European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Dole asks air Force to scrap production of y-46.Page 5 q spies a problem in both Magazine d Oklahoma it s official no. 1 in final a poll Page 21 author iced unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 44, no. 260 saturday january 4, 1986 1jt co in Isth re 8693 a Navy ready for Libya sources say by Norman Black a military writer Washington the . Navy with the routine deployment of a Carrier Battle group into the Mediterranean sea has forces in place to launch a retaliatory strike against Libya if necessary . Military sources Sirij Friday. But president Reagan has made no decision to proceed with any Type of military response to the dec. 27 terrorist attacks on the airports in Rome and Vienna Austria said the sources who spoke on condition they not be identified. Reagan posing Tor pictures in Mexicali Mexico with mexican president Miguel do la Madrid was nil cd about reports . Military movements in the Mediterranean. I m not aware Tinl we re doing anything out or the Ordinary at All he said. Asked whether a buildup of . Forces was under Way Reagan said you be Gat 10 Stop listening to Ken a reference to libyan Leader col. Moa mar Kha Day. The military sources at the Pentagon said top officials including defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger were asked to prepare for a possible strategy meeting at the White House on saturday. Meantime the state department which for years has been telling americans to stay out of Libya said its ability to Aid those who ignored the warnings would be nearly non existent if the current tensions Lead to anti american action Between 1,000 and 1,500 . Citizens Many of them dependents of or employed by libyans a re in that North african country. Our policy always is to do Whit we can Foi american citizens said stale department spokesman Charles Redman. We try to make it As Clear us we can that when you go to places where we have no diplomatic representation that our ability to assist. Would be severely limited if not the United states repeated its 4-year-old warning against travel to Libya this week after accusing the Kha Day government of supporting the palestinian group blamed for the Airport raids. One Pentagon official stressed the a ants of in american military operation saying there would be no Surprise. They re silting thereon the sources noted that Libya Lias a wide Range of sophisticated weapons including soviet made fighters and surface to air missiles As Welt As coastal patrol boats. See Libya on Page 28 Many school buses of get 2-Vvay radios by Mary Hladky stuff writer Wiesbaden two Way radios Are being installed As safety devices in Many school buses used by children of . Military personnel a test of the radio in six army and air Force communities this school year showed that there was a definite value to having them there said William Hydar transportation officer for the Germany Region of department of de sense dependents schools As a result school officials Are requiring that radios be included in contract specifications for school buses. The change is being made every time a bus contract is renewed. Where we arc contracting for school buses we Are specifying two Way radios Hydar said. A majority of military communities ure Ftp cried to have radios by the end of this year he said. All communities should have radios within two Yean but radios will not be installed on every school bus. The school system docs not own school buses instead it pays to use military buses or contracts with private firms to provide buses. Slightly More than 50 percent of All Germany Region school buses arc con tract buses and they gradually arc being equipped with radios. Hydar said officials arc considering whether to require military buses to have the radios. The radios Are designed to provide Quick communication in Case of Acci dents or other emergencies. It s an emergency measure and thank god we Haven t had any emergencies Hydar said. Although no bus Drivers have reported an emergency so far this school year the radios did help during snowstorms in november when Drivers were Able to Alert schools that their vehicles were stuck in traffic. They were Able to assure parents that the buses were still in route he said. Although school bus discipline has been a major problem mylar said the radios arc not intended to Alert officials to problems on buses. Instead they will be used in Case of Accident or malfunction to Alert authorities and gel help. Last school year however two Acci dents proved the radios usefulness. In one Case in which no children were injured the bus Driver was Able to report the problem to school officials who could Contact parents. In a second Case several children were injured in an Accident near bad wimp Fen. The bus had no radio and although see buses on Page 28 West Virginia inmates free last hostages inmates All in Gregory left and Danny Lehman watch prison official . Dodrill sign a hostage release agreement. Moundsville , a rioting inmates freed their last seven hostages at the West Virginia state Penitentiary Friday after killing three prisoners in a siege that started As a protest of bad conditions and ended in a destructive rampage. Gov. Arch Moore said the three dead inmates were apparently considered informers and had been killed Fol lowing mock trials held by inmates acting As judge jury and As guards moved in to restore order officials said it would be some time before it was known whether other inmates were slain but Moore said there were reports two others had been targets. Food service worker Dill Henderson the last hostage released said he Felt fantastic As he walked through the South Gate at 12 45 . Officials said none of the hostages were seriously injured. Sixteen hostages were taken when knife wielding in mates look Over the Penitentiary on new year s Day. The prisoners agreed thursday to free their captives in stages in return for a meeting with Moore to discuss grievances in the dilapidated 120-year-old prison but after the agreement was reached prisoners swarmed through the main building thursday night raided the Hospital drug dispensary and went on a ram Page officials said. The agreement signed thursday by stale officials said there would be no reprisals against inmates for participating in the two Days of rioting. But Moore said there would be no amnesty for those Niue acre or other crimes. Everything that has happened will be fully investigated and where punishment is appropriate it will be sea prisoners on Page 28
