European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes monday March 13.1969 feb says bomb in Rogers Van May have been homemade san Diego a the bomb thai blew up in a Van being driven by the wife of a Navy Captain who mistakenly Ord Rcd the destruction of an iranian air liner was a non military device possibly homemade the Fri said sunday. The bomb was an improvised exploding device that would suggest it was not some kind of a manufactured military bomb fh1 spokesman Gene Rich said. A pipe bomb would fit into that generic family he said adding that it May have been homemade. The bomb set fire to a Van being driven Friday by Sharon Rogers whose husband capt. Will Rogers Iii commander of the Iii did missile Cruiser Vincen hcs in the persian Gulf gave the go ahead last july to shoot Down an aircraft mistakenly believed to be an iranian fighter. The plane identified Only from its radar Blip was actually a civilian Airliner. All 290 people an Board were killed. Although inc bomb destroyed the Van mrs. Rogers was riot Hurt ,. Richl refused to disclose More of what the Fri s investigation had found and also declined to comment on an iranian newspaper editorial that blamed the Fri for the bombing saying it was engineered to provoke anti iranian sentiment m the United states. We  response to that at All he said. The English language newspaper Kayhan International linked the alleged . Plot to Western anger at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s order that British novelist Salman Rushdie be killed for his new novel. The satanic  cat the bombing will not be the last attempt to imply be Iran Over the Rushdie controversy. Kayhan International said in an editorial summarized by Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency. Fri spokeswoman Kathy Kennedy in Washington de Nied the allegation and added we have never made any linkage to Iran since this incident  Rogers and his wife remained in seclusion where they Nave been since Friday. They resumed Home briefly on saturday presumably to collect belongings. Chief Craig Huebler spokesman for the sin Diego naval station said the Navy was awaiting Fri find Ings to determine if the couple would return to work monday mrs. Rogers is a teacher. The Captain has remained in command since the Clum of the Vincennes to its Home port in san Diego. As commander Rogers is required to stay in the Ian Diego area Huebler said sunday. Federal investigators ended their work late saturday at the University City intersection where the Van exploded. The Van was later taken away but Riehl re fused to say where it was being kept. Thomas Hughes agent in charge of the san Diego Fri office said saturday that the Agency faced a lengthy analysis to determine what Type of bomb was used but he said fragments indicated it could have been a pipe bomb. Government sources said the possibility of terror ism was being investigated. Officials confirmed that the Rogers family received threatening Calls about the missile strike on the Airliner. Rogers had driven the Van earlier Friday for a regular run to a nearby doughnut shop and fell he May have been the intended Large of the bombing said sen. I Etc Wilson r-calif., who had talked with the Captain. From Page 1 a television series that shares the town s name be fore the mystery was solved the town it seems had been caught in the wave of the Alf mania afflicting  of the Atlantic. The Success of the series chronicling the Saga of an a1ion life form s adjustment 1o life on Earth has spawned a thriving business in Alf Memorabilia Alft shirt Alf greeting cards Alf dolls arc everywhere in America and now. West Germany. A the signs identifying this City As Alf apparently were too much for fans to pass up. Eventually Nicolay ordered inc signs removed telling operators of nearby pubs and restaurants to Tell their guests that when they reached thai Ponwith no signs that was air. Although Alf is shown on German television Alf residents had remained blissfully ignorant of its popularity. But taking charge in a manner that would be the envy of american mayors Nicolay said no problem to the  turned it into a plus. He began Selling the sighs so far he has sold zoo of them  who have visited the town or simply heard Aboul it on american schoolteacher ordered a sign for. Her classroom. Most  customers however Are germans. A s Craz the mayor said shaking his head. There arc 10 reasons for Selling the signs according to Nicolay. One reason is they should buy them not steal them. The second reason is Public relations for  it has worked. German newspapers and television and radio stations have picked up the town s Story signs by the Way arc available for 75 Marks apiece about s40,-by writing .10 the mayor at Kirch Strassl a -5584alf".,-the town should have had an inkling of what was coming. When the son of Alois Ludwig a Vineyard owner and Alf City official visited Boston a few years ago he Drew laughs on the Beach by scratching the town s name in the Sand. At that Lime Alf was not shown on German television so he was puzzled by the response. A Friendly bostonian look him Home to watch the show. S the genesis of this problem is two centuries old. That s when the town name completed its evolution from Albis pinned on it by the romans 2,000 years ago to Alf with stops at Alue Albe Alyc and Alffa along the Way Nilolay s common sense solution befits the Man who has been the town s mayor for nearly 25 years. He is a Friendly shopkeeper with a quid self deprecating sense of humor. When a husband and wife visiting inc town bumped Inlo the mayor recently he graciously posed for a picture with inc woman and an Alf doll joking that people