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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes july Bentsen declares Fri budget Cut foolish Washington up the administrations decision to trim the Fri budget by million will crimp efforts to Deal with terrorist attacks against targets in the United Lloyd d charged the Money was earmarked for the anti terrorist Section of the which dealt with the libyan hit squads reported in the United states last that Section would handle any shiite or iranian group that might decide to stage a terrorist attack against a according to a Senate intelligence committee Bentsen said the administrations econ omy move was one of the most foolish things Ive seen since Ive been up and he promised to seek a restoration of the Money when Congress approves appropriations for the 1986 fiscal Bentsen said the Cut would mean youll have about 200 fewer Fri agents that Are involved in rescuing involved in Antiterrorist that would mean that youd have a delay in the Start of three new Antiterrorist squads and a delay in adding to some of the in a memo to Jim Currie of the committee said the additional Money would have been used to add 191 agents and for hostage Rescue teams and counter terrorist task forces in los san new York and some of the Money would also have been used for local police forces who assist in Antiterrorist activities and for the National terrorism research and analysis Currie said the additional positions and resources would give the Fri greater ability to Deal with Domestic hijackings and hos Tage to identify terrorist where they Are in the United states and what they Are doing and planning to Here you have terrorism on an increase around the and you know its going to increase in the United and we just must fight Bentsen said in a weekly broadcast made available to Texas television once they see these kinds of actions on to and hear it on the radio and read about it in the press that triggers the thinking of other and youre going to see More of and we ought to do our utmost to Stop it right in the he hostages from Page 1 hijacked Twa flight maintained offi Cial silence until the americans had crossed the lebanese Speakes told reporters at the White House that nearing the end of per haps the most frustrating episode of his pre Learned of the Border crossing from diplomats in that very Welcome he quoted Reagan As let me know when there wheels before the Convoy began to the Pilot of the hijacked trans world airline Boeing John Shook hands with several people who gave him Pink the Convoy was led by a lebanese army truck with an antiaircraft machine two cars filled with syrian intelligence officials and three vehicles carrying druse militiamen escorting the they were followed by at least 10 red Cross station wagons with the americans and by a red Cross truck carrying their Luggage from the the release had been scheduled sat but it was called off when Berri demanded pledges that the United states and Israel would not launch reprisal raids for the Berri announced the release sunday after which stepped in As a mediator in the Security from Page 1 hostage drama last told him it had assurances there would be no revenge the hostages were seized when shiite extremists commandeered the plane june 14 after it left the Airliner criss crossed the Mediterranean and then landed in where the hijackers killed a Navy Petty officer the hijackers main Der hand had been that Israel free 735 mostly seized during the israeli invasion of Lebanon and now held at Atli prison near in prime minister Shimon Peres Cabinet but it made no decision on freeing the lebanese from a cab inet spokesman an israeli military who spoke on condition he would not be said he expected a gradual release of the 735 after the american hostages were he said the lebanese would not be freed immediately because Israel and the United states did not want to be seen caving in to asked what would happen if the ing a dash of color to the the Hospital is familiar with the 52 american hostages freed from Teh ran after 444 Days in Captivity in 198081 were treated at the in 16 badly wounded marines were treated Here after a bomb exploded in the Beirut Headquarters of the marines who were part of a Multi National peacekeeping while conflicting reports came from Bei rut on the hostages newsmen Laid Yards of fiddled with equipment and asked passersby if they were members of hostage germans and americans out for sunday walks strolled past the Hospital stopping to comment on the relatives at Airport a photo Alex Traugott and his from arrive at Frankfurt inter National Airport sunday to wait for Traugotte he is one of the 39 hostages who were released from Captivity by shiite Thatcher says dec Summit talks will fail London a prime minister Margaret in a radio interview predicted that a Summit Confer ence of european economic Community nations on decision making processes will fail and will be a waste of Thatcher was speaking in a British broadcasting interview after com Mon Market leaders decided at a meeting in on sunday to hold the con probably in the Greece and Denmark were outvoted 37 in opposing the Thatcher maintains the common Market should have taken immediate practical action to revamp its and often she argued that the proponents of a new headed by Germany and the interviewer that opposition by Britain reflected its unwilling Ness to give up each nations Power to veto common Market while other coun tries were prepared to yield some National sovereignty in the interests of its a difference of Thatcher noting that Germany recently vetoed farm marketing proposals agreed by the nine other this is what Sticks in my i do invoke my National so do but they act As if they were above she said there was no need to Amend the 28yearold treaty of on which the common Market was i cant stand people who get involved in a terrific amount of grandiose schemes and i am not concerned with but with what you have to Atli prisoners were not declared if they Are then there will definitely be a very serious situation that will expose the whole world to this will Lead to real Berri said two kidnapped frenchmen will be released within two but there was no word on the Fate of 10 other westerners missing in Berri said Michel a researcher for the Center of studies and research of the contemporary Middle and Jeanpaul a journalist for the French mag Azine Leve nement do would be be re leased after the freeing of the 39 Hijack hos tages and of the lebanese held by the two men were kidnapped by gunmen on the main Beirut Airport Highway on May vice president George Bush arrived in Paris on sunday afternoon from he was met at the air port by French foreign minister Roland embassy officials in Geneva said the vice president remained ready to Fly to Bush had been scheduled to go to Paris on saturday for the beginning of talks with French leaders on a variety of hooded shiite moslem gunmen identified As the original sky pirates of the Twa gave a 10minute news con Ference attacking and warning the two apparently in their were whisked into Beirut airports transit lounge at almost exactly the same time As an International red Cross Convoy with the american hostages was leaving for the Jour Ney to Damascus and to americas War machine is nothing but childrens toys As far As we Are one of the wearing a beige told we also warn the United states anew against playing with be cause we Are determined to Burn it with this temperatures june 29 l h 55 61 68 84 58 68 58 66 59 78 55 75 65 90 57 88 57 76 68 86 66 90 59 78 72 102 Albany Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Las vegas l h 62 82 los Angeles 75 90 Miami 55 73 Minneapolis 68 86 new Orleans 61 72 new York 73 92 Ornando 80 110 Phoenix 60 72 Philadelphia 56 74 Pittsburgh 50 72 Portland 65 98 Salt Lake City 74 90 san Juan 60 78 Washington european weather forecast for monday partly Cloudy skies throughout Central and Southern mostly Cloudy skies in Northern Chance of isolated ral showers in the High temperatures in the mid to upper 70s lows in the Sunset monday Sunrise tuesday Outlook for tuesday partly Cloudy skies with afternoon highs in the temperatures recorded sunday 4pm 90 m 57 86 82 64 52 64 70 4am 4pm p 52 66 p m p p m p 54 72 55 66 so 91 50 73 55 77 63 86 partly Cloudy mostly Cloudy by Dot 7th weather tra Bentzar  
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