European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 o the stars and stripes saturday july 19,1988 it v a Phou us. Army soldiers unload Black Hawk helicopter teat to Bolma to assist police then in raids an co Alae processing lab in the Binl rtt Toa. Bolivia wants to protect coca crop Washington not bolivian officials Sythey want to Stop the processing and shipment of co Caine rather than eradicate the nation coca crop from which much of the world s cocaine is produced. Their statement were made As United states an bolivian forces continued preparation for joint operations against bolivian drug traffickers. American officials say the Only Way to reduce or end Bolivia s role Ai a leading producer of cocaine is to destroy the coca crop. But bolivian officials say that i impossible at least for now. In a related announcement thursday . Official said sin . Air planes with civilian pilots under con tract to the state department will participate this fallin a 45-Day mexican Effort to eradicate opium Fields. The plan ii part of a renewed Effort to combat the growing use of Mexico As a place for cultivation and collection of illegal drugs destined for the United states Reagan administration officials told the House task Force on International narcotic control. The six Thrush planes considered the Best aircraft for crop dusting will double the capacity of mexicans forces to Spray opium crops with Bolivia National police units will be assisted by . Army personnel and six Black Hawk helicopter sin raids on about three dozen coca paste and cocaine processing labs hidden in the northeastern Jungle Fernando Illanes the bolivian ambassador to the United Stales said Bolivia s drug strategy will be stressing heavily on we Are going to destroy the factories he said and once that is accomplished we will discourage continuously the building of these least 100 american servicemen arrived on thurs Day in the provincial capital of Trinidad in easter Bolivia aboard three . C-130 Hercules transports the associated press reported. The arrival of the troops raised to 160 the total number of , military personnel in Bolivia. A Pentagon official declined to say exactly what units were involved but said they were not special forces troops or secret units trained in anti terrorist operations. He said the troops were drawn from the Southern come based in Panama a Short time after the transports arrived in trin Idad about 60 , soldiers some heavily armed boarded helicopters and were believed headed for the Suani ranch once the property of prosperous cocaine traffickers and now the base for the raids. The base set up by . Soldiers and Ibe Bolivia narcotics police is about 75 Miles Northwest of trin Idad in the midst of the Beni flail ands. Members of the elite bolivian Ami drug unit the leopards reportedly began sweeps in surrounding Vil Lages to locate drug traffickers. Reductions former turkish Premier on trial from of the 401st tac fighter we that also hosts . Use the Bardenas rein West Central Spain Ling they were in the11 the United slates part mint an that the redi unique ins would squad Roia Tanker rotate i gunnery while he pro. The dete pressed co nato Reada joint col talks said the Spanish civil if in the to term our really crack Spanish units some there mint no the the United Stalc has fighter aircraft inc and avs harriers. Balance published by strategic studies in Lon Spanish Arsenal is Milom and French my of course we re training and avionics the official said it Nique july 10 or the air base also has key Elemi it s right outside,5,000 americans. Tone Jon has a orators who to. Alliance. After Mains in a Hose of other the admin Tine As ,-Spanish the treaty i2,500troozaragoza is Crews that bombing and Over details of lain officials a depart men exam would not harm Madrid after thes replaced mostly by i Are supplanted by and the Spanish have by loss of readiness Spain firsleneration8 Hornet strike fighters Issue of the military International Institute for Stales that otherwise the Tolder .-buit f-4 Phan the Spanish Loo with Cial said. Ident that the comm Jon but not Zaragoza re the United states Ankara Turkey a former Premier Bulele Levit went on trial thursday on charges of violating a Law barring him from political Bayer the prosecutor said in Hij indictment that Ece Vit participated in politics by attending an addressing a convention of the democratic left party on May f8. The party is headed by the former pre Mier s wife Rahsan Ece Vit. Ece Vit was Premier in 1974 and 1978-79. The Mili tary government that ruled Turkey from 1980-83 banned him and 100 other former politicians front involvement in political panics. A civilian government was installed in Turkey after the 1983 general election. Ece Vit testified that he addressed the convention Asa guest not As a politician joining or leading the party. "1 told the delegates in the convention that my vote would be for them in the elections As Long As they tick to the principles of social democracy Ece Vit i have the right of voting Ana expressing the direction of my Vale As an Ordinary irial was adjourned until sept. 21. Mcevil could face a prison sentence of one to three years if convicted. Drought spreads hits Midwest is Tor _ Spanish i m a the official said pita and has almost by the associated pre White officials of parched Southern slates turned to the Federal government midwestern Farmers asked neighbor for help thursday in feeding livestock during a record drought that has turned pastur Dand to dus Atlanta residents faced the Prospect of water restrictions for the first Lime in their history and no Relief was forecast for the heat wave blamed for 14 deaths As it spread into the Midwest highs in the mid to upper 90s were reported thursday from Kentucky Michigan and Ohio to North Carolin and Northern Florida. The temperature in downtown co Lumbia . Reached 1 00 for the 12th straight is a Glimmer of Hope that by Early next week r the Middle of next week there May be a frontal four my its forces rein the nato i lion official said Minato Demon Ici pation in the dts ago Spain Rel integrated with y will con process leading up ii renewal of these treaty in 1988. Jows the United states location about it the naval base and three air bases. System in the area said meteorologist Jim bracket i Raleigh . Unbutton a couple of buttons and Roll up you sleeves is about All you can do said Ronald Armstead an electrician working on Telephone wires i Columbia. Trying to keep the Seal out of your eyes is what is so Cincinnati official declared a heal warning and planned to Issue a heat Alert if temperatures reached the mid-90s again Friday. Under a heat Alert the City opens 23 air conditioned centers to the heat has been blamed for the deaths of seven people in Georgia three in North Carolina and one each in South Carolina Virginia and Louisiana in Vincennes ind., officials said a 16-year-old girl died of apparent heat stroke wednesday while working in Atin roofed building at a Camp during temperatures in the mid-90s. An autopsy was drought has withered crops across much of Dixie and the dryness combined with heat has been fatal double blow to livestock. Nearly a million Chick ens have been reported killed in Georgia Delaware Maryland and North Carolina. The office of Georgia gov. Joe Frank Harris asked he . Agriculture department on wednesday to make livestock feed available to Farmers. In Nort Carolina official said 50 counties had applied for Federal disaster Aid through gov. Jim Martin because Cash crops Are drying up. Virginia gov. Gerald l. Baliles said he asked Federal disaster declarations for 17 counties where crop losses Are estimated at nearly i6i.s Carolina s lop agriculture official on thurs Day said the drought is Likely to cause at least 1100million in crop losses there sen. Mack Mattingly r-ga., announced thursday the us a was pulling together a task Force to tour Georgia Alabama and the Carolinas next week to develop recommendations for government assistance. Mattingly said he Hopes a decision on Aid can be made by the end of next week
