European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes tuesday. November 4,1986 rid today climber feared dead after scaling Nepal Peak Katmandu. Nepal up a japanese climber is missing and believed dead after he and three other men completed an unprecedented ascent of him Al Chuli East by Way of its Southeast Ridge the ministry of tourism said sunday. A Sherpa guide and three japanese climbers Al members of the Ninon University Alpine club reached the 25.896-foot Summit along the unprecedented route on oct. 26, the ministry said. One of the climbers Shizuru Nakamura slipped at the 24,770-foot level on the Way Down and disappeared on the Mountainside it said. He is feared dead. The other japanese climbers were identified As Kiyoshi Furno 30, and Shigeki Imoto 26. The name of the Sherpa guide was not known. The seven member team was led by Sadao Okada 37, of Tokyo. Egyptian Dies of Joy after finally getting phone Cairo. Egypt up an egyptian waited for 15 years for a Telephone to be installed at his Home and the newspaper Al Akbar said sunday he died of Joy when he was informed by the telecommunications department thai his request had been approved i Mustafa a 50-year-old musician hurried to the department after receiving the letter of , he signed a contract for installing the Telephone at his Home in a working class neighbourhood South of Man then suffered a heart attack and died in a chair. Lions returning to Chad since fighting has ended Yabe Chad a frightened away by War Lions Are returning to Southern Chad now that the civil conflict has stopped. Environmentalists Are delighted not so the villagers say the Lions Are entering settled areas More frequently. Some have been seen on the outskirts of this Small town seat of the local sub prefecture where they have killed some sheep and cattle. One villager said the Lions arc difficult to detect because the High grass has turned yellow this time of year and it camouflages them. Paper Calls prostitution major problem in Moscow Moscow up the soviet Union which claimed to have eliminated prostitution has a serious problem right in the Center of the capital a newspaper said pravda described police efforts to control prostitution operations entered on Well known cafes restaurants and hotels naming the National and i tourist hotels that Overlook the Krem results Are promising the newspaper said. But the problem still exists since it proved to be far More serious than it seemed at the same article described nearby youth gangs with names like punks and rockers that had often ended Upin Public fights. A permanent police Post established at their main meeting place helped control the situation it said. . Military team visits possible Mia crash site Bangkok Thailand up a . Military delegation inspected the possible crash site of an Ameri can warplane during its meeting in Vietnam on Ameri can servicemen listed As missing in action the team Leader said sunday. The site was just a few Miles outside of Haiphong the major seaport in Northern Vietnam said it. Col. Joe Harvey head of the . Joint casualty Resolution Center. It s in a Field of a populated area said did not see much just a Crater. The vietnamese had correlated the site with one of the Mia Case files that we presented earlier and we will have to see if the correlation is Correct Harvey declined to provide details on the . War plane identified by the vietnamese and said there was no visible wreckage. a photo More of rubik s magic professor Emo rubik shows his latest invention Rumbuc of rubik s cube was at Heathrow to rubik s magic at London s Heathrow Airport publicize his new Ponzle. 2-week Market Square exercise featured c. America scenario by Richard Halloran not military writer fort Bragg . The 82nd airborne div the army s Only division equipped to invade hostile territory has just completed a Large scale Field Man Euver to Tram us paratroopers for combat in Central America. In its most extensive exercise in 15 years the division s 14,000 paratroopers spent two weeks in Parachute jumps Airdrop of heavy weapons helicopter movements and tactical drills that included live fire. Their Mission was to help defend the mythical nation of san Lorenzo from aggression by Macapia and la Palmera. Reagan administration officials have said they have no plans to deploy american combat forces to Central America except for training or a show of Force. All through the Man Euver code named Market Square the division was supported by logistical elements from the army s xviii airborne corps air Force transport and attack planes Navy fighters. Marine corps attack planes and simulated naval gun fire from the battleship new 82nd airborne div is a lightly armed Force that could be transported by air to mount what the army Calls a forced entry. Other army divisions particularly armoured divisions would require a port in Friendly hands. Three Mann corps divisions Are trained for amphibious forced the scenario for Market Square san Lorenzo asked the United states for Aid in repelling incursions by Macapia. The 82nd airborne was ordered to make a Parachute assault against Macapia from a staging base in san simulate a move to the staging area paratroopers and their weapons equipment and supplies were flown bused and trucked to other military bases in North Carolina and South the first paratroopers were flown Back to fort Bragg , to jump into a drop zone at 2 . On oct.18. Twenty minutes later a second battalion was dropped onto another zone. After Dawn More troops made a third jump while still More landed by helicopter. The next Day another jump put paratroopers on the round to dear an Airstrip. Light tanks were delivered from c-130s by huge parachutes As the plane flew 10 fee above ground. Aluminium pallets and honeycomb Cush ions prevented damage As the tanks skidded to a halt in a key Battle. Col. Steven l. Arnold who com mands the 325th airborne inf regt sent two Battal ions into a night attack against Macapia forces while a third battalion moved into a blocking position to guard the rear. Arnold s troops were successful at first but Macapia got help from la Palmera which Lent Tankian Ainsle the 325th in the sort of attack the lightly armed paratroopers fear most. They fell Back to positions in which anti Armor weapons had been dug in trading space for time. Eventually the tanks were halted. As the Man Euver wore on Macapia went to guerrilla warfare. It David Withers a platoon Leader in the 1st in 508th airborne inf regt. Was ordered to raid a guerrilla hideout then move to a pickup Post where fits 40 troops boarded helicopters for a raid against another guerrilla position. Later they Laid an ambush and were finally brought out after 48 hours without sle meantime f-16 fighter planes from Shaw fab s.c., flew sorties against ground forces of Macapia Anala Palmera. Navy fighters from the naval air station a Oceana va., and Marine corps attack planes bom Cherry Point , joined Marine corps team simulated gunfire mat the new Jersey which cruised offshore. The marines oper ated both on the ground and from a gunship in them in rear areas medical maintenance and in ppr troops were Busy with the real thing. Of 3,800 paratroopers who jumped. 34 sustained injuries that were treated in a Field Hospital. Four had to be evacuated by helicopter. _ vehicles broke Down and were hauled to new maintenance area for repair. Ammunition had to be dispensed from storage areas while rations were distributed from a Central Supply Point As the exercise ended. Brig. Gen. Thomaa p. Carney assistant division commander in Dune of operations said it went Down More smoothly than i one had
