European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes a Torrejon a no has noteworthy pastlme.,Page 3 d . Elect Lon May be costliest in history Page 5 o College football results sports Section vol.45. No. 199 monday november 3. 1986 08693 a Ortega cites intense combat Contra Airfield planes Are parked on an Airstrip in Honduras from by the army Hod illegally used reservists to build the which and Sopp Lif Are flown to cent is rebels in Airfield and for other construction projects in Honduras Nicaragua. Rep. Barbara Boxer a Calif citing Doc and Panama. An army spokesman denied the a Cut ments she said were provided by an insider said Fri Lions. Jino Tega Nicaragua up soldiers killed 80rebels during intense combat to drive Back a guerrilla unit that attempted to enter Nicaragua from Honduras. President Daniel Ortega said saturday. He said 21 government soldiers were killed and 16 were wounded in the oct. 24-29 fighting with 80 con Ira rebels killed and 120 wounded. There have been five Days or intense uninterrupted combat Ortega said. Our troops arc con Taining attacks by the main body of the mercenary forces that have concentrated in Honduras to try to penetrate into two counterinsurgency battalions and two regular battalions participated in the fighting Onega said Dur ing a speech at a youth rally in the town Ofuji Otego 72 Miles North of Managua. He did not specify exactly where the combat took place indicating Only that it was along the Northern Border with Honduras. In March sandinista forces crossed into Honduras to attack Contra Camps. At the time Onega did not admit that his troops had crossed the Border but claimed any such incursion would be justified because Honduras had lost its sovereignty Over the area occupied by the .-backed nicaraguan rebels. The president also used his saturday speech to express support for Argentina in its dispute with Britain Over the Falkland islands. Earlier in the week Britai announced it is expanding its fishing zone around the islands to an extent that will overlap Argentine Territo rial Waters. Ortega pledged Nicaragua s support in defending Argentine territory from the imperialist policies of the British meanwhile in Managua captured american Eugene Hasenfus was ordered to appear in court again sunday sea Ortega on Page 28 rumours persist hostage release near Warnaca Cyprus a hostage negotiator Terry Waite has dropped from Public View but rumours and unconfirmed news reports continue to suggest there has been movement in the Effort to free american and French hostages in Lebanon. The lebanese broadcasting corp. Said saturday that six american and two French hostages were in syrian hands in East Lebanon s Bekaan Valley and that the frenchmen would be released before nov. 10. It also said the syrians arc considering releasing two of the americans but did not say which two. The station which Speaks for the anti syrian lebanese forces Christian Mili Tia has what is considered Good Leb anese sources but has been wrong in the past. Its report could not be independently confirmed. Waite a personal envoy of archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie Tele phoned the associated press in Beirut on Friday to disclose that he was in the City. Later Friday he flew to Cyprus and told reporters something May happen in a Day or two. Bui i Don t know for his whereabouts saturday were unknown and the . And British embassies disclaimed knowledge of his activities. Eve Keatley a spokeswoman for run Cie said in a Telephone interview from London that wait s plans were Uncer Tain but he expects to be on the he is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of further hostages being re leased she said. The kuwaiti news Agency monitored in Cyprus quoted British diplomatic sources in Beirut As saying Wail was making contacts in Lebanon by Tele phone from Cyprus. In Damascus syrian information minister Yassin Raj Josh asked about the reports said Only everything will be announced in due course. Syria is continuing to exert All its efforts to secure the hostages meanwhile iranian foreign minister am Akbar Velamati met in Damascus with syrian president Hafez Assad. Iran is believed to have lies to the Shi Ilc mos Lem group islamic jihad which says it i holding three americans and claims to have killed one other in october 1985. However it was not known if Vela Yali s sea release on Page 2b 17 killed in Bulgaria in chemical Accident Vienna Austria up seventeen people were kilted and at least 19 injured saturday in an Accident at a chemical Plant about 250 Miles Northeast of the bulgarian capful of Sofia news reports said the official bulgarian news Agency Bra and radio Sofia reported the 17 dead and 19 injured but did not de scribe the nature of the Accident at the Denya chemical works West of the Black sea port of Varna. The reports did not say what Chemi cals were King processed or whether the Accident caused environmental damage or required a evacuation radio Sofia said the 19 injured people were admitted to a Hospital Tor urgent medical care and Bra said a govern ment commission will investigate the causes of the Accident. It was not known what kind of injuries the injured suffered or what killed the 17 victims. Earlier saturday the yugoslavian news Agency Tangug reported the bulgar Ian communist party Central commit tee poli Bureau decided to dismiss the entire management of the bulgarian chemical Industry. It cited the bulgarian communist party As saying that management was in capable of carrying on an effective development of the Industry and working out development plans for 1987 through 1990. President signs ban on forced retirement on the Job previously workers in the private could do forced to retire at 70. Anaheim Calif. Up presi Dent Reagan who at 7 is the oldest president in history saturday signed or Coul be forced to retire at 7 legislation Banning mandatory revue Zubor department study said ment based on age. Legislation will add about 195,1 Fia a statement announcing the sign ing Reagan said with the signing of this legislation we take another important step by ensuring that the Many individuals 70 Yean of age and older who have valuable contribution to make will now have the of Unity to do legislation will take effect Jan. I and will give tens of thousands of americans the Opportunity to remain legislation l about 195,000 employees to the nation s work Force of 120 million by 1990, generating about $3 billion in Revenue. The Bill has been backed by Tabor and elderly citizen groups but was opposed by some members of the business Community particularly the . Chamber of Commerce which says it could cause nation in the work Force. The average retirement age is now tbout63,
