 years the Deal will phase out tariffs and Border restrictions on banking in vestment Energy and services. Soviet activist Yuli Daniel from 60s Dies of stroke Moscow a Yuli Daniel a satirist and poet whose 1966 trial along with Andrei Sinyavsky was a worldwide sensation and marked the beginning of a k no crackdown on dissidents died at his Home Friday his former wife said. He died today about 10 . He suffered a stroke said Larisa Bogomaz a Veteran of the soviet dissident movement who was Daniel s wife when he was sentenced to five years in Pris on and labor Camp for publishing his works  was 63 years old and had been in ill health for years. Daniel s most famous work this is Moscow calling satirically called for a Public murder Day in which soviets Over the age of 16 would be allowed to kill someone As Long As it was not a policeman or a Public transport worker. Daniel received a five year term in prison and labor Camp for illegally publishing his works abroad and Sinyavsky received a seven year term. It was the first time that criminal charges were brought against soviet intellectuals for literary criticism of the soviet system. Fire damages c-5a at of base Travis fab Calif. Up fire broke out on a huge air Force c-5a transport plane at Travis fab Friday burning through the Hull behind the Wing but none of the eight crewmen was seriously injured officials  Blaze was t discovered by the Crew until the plane was taxiing after Landing at the base 50 Miles Northeast of san Francisco following a routine local training flight an air Force spokesman said. One crewman tech. Sgt. Dirk c. Grenwelge required oxygen for smoke inhalation but was released from the base Hospital it. Col. Jim Dilda said. It was a significant fire Dilda said. The Hull was burned through in the upper fuselage just to the rear of the Wing. It will not Fly again for quite a  the other seven crewmen did not require medical  Lockheed built Jet the largest plane in the air Force and capable of carrying two army my tanks and other Bulky freight had taken off from Travis earlier in the Day on a routine local training Mission Dilda said. The four engine 247-foot Long plane was not carry ing any  fire apparently occurred on the ground from what we know he said. The Crew was not aware of it until the Craft was on the ground As the plane was taxiing. There was nothing to indicate there was any thing wrong before they got on the  the plane was piloted by capt. Joseph v. Pagan jr., 31,, a. Probe from Page 1 i heart Man Euver either posed any safety threats or Vio lated the nato regulation the report said. The nato rules prohibit flight Over Spectator areas except when permitted by a show s Overall director. The Ramstein show s Overall director did not expect any significant overflight the report said. As the team practice the pierced heart Man Euver the Day before the show the Solo Pilot apparently arrived three to five seconds later than usual to the Point he arrived at too Early in the fatal crash the next Day. The report said not All air show organizers saw the Man Euver practice that Day and others thought the soloist did not finish the stunt because of cloudiness. A practice Day is not required by the nato Regula Tion. On the same Day another National Aerial team was advised by air show officials to maintain the pro scribed safety distance after Drifting North toward the Spectator area. In regard to Speed and turns toward spectators the report said organizers did not consider any planned demonstration or Man Euver to violate the nato agreement. The agreement prohibits aircraft flying at a Speed of More than 300 knots an hour from approach ing spectators any closer than 3,000 feet and aircraft flying less than 300 knots an hour from approaching spectators from closer than 1,500 feet. The report does not include the italian soloist s Esti mated rate of Speed when the Accident occurred. In detailing emergency response to the disaster investigators found no evidence that american and Ger Man intravenous equipment was incompatible As had been reported soon after. The nato agreement requires appropriate and adequate emergency services to be available at air shows but it is not More specific. All injured people were taken from the Accident scene within 96 minutes after the crash the report said. An estimated 500 people with flu tag related injuries were treated within 24 hours after the Acci Dent. About 193 american and German medical person Nel were at the show site with More on duty at the base clinic the report said. Nearly 120 German medics were available off base for standby and backup help. Five helicopters were available when the Accident occurred but one army helicopter was damaged and its Crew injured by a crashing italian plane. Eighteen Heli copters responded transporting multiple patients to area hospitals an Effort supplemented by 24 american and German ambulances. The inquiry was headed by air Force Brig. Gen. Gerald a. Daniel 65th air div commander. Daniel last week was nominated for promotion to major Gen eral and named to replace maj. Gen. Winfield s. Harpe As 16th air Force commander. North from Page 1 criminal trial of Oliver North. The subpoena also seeks the discovery of certain per Sonal records of the president. The subpoena was not an unanticipated development. It raises significant Legal and constitutional questions which Are currently being reviewed by the department of Justice an counsel to the president the statement said. It would be unprecedented for a president to appear As a witness at a criminal trial and it s premature to speculate on the final decision that will ultimately be taken but historical precedent suggests any Rele vant information could be provided through written questions and  both Bush and Reagan have denied prior knowledge of the secret Sale of . Arms to Iran. The profits of the Sale were used to support the contras after Aid for the Nicara Guan rebels was Cut off by Congress. Under the Constitution Congress has sole authority for allocating Money. Arms were sold to Iran in Hopes of influencing the release of americans held hos Tage in Lebanon by pro iranian factions even though the Reagan administration said it refused to Deal with  Bush s press Secretary. Sheila Tate said Bush was going ahead with his weekend of relaxation at the presidential Retreat at amp David md., and planned no meet Ings to discuss the matter. North is charged with conspiring wit former National Security adviser John poin Dexter and arms dealers Albert Hakim an retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard Secord to illegally divert More than $12 million from .-Iran arms sales profits to the nicaraguan rebels. North s trial could involve extensive use of classified material which has raised National Security concerns. Bush has repeatedly refused to say what he discussed with Reagan regarding the Iran Contra affair except that he had reservations about . Sales of arms to Iran. The Issue of How much he knew about North s activities with the contras and the diversion of funds from Iran was the subject of contradictory testimony Dur ing congressional hearings into the Iran Contra matter. In 1973, former president Richard Nixon received a subpoena to turn Over White House tape recordings of conversations with top aides in connection with the watergate break in scandal. Al though Nixon was not required to testify the supreme court ruled that Nixon had to release tapes about the burglary at the National Headquarters of the democratic party. Nixon resigned the presidency soon afterwards