European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q veterans benefits Law explained Page 2 d Larry Holmes hangs up gloves Page 21 d Hasenfus trial extended Page 28 author Laid unofficial tin . Of re Vivol. 45. No. 204 saturday november a 1986 d 8693 a Shultz Chirac differ on Allied strategy Shannon Ireland up Secretary of state George Shultz and French officials had Sharp Dis agreements on Allied military strategy during a Brief visit 10 Paris Friday . Officials said. Shultz confirmed the differences in speaking to re porters after a meeting with Premier Jacques Chirac when he said making critical remarks is a Mark of real Friendship. There was a lot of real Friendship in Shultz. On his Way Back to Washington said that the chief difference came Over the question of How to Deal with future conventional arms cuts Between East and West. Another official aboard the Shutlz plane explained that the French have a traditional philosophy of avoid ing any negotiations Between nato and the Warsaw pact. The United Stales is seeking a Mutual Cut unconventional forces in Europe by dealing with the so Viets in Vienna Austria weighing nato cuts against Warsaw Paet cuts. The French expressed a Strong preference for the troop negotiations to be undertaken in me conference on Secu Rity and cooperation in Europe a 35-nation grouping. A . Official said it makes no sense at All to us to include Malta the Vatican and Luxembourg when we re really talking about troops based in Central Shultz old reporters thai there was Little difference Between him and the French on dealing with terrorism. Recently stale department officials have been Crit ical of the Lack of French support for the British break in relations Wilh Syria after evidence pointed to Syria government involvement in the attempted sabotage of an Al Al Airliner. Shultz said he expected the european countries including France will be taking some further actions after meetings Early next week and that the United slates probably will make new moves Afler the euro peans show what they Are prepared to do against Syria and its support of International terrorism. Shultz is returning q report to president Reagan on his two Days of talks in Vienna Wilh soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze which ended without agreement on How to proceed nest in the Wake of the Reykjavik Iceland Summit in october. Mechanical breakdown suspected in copter crash Lerwick Shetland islands up experts Fri Day said a catastrophic mechanical failure probably caused the crash of a helicopter that plunged into the North sea killing 45 people in the world s worst civil Ian helicopter disaster. But aviation minister Michael Spicer said Friday the cause of disaster would Only be known once investigators have sifted through All the wreckage they can recover and located the flight recorder. The Boeing built Chinook crashed and Sank As it approached Sumburgh Airport thursday morning car. ? Huwy of Mph fmmtahtctlfttimt4"iflmr�kTf��jxegfamffTfff��jyff�f�z�Tyjy,.v.vaw/ trying Shell Oil workers from two platforms about 100miles Northeast in the Brent Oil Field. Officials said a Boeing investigator from the United Stales was expected to help with the investigation. Rescuers recovered 19 bodies and two survivors. Officials said the 26 Oiher men were missing and presumed dead from the night chartered by Shell . Oil company. The daily mail said a Fisherman saw one of the Craft s Rotor Blades Fly off just before in plunged with out warning into the cold sea out of a Clear sky capt. Eric Brown chief executive of the British helicopter advisory Board coordinating the Salvage operation said thai Between Pilot error and mechanical failure the cause of the Accident was More Likely to have been a catastrophic mechanical other specialists also said a mechanical failure was indicated. What we want to do As quickly As possible is to Getto the Root cause of this Accident said Spicer who flew Over the crash site and visited with the Only iwo survivors. It was the world s worst Ever civilian air crash the previous being a Sikorsky helicopter that went Down in 1983 off southwestern England killing 20, the International civil aviation organization said. The 19b3 Accident was caused by Pilot error. The survivors were the Pilot capt. Push Vaide 45, and trainee Oil technician Eric Morrans 20. A spokes Man at the Hospital where they Are being treated said both were on the Road to in a newspaper interview Morrans father Joe said Eric told me he grabbed hold of a raft and tied him self to it so he could remain afloat it is remarkable that he managed to do $0 because the whole thing happened so quickly he said Royal air Force spokesman Squadron Leader nor Man Mcleod said a lift ship would attempt to raise the fuselage of the twin coloured aircraft from the sea bed where Salvage workers believe they have located it about 300 feet Down just 2 Miles off the Southern tip of Shetland Island. Shell said the helicopter made a routine radio con tact two minutes from touchdown at Sumburgh and then no futher message was received from the Craft. Photo try of Tiv Baker says goodbye freed hostage David Jacobson looks lit and cheerful As he says goodbye it Rhein Maln , Germany before taking off an a flight to Withrington. With Jacoban is his son Paul. Jacobsen flies Home sees Reagan Washington a freed hostage David Jacobsen came Home to the United Stales Friday promising two captives he left behind Tom and Terry i won l forget you and we won t forget you. Later with president Reagan at his Side he pleaded with reporters id please be responsible circumstances of his release. Please do not engage in unreasonable an unrealistic speculations he said in the Rose Garden of the White House. To persistent reporters he said in the name of god would you please just be responsible and Back As the reagans were ushering him Inlo the Oval office a reporter asked the president about reports that the administration traded arms to Iran to gain Jacobsen s and others hostages1 re lease. There s no Way we can answer questions hav ing anything to do with this without endangering the people we re trying to Rescue said Reagan scowling. Asked about reports that Shutlz objected to a policy of dealing with Iran Reagan replied we have All been working together related Story Page 28. From 20 feet away where the reporters were standing another question was shouted Why not end the speculation and by what happened Reagan turned and angrily responded because ii has to happen again and again and see Jacobs go on Page 28
