European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes John Block leaving Cabinet Page 5 q commissary prices still a bargain. Page 2 q . Envoy to Egypt retiring Page 4 dded periodical pending studied Page 7 q4 afghan generals reported held Page 8 2 f-15s crash in germ 2 men Kihei Byuk Tot . Air Force of a Lipinn defer Raduy Over scan we French 3n a Germany two Eagle fighter collided Germany near the Pilot and a Ger Man Man Only ground. A a Tref woman nov the other Pilot suffered Jim or injuries now said. Their Lilc Seal aircraft a Ned to the 36th me fighter Wing at a Tburg As n o routine raining mls ton about 2 55 Fly two Miles from a Thorit Essaid. Capt. Craig d. , 29, of Slen see crash on Page 28 the stars iuthoiii1co unofficial publication for tj1%" c Puicci vol. 44, no. Zee thursday january 9, 1986 w of 4"" of � gf593 a Reagan punishes Libya with economic Boycott khad Afy called barbarian who supports terrorists Washington up president Reagan condemning Moa mar khad Afy As a barbarian who spreads terrorism around the Globe slapped a strict economic Boycott on Libya tuesday and prodded Al lies to isolate the Radical Leader. If these Steps do not end khad Afy s terrorism i Promise you that further Steps will be taken Reagan Rind he s not Only a barbarian but he s Laky said Reagan who peppered his news conference with caustic references to Day who has threatened terrorist acts on american streets if inc United states takes military action against his a five minute statement at the begin Ning of his first news conference in nearly four months Reagan severed the few eco nomic lies Al intact after a similar set of sanctions in 1981. He ordered of to 1,500 americans in Libya to leave immediately. Reagan who has repeatedly blasted khad Afy for providing a Safe Haven for terrorists Headquarters and raining Camps a Ili Cilly blamed him for the dec. 27 air port attacks in Rome and Vienna Austria. The simultaneous raids killed 19 people including five americans. Khad Afy Calls them heroic actions " Reagan Aid. "1 Call them criminal outrages by an outlaw Reagan in response to a question said his decision to go for economic sanctions rather than military action was influenced by the presence in Libya of americans. Of those . Citizens he said you have to consider them As potential perhaps mindful of the 444-Day Iran hos Tage ordeal Reagan in his statement warned Libya that it is fully responsible for the welfare of those americans still i Libya and that Libyn will be held account Able for any attempt to harm them or re strict i hair Freedom to terrorism and Kuji Adafay dominated the news conf i ence which touched Only briefly on other subjects. There was Little news an other topics but Reagan moved 10 put Down the latest spate of rumours that he would accept a lax increase rather than accept the reductions in his military budget that would be forced by the Gramm Rud continued on Page 28 a Phario president Reagan. Irrefutable evidence cited o/7 companies say they will comply by the associated press american Oil companies said tuesday night they would comply with president Reagan s directive to Stop doing business with Libya part of in economic embargo the president said was a response to sup port for terrorism. Occidental Petroleum corp., Marathon Oil co. And Conoho inc. Also said they Hud no american employees in Libya. Occidental is an american company and As always will comply with All applicable . Laws regarding Libya said n statement released by the Lea Angeles bused company after Reagan s nationally televised news conference tuesday night. Further economic sanctions would be taken against Libyn unless it ended its longstanding involvement in terrorism Reagan said. The Occidental statement see Oil an Page 28 White House vows to shield military budget Washington up the White House insists that the military will be protected from severe spending cuts despite the new balanced budget Law that Calls for mandatory deficit reduction. While Home spokesman Larry Scakes said monday that although it u generally assumed there will be some cutbacks of defense Money in fiscal 1986. That turn is nol expected to be a substantial the Gramm Rudman balanced budget Taw passed last month in the final Days of the first session of the 99th Congress requires increasingly lower deficits until fiscal 1991, when the deficit now exceeding $200 billion a year. Is eliminated. The first slash comes in the first three months of this year with an estimated $11.7 billion Cut. Half will come from the military and half from other agencies according to the congressional budget office director Rudolph pen i a. Who is currently putting that estimate together. If that figure holds up about $5.8 billion would have to come from the nearly �300 billion military budget. House armed services committee chairman its Aspin a Wii estimated sunday that the Gramm Rud Man measure could cause military spending cuts of As see budget in Page 28 cigarette Price hike Tor troops ignites controversy sense Secretary Caspar Wein Washington up a proposal of in i Miril by the Pentagon s top doctor to discouraged monday. Wein smoking by hiking the Price troops pay for new and no dec Isic cigarettes is trapped in a filter of political concerns and worries about setting a precedent officials say. As part of a or. Ivil Iii Minnil assistant defense Secretary it Nellh affairs sent the pro. A Price hike of is percent on cigarettes sold at commissaries which would equal the coat of cigarettes Pur chased at Post exchanges the officials said. Commissaries sell cigarettes for 35 per cent below the " no Crecel account Alt commissary sales in 1983, Ace Pentagon statistics. Other figures show that 52,2 percent of ail military personnel under age 20 smoke compared to 21.2 percent of All High school seniors. He Mayer thinks Cut rate prices Cne said an official no spoke of Tot a lion he not be identified. Certainly we be been nuking it easier to buy cigarettes by Selling hem at i third off regular Price. Aspect of Mayer s six weeks because it s so see cigarette on
