European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n Flat f-18a with new engines arrive in Germany Page 2 q California beats Boston in Al playoff opener Page 17 o today s Dollar buys 1.99 Marks rates Page 23 these is  unofficial  of the . Alt hid porch vol. 45, no. 174 thursday october 9. 19b6 Stoat Psi sit of 0 8693 a seized american May face trial Nicaragua displays captive for Media Reagan denies official . Involvement cup lured american Eugene Hast thus Speaks to report ers at news conference in Managua Nicaragua. Managua Nicaragua a a military official said an american whose cargo plane was shot Down Over Nicaragua May be put an trial and president Reagan wednesday reiterated denials the aircraft was linked 10 the . Government. The official newspaper barricade wednesday showed a full Page photograph of 45-Ycar-Otd Eugene Hasenfus of Marin Clec wis., being fed through the Jungle by a rope tied around his hands the defeat of rambo Hasenfus read the headline. The sandinista government claims Hasenfus cargo plane was Laden with supplies bound for Contra rebels. Barricade said Hasenfus walked a mile through the Jungle after his pm 23 was shot Down sunday killing two other americans and a fourth Crew member. I said he took shelter at an abandoned Shack where he fashioned a Hammock out of his Parachute. When round by a sandinista army patrol and or dered 10 surrender he dropped two pistols and a Jungle knife the newspaper said. It. Col. Roberto Calderon chief of the Southern military District where the plane was shot Down said the government was considering whether to put Hasen fus on trial. It did not specify what charges might be filed. N Washington president Reagan said we be Bee aware that there Are private groups and private citizens that have been trying to help the contras to that extent but we did not know the exact particulars of what they re  we re in a free country where private citizens have a great Many freedoms he said. Nicaragua has claimed the plane was part of a Cia operation to Supply the contras. Barricade said in an editorial wednesday that faced with its failure to wipe out the sandinista revolution through the con tra the United states is getting More directly involved with its own forces of  . Embassy spokesman Alberto Fernandez said late tuesday it had asked Nicaragua to allow an embassy representative to visit of Tsents. We have done All we can do at the moment Fernandez said. We arc still wailing for a  Hasenfus was shown briefly to reporters tuesday Ata news conference. Defense ministry spokeswoman Cape. Rosa Pasos wednesday said Hasenfus was being questioned but refused to say where the american was being held. The ministry said tuesday that one of the dead Crew see american on Page 24 if of army officers unlikely general says by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Garmisch Germany the commander of the army s military personnel Center wednesday Dis counted the Chance of an officer if and projected a increase in the number of Middle Grade no promo Lions this fiscal year. The army will make every Effort to adopt measures that will not require a reduction in Force maj Gen. Bobby b. Porter said. We May limit accessions and use other strength management techniques Short of a  the possibility of an officer if follows a congressional Call for a reduction in the number of officers in All services in the 1987 defense authorization Bill. Under the Bill the army could face eliminating 2,000 officer positions. To avoid eliminating current officers the army could reduce the number of lieutenants brought on to Active duty reduce the selection rates for promotion to Captain and reschedule the majors selection Board into the current fiscal year. The possibility of Force reductions is one reason the army has stabilized its Active duty end strength at Serif on Page 24 Kalb quits state dept. Over Libya controversy Washington a former re Porter Bernard Kalb resigned wednes Day As spokesman for the slate depart ment Over a reported Effort by the Reagan administration to deceive the news Media on Libya. Faith in the word of America is Shepul Sebehat of democracy said Kalb who will be succeeded by his Deputy Charles �. Redman. Kalb 64, held the Job for nearly two years after a Long career with the new York times lbs and Abc. He said his Choice was to remain at the department and vanish into acquiescence or to quit in protest Kalb praised Secretary of stale George p. Bultz As a Monument to integrity credibility courage and  the spokesman said he told Shultz of hit decision tuesday night. The Secre tary is a Man of integrity who allows other people their own Kalb said. Shultz in a statement read by red Man said i am sorry to see Berni Kalb go. I Admire him As a Fine journalist respect him As a colleague an adviser and value him As a Friend. Bernie has my thanks for the Job he has done and i wish him  president Reagan arriving in Atlanta for a political speaking engagement declined to respond to a number of Ahou led inquiries about Ike Kalb resignation White House spokesman Larry Speakes asked about n by reporters aboard air Force one said "1 Don t have any comment on b.  the Washington Post raised the credibility Issue last thursday with a report that the administration had devised a policy that included leaking to reporter false information designed to convince Moa mar Qadhafi the libyan Leader that the United Stales was about to at tack his country. American express  fees for some banking services Stuttgart a new contract Between american express and the defense department has resulted i increased Lea for some Banting serv ices a Neucom spokesman said wednesday. Charges for overdrafts in checking and saving accounts went up by $5, from $10 to $15, when the contract went into effect oct. 1, the spokes nun  with no transactions Dur ing the preceding 12 months will recharged a $4 per month maintenance charge under the new contract. Checking account with it balance below $300, and for which there snot a $300 allotment or a sure pay arrangement also will be charged a $4 monthly fee the now account monthly maintenance charge is now $6 instead of the previous $4 when the average monthly balance Falls below 5500. Now account is an interest bearing checking account. There also will be charges for additional copies of Bank statements $1 if within six months of Date of statement and $2 otherwise. These charges also apply to copies of can celeb checks if the checks have Bee previously supplied to the customer except where Check safekeeping i being tested or when customers did Sot receive their last Bonk  accounts with allotments of More than $300 no longer will recharged the monthly $ 1 fee previously levied when an account balance fell below $ 100, the spokesman said. American express was the Success Ful bidder for a one year military banking contract in England Iceland Germany Greece and the nether lands