European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q challenger launch delayed a Day Page 2 q ship overhaul costs Rose $562 million Page 5 d your Dollar will buy 2.43 Marks today Page 23 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44. No. 280 Friday january 24, 1986 lie oo., of so a d 8693 a . To conduct Carrier flights to warn khad Afy Washington up warplanes from two . Aircraft carriers will conduct we Klong operations off Libya in a Strong message to libyan Leader Moa mar Kha Day that the United states will act against terrorism officials said thursday. The flights in International airspace Over the Mediterranean sea by fighters and other planes from the carriers Coral sea and Saratoga could begin As Early As 7 . Friday and will run to Jan. 31, the . Officials said. Patrolling . Aircraft May probe far ther and farther South until they arc Over the Gulf of Sidra to test libyan reaction the officials said. Libya claims that body of water and its airspace is its territory. The United states does not recognize the claim beyond the International 12-mile limit. The order for the exercise originated in the National Security Council tuesday and was dispatched to the sixth Fleet that Day the officials said. We Are sending them the libyans a Strong message an official said of the Rea son for the tight operations. We want to keep them on their docs. They re starting to lean Back in their chairs. We want to let them know we re serious. This terrorism business has got to Stop and we re prepared to do something if it does  fifteen . Ships including the flattops Are moving North of Libya in the Mediterranean and nine of them Are combatants the officials said speaking on condition they not be identified. Vice adm. Frank Kelso the sixth Fleet commander who is aboard his flagship the Coronado informed the International civil aeronautical organization of the intent to conduct flight operations in the Tripoli flight information Region from Friday local time to Jan. 31. The Tripoli Region extends from Libya s Border with Egypt in the cast to its Border with Tunisia on the West and up to about 100 Miles North of the libyan coast and the libyan drawn territorial line across the Northern end of the Gulf of Sidra. The United states has accused libyan Leader khad Afy of supporting recent terrorist attacks and backing the Abu Nidal terrorist group that struck at the Rome and Vienna airports dec. 27, killing 19 people including five americans. Beyond thick Tel Washington has stopped Short of military retaliation for the attacks opting instead for economic sanctions Al though . Allies arc reluctant to Stop trading with the Radical Arab stale. Khad Afy has acknowledged his support of terrorism and has threatened to Back terrorist strikes against the United states. The Carrier task forces were prepared for any confrontation with libyan forces the officials said in the event libyan warplanes Challenge american aircraft Over the Mediterranean or the Gulf. Is Tholo by Gui Schueller bound for super bowl xxx Stan and stripes super bowl contest Winner Sec. J. Curtis Spence right of Glessen Germany and his buddy sgt. Randall Winston head toward an Airliner at Frankfurt International Airport. The pair Are on their Way to new or leans for super bowl xxx at the Louisi Ana sup Rome on Jan 26, Courtesy of the stars and stripes. Spence s entry beat out More than 96,000 others by correctly picking the winners of 12 col lege football bowl games and predicting the exact number of Points in the Orange bowl to break an 18-Way tic. Use missile certain Sentinel ending today crashes after due to weather general says Nesrin Canada a cold Lake Alcota a an unarmed . Cruise missile launched a a b-52 bomber made a four a hour flight wednesday or terrain resembling parts of the soviet Union but its lira Chute failed to open and it pfc crashed a Canadian office red. The missile terminated Jevc minutes earlier than Lanned capt. Ross Hicks of a Canadian forces told the acadian press news Agency. He id the 21-foot missile was probably damaged in one Way or other but no one knew Tor certain because it had t been recovered. Canadian maj. Luigi Rossettos a a Parachute that was supposed to ease the missile to Tiv Nooth Landing on the Frozen surface of cold Lake appear newly did t open Canadian press reported. A Rosetto said the test still was  be cause the missile completed its run to a Sim Uland target. Hicks said it landed off target in an area  by Road but within the confines of the Primrose be air weapons Range at the cold Lake Canadian fares base in Northwestern Canada. Because of terrain conditions and failing Light recon see cruise on Page 24 by the stars and stripes Herzo base Germany certain Sentinel will end a week Early because saturated ground and weather forecasts offer no Hope for conducting a full held a never it. Gen. Andrew p. Chambers said thursday. Sec stripes up to Date co rage of the Manchu r on pages 7, 8 and 9. We can and will fight in any weather but we Don t need to damage civilian Farmland and property to prove it Chambers said in announcing his decision 10 Termi Nate the exercise at noun Friday. The Maneu vers originally were scheduled to end Jan. 31, but the Early finish of the exercise docs not mean the 20,000 .-based troops will return to the states Early. Chambers Vii corps commander and director of the exercise said the soldiers cleaning and turning in of their equipment will follow the original schedule. We would have liked to continue but the additional training to be gained from a second week is minimal because of the Adverse weather conditions Chambers said. The soldiers who have been under the supervision of their cos doing individual and Small unit training Are missing the collective training where soldiers and leaders train As units. Therefore we have not been Able to accomplish our total training  however Chambers said the planning deployment and command Field exercise have shown that the Allied forces work professionally and effectively together in  we have proved that we arc ready to fight together if we Are Ever needed he said. There can be no double that these forces have the resolve and the capability to Honor our nato  safety and the prevention of excessive Man Euver dam age were the primary factors in Chambers decision to end certain Sentinel he said. In the interest of maintaining our Good relations with the German people i have decided to Slop exercise cer Tain  he said. During the planning and con duct of this exercise. I have always considered the effects of a Field exercise on the civilian population and their  soldiers were to begin redeploying from the exercise area Friday and move into marshalling Sites. Chambers said. More than 70,000 soldiers including the .-based troops Germany based american units and German and Canadian forces Mobili de to take part in the Winter Maneu vers. But from the outset the exercise was scaled Down to a command Field exercise because of the soggy ground. Only unit commanders from company level and up con ducted the tactical play while most soldiers took part in Small unit training