European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 28,1993 1�? at a glance the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Cuba on a humanitarian Mission is urging the United states to end its three decade Long economic embargo on the Island nation. See Story on Page 8. Cleanup begins waterlogged germans cleared Homes and shops of water mud and muck monday As officials estimated flood damage in four West German states at nearly $600 million. A Pago 4 sailors get Christmas despite expired Shore passes russian sailors stuck aboard their ship awaiting overdue cargo in Washington state were Able to experience the Holiday after All. A Pago 5 cities in decline drugs a Lack of jobs racial strife and a general decline in the Quality of Fife have made conditions worse in . Cities than they were 25 years ago housing and Urban development Secretary Henry g. Cisneros said. A Pago 6 ignoring sanctions despite Trade sanctions some . Corporations have used foreign subsidiaries to conduct business openly with Cuba and Libya according to documents and interviews. A Pago 14 Index Abby Ann Landers 15 classifieds. 23-25 comics .15,18-19 commentary. 13 computers. 9 crossword.15 faces a places 10 focus. 20-22 Horoscope. 25 Jumble. 25 letters. 12 Money matters .14 sports .2732 to listings .31 weather .11 four kidnappers captured after release of hostages Moscow apr police and former Kab commandos tracked four masked kidnappers through snowy mountains and captured them monday a Day after the kidnappers freed the last of their hostages and fled in a helicopter with $10 million Ransom. Children who had been seized from a classroom and held at gunpoint were reunited with their Joyful families in the Southern russian City of Rostov on Don bringing the four Day hostage drama to a Happy end. Police said they recovered about $9.4 million of the $10 million Ransom paid by the russian government. If convicted the kidnappers could face the death penalty. Even in a nation beset by organized crime and lawlessness russians had been shocked by the seizure of a dozen teen age boys and girls from Public school no. 25 in Rostov on Don about 600 Miles South of Moscow. To Many people it was the strongest evidence yet that morality is crumbling As their nation struggles through the painful transition from communism to capitalism some have begun to Long for the old soviet police state. President Boris n. Yeltsin a government a which faces a rising Challenge from extreme nationalists and communists who Are using crime As a rallying cry a responded to the hostage taking As though it were a major environmental disaster or International  emergency committee headed by a Deputy prime minister oversaw the situation. The foreign ministry sent a negotiator. The Central Bank hurriedly borrowed $10 million from two private Banks to pay the Ransom and the former Kab sent its elite a a alphas commandos Yeltsin however remained silent and. Allowed his aides and Law enforcement authorities to manage the Case. On Mon Day he thanked them for their work. Quot this hour of trial has revealed the Best qualities of our people who have never been indifferent to the suffering of others whose souls have not grown callous even today a Yeltsin a statement said. Police said the four gunmen were arrested two at a time during an eight hour manhunt. The Hunt began sunday night after the gunmen released their hostages in the resort City of Miner Al nyc Vody and took off in the Mi-8 military helicopter. The kidnappers stuffed most of the $10 million in Cash into Duffel bags and apparently tossed the rest from the helicopter As they passed Over the self proclaimed Republic of Chechnya. A i guess it was too much for them to carry and still run through the mountains a police col Yuri Reshetnik told the associated Pressa. The kidnappers tried to escape on foot into the wooded caucasus mountains after forcing the helicopters two pilots to land in a Clearing a few Miles outside Makhachkala the capital of the Dagestad Region along the Caspian sea 1,000 Miles Southeast of Moscow the gunmen broke the aircraft a radio to prevent the pilots from calling for help. But local police and a a alphas commandos following in other helicopters quickly arrived and began combing the rugged snowy mountains. Shortly after Midnight they captured two of the kidnappers during a Brief gun fight in which no one was killed. Police said they seized $6.5 million an automat ice Ifland a pistol from Abdulgafur a Duz Alimov 21, of Uzbekistan and Arslan Kasimov 48, an ethnic kyrgyz from Azerbaijan. Police identified Kasimov As the gangs Leader and said he was the Only one with a criminal record. He was previously convicted on robbery burglary and narcotics charges the inter fax news Agency said. The other kidnappers were captured a few hours later carrying most of the remaining Ransom but no weapons. Police identified them As Marat Kau Zhekov 19, of Kazakhstan and Anatoly Mikheyev 46, of the russian City of Sverdlovsk. Police had suspected that at least one of the kidnappers was a Pilot Mikheyev the sole