May think he resembles the television character. Nicolay talks easily about his town obviously proud of its Beauty and the vast vineyards that crawl up the Steep slopes behind Alf he smiles when he says that a nearby Tori is jealous of he attention Alpbas received from the German Media regarding its signs a certificate naming him an honorary member of the Alf Tan club in the bavarian town of  is Dis played in his store office. Although the own makes no profit from the Sale of the signs at least one local business is cashing in. Its display window is filled Wilh a variety of Alf Memorabilia offered for Sale also after eight months with no signs marking inc town Nicolay recently placed new ones at the Lown s Edge securing each Wilh six bolls and rivets making Themi he Hopes thief proof. And has Alf finally become popular in Alf now the mayor says Wilh smile. Cwi routing Louin report Seth Vitai Kuko Rimi i Kohl from Page 1 the Polli. The social democrats were projected to score moderate statewide pins with 6.6 Perchem of Fth vote the Ned will a churn to inc City legislature for the first time since 1968. _ the Ned campaigned hard in Frankfurt against inc Large number of foreigners in the City. Wilh 148,000 foreigner 25 percent of its population Frankfurt has the largest proportion of foreigners of All West German dues. The Ned echoed themes raised by the republicans in the Jan. 29 West Berlin elections. The republicans won 7.5 percent of inc vote and 11 seats in West Ber Lin s legislature. Michael Fric Marin Frankfurt jewish Community Leader and a Christian Democrat said the Ned s sur prise gains will have Senous  this is the worst result of the election Fried inane told Hess in stale television. This will damage West Germany s reputation  the outcome in Frankf Uil appeared to pave the Way for a leftist coalition in Frankfurt Between the social democrats and the greens. A similar coalition is expected to Start governing in Wisl Berlin this week after an agreement Between the social democrats and the alternative Lisi inc Branch of the Green party in West Berlin. Arafat says he d go to Jerusalem Rome a Plo Leader Yasser Arafat says he s ready to go to Jerusalem following the path of slain egyptian Leader Anwar Sandal to persuade Israel to accept an International con Ference on the Middle East according to an interview published sunday. Arafat in the interview in the Rome newspaper la Republica also said that the Palestine liberation organization will develop the Dia Logue under Way with the american administration because much depends on  we will insist on having International peace conference on the Middle East if the United states want to Convene such a conference the leaders of Israel those intransigent even before inc doves will agree to it he was quoted assaying. 1 asked How to break Down Israel resistance to the idea of having an International peace con Ference with both inc United. Slates and the soviet Union participating Arafat said to am ready to follow Sadat s path. To Bolo Jerusalem. But t am no Sadat. I move with full consent of the Arab leaders. The late egyptian president went to Jerusalem without Arab assent and support making confessions on the right of self determination for palestinians. A right that did not belong to him. If Sandal had taken his initiative with Arab assent and support holding firm to positions of principles there would have been a palestinian state today. Bui he pushed Loo far Forward too much in a hurry making too Many  Sadat s visit to Jerusalem in november 1977 helped pave the Way for the 1979 peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel. Sadat was assassinated in october 1981. Arafat told the interviewer that he does t care that israeli Leader Yitzhak Shamir has called him a killer. "1 am ready to negotiate with those who want peace Arafat said. Shamir has said he would put Arafat in jail if he came to Jerusalem. . Denies from Page 1 Andreou threatened the United Stales that there would be consequences if banker publisher George Koskotas was Noi quickly extradited to Greece. I am sending a message to Washington that if he is not extradited soon to face Justice there will be Conser Quant is. I pledge this Papandreou told parliament on saturday during a debate on a censure motion. He did not describe inc consequences but he made a reference to his government s decision to shut Down one of four . Military installations in Greece. He said talks on a new . Bases agreement arc continuing bin their bases time of slay in Greece is running out  Papandreou was in parliament to respond to allegations that his ruling panhellenic socialist movement Pasok was involved in the financial scandal surround ing Koskotas the former chairman of the Dank of Crete the main conservative opposition new democracy party submitted the censure motion thurs Lay on grounds that alleged government involvement in the Koskola scandal posed a danger for democracy and  Pasok with 157 seals in the 300-Singlc chamber parliament was expected to weather the motion Dur ing a voice vote monday. Koskotas 34, fled Greece in november after being indicted in a s200 million fraud forgery and embezzlement scandal. He is in a Salem mass., jail pending a hearing on extradition to Greece the newsmagazine time in an interview Wilh the banker quoted him As saying that Papandreou and senior government officials authorized plans poem Bezzole millions from his Bank. He also claimed they received millions of Dollar in payoffs. Papandreou who said he will sue time for running the _ interview in its March 13 Issue has charged that there is a foreign and Domestic plot to overthrow his government