European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes n sex teacher soars to High government Post Page 2 d 6th Fleet shows . Muscle in med Page 5 d child abuse series see daily Magazine the authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 322 Friday March 7, 1986 15e Dally and sunday p g693 a House panel oks Aid for contras Washington a Congress handed president Reagan his first Victory thursday after three defeats in the fight Over whether to provide $100 million in Aid to the .-backed guerrillas battling the leftist government of Nicaragua. The House armed services committee controlled by democrats gave voice vote approval to the request with out debate. That vote came moments after one by the appropriations committee also controlled by democrats against the request which includes $70 million that could be used for military help and $30 million in non lethal Aid. The actions followed two other congressional votes wednesday which generally followed party lines in reject ing Reagan s request. Reagan leading a lobbying Blitz said the Money is needed for the Contra guerrillas so . Troops will not have to be sent to fight the sandinista government he says is a menace to democracy in latin America. Regardless of the committee actions special rules governing the handling of the request require that the president s proposal be sent to the full House and Senate. Meanwhile Reagan s plan encountered new obstacle thursday. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum r-kan., a member of the sen ate foreign relations committee complained that attacks on the patriotism of congressional opponents was highly offensive and she announced she would oppose Reagan s package As it is now and in the House rep. Dave Mccurdy d-okla., a principal swing vote in sending non lethal Aid to the rebels last year said the tactics by the administration Are backfiring. The level of rhetoric the shrillness of attack has lost them Reagan reiterated thursday that he has no plan to Send troops to Nicaragua. There is no request for such troops. There is no plan on our part he told reporters during a picture taking session before a closed meeting on another subject. If you took something out of my remarks the other Day wednesday think it was distorting Reagan said see contras on Page 28 death toll up to 13 from Avalanche War game called off Oslo Norway a the death toll in an Avalanche that buried members of a norwegian ski patrol during a nato War game Rose to 13 thursday the norwegian Erk radio reported. Hopes of finding three missing soldiers faded. A Wall of Snow buried 31 norwegian ski troopers wednesday at Vass Dalen near Narvik in Northern Norway. Fifteen sol Diers were injured. It. Gen. Ulf Berg the supreme com Mander North Norway announced thurs. Day that military leaders of eight North Atlantic treaty organization countries called off their joint Winter Man Euver an Chor express involving 20,000 troops. We cannot possibly shoulder the responsibility for holding personnel in areas with such extreme risks of More avalanches and where lives have already been lost Berg announced. More than 200 military and civilian members of Rescue teams As Well As dogs and helicopters were searching thursday for the missing ski troopers. Sven Arne Simonsen a survivor said by radio from his Hospital bed in Narvik that he was buried up to his neck in Snow for 15 minutes. He said he managed to get out and helped dig out six More men before the first Rescue team arrived an hour later. It was terrible. My pals Are dead said see Avalanche on Page 28 death penalty urged for King hostages Washington a president Reagan s task Force on combating terrorism thursday said the death pen Alty should be established for the Mur Der of american hostages anywhere in the world and called on intelligence agencies to increase their use of spies to penetrate terrorist organizations. But the panel found no fault with existing administration policies and pro posed no major new initiatives to com Bat the terrorist threat. Vice president George Bush who chaired the Cabinet level panel which grew out of the Twa hijacking last year said the group continues to support the concept of pinpoint strikes to Reta Liate against terrorists but would oppose Wanton destruction of human life in order to show some muscle in the Wake of terrorist attacks. Asked How the United states should respond to instances of terrorist such As the Rome Airport raid just after Christmas in which those responsible could not be identified Bush said there in t any simple answer to that one. We reiterate the policy of being willing to retaliate but we re not going to just wantonly destroy human life in order to show that we be done a declassified version of the task Force report which was Given to Reagan As a classified document six weeks ago recommends closing Legal loopholes that now permit terrorists to escape us. Law enforcement and the increased use of spies. ". Intelligence gathered by technical Means is adequate and pursued appropriately the report concluded. At the same time there is Clear need for certain information that can Only be gained by individuals. An increase in human intelligence gathering is essential to penetrate terrorist groups and their support the task Force reviewed 11 separate terrorist incidents abroad last year in which 23 americans were killed and 160 were wounded. But it warned there is great potential for increased attacks in continued on Page 28 a photo police chief inspector Ulf Abrahamsson holds a composite picture of the suspected Assassin of swedish prime minister Olof palme. Swede officials release composite of suspect Stockholm Sweden a two men were detained in Denmark thursday for questioning in the assassination of prime minister Olof palme but swedish officials later said they believed the men were not involved in the killing. Also thursday swedish police released a picture of the Man suspected of assassinating palme a dark haired dark eyed Man wearing a shirt open at the Collar. The composite picture the first such depiction was distributed to newspapers and television. It also was sent to police throughout Sweden and Border officials. The two men were detained thursday afternoon after entering Denmark. But after they were questioned by danish and swedish police authorities from both coun tries said they believed the men were not involved in palme s killing. They Are on principle not suspected of the killing anymore Hel Ingborg Deputy police chief Roald Fonsoe told the associated press. He said he expected the two men would be released soon. In Stockholm police chief inspector Ulf Abrahamsson also said he doubted the two men were connected to the shooting. The swedish news Agency to said that the two men were yugoslavs one was living in Hamburg and the other in see suspect on Page 28
