European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday August 23,1989 the last journeys a Scon a. Milter the coffin containing the remains of rep. Mickey Leland of Texas is carried off a plane at Rhein Maln a West Germany. The aircraft carried his body and those of eight other americans who died in a crash in Ethiopia two weeks ago. The is. Military plane which left Ethiopia s International Airport shortly after noon tuesday was scheduled to arrive in Washington wednesday after an overnight Stop in Frankfurt. In land the other americans and seven ethiopians died aug. 7 when their plane slammed into a Mountainside. Terror Sis May use missiles against planes Jane s says by Dave . Bureau terrorists who want to Down civilian aircraft in the future May use Small portable heat seeking surface to air missiles rather than Plant explosives on Board according to the editor of the latest Jane s  up until now the Normal method of attack has been by smuggling explosives on Board but it is becoming easier for terrorist organizations to acquire Small portable heat seeking surface to air missiles David Brinkman wrote in the Forward of the Book which was published  majority of these missiles Are simple to operate and could have a devastating effect if fired against a Airliner on the approach to or departure from an air port the 34-year Veteran of the Royal air Force  said some aircraft already Are using infrared coun term Basurc systems to defend against missile attacks. Such systems May become Standard equipment on commercial aircraft if present trends continue he  Jane s spokesman said such systems use High temperature flares that when shot from a plane attract heat seek ing missiles. The flares steer the missiles away from their targets which usually arc the air plane s engine  their recent withdrawal from Afghanistan the Sovi ets effectively used the flares during their airlifts from Kabul the spokesman  another subject Brinkman said nato pilots still Are in danger of being shot Down by Friendly fire because the Alliance has no Way of telling who the enemy is. An effective Iff identification Friend or foe system won t be on the nato front lines until the mid-1990s, according to Brinkman a former staff member of the Royal military College of science. The past year has shown a lot of Progress for such a system and companies in the United states Britain France and West Germany Are working on viable systems he said. Brinkman also said the soviets might be looking for profit rather than political gain in their attempts to Market their newest military hardware at two recent major airshows. The showing of their newest and most advanced fighter the Mig-29 fulcrum at the Farnborough England and Paris air shows could Well have marked the beginning Ofa concerted Effort by the soviet Union to sell military aircraft As a commercial venture rather than As a Means of extending political  Brinkman also said countries such As Brazil China India and Indonesia arc now also actively promoting exports from their aircraft and avionics  exodus from Page 1 escape have fled across Rural boundaries under cover of darkness. The hungarian news Agency mt1 reported tuesday that an East German identified As Kurt Werner Schulz was shot to death after a confrontation with a hungarian Border guard who intercepted his escape attempt. The victim s wife and 6-year-old daughter were detained. East German authorities have warned West Ger Many that relations could suffer if West Germany s embassies in Budapest Hungary East Berlin Prague Czechoslovakia and Warsaw Poland continue to shelter More than 300 other East germans seeking to emigrate. Most of the 171 holed up at the Budapest embassy were caught trying to escape and fear punish ment if they return Home. Honecker s government has promised West Ger Many that there will be no retribution against the would be escapees if they return voluntarily but no promises have been made on their demands to Emi grate. We Don t want a confrontation Kohl said at his press conference. But he made Clear that changes must be made within the Reform resistant East German state to halt the recent exodus. Kohl dismissed East Germany s Contention that the escape spree is the result of Western enticement. The pressure for change is not coming from the West but from Poland and the soviet Union and Hun Gary Kohl said applauding the Reform movement sweeping those count pcs. Kohl reminded the East German leaders that As signatory to the january agreement at the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe they Are obliged to Case controls on travel emigration and free expression. While Hungary Poland and the soviet Union have liberalized travel elections and personal freedoms East Germany has steadfastly resisted loosening the communist party s monopoly on Power. News briefs France will add 2 ships to its Force off Lebanon by the Baltimore Sun Paris France announced monday thai twill reinforce its naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean by sending two More ships toward Leb anon despite threats that two . Hostages would be executed if the French intervened militarily i Lebanon. As the aircraft Carrier Foch an escort frigate Anda Hospital ship began the last leg of a three Day journey toward Lebanon France announced that it also would Send the destroyer Jean do Vicenc and the Tanker la Meuse to the , which said its military presence off the coast of Lebanon is meant solely to protect the approximately 7,000 French citizens there also called a meeting of european Community foreign ministers to discuss humanitarian Aid to Lebanon. France which holds the presidency of the euro Pean Community called the meeting a Day after the revolutionary Justice organization threatened to kill . Hostages if the United states docs not prevent France from committing a stupidity i Lebanon. New Security measures in effect on River thames London up new safety measures for charter boats were implemented tuesday on the River thames following the weekend collision of pleasure boat and a Barge that police now believe killed 57  Scotland Yard spokeswoman said that 57 peo ple arc believed dead and that 79 people survive the Early sunday morning Accident that occurred when the 1,475-ton Barge bowl clue rammed the80-ton marchioness. The bodies of 26 people have been recovered since the crowded pleasure boat was rammed and sent to the Bottom of the  said their search continued for the bodies of 31 people still missing. The officer leading the search said he was confident All the bodies would be  it s my experience that father thames delivers them up eventually superintendent Ted Allen said. It is very very rare indeed for. A person logo on and never be recovered. That s very rare  As of noon tuesday charter boats were require to record the number of passengers and leave a copy of that record  boat operators were also required to give passengers instructions on what to do in a emergency under the new regulations issued Mon Day by transportation Secretary Cecil Parkinson. Newton from Page 1 against the people and the verdict is  Newton had Many run ins with the Law he was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of an Oakland policeman oct. 28, 1967, and received a sentence of two to is years. That conviction was overturned on Appeal after he served two years in prison and the charge was dropped after two retrial ended injun juries. Newton who had been convicted of assault with deadly weapon in 1964, was found guilty As a Felon in Possession of weapons after a 1974 incident in which he allegedly pistol whipped his tailor. Police also found two guns in his apartment. He then fled the country and lived for three Yean i Cuba. He was acquitted of a charge of assault in connection with the incident. Earlier this year Newton received six months in jail after pleading no contest to misappropriating $15,000 in Public Money earmarked for a school the panthers ran inthe Early 1980s. He was already in jail at the time for a parole violation. The panthers eventually died out because of infighting arrests deaths imprisonments and differing philosophies. The differences were especially Between Newton and Eldridge Cleaver the one time Panther information minister and author of soul on  Eldridge fled the country for several years in the 1960s after a shootout Between panthers and police. "