European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday May 8,1989 students in Beijing to continue striking Beijing a the last holdouts in a two week Boycott of classes students at Beijing University voted sunday to continue their strike and press the govern ment for democratic reforms. Student activists at the University China s most prestigious said they would try to rekindle the Boycott at other schools where classes began returning to Normal Friday. Meanwhile a newly formed student group representing at least 24 universities sent an Appeal sunday to the government for talks on democratic Reform am an end to corruption. The two Page Appeal was sent two Days after communist party chief Zhao made a conciliatory Call for talks. The statement called for sincere construction and open talks and requested they be open to the Media. The Stu dents said they would return to government offices monday to hear the response of the leadership which has insisted that talks must be conducted through officially established student unions. The new group called the student dialogue representatives was formed after the government refused to meet with the Independent student Union that has or news updates 88 Indian Jet crash new Delhi up an in Quiry court has blamed the Pilot for the october 1988 crash of an Indian airlines Boeing 737 plane in Western India that killed 132 people the press Trust of India news Agency said sunday. The court of inquiry was set up by the government to find out the cause of the oct. 19. 1988. Crash of a Boeing 737 plane that plunged As it approached the fog shrouded the Airport at Ahmadabad 500 Miles Southwest of new Delhi. Only one person out of 133 aboard the flight survived after the plane slammed into the ground about two Miles Short of the run Way. The news Agency quoted the in Quiry report As saying that the Pilot misjudged the approach to the fog shrouded runway of the Ahmadabad Airport and the co Pilot of the plane was not experienced enough. Oil Rig replacement London a the owners of the Piper Alpha Oil Rig which blew up last year killing 167 men said saturday they will soon ask the government for permission to replace the platform. David Burnside a lawyer rep resenting Many victim s families criticized the decision. One is bound to feel that things have gone with undue haste he said. Gani cd three weeks of protests including several nuns demonstrations. Shin Tong. General Secretary of the new group said its goals were the same As the United association of Beijing universities an umbrella group linking inde pendent student unions on More than 40 City campuses. The new group includes representatives from Beijing University where students voted to continue a class Boycott that began april 24. Some students were angry Over reports of authorities at one school threatening activists with expulsion and of tactics by officials at Beijing College of aeronautics. Officials there Cut off electricity on Campus for four Days in an Effort to Dis courage the students from joining pro tests peeled off student protest posters and locked Campus Gates so students could not take part in thursday s March. Zhao and Premier i Peng indicated after the March that the government planned talks with the students. They gave no specifics How Var. Zhao s statements on the student movement were the most conciliatory yet by any government Leader and included an acknowledgement that the protesters were Correct in demanding Stu a Avis s at Beijing University meet sunday morning to discuss that we fix maladies in our work. Arrests expected in babies deaths Alton Iii. A a sheriff investigating the three year old death of a baby whose parents reported was abducted said saturday that the strangely similar slaying of another daughter gives him Confidence hell make arrests. Jersey county sheriff Frank Yocom. So said he still thinks daily about the Junr 1986 death of Loralei Marie Sims which left him angry and upset. It s worn on me Yucom be maintained throughout my investigation that i would never close the Case As Long As i was involved in Law enforcement in Jersey county make arrests and put this thing to rest he said. And that s still my the parents Robert and Paula Sims Are the chief suspects in the latest Case the death of their 6-Wcek-old daughter Heather Lee and authorities expect to make arrests soon police sgt. Rick Mccain said Friday in this City of 40,000 people along the Mississippi River near St. Louis. Mccain said saturday that neither Parent is considered the stronger suspect. The Simses deny any wrongdoing an Hope police will investigate with an open mind so the killer will be said their attorney Donald Groshong Ofallon. The parents have refused to talk to state department of children and family services on Friday took custody of their 15-month-old son Randy,.and the parents Are staying with relatives. Their Home in a Middle income tree lined neighbourhood remains an object of Glass remnants from thurs Day night when authorities broke a win Dow to get inside the House is still scattered on the front porch and the grass stands about a foot sign on the front door reads in Case of fire save our dogs. We have investigating Heather s death have examined Jersey county records and have been working closely with Yocom the sheriff Saiof by Telephone from his office in authorities interviewed Robert Sims 37, on thursday night Yocom sat in. Sims made some comments that could be very helpful Down the Road the sheriff june 1986, the parents who then lived in nearby Brighton in Jersey county reported that an armed intruder barged into their Home while Sims was at work and took Loralei their 13-Day-old believed to be Loralf s were found a week later near the couple s for Mer april 29, the Simses told police that a masked gunman knocked out mrs. Sims 30, and abducted Days later a Fisherman found the child s body which was wrapped in a Black plastic bag in a trash barrel at West Alton mo., recreation area along the Mississippi River. Lawyer denies baby Case tied to costs Chicago a a Man who Dis connected his comatose son from life support equipment was t motivated by the mounting medical costs because the family could t have paid the Bills any Way an attorney said saturday. The Man is indigent Kevin Smith said of his client Rudolfo Linares. The Man does t have the Means to pay any Way so there is no financial motivation at All in or. Linares the Chicago Tribune reported Friday that Linares who is charged with Mur Der unhooked his 16-Mpnlh-old son Samuel from the breathing apparatus just four Days before the state was set to Cut off medical benefits covering More than $ 100,000 in medical costs. Smith said discontinuing Public Aid would not have significantly increased the family s already overwhelming Finan Cial Burden adding that the Hospital had picked up about $500,000 Worth of Bills that were not covered. On april 26, Linares pulled out a gun in his son s Hospital room and kept hos Pital staff members and police at Bay while he unhooked the life support equipment and held Samuel in his arms until he died. When the boy was dead the tearful Linares handed Over the gun and the child s body. Linares 23, is free on Bond. 2 plane crashes 1 on freeway take lives of 5. I. It i Jel Monte. Calif. A a Small air plane slammed into a freeway saturday killing All three men aboard and shutting the Highway Down for hours. A second plane crash in California Cost two College Stu dents their lives. The single engine Cessna 172 crashed on the eastbound lanes of the Pomona freeway around 2 48 . After hitting transmission lower cables in this City about 15 Miles East of los Angeles authorities said. No cars were hit. But All lanes of the freeway were closed for several hours As the wreckage was caned off. In the other crash a rented single engine Cessna 152 went Down in fog Friday night near the abandoned port san Luis Lighthouse almost 150 Miles Northwest of los Angeles officials said. The three Al Monte victims had identification Indi Cating that they worked for Mcdonnell Douglas corp. In Long Beach said fire capt. Robert Pasqua. They were or Viljac Stoll Iii 33, of Bucana Park Vul Hoang 26, of Huntington Beach and Mahmoud Abulkheir 30, of Long Beach said l. Shelton supervising investigator at the los Angeles county Coroner s office. The plane hit Static wires which Are located above Power lines to protect them by deflecting lightning said los Angeles department of water and Power spokeswoman Dorothy Jensen. The crash near the Lighthouse occurred near Avila Beach in fog around 9 15 . Friday and May have involved engine failure according to san Luis Obispo county sheriffs sgt. Joe Nungaray. Killed were Pilot Thomas to Laughlin 24, and John k. Arbuckle 21, both students at California polytechnic stale University in nearby san Luis Obispo said sheriffs sgt. Steve bolts
