European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 afghan guerrilla pleads for stinger missiles new York a an afghan guerrilla Leader says the guerrillas desperately need the stinger a sophisticated . Built anti aircraft missile to combat soviet helicopter gunships and Jet fighters. The guerrillas often do Battle against soviet helicopters and jets with machine guns Sayed Mohammed Gailani said in an interview this week. We Haven t got anything effective against the helicopter gunships and migs. The number one thing we need is better anti aircraft weapons he said. Gailani a 26-year-old Deputy com Mander in the National islamic front for the liberation of Afghanistan is in the United states seeking support for the rebel cause by meeting with government officials and reporters. He said that when he met with vice president George Bush Deputy Secretary of state John Whitehead and other . Officials in Washington in March he specifically requested the stinger. I directly told them what we needed stingers he said. I was told we would get More sophisticated weapons. We did t talk about  neither Bush s nor Whitehead s offices had any comment on what they described As Brief meetings with the Young guerrilla fighter. Reports that the United states was Send ing stingers to rebels in Afghanistan and Angola surfaced this week but . Officials refused to comment on the reports. The rebels rely heavily on weapons they capture from soviet forces or from the afghan army said Gailani whose father Heads one of the main guerrilla factions. Obtaining sophisticated weapons in t the Only problem he said. Simple items such As hiking boots suitable for Afghani Stan s rough terrain Are needed. Instead Western countries have supplied the re Bels with heavy combat boots he said. We need Medicine food clothing. We will take any kind of humanitarian Aid. But we cannot throw Medicine at the Heli copters and expect them to Stop he said. After stingers the most needed items Are anti personnel mine detection devices Gailani said. I Don t know Why they Don t Send them he said. Gailani said Many civilians have been maimed by mines. The worst he said Are the Butterfly  the devices look like toys but explode when touched by curious children. The result is a Young afghan a future Freedom fighter without arms or legs. There is no Village without children like this Gailani said. The soviet Force in Afghanistan has grown to an estimated 115,000 troops since the .s.r. Invaded in 1979. According to . Government sources the United states is providing the islamic insurgents with at least $250 million in Covert Aid this year As Well As $16.2 Mil lion in overt economic Aid. Family friends fans say goodbye to Cagney new York a James Cagney took his final Bow on tuesday remembered at his funeral As America s Yankee Doodle Dandy and surrounded by friends family members and fans in the Small Church where he was con firmed nearly 76 years ago. At the end of life we will All be judged on love in that department Jimmy Cagney attained a different kind of stardom said the Rev. John Catoir the head of the Christophers a roman Catholic organization. As a condemned convict in Angels with dirty faces he said he never had a heart. But he was wrong Ameri Ca loved him because he always had a  the funeral for the actor who died sunday at his farm at the age of 86, was a simple hour Long service attended by gov. Mario Cuomo and mayor Edward i. Koch. His pallbearers included Boxer Floyd Patterson dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov director Milos Forman and actor Ralph Bellamy. Cardinal apologizes Cardinal John j. O Connor interrupted the service to step Down from the altar approach Cagney s wife of 64 years Willy and apologize for a slight by a priest against her husband Many decades ago. Cagney apparently carried with him throughout his life a wound o Connor said inflicted by a priest who failed to arrive after the death of Cagney s father. I want to Tell you How deeply sorry i am o Connor said. Mrs. Cagney wearing dark glasses cried a bit and was supported on either Side by Marge and Don Zimmermann who live at the farm. Most of the 350 mourners who attended the service at St. Francis de sales Church were workers from the Cag Ney farm in dutchess county and neighbourhood people who wanted to say Farewell to the Man who Rose from their valuable to probe James Cagney s coffin is carried from the Church. A photo midst Back when Yorkville was a Tough neighbourhood and went on to Star in 64 movies. It s the last of the great actors said Margaret Golden who has lived near the Church for 56 years. There will never be another. I live in the neighbourhood and i m glad he came  a Tenor Sang a Cagney favorite Danny  and Catoir recalled Cagney s work with the Christophers who use the mass