European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes june the new York Skyline forms a backdrop for Richard a Czechoslovakia who is now a resident of As he walking on water walks on the East River to demonstrate the new sport of who has won the european and world Champi a photo on ships in the wears a pair of 30 Pound Pontoon like feet and uses an oar to propel Pentagon considers expanding the role of military in War against drug imports Washington up the Penta gon is studying a proposal by the joint chiefs of staff to expand the military role in combating the production and Export of drugs from latin Pentagon officials James chief of naval of told a Navy seminar in that the joint chiefs have made a unanimous recommendation to defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to undertake a massive new program in which the air Navy and Marine corps would assist in fighting drug a letter from Watkins said latin Ameri can naval officials have linked the drug Trade to the financing of terrorism and insurgencies in their including co Venezuela and Pentagon officials written after conference the letter was written last month to the state departments director of the office for terrorism and emergency ambassador Robert following the 12th inter american naval conference at Watkins said the primary focus of the latin american naval officers at the con Ference was narcotics and other illicit the relationship this Traffick ing has to terrorism and insurgency and the deleterious effect these activities have on the moral and socioeconomic fabric of our american the military has been aiding fed eral and local la enforcement agencies for More than a year in spotting and track ing drug traffickers who try to enter the Southern areas of the United states by plane and but the military is prohibited by Law from interdicting the drugs and making senior military and civilian officials of the including have said the armed forces cannot further assist other la enforcement agencies without detracting from military but Watkins told his Newport audience that current efforts to halt the drug traffic have been insufficient and that we must get involved it is a National Security problem of the first he and a More cohesive1 Force is needed to successfully combat the drug he did not detail the but he indicated it would involve military train ing of Antidrug forces in latin american countries and the loan or outright gift of weapons and according to sources who attended the Pentagon officials said the joint did not make a formal recommendation to the matter is being studied by Wein bergers an official no Deci Sion has yet been taken by the defense in a Resolution adopted at the latin american naval officers agreed to con vey to their respective governments the need to develop a coordinated strategy among their countries to counter the threat caused by the activities of drug the illicit flow of arms and the activities of subversive very intrigued the House select committee on narcotics abuse and which is headed by Charles is very intrigued with Watkins proposal and plans to conduct a hearing on it in the near congressional sources in a recent letter to Les d Weinberger said he opposed pending legislation giving the military police pow ers to search and seize suspected drug traffickers and their cargoes in coastal giving three reasons Reliance on the military for police Powers is detrimental to both military readiness and the democratic process training the military in civilian Law enforcement techniques would require a heavy investment military readiness would suffer be cause successful seizures would mean that commanders and their staffs would have to spend extensive time in Many think hostage crisis handled Well new York up Many Ameri cans approve of How president Reagan has handled the Twa hostage crisis so but there was less agreement on what he should do according to a Gallup poll released nearly 60 percent of americans surveyed said they approved of the Way Rea Gan has dealt with the and 65 percent gave him a positive Overall but americans questioned in the conducted thursday and Friday by the Gal Lup firm for Newsweek were split Over whether Reagan should negotiate for the hostages release or refuse to respond to the terrorists fort seven percent said that gaining the Safe release of the hostages should be the presidents chief objective even if it Means compromising with the fort two percent said that Reagan should ignore their demands in order to Dis courage future even if the Twa passengers lives Are at at the same 56 percent of Ameri cans polled said Israel should free the 700 shiite prisoners it is holding Only 29 percent opposed expediting the release of the americans also were divided Over what Reagan should do after the crisis is re fifty percent opposed a military strike after the but 40 percent said the United states should stage a retaliatory raid to teach the terrorists a although americans strongly supported reagans handling of the hostage his actions in the Middle East As a whole met with disapproval from Many of those fifty four percent said he Hast been Tough enough in the messes father Dies at 88 a Edwin Meese the father of attorney Gen eral Edwin Meese has died of liver can cer at he had served six terms As Ala Meda county treasure tax collector before retiring in Best Sellers compiled by the new York times fiction Crew by Stephen King cider House rules by John Irving Sackett by Louis Lamour Hunt for red october by Tom clan by the dream by Barbara Taylor Bradford 6if tomorrow comes by Sidney Sheldon by Richard Bachman Dune by Frank Herbert outside by Herman Wouk 10the class by Erich Segal nonfiction an autobiography by Lee Lacoc Ca with William Novak passion for excellence by Tom Peters and Nancy Austin 3smart foolish choices by Connell Cowan and Metwon Kinder 4my mothers keeper by Hyman 5confessions of a Hooker by Bob Hope 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