European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes sunday january 19, 1992 russians hold 10 in plot to gain Ransom in . Newark . Apr ., australian and russian authorities teamed up to arrest 10 people accused of kidnapping two people near Moscow and trying to extort $1.6 million from their relatives in new Jersey the Fri said Friday. The australian couple were held eight Days before the Fri working with a former Branch of the soviet Kab and australian Federal police discovered where they were being held the Fri said in a statement. On wednesday russian police raided a country Dacha 30 Miles outside Moscow freeing the woman and arresting five people the Fri said. Early thursday russian authorities stormed a Moscow hotel room released the businessman and arrested five More people the Fri said. Authorities found them by monitoring phone Calls made to relatives the Fri said. Although authorities  identify the couple a Philadelphia lawyer involved in the Case said they Are Daniel and Ivonn Weinstock. Dimitry o. Afanasiev an associate of the Phila Delphia Law firm Wolf Block Schorr amp Solis Cohen said the businessman a company  was an australian russian electronics firm. Or. Israel Rayman of Wayne ., a brother in Law Quot contacted the Fri on of the australian business Jan. 9 and said he had Recei Rayne Iman Rived two Telephone Calls the previous Day from Daniel Weinstock the Agency said. Daniel Weinstock told him that he and his wife were being held against their will and  be released unless $1.6 million was wired to an account at the Bank of foreign Trade in Moscow the Fri said. Afanasiev whose firm has extensive russian connections said he established the communication links Between the Fri and the russian Agency for Federal Security formerly a Branch of the soviet Kab. Authorities from the three countries pinpointed the victims location by monitoring subsequent Calls the victims placed to Rayman Over several Days the Agency said. The 10 Are in the custody of russian authorities who will prosecute them Fri spokeswoman Monica Baldwin said. Christopher Sweeney a Counselor at the australian embassy m Washington said the couple had been living in Russia at the time of their abduction. A it was very unusual to have the equivalent of the Kab assisting the Fri but a Good sign in terms of the end of the cold War a Sweeney said. Rayman  be reached at his office in Wayne . His answering service said he was away for the weekend. Spokesmen for the russian embassy in Washington did no to return a Telephone Call Friday evening. Three Sisters plus one doctor equal three babies in 28 hours Susan Harlacher sits with her son Tyler. Standing behind her Are Sisters Deborah Cumberland left and Karen Seibel holding their daughters Erica and Kelsie respectively. Towson my. Apr remembering birthdays wont be difficult for Barbara and James Oswinkle. Their three daughters gave birth within 28 hours of one another. Karen Seibel started the baby Boom wednesday when she gave birth to 7-Pound, 12-ounce Kelsie a week Early. At noon thursday Deborah Cumberland gave birth a week late to 9-Pound, 7-ounce Erica. That afternoon Susan Harlacher gave birth to 8-Pound, 1-ounce Tyler. A one was a week late one was a week Early and one was on time a said or. Robert Solof who delivered All three babies at Saint Joseph Hospital. Barbara Oswinkle who already had three grandchildren said the wife of her Only other child a son is expecting a baby next month. A i had always wanted seven children of my own a she said. A now ill have seven  the doctor said Cumberland a labor was induced because he planned not to let her pregnancy go More than a week late. Harlacher a labor also was induced and the baby was delivered by caesarean Section because she has a diabetic condition Solof said. Even though two of the deliveries were induced Solof still called the timing improbable. A to have three Sisters get pregnant and deliver within a Day and a half has got to be statistically amazing a Solof said. A you would have better Luck picking lotto  aircraft accidents fall to All time Low Washington up a the number of  Aircraft accidents hit an All time Low in 1991 although the number of commuter aircraft deaths was the highest Ever the National transportation safety Board said Friday. In its annual report on air safety the Nosb said there were four fatal accidents in 1991 among Large commercial airlines resulting in 50 deaths. Among commuter airlines there were eight fatal accidents resulting in 77 deaths