European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Al the Star band stripes tuesday april 25,1989 probe uncovers possible link Between holdups terrorists London a investigators into the bombing of flight 103 believe they have uncovered a series of International crimes whose loot has funded european terrorists the times of London reported monday. The investigators found links Between danish robberies of $11 million and the popular front for the liberation of Palestine Genera command a Palestine terrorist group suspected by some to have masterminded the dec. 21 bombing of the pan am Light which killed 270 people the newspaper said. It said detectives arc trying to Trace the source of tens of millions of dollars hidden in secret account that have made some terrorists including the popular front enormously Rich and  inspector Thomas Mcculoch of the International investigation based in Lockerbie Scotland where the plane went Dawn said we re aware of an ongoing investigation by the danish and it would be quite improper for us to comment any further at this time the times said investigators believe the Money has been used to create terrorism schools to buy sophisticated equipment and explosives and develop new ways of beating airline Security systems.". The times said the discovery follows the arrest in october of terrorists in West Germany who were found with radio cassette players similar to inc one that hid the bomb on flight 103. It said investigators established links Between inc terrorists and Iii million reaped through armed robberies in Denmark and sent to the popular front. Seven people were arrested including two of Middle Eastern extraction in Copenhagen Denmark but danish courts have not confirmed the theories the newspaper said. . Transport Secretary Samuel Skinner is sex. Peeled to discuss Airport Security with his British counterpart Paul Channon when Skinner arrives thursday for an overnight visit at he end of a we Klong tour of Italy West Germany Switzerland and France Berlin philharmonic director resigning for health reasons Berlin a Herbert von Karajan on monday resigned As inc director of he Berlin philharmonic. Citing health reasons a West Berlin official said. Ankh Martiny West Berlin s culture senator said she received a letter from the austrian born director on monday informing her that he was stepping Down immediately. Karajan who. Turned i is on april a has been unfailing health in recent years. He was born in Salzburg Austria and keeps a residence in thei austrian resort. Karajan s often Stormy relationship with the or-1 Chestra began in 1955yon Karajan when he was appointed conductor for life of the Berlin philharmonic. Martiny is responsible for culture in the West Berli legislature and her department oversees the famed orchestra. In the letter to Martiny which was read 10 the associated press from Karajan s office in Salzburg the Maestro said i kindly ask you to Nolc thai As of today s Date i am ending my work As artistic director and permanent conductor of the Berlin  Martiny said i respect this decision by Herbert von Karajan which comes for health  Berlin thanks Herbert von Karajan for his Long time excellent and successful work she said. I Hope thai Karajan s friends in Berlin will have one More Opportunity to Sec him conducting the Berlin philharmonic in a Farewell performance Martiny said. Karajan has had Back problems in recent years that made it difficult for him to walk and forced him to cancel several scheduled performances with the orches tra. At the beginning of this year Karajan informed the Berlin philharmonic thai he was cutting the number of performances this year from 12 to six because of health reasons. Karajan s resignation leaves open one of the most co Cieu conductor s posts. Many leading conductors have been mentioned As possible successors since Karajan s health began to deteriorate but his resignation letter made no recommendation. British general fakes command Ofa North under tight Security Kolhaas Norway a British Gen. Sir Pat Rick Palmer 55, became the 15th commander of nato s Northern flank monday Wilfur military pomp and under heavy Security. Spaltner look command of the six nation Allied forces Northern Europe Headquarters which Over sees land. Arid.  of Norway Denmark an Northern Germany. It is nato s second largest but most sparsely populated Region. Nato supreme Allied commander . Gen. John r. Galvin told reporters he was encouraged by recent soviet statements but wanted to Sec signs of sincerity. They Hove offered to reduce their conventional arms by 10 percent. But what is in percent when they have a 300 percent superiority act s see if the Yore serious about reducing their conventional arms before we discuss nato nuclear arms he said. Galvin ruled out any nato probe of the advanced soviet nuclear submarine hat caught fire and Sank 310 Miles West of Norway s coast on april 7. Killing 42 soviet sailors. We will do nothing with that submarine unless the soviets ask us for some thing he said. Retiring a North commander Gen. Sir Geof Frey Hewlett 59, said the strengthening of soviet bases on the Arctic Kola Penni Suja near Norway s Northern Border makes it More difficult to keep in Northern Region a Low tension area world today chinese sentenced to die for stealing from consulate Beijing a a Shanghai Man has been sentenced to die for stealing Money and goods from the . Consulate in his Home City an official newspaper reported monday. The Shanghai intermediate people s court on saturday handed Down the death sentence to Zhang Ping for stealing 33,000 Yuan j8,900 from the consulate the China daily said. Zhang broke into the consulate in China s largest City an unspecified number of times be tween december 1986 and february 1988, it said. -. Zhang also accused of stealing goods Mother areas around Shanghai was arrested Tost May and confessed to his comes the daily said head previously served a three year prison term fanned chinese courts generally hand Down stiff sentences for any crimes against foreigners. The government has also called on courts to Deal harshly with criminals in the face of a nation wide Rise in crime near collision of planes Over England reported London a p a pan a m jumbo Jet and a Fokkcr-28, carrying a total of 343 passengers came within three minutes of a midair collision Over Northern England last month a newspaper reported sunday. The Glasgow weekly Scotland on sunday said the Royal air Force Institute of aviation Medicine disclosed in a confidential report that an air traffic controller initially did not notice the planes were heading toward each other in congested airspace North of Manchester. The newspaper said that according to the re port a second air traffic controller working on a different Section of airspace became alarmed when he saw that his colleague appeared to be losing control of traffic movements on i screen. He saved both aircraft from disaster by breaking the rules and alerting the Pilot of the Fokker f-28, though the Jet was no longer his responsibility the report said 4 arrested in France in arms trafficking Case Paris up three protestant militants from Northern Ireland and an american arms dealer have been indicted for allegedly trying to sell parts of a stolen anti aircraft British missile to a South african Diplomat court officials said sunday John Little 40, Samuel quint41 and James King 50, All of Northern Ireland and Douglas Bernhart 40, of the United Stales were indicted Over the weekend on charges of illegal arms transportation judicial sources said. I Little Quinn and King were identified As. Members or the Ulster defense association Sandbar Natl was described As an arms dealer with an office in Geneva  captured the four men and the South african Diplomat Friday in a Paris hotel As they were handing Overman of the ground to air missile the sources said. Marxists mistakenly raid soviets smash their cars Calcutta India a a mob of jobless workers Hunting for a Man who shut Down two textile Mills mistakenly chased  and smashed their cars police said monday. The Laid off marxist jute workers led by Union officials attacked a House where the soviet envoys were attending a picnic we arc russian communists. Don t attack us police quoted the diplomats As saying when about 200 men armed with machetes homemade bombs and Bamboo canes on sunday raided the House in the Village of Domacha about 25 Miles from Calcutta. They said none of the soviets who work at the Calcutta consulate and included a Deputy Trade commissioner . Donociano was injured but i hair cars were smashed. A jute trader Nabin sur had invited the soviets to a picnic Ai i father s House police said. The mob was looking for the owner of two jute Mills thai were shut Down a Carago and mistakenly thought he was As lending the picnic according to police who spoke on condition of anonymity. We want his head the angry men chanted. The soviets who ran out of the House pursued by the crowd managed to find shelter in nearby houses the police said. The mob dispersed after sur s father fired a gun in the air and police arrived Narayanan Krishnamurty chief Secretary of marxist gov med West bengals tale said six people including a marxist labor Leader were arrested