European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes. World thursday november 10,1994 Reindeer meat from Finland with radioactivity Tokyo a the health and welfare ministry banned the Sale of Reindeer meat imported from Finland after it found that the meat contained a High level of radioactivity it was the first time in 44 months that unacceptably High Levels of radioactivity were found in food imported from Europe and the first time Ever in meat said an official of the ministry s veterinary sanitation division speaking on conditions anonymity. The ministry has been checking food imported from Europe since the 1986 chernobyl nuclear re Power Plant Accident. The ministry has found 31 cases of radioactivity exceeding its standards mainly in dried mushrooms and herbs and banned them from Sale in Japan. Reindeer May have ingested radioactive mate rial that was absorbed into the soil and then into plants after the chernobyl Accident. The meat was flown into Japan on oct. 28. Unity Celebration tempered warning on communism Berlin a five years after the fall of the Ber Lin Wall German leaders praised the courage of those who struggled to bring it Down and warned against political extremism and enemies of democracy. We germans must now prove we Are worthy of Freedom Chancellor Helmut Kohl said in a statement issued for wednesday s anniversary of the nov. 9, 1989,. President roman Herzog thanked the courageous East germans whose desire for Freedom brought about the gift of they set a precedent for Suhich All germans can be proud Herzog said. Starting in August 1989 until the Wall fell tens of thousands of East germans fled their Homeland via Hungary to West Germany. Millions also risked their lives to demonstrate peacefully in the streets of East Berlin Leipzig and other cities to overthrow East Ger Ninny s oppressive communist government a month after East German Leader Erich Honecker was ousted the Berlin Wall and other East German barriers to the West were opened. A year later Ger Many was reunited. Plotted to abduct the East German government began building Chewah in August 1961, to Stop the flow of East germans fleeing to the West. Border guards were ordered to shoot anyone trying to escape. In his anniversary statement Kohl said germans must be Alert to the enemies of democracy and Al forms of extremism. The wounds of the communist dictatorship heal slowly Kohl said. Therefore we cannot allow the. Intellectual and political descendants of those responsible for the Wall to say today they represent the interests of the people in the new Kohl did not specifically mention former East Ger Many s renamed communist party the party of demo cratic socialism ads. But members of his coalition government Are upset at the support Given the ads i last month s Federal elections. The ads won 30 seats in the Federal parliament Al with victories in former East Germany. Kohl s party the Christian democratic Union claims that the for Mer communists sow agitation Between East and West germans and damage the Healing process toward real. Unity. ,-.". \ -. Beirut Lebanon a two men were arrested for plotting to Kidnap a suspect wanted by . Authorities for the 1985 hijacking of a Twa Airliner in which a . Navy diver was killed Judi Cial sources said tuesday. The men planned to turn Hassan Izzi Dine a shiite Muslim Over to the United states the sources said speaking of condition of anonymity. An arrest warrant was issued for a third Maria Ali Taleb 30, who allegedly masterminded the plan to abduct the sources said the detained suspects Haitham Kazan 30, and Hassan Handar 28, admitted planning to Kidnap Izz Idine from the Beirut District of Mouzai. They planned to transport Izz Idine by Speed boat to a . 6th Fleet warship off the coast the sources said. Washington has offered rewards of up to $4 million for information leading to the arrest of suspects in the hijacking of the Twa Airliner and in the kidnapping of americans in Lebanon during the1980s. Izz Idine s whereabouts was unknown. Shiite sources said he currently serves in Security with the iranian backed Hezbollah or party of god. He was one of four lebanese shiites named by . Authorities in indictments issued for the june 1985 hijacking of a Twa Airliner in route from Athens Greece to Rome with 153 people aboard mostly americans. It was diverted to Beirut where the hijackers killed . Navy diver Robert Stethem a Day later. The Rhein main audio photo club has the selection of electronics in the military Market bldg. 349 Rhein main a Dan 330-7712 Civ 069-69-3611 Tuie sat 11ai6pm Sun noon-6pm