the largest number Ever recorded since the Nosb began keeping records in the Early 1960s. In All aviation the Board said there were 2,143 accidents a the lowest Ever a with 746 fatalities one More than the year before. Air taxis also had their lowest number of accidents Ever with 84 that resulted in 69 deaths the Nosb said. The worst single Accident occurred feb. 1 in los an Geles when a us air commercial Jet collided on Landing with a sky West airlines commuter plane waiting for Takeoff. Twenty two of the 99 persons on Board the us air plane died As did All 12 aboard the commuter Jet. The single worst commuter crash happened april 5. All 23 people including former sen. John Tower a Texas aboard an Atlantic Southeast airlines plane died at Brunswick a. The other major commercial crash came March 3 when All 25 people on a United flight crashed in Colorado Springs Colo. Overall flights were Down last year the Survey said. For Large commercial carriers approximately 7.5 million takeoffs resulted in 4.52 billion Miles flown Down about 243,000 takeoffs and 204 million Miles from 1990. Commuter airlines also were Down a 370 million Miles on 2.7 million departures compared with 444 million Miles and 3.1 million departures in 1990.lesson no. 1 in robbery Don t Rob your own Bank from wire reports Chicago a robbery 101, lesson no. 1 a make sure no one knows you. David Hernandez 27, apparently forgot that lesson. Police said Friday that Hernandez allegedly robbed the Plaza Bank where he had an account and had tried to Date one of the tellers. Hernandez is accused of entering the Bank late wednesday with a Pellet gun and demanding Money from a Teller. He told the woman to empty her Cash drawer and made off with $4,065. Hernandez was arrested by the Fri on thursday after the Teller remembered who he was. He appeared before a  Magistrate and was ordered placed under electronic monitoring and confined to his Home at  Dies baby saved Tacoma Wash. A doctors delivered a girl through a caesarean Section Early Friday after her teen age Mother died of a gunshot to the head officials said. Police responding to a report of a shooting at a House found the 18-year-old woman about 3 . Her 17-year-old Boyfriend was arrested for investigation of homicide police said. The woman was dead on arrival at Tacoma Gener Hospital. A full term baby weighing 7 pounds was delivered five minutes after the woman was brought to the emergency room said Hospital spokesman Lind Simonsen. To save the baby paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the Mother on the Way to the Hospital. The Newborn May have suffered brain damage from a Lack of oxygen Simonsen said. She was breathing with the help of a  member to retire Washington a Washington Republican rep. John Miller said Friday he has decided against running for the  Senate and will retire from his House seat at the end of the year. Miller 53, who is serving his fourth term considered seeking the 1992 gop nomination for the seat held by sen. Brock Adams a Wash. He announced his decision in a letter to Campaign contributors citing a desire to spend time with his family. Miller represents Seattle and its Northern suburbs. He has been a Booster of congressional term limits. The decision Means Washington will have four open House seats in the november  hits nuclear Plant san Luis Obispo Calif. A Small earthquake Shook the Diablo Canyon nuclear Power Plant Early Friday but no damage was reported. Operators declared an a unusual events As required by Federal Law but Plant safety was not affected and the special status was cancelled 3vi hours later said Brad Thomas spokesman for Pacific Gas amp electric. The quake occurred at 12 27 . And was Felt by several people at the twin reactor Plant Thomas said. It was detected by instruments at the base of the unit 1 reactor containment building. Both reactors were operating at 100 percent a. 1 Ooth a a ate Thomas said. When the quake hit and both continued to oper seismologists at the California Institute of technology in Pasadena estimated a preliminary magnitude of the quake at 3.2 on the Richter  official resigns Washington a assistant Secretary Kenneth w. Gideon the Treasury departments top official on tax policy is resigning Jan. 31 to rejoin a Washington Law firm it was announced Friday. Gideon was appointed to the Treasury Post on june 9, 1989, Ana helped Craft the tax elements of the 1990 budget reduction agreement. He served As chief counsel for the internal Revenue service Between 1981 and 1983