European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 1.1989 the stars and stripes witness says Younis led hijackers Washington api the first witness in the sky piracy trial of Fawaz Youm s identified she defendant monday As the Man who led five hijackers aboard a Royal jordanian Airliner in Cirul pm june a 19r5. Landry t. Slade. A vice president of the american University of Beirut it Sti fled that Younis called Naidech by the other hijackers spent Moil of the 30-hour hijacking in inc cockpit of the Boe ing 727 and was treated As the Leader. The other four hijackers remained in the passenger compartment where they disarmed and Bear Sis jordanian sky marshals tying up the four male Security guards and slapping a woman marshal Slad said. At one Point he testified a Hijacker seeking to determine whether one of the marshals was conscious touched a Cigar relic lighter to his car lobe. He was conscious or became  Slade testified. The trial in . District court is a test of a 1984 Law that gives the unite states Long Arm j Uris it Ion Over cases involving americans taken hostage Over seas. Slade and his son were the Only americans among inc approximately 70 passengers and Crew members. On sept 13, 1987, More than two years after the hijacking Younis was arrested on a yacht in International Waters of the coast of Cyprus. Defense counsel Francis d. Carter said in his opening argument. 10 the jury that Younis had Given pb1 agents a confession while he was seasick and suffering from two Bro Ken wrists without medical attention. Vow Wilt have to determine whether the statement that my client gave to the Fri was voluntary or involuntary car ice said. A Federal appeals court had ruled that the confession May be used As evidence the five hijackers boarded the Airliner at Beirut Airport and demanded that it be flown to Tun is. Tunisian authorities denied the plane permission to land and in returned eventually to Beirut where the passengers were released and the aircraft was destroyed. Just before the passengers were re leased Younis squatted in the aisle next to Slade and his son. William then is. We knew All along who ," Slade said Younis told him and he asked the americans to Tell reporters that the a engers were not mis  Slade in stifled that As he and his son were led off the plane they saw two hijackers planting explosives they were putting hand grenades into the stills Slade said Younis was standing at the foot of the aircraft stairs shaking hands with the passengers As they left and headed to Ward an Airport bus. Asked by one of the prosecutors Karen mom sctt Why he Shook hands with the Leader of the hijackers Slade said i Felt it Wisest to do that. I very much wanted to get on the bus.". 7 governors of nuke waste plan for Midwest. Washington a the governors of seven midwestern states agreed monday to share the Cost of. A Low level nuclear waste site said gov. James ulan Chard of Michigan. In january Elan thard halted site selection in Michi Gan until the Lher slates in the Midwest interstate Low Cvet radioactive waste compact Mel demands to make sure Thul Michigan bore Only its fair share of in Ecol -. He ordered inc site selection procession resume after the slates agreed to his terms. No one wants to be left holding the bag with inc Low level waste Issue Bla Charil said in announcing the agreement. Blanchard and the governors Flowa Ohio Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and Indiana reached agreement on the waste site monday after two Days of conferences Dur int he National governors association Winter meeting. We support the party Stales sharing responsibility and liability for Thoie Strw Iii s not paid for by insurance or the funds established in Michigan statute and that share be based on a prorated amount according to the amount of waste gun crated in each state the governors said in a joint k to no Blanchard. The governors also agreed that Euch slate would continue to share the Cost of operating the disposal site even if the slate withdraws from the Midwest compact. The disposal Plant would Cost an estimated $300 million Over its -20-year life isaid . Snyder Blanchard s  environmental issues. With the agreement Michigan s share could be less than one third of that amount Snyder said. Had inc other Stales failed .10 accept Blanchard s terms Michigan would have had to pay the full Cost of building and operating the Plant. The state Legislatures would need to approve spending on the site. Blanchard said adding that he foresaw no difficulty in obtaining the funding. Michigan was selected As the site for the nuclear waste dump because it generates the most radioactive waste in the Region. Michigan generated about 27,000 cubic feel  Yea sit last year from nuclear plants research institutions and hospitals. Michigan s nuclear waste now Goei to Sites in South Carolina and Washington state whose governors threatened to refuse to accept Michigan waste unless Blanchard rescinded his  site selection. Air clinic no honoured for loto  work Izmir air Sta. Shia a. Baldwin the  of incr. Charge at Izmir s 72f�l a or a Pinic a been named Safe sir no Ron mental a  engineering tests the Dri Mafi water an taif for pollutants. It also provides radiation safety testing for communications Sim at Izmir. Prince Charles sets off Hearty laughter its he Jok a. Students in Venezuela s Ciudad Bolivia 260 nil Southwest of  touring British Prince paid royally entertained in Tuil to the Simon Bolivar  Institute Beckwit is a member of the United world col1 the Pence is president of inc  student Venezuela a Fol Dea Osc t i member 01 m uni Ira Chw v  f Caracas. The tourist Britis the Prince i t f in Frkan Iutin. Marine Board urge dismissal of Captain a Whf lesbian friends Camp Lejeune , a a l2- ear Marine have never been admitted in Council would have nol i 12-Iea corps Veteran should be dismissed because her Asso anon with lesbians made the corps loot had a Board of inquiry has ruled. Cape j Udy Meade s friendships with lesbian women gave the impression that Jou yourself were a lesbian and therefore brings discredit to yourself and the Marine corps col. J j Carroll told Sicade on sunday. Mcado 36. Testified last week that she is not a Inbi Ait. The five member Board recommended that Mead be dismissed with an other than honorable " discharge which would mean the loss of Normal discharge and. Retirement benefits Mcade declined to comment but her civilian Atto Mej Vaughn Taylor called the hearing process unfair a Board of Maui a hearing differs from a court Manial which is similar to a civilian Inal in that five Marine Colo Nels hear the presentation of the government against the accused and make a decision. The Board has a Virsal adviser available. The opinion is automatically reviewed by the command ing general and then the Board of Rei new in Washington wish they had court Martiale Judy Mead Tay Akl the evidence the government prawn  would hav r i court. It hav l been allowed under the ,evidence." mos l of the  Mcade slammed from february i9sr visit she in acc to the Home of a Beaufort s.c., woman \ go emment Wimes void ii i had seen Mcade and la woman in bed together. Boih Mead and the woman unfilled Haj had Nexer Lead a tial Contact in the pros ecu Lor capt. Christopher i song Hurt. Argued thai the incident was enough to sons Jiulie conduct Unbe coming an officer because Tomc Enste women also i in ing the House a the women in bed Roget for. The Board s responsibility is not to have a moral judgment on Cape. Judy Monk s life hey. It s to Arkyou to uphold the standards of the . Mann Corpy tic Marine corps is a Way of sife. She has t  the Board said Mead had failed to  lesbian activity and had misled her Superior Oft cers b withholding information thai the other woman was i lesbian. La eighteen women at i Arris Island s,c., the Only Monc Boot Camp where women go for Basic training have a discharged for Hamo sexual behaviour and court Martiale under  and indecent acts