European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes in National guard assumes Central Europe duties Page 2 n Cia s Casey says soviets spreading influence Page 5 n today s Dollar buys 2.38 Marks rates Page 27 the stars and authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 354 tuesday aprils 1986 ise sunday d 8693 a a photos As Security is hiked soldiers inspect a car at a . Headquarters installation in Berlin. At right in Detroit Alice Beecham shows a photo of her slain son sgt. Kenneth t. Ford. 2 go victims of bomb by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau Berlin two american soldiers with severe Burns continued their fight for life monday As police investigated the weekend bomb explosion that killed two people and injured More than 200 in a crowded discotheque popular with . Soldiers. A 29-year-old army staff sergeant with Burns Over 60 percent of his body and a 22-year-old specialist four with Burns Over 40 percent of his body Are the two most critically injured americans who survived the explosion in the la Belle disco Early saturday morning said or. Col James James commander of the army Hospital in Berlin. The two who Are being treated at a civilian Hospital in Berlin were listed As very seriously military officials define very seriously ill As when a patient could die within 24 hours. Two american civilians not associated with the military were in serious condition with Burns James said. Officials said 30 americans Are still being treated in hospitals in Berlin and Lan Stuhl Germany. Killed in the blast were a 28-year-old turkish woman and army sgt. Kenneth t. Ford 21, of the combat sup port co 4th in 502nd inf. His Mother Alice Beecham of Detroit told the associated press he was supposed to come Home for easter but he did t make a memorial service for Ford was scheduled for 10 . Tuesday in the Chapel at Mcnair Barracks. In a statement issued late monday Berlin police said seven claims of responsibility for the bombing had been received but none could be judged authentic. The statement said some of the callers did not even say who they were representing the a reported. About 145 people have been questioned and 107 tips received from citizens the statement said. But Berlin police spokesman Hans Eberhardt Schultz told the stars and stripes the special investigation team of about 100 German and american police officers had no hot investigators have discovered that the explosive that destroyed the la Belle dance bar was fastened to a part of see bomb on Page 28 . Should t be bullied by terrorism official says Washington up in a Jab at America s allies the top . Official for fighting terrorism sunday compared the failure to Challenge Libya s Moa mar khad Afy to the failure to stand up to Adolf Hitler who was also a Robert Oakley the head of the state department s counter terrorism office said the United states should not be bullied into becoming a fortress America with its citizens fearful to travel abroad because of terrorism. We should get out there and confront it he said. Oakley during an interview on lbs s face the nation said president Reagan s anti terror efforts have not succeeded be cause the amount of International cooperation has not been great enough. People sort of said of this is an american Cru Sade. This is an american obsession " but Oakley rattling off an array of statistics said that among the 928 people killed in terrorist attacks in 1985, Only 23 of these were americans and none of the. Incidents took place in this country. So the problem is much More out there than it is Here and Only with the cooperation of other governments Are we going to be Able to get it under although Oakley declined to confirm re ports . Intelligence had intercepted a libyan order to begin executing a master plan of attacks on american targets he noted that the state department issued warnings 10 Days ago to a number of our posts overseas because we Felt there were going to be a series of attempted terrorist attacks inspired by drawing a parallel to the Rise of Hitler s third Reich and the faltering International response to an increasingly militant Ger Many before world War ii Oakley said we take seriously what khad Afy says even though he s a madman in some respects. Hitler was also a madman in some respects and there was lot of trouble when see bullied on Page 28 terrorist threat continues Berlin brigade Leader warns by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau Berlin the commander of the . Berlin brigade warned service members and their families monday that places where americans Are known to congregate could still be terrorist tar gets. Maj. Gen. Thomas n. Griffin warned the Community in a spot prepared for broadcast on an to in Berlin. Griffin said in an interview with the stars and stripes that he was at a dinner at a Berlin hotel Friday night when he received a Call from an aide warning of a potential terrorist threat. About two hours later the bomb blew up in the la Belle disco killing two people and injuring More than 200. " the message was general in nature and it was not specific in any place time or any City Griffin said. It did indicate there was a warning or that something might said that because of recent events in the Gulf of Sidra and threats made by libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy he decided to leave the dinner and go to his office where he ordered the command s Security posture upgraded. We had already started increasing our Security when the bomb went off Griffin said. If someone had suggested where and when i would have done officials monday said troops in Berlin were in their highest state of Alert but would not comment further. Entrances to the Post Exchange were blocked and identification cards were being checked. At the Headquarters of the . Military com Mand guards were searching All handbags and packages. The wife of an army sergeant who see terrorism on Page 28
