European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse G Friend recalls his time with Martin Luther King or Page 3 d Star wars could have dual use studies note Page 5 q bears patriots win super bowl berths Page 21 the stars and stripes . 270 author Rico unofficial pu1licatiom to the , january 14, 1988 1 re 8693 a iranians Stop search . Ship Washington a armed iranian Nat men searching for War goods bound for Iraq sunday boarded and marched an american merchant ship in International Waters just outside the persian Gulf the slate department said. There were no injuries or lost at property during the two hour search of the president Taylor the first us lag ship 10 be stopped by Iran which has been fighting � five year War with neighbouring Iraq stale department spokes Man Bruce Ammerman said. After the search the bulk cargo ship owned by the Columbia in Cape canaveral Flo. A the space shuttle Columbia and its seven Man Crew soared into orbit sunday after a re Cord number of false Siaris Slid then sent the world s most powerful commercial communications satellite spinning off into space. Columbia Cpl earthbound by seven launch delays since dec. In climbed Law Lessly through a Blue Florida sky from the Kennedy space Center and left a smoke Trail tinged Crimson and White by the rising Sun. Was the first of is shuttle hunches scheduled in i9u6. Eluded to be the nation s busiest year in spice. Nine and a half hours later the Aero nauts sent signals to eject he $30 million Ria Sal com Kun i satellite from Colum Bia s cargo Bay. The Crew reported the satellite seemed to Spring out on its own two seconds Currier than expected but space officials said this would present no problem. Mission commander Hubert Gibson moved Columbia a Safe distance away from the satellite and 45 minutes later an Auto Matic timer fired a rocket engine to Start the 2-ton satellite toward its permanent orbit 22,300 Miles above the Earth. Mission control told the astronauts that the satellite s rocket engine fired As planned and then separated from the satellite. That s great said Gibson. He said his Crew really did a Nice Job of getting that thing Ria officials said the Sal com will be capable of providing video and audio communications Tor Allaf the United states Haifa a inv pc Igan of Lajoya to Jee his a Fame tripod. Libya a a libyan Leader col. Moan Bir Kha Dawon saturday invited Presidio Reagan ski visit him in his Lent . F yes said to six reporters Durinski Aview in the tent at the heavily fortified backs Headquarters where he entertains Friend is Well As world leaders. If Reagan Yaj there he will change his mind Khan Kwid. He would see in troches wearing hand Bell to it is not that 1 american president lines ltd., proceeded to the port of Fujara on the Gulf of Oman in the United Arab Emi rates Ammerman said. Although this incident is obviously of serious concern we have not yet met with the ship s Captain and ascertained the full facts of the Case he said. The boarding party consisted of seven iranians who inspected he ship t Manifest said Richard Tavrow senior vice president and general counsel of the Oakland Calif. Based shipping company. A . Government official said the iranian party consisted of three officers and four sailors described As Businesslike and Tavrow said the president Taylor which usually carries Grain Between West asian ports has a Crew of 43. Proba Bly All americans and is commanded by Cpl. Robert Reimann. It was carrying Grain when it was stopped by a single iranian ship he said. They requested the ship to Stop apparently by radio said Tavrow the master protested and said the ship was in International Waters but they in effect said you d better see ship on Page 28 launches satellite after a record scion delays the space shuttle Columbia blasts off in a perfect launch. Except Alaska delivering a powerful enough to be received by dish antennas As Small As three feet across. The company is paying $14.2 million to launch the Craft nearly 10 percent of the ii50 million Cost of inc Mission tic weather Over Cape canaveral was Crystal Clear sunday As Ilie Crew guarded Columbia the countdown to launch proceeded without a flaw and Columbia blasted off on schedule carrying Wen astronaut., including a congressman Odiose District includes i pc canaveral. The weather wus so Clear thai observers on the ground could see inc shuttle s two solid fuel Booster rockets fall away two min utes after launch. Welcome to said Mission control As Columbia settled into a 200-Imlc Leigh orbit. It was the first flight for Columbia in Mure Lam two years. The Craft the Fhi ship of America s four sch ice shuttle Fleet was returned m the of Aeiry for a Varhaul and installation of new equipment after a de Cember 19k3 Nielli. To is scheduled " land s riday Al tile Ken Nedy space Center. Gibson and his Crew sat inside Columbia through four failed countdowns before gain ing a successful launch. Two of the delays came because of weather and two resulted from mechanical problems. Those postpone ments Cost Nasa about si.2 million in wasted rocket propellant and launch team overtime pay. Three other launch delays were an see Columbia on Page 28 Shultz Calls for military retaliation against terrorists those who Aid them thai i Don t u1 grenades in Don t laugh and that i he w added. I with to smile an have no family Hadaf change. I Efow ilex in through 43-year-old Lii duh during the see khad Afy of Page 28 Washington not Secretary of slate George p. Shultz said sunday the United slates should take military action to punish terrorists or those who help them and not just apply economic sanctions. My opinion is that we need to raise the Cost to those who perpetrate terrorist nets by making them pay n Price not just in ii have to think ulu said. But Shultz who spoke on the Cusp Jevis program face the nation added that in the Case of military action the United states would have to consider the consequences to others who May be innocent Vic Sulu has been widely depicted As the most forceful voice in administration Clib economic Price so they will 1 More carefully about it Shult a rations in favor of using America s Mili tary might against terrorists or nations suspected of aiding and harbouring terrorists. But he has refused to comment publicly since the latest crisis developed with Libya on action which he recommended president Reagan take against libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy. In a televised news conference last tues Day Reagan announced he was forgoing military action against khad Afy in favor of severing All . Economic tics with Libya and ordering the remaining americans there estimated to number 1,000 to 1,500, to leave immediately. The president accused Libya of engaging in armed aggression against the United Stales and blamed khad Afy for the attacks dec. 27 at airports in Rome and Vienna Austria which left 19 people including four terrorists and five americans dead. Administration officials said Reagan had decided thai the military options did not meet his criteria thai any retaliation be proportionate and be directed Only against those suspected of having committed the terrorist act. Rut while House officials warned thai with the expected departure of inc Ameri cans the United states was prepared to Lake drastic action in response to any future attacks for which khad Afy could be blamed. Reagan in an interview with euro Pean journalists made Public saturday de scribed the departure of the american see Shultz on Page 23
