European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes top Coa Hail Neradil Carde in exchanges Page 2 d court martial of Navy surgeon Billig continues Page 5 a Navratilova takes slims Tennis title Page 21 the staffs stripes author Ico unofficial pub licit Jon Toh vol. 44. No. 271 wednesday january is. 198b1iimcd Force in Dolly Oil Sunker 8693 a Saratoga Heads 2nd Battle group sent by . To Mediterranean by Norman Black Washington a the . Aircraft Carrier Saratoga and an accompanying Battle group have been ordered into the Mediterranean sea in a move that will soon give the United states two Large Carrier groups in the Region. Pentagon sources said monday. While confirming the new deployment orders the sources continued to stress  inc Navy bad been Given no orders involving a retaliatory attack on Libya. The United slates has accused Libya of supporting a palestinian terrorist group that attacked the airports in Rome and Vienna Austria on dec. 27, killing 15 peo ple. Four of the terrorists n Iso died. President Reagan has imposed a variety of economic sanctions an Libya As a result but to Date apparently has ruled out any military response. The Saratoga and live accompanying combat ships had been deployed since november in the Indian Ocean. But began moving northward monday through the red sea they were expected to pass through the Suez canal on tuesday evening the sources said when the Airport attacks occurred the Saratoga was in the Indian Ocean. The Carrier Coral sea and its Battle group was in part. The Coral sea completed a Holiday port All to Naples Italy on Jan. 3 and is now on station in the Central Mediterranean drawing an unusual amount of soviet Aerial reconnaissance interest one source said. There s a lot of air activity right now from the Sovi ets on All of our units in he Mediterranean the source said. We re also seeing some surface activity in the Vicinity of Sicily involving soviet listening ships. One source said the soviets have 26 vessels in the Mediterranean but Only five Are combat ships. Although the sources asserted Lii at the movement of the Saratoga did not presage an attack on Libya Penta gon officials went to unusual lengths on monday to avoid disclosing the precise location of inc Carrier. Reporters began inquiring about inc Saratoga follow ing confirmation an monday that iranian naval officers nil boarded a . Merchant ship in the Guif of Oman o search for weapons that might be destined Tor Iraq. The boarding prompted the . Navy to scramble two of the four combat ships it keeps in the persian Gulf southward to the Gulf of Oman o ensure that the Irani ans did not try to Force the vessel the president Taylor into an iranian port. The iranians left the ship and allowed it to proceed to part in the United Arab emirates after conducting an inspection and failing to find any weapons. Navy sources said monday that the destroyer Conolly and the frigate Boone would remain in the Gulf of Oman just in Case they re needed but when reporters begun inquiring if the Saratoga could lend assistance if required. Navy officials refused to discuss the matter. Later in the Day Pentagon sources confirmed that the Saratoga was no longer in the Indian Ocean because it had been ordered Back to the Mediterranean. The sources said it was not unusual for a Brief Gap see Saratoga on Page 28 soviets monitored . Navy for libyans Washington not defense Secretary Caspar a Weinberger said monday that in the tense period after terrorist bombings in Vienna Austria and Rome the soviet Union increased its surveillance of . Navy movements and a believed to have passed along the Intelli gence to Libya. Routed surf Page 2. A senior Pentagon official later con firmed that the soviet Union moved eaves dropping ships along the libyan coastline after the dec. 27 terrorist attacks apparently because of libyan fears of a Retalia tory bombing strike from an american aircraft Carrier. The official said recent . Intelli gence reports indicated that the soviet ships Ore still monitoring american ship movements and sharing the findings with the libyan government. I suspect in is continuing inc official said. Weinberger at a breakfast meeting with reporters also said he would oppose the idea of ordering the assassination of the libyan Leader. Col. Moa mar Kheda the defense Secretary said he believed that the driving Force behind libyan sponsorship of terrorism is very largely one  and that toppling the libyan Leader would  reduce Libya s official support for terrorist groups but asked if he agreed with sen. How Ard m.  a Ohio who suggested last week that the United slates consider having khad Afy assassinated Weinberger said no no that Way. We should not use terrorist Means to Deal see soviets on Page 28 crash site searched for clues to identities army personnel sin through dirt for clues to identities of cinder crash victims. Gander Newfoundland a . Army experts scoured the Rocky soil with trowels Garden rakes and their hands Mon Day for clues to help identify american sol Diers kilted in the crash of a chartered do 8 last month specialists from inc army s Graves registration service kneeling in the Damp soil in Side makeshift shelters of Wood and plastic were looking for watches wallets rings clothes pieces of bodies or anything else that might fit names to wore than 130 still unidentified bodies at Dover fab in Delaware. There s been nothing of major significance said staff sgt. Hank Johnston of the Royal Canadian mounted police spokesman for the search. You find some bits of clothing and  the dec. 12 crash of the Arrow air charter the worst air disaster Ever in Canada killed All 256 people aboard the Jet eight Crew members and 248 men and women from the 101st airborne div. They were returning Home after six months of duty with the International peacekeeping Force in Egypt s Sinai desert. When the bodies were flown to Dover the fallowing week Canadian officials said about 170 had been identified. Army specialists apparently using stricter standards and demanding Complete certainty before fixing a name to a body had identified Only 119 by late last week including five Crew members. A . Army contingent of 43 people led by maj. Can. John s. Crosby arrived in Gander last week to prepare for the search Crosby supervising work at the crash site monday referred All questions to the Ca Nadian spokesman. About 3d Canadian police officers Are assisting in part by keeping reporters away from the scene except on guided Tours and several dozen workers were hired locally to Clear Brush and erect the make shift shelters. Propane Gas Heaters were Sel up inside the structures with electric fins at the lop pushing the warmth Down to must away a four Inch Snow cover. Monday was unseasonably warm just above freezing with rain threatening but much colder  were expected later in the week. Johnston said searchers were trying to accomplish As much As possible before the rain and subsequent freeze but would not let the weather Stop them. In might make to a bit nastier far the workers that s All he said. The full scale search began monday but see crash on Page 28