European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 16, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 eradication plan is really for the Birds Stillwater okla a thousands of sparrows that have plagued downtown soil Lawler Are thwarting a publicized eradication plan by not eating Corn that is sup posed to bait them an official said. City workers under the direction of Federal wildlife official have sprinkled Corn on top of downtown buildings for the past two weeks in Hopes of getting spar rows in the habit of eating the com before substituting the Grain with poisoned com. Apparently either the Birds read the paper or got wind of the program because they Haven t been eating he com Laid City manager Carl Weinaut so we Haven t really proceeded with poisoning yet because it would t do any  . Rated top instructor of foreign military forces by Norman Black a military write Washington Over the past year More than 22,000 foreign soldiers received some Type of training from their american counterparts in programs that have made this country the free world s leading military instructor. The programs some financed by tax payers and some lied to payments by the foreign country have All been authorized by Congress. They stand separate from Covert training provided to insurgent movements around the world. Military training of foreign troops has gained attention As president Reagan signed a Bill providing si00 million in Aid to the Contra guerrillas fighting Nicaragua s leftist sandinista government. Officials say the contras May get train ing on . Territory if Nicaragua s neighbors balk at Selling up . Raining Camps on their soil. The contras will join soldiers airmen sailors and marines from More than 80 nations in getting instruction from their american counterparts most of it done in this country. The . Training programs Are of two kinds instruction tied to weapon sales and instruction provided under the Pentagon s International military education and training program which seeks to build rapport with foreign military Lead ers around the world. The first program is More limited. Every time the United states Sells a new Type of tank plane or missile to another country that country military can get training in its use from . Personnel As Well As training on its maintenance by the manufacturer. Military training in running logistic Supply systems is also offered the Pentagon estimates almost 7,900 foreigners received training As a result of foreign military sales in the fiscal year that ended sept. 30. Slightly More than 8,000 received such training in fiscal 1985 and the Pentagon says the number has stayed in that Range Over the past few a ars. The Imet program meantime goes beyond the handling of specific weapons. Its focus is primarily on the professional Soldier particularly officers and much of the training is provided at staff and War colleges. About 15,000 foreign military person Nel received instruction in fiscal i486, according to u. Col. Don Brownlee a Pentagon spokesman. Of thai total about 6,500 foreign sol Diers got training at the expense of the . Taxpayer and 8.500 thanks to a Deci Sion by their country to either pay for such schooling directly or in conjunction with weapon Purchase payments. Service held for 2 pilots shot Down Over Nicaragua Glendale. Calif. U i the two pilots of a plane shot Down while on a Supply Mission to . Backed rebels in Nicaragua were praised in a memo rial service sunday by supporters of a group seeking the overthrow of the sandinista. About 100 people packed a Chapel at Forest Lawn memorial Park to Honor William Cooper and Wal lace Buzz Sawyer who died oct. 5 when their c 123 cargo plane was shot Down by a sandinista sol Dier in Southern Nicaragua. In was during a time when their Mission if known would have been condemned by Many even by some who already enjoy the luxury of Liberty Bruce hers Hansohn. A radio and television political commentator said during the service. Hershenson called for the release of Eugene Hasenfus the cargo handler and sole survivor of the crash that also killed a nicaraguan radio operator. Hasenfus was sentenced saturday to 30 years in prison by a nicaraguan tribunal. The three americans were hailed As patriots Dur ing the memorial service which was presided Over by a Catholic priest and included speeches by county supervisor Mike Antonovich and an aide of rep. Robert Dornan a Calif. Most of the people attending the service were members of a group called americans and nicaraguans for Freedom fighters which supports the right Wing contras and did not know Cooper and Sawyer personally. Also attending were Cooper s daughter Palty French and Sawyer s brother Tom. I think it was very dignified and i enjoyed it. I think my father did too said French 33, of Long Beach. It was Good to see thai they had some sup  the cargo plane was carrying rifles grenades am munition and other military supplies la the right Wing nicaraguan guerrillas called contras who Are trying to overthrow the marxist led sait Finisia government. The . Government has denied any connection Wilh he Supply flights saying they were funded Pri Marily by private american supporters. Tent City a resident of a shelter for the homeless Cook break fast in Phoenix Aric where old Idamc fear we run temperature will attract a More transient from cold states adding to the problems of inadequate shelter. Sands of Lime in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 18, 1946 the solid fuels administration issued an order freezing All soft Coal supplies in anticipation Ofa walkout of United mine workers. 30 years ago today. Nov. In 1956 russian squads rounded up Young hungarians to ship 10 slave Camps in Siberia. Provoking enraged Budapest workers to pledge to continue their strike. The United states called for . Action to Hall the deportations. 20 years ago . Is 1966 arthritis stricken Sandy Koufax 3q, asked the los Angeles dodgers to retire him. The famed left hander had been pitching in pain for two years. He said he had taken a few too Many shots and too Many  j 0 years ago today. Nov. In 1976 four gunmen from the palestini an Black june terrorist group seized the Jordan intercontinental hotel killing two hotel employees before army commandos stormed the building in a four hour in Battle. Three terrorists and two soldiers were filled. Gail 89 women become ill at Cleveland convention Cleveland a eighty nine women at a banquet became sick with 12 having to be hospitalized and police said sunday it could be several Days before health officials determine if food Poison ing was the cause. The 89 were taken to eight hospitals and All but 12 were treated and released. The 12 were kept overnight at deaconess Hospital for treatment of possible food poisoning said Mary Puls nursing supervisor. By late sunday All but one had been released. The last patient was listed in stable condition. Detective Robert Bolton said the health department was testing food served to about 8 50 at the banquet of the National coalition of title i chapter i parents in he Cleveland convention Center and the victims were being inter viewed. We have not made any positive identification  Bolton us. Our health department was on the scene last night gathered up food samples. It s quite a lengthy process. They have to find a common denominator from All the peo ple who were treated. It May be a couple of Days before we know for  we can t Rule Oul anything at this Point. We have to keep All avenues open. But i Don t think it was foul play. There was no motive no reason for to he said. Rice Chicken salad and cheesecake were served said conference participant John Lewis. A nurse at Cleveland metropolitan general Hospital said blood samples were drawn from some of the ii people who were treated there