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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. May 31,1989 world today egyptian firm to make parts for f-16 fighters Cairo Egypt a an egyptian weapons manufacturer monday signed contracts with general dynamics corp. To produce almost $500,000 Worth of parts for f-16  said the contracts totalling $466.000 were to produce More than 3.000 parts in the next 34 months Tor about 400 aircraft in the . Air Force and those of Egypt and other countries. Lowyn Simpson general dynamics vice president said the importance of the Deal is that Egypt is now certified As one of general dynamics vendors to sup ply spare  signed the contracts with Gen. Ibrahim Rabi. Chairman of Egypt s Arab organization for industrialization. Rabi told reporters that despite the Deal s Small size we accept it As a beginning because we believe oceans arc made of  s Arab organization for industrialization out bid at least six companies from the United states for the contract Simpson said. Pope to visit s. Korea for eucharistic Congress Seoul. South Korea a Pope John Paul ii will visit Seoul to attend the 44lh International Eucha Ristic Congress from oct. 5 to 8, organizers announced  organizers said the Pope is scheduled to con duct an Emmaus holy hour at a provincial Church during his visit. The Pope also will meet with president Roh Tae woo and say a mass in Seoul they said. Church officials said invitations have been sent to 110 nations for the Congress which started in France in 1881 to promote love and peace. On the eve of the Seoul Congress they said a prayer festival will be held to observe world peace Day. . Military team flies to Laos on Mia Mission Bangkok Thailand a a . Military team seeking the remains of missing american soldiers flew to Laos on monday after a tropical storm delayed its Mission for three Days a . Spokesman said. The 15-Mcmbcr team flew from Bangkok to Savan a khat province where they will cooperate with lao Tian workers in excavating the wreckage of a . War plane downed during the Indochina War. The project is to take about two weeks said Ross pct ing the spokesman for the . Embassy in Bangkok. The team is made up of experts from the joint casualty Resolution Center and the army Central identification Laboratory both based in Hawaii and entrusted with resolving the fates of America s wartime  said the crash site was discovered during a Survey in december. Savannah hot is in Southern Laos and Borders northeastern Thailand. . Petty officer killed in Accident in Japan Tokyo a a . Navy Man was Kij cd tues Dav when his motorcycle was hit by a car police said. Tokyo police Idun life the victim As Petty officer 1st class William a. Phillips 36, from the aircraft Carrier  was on his Way to the . Navy base at Yokosuka about 30 Miles Southwest of Tokyo when a car drove out of a parking lot and crashed into him police said. The Driver of the car Hideyuki Tanaka 21, was arrested on charges of negligence resulting in death. S. Korean villagers attack air Force bombing Range Seoul South Korea a ten . Air Force personnel were Hurt and 22 military vehicles damaged when villagers armed with clubs and rocks attacked a bombing Range to demand the facility be closed officials said tuesday. Up to 100 villagers stormed the Krooni Range South of Seoul late monday to demand an end to aircraft bombing practice at the Range said sgt. Will Baker an air Force spokesman in Seoul. Military guards struggled with attackers who scale fences and attacked them with clubs and rocks he said. The 10 injured air Force men were Cut or bruised by rocks and flying Glass and a South korean civilian worker was beaten by the attackers. Air Force officials said. Most of the injuries were minor but one airman was briefly hospitalized for injuries they said. The air Force staff was ordered to Retreat to a Dor Mitory after one of the attackers pulled a knife Baker said. The attackers then hurled rocks through windows at the air Force personnel he said. Villagers say the Range plays havoc with their lives preventing them from working in Fields during bomb ing practice and they have been demanding that the facility be closed. The villagers have attacked the Range several times in recent months but monday s incident appeared to be the most serious. They damaged and overturned trucks and other vehicles and ransacked and looted buildings in the Maiden run the new French High Speed train Atlantic Tiv sets out from purls Monon Arnasser station on its Maiden run monday in a Low Speed warm up forts scheduled son ice Between Paris and Nantes Western France. By september inc train will be doing regular runs at speeds up to 186 Mph. Range s administration Block. Baker said. A team of 24 . Air Force Security police was airlifted to the Range by helicopter from Osan a to protect the Range personnel officials said. But