European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sife stripes Switzerland s cheese see stripes Magazine d Eastwood elected Carmel mayor Page 12 d Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 d today s Dollar buys 2.31 Marks Page 23 the a x�erirg%2_ is authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 356 thursday april 10, 1986 is Ooisy on a sunday d 8693 a . Won t hold still for terror Reagan says Washington a president Reagan said wednesday the United states is not going to just sit Here and hold still in the Wake of renewed terrorist attacks against americans in Europe. He declared that libyan Leader foam mar khad Afy is definitely a suspect in the latest fatal bombings aboard a Twa jetliner Over Greece and in a West Berlin nightclub. See related Story on Page 2. The president speaking to members of the american society of newspaper Edi tors refused to say what he plans to do other than continue to gather evidence about the incidents and seek the support of european allies. We Are investigating and trying to gather All the information we can so that we can actually with solid evidence Point a Finger at who is responsible Reagan said. Asked if the evidence he has now Points to khad Afy Reagan replied let me say he is definitely a  we re continuing to try and get More support now for action that would be appropriate in View of the greater threats that Are being uttered Reagan said but he added i can t get specific with you about what that action might be. But Reagan vowed we re not going to just sit Here and hold  in Bonn wednesday the German gov see Reagan on Page 24 . Is crazy superpower khad Afy says from press dispatches Tripoli libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy wednesday called the United states a crazy superpower and said his country has finished making military preparations in response to the latest threats from the Reagan administration. He also said the soviet Union would not stand by with its hands tied if the North african country and the United states went to War. Khad Afy made his comments at a hastily called news conference in the Bab Al Azzizia Barracks where he lives. He stood in front of a Large bedouin tent he has had erected on the grounds to remind him he says of his origins. He was born in a bedouin tent into a Camel and Goat herding family. He described accusations from Reagan that Libya was involved in terrorism As nothing new. This is an old Story khad Afy said. He stood in the full military uniform of a colonel hitting his hand with a Bush says . Strikes bloodied khad Afy broken pulled off Antenna. The world has not heard any evidence or proof about this old  the United states is Only seeking justification for aggression against an Independent  khad Afy appearing relaxed and confident spoke moments after he left a meeting in the open tent with senior officers of his army Navy and air Force. The 20 officer filed out As guest journalists arrived. He repeated threats of retaliation if the United states see khad Afy on Page 24 aboard the Enterprise a vice president George Bush wednesday called libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy nutty and " a mad dog and claimed his stature has shrunk since the unite states attacked libyan targets. Bush rejected the idea that the confrontation had bolstered khad Afy s image in the Arab world. I Don t see How you can be taller when your nose has been bloodied and you be shrunk about three feet the vice president said. His. Comments were drowned out by cheers and whistles from hundreds of sail ors gathered in a hot aircraft hangar below the main deck of this huge Carrier. The aircraft Carrier which carried a Crew of 5,000 and is based in the Indian Ocean was steaming in the Gulf of Oman about 30 Miles East of the sultanate and about 90 Miles South of the coast of Iran. Three Carrier Battle groups sailed to the Gulf of Sidra last month to Challenge Kha Day s line of death which is drawn atthe Mouth of the Gulf. Carrier based planes attacked libyan patrol boats and a radar installation on Shore after six missiles were fired at . See Bush on Page 24 298 c130s grounded for Wing inspections by Norman Black a military writer Washington the air Force i what it described As a precautionary move in the Wake of a crash last week has grounded almost 300 of its c-130 Hercules transport planes worldwide for Wing inspections the Pentagon said tuesday. The order issued monday affects 298 older models of the c-130. The remaining 437 c-130s in the air Force inventory Are not affected the service said. It is estimated that the Fleet inspection will take approximately 30 Days the Pentagon said. Aircraft will be returned to service As inspections Are  it. Col. Jim Miller assistant director of operations for the 322nd Airlift div at Ramstein a Germany said there Are two squadrons of c-130s in Europe one permanently assigned to Rhein main a Ger Many and a rotational Squadron at Raf Mildenhall England. Each Squadron has 18 planes and less than one third Are grounded the air Force while stressing that the cause of last week s crash of an Hc-130 in new Mexico had not been determined acknowledged tuesday that the grounding see grounded on Page 24 closed door a photo staff sgt. Gerald l. Poston he co 6th the notice which says entry into this in 502nd inf seems to be saying disco is prohibited for All army Ameri what now after Reading the sign on cans because of the bombing at the a Berlin discotheque. The owner put up la Belle discotheque Over the weekend