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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes. 7 Bis for Gary carte sports Page 26 d German firm wins ski contract Page 2 q Pepsi recalls soft drink Page 5 o Aspin faces Challenge Page 9 Dole wants Tough policy on s. Africa Washington a Senate re publican Leader Bob Dole calling for tougher action against the White minority government in Pretoria says president Reagan s policy toward South Africa is be coming a civil rights problem in America and is of growing concern in Congress. Dole went to the White House Friday to warn chief of staff Donald t. Regan1 and other officials that pressure i building in con Gress for the administration to do i More than pursue policy of quiet negotiation known As constructive engagement. I do believe that in addition to1 becoming a very be Dole Nous International problem this has now become a Domestic civil rights Issue Dole told re porters in the White House driveway. Dole said he favors a tougher policy. Openly sceptical. Dole said he indicated that we would like to know what constructive engagement has  Regan meeting separately with the press said he explained the policy to Dole arguing it s kept us talking to them Raffier than turning our backs. Asked if he told Dole that . Policy would be toughened Regan replied no. I just listened to  administration rejecting arguments for economic sanctions against South Africa has argued that the United states can do More to end racial segregation policies there by remaining involved in the country s  accused civil rights leaders and democrats of trying to turn the South Ain can crisis into a Domestic Issue. Ignoring a plea from Reagan for restraint Pretoria imposed a nationwide state of emergency june 12. Since then at least 141 people most of them Black have been killed. The Senate foreign relations com Mittee will begin hearings on South Aln Ca on july 22. Auth Osifo unofficial publication Fatmi . A co Foi Cit vol. 45, no. 86 sunday july 13, 1986 you of a so to d 8693 a fatal of crash thought to involve stealth Jet Bakersfield Calif. Up an air Force Jet believed to be a lop-Sccrcif-19 stealth tighter crashed and burned in the mountains of Central California killing the Pilot. The Friday crash ignited a Iso acre Brush fire and military authorities rushed to the crash site declared it military zone and cleared civilians from the area. The air Force refused to release de tails about the plane or its Mission. But Andy Lightbody. Editor of the Magazine International combat arms quoted military and aerospace sources As saying the Jet that crashed outside Bakers Field about 2 . Put was one of Lockheed s highly classified f-l9s that uses stealth technology and is designed to attack radar and missile Sites. My sources say it s an f-19, which is an aircraft that according to the air Force does t even exist Lightbody said. Air Force authorities declined to com ment on Lightbody s remarks. Besides Lightbody five other sources a congressional investigator and four civilians working for companies involve Din military technology said they be Lieve the Jet was an f-19 employing stealth technology designed to allow it to evade radar detection. Military authorities also barred com Mercial aircraft from flying Over the area see crash on Page 28 at least one afghan at Hillside guerrilla base is smiling not scowling. In reaction to his Peanut butter ration he likes it. Afa hons stuck with Peanut butter indu mar Ghai Afghanistan a Peanut butter is not winning the struggle for hearts and stomachs in Afghanistan. The All american food in Olive Green plastic combat ration packs is reaching moslem guerrillas fighting the soviet backed communist regime. But Many of the guerrillas Are less than enthusiastic about the foreign delicacy. I Don t like it. It is not Good to my stomach said a guerrilla named am Trullah. Dozens of unopened packets of pea nut butter from Visalia Calif., Dot the Hillside of the insurgent base Here. It takes awhile to find a guerrilla who admits liking the stuff. I like it because it has Vitamin a Vitamin a Vitamin c and other goo things said a guerrilla named Nazrul Lah who can read English. It does not taste so bad said the fighter apparently impressed with the food s nutritive qualities listed on the  of the problem seems to be that no one has explained to the guerrillas that Peanut butter is better spread on bread than eaten by itself. The oversight is not unusual. Nei ther have the rebels been told to add water to dehydrated peaches and fruit salad also supplied in combat packs. But the guerrillas said that even dry the peaches from Edinburg Texas and the fruit salad from Albany ore., tasted a lot belter than Peanut Butler. The Peanut butter and dehydrated fruit sent by the . Government to afghan refugees in Pakistan have found their Way to the guerrillas who Are fighting afghan government forces and an estimated 115.000 soviet troops. . Embassy officials in Pakistan said the supplies arc Given to the Refu gees As humanitarian assistance and Are not intended for the guerrillas. The rebels most of whom cannot read the English on the packs seemed a Little confused about where the pea nut Butler came  comes from China said a guerrilla called Sharah Khan. No saudi Arabia said a Friend  
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