European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday August 30,1988 state of siege declare after protests in b is Sti drove bullets fired ape to we the escape which to i after Midnight at the Cairo Egypt univ a Wisner the new  to Egypt a Moray submitted his credentials to foreign map Fermat Abdel Meguid and expressed the in mutates intention to pursue its role in achieve Nurce in the Middle East. A meeting with Abdel Meguid Wisner  military exercises Are meant to a War with  3 escape from East Berlin by driving through banker Berlin a three people i through a Berlin Wall Barrier and a Maui by East German guards Early Friday Berlin police said. No injuries were reported lice said occurred five r checkpoint Charlie c authorities did Noti ratify the three who escaped except to say they Wilra Man a woman and a child. A West Berlind Hyce officer who identified himself Only As a night my officer said the East German truck crashed thnj0t the final Barrier on the Eastern Side Oft Heche Trman Border guards fired at the truck  Stop it. The truck made it through the Cross Irupe forc Iron barriers could be lowered into place. American hostages will if . Attacks jihad so Beirut. Lebanon a the is jihad terrorist group thursday warned . Military operation to free american hosta Oneld in Lebanon would Cost them their lives. The warning came in a a pc language statement delivered to the West Bejo Alfice of a Western news Agency along with a so Hiot of american hostage David Jacobsen 55, off Lilington Beach Calif. We warn Everyal who contemplates any military or Security  to free the hostages because his As Well As innate would be much worse than thess. Marine whiled on the outskirts of islamic Bei rut the s 0kent said. I reference to the oct. 23, 1983, suicide bomb of the . Marine Headquarters in which 24ikrican servicemen died. Islamic jihad claimed visibility for that bombing and one that killed 58 Rich soldiers the same Day. Soviets keep close watch on 3-week nato exercise London a closely shadowed by soviet forces More than Iso ships and submarines hundreds of planes and 35,000 troops from 10 nato countries began a major three week exercise Friday stretching from the North Atlantic to the Baltic. Belgium. Britain Canada Denmark France the Netherlands Norway Portugal the United states and West Germany Are taking part nato said. It said France will participate with naval and air forces As part of its Normal training relations with its allies but that the French forces will remain under French operational command throughout the exercise. France is a nato member but does not belong to the Alliance s integrated military Structure. The statement was issued by the Headquarters a Northwood in Northwest London of adm. Sir Nicholas Hunt nato s Allied commander in chief of the English Channel and Eastern Atlantic. It said the exercise code named Northern wedding 86 and coordinated by Hunt from Northwood is de signed to test nato s capacity to resist aggression inthe Atlantic Baltic and norwegian sea. It will comprise a Range of maritime operations including aircraft Carrier Battle group operations reinforcement Convoy operations sea control operations in the Balti Cand the Baltic approaches and maritime air and submarine operations. The exercise will end with amphibious landings in Norway and the Jutland Peninsula. British news reports quoted nato sources As saying that close soviet interest in the exercise had already been detected and that soviet aircraft and spy ship were shadowing the nato fleets. Soviets from i sire to protect its nation and we support Ial  he said it would be premature Union would provide military help to Libya event of an attack or if such an attack would Force cancellation of september s scheduled meet ill tween Secretary of state George  for eign minister Eduard Sherva following the . Attack right Libya in april the Kremlin cancelled a Bro Shevardnadze meeting. That action  preparations for a Sec Ond  a political commentary in pravda said the United states is concocting evidence against Libya and i planning another major air strike on Libya similar to the one last april. Hatching another Pilatic Sally the Reagan administration leaks to the press concoction hot Pudence in the Possession of to Nell  tons by libyaani0irenioinemade concoctions for we Abbhi Prampain of threats against a Sov country pravda said Luh first . Strike against Libya Abdulsalam Jal Tosaji Teji in put powerful Man