European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga the stars Ano stripes Friday. September 19,1966 British copter crash kills 3 Bordeaux France up a British armed forces helicopter crashed into a Mountainside in the pyrenees wednesday killing Alt three people on Board a French army spokes Man said bodies of the victims whose names were not released were recovered by a police Rescue team and were taken to Perpignan lie said. The three own were among a group or British military personnel in France to train in Moun Tain flying. They were killed instantly when the Ucli Copler crashed into a Mountainside at an Altitude of 6, boo feet authorities said. Mine toll rises to 1 77 evander South Africa up Obj path toll Rose to 177 in South Arrica so pal Gold mine disaster wednesday As a Csc Cov Rcd seven More bodies from a Meta naft that was engulfed by fire and poise a fumes Rescue workers and mine . Five More miners a missing and there was scarce Hope they Jivco the tuesday fire workers said re Juk teams evacuated the majority of 2,20qyhiners from the Kinross mine Shaft in whip Fine Fife erupted and 3,000 from. In bodies brought the death loll to 177 j 7 of i hem Black at the mine 65 cast of Johannesburg. First lady visits school Shrub Oak , not in her first Public appearance since her nationwide television address about drugs sunday Nancy Reagan visited a school for Young drug abusers Here wednesday and declared that the Public has begun to react against drug use in America. When i first started no one was talking about drugs said the first lady who has campaigned against drugs since 1981. Nobody wanted me to talk about it. Nobody wanted to hear about it. We be reached a level of awareness she said. We arc a Long Way from five years she made her remarks after talking with sin. Young former addicts from new York City and live of their parents and touring the Phoenix Academy a residential school and realm Cut Center set on 140 acres North of Midtown Man Hattan in this county Community. Fitzgerald leaves Hospital los Angeles a Singer Ella Fitzge Rald left the Hospital wednesday two weeks after undergoing open heart surgery a spokes Man said. Her spirits were very very Good said Ron Wise spokesman for Cedars Sinai medical Cen Ter. She responded very Well to the surgery and her prognosis is the 68-year old jazz Singer received Flowers and a Telegram from president and Nancy Rea Gan wishing her Well said Wise. Angolan Aid Cut rejected Washington not the House of representatives wednesday refused to Cut off Covert Aid to rebels fighting the soviet backed angolan government. The vote was 229 to 1 86, a coalition of republicans and Southern democrats rejected a proposal by the Intelli gence committee that barred Aid to the rebels unless it was openly approved by Congress. It Richer than Harvard Austin a after years As runner up to Harvard the endowment funds managed by the University of Texas Are now the nation s largest. According to a Survey published wednesday the it managed funds had a Market value of about $3.6 billion at the end of August just ahead of Harvard s $3.5 billion according to the Survey published by the chronicle or higher education. It surpassed Harvard at the end or each school s 1985 fiscal year when the Market value of the it funds was $2.9 billion and Harvard s was 12.7 billion according to the Survey. A year before. Harvard led with i2.s billion and it had j2.3 billion. It officials said Harvard s endowment sup ports a Campus of less than 15,000 students while most of the funds managed by it Art shared by a 1 4-Cnrnpus system. Americans in Egypt warned terrorists May attack soon by the los Angeles times Cairo Egypt the . Embassy warned Ameri can citizens Here wednesday that terrorists May be planning to attack . Officials in Egypt and that other americans might become targets too. The . Mission has received reliable information that an extremist group May attempt an operation against one or More . Officials within the next Sev eral Days the embassy said. The statement suggested that Only . Officials were now at risk but the warning was distributed to All americans in Egypt because of concern that they could become targets in View of the lighter Security now in effect for foreign service personnel and employees of the . Agency for International development. All americans should be Alert to potential danger and take appropriate personal Security precautions the warning advised. . And egyptian officials refused to elaborate on the warning. It was understood however that the extremist group suspected of planning the attack was Egypt s revolution the terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for the hijacking of an Egypt air jetliner last november and the staying of two israeli diplomats Over the past alerts arc issued to the american Community in Cairo whenever terrorist attacks Are considered Likely. But one source said the latest warning was based on firm information that a terrorist attack is imminent. An egyptian Security official speaking on the Condi Tion of anonymity described the threat As serious. Other sources suggested that the threat could be linked to last Wackt