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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, November 23, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d soviets believe no nuke win possible nato general says Page 2 d military spouses generally satisfied Page 5 d Yeager Hartman team up for special flight Page 12 the vol. 45, no. 21 9 them Leo unofficial Fujiu cation sunday november 23, 1 988 08693 a Iran paid . $12 million for weapons Wright says Washington a Iran paid More than si2 million for weapons i purchased from the United slates House majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas said Friday in accusing he Reagan administration of violating the Law by not inform ing Congress of the Deal. Wright commenting after a closed door hearing with Cia director William Casey told reporters 1,000 of the 2,008 greek s visit Apt to decide future of bases Athens Greece up prime minister Andreas Papandreou s scheduled visit to the United states will decide the future of . Military bases in Greece diplomats said  and the United states will by then have reached agreement on whether the United slates Wilt continue to maintain a military presence they  of Papandreou s plans to visit the United slates which caused a backlash from hard liners in his ruling socialist party followed the sign ing in Athens last week of a five year defense Indus try cooperation agreement Between . Defense undersecretary William h. Taf t and his greek  Papoulias who thursday ended the first official visit in 22 years by a greek foreign minister to the United states said his talks in Washington touched upon the Issue of the  said no agreement has yet been reached but officials said they expect a formula to be found next year that will allow the United states to maintain in military presence in  United state pays Greece about $500 million in military credits a year for its four major air and Nival bases. A possible Compromise formula would Beto turn three of bases Over to nato and close the fourth an air base adjacent to the Airport in , 67, a former american citizen swept see bases on Page 28 Tow anti tank missiles bought from the United states were assembled in san an Tonio Texas last february. Others were shipped separately he said. All were paid for by Iran j12 Mil lion plus Wright said. He said he had been told they deposited Money in a Swiss  Casey defended president Reagan s secret  sales to Iran before disbelieving lawmakers Friday and a senior re publican senator said the president needs to brine in some big leagues to run things Al the while House. Wright in line to be House speaker when Congress convenes in january said several other countries besides the United states and Israel had been involved in shipping weapons to Iran but he declined to identify them. He said the shipments were made Wilh the condoning of he United states and the complicity of the United Stales in some instances he renewed his charge that Reagan broke the Law by failing to inform con Gress of the sales for several months a charge that Casey shuttling Between closed door sessions of the House and see Iran on Page 28 rats not Welcome a Sailor straddles a mooring line As he installs Majorca Spain the recently renovated ship shield to keep rodents from finding their Way aboard launched in january 1944, was the scene of the Jap the is. Battleship Missouri at port in Fauna de anew surrender in september 1945. Thousands flee Island As Volcano erupts Tokyo a thousands of people fled a Small Island South of Tokyo Friday after a Volcano erupted spewing rocks and flames and sending lava toward the Island s largest town. There were no reports of injuries directly related to the eruption but an elderly Man died of a heart attack in route to a Rescue vessel police said. Several earthquakes