European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Nude St Federal pension plan becomes Taw Page 5 e3 army adds howitzers to european Arsenal Page 8 q world cup soccer Roundup Page 26 the stm4andpripesxsbsggx vol. 45. No. 52 authorized unofficial Public Tion of tub a i armed foce sunday june 8, 1986 &,., and to q 8693 a . Bans chemical sales to Syria Washington Al the United Stales a. Banned sales of chemicals to Syria citing fears that syrian built chemical a Ca on will be Given to Iran and escalate the car in tie persian Gulf Region. The embargo identical la one imposed two years ago on Iran and Iraq friended to Syria thursday Afjhei us. Intelligence picked up indications that country had the capability 10 manufacture chemical weapons. Syria has been Saj Iponina Iran in the 7-Ycar-old Iran Iraq conflict. Iran has nol used chemical weapons Bat their continued use by Iraq and the potential for iranian use is a cause of concern said slate department spokesman Bernard Kalb who announced the ban. He noted . Advocacy of a mediated settlement to the War and said a part of that Effort and our concern Boal the continuing use of chemical weapons the . Export policy is designed to impede Che use of clip Mictl weapons by either citing n need to keep intelligence sources Anil methods secret the slate department would nol reveal evidence that Syria was producing chemical weapons. A state department official speaking on condition be nol be identified said thai while the embargo was a ctn considered the Commerce department determined hat no american companies were Selling the eight chemicals on the list to Syria. The decision was made la go ahead anyway because it s Good to have these Rule in place if they Are Ever needed,1 the official said. The embargo also could Infra ence of her countries to Slop Cip Orts of the chemicals to Syria the official said. Trie Are produced legally in the uni cd states because hey have widespread commercial applications but in certain combinations and strengths can male pol Cal weapons. Both Syria and Iran Are on a slate department lit of countries that support International terrorism. For years the United ss. has banned arms sales to both sides and has sought similar embargoes on he part of other Western countries. The ban on chemical exports directly to Iran and imposed to years ago after government officials intercepted a Large shipment of chemicals heading from the United Stales to the Gulf Region. then Hayes of Polo i demonstrate Tut at the dog being offered to first lady Nancy Rongu for first dog Rex. The 5-foal High House a i built 10 a Skiro for is. Bernard. The White Hou Gnu not cd accepted the gift which 9qun Dis play a Washington hotel Senate passes Bill to end fund crisis in Federal agencies Washington a the Senate Friday passed a 13.9 billion emergency spending Bill designed to head off financial crises at several Federal agencies. The vote was 71 Tot. Along the Way it voted to kill s-50.6 million in defense research Money for 11 universities detractors dubbed port barrel science and adapted a number of spending items import Lant to senators who Are up fur re Elc Clion this year in depressed farm Stales. The Ca Chasi spending measure included s250 million for the Federal emergency management Agency whose Money for re Lief efforts had nearly dried up $5.3 billion for the commodity credit cqrp., where Money for farm programs was exhausted earlier week and new lending room for i he Federal housing administration which ran out of mortgage loan authority thurs Day. Also included were $340 million to head off layoffs at the internal Revenue service s150 million in economic and military Aid for inc Philippines j526 million to help restore the space shuttle program to opera Tion and 1146 million to restore College tuition Grants. Some of the new spending is offset in the Bill by $4.7 billion in cuts of Money previously appropriated primarily in housing subsidies for the poor. The final form of the Money measure was far from Clear. It was at Sharp Odds with a Oatise passed version and Nigolia lors expected to meet this week to work out the differences. The Reagan administration also objects strongly to several provisions in Boih Bills and has sent warnings of a Possi ble veto. Several of Ucli in senators including majority Leader Bob Dole a Kari suffered a defeat As the Senate worked in the Early hours Friday when research Money Targ Clatl for universities in their Stales was Cut oat of the Bill. The designated schools were Cornell Syracuse Luna Suie Wichita stale Kan Sas. Nevada Las vegas northeastern Ore. Gon graduate cd Nice Oklahoma stale. Arizona stale and inc Rochester Institute of technology sen. John Danforth a to. Who led inc opposition said earmarking of research Money for had grown into a trend with Sach. climbing from s3 million in 19h2 to ji37.fi million Tail year. Researchers have become lobbyists said Dan Fonh. The Basic question is whether Merit counts or whether it s just Pic proponents of the earmarking had argued Merit reviews often Are biased in favor of an clinic group of schools thai get disproportionate amounts of research Money. Unless your University is on the East or West coast you re picking up the crumbs Saivii sen. Dennis be Uncini d Tif Tololi Lacr pushed through an Amend i ment he said would strike $24 million in i similar earmarked Money for northeastern i see Senate on Page 28 Turkey sentences 2 libyans in bomb attempt Ankara Turkey a two libyans were sentenced to five years each in prison Friday after being convict is of Ille Gally possessing explosives in an attempted tila Ullon a u.5. Officers club. The Salt Kurily court acquitted Ali Al Ece Fli Ramadan and rep Muhtar Rohoma tar uni both 31, on the More serious charge of conspiring to kill a group of peo ple. That charge carried a minimum prison term of 12 years. Presiding. Judge Ekrem Celenk said there was insufficient evidence to Back the conspiracy charge. The court also sentenced the pair to forced residence under police surveillance for 20 months in separate provinces of tur key. The libyans trial began May 13 and was concluded Friday their lawyer Gulf or said she had not decided if an Appeal will be made. The defendants were caught by police on the evening of april 18 near the . Offi cers club in the residential District of a bios Mannasa. Police nabbed them As they tried to flee hurling a bag stuffed with soviet made hand grenades at a nearby parked Van. No one was injured but prosecutor Ulku Coskun said a could have been been a massacre because the club was packed trial night. In final arguments Kara Deniz insisted that Ramadan and tar uni did not come to Turkey to commit a terrorist act but news of the april 15 bombing of targets in Libya by . Planes caused Ramadan to de Spair spurring him to attempt the bomb ing in a very amateurish Ana spontaneous see Turkey on Page 28
