European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday May 15,1989 abductors free w. German in Lebanon Bahrani Lebanon a a West German Relief worker who disappeared 10 Days ago returned on sunday to his organization s Headquarters. Markus Quint arrived at the Asme hum Anitas base in the Southern town of Bahrani accompanied by Nabih Bern head of the shiite amal militia. Barri. Also the Justice minister in Leb anon s moslem Cabinet said his militia obtained Quint s release from Kidnap pers but he refused to identify the abductors. I Don t want to say anything that will news briefs Hurt Quint and his colleagues Berri said. Quint wearing a Brown track suit and smoking a cigarette turned to the pro syrian militia chief and thanked him Tor his help in his return. Quint disappeared on May 4. There had been no claim of responsibility. Palestinian guerrilla leaders had said unidentified kidnappers were holding Quint in connection with the Case of Twa Hijacker Mohammed a Hamadi. On saturday the West German news paper Bild am sonntag reported that Quint had signed a letter saying he was abducted in connection with Hamadi Case. The kidnappers Are demanding a mild sentence for Hamadi it said. West German officials did not com ment on the report. Hamadi a lebanese shiite moslem faces life in prison if convicted of Mur Der and air piracy in the june 1985 hijacking of a Twa jetliner and the slaying of a . Navy diver on Board. I be con fessed to the hijacking but denies taking part in the murder. He is on trial in Frankfurt West Ger Many. A verdict is expected wednesday. There arc 15 foreigners held hostage in Lebanon including nine americans. The hostage held longest is Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press. He was seized march16, 1985. In addition Jack Mann an elderly briton disappeared Friday and his Wile said she believes he has been kidnapped. Asme hum Anitas is a private organization that provides medical Aid mainly to palestinians in refugee Camps. 24 narcotics traffickers hanged publicly in Iran Athens Greece up another 24 peo ple were hanged in Public in Iran Over the week end after islamic revolutionary courts convicted them of trafficking in narcotics Tehran radio said sunday. The latest hangings brought to at least 709 the Tola number of people executed in Iran since the beginning of the year 573 of them on charges of drug trafficking. Tehran radio monitored in Athens said 10 people were executed sunday and 14 on sat urday in six cities. The were found guilty of handling nearly 8 tons of narcotics mainly opium and heroin Between them. The hangings were carried out in Herman Jahromi Qazim Kan Cvar Savich and Karaj after islamic courts handed Down death sentences that were confirmed by the High judicial Council. Solidarity can propose candidates for president Warsaw up Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa told a rally of 3,000 on sunday that his Union May propose More than one candidate for president a Post now held by polish Leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski. We shall either abstain from voting for Jaruzelski or we shall propose some other candidates Walesa told the rally in the seaport of Gdansk after a mass in St. Brigida s Church. The Union has not made a decision  Walesa also added that another possibility would be to support Jaruzelski and vote for him. For the first time in communist Poland opposition candidates will be allowed for 35 percent of the scats in the 460-seat scam Poland s lower House of parliament and for All 100 seats in a new upper House or Senate. The elections arc scheduled for june 4. Anti abortion activists arrested in 3 . Cities Chicago a More than 220 anti Abor Tion demonstrators were arrested saturday As throngs of protesters from both sides of the Issue converged to draw attention to their views on Mother s Day weekend. Nearly 200 other anti abortion protesters were arrested in demonstrations in Pittsburgh and outside san Francisco. In St. Paul minn., More than 5,000 people held a rally at the state Capitol to demand that abortion remain Legal in the United states and to denounce protests against clinics that perform abortions. Demonstrators carried signs with slogans such As Mother s Day not  Exxon Given limited approval to dispose of Oil cleanup waste Valdez Alaska a Exxon s plan to dispose of wastes from its Oil spill cleanup won guarded slate approval saturday but the Oil company was told i should not expect exemptions from air Quality Laws. Coast guard and Exxon aircraft patrolled sections of Prince William sound searching for routes for fish Ermen in an Effort to keep Alaska s prize halibut catch free of floating crude. The first round of flights was cancelled Early saturday because of bad weather. The state department of environmental conserva Tion announced its general approval of Exxon s Dispo Sal plan allowing the company to process polluted water at the Oil Industry s jointly owned Alyeska bal last treatment Plant in Valdez. But the stale while also approving Exxon s proposal to Burn solid Oil fouled wastes said the company must use special incinerators in order to Eccl air Quality standards. The state also suggested that waste be burned in barges off inc coast. Exxon said one Barge would be sufficient but the stale said iwo would