russian turned out to be a military navigator who was dismissed from the russian air Force for drinking itar Tass  crisis had begun thursday morning when the kidnappers carrying three rifles and a pistol burst into the school herded the students and a female teacher onto a bus and demanded a helicopter or plane. Authorities provided the helicopter and two Volunteer pilots. The kidnappers ordered them to Fly a Zigzag route South and announced they would blow up the explosive packed aircraft if they were not Given Safe passage to Iran. Russian authorities met All the Kidnap of terse demands. The Ransom packed in Ive plastic wrapped packages of $2 million each was flown in from Moscow. During a tense three Day standoff at the Airport in Mineral Nye Vody 800 Miles South of Moscow the kidnappers released a few hostages at a time. Seven teen age girls and the teacher were freed Friday. Two classmates both 15-year-old boys were released saturday. At 6 45 . Sunday the gunmen freed the last of the children and the bus Driver then took off. Only the kidnappers and the final two hostages a the Volunteer pilots a were still aboard. After about 90 minutes the helicopter set Down briefly and the kidnappers got off near Makhachkala. To increase their chances of escape they split into two pairs and headed in different directions police  from Page 1 cause their diesel fuel turned to gel. It was colder still atop mount Washington in new Hampshire with a record Low of 36 below Zero. The 6,288-foot Peak is. Home to some of the worlds worst weather. By mid morning the temperature had risen to 23 below and wind was blowing at 88 Mph gusting to 98 Mph that makes a wind chill of More than 85 below Zero. In Syracuse n.y., the wind was so fierce sunday that a plane preparing for Takeoff skidded from the runway at Hancock International Airport police said. There were no injuries or damage to the plane. Police also reported about 20 traffic accidents in Lewis county n.y., As Snow and wind gusting to 40 Mph made for treacherous driving. A Section of interstate 271, the Beltway around Cleveland was closed part of sunday by snowdrifts and ice. Up to 15 inches of Snow fell in 24 hours in the Eastern suburbs of Cleveland. Amid the highest peaks in West Virginia 19 inches had fallen by monday at the Snowshoe ski resort Sault Ste. Marie mich., chilled to 31 below Zero sunday a record for the month the National weather service said. By Early monday morning the Reading had risen to 12 degrees below Zero a we were Way overdue for this Quot Sault Ste. Marie police dispatcher Bill payment said of sunday s record Low. A a it a still about 20 below and people Are out running around without nats on. We re used to this Detroit metro Airport was the state s a hot spot sunday with a High of 12, City shelters reported an increase in people seeking a warm bed. A you get a lot of people coming in in this kind of weather a said John Everett director of Security at the salvation army Sharbor Light Center in Detroit. Everette said that on a typical Winter night the Center houses 40 to 50 homeless people. On saturday night the Center had 85 people. In Akron Ohio the Haven of rest ministries menus shelter was filled to capacity with 52 homeless people and 18 residents supervisor Gary Meeks said. An additional 40 people were referred to a second shelter. Sundays Low temperature for the lower 48 states was 50 below Zero at the tiny Iron Range town of Tower in northeastern Minnesota the weather service  from Page 1tee who returned dec. 14 from two weeks in Czechoslovakia Kazakhstan China and Hong Kong. Sen. Paul Simon d-i1i., led a group that included Sens. Jim m. Jeffords r-vt., and Russ Feingold d-wis., through Angola Mali Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia and Egypt. Ail Are members of the Senate foreign relations Africa subcommittee. And a House armed services committee delegation led by rep. Solomon p. Ortiz a Texas checked out the Quot Quality of life for . Military personnel in South Korea Hong Kong and Singapore with a Stopover in Hawaii on the Way Home. Travel will grow even heavier in january. The House appropriations defense subcommittee led by rep. John p. Mur tha d-pa., is planning a trip to the Mediterranean and the former Yugoslavia As Well As Somalia and the Middle East. House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt d-mo., and five or six House colleagues Are to focus on economic issues during a trip to Indonesia Thailand China and Hong Kong a and sen. J. Bennett Johnston d-la., is leading a delegation on a two week asian trip that includes China Vietnam Thailand and Indonesia. Congressional travel while usually undertaken to support substantive committee work remains a sensitive subject for lawmakers. Leadership aides declined to facilitate gathering of information for this Story and the state department office that coordinates trips Hung up on a reporter. The Pentagon which arranges much of the transportation did not respond to requests Over a three week period for general information about congressional travel volume