European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The and stripes vol. 51, no. 299 350 Friday february 12,1993 German jetliner hijacked Frankfurt Germany a gunman hijacked a Lufthansa Airliner carrying 104 passengers and Crew thurs Day and forced it to Fly toward new York after a Brief Stop in Northern Germany. Officials said the plane was expected at John f. Kennedy Airport of thursday afternoon from Hanover where the plane refuelled after being hijacked Over Austria. It was the first hijacking of Lufthansa plane in More than 15 years. A radio station said a Ham radio opera Tor taped a radio conversation Between the Airbus 310 and authorities indicating that the Hijacker intended to release All hostages and surrender in new York. Officials gave few details of what happened aboard the plane which originally was bound from Frankfurt to Cairo Egypt. No injuries were reported and the identity of the Hijacker was not known. The hijacking was bound to raise new questions about Security at Frankfurt International Airport the largest and bus Iest on Continental Europe. The Airport came under severe inter National criticism after the bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scot land in 1988 that killed 270 people. Critics say lax Security in Frankfurt Al Lowed suspected libyan bombers to smuggle explosives aboard. German authorities have staunchly defended their Security  Ard television network and then to news Channel reported rumours that the Hijacker was a bosnian Man wit complaints about the United nations which has been trying to arrange a Peac Accord in the ethnic War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then to report said theman spoke German. Security sources in Hanover speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Man spoke German but declined to give other details Ingo Marek spokesman for the lower Saxony Interior ministry said the Hijacker s Only demand was to refuel the plan and be flown on to new  Marek speaking on nov said he was not a re of any negotiations betwee the Hijacker and German authorities. Then to Channel said authorities had spoken Only with the Crew in the cockpit and not directly with the Hijacker. It was the first Lufthansa hijacking since october 1977, when Arab gunmen forced a flight to go to Mogadishu Somalia. The plane was recaptured by German Comman Dos. The last time a hijacked plane Crosse the Atlantic apparently was in september 1976. In that incident five croatian nationalists hijacked a Twa plane flying from new York to Chicago and forced it to go to Paris where they surrendered. Thursday s hijacking occurred As the see Hijacker on Page 2 rueful Clinton tells fellow citizens changes7 May mean higher taxes  Mich. A presi Dent Clinton looked straight into the camera and braced americans to get ready to dig into their wallets. I wish i could Promise you that Iwon t ask you to pay any More he apologetically told a nationally broadcast town meeting wednesday night. But it was a Promise he would t make. The overriding message from the hour Long program was that the Middle class along with the wealthy and corporations probably will be hit with higher taxes in the economic plan hell unveil next wednesday. I cannot Tell you that i won t ask you tomake any contribution to the changes we have to make said Clinton who As a campaigner had promised tax cuts not in creases for the Middle class. He said the deficit was far worse than he d thought. Three weeks into his presidency Clintonwes Back in a Campaign Mode relaxed and confident in a television studio As he an swered questions from a live audience in this Detroit suburb and from questioners hooked up by satellite in Seattle Miami and Atlanta. An Early question about the Economy brought him off his Stool and he stayed on his feet for most of the program. He seemed to relish his return to the television format he used As a candidate to reach directly int americans living rooms. We re Back out Here said Clinto Media adviser Paul Begala who a com see taxes on Page 2 president Clinton explains a Point to a town meeting audience in Southfield Mich. . Troops May join Bosnia Force shared site of Usa eur v corps he under study by Craig Martin staff write the . Army Europe is studying ways to co locate v Cor Sand Usa eur Headquarters a move army officials term hypothetical at this Point. One woman Active in the Frank Furt military Community where the collocation is widely rumoured to Bea done Deal said that although there in t anything official in writ ing the move is  but Usa eur officials say they arc Only looking at different ways to operate if further troop cuts become necessary in Europe. Usa eur Headquarters is i Heidelberg Germany the head quarters for v corps the Only corps remaining in Europe is in Frankfurt  consider such studies Pru Dent to prepare for possible contingencies Usa eur spokeswoman Millie Waters told the Sta Sand stripes on tuesday. Secretary of defense Les a Pinhas directed the services to pre pare a plan to reduce Overall troop strength by 375,000 in the next five years and withdraw almost half the see study on Page 2 Washington a the United states is will ing to join International enforcement of a. Peace settlement in Bosnia including possible military action Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher said. But Christopher ruled out using . Air Power against serbian positions and lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia when he announced the Clinton administration s position wednesday. Christopher said the United states did not have it sown formula and would not impose one but that a . Envoy Waild work with . Negotiator Cyrus  and european representative lord David Owen to negotiate a just workable and durable  Christopher named Reginald Bartholomew a career foreign service officer who is the . Ambassador Tonato special envoy to Deal with the crisis. The United states would be prepared to do it share to help implement and enforce the settlement joining with others including the United nations Andanto Christopher said. We Are prepared to use our military Power to enforce the agreement he said. We inherit at this Early Point in our administration tragic and dangerous situation Christopher said. He denounced serbian ethnic cleansing aimed at mus lims in Bosnia and Herzegovina and called the crisis an important moment for our Post cold War role in see Bosnia on Page 2  Al Wal i a i Hiff pow risk Fri Piastro in Rwy Bat toys a taking Elan color is due to a Cortner. See Story on Page 8