European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 27. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 retracing route of Columbus Lone British Sailor Robin Knox Johnson set sail during the weekend from Gomora Island in the canaries in an Effort to follow the route of an earlier traveler Christopher Columbus. Knox a Whitston 50, in retracing the explorer s journey to America nearly 500 years ago is relying on the navigational techniques used by Columbus. At right is the 32-foot vessel Suhalla in which Knox Johnston is making the voyage. In 1968-69, he circumnavigated the Globe. To show on Lockerbie cites w. German blunders London a a British television inquiry into the Parn am flight 103 disaster screened monday says West Germany committed major blunders including releasing the probable bomb maker after a raid on a palestinian group last october. However the chief scottish investigator into the bombing of the plane Over Lockerbie. Scotland last dec. 21 said on the program we Are still on course to being Able to put together a Case that will reveal who was the British broadcasting corp s current affairs pro Gram Panorama reported that investigators were convinced that the syrian backed popular front for the liberation of Palestine general command Long the prime suspect masterminded the attack. All 259 people aboard flight 103 Frim Frankfurt West Germany to new York via London were killed along with 11 people in Lockerbie. Scottish investigator lord Fraser speaking on the program titled Lockerbie an avoidable tragedy also said the West German police raid in october and their discovery in april of three bombs similar to the bomb on flight 103 May be linked to the Lockerbie disaster. West German authorities quickly released 14 of the 16 men arrested last october despite finding a radio cassette bomb detonators and Sam tax plastic explosives. Among the two still held but on bombing charges unconnected with flight 103, is Hafez Kassum Dalka Moni the of aide to pulp go Leader Ahmed Jabril. In a . Television interview last april Jabril de Nied that his organization had any role in the attack but said Oal Kamoni often built and used the Type of bomb that blew up flight 103. Among those released after the october raid was a jordanian Marwan Khz Icsal. The Panorama program said Khz Cusat is a known bomb maker and is widely believed by British and . Investigators to have made the Lockerbie bomb and several others there were major blunders by the West germans who let the group s bomb maker go in very strange circumstances said Panorama reporter Gavin Hewitt. They look until april to find All the bombs he had made including ones that could have been used to blow up commercial airliners. And they freed key members of the i Fly go who were capable of re grouping their one of the three bombs found in an apartment in suburb of cuss last april exploded and killed a West German policeman trying to disarm it. Hewitt said without disclosing the source that head been told that Khz Cusat now in hiding in Jordan was a double agent working inside the pulp go for jordanian intelligence. He said this was apparently Why the West germans released Khz Icsal. Asked to comment the West German Federal prosecutor s office told the associated press on monday that it has not yet come up with a connection be tween Dalka mom and the Lockerbie bombing. Asked Why Khz Cusat was released Hans Jurgin Fajr Star. Spokesman for the prosecutor s office said he was released because there was no urgent suspicion of his connection with a previous West German denials that there is Evi Dence linking dal Kamoni and the october raid to the flight 103 bombing have prompted speculation that West Germany is trying to deflect criticism of its Secu Rity operation. The Panorama program said that in addition to blunders surrounding the october raid. West Ger Man police also released last october a key pulp go operative Salah Fiaz a Wicks. The program said police failed to discover the real identity of a Wicks who was carrying a stolen passport in the name of Ramzi Diab. Bus Driver angered by photo drives into newspaper building Mesa Ariz. A the Driver of a bus rammed the lobby of a newspaper building monday in angry retaliation for a front Page photograph of an electrocuted Man that enraged the victim s friends and rela Tives police said. No one was injured in the Early morning incident at the Mesa Tribune which printed two color photos last week in Mark Tracy s death Tracy 25, was killed sept. 18 when he touched a Power line while trimming a Palm tree. The Driver of the bus got away but police were tracing identification found in a Wallet under the bus. The newspaper ran one photo showing Tracy s legs As paramedics lowered him from the tree. The other photo showed a relative leaning against an ambulance after he witnessed Tracy s death. The photo of Tracy prompted angry Telephone Calls and letters from Tracy s relatives and friends. Both pictures were printed the Day after Tracy s death. A caller to Phoenix television station tsp claimed responsibility for ramming the building because the newspaper disgraced Tracy said Mary Morse a morning producer. The caller did not identify himself she said How do you think your family would feel Morse quoted the caller As saying. The bus was Spray painted we love you Mark rest in peace and we demand respect for Mark police sgt. Mike Hayes said the incident was in retaliation for the photo which generated a letter the newspaper published thursday from about 30 of Tracy s friends and relatives. We feel such tabloid sensationalism shows such a Lack of humanity that we wonder just How Quick you would be to approve of such a distasteful photograph displaying one of you own family the let Ter said. Tribune publisher Michael Laosa said the decision to publish the photos was like any other decision that our editors have to make on a daily Laosa added they think it and rethink it and make a decision to run or not run it. We will continue to make those kinds of judgments As the situations present themselves. I wish there was an easy drive through viewing planned at mortuary Waterbury Conn. Up mourners who arc pressed for time or reluctant to enter funeral Home will be Able to stay in their cars and View the body through a drive in window at a planned mortuary. This in t just an idea of a window and the deceased on display for the Public said Morti Cian James r. Sanders who plans to build the Sanders mortuary with a driveway leading to a window 7 feet wide by 6 /2 feet High. You must maintain respect for the deceased and the family the attitude of seriousness and the thought there has been a loss he said Mon Day. If you keep those High standards the win Dow can t be anything but a Mobile mourners would approach the window on a specially designed driveway Complete with curved Walls and a canopy to Comfort and prepare passengers by scaling them off from distractions and Bright Light Sanders said. The weight of the car would trip an electric switch that would slowly raise a curtain in the window bring up the lights inside and show the deceased in a full size casket surrounded by Flo ral arrangements
