European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I of Pesic end con in St. Georges Grenada a president Reagan flew to the Caribbean thursday to Confer with the re Gion s leaders and Honor americans killed in the inva Sion of Grenada he ordered in 1983. After a flight of approximately four hours and is minutes from Washington the president and top aides touched Down in 82-Dcgrce f weather with scattered Clouds at an Ocean Side Airport begun with cuban assist Ance and completed with $19 million in. . Funds. On hand to Greet air Force one at the Point Salines International Airport were grenadian prime minister Herbert Blaize and his wife Mcnelia and gov. Gen. Paul Scoon and lady Scoon. The president s wife Nancy did not accompany him. Those making the trip included Secretary of stale George Shultz Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberg or and Donald Regan the White House chief of staff. Heavy Security was in evidence with secret service Caribbean leaders agents and Blue uniformed Royal grenadian police standing along the grand ans Highway rebuilt since the invasion with . Funds. American flags and grenadian flags were All along the Highway and people at the Airport dressed in red White and Blue shirts. A big sign at the Airport said come Back soon  in downtown St. Georges along the waterfront there see Grenada on Page 28 inside stripes d . Will toughen Airport Security Page 2 d hash House gang hits the Trail Page 8 d Dave Walczak takes a look at mob Rule Page 23 the stars  authorized unofficial publication for the . Arms porcs vol. 44, no. 308 Friday february 21, 1986 on i � d 8693 a Navy Cape. Charles Bartholomew super visor of Salvage operations describes at the Kennedy space Center in Florida the remnants of challenger Booster found techniques being used to Salvage wreck age from the space shuttle challenger. At right an underwater camera photographs one of the Hydraulic reservoirs used on the rocket boosters. The right Booster is a leading suspect in the Jan. 28 explosion that killed the Crew of seven. The photo at right was taken in 1,200 feet of water off the Florida coast. Iran claims iraqi fighter new chief downed passenger Jet Tehran Iran a Iran said thursday an iraqi Jet fighter shot Down an iranian passenger plane on a Domestic Light Between Tehran and Ahwaz. The plane carried at least 46 people and All were believed killed an iranian official said. The official iraqi news Agency quoted an iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad Iraq As denying the iranian claim. The Agency monitored in Cyprus quoted the spokesman As saying iranian reports in this respect Are sheer  the Agency added that iraqi air attacks were confined to military targets along the War front and in Southern Iran. Iran s ambassador to the United nations Ramaie Khorasani said in new York he believed there were 46 passengers aboard the downed plane in addition to the Crew. There is no reason to believe anyone sur Vived he said. The ambassador said the plane crashed 11 Miles from Ahwaz and wreckage fell in a nearby Village. Khorasani said he did not expect the United nations to take the necessary action to punish Iraq for this criminal  he said Iran is firmly determined to even accounts in  an investigation team was sent to the crash site the ambassador said. Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency said the Fokker Friendship Airliner was shot Down about noon local time. It had been chartered by Iran s Domestic Assemany airlines and carried several members of parliament and a representative of iranian Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini the news Agency said. Irna identified the Khomeini representative As Hojatola islam Fadhl Ollah Mahallati of the revolutionary guard corps. In Bahrain persian Gulf aviation sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the plane was a Turboprop Fokker Friend ship used by Iran for military purposes. Ahwaz is about 60 Miles East of Iraq and about 330 Miles Southwest of Tehran the iranian capital. Iran and Iraq have been fighting a Border War for 5 i years that intensified with an iranian offensive that began feb. 9. Appointed for shuttle Washington up rear adm. Richard h. Truly a shuttle astronaut who left Nasa to run the naval space come was named chief of the shuttle program thursday and placed in charge of the Agency s internal disaster review. Truly replaced Jesse Moore As associate administrator for space flight. Moore was named director of the Johnson space Cen Ter in Houston five Days before the Chal Lenger disaster. Truly s assignment came one Day after the presidential panel investigating the Accident said three key National aeronautics and space administration officials include see chief on Page 28