be , which has spent Aboul $100 million on inc cleanup to Dale expects to pick up about 55,000 tons of waste by sept. 15, the target Dale for completion of the  Walc includes oily water skimmed up by ves Sels tar covered sea debris Oil soaked absorbent pads and wipes damaged clothing and dead animals. The company has proposed the cleaning of 364 Miles of Alaska coastline by september and burning burying or discharging in water the oily Waslis in acc  the opening of the halibut season Only two Days away inc coast guard ordered pilots to locate Oil blotches in inc spill zone then use the information to produce maps that will be distributed to fishermen. We got a couple of flights out despite the weather and fishermen arc telling us conditions Are pretty Good said coast guard spokesman Dennis Hubbard. Cal her in several areas around the sound is Clea Ingup. And the water is getting  vice adm. Clyde Robbins the ranking Federal offi Cial in the spill zone scheduled eight flights each Day on saturday and sunday Over hundreds of Square Miles crisscrossing the zone where the Tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on March 24, leaking nearly 11 million Gallons of Oil into Prince William sound. In other developments authorities said two beached whales were discovered on tug Idak Island about 450 Miles Southwest of Valdez. Joe Bridgman a spokesman for Alaska s department of environmental conservation said author Ilies had not determined whether the whales deaths were related to the Oil spill. Oil washed ashore at the fishing Village of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula about 200 Miles from Valdez. Local residents said Small tar balls and globs of Tacky crude washed up on the Beach. Exxon workers and volunteers from Homer cleaned up the crude Exxon representative Dan Jones said. Andr Scoggin River flooding Homes in Maine s twin cities Augusta Maine a dozens of Auburn and Lewiston residents cleared i hair basements turned off their electricity and bid their Homes goodbye saturday As the andr Scoggin River inched onto the sidewalks of Maine s twin cities. By 10 p.m., the River was nearly 5.feet above flood level at Auburn and civil emergency staffers were watching anxiously. I m just nol comfortable said Peter Van Gagnon Dirc Clor of the andr Scoggin county emergency Man age Cal Agency. I be seen it quiet for hours and then suddenly take a jump of 2 or 3  Early in the weekend slate and county emergency response officials advised residents to be ready to move quickly if the River should suddenly Rise. Although no sweeping evacuations were made families living closest to the River moved out As water filled their Bascom cols and forced inc shutdown of household utilities. Van Gagnon predicted that the River in Hal area would or Cal just this Side of 20 feel late saturday. The flood threshold ranges from 18 feet to 13 feet at Auburn. The difference in types of damage Between 18 and 20 feet is incredible Gagnon said. We dont want anyone to think it s Over yet and go Back  a flood watch remained in of Eccl for the rest of the weekend for All bul the most northerly Section of the Sale even though Lille rain is cup cycled according to the National weather service in Portland. The Walch applies to the press Mascot Kenny acc Saco and andr Scoggin As Well As smaller Rivers in the cd neral and  parts of inc state. The Kenn Ibec was also expected to Crest at North Sidney by Early evening saturday at 3 feet above flood level while in Augusta the River was expected to Crest at 1 foot below flood level the weather service said. The Saco crested Early saturday bul like most of the Rivers in will take a few Days to recede said David Brown of the Maine emergency manage Mcnol Agency. Friday s storm closed dozens of roads and kept Stu dents out of school but there were no serious accidents or fatalities reported. The rain swollen press Mascot had been inc quickest to Rise overflowing ils Banks in Westbrook and forcing a paper Mill to close Friday. Panama from Page 1 Day after presidential hopeful Guillermo Endara and other opposition candidates were beaten by pro government forces. There had been some doubt thai the government would permit the letter to be read on the government controlled Tele vision s Normal sunday mass broadcast. Mcgrath did not appear As he usually does but the letter was read by a Layperson. Mcgrath was celebrating mass at an undisclosed location. The government continued to try to Jam . Armed forces television news programs whenever the Issue of wednes Day s vote which the government declared null after it said tallies were lost was mentioned. Nevertheless Bush and commentators discussing Bush could often be heard. In is Uncertain who Lucr Bush s Call for a virtual coup would shake the armed forces Strong loyalty to their Leader. Noriega was indicted on drug Traffick ing charges in the United states last year but he denies them. Bush said saturday Hal if Noriega wanted he could find ref Uge in a country that has no cd tradition treaty Wilh inc United states. . Armed forces television warned american troops and their depend cols to avoid the Amador causeway leading to several islands off the City because of a political rally. Government television said however that the rally was actually a cuban dance festival