European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o soldiers Bridge Gap for German residents Page 3 q Schmidt criticizes United states in Farewell speech Page 8 o today s Dollar still buys 2.05 Marks. Rates Page 27 the of frs and Fries Soo a authqai1ed unofficial Pui cation Fob tit . Ammo of sctt voi.45.no. 147 Friday september 12. 1986 d 8693 a Gao says troops not Safe against chemical weapons by i he Washington Post Washington us. Troops. Hampered by inadequate equipment and training Are poorly prepared to defend themselves against chemical warfare assault according to a report by the general accounting of fice. The Pentagon five years into a program to upgrade its defences again chemical Warfjr is still lagging in efforts to Issue proper guidelines and equipment to troops for combating a chemical warfare attack the report said. The Gao said the Pentagon s failure to upgrade the ability of troops to defend themselves against chemical weapons could jeopardize personnel in the face of mounting threats from terrorist nations that View chem Leaf weapons As an attractive and inexpensive alternative to nuclear  according to the Gao report inc defense intelligence Agency bulb pcs 16 nations possess chemical weapons. The chemical warfare readiness of . Troops is in see chemicals on Page 28 Dow drops 86.61 to record largest one Day loss Ever new York up Slock prices plunged thursday in the heaviest trading Ever As investors threw in the Towel on Hopes for lower interest Rales and stronger corporate profits. The Dow Jones Industrial average plummeted 86.61 Points to 1792.89, by far us largest one Day Point loss Ever. So lil of mocks on Page 17. The slide represented a -4.61 percent loss in value Cor the Blue Chip average and toppled the previous single Day Point loss of 61.87 Points set july 7. The largest percentage loss occurred on oct. 28, 1929 when the Dow fell 12.32 per cent in a 38.3j-Point decline. Losing issues Lii de gainers by a 10-1 ratio among the 2,023 issues crossing inc nose tape. On the big Board a record 237,570,000 shares changed hands com pared with 140.300,000 wednesday and exceeding the volume record set . 3,1984, when 236,570.000 shares exchanged hands. Analysis said the Market skidded be cause investors decided stocks were Loo expensive Given inc Uncertain Outlook for corporate profits. Futures related Selling helped grease the slide they said. The party s Over and the hangover s going to last for inc rest of the year said Alfred Goldman sleek Market strategist for . Edwards & sons in St. Louis. He said after four years of a Bull mar Ket in arc no longer is a reason to expect that the Economy will produce the corporate earnings a tided to justify higher Slock prices. Except for the Dow Industrial Stock Market action has deteriorated since moment urn peaked in april. Goldman said. The number of Slock groups being sold increased while those attracting buyers dropped to a Small number. It s become darn hard to pick win ners said Goldman. Trude a Alicr Market analyst ill to sch Hal & co., said remarks by Stan Weinstein writer of a Hollywood. Fat. Based investment newsletter helped prompt Selling. Weinstein said wednesday that the Market had already begun its Retreat with declines in the in pcs of smaller Compa Nies listed on inc new York and Ameri can Stock exchanges and in the More speculative companies listed on the Over the counter Market. A Alicr said win slain s remarks Hita Market that already was nervous and and con fused. Analysts said investors in both the credit and equity markets also have loss Faith Hal inc Federal Reserve Board will again Cut its discount Rale charged on Loans to Banks. They said investors Are discouraged by the refusal of japanese and West German monetary authorities tout their interest Rales. Captured but Only on film this photo taken by is surveillance camera shows two Holdup men leaning Over the counter it the fifth third Bank in mount Washington Ohio. The men Ware masks of humid Ren ran left and Jimmy Carter and the one on the left carried a sawed olt Shotgun. Police said they Are suspects in a string of five robberies in he Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. Hijack suspect arrested companion with Plo Islamabad Pakistan