European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes g Reagan hammers at tax theme Page 3 1 slain in Melee at Arizona prison Page 5 n More . Copters flown to Bolivia Page 28 the stars Ahmed fomce1 vol. 45. No. 191 sunday october 26. 1986 d 8693 a Britain Syria sever relations in Wake of bomb plot verdict London up Britain claiming thai Syria diplomats were involved in a pm Al to blow up an israeli jumbo Jet Cut its diplomatic tics Friday with Syria which retaliated angrily and promptly by severing us diplomatic links with London and closing its airspace and seaports to British airlines and ships. The United slates and Canada backed up the move by prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government by announcing thai icy were withdrawing Iligir envoy from Damascus though not breaking diplomatic relations. Sir go Trcy Howe the British foreign Secretary made it Clear mat Britain expects ils european allies to follow is Lead and thus isolate the soviet Union s mos powerful Middle East ally. Marine Jet goes Down near Crete Naples Italy is a Marine corps a-6 aircraft from Llic aircraft car Rier John f. Kennedy crashed Friday inthe Mediterranean Oil Crete. The a-6 was participating in tin intensive search for lie four Man Crew of a Navy s-3a Viking aircraft Ilia failed 10return to the Kennedy after a routine operational flight tuesday. It. Dave Morris . 6th Heel spokesman said no details Are immediately available regarding the Circum stances of he crash. Morris said the Crew on a greek freighter saw the a-6 hit the water South cast of the Island at about 11 . And search was begun. He said the Jet carried a Pilot and a flight officer. Weather conditions were Normal when he a-6. From Marine attack so 533, went Down Morris said. The Creek merchant Marine ministry said crewmen of the freighter Al sol owned by a greek com Pany saw the a-6 crash but were not Able to pick up the fliers. The a reported from Washington thai Marine spokesman capt. Craig Fisher identified the marines us 1st l. Schindelheim 3t, of new bpm n.c., the Pilot and capt. Timothy see Jet on Page 28 there was no immediate response from Western european governments. Syria has denied any involvement in the bomb plot and a spokesman for its foreign ministry was quoted on stale run Damascus radio As calling the British action Syria ordered staffers of the British embassy an employees at its cultural Center to leave Syria within a week. Although Thatcher made no Public comment the usually anti Thatcher guardian newspaper said she was the driving Force behind the action against Damascus and was repo Tim determined to ensure that Syria bore the consequences of its Britain ordered the syrian embassy in Londo closed and its 21 staff members headed by ambassador Lou of Al Haydar to leave within 14 Days. Syria s decision to close ils airspace could seriously disrupt British airways flights Loand from the persian Gulf. India and Asia. The airline has 75 flights a wee across syrian airspace. The syrian airline makes three flights a week Tolondo and Syria also ordered that hey be hailed. Friday s action came after a British trial jury convicted jordanian bom Czar Hindawi 32, of using his pregnant Irish Girlfriend to try to smuggle a him aboard an Al Al Airliner bound for Tel Aviv on april 17. The flight had originated in new York with an see Britain on Page 28 no stage for a Clown Ekhouse looks Bell Walls among wrecked can Al Highway near Gloucester City no. At lest 18 people were injured when 17 vehicles piled up near a Bridge exit Rump. Two cars were do a photo Geroyed by fire. Slack House said he was on his Way la a children s party when the mass collision occurred. Non alcoholic Beer surprises taste testers thai Tsujii i a vib Tburg Bureau a taste lest Between non alcoholic and alcoholic Beer surprised club patrons at Tilburg a Germany one of three Safe bases asked to promote Low Alco hol and non Aleph our Beer and track the sales. Fony percent of the Tasler could not Tell the differ ence Between the iwo master sgt. Harold me after 50 customers at the officers Lublin unmarked glasses. Mears is the club. Heath England and Torrejon a Spain. If customers taste testing and buy More non Al eng bad i Cordin to Safe morale welfare s during the first hour � to club More Thanh a Mulh Hesra the chose the taste Ieong conducted at Raf Laken. Senior master Sal. Charles Byrd visiting from ihe94th air defense arty brigade in was surprised when he could not Tell the difference. Even people who know Beer would not detect the difference if non alcoholic lowing a recall Alphs Twu a different Type of Bee they d been drinking but not that it had no Phol in it he said. It s a Greal idea for military Cial situations. After the first one they re " " Rie after . Keny s 36lh aircraft generation us the two Beers in the Light before i think i m a connoisseur of b77tlflkl, i see Beer
