European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 americans warned about 44 danger zones Europe Nof on travellers a calf on list Washington a terrorism May cause some americans to have second thoughts about european travel this sum Mer but the state department says 44 places on other continents might pose More danger for tourists. The department s Security related travel advisories prepared by embassy staffs around the Globe warn americans about unsettled conditions civil War political unrest terrorism and High crime in countries or areas ranging from Afghani Stan to Zimbabwe. No european countries Are covered by Security advisories. The list applies Only to the Middle East Africa Asia and South America. In the aftermath of wednesday s bomb explosion on Twa flight 840 Between Rome and Athens Greece state depart ment spokesman Bernard Kalb said travel ers should take Normal precautions because terrorism is a deplorable reality of which we Are All but no new travel advis ories were issued. Travellers should be careful and Alert Secretary of state George Shultz said ear Lier. There Are five countries the department advises americans to avoid for Security Rea sons Afghanistan Iran Lebanon Libya and Uganda. In two of those countries Libya and Iran the . Government also has banned travel by civilian americans claiming the governments support terrorism state department spokeswoman Sondra Mccarty said. Americans face civil or criminal penal ties for violating the prohibitions but cer Tain people like journalists and humanitarian workers can obtain permission to travel there. Civil War in Afghanistan where . Backed rebels Are fighting a soviet installed regime makes that country dangerous Iran s government is rabidly anti Ameri can Lebanon is the scene of terrorist at tacks against americans and unsettled conditions exist in Uganda the department said. Six americans kidnapped from the streets of Beirut Are being held hostage in Lebanon. They Are thought to be held by a faction of Radical moslem shiites known As the party of god. Jim Callahan of the department s Over seas citizens services Bureau said Security advisories Are not triggered by isolated International terrorist generally he said they reflect a trend or pattern of Vio Lence. In 39 of the countries or territories on the department s list . Travellers Are urged to exercise most Security related advisories do not counsel total avoidance of a county but inform americans of the need for caution or for avoidance of certain specific areas within a country Callahan said. Here Are some examples of Why some countries Are on the exercise caution list. Angola a dangerous Security Situa Tion exists because of guerrilla warfare. Iraq the department says travel is not recommended to certain areas of North Ern Iraq and the areas bordering Iran and Iraq Are at War. South Africa tourists Are told to avoid Urban townships and the Eastern vandalism brings round the clock Vigil by Vietnam War vets Kansas City to. A Vietnam veterans in khakis fatigues and combat boots splashed through the mud in a steady rain during a round the clock Vigil to protect a vandalized memorial to their dead comrades. The Hillside memorial in the trendy Westport Section has resembled a staging area in Vietnam since the unfinished Viet Nam War memorial was defaced several Days ago. The veterans vow to stay As Long As it takes. When news of the vandalism got out All the veterans started coming Down to clean it Bob Waechter said thursday. A lot of families of the Guys with names on the Wall came Down. It was enough to make you want to break Down and late at night vandals scrawled Graffiti with an indelible Marker on the Gray Gran Ite Wall that lists the names of the 369 miss ing or dead area Vietnam veterans. Sucker memorial and a Swastika were drawn Over the names along with slogans such As world War Iii world revolution and red White and Blue is All you see does it mean that you Are free Anthony Bruscato a 37-year-old Kansas City Railroad clerk was George Stone s squad Leader when his High school class mate was killed at 19. He tried to disarm a Booby trap and it blew on him Bruscato said of Stone whose name is now on the Wall. Jim Allen another Veteran recalled placing the body of Tom Crook into a body bag to be shipped Home. Crook s name is on the Wall. A lot of my friends died there said Allen a retired army master sergeant who also spent 3vi months in a pow Camp in Laos. I spent three Tours Over there and a lot of Good men and Good friends never came the worst of the Graffiti has already been dimmed by experts who say the Wall will eventually be restored to near Normal condition. We be set up a 24-hour duty roster Waechter said. We be had vets calling us from As far away As Ohio volunteering to help us out on weekends. There will be someone Here until this is several tents Dot the area so the men can catch Short naps or keep out of the rain. A dozen or so volunteers shuffled from their tents to grab Coffee and Cinamon Rolls As they continued their Vigil during rain that turned the unfinished construction project into a quagmire. Just like Home said Terry Stevens 37, an unemployed general contractor and vet eran of the late-1960s fighting in Vietnam. But something like this brings us Ogeth while the vandalism defaced a part of the 10-foot-High, 75-foot-Long Granite Marker it May have guaranteed the successful conclusion of a project that was on the Brink of failure. When this happened the project was dead said Waechter adding that contributions have started up again. About $225,000 is required to finish the landscaping and three cascading pools which symbolize the growing involvement of the United states in the War. We now have a pretty Good idea of who did it said Waechter a Marine Veteran who served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. Anyone from White suburban punks to Neo nazis. How could anyone be so insensitive Waechter a psychologist who works at the veterans Center in a veterans outreach program said Street people told them about a group of Young people in the area late Friday. Now i guess we just feel sorry for whoever did it he said. If we d have come upon it at the time we d really have come Down on them. It s probably somebody who has never been overseas or in the service. It s obvious to me they have no appreciation of How Good they have it Vietnam was never finished said vet eran Bill Graham 35. We left a lot of unfinished business there but the memorial will tie up a lot of Loose ends when it is Cape province because of the volatile Situ additionally travellers Are warned of Johannesburg s High crime rate. The Philippines there is a communist insurgency on the Island of Mindanao. Other places on the exercise caution list Are Chad Chile Colombia Al Salvador Ethiopia Guatemala Kuwait Mali Mozambique Namibia new Caledonia new hebrides Nicaragua Pakistan Papua new Guinea Peru sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tanzania Thailand Turkey West Bank and Gaza strip Zambia and Zimbabwe. Although the United states has strained relations with several countries such As Ethiopia and Nicaragua Security advisories Are not politically motivated Callahan said. The department however advised americans that the United states cannot provide Protection in North Korea and Vietnam since it has no diplomatic relations with those countries. Travel to Cuba is restricted by currency regulations. The advisories Are updated As often As needed and sent to travel agents and air lines around the United states. Up photo lightning on the Wing four . Air Force a-10 thunderbolts part of a joint military exercise. The Fly in formation Over South Korea As Maneu vers Are called team spirit 86
