European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q governors vow fight to keep guard control Page 2 g sex Fri agent s Lover recant her confession Page 5 q making life easier for military family Page 9 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 45, no. 10 sunday april 27, 1986 is of ii and sunday d 8693 a Italy to oust 10 libyan envoys curb 30 others Rome a the italian government announced saturday it will reduce the Ber of libyan diplomats in Italy and will restrict the travel of the ones remaining. The Steps Are similar to those taken by other common Market members. Related Story Page 9. The measure will Cut the number of libyan diplomats in Italy by 10, which will leave about 30 in the country according to a foreign ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The libyan Diplo Mats who remain would have to receive Spe Cial permission to travel outside the prov inces in which they live he said. The official told the associated press that the move was an act of coordination with policies adopted at recent meetings of the 12-member common Market. The common Market decided monday to reduce the number of libyan diplomats in Europe and restrict those remaining to their assigned cities. Other libyan entities such As airline and Trade offices were to be examined with a View to reducing the Ber of employees. The common Market s governing coun cil has affirmed that Libya is involved in sponsoring terrorism. . Planes bombed the North african country april 15, and president Reagan said the attack was conducted because of Libya s involvement in International terror ism. Libya has vowed to retaliate. The foreign ministry statement did not say when the diplomats would have to leave Italy but the ministry official said they would be expected to leave within a few Days. They re not being kicked out in the next three hours he said. The statement said Italy is studying the possibility of reducing its diplomatic staff in Libya which numbers several dozen. Italy represents British and Irish interests in Tri poli the libyan capital. The italian government also renewed its pledge to bar from Italy any libyans expelled from other european nations on allegations of terrorist activities the statement said. The foreign ministry said it would put into effect a stricter surveillance of the use of diplomatic immunity and other privileges including the diplomatic courier by All nations suspected of complicity in inter National terrorism. It did not elaborate. Wedding Bells on Cape cod a photo lbs new woman Maria Shriver Waves to the crowd while standing under a chauffeur held umbrella with her Hus band to be actor and body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger. Shriver a Niece of the late president Kennedy and Austri an born Schwarzenegger were caught in the rain while leaving St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis mass., after Friday night s wedding rehearsal. The marriage took place saturday morning. See Story Page 28. Army opens Campaign to sub by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army has fired the opening Salvo in Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger s War on military smok ers by unveiling a program of education on the hazards of tobacco use and assistance to those who want to quit. The readiness and Well being of army members and their families Challenge us to Deal with the problem of tobacco use states a proclamation signed by army chief of staff Gen. John a. Wickhamjr. And Secretary of the army John o. Marsh or. The army is the first service to Issue details on a program to eliminate tobacco use among its members since Weinberger rejected Calls by other Pentagon officials to ban Cut rate cigarettes from military commissaries. He instead issued a sweeping health promotion directive in March. The army tobacco cessation action plan starts this week with a Large exhibit in the Pentagon As part of the army s involve ment in National fitness month in May. Maj. Jim Paige an action officer for the tobacco cessation action plan said the education program will focus on the health risks associated with tobacco As Well As the Issue of How tobacco use affects readiness. The message is not Only that tobacco can kill you but that it can impair critical military skills such As night vision hand Eye coordination and resistance to cold weather injuries Paige said. Paige said the Pentagon exhibit will in clude educational videos personal computer profiles of smokers and non smokers breath and lung Analysers and free Litera Ture. He said the exhibit will be scaled Down and made available to major Field commands for use at installations. The army s education program will in clude publishing smoking cessation articles in All training and doctrine come school journals and publicizing sex smokers Suc Cess stories. The army also will require dental and medical personnel to inquire about patients tobacco use during routine exams and advise patients of the risks associated with use the health benefits of not smoking and where they can get help to quit. The new program will tighten restrictions see army on Page 28 High tech missile destroys target in ski test Washington up an army missile crammed with new guidance technology climbing at 3,000 Miles per hour destroyed a target 12,000 feet up in a Star wars related Experiment for defense against incoming nuclear warheads the Pentagon said Friday. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger termed the Experiment sunday As another significant breakthrough in the anti mis Sile defense program. A 41-second color videotape showed the 12-foot-Long missile shooting into the tar get an aluminium sphere 44 inches in diam Eter that was suspended 3,000 feet below a balloon Riding at an Altitude of 15,000 feet. Guided by a miniaturized radar homing device and 216 thumb size rocket motors built into the sleek missile newly devel oped techniques the weapon destroyed its target by smashing into it not with an explosive warhead army officials said. The Experiment from the White Sands n.m., test Range was the fifth in a series of nine and was intended to develop technology for the destruction in the atmosphere of warheads launched by Short Range and medium Range nuclear armed missiles As part of the strategic defense initiative. The technology also could be applied to destroying nuclear warheads launched by continent spanning missiles in the final phase of their flight after they re enter the atmosphere and Are heading for their tar gets army officials said. This Type of technology would be very useful for the terminal phase of defense envisioned by ski planners an army offi Cial said. It also could be adapted for a new generation of surface to air missiles he said. The test Weinberger told a Virginia polytechnic Institute gathering in Blacks Burg va., takes us closer to the guidance accuracy needed for non nuclear intercepts of missiles within the this program is part of ski research toward an effective counter to the tactical missile threat which we and our allies although missiles exist that can hit quickly moving targets the Experiment was intended to test the High frequency radar homing sensor and the 216 solid fuelled rocket motors to determine their accuracy army officials said. The missile failed to hit a target in a test Jan. 10. The homing sensor is 6 inches in Diame Ter compared with the 16-Inch diameter of similar devices in other missiles the officials said. The sensor sends signals to an internal computer that directs the firing of the motors to keep the missile on course see missile on Page 28
