European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 ready to wage War against terror will act even at risk of innocent officials Tell Congress Washington up key Pentagon and state rests on Host he the United states Active Preemption and department officials told Congress wednesday that the will act unilaterally if United states is prepared to make counter terrorist any cooperation with foreign governments in dealing with terrorists should be kept Ikle leaks about intergovernmental cooperation endanger human help the and spread disdain throughout All the capitals of the world for the Lack of discipline and the reliability of the government institutions in he he said secrecy was also needed because continued bold actions could result in loss of Public support and create a firestorm of criticism in Ikle confirmed administration willingness to accept the death of innocent civilians in such operations under pressure from Thomas Eagleton said president vice president George Bush and other officials had expressed conflict ing views on the Issue since Secretary of state George Shultz said last year that the response to terrorism at attacks even if it Means the loss of innocent the willingness to accept such loss of lives was expressed at Senate hearings by under Secretary of de sense Fred Ikle and by Robert director of the state departments office of counter terrorism and emergency testifying at the third Day of joint hearings by the Senate foreign relations and judiciary Ikle said both antiterrorism and counter terrorism will be resorted to in fighting the he involves protecting overseas personnel and facilities against terrorist while the second Calls for offensive to counter the he the department of defense has organized and trained a counter terrorist joint task Force that brings together the forces of the services under a single while the responsibility for dealing with terrorists should go beyond passive defense to consider Means of pressed As to whether administration policy includes endangering the lives of innocent Ikle said every thing must be considered including the risk that innocent lives May be lost and operations there is a risk in every police action that innocent lives May be he citing the bombing of the Philadelphia Headquarters of move and the resulting burning of at least 60 Homes As an Jeremiah a retired Navy Admi ral who was held prisoner in North Vietnam for defended Ikles views by citing the nuclear bombing of Japan and the saturation bombing of German cities during world War we knew we were going to take terrible loss of life on our he testifying said he agreed fully with Ikles there Are going to be occasions when innocent lives Are going to be he a fms Down six Story building in Chicago Halberstam murderer escapes from prison Chicago up the Man convicted of the 1980 murder of noted Washington cardiologist Michael Halberstam escaped from prison with another inmate by climbing Down six stories from a Hole Bro Ken in a authorities Bernard who was serving a sentence of 143 years to life in the Halberstam broke out of the metropolitan correctional Center tuesday said Peter a spokesman for the marshals great and Hugh Thomas were discovered missing from the Federal ins Titu located in downtown at about a prison spokesman authorities said the men apparently broke a narrow window and chipped away some of the surrounding the two then lowered themselves from the sixth Story to the Street with the help of a 75footlong electrical Extension Cord that was connected to a floor polishing Welch was convicted of first degree Mur armed carrying a pistol with out a License and grand larceny in the Halberstam police say Welch was burglar izing the Halberstam when the doctor re turned and surprised Welch shot Halberstam and but the Senate urges to slowly Stem Bucks strength doctor got into his car and ran Welch Down before he could said Washington police Thomas after his Federal authorities seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in Silver and jewelry from Welchs Kilcullen called Welch a High Cal Iber and reasonably notorious burglar in the Wilkes said Welch and colomb had been housed at the facility for the past three to six but refused to say Why they were imprisoned in Welch and colomb both had the right to leave their quarters and also May have had Access to the room where the floor Buffer Sands of time in the stars and stripes was Wilkes colomb is serving a 43year sentence for armed voluntary manslaughter and assaulting a Federal officer and carry ing a weapon in an authorities described As a 180 Pound White male with Black eyes and Brown and a 158 Pound White male with Brown eyes and were wearing Blue prison uniforms when they authorities the Chicago police the marshals service and the Fri were participating in the search for Welch and a prison spokesman Washington up the Senate urged officials wednesday to under take a moderate intervention in the for eign Exchange markets to gradually bring Down the strength of the Dollar in relation to foreign the Senate approved by voice vote a nonbinding amendment to the foreign Aid a recommendation that Paul chairman of the Federal re and James Secretary of the act in coordination with the Central Banks of americas major trading Bill who offered the said such intervention can Send a signal to the Market that at least our Central Bank believes the value of the Dollar is too High to Bradley told the the purpose of the intervention is to bring the Dollar gradually Down from its astronomical rates of Exchange with foreign in addition to working with the Central Banks of the major trading Brad Ley cautioned against letting the Dollar drop without the purpose of the intervention is to contribute to the not the of the International Trade and financial sys Bradley he said moderate intervention was the Only immediate Hope for bringing Down the value of the Dollar and relieving the competitive disadvantage under which the United states is 40 years ago today May 1945 Frances fourth Republic in 150 years of wars and revolution was proclaimed by Charles de 30 years ago today May 1955 the air Force has revealed plans to try out its new intercontinental Jet the testing of the eight engine Boeing heavy bomber will be conducted by the air proving ground 20 years ago today May 1965 Tom a mighty mite from Raymond guests Powhatan came sweeping out of the pack on the final turn for a neck length Victory Over Dapper Dan in the Preakness at 70 years ago today May 1975 Barbara Walters of abcs today show won her first emmy in the second annual emmy awards show for daytime new malpractice suit filed against army Hospital up another Al legation of malpractice has been filed against Madigan army medical already under investigation for the death of a boy who died of a heart attack while being treated for a Cut the investigating army medical team said tuesday its findings will be sent to the Pentagon for review by the army surgeon Quinn Scotty Johnston of the 6yearold son of an air Force died of a heart attack april 14 after a nurse injected him intravenously with a mixture of pain killing drugs while he was being treated for a Cut the newest claim was filed by Robert the same lawyer who represents the on behalf of army Nel son his and their 1 year old Melissa in the million Deutscher Al Leges the child suffered extensive brain damage which led to cerebral palsy and other problems because she was deprived of oxygen during birth due to a detached the lawyer claims the pregnant who was in was turned away twice from the Hospital with instructions not to return until her water the baby was finally determined to be in fetal distress and delivered by emergency caesarean the claim Hospital officials declined to comment on the Fuentes Floyd acting commander at said John a surgical intern who oversaw the Johnston boy s has been removed from patient care and transferred to a desk Job during the Bowersox was unsupervised while he treated the and the drug injection he prescribed was against traditional proce army officials the who left the emergency room to look for and his nurse were supposed to be under said Charles spokesman for the army surgeon i have no idea Why they were i want but we will learn something from this tragic Case at were not so ignorant Well keep making the same mistakes again and