these purity police did not clash with the villagers they said. At no time did the Security police engage the in truders said master sgt. Daniel Smith of the Osan base. South korean riot police reached the Range about two hours after the attack began and about 450 troop ers drove the villagers put after about an hour police officials said. Twenty villagers were arrested they said. South korean press reports estimated the attackers caused about $250,000 in damages. Air Force officials said damage was extensive but they had no figures. The attack came after villagers were stopped for safety reasons from working in Fields in inc outer area of the Range during a bombing practice monday officials said. Farmers arc allowed to use spare govern ment land on the Range. The attack did not appear to be related to Calls by some anti government groups for the expulsion of . Forces from South Korea. Dissidents have staged a series of protests to denounce the United states for supporting inc government of president Roh tac woo. About 43,000 . Troops arc based in South Korea under a Mutual defense treaty against communist North Korea. Politician resigns Post Over claims of anti semitism Frankfurt West Germany a an Ultra rightist Frankfurt politician has quit As City coun Cilman and is resigning from the party following accusations that he made anti semitic remarks in a news paper interview a spokesman said tuesday. The resignation of Erich Gutjahr was announced by National party of Germany spokesman Winf cd  was quoted by inc Frankfurter Allie Mem newspaper on Friday As saying jews have bought up half the City and jews Are plundering us again. Krauss said Gutjahr s remarks violated the Basic rules of the  he said the party had disassociated. Itself from Gutjahr s comments. The party which is often accused of having views Akin 10 those of Neo nazi groups won seven scats in local elections in March giving it a minority representation on the Frankfurt City  party campaigned on a platform urging strict limitations on inc number of foreigners and Asylum seekers in West  s remarks about the jews touched off an outcry among local jewish Community members and Heinz Galinski. The head of West Germany s jewish Community said monday he would attempt to get charges filed against Gutjahr for inciting the Public. Galinski called Gutjahr s remarks the most insult ing and defaming words from a politician in the Post War  prosecutor s spokesman Jochyn schroers said tuesday thai an investigation of Gutjahr for pos sible violation of West Germany s Law against incite ment of the Public is continuing. Paratroop veterans Feam up with israelis for Lump above Palma him Beach is Rael a shouting the word jump in six languages 68 paratroopers from the United states and nine other coun tries leaped from an air Force transport plane in a show of Solidarity with Israel. As the transport plane circled above the sky filled with clusters of Green Cano pies that slowly lowered the paratroop ers ranging in age from 20 to 75, onto this Beach ii Miles South of Tel Aviv. The paratroopers landed safely except for one american who broke his leg on last year s jump and shattered it again this  was the fifth annual Solidarity jump in Israel by members of the Chicago based International association of air borne veterans. The delegation in Israel was mostly american but included members from France West Germany Sweden South Africa Italy new zealand Austria Brit Ain and the French foreign legion. The association has almost 5,000 members worldwide. The mostly Middle aged slightly Over weight veterans began their Day at an israeli army refresher course in Parachute  afternoon they were strapped to israeli made parachutes waiting in the Gray cargo hold of a plane to jump. I could go for a Case of Beer right about now said Rudy Wirth 69, of new York As he chewed on a wet Cigar in inc plane s hold. He said it was his second jump since he parachuted into Normandy France in world War ii almost 45 years ago. When the Small red Light above the door suddenly turned Green a Young paratrooper wearing a Dull Gray West Ger Man army jumpsuit yelled Spring or jump in German and pushed himself out the door. Sixty seconds later they hit the beaches below. I landed on my Side which is a lot better than using your head said Peter Belous 75, from san Francisco. He was inc oldest paratrooper in the jump. Belous landed safely but 44-year old Richard Davis of Houston broke his right leg when he slammed into a Hill As he landed. It was the same leg he shattered in last year s  they had l let me jump this time i would have jumped some place else Davis said from a Stretcher As an army lava flu Liuni suit invt us Tutaj other paratroopers followed him shout doctor bound  but next time i m ing jump in their native languages. Going to think twice  
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