European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 2� the stars and stripes monday june 25, 1990soviet Jet Hijacker surrenders in Finland Helsinki. Finland f apr a a Young soviet Hijacker a a Mhz 10 have a bomb in his briefcase forced a soviet domes in Airliner to land in Finland on sunday then surrendered to police Airport officials said. The Quot other passengers and six Crew members were re leased unharmed and police found no explosives or arms 2board the Airliner said Pridu be Pola. Head of air traffic controllers at Helsinki Airport. It was the second hijacking of a soviet aircraft to Finland in less than a week and the third to Northern Europe in tvo weeks. Finnish authorities said they were concerned and would  the Issue with Moscow. The plane a Tupoljev 134. Was on an internal flight from Tallinn. Estonia s capital to Lvov in the Ukraine. The Hijacker a 21 year old russian asked for political Asylum in Finland. He refused to explain his motive before speaking to a lawyer. Police earner said the Hij Acker had asked for political Asylum in the United states. A soviet civil aviation official in Moscow identified the Hijacker As m. Garfolo Nieyes. Finnish authorities refused to confirm his Uden Tny because of his Asylum request. Soviet  have asked for his extradition. Witnesses Sand Yard Kajm Eye took control of the plane five minutes after Takeoff from Tallinn and demanded that the Crew divert the flight to Stockholm Sweden. A a about five minutes after Takeoff he went to the toilet with his briefcase then to an air hostess so i thought he was  said Wadimir Vager a passenger who sat next to the Hijacker. Quot when he came Back to his seat be said to us a All of you remain seated and obey me a and he said he had a bomb in his briefcase a Vager told the associated press. He said everyone on the plane remained Calm. After conferring with the rest of the Crew the Copilot told the Hijacker the plane did not have enough fuel to reach Stockholm. Varfui Omeyer agreed to Fly to Helsinki where the plane landed sunday morning a when we landed police came on Board with an interpreter and took the Hijacker off the plane a said Vager. The briefcase and hand Luggage were put on the runway and examined with the help of dogs while the plane was searched for explosives. None was found. The aircraft left later for the soviet Union. Gee Toto this can a t be Kansas t to women using scythes Cut wheat along the champs Ely sees in Paris during the agricultural promotion on sunday. Paris apr the champs Elysee the most famous Street in Paris was transformed into a giant Field of Golden wheat sunday during an Eye catching promotion for French agriculture an army of 1,500 Farmers Laid sections of turf holding 3,600 tons of w heat across a Large stretch of the Avenue starting at the arc Detriomphe then mobilized a Fleet of tractors to Harvest it thousands of parisians and tourists looked on Many snapping photographs of the spectacle others clasping shocks of wheat in their hands. The Field covered almost five acres. A the big Harvest was sponsored by the National Center for Young Farmers. A quake from Page 1 added there was no report yet on possible damage or casualties. The Center said the quake was the latest in a series of aftershocks including a moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale that hit in Southern Iran at 8 39 . Sunday. The smaller temblor caused no casualties or damage. The aftershocks have caused massive landslides blocking Many roads leading to demolished villages on the Northern Edge of Gilan on the Caspian sea Irna monitored in Cyprus quoted a survivor from Zanjani province As saying a so Many people have perished under the rubble. Their bodies have not been retrieved or  dozens of iranian military helicopters flew Relief supplies into makeshift airstrips in the agricultural City of about 100,000 people. Hollow eyed people sat in front of the thousands of tents set up by the red Crescent in Rudbart where an estimated 95 percent of the buildings were destroyed or damaged. The loll surpasses that of the quake that killed 25,000 people in nearby soviet Armenia in december 1988 and the 1978 quake in Iran that also killed 25,000. In Geneva my Hamed Essa Afi estimated that the toll would reach 50,000 dead and 200,000 wounded. Paper faults . In quake deaths Tehran Iran apr an anti american newspaper in Iran said sunday the United states is partly to blame for the death of tens of thousands of people is last weeks earthquake. The a criminal role of America in Iran a past became evident once again in the recent earthquake a the Jom Tiri Island said in an editorial reported by the official islamic Republic news Agency. A ooh people even under the rubble chant a death to America and Pray to god to cat off the bands of the United states. Even those hands stretched out to help a it Sara it argued that by a plundering Iran soil and other resources for 25 years the United states bad prevented the use of even a Small part of the National wealth for Urban development projects and a advanced anti seismic building construction  a even after its expulsion from Iran the . Government by imposing economic sanctions and launching several other plots halted the renovation of the country a the editorial added. News Brief Liberal party in Canada elects que Becer As Leader Ottawa up a Canadas Liberal party promising to find a Way to unite French and English speaking Canada if it is returned to Power in the next election ended its National convention sunday with Jean Chretien a native que Becer As its new Leader. Chretien 56, a lawyer and for Many years a Cabinet minister in the former Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau swept to Victory late saturday night on the first ballot in Calgary Alberta. He received More than twice the votes than his nearest rival Paul Martin also a native que Becer and wealthy businessman. The two Day Liberal leadership convention was overshadowed by the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord a constitutional amendment negotiated by conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney and leaders of the 10 provinces. The amendment was designed to keep Quebec from seceding by recognizing it As a distinct French speaking society. Although Chretien was personally opposed to the Accord he had the overwhelming support of Quebec  from Page 1 the italian government is expected to award a bid in july for the first phase of construction at the new air base. The installation would be the new Home of the 401st tac fighter Wing which now operates from Tor Rejon a Spain. Want us without  he would not identify the countries but he cited Comiso air station Italy As an example of where a family presence was part of the agreement to establish an installation. On a related topic Dugan said he was not a wildly enthusiastic about proposals by some members of Congress to rotate squadrons in and out of the As yet inbuilt Croton a in Italy. Rotating people in and out every six months would Cost about $17 million More per year than keeping them there on regular overseas Tours with transportation costs a big part of the additional financial Burden Dugan said. Families paid a High Cost during the air forces previous attempts at such overseas rotations Dugan said. A we had a very difficult time keeping families together a difficult time with divorce rates a difficult time keeping people in the service. And professional soldiers Are not wild about signing up for that same kind of difficulty again a he said. Dugan also discussed other topics a natos political nation. A i think natos always been a political Alliance and they make political decisions. The outfit in the world that has been Able to make the marvelous policy statement and then implement it has been nato. That a a characteristic we Shoul be very careful about downgrading giving up or Fomund something else before we know the a something else a going to be just As effective in making the policies come True. A his new Job. A efm not sure anyone a prepared to this. There probably Isnit sufficient preparation to this anywhere anytime. It is a big responsibility