European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse N Wal Mart Boss Heads list of . S richest Page 5 q cardinals Edge dodgers 3-2 in my playoffs Page 21 3 today s Dollar buys 2.64 Marks Page 27 the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 181 wednesday october 16, 1985 d 8693 a did right thing Reagan says sees no reason for apology Reagan said then. There is too much at stake with regard in peace m the Middle m. E ii ii 01ktu _ pm East for us to let a single incident of one an r Gyp Ian Airliner carrying four Palcsin thing to Apo to of a for h e responded . Officials arc known in feel slut my kind or a disagreement of tins kind color Washington a president fighters to divert the plane to Nlaly. Reagan Mubarak delivered Over inc weekend As Reagan described As confidant he did the replied. No laying out our views and our rationale right thing in ordering the interception of rut. Asked if the United suites had any behind the interception. Ian hijackers said tuesday the United never states had nothing for which it should apol Ogi a Barak is not due an apology from Reagan that earlier spokesman Tarry said and will not get one. The president has told Mubarak that Kcal on monday. The state department. Rath As spoke with reporters in Boise where he was campaigning for sen. Stever s in is. A Idaho. The whereabouts of a pal asked in Boise. Idaho if he would do As Gan is confident that he did the right or than an apology referred re porn egyptian president Hosni my bark has re thing in regard to the interception. Speak cars to Reagan s statement or i i riday on est Ian Leader wanted by . A Neritic Quested and apologize for sending four Jet is further described Reagan s message to Egypt s role in the incident. See Reagan on Page 28 officials think body in Syria is Klinghoffer s Damascus. Syria a a Western Diplomat said tuesday officials believe the body that washed ashore in a syrian port is that of Leon Klinghoffer the american believed to have been killed by the hijackers of an italian cruise ship. American and other Western diplomats Are Busy try ing to identify the body said the Diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity. We guess it s Klinghoffer bul we still need several hours before the identification can be finalized he said. The body of an elderly Man washed ashore monday near the North syrian port of Tarlus and was brought to Damascus tuesday for identification. Diplomats said a . Embassy car look the body in a Plain wooden coffin to the Tishri Hospital in Damascus which is run by the syrian government. They said in was in the Hospital morgue awaiting final identification and an autopsy and had not been turned Over to american authorities. State department officials said in Washington that s r Ian president Hafez Assad s government has told the Rea Gan administration the body would be turned Over to . Officials if it was identified As that of an american men. embassy officials denied reports the body has been handed Over to the embassy. The Western source said the body was still in syrian custody but Western consuls have Access to the in Washington. Roger Dankerl spokesman for a state department task Force dealing with the hijacking said the United Stales was willing to offer assistance in helping identify the body. We re trying to get the body identified in Damascus said Dankert. He added the body was under syrian con see body on Page 28 meeting in Brussels italian foreign minister Giulio Anil Colli Rigoll and Secretary of stale George i. Shutlz shake hands As they begin a 30-Minulc mailing in Brussels during which Andreotti reportedly Gaic Shutlz an explanation of Why Rome released senior i official Mohammed Abbas who the United Stales says helped plan the seizure of the italian cruise ship Achille . It was not sealed what was said at the meeting Liulin is known that Italy contends in had no Legal right in hold Annas. The two diplomats were in Brussels for in nato meeting a discuss i a. Preparations Lor the november Summit. 15 killed As Marine copter crashes into sea Jurod thai acc Iilene occurred nov. 19. L s4, when the Hetio pics to lift a 1 55mm Howu or caught fire and crashed. A Militar helicopter Cra hat tort Wrapp no on March 1.1 killed 12 and men. Thai crash a blamed on a Iii sin Boll that caused ii Phil controls to Jam. Jacksonville. . A a Marine helicopter carrying 19 servicemen plunged into the Atlantic Ocean after Tak ing off from a Shin on Maneu vers before Dawn tuesday and officials said 15 marines were killed and four rescued. The twin Rotor ch-46d sea Knight crashed in 50 feel of water about 6 . With a Crew of four and 15 passengers. The four rescued marines were plucked from the water near the Norfolk Guadalcanal a helicopter Carrier that was taking part in helicopter operations. Gunn Ery sgt. John Simmons said. The cause of the Accident is under investigation he said. The helicopter was from Marine medium helicopter so z63, and the passengers and Crew members were based at Camp la june and its new River air station staff sgt. Terry Ruggles of the base Public affairs office said. The Accident occurred not far from the Marine corps Onslow Beach just East of Camp la june where marines practice Beach landings. Initially the Marine corps reported that one Marine was dead and four had been rescued. Navy and Marine divers con ducted a search and Rescue operation for the missing in inflow Bay. But the Marine corps said in a late afternoon statement hat the search had been called off. The cm-4ft is the principal assault Heli copter of the Marine corps and also is used extensively by the Navy to carry cargo and passengers Between ships and Shore facilities. The Guadalcanal based in Norfolk carries a Crew of 650 and up to 2,000 troops. The Accident came 11 months after the crash of a ch-53 super sea Tallum Heli copter at Camp in which six servicemen were killed and 11 others were in
