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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 11,1990 iranian Diplomat urges release of All hostages including iranians Sidon Lebanon apr an iranian Diplomat said thursday that All hostages should be released including four iranians missing in Christian cast Beirut. Iranian charge do affaires Mohammad Jawad Zamanian who was recently appointed to the iranian embassy in Beirut talked to reporters after meeting with various leaders and politicians in the Southern City of Sidon. A was you know we also were the victims of abduction. We know that the four iranian diplomats Are alive in East new London prefixes key to ins outs by Dave Diehl . Bureau London a British telecoms handed out new prefixes to London phone customers this week but some status conscious residents Arentt Happy with their new numbers. During the switch the 2 million plus households or businesses in Central London lost their 01 prefix and got 071. The other 2 million got the prefix 081. It was necessary because by was running out of numbers according to spokesman Derek Willson. The proliferation of Mobile phones businesses and even households with two or More lines would have used up All 5 million available 01 numbers by years end he said. But what started out As a simple matter of geography has turned into demographics. For instance people with an 071 number share prefixes with the fashionable knights Ridge neighbourhood harrods department store and even Buckingham Palace. On the other hand 081 numbers Are mainly in the sprawling Urban outskirts where most of the Middle class neighbourhoods and More modest businesses Are located. Some pundits predict that properties with 071 will actually increase in value. National newspapers have already ruled 071 numbers Are in 081 s Are out. Being in or out is Bunkum according to Willson who pointed out that British prime minister Margaret Thatcher with her Home in Dulwich is 081. And some of the relatively poorer Northeast parts of the City have 071, he noted. London callers who done to know if the person or place they Are calling is in or out can still dial into the City using the 01 code. A by recording will provide them with the new code for that number. Guides to the new prefixes can be obtained by calling 0800 800873. That number is not Only without status it is also toll free. Foreign service exam scheduled for oct. 27 Frankfurt West Germany a amps a the foreign service examination will be administered on oct. 27 this year a spokesman for the . Consulate general in Frankfurt said thursday. Application materials can be obtained by writing to the department of state recruitment division . Box 9317, Arlington a. 22209. Questions should be addressed to the personnel Section of the american consulate at the German civilian Telephone number 069-7535-2465. Beirut a he said. A we express regret for the abductions. Our hostages and All the hostages should be  the four iranian men were seized As they travelled by car across the Christian enclave North of Beirut in july 1982 during israelis invasion of Lebanon. They Are thought to have been killed in shelling or by their captors. Iranian officials have repeatedly called for their release and president Hashemi a Sfanjani said in october a if you say they Are not alive at least give us their bodies or show us their  Iran is believed to have influence Over the shiite moslem factions holding most of the 16 Western captives in Lebanon. The hostages Are six americans four britons two West germans two Swiss an italian and an irishman. On tuesday Hussein Muslawi the reputed Mentor of one shiite faction said he feared a Western captive would be killed if it was confirmed the four iranians had been slain by their Christian captors. Czech president Vaclav Havel greets children from different european countries. Havel says West East should merge Security Strasbourg France apr the czechoslovak president said thursday that the Western and soviet dominated defense organizations should eventually merge in a single Security system. Vaclav Havel addressing the parliamentary Assembly of the 23-nation Council of Europe said both the North Atlantic treaty organization and the Warsaw pact a should gradually move toward the Ideal of an entirely new Security  he also said that the process of democratization in the soviet Union would not disappear if president Mikhail Gorbachev were to go. A there is no Way Back and the future of the world today no longer stands or Falls with one Man a he said. In an hour Long speech the president writer and former dissident outlined his dreams for the political economic and institutional future of Europe. He told parliamentarians that a it is never useless to think about alternatives which May at the moment seem improbable impossible or simply  Havel candidly told his audience that his country was now going through an extremely difficult period and that his government was a More aware. That there is almost nothing we Are Good at and much that we have yet to learn. Eagle scout Nellinger West Germany a a member of troop 3 recently was promoted to the rank of Eagle scout. Matthew s. Louis a senior at Stuttgart High school has been involved in boy scouting for 10 years. For his Eagle scout project Louis coordinated a food drive on behalf of the army Community service. His group of volunteers included scouts service members and civilians. They arranged for the collection storage and distribution of 35 bags of food. The 18-year-old is the son of maj. Elizabeth a. Morehead. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. Go who wrote bad checks gets 6 months in jail Lan Stuhl West Germany a amps a a Mechanic assigned to the combat equipment in in Lan Stuhl has been sentenced to six months in jail for writing bad checks totalling nearly $14,000. Staff sgt. Wayne e. Shawley 34, was found guilty by a general court martial held May 3. He also was Given a bad conduct discharge ordered to pay $200 a month for six months and reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade. Between april and september of 1989, Shawley wrote 27 bad checks to the army finance office at Kleber Cavern in kaisers Lautem merchants National Bank outlets in Lan Stuhl Kaiserslautern Ramstein a and Frankfurt pan american world airways and the main Exchange at Aberdeen proving ground my. The checks were drawn on an account at the service Federal credit Union and returned for insufficient funds. Shawley still owes More than $4,600 to merchants for the returned checks. Shawley who has been in the army for 15 years will be confined at fort Riley Kan. Go sentenced to 1 year in motorcyclists death Mannheim West Germany a amps a 598th trans co Soldier has been sentenced to a year in jail for causing the death of a German motorcyclist in a traffic Accident. Spec. Kenneth l. Spivey 28, also was found guilty of driving while intoxicated. He was ordered to forfeit $550 a month for a year and was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade at a general court martial held Panl 30. Spivey was driving South on autobahn 6 j on oct. 29,1989, after leaving a party where he consumed a Large amount of alcohol according to court documents. He entered a restricted Speed zone but did not slow Down. After passing a car Spivey smashed into the rear of a motorcycle Riden by Walter Mueller. The Impact sent Mueller into the Windshield of Spivey a car. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby Hospital. Spivey an eight year Veteran will serve his sentence at fort Riley Kan. British Navy identifies Pilot missing in crash London a amps a the British Navy Pilot presumed dead after his Jet Crasno tuesday into the Mediterranean was identified thursday As it. Stephen Holmes. Holmes 30, was piloting the single Seal a v-8 sea harrier when it crashed about Zug Miles Southwest of Sardinia said British defense ministry spokesman Paul Sykes. The missing Pilot assigned to the British aircraft Carrier invincible was married Ano made his Home in Martock England  
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