European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday april 17, 1986 Libya will not mistake7 . Again Reagan says from Page 1 Pherson said i Don t think you can find anyone who could say presidential spokesman Larry Speakes asked about an Abc news report that khad Afy May be either dead or has left Libya said i really would t go that far. I m not sure it s an accurate intelligence the administration spelled out its policy in the Wake of the firing of two missiles tuesday at a . Coast guard station on an Island 150 Miles off the coast of Libya and the shooting later in the Day of a . Embassy technician in Khartoum Sudan. Reagan said that sometimes the fight to preserve Freedom and the Rule of Law must be carried to the Field of at a ceremony marking Law Day the an Nual Observance of the importance of the Rule of Law Reagan said the United states is slow to anger and we use Force Only As a last resort. We tried diplomacy. We tried Public condemnation. We tried economic sanctions. And yes we tried a show of military might Reagan said. But khad Afy intensified his terrorist War sending his agents around the. World to murder and maim innocents. He mistook our love of peace for passivity and restraint for Lack of resolve Rea Gan added. He mistook our traditional re Spect for Law and for the human rights that Are safeguarded by Law for a Lack of will to defend against lawlessness. We Hope or. Khad Afy will not mistake us again Reagan added. Speakes said the United states could not independently confirm reports that khad Afy s infant daughter was killed during the . Attack monday night on Libya and that his two Young sons were seriously wounded. Likewise he said the United states could not say where khad Afy is or whether he was injured but noted it was unusual that he has not been seen since the attack. In Tripoli meanwhile reporters saw what appeared to be a military skirmish near khad Afy s Headquarters compound among unidentified elements. Speakes said there was confirmation that the French embassy in Tripoli was damaged and noted that news accounts said other embassies also were hit. He said it was unclear whether the damage resulted from . Force or from libyan anti aircraft fire and missile that fell Back on the City. Reiterating that the United states at tempted to avoid hitting innocent civilians Speakes said of course we regret the loss of innocent life regardless of the an embassy employee shot in the head in Khartoum was flown to Liddah saudi Arabia for medical treatment. The administration official said that the embassy in Khartoum was one of the 30 to 35 american embassies around the world targeted by khad Afy for an attack but that it was too soon to say whether Libya was responsible for the shooting. Interviewed on the lbs morning news Secretary of state George Shultz said that khad Afy certainly has threat ened and threatened in Shultz also said that in the War on terror ism you have to have a general policy and implement it tactically Case by Case As you go along. The United states will use its military Power under certain meanwhile the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff adm. William Crowe said that the risk of terrorism is very High around the world for both our diplomatic and military but asked on the Abc to today show if the United states is now any better off in its fight against terrorism Crowe said that s a difficult question to answer. I think that we have made our intentions Clear now and that we have engaged and i think we Are better off for what we have Crowe also said that planned reconnaissance flights to assess damage from the raid had been hampered by bad weather. Missiles from Page 1 the strikes themselves took 30 minutes. We Don t like to see americans blown away in an air plane or an army sergeant blown away in a discotheque in Berlin Kelso said referring to instances of recent terrorism. Well certainly take Pride in sending a signal that our country is not going to live with indiscriminate killing four the Admiral said he was surprised that libyan planes were not used to counter the american planes but a Bombardier navigator offered his explanation. They were scared to death of us he said. Another airman said the missiles were just like a Little glow trekking through it kind of looks surreal because How could it be a Star going that fast and then you realize that it might be going for you and that snaps you right Back to reality he said one Pilot called the strike a reaction to innocent people being killed in when we were asked to do it we were proud to do it he said. It was a Good response to what libyan Leader foam mar khad Afy was doing around the world. We have waited a few years and now i am proud to be finally standing up to his mad Ness. He needs to get the picture real soon that the world is sick of his actions. It was like the bully on the Block. You can take just so much of another Pilot asked to describe the libyan missile attack said the people who saw missiles in Vietnam have told us you can t really describe what a missile looks like. You be got to see it. Now i m going to go around saying that Kelso said ships in the Fleet were taking precautions against possible libyan reprisals. Fighters were taking off at regular intervals to be in the air if needed for self Protection he said. Responding to a question the Admiral said the operation was carried out entirely by the american military without help from the italians or other West european allies. Asked if the planes specifically sought to destroy a heavily fortified underground Bunker often used by khad Afy Kelso said the planes did not have ordnance bombs to go after deep a Vietnam War Veteran Pilot said the operation was largely the same except that in Vietnam the enemy fought Back militarily. This time they fight Back in the streets of asked whether any of them thought the United states was Over reacting to Kheda by s threats the Marine Pilot said we re military people. We were told what to do and we did it. Some people were probably killed on the Beach but that responsibility is above my pay another replied taken in isolation re acting on the basis of the loss of one Ameri can Soldier a turkish Soldier and a turkish woman killed in the Berlin bombing it May Well be an Over reaction. But if you consider the context of the terrorist attacks last year what this Bozo has orchestrated it s Way past the joint information office in Naples which handled Pool arrangements aboard the Carrier said it was up to the pilots whether they wanted to give their names and that All of them chose not to give their names. Temperatures threat from Page 1 Gen. John m. Shalikashvil told building coordinators in his Community that violations of the curfew would be viewed with the same seriousness As bomb threats. He said the Security measures Are in response to the . Bombing of Libya and not in response to any specific threats against Nuernberg soldiers and their families. Whether you re stationed in Korea Kansas or Nuernberg soldiers All Over the world Are doing the same thing he said. In Turkey officials closed the american schools at Izmir and Ankara tuesday and wednesday for Security reasons. The Clos Ings which will be reevaluated each Day affect about 940 students in kindergarten through 12th Grade. Officials throughout Usa eur continued to cancel events that would attract Large numbers of people. Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village offi cers & civilians club cancelled its Spring Bazaar this weekend and the Frankfurt arts and crafts Guild cancelled its Spring Art show and Sale at the Rhein main recreation Center. The Bazaar is pretty open the Village is pretty open said William Jones chief of the Community operations division for Hei Delberg. We Felt we could t provide Ade quate Security with that Type of traffic entering Patch Barracks the Headquarters of the . European come was backed up for an hour or More wednesday morning As guards checked ids and searched most vehicles including school buses. Many Patch Barracks employees gave up parked their cars in Vai Hingen the German Community near Patch and walked to work. The parking lot was empty at the Fuerth pm and commissary Complex. Officials set up barricades so no vehicles could get into the lot. Shoppers were directed through a Row of red and White traffic barriers con Crete obstacles rows of heavy dumpsters and a cordon of military police and flak jacketed soldiers to a Large fenced in lot inthe Back. German and . Security forces sealed off the family housing area in the Munich military Community. Roadblocks were set up tuesday at All entrances to Terlacher Forst housing area with police and German and . Army soldiers conducting 100 percent searches of vehicles attempting Tenter the area. Promoters of concerts popular with americans said wednesday they were concerned about the possibility of terrorism. Of course it the terrorist threat is bad for business in general because americans might not feel too Good about going to con certs said Ossy Hoppe of shooter promotions in Frankfurt sponsor of the wednes Day night concert by the Well known american heavy Metal band twisted sister in Stuttgart. Hoppe advises concertgoers to leave All types of bags including purses at Home As they will probably be collected at the door and returned after the show. Of course it the terrorist threat is going to be a problem for us he says but you can Only do so much. These things can happen april is l 51 33 59 45 40 17 53 59 42 43 32 64 52 31 35 46 44 26 32 36 19 27 32 70 59 36 53 30 47 46 h 74 43 75 53 52 42 73 63 52 54 68 74 69 40 48 51 72 64 45 48 46 37 69 83 78 39 85 45 84 64 Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington Charleston s. C. Charleston w. A. Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas it. Worth Denver Des Montes Detroit Fairbanks Fargo Hartford Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las vegas Little Rock l 56 41 49. 61 33 40 62 48 47 40 28 59 44 52 31 47 35 57 39 36 60 37 54 52 73 45 37 54 49 34 h 73 50 62 81 52 64 79 65 64 62 44 84 57 64 58 59 64 80 61 42 82 68 67 58 88 53 58 90 57 59 los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Nashville new Orleans new York City Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Maine Portland Ore. Providence Raleigh Reno st. Louis st. Petersburg Salt Lake City san Diego san Francisco san Juan Seattle Syracuse Tucson Washington Wichita Tours from Page 1 or spokesman said. The army tells us they won t give wednesday morning itt offices were in a dilemma about How to handle the cancel lations. There s nothing in the contract about military necessity said one itt manager. At the moment the individual itts will use their Normal refund policies which vary among the offices said Joyce swim chief of recreation centers and itt for the morale support directorate 1st personnel omd. An employee at the Ramstein recreation Center s Tours office said several employees spent tuesday evening calling people booked on the cancelled Tours and had to meet several groups at their departure Points. Several Large tour operators who serve the . Military were talking of pooling their efforts to keep Tours running for those who wish to go. This would involve a Cut Back on the number of buses going and combining Tours of different firms going to the same place. However the Tours could not pick up passengers at Usa eur installations. Meanwhile airlines and booking agents reported no increase in bookings to the United states. Everything is just As Normal said a spokesman for the scheduled airlines traffic office in Heidelberg. At the moment there is no indication of a flood of dependents going Back but that could change said Wolfgang Scherer owner of the army travel Concession Barba Rossa tour & travel. Officials at pan american world air ways Headquarters in Berlin said reservations by the military Community were at status quo neither More nor less than usual. A Delta air lines spokeswoman in Frankfurt said the airline had received some Calls inquiring about Security Mea sures and asking whether passengers should arrive Early. But we Haven t been bombarded with reservations she said. Eur Peah weather forecast for thursday partly Cloudy to mostly Cloudy skies with thunderstorms developing in the North. Occasional rain showers and isolated Thunder storms elsewhere. Gusty winds throughout the Day in the North. In the Central and Southern areas winds will be Gusty during rain showers. High temperatures from mid 50s to Low 60s lows in mid 40s. Sunset thursday 8 22, Sunrise Friday 6 26. The Outlook for Friday mostly Cloudy in North with occasional Light rain. Partly Cloudy in Central and Southern areas. Temperatures near same. Temperatures recorded wednesday. 4am 4pm 4am 4pm Adana m 55 72 Copenhagen m 36 48amsterdam, p 43 54 Frankfurt m 48 55 Athens r 53 67 London cd 45 45 Aviano cd 45 55 Madrid p 45 57 Berlin p 47 63 Munich p 38 61 Bremerhaven m 45 54 Paris m 43 48 Brussels p 43 52 Rome m 53 61 provided by det. 13, 7th weather so Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures High Low High Low Cairo f 82 61 Montreal cd 63 36 Dublin r 48 39 Moscow cd 36 34 Helsinki f 39 34 Oslo cd 37 27 Jerusalem f 64 50 Toronto r 48 41 Lisbon r 59 46 Vancouver r 52 45 supplied by the associated
