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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, October 6, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To it sunday october 6. 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7 Israel demands full accounting before budging on hostages israeli negotiator Lori Lubrani. New York a Israel s chief hostage negotiator said Friday that Israel is a not budging Quot in its refusal to free More Arab prisoners until it has a full accounting of its soldiers missing in Lebanon. A we have no intention of moving until the commitments promised to us have been fully complied with a said Uri Lubrani. He rejected claims by pro iranian groups in Lebanon that contend Israel had reneged on an agreement to release 20 Arab prisoners. One of the groups cancelled the announced release of an american hostage in apparent response. Lubrani who is in charge of Lebanon policy for israelis ministry of defense said Israel went ahead with the release of is Arab detainees and the bodies of nine guerrillas last month even though the Kidnap groups did not make Good on promises to account for missing israelis. While Israel had received the body of one israeli Soldier and conclusive proof of the death of another Lubrani said is Rael had received a inadequate information Quot about Yossi Fink one of five soldiers still unaccounted for in Lebanon. Lubrani suggested the Lack of definitive information on Fink May have been a deliberate attempt on the part of Hezbollah to raise the Price of a Deal. But he warned Israel would not Pav a higher Price. Quot i can Tell you right now we Are not budging Quot he said. Abbas Muslawi Leader of the Hezbollah in Beirut told reporters when asked about Fink last week that a there is a Price for every piece of  in an apparent escalation of demands he also said syrian and palestinians held by Israel should be added to the Deal. Hezbollah is an umbrella organization for groups believed to be holding nine westerners in Lebanon a five americans a briton two germans and an italian. A 10th hostage briton Alec Collett is believed to have been killed by his captors. Lubrani said Israel was giving a a Clear no Quot on any further releases until it receives conclusive proof on the status of the British born Fink who was captured in South Lebanon by shiite Muslim guerrillas in february 1986 along with Reha Mim Alsheikh. Forensic information Given to Israel through United nations negotiators last month established that Alsheikh was dead and the body of another israeli Soldier Samir Assad was flown Back to Israel. Of the missing israelis Only aviator Ron Arad is believed to be alive. In response to the information on Alsheikh and Assad s body Israel made a prisoner release while . Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar was in Tehran. The pro israeli militia in South Lebanon is holding from 250 to 300 prisoners in a jail at a1 Khiam. More than 40 others Are held in Israel including Sheik Abdel Karim Obeid a shiite Muslim Clergyman who was abducted by israeli commandos from his Home in South  alleges bribery in copter sales to saudi Washington apr a demoted employee of United technologies Sikorsky aircraft division alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the companies bribed saudi officials to get exclusive contracts to sell them Black Hawk helicopters. The civil lawsuit lodged by Thomas f. Dooley also alleged that the companies evaded . Restrictions on arms sales to the saudis by acquiring a significant interest in Westland a British helicopter maker which is licensed to make and sell Sikorsky Black Hawks. The suit says the saudis Are buying 90 Black Hawks armed with antitank weapons from Westland. Sikorsky and United technologies earned approximately $2 billion last year at least in part As a result of the scheme Dooley alleged. Dooley of Colorado Springs colo., contended that he was a discharged demoted harassed and defamed. Because he would not go along with the scheme and because he sought to report his knowledge of the pattern of illegal payments and  the company rehired him a at reduced pay and prestige a the suit said. Dooley is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. A United technologies corp. Spokesman denied his allegations. There were no bribes and no illegitimate sales of military or other equipment to the saudis and Dooley was not demoted because of any threats to go Public with his allegations spokesman Martin Moore said at the corporations Headquarters in Hartford Conn. Sikorsky sold 13 Black Hawks As Well As supplemental services legally through the . Governments foreign military sales program Moore said. A current contract to Supply the saudis with another eight helicopters also Falls under the fms program he said. Moore also denied that the companies sold the saudis 90 Black Hawks armed with antitank weapons through the British Westland company. All of saudi Arabia s Black Hawks which it Calls desert Hawks were built at the Sikorsky helicopter Plant in Stratford Conn. He said. Although United technologies has a financial stake in Westland and Westland is licensed to manufacture the Black Hawk helicopter Westland has not sold any Black Hawks to anybody Moore said. Dooley a waited More than two years to bring this matter to the company s attention a Moore said. A when he did come for arc it was through outside lawyers who demanded millions of dollars to resolve the  United technologies hired the Washington Law firm of Covington amp burling to investigate the allegations in september 1990, shortly after Dooley a lawyers contacted the company said Moore and attorney o. Thomas Johnson or. Of the Law firm. A that investigation extended Over several months and resulted in the conclusion that or. Dooley s claim was without Merit a Moore said. Johnson declined to comment on the probe s findings. 2 cancer groups plan 7-year, 17-state anti smoking Campaign Washington apr the National cancer Institute plans to spend $135 million Over the next seven years to put into action what it has Learned in a decade of research on anti smoking strategies. Seventeen states will be the beneficiaries in the largest Ever National anti smoking program. The american cancer society is a partner in the project and has committed $25 million to $30 million of its Money and resources. The goal is to reach 18 million smokers help 4.5 million of them quit and prevent 2 million Young people from starting. Officials also believe they will save 1.2 million americans from premature smoking related deaths. A we launch the program with great Hope a Louis Sullivan health and human services Secretary said Friday in announcing the program. A but we Are fully aware of what we Are up  the 17 states Are Colorado Indiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri new Jersey new Mexico new York North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia Washington West Virginia and Wisconsin. Quot tobacco use is embedded in our society a said or. Peter Greenwald director of cancer prevention at Sci a and the Industry spends about $3.6 billion a year in order to keep it that  health departments in the selected states will get a total of $115 million Over seven years for Community based coalitions to target population groups that Are most Likely to smoke and apply proven anti smoking strategies including school work and health programs and Media campaigns. The coalitions will also Tell Public officials about Public health policies that combat smoking such As. A restricting tobacco promotions. A raising taxes on cigarettes. A limiting minors Access to cigarettes. Alaska gives Black Bear cub to soviet City Juneau Alaska apr the state of Alaska will give an orphaned Black Bear cub caught roaming a neighbourhood in Juneau a new Home in the soviet far East City of Vladivostok. The cub is the latest Symbol of the melting of the cold wars a Nice curtain Quot that once separated alaskans and their neighbors in the soviet far East. State wildlife biologist Tom Mccarthy was to take the cub on a Goodwill trip to Vladivostok this weekend. A total of 120 people plan to leave Anchorage on sat urday on an Aeroflot Jet bound for Juneau a sister City. The 30-Pound Bear was captured thursday and is believed to have been orphaned when its Mother was killed by a car in the area Mccarthy said. Juneau has had an unusually Large number of bears enter town this season looking for garbage to eat. Twenty three have been transplanted outside of town but 10 had to be shot to death because they were repeat offenders or endangering people. Another five Nave been hit and killed by  seizes tainted imported peanuts Washington a the food and drug administration has seized 7 million pounds of imported peanuts found to be contaminated with rat droppings an Agency official said fret stay. The peanuts had been allowed to enter the country by president Bush under a controversial decision to temporarily modify import quotas. The tainted peanuts were among 10 million pounds of peanuts from China Argentina and the Sudan brought into the United states after Bush opened the import Gates this summer officials said. A Bush a decision came As Domestic Peanut stocks began to dwindle due to last years drought and supermarket prices were skyrocketing. Fra spokesman Emil c Orwin said the peanuts had been detained because of Quot rodent  he said it is not certain whether the peanuts will have to be destroyed or if they can be Quot reconditioned and used. Quot the options Here Haven to been resolved Quot Corwin said. Quot Well have to wait until monday for the next  lawmakers and a farm group that had opposed the imports said the tainted peanuts bolstered their claims that inferior peanuts would be shipped to the United states. American agriculture movement members picketed the arrival of 51 containers of peanuts allowed in under the presidents order this summer at the Portsmouth va., Marine terminal  
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