in Libya after Qadhafi visit Eden who Janioo and secured Promise from the Kremlin for inv kid military Aid. A soviet military delegation went to inf Chili in june to assess the country s needs. During Jalloul s visit the Kremlin expressed sym Pathy with Qadhafi but also warned him not to pro Voke the United states into action. Strength Frol 280,000 reservists310,000 j i Nin slashing $9.7 billion from i the july report said the army Navy increased in strength from a month earlier Marine corps strength dipped slightly. The year to year comparisons Tojim How the army and Marine corps Conj to lose strength compared to last year and Rin nose declines Are sufficiently Large thatty blvd not been offset by gain reported by  air Force. Army had 770,362 men and women on Active duty or 13,674 fewer than on july31, 1985. The Marine corps reported 197,895 people in uniform on july 31, a drop of 2,217 from a earlier. The Navy reported it31, up 6,260j30bmat609,434 men and Elfi Man increase of 4,052. Unusual for strength Levels to Rise and tall Ciji Fany Given year because of an in even floor i Eor example Active duty strength normally dip Sim my during the regu Lar school year. For the last six years however even Icli Cal swings the total military strength i month had always exceeded that of the period until May. 1cise from Page 1 strafing and rocketing missions against an array targets including a simulated Airfield. A the egyptian air Force chief pwt cent Albarakat said in a  have gotten More experienc Swu operation and i am sure they thee ism a continue in the time to  Granviue said the United states appreciated the exercise and we gained. I suspect More than you Egypt did. We have some ideas which we will discus in the  the Maneu vers which starje7.500 involved in the exercise were missile cruisers the frigate Thomas c. Hath Fri med a Savage ship and the Oiler Pawcatuck. An egyptian military spokesman col. Mamish said 15 egyptian vessels participated. Whitworth from Page 1 the $332,000 that he was received from John Walker his longtime Friend former fellow radio instructor and Jujj confessed Leader of the spy ring. Smo i Walker was to have been sentenced thursday in Baltimore to two life terms under a plea bargain Witzl 1 parole possible in 10 Yean. But sentencing has been delayed until oct. 3 at the prosecution s request Whitworth s attorney James Larson filed paper with Vukasin on tuesday urging a sentence no harsher than Walker s. Larson said Walker was unquestionably. More culpable than Whitworth. Larson said Whitworth is racked with guilt an remorse and has undergone three Days of intense de briefing by government agencies since his conviction and is prepared for More. But assistant . Attorney William Farmer said i court papers that Whitworth even on the eve of sentencing after being convicted following a protracted Public trial that detailed his treachery. Will not or cannot own up to his  Jimmiw Leer pleaded guilty last october in Baltimore an agreed to testify against Whitworth in Exchange for a reduced sentence for Walker s son Michael who also pleaded guilty. Walker s brother Arthur was convicted of spying by a Federal judge and was sentenced Jaife in prison. Amsl Valker testified he recruited Whitworth to his ringiisn3g  he i of n 1974 after probing for the larceny in his heart.  he used Whitworth As his main source of Doo Zuments from the time Walker left the Navy in 1976until Whitworth retired in 1983. Walker said the soviets satisfied with Whitworth work gradually raised his pay from $ 1,000 to $4,000 a month. Walker said Whitworth photographed with a soviet supplied miniature camera such secrets As code keys diagrams of new decoding equipment and broadcast ing channels that military experts said would allow the Reading of All secret messages to the Pacific Fleet Walker said Whitworth also revealed plans to evade soviet direction finding equipment for spotting . Ships. Walker said he never told Whitworth of the soviets role but instead suggested the secrets were being bought by Israel the mafia or a private intelligence organization. Larson and fellow defense attorney Tony tamburello meeting with reporters after sentencing said that regardless of his sentence Whitworth plans to continue his debriefing discussions with Federal agencies. Larson said an Appeal will Challenge Vukasin s a Ity under Federal Law to require Whitworth to id More than 10 years in jail before becoming Eligi Lefor parole