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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday March 1,1990 Strong Bonds with the next generation a Young african National Congress Pioneer ties a Scarf around the neck of her Leader Nelson Mandela upon his arrival w wednesday in Lusaka Zambia. During his six Day visit Mandela will meet with african and Anc leaders in exile zambian officials say the talks with regional leaders will have the most Impact on political life in Southern Africa since the 1979 Lusaka Commonwealth Summit which cleared the Way for the end of White minority Rule in the former British Colony of Rhodesia now Zimbabwe. Soviets confirm reported Mutiny formed basis for Clancy Book Moscow 11pi a the military confirmed tuesday that a Mutiny occurred on a soviet anti sub warship off Sweden in 1975, the revolt at sea that formed the basis of Tom Clancy s bestseller a the Hunt for red  Hie stunning disclosure in the government newspaper i Vestia even gave credit to the american author confirming his Story line of a disaffected soviet chief officer seizing the ship Bulit said the execution of 82  was indeed fiction. Clancy also made the mutinous vessel a submarine. 1/veslia said Only the Mastermind of the Mutiny Valeri Sabi in. Was executed after he was tried and found guilty of treason. Sable remained Calm throughout the trial and did not recant his Battle cry in hijacking the vessel a a to declare the ship Independent of the communist party and state  a pc shia said. I Vestia warned against any depiction of Sablin As a Prophet of Quot perestroika Quot who foresaw soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s Reform drive. In Clancy a fictional account. The Mastermind of the Mutiny is a lithuanian. Quot the seizure of a military ship was and still is a grave military crime a treason of the  it said. In the Hook the chief mutineer nursed a hatred against the soviet system of despot Josef Stalin whose name is anathema today in Gorbachev s soviet Union. A in november 1975, Sablin Deputy commander of the anti submarine vessel Storoz Mevoi tried to fulfil his Long held idea of seizing a soviet vessel Quot Izvestia said quoting chief military prosecutor a. Boriskin. A Sablin overpowered and locked up the commander and some of his other officers. Took Over the ship and disregarding the sailing orders took the anti sub vessel beyond the territorial Waters of the soviet Union in the direction of Sweden Quot Izvestia said. A they were 80 Kilometres off the coast of Sweden when the ship was stopped and returned to base a it said. In a virtual dialogue with Clancy the newspaper added a yes arms were used to end the Mutiny but the ship was not bombed. None of the bombs on Board was hit nor was there damage on the deck or to any of the deck . The Only mutineer wounded was the Mastermind of the seizure Sablin shot with a pistol by the commander struggling to regain control of his hijacked ship it said. Tried by a military Board of the supreme court on july 12, 1976, Sablin was found guilty of masterminding the Mutiny using Force to try to change the soviet system and was sentenced to death. He was then shot it said. Sablin s chief accomplice a. Shein was sentenced to eight years imprisonment it said. Six other officers and 11 warrant officers were also put on trial but charges were dropped because the tribunal found that they had been deceived by Sablin the article said. A a the reports about 82 shot that is in the Book is a lie a it said. Military roundup1990�?Ts outstanding airmen named by Safe officials Ramstein a West Germany a the top five airmen in Safe for 1990 were named this week. Safe officials picked a senior non commissioned officer two non commissioned officers and an airman As the commands representatives for the 1990 air Force 12 outstanding airmen of the year Competition. A first sergeant has also been nominated for the air forces first sergeant of the year honors. A Safe a senior non commissioned officer of the year is master sgt. Paula t. Campa an information manager with the 66th electronic combat Wing Sembach a West Germany. The two non commissioned officers of the year Are staff sgt. Joseph p. Slavick no in charge of the 7276th Security police Sqq a merchandise control Section at Iraklion air station Crete and sgt. Alan c. Hebdon a Security specialist with the 32nd Security police so at Oesterberg a Netherlands. The airman of the year is sgt. Steven c. Herb an inventory management specialist with the 66th Supply so at Sembach a West Germany. The Safe first sergeant of the year is senior master sgt. Roland j. Dubie jr., of the 513th Security police so at Raf Mildenhall  years top journalists named in Dod Competition Washington a the print and broadcast journalists of the year Are among the winners in Europe of Thomas Jefferson awards in the defense departments 1989 Media contest. The print journalist of the year is air Force staff sgt. Austin Carter assigned to 7217th a group Public affairs Ankara air station Turkey. The broadcast journalist of the year is army sgt. Tony Mckinney assigned to Southern european broadcasting Livorno Caserma Ederle Vicenza Italy. Mckinney also won in the television spot production category. The winners in other print categories Are published editorial or commentaries a air Force 1st it Cliff a. Atkinson. 406th tac fighter training Wing Public affairs. Zaragoza a Spain. Published graphic Art a army maj. Vandon e. Jenerette ill. 3rd army div he Public affairs. Frankfurt. West Germany. The winners in other broadcast categories Are radio internal information series from an on air armed forces radio and television service outlet a radio department Navy broadcasting service det Nas Kef Lavik. Iceland. Radio internal information series. Non arts a spec. John Susnir. 1st army div he Public affairs. Ansbach. West Germany. Television internal information series from an on air arts outlet a news department. Seb Vicenza. Television internal information series. Non arts outlet a air Force european broadcasting so television news department. Regional production Center Europe Ramstein a. West Germany. Local radio sports stories or features used on the air a staff sgt. Clayton Edens. Operating location g. Det 2, air Force european broadcasting. Mons. Belgium. Local television news sports or features used on the air a sgt. 1st class Robert Buchwald. Seb  Captain honoured As Best accounting officer Raf Alconbury England a the accounting and finance officer at Raf Alconbury has been recognized As the air forces accounting and finance officer of the year. For the past two years capt. Terry Ross has directed All financial transactions at rats Alconbury Molesworth Upwood and Wethersfield. The 11-year Veteran supervises 50 military and civilian personnel. Ross 32, is from Parma to. A France to subsidize Cost of abortion inducing Pill Paris not a the French govern Imbur cd by the government. Rut the j a _. A a. Paris not a the French government announced tuesday that it would subsidize the Cost of using a Pill that induces abortion known Asru 486, after 34.000 abortions were carried out free of charge with the method in the last 21 months. In an agreement Between the health ministry and the pills manufacturer troupe Roussel Claf. The Cost of a drug induced abortion in any of 793 authorized clinics was set at the equivalent of $256, of which 80 percent is to be reimbursed by the government. A France has today become the first country to make re 486 officially and truly available to women who have taken the painful decision of interrupting their pregnancy Quot a statement from the health ministry said. When the Pill was first authorized for use by the government in september 1988, protests by anti abortion groups in Europe and the United states at first prompted Roussel to take the drug off the Market. But the government stepped in and ordered the company to resume distribution. A spokeswoman for Roussel said that Between april 1988 and september 1989, 20,000 sets of pills were distributed free of charge to selected clinics where doctors provided detailed information on the results of their use. Another 14,000 sets of pills have been distributed without charge since last september she said. The spokeswoman said the Pill which has the Trade name i Feyne will now be marketed for the first time Althom it will still be available Only in France. Hochst a of West Germany of 54.5 percent of Roussel and the Frei government owns 36.25 percent. In 1988, the last year for which Sta tics Are available 163,000 abort were carried out in France we women need no Legal or medical pern Sion to terminate a pregnancy. An abortion by traditional Surg Means costs the equivalent of $247, percent of which is also reimbursed the government  
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