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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. March 25, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 about $00 personnel Al Ramstein a West Germany took part in a Fod or Fod plod foreign object damage walk to Remote All foreign objects and debris from the air base s runways on Friday the walks Are important because Loose debris i Jinx in he runways can be sucked into Jet engines causing damage n1iibuls Toluhi report Tittl Winet Oloanne Brussels lawyer charged in sex Premier s kidnapping Brussels Belgium a a Brus Sels attorney was charged fonday with the january kidnapping of former Premier Paul Vandyn hoc Njaim who was freed a month later after his fam ii paid an undisclosed Ransom. Officials said Michel Vander evil 41, is the lawyer for Patrick harm cars an escaped convict who is considered to Bethe key suspect in the kidnapping. Haemers escaped from a prison trans port truck in August 1987 and remains Al Large. Vander Elst was taken in for question ing on thursday. He was charged on Fri Day Wilh kidnapping extortion forgery and conspiracy officials said. Haemers father and brother also were being questioned Friday officials said. Vander Elst is the second suspect to be arrested. Base Bajrami was arrested in Melz France last month and is to be extradited 10 Belgium. On thursday Ponce found Vander Elsi at his Home which is in the Sam apartment building where Vanden Boey Nants  69-year-old Christian Democrat was abducted on the evening of Jan. U from the apartment building s garage As he parked his car. He was held in a dark room at a House in us Tou Hucl France and released in Tournai Belgium on feb. 13. His family paid an undisclosed amount in Ransom through a Swiss Bank. Belgian newspapers have reported that the family of Vandyn Robyn ans a wealthy businessman paid up to �1,61 million. After his release Vanden Boenan Essaid his kidnappers originally demanded about $ 10 million which he said they believed to equal 20 percent of his wealth. Vanden  prime minister from 1966-68 and again from 1978-79. I was also defense minister for seven years during the 1970s and served As Brussels City councillor for More than 30 years starting in 1953. He has Long been a controversial poli  1988, he received a three year suspended sentence for tax fraud an forgery As head of a Brussels meat pack ing company after his release he said he was held by As Many As five armed men whose faces he never saw and with whom he communicated in writing. His kidnappers in rambling notes to belgian Media claimed responsibility for the kidnapping on behalf of a non-Cxisl-1 ing left wine group. "  
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