European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vui. Auino. I a Oun aay August in 1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 500 d 8693 a6 killed in rampage at mall unidentified people Grieve following a gunman a attacks in a Sydney shopping mall that left at least 6  Man attacks shoppers in Australia Sydney Australia a a masked Man with an automatic Rifle and a Machete went berserk in a crowded shopping Center saturday shooting or hacking at least six people to death before he killed himself no lick said. At least eight More people were wounded by gunfire when the sniper began firing a soviet designed ak-47 in the Statfield shopping Plaza which was filled with afternoon shoppers police said. At least four of the wounded were in critical condition police were quoted As saying. A there does no to appear to be any rhyme or reason for it a local police chief Doug Kelly said when asked about a possible motive. A it was a horrendous  he said it was unclear whether the 33-year-old gunman who was not immediately identified knew any of his victims. Police said the Mam used a Machete to Stab one woman to death in a Coffee shop in the enclosed mall West of downtown Sydney. The mall was packed with shoppers As the attack began at 3 30 p.m., a half hour before most shops close. The gunman who wore a stocking Cap then used a High powered Rifle to shoot four More people in the Coffee shop and another in the mall before going to an upper level parking garage where he fired shots toward the ground level. A the fired a number of indiscriminate shots at the people below a Kelly said. He used the Machete on one of the victims. It see kills on Page 2israel pressured As hostage talks bog Down Beirut Lebanon apr relatives of Arab prisoners held by israelis proxy army in South Lebanon demanded . Pressure to secure their release As talks toward swapping hundreds of Arab detainees for 11 Western hostages bogged Down. . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar the leading mediator in the talks is quoted As saying he believes a solution could be negotiated within two weeks despite new complications and demands. Among the complications Iran a ambassador to Germany suggested Friday that two German hostages May remain in Captivity unless Bonn frees two shiite Muslim terrorists a one jailed on a conviction of killing a . Serviceman in a 1985 hijacking. Perez de Cuellar has insisted that any Exchange will not include prisoners held outside the Middle East including the two terrorist Brothers jailed in Germany a Mohammed and Abbas Hamadi. The . Leader told a radio station in Lisbon he May have to interrupt a nine Day vacation in Portugal see hostage on Page 2 Mccarthy rediscovers life a and Beer London apr former hostage John Mccarthy said he is still adjusting to a life of Freedom and is finding some aspects a such As the taste of Beer a even better than he remembered. Mccarthy toasted his Freedom with a Glass of Beer Friday in the officers mess at the Royal air Force base at Lyneham 80 Miles West of London where he has been undergoing medical . A it tastes even better than i remembered. Its a taste i have re found and i like it a lie said. Mccarthy 34, was freed aug. 8 after five years As a prisoner of the islamic jihad in Lebanon. A photographer and film Crew were allowed to take pictures of him relaxing at Raf Lyneham As a Concession to news organizations which otherwise have been kept away to allow him to recuperate privately with family and close friends. Mccarthy appeared Happy and relaxed As he sat with his father Pat and brother Terrence Reading through some of the 300 cards a Day he has received from Well wishers. A i am feeling very Well a lie said. A people have sent me books and cards and i am very touched to receive  a it is great to be Back. I am overwhelmed by the cards. They Are from everywhere and  Mccarthy a mail brought a piece of the Berlin Wall from a 12-Ycar-old girl whose parents serve with the British forces in Berlin. She wrote that she thought he might not know the Wall had come  charged with Selling Navy Leaky life rafts Elkins . Apr a defense contractor that developed flotation collars for the Apollo space capsules and made body bags for operation desert storm has been charged with Selling the Navy Leaky life rafts. Rubber craters inc. Of Grantsville its president and five employees were named Friday in a 69-count indictment returned Here by a Federal grand jury after a 3 /2-year investigation. A it was a very Complex Case a said . Attorney William Kolibash. A we wanted it to be a smoking gun kind of thing something you can hang your hat on. We did no to want a Battle of  the indictment alleges that rubber craters sold the Navy life rafts that did no to meet specifications in its $20.2 million contract and Hadnot passed flotation  then covered up the alleged defects by falsifying records. A rubber craters inc. Denies that the company or any of its employees have done a thing wrong and looks Forward to meeting and refuting if necessary the unfounded allegations made by the government in this indictment a the company said in a statement. The 2,000 rafts involved Cost $5,000 to $7,000 each Pentagon investigator Paul Ziegler said. About half the 25-Man rafts on Board vessels around the world have been tested so far he said. Defective rafts have been repaired or replaced. A the Navy has known about this situation Tor a number of years and has been cooperating with investigators and has taken Steps to make sure no harm came to our personnel a capt. Jim Mitchell a Navy spokesman in Washington said. Mitchell said he is not aware of any injuries stemming from the allegedly defective rafts. A