European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes ski Europe see stripes Magazine americans share chemistry prize Page 2 d Star wars research  5 tac fire gives accuracy Speed Page 9 d royals beat jays in playoffs Page 17 vol. 44, no. 182 thursday october 17, 1985 � " � d 8693 a Senate staff report urges joint chiefs be abolished Washington a the Pentagon is riddled with confused organization poor management and destructive rivalries claims a Senate staff report that recommends the joint  of Slaff be abolished and replaced by an advisory Council of senior four Star officers. The 645-Pape report by the bipartisan staff of the armed services committee in preparation for More than two years says civilian leaders in the defense department Are dominated by the Power and the influence of the separate armed services. In also charged that the uniformed serv ices arc unable to Rise to the Levels of close cooperation that Are needed to conduct effective joint military operations. Joint operations arc crucial to Success in modern War fare the study added. Such operations too often arc no More than Loose confederations of single service forces with different priorities operating methods and strategies patched together at the last moment the report said. The Pentagon disparaged the study implying there is dissent within the committee about its conclusions. The Pentagon also contended the successful Navy interception last week of an egyptian Airliner with hijackers aboard proves that the present system works and needs no repair. That operation however. F. Abc news released these photos of the four palestinians charged with hijacking an italian cruise ship. They were not named. Body identified As slain american was apparently shot two times Damascus Syria a a . Embassy spokesman said wednesday that the body which washed ashore in Syria has been identified As that of Leon Klinghoffer the american passenger who was murdered by the hijackers of the italian cruise liner Achille Lauro and that there appears to be two gunshot wounds in it. A Western Diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said Klinghoffer had been shot once in the Back of the head and once in the Back. The body in a wooden coffin draped with an american Flag was flown to Rome on a special flight from Damascus and was taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine for an autopsy. The body was seen off at Damascus air port by . Ambassador William Eagleton and us. And italian officials were on hand when it was unloaded from the a italia Jet liner in  pathologists a medical examiner retained by the embassy and an Fri agent who arrived in Damascus on tuesday night identified the body based on dental x rays fingerprints and physical characteristics . Embassy spokesman John Bur Gess said. Klinghoffer apparently received one gunshot wound in the head and one in the Back Daniel Lawler a state department spokesman said in Washington. The syrian death certificate will state the cause of death As unknown because no autopsy was performed in that country he said. The four palestinians who hijacked the Achille Lauro oct. 7 have been charged by italian officials with murdering the partially paralysed 69-year-old new yorker but judicial sources have quoted them As deny ing the charge. The Palestine liberation front to which the hijackers claim to belong has said Klinghoffer who was confined to a wheel chair could have died of a heart attack. President Reagan speaking in Boise Idaho said the United states had nothing to apologize for in its interception of the egyptian jetliner carrying the terrorists. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak had demanded an apology to the egyptian people. Reagan in Boise for a political appear Ance was asked if the United states had anything to apologize for and replied never White House spokesman Larry up cakes said the United states would continue in its efforts to extradite Mohammed Abbas the palestinian guerrilla Leader whom the United states says masterminded the hijacking. The Plo and Yugoslavia say Abbas has left Yugoslavia for an undisclosed location. Abbas said in an interview broadcast in Italy that he had nothing to do with the hijacking. Meanwhile attorney general Edwin Meese Iii said the United states has hard evidence to support its charge that Abbas was a principle in the  a desc refused to divulge the nature of the evidence saying "1 think there arc Good reasons not to go Public until he is  but at the White House a senior administration official disclosed that israeli intelligence gave the United Stales transcripts see body on Page 24 was carried out by Navy personnel Only and it did not involve the kind of joint serv ice cooperation the report discussed. The report was preceded and its main themes underscored in a series of Senate speeches Over the last two weeks by sen. Barry Goldwater r-ariz., the committee s chairman and sen. Sam Nunn. D-ga., its ranking democratic member. Both men arc known As staunch support ers of a Strung military. Goldwater said the . Military system is broken and needs an overhaul. In a future War. He said the Pentagon s flaw will cause americans to die needlessly see report on Page 24 Chrysler workers go out on strike Highland Park Mich. A eighty thousand . And Canadian Auto workers went on strike wednesday at Chrysler corp. Plants and parts depots Afler the collapse of the first labor talks in a decade with a healthy Chrysler. The separate negotiations ended just be fore the Midnight tuesday expiration of contracts in both countries and after thou Sands of workers at three . Chrysler plants already had walked off the Job. The autoworkers Many of whom once granted substantial wage and Benefit con Cessions during Chrysler s struggle to avoid bankruptcy picketed wednesday against their recovered employer. The lop issues for . Workers were Job Security and parts subcontracting while strikers in Canada sought higher wages. Chrysler wants to reduce the number of Job classifications and to move toward Japa Nese style work teams. Analysts have said a strike could Cost Chrysler $15 million a Day. At 32 Chrysler corp. Plants in the United states wednesday 70,000 workers rep rescaled by the Law walked out. Ten thousand workers represented by the United Auto workers of Canada went on strike at five plants owned by Chrysler Canada Ltd. We believe every Avenue has been explored every Alt Crnalic has been exam ined United Auto Svor kers president Owen bib or said following a Day of negotiations at Chrysler Headquarters. Officials of both sides began meeting separately shortly after 11 a.m., but held no main table sessions. Both the company and Union said they would try to make it a Short strike. In Toronto Robert White president of the United Auto workers of Canada said he would Contact Chrysler bar gainers to set up a negotiation schedule but was not optimistic Aboul making Progress wednesday. I would think it s going to be Lough to get it done today he said