meeting of egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and israeli prime minister Shimon Peres in Alexandria. They noted that Egypt s revolution a group with the avowed goal of sabotaging the 1979 peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel has in the past seemed to time its attacks to coincide with improvements in egyptian israeli relations. In a related development in Beirut a terrorist group that claimed responsibility Tor a wave of bombings in France threatened wednesday to begin attacks within the United states. Guard Pilot killed in collision Wells. , up two air National guard Jet fighters collided wednesday on a training Mission Over a Remote area of the Adirondack and crashed into thick Woods killing one Pilot and injuring a second authorities said. The attack jets crashed into the Woods at separate locations near Wells a Remote town about 60 Miles Northwest of Albany. One Parachute was sighted moments after the crash. A spokesman for the 104th tac fighter group of the Massachusetts air National guard said the two a-10 Thunderbolt jets were based at Westfield mass. The cause of the collision had not been determined. One Pilot Michael Kohut 33. Of Chicopee mass., was taken by National guard helicopter to Albany medical Center Hospital where he was conscious and in pretty Good condition with lower Back pain and some cols Hospital spokesman Elmer stricter said. A griffiss fab spokeswoman said the identity of the dead Pilot was being withheld until his relatives could be notified. Rocket failure sets soviets Back by the Washington Post Washington a new Long Range soviet missile exploded during a test flight last month Reagan administration experts said wednesday. They said they believed the failure was a setback for the soviet missile program. The explosion they said occurred during the Sec Ond test flight of the missile. The first flight in april also ended in failure when the missile exploded soon after leaving a silo according to intelligence reports. The missile is a new version of the heavy ss-1b. The present Model is deemed to be highly accurate and Able to carry a greater payload than other soviet missiles. The ss-18 Accident was unrelated to the misfiring this month of a san a submarine launched missile that is believed to have landed in Manchuria. Stephen m. Meyer an expert of the Massachusetts Institute of technology said the ss-18 is probably the most capable strategic weapon in the soviet inventory in terms of its ability to destroy hardened targets in the United slates such As missile silos and command and control facilities. Developing a follow on to the ss-18 is a Central part of their strategic planning Tor the 1990s," another expert who asked not to be identified said the existing and new versions of the ss-18 can carry a Large number of warheads that could be used to overwhelm defences. The present version is believed Capa ble of carrying 10 warheads. Italy accepts Star wars role Rome a Italy will participate in the strategic defense initiative and work to make sure thai the space weapons research does not Worsen soviet relations. Foreign minister Giulio Andreolli said in remarks released wednesday Andreotti said a memorandum establishing italian participation in he project popularly known As Star wars would designed Friday in Washington. His speech preceded parliament s debate on Italy s role in the project which president Reagan says is to develop a space based missile defense system. The debate was rescheduled from wednesday to thursday but Andreotti released the text anyway. Italy will strive along with its allies so that the results of the ski research Are utilized toward a cooperative approach and not an antagonistic one in . Soviet relations Andic Olti said. Defense minister Giovanni Spad Liru said in pre pared remarks that the technical level of our Industry is in fact sufficiently High to assure a special and Origi Nal teachers end strikes in some districts by United Preis International striking teachers reached tentative agreements in two school districts in Pennsylvania and Illinois open ing the Way for 4,600 students to go Back to class wednesday but strikes in five states kept More than 73,000 students out of school. Teachers also returned to work wednesday in two school districts in Michigan. Walkouts affected 21.200 students in Illinois 8,344 in Michigan 7,900 in Ohio 34,821 in Pennsylvania and 1,500 in Washington officials said. A tentative settlement was reached after four hours of talks tuesday night in Berkeley elementary school District 87, near Chicago. The 106 teachers have been on strike since aug. 2 Over salary and other issues said Dave policy a spokesman for the teachers. Teachers were expected to ratify the agreement Early wednesday policy said. The strike has idled 1,800 students. Trial the strike halted instruction for2,748 students. In Cass City mich., 71 teachers on strike since sept. 2, said they would obey a judge s Back to work order and return to classrooms wednesday while con tract talks continue. Teachers in Van Dyke mich., voted tuesday afternoon to end a two Day strike which had idled 250 teachers and 4,200 students