Media to spread Catholic teachings. In 1954, Cagney made his television debut in a Christophers production As a dying professor who recalls his Good works. James Cagney was America s Yankee Doodle Dandy engaging and Jaunty a natural born song and dance Man Catoir said referring to the actor s Oscar winning role As George m. Cohan in Yankee Doodle  Cagney was not the most pious Man that crossed the world s stage Catoir said but he was Good to the Core of his being nothing at All like the gangsters he played in Hollywood movies where he brought chilling insights into the very nature of  life Long companion. He was a life Long companion to millions throughout the world and he will be remembered by most with a smile and with gratitude he said. When the Hearse departed for Gate of heaven Ceme Tery in Hawthorne mourners gathered in the Street to give Cagney a last round of applause. At the cemetery where about 75 fans turned out Cag Ney s daughter Casey said she was surprised by the warm response to her father s death. When i came out of the Church today and they applauded i did t know what to do she said. The love is just overwhelming. I never really realized it. I Don t look at him As a Star. He was my  part of challenger Booster recovered Cape canaveral Fla. A searchers have retrieved part of the Chal Lenger s right Booster containing some of its suspect joint but the precise spot where the explosion was triggered was undoubtedly destroyed in the disaster the chief of the Salvage Effort said tuesday. Air Force col. Edward a. O Connor however expressed Confidence that More surrounding pieces will be found and will help pinpoint the cause of the Accident. O Connor said a Section of the suspected joint retrieved several weeks ago from the Ocean floor has been positively identified As part of the right Booster rocket segment containing the joint that caused the disaster that killed seven astronauts on Jan. 28. He said the Section is on the opposite Side of the area where a plume of flame shot from the joint 15 seconds before the shuttle blew up. Even so it can be valuable to the investigation he said. O Connor recently told the presidential commission investigating the explosion that the 500-Pound segment was believed to be from the right Booster but engineers were not certain at that time. Meanwhile the preserver which has been retrieving Crew Cabin debris and Astro naut remains was heading into port tues Day with several Small chunks of wreckage and perhaps More body parts. Monday was the first Good diving Day after 10 Days of High winds and Waves and poor visibility on the Ocean Bottom. Seven other ships and two Small submarines also took advantage of the improved weather to operate in the search area. British sailors help United Way say thanks Corpus Christi Texas up As helicopters overhead flew the Union Jack and the stars and stripes 10 British sailors tuesday began a 1,400-mile bicycle mar athon to West Palm Beach Fla., on behalf of the United Way. The sailors from the frigate Avenger plan to rejoin their ship which will be docked in Corpus Christi until Friday in Florida next monday. City Council members and other City officials were present for a ceremony kicking off the Bike trip in which each Sailor will ride two hours in a relay. They Are wearing United Way to shirts thanking contributors to the Charity which supports numerous projects in cities throughout the United states. It s part of the United Way s Campaign to say thank you to contributors said Janet Acevdo of the local United Way office. She said the bicycle Marathon was conceived after cmdr. Edwin Atkinson the British naval attache in Washington contacted the United Way of America. He sought a worthwhile project while the Avenger which took part in the falklands Campaign visits the United states. The United kingdom is very big on charities a lot like the United states Acevdo said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foe a. April 3, 1946 tidal Waves 50 to 100 feet High struck in a 4,000-mile arc across the North Pacific leaving 93 dead and 10,000 homeless in the hawaiian islands and wrecking the City of Hilo Hawaii. 30 years ago today. April 3, 1956 Paul Muni won the Tony award for his performance in inherit the wind and Julie Harris won the award As Best dramatic actress for the  the top dramatic and musical show awards went to the diary of Anne Frank and Damn  20 years ago today. April 3, 1966 five thousand anti government Buddhist students rampaged through the streets of Saigon South Viet Nam with shouts of Yankee go  10 years ago today. April 3, 1976 former philippine president Diosdado Macapagal was reported hiding in the Manila area after Publica Tion of his Book attacking president Ferdi nand Marcos and the . Government s refusal of his request for political Asylum