European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse I inside stripes q woman heart patient breathing on her own Page 2 q auditors cite Dod waste in duplicate studies Page 5 n patriots bears win in pro football playoffs Page 21 the St a is and stripes vol. 44, no. 263 tuesday january 7, 1986 Don Ono Suwon q 8693 a personnel fund cuts predicted by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington there s Little Chance that Mili tary personnel accounts will be spared this Spring if Federal spending outruns congressionally ordered limits and automatic budget cuts arc triggered the chairman of the House armed services committee says. Rep. Los Aspin d-wis., said president read be Able to resist making significant thu jul accounts because he will Hay 00l93vbillion from defense spoil Dan a fwd avoid wiping out Neww Afiouni Guji harder to avoid very Large cuts in budget authority mines urged tighten Security i administration certainly would like to squcc7cat7tnphmmbkmiittcl As possible Aspi said. But it is unlikely uniformed personnel. Therefore it isrcjjup0vcttnat the Admir is ration we la of the non pay portions personnel accounts by clamping Down permanent change of station moves and restricting optional benefits for example but Hall Short of firing Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims has said the administration will try to protect both personnel and procure ment accounts. But Pentagon comptroller officials have confirmed that they have Bee Aspin said a House armed services committee study a released monday shows that the defense have to be Cut $10.3 billion to Szijj Minim Namh Gge dog n Huw fully 1 protects personnel a budget balancing ice isolation a feb uni go last month gives Reagan the flexibility personnel from cuts this year. But he would Havit the savings in other defense accounts and procurement see cuts on Page 28 Libya was near War with u.s., khad Afy says not the Ger i Airport has Ihlen their Schuj to terminals j new to Nady internat operating there ing allowing tickets. The recommends Oti follow in month Al airports income am at International Carrizo who Ager Richard l. R spokesmen for Maji formally reviewed the trandum distributed last Cral obstacles to a Sysler departure areas to tic Kcf Row is urging the Aii Al Al the israeli Airle Al s system tries to i with the Public and it guards posted at area examine Ticke. In manager of Ken need that airline procedures include by to passengers with the terrorist attacks last Enna is aimed primarily to the Middle East Man said that hey had not in nation made in a Mem a but that they foresaw Sci 1 would restrict Check in an dingers. Follow a system first used by and syce adopted by air India. Eliza the intact its passengers have Nguc flying on other carriers ranch doom to the airline s Check in and Check re stations for passengers without tickets Bejoc permitting Ink acc. After checking their baggage Nhen Gers wait in separate departure lounge and Sedny personnel Proietto them when they Cross a Public Candor to enter the air cwt. In contrast it Check in and Duparl Vareas for the 14 other major friers using the intern aural terminal at Kennedy Raffl full As those for the so part terminals of pan Amerun world airways trans Woi airlines and British a Liws Are open to the Public. Office Ajkai that while each airline s pral Kice varied people Flaut tickets arc not allowed past Sec ily Check " i Metal detectors. Spokesmen said that instituting a by Slot similar sed by Al Al would not prevent Terrons from Pur King tickets and would pose practical a Robins for handicapped and elderly passengers and children of tiding a photo Moa mar khad Afy Al news conference. We will operate in the streets of America Tripoli Libya a libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy said sunday that Libya had nearly gone to War with the United states and warned that if America harms palestinians living in Libya we will operate on the streets of America the government news Agency reported. The a. Mobilized yesterday no less than 40 warships in front of Libya and we have considered this a state of War and have announced i he state of preparedness in the air and naval forces and air defense the news Agency Jana quoted khad Afy As saying. Pentagon officials denied this. It would be physically impossible for us to put 40 ships off of Libya said a Navy source in Washington. There arc Only about 20 ships in the 6lh Fleet normally and that includes everything. There arc Only about 15 combatant ships in the Mediterranean according to Jana khad Afy said sunday actually yesterday we were ready to fight. He said his forces had been placed on full Alert and that the Alert would end Only when the american and zionist threat is America is playing a dangerous game in the Mediterranean khad Afy continued. An unlimited War that could have been a world War nearly began saturday. On Friday the aircraft Carrier Coral sea led a task Force of seven ships out of Naples Italy into the Mediterranean. Naval sources in Washington said the ships merely were ending a Holiday port leave and were still on routine patrol sunday. Khad Afy spoke at an Impromptu news conference at an agricultural project outside Tripoli. Jana reported his remarks in English and the news Agency s office in Rome said it thought the news conference was conducted in English. American networks carried the news conference but did not have khad Afy s comments about War. A Jana offi Cial in Rome had no explanation. Jana quoted khad Afy As saying if America commits see khad Afy on Page 28 plane with 412 aboard diverted after bomb threat Goose Bay Newfoundland a the 412 passengers and Crew of an olym Pic airways Boeing 747 were stranded for seven hours sunday night in this Remote Labrador town when their Athens to new York flight was diverted by a terrorist bomb threat police said. The Small Airport did not have the proper equipment to Check the plane for explosives but Royal Canadian mounted police began an inspection anyway and declared the plane Safe. They said no bomb was found and the threatened time of detonation had passed. The greek National airline diverted the night after a bomb threat was telephoned to its offices in Athens said police inspector Ronald Bourne. He had said earlier that the search was expected to Lake most of the night but after 10 . He said the resumption of the flight was approved and passengers began getting Back on. Bourne said the plane took off for new York at 10 53 . A passenger said the Pilot said before they left the plane that the threat was from Black september a palestinian terrorist group that has claimed responsibility for Many bombings. Jonnine Paschalidis of Edgewood n.j., said the passengers were about to cat a meal when the Pilot told them they were being diverted to Goose Bay because of Strong winds. Not until they were on the ground did the Pilot inform the passengers there was a bomb threat she said. Bourne said the Jet which carried 391 passengers and a Crew of 21, arrived at Goose Bay at 3 . And remained isolated at the end of a runway away from civilian and military terminals and hangars. The Airport a Canadian forces base used by several nato air forces is Able to handle big military planes but it Only a Small civilian terminal used for Eastern provincial airways Boeing 737 jets and Small local flights. It is not equipped to handle commercial jets As Large As a 747. We Don t have the equipment we Nee to search the baggage compartments and cargo containers Bourne said in an inter View. These planes 747s just Don t come Bourne said the search was slowed by the Lack of bomb detection equipment at the see plane on Page 28
