Kurdish hostages released

          
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          TEF -IflAN, July 31—The West Ger-
          man Company iCraftwerk Union today
          formally terminated its contract to
          build two nuclear power stations for
          iran near the Persian Gulf port of Bu-
          shehr. a company spokesman said.
          Iran has already spent $3 billion on
          construction of the two 1.200-mega-
          watt plants. Though more than half
          completed, the facilities could be
          ruined within six months unless the
          Iranians maintain the site properly,
          according to the Kraftwerk spokes-
          man. -
          The spokesman said the company
          has preparing to claim at least $550
          million to cover its losses.
          in political developments, Iranian
          authorities today released 16 Kurdish
          hostages captured by Islamic Revolu-
          t ionary Guards during recent fighting
          in Marivan in northwestern Iran as
          thousands of angry }Curds closed in on
          the town.
          A procession of about 5,000 Kurds.
          wearing traditional costumes and es-
          corted by armed guerrillas, ap-
          proached Marivan after marching 75
          miles from the provincial capital of
          Sanandaj to demand the hostages' re-
          lease.
          Marvin. near thc Iraq border, was
          nearly deserted. Most of its 20J100
          kurd ish inhabitants have been
          camped in the surrounding hills since
          fighting between Kurclish guerrillas
          and the Revokutionary Guards broke
          out there eatlier this month. -
          The Iranian authorities have been ne-
          gotiating wijJi the Kurds and the Rev-
          olutionary Cuards in Marivan over
          the last few days to avoid any further
          clashes in the tense Kurdistan region.