European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Kidnappers of 2 germans apparently Hope for Swap Beirut Lebanon up a the release of German hostages Thomas Kemptner and Hinrich Striebig was delayed monday after the kidnappers proposed to free Only one captive while retaining the other Western diplomatic sources said. As a condition for release of the second prisoner the sources said the kidnappers said they needed a Goodwill gesture by Germany on two lebanese shiite activists imprisoned in Germany meaning they wanted the two men freed. Diplomatic sources in Beirut said Kemptner 31, and Striebig 31, Are believed to be held by the Hamadi family since May 12,1989. The family of shiites using the name stragglers for Freedom has linked the Fate of the two germans to the release of Mohammed Aji Hamadi and Abbas Hamadi who Are serving prison terms in Germany on terrorism charges. The German government has repeatedly rejected a Swap of the German hostages for the Hamadi Brothers. Although Iran pressured the kidnappers to free Kemptner and Striebig unconditionally the Western diplomatic sources said the kidnappers on monday insisted on setting free Only one of the captives. Mohammed Ali Hamadi was sentenced to life in prison for air piracy and murder in the june 1985 hijacking of Twa flight 847 in which . Navy diver Robert Stethem a passenger was killed. Abbas Hamadi was sentenced to life in prison in 1988 for plotting the kidnapping of two West germans in an attempt to secure his brother a Freedom. On sunday Iran a English language Tehran times said All obstacles have been removed and it said the release of Kemptner and Striebig was to take place within 48 hours. The report prompted German minister of state bed Schmidbauer to head for Damascus Syria the usual Stopover for the released hostages to receive the captives once they were freed. Flight into the past a two pal Mustang fighters top two aircraft and a b-17 bomber Fly past in Honor of the arrival so years ago of the . 8th air Force in Britain. The flyby was part of an hour Long display during an air show sunday at Boscombe Down Britain a most secret air base. Side effects prompt recall of drug London up a manufacturers withdrew an Antibiotic drug launched in the United kingdom less than a year ago following reports in the United states that people who had taken it had later died the Independent newspaper said sunday. Side effects of the drag Teflon including allergic reactions and liver and kidney failure prompted us withdrawal last week the newspaper said. The drug was prescribed to treat pneumonia bronchitis and cystitis. It is manufactured by the american company Abbott laboratories and jointly marketed with Britain a Imperial chemical International. The drug had been praised As a one of the most promising new antibiotics for treating Chest skin and urinary tract infections a Market Worth $18.5 billion worldwide in 1990. Abbott laboratories said doctors had issued 20,000 prescriptions of Teflon in Britain since last october the paper reported but added that Britain a committee on safety of medicines had received no Adverse reports. World european Unity needed for peace Kohl insists from wire reports Bonn Germany a German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on monday pledged he would do everything he could to help bring about european Union which he said was a precondition for peace. Quot if we do not manage to finally achieve the breakthrough in the question of the political Union of Europe then we have failed in the face of history a he told a meeting of his Christian democratic Union. Quot i Tell you today if we do not add the political Union of Europe to German unification in the next few years it will take at least 25 years or even longer to achieve this a he said. He warned that now that the cold War was Over and fears of War had largely dissipated Quot the old tunes a of chauvinism were re emerging in Europe. A no one should believe it Only happens in Serbia in Croatia or in the Balkans. If you look closely you can see clearly that there is no land in Europe including Germany which can claim it is completely free of this  protest Leader released Beijing a pc prominent student Leader inti go ment speech of the first anniversary of the 1989 jailed for two years for making an anti Golem Tiana men Square crackdown has been released from prison friends said monday. Authorities released i mini 23, Early sunday after he served a two year sentence in a Beijing prison for his role in the 1990 commemoration of the crackdown at Beijing University the friends said. I angered authorities when he called China a leaders a wild and Savage autocrats during a daring Campus rally on june 3,1990. . May open embassy Kabul Afghanistan a three american officials arrived sunday on an unannounced trip that will help decide when to reopen the . Embassy the embassy would open when Security is adequate in Kabul said Peter Tomsen head of the three member delegation and the . Special envoy to the Mujaheddin the guerrillas who fought for 14 years against the communist government in Afghanistan. Washington closed its Mission in Kabul weeks before the final pullout of soviet soldiers who had occupied Afghanistan from december 1979 to february 1989. Pope ordains 49 priests Vatican City Pope John Paul ii ordained 49 priests 20 of whom belong to the conservative religious order opus Dei during a solemn mass in St Peters Basilica on sunday. Among those ordained was italian Daniele Andris Ciani 30, a member of opus Dei and a graduate in physics and philosophy who has carried out research on fiber optics. Islanders Praise Thatcher Stanley Falkland islands a hundreds of Falkland islanders gathered sunday to pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher who is visiting to Mark the 10th anniversary of Argentina a surrender in the War for the British Colony. After Reading a lesson at a thanksgiving service in the anglican Christ Church Cathedral the former prime minister Laid a Wreath at the liberation  Calls protests to push for new government Johannesburg South Africa apr the african National Congress urged Blacks to March in nationwide protests today and police warned that the mass action could unleash renewed violence. Police said monday morning that six Blacks were killed in scattered violence the previous night. Meanwhile the White government and Black groups traded accusations on the eve of the demonstrations. June 16 Marks the anniversary of the 1976 student uprising in the Soweto township and Many Blacks regard the event As the most important Day of the anti apartheid struggle. As usual on june 16, Black workers will stay away from their jobs today. But this year the Anc the leading Black group also has scheduled 70 rallies to demand a multiracial interim government by the end of the month. A the government currently has no intention of being persuaded by argument to give up Power a said Allan Loesak Leader of the Anc in the Cape town re Gion. A this is Why the Anc has now decided to embark on a renewed program of  the Anc said the rallies Mark the Start of a sustained mass action Campaign that will remain in Force until there is a breakthrough in the Black White political negotiations