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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q Reagan says tax plan will end 5 d Navy suspends business with lab 8qb i n oilers take game 3 in Stanley 21 the and stripes authorized unofficial publication the armed forces May 1985 ise Ooisy q 8693 a 27 killed in Iran by iraqi planes Beirut up iraqi planes bombed a residential area in Tehran and two Irani an cities killing at least 27 and Iran warned of retaliation against urging its residents to flee the a military statement from Baghdad said the attacks were successful and were aimed at selected targets deep inside iranian territory to revenge what it said was Iran involvement in an attempt to assassinate ruler the iraqi raid on civilian areas broke a Mont hold truce Between the two warring neighbors and pledges not to attack each others iranian Relief workers sifted through the in Tehran at least nine hours after the raid searching for Tehran residents reached by Telephone they said two iraqi planes dropped bombs on an apartment building in Central destroying the building and Caus ing panic in the official Tehran radio said six people were killed in the raid and 12 were it said four people were still trapped in the iraqi planes also raided the Western cities of Ham and killing at least is people and injuring Many the offi Cial radio Mario Andretti second in fastest Field Ever Cyclone strikes in Bangladesh hundreds killed friars film a photo a from above Bernini films the solemn Pentecost mass that Pope John Paul ii and 28 newly elevated cardinals co celebrated in Peters Square in Vatican see related photo on Page Bangladesh up at least people perished in a Cyclone that battered 10 districts of authorities said but witnesses said at least and one official said the death toll could climb to the devastation in the area is beyond said president Mohammed Ershad after visiting the Island of where he distributed clothing and Medicine to officials in the chief martial Law administrators office in Dhaka said at least people were injured by the which struck Friday five Hundred were they officials also said some cattle had been killed by a tidal a Wall of water that inundated 400 Square Miles of land Southeast of Dhaka newspapers reported that the death toll could climb As High As once communication is restored to islands which were Cut off by the since about labourers Migrate to 100 of the coastal islands to help har Vest Rice every officials said the death toll could go even higher than the some witnesses an unidentified official if the death figures go beyond  be because these farmhands Are not so bodies have been of which 500 have been the Fate of three of the hardest hit is Lia hum and where a total of at least people was since communications with them were the Estuary hit by the Cyclone is about 168 Miles dotted with about Small islands populated by officials said at least 10 fishing boats with 80 people aboard were and a fishermen association said 500 boats with More than Crew members were at sea when the Cyclone slammed the wins indy 500 in 3rd attempt Indianapolis a Danny Sulli Van out drove almost certain disaster and held off Mario Andretti and the rest of the fastest Field in Auto racing history to win the Indianapolis 500 who came to indy car racing with the reputations of a Journeyman Driver and a Jet set established his credentials with an amazing performance that put him in Victory Lane at the worlds Rich est and most important race and left Long superstar Andretti empty handed for the 16th straight but it took an incredible combination of Luck and driving skill to keep in his third indy in the race at the 35yearold from Louis took the Lead for Good on the 140th Lap of the 200lap race around the treacherous Oval at the historic Indianapolis motor just 21 laps he had spun his racer 360 narrowly avoiding both the Wall and an his Whit eadred Miller american sponsored March beat Andretti Lola to toe finish line by averaging Mph and covering the 500 Miles in 3 16 minutes and the race Speed fell far below the record of set last year by Rick it was slowed by nine caution flags and three crashes in which Drivers suffered minor in the last of those cautions occurred with just eight laps remaining when Bill Whittington hit the Wall in turn three and came to a Stop against the Whittington was Able to walk to the ambulance for the mandatory ride to the in Field medical but that put the Tena Flag Sullivan rocketed pulling steadily away Over the three final laps while clock Cious Andretti right behind Sullivan with ing laps Over 205 Mph on his Way to taking just three laps remaining when the Green the Check ered Flag in the million Indianapolis 500 Winner Danny Sullivan with chief Steward Tom Sullivan ducked below Andretti in the first turn of Lap 120 and momentarily held the but the rear end of his car suddenly Slid and he went into a tire smoking spin toward the menacing Concrete Andretti braked hesitating momentarily As he tried to figure out on which Side to move past the spinning the Veteran of 20 indy 500s chose to go below and got past As Sullivan kept his car off the straightened it got Back up to Speed and raced i was just holding Sullivan said in Victory i thought the spin was eve the incident brought out a caution and both Sullivan and Andretti were Able to with Andretti coming out in but e had problems with the new set of tires his Crew put on and lost the Lead to Sullivan while he changed to another from that he could not catch Rich Vogler suffered a concussion and facial injuries and contusions in the second of the two incidents that came in rapid fire sequence after an Accident free and fastest Ever first half of the one of six rookies in the 33car appeared to Pinch Down and touch tires with the car driven by Howdy Holmes As the two dived Side by Side into the first turn on Lap one Lap after the Green Flag came Back Vollers March spun and pounded the Concrete Wall with its left then skidded into the infield he was flown by helicopter to downtown methodist where he was admitted in sat see indy on Page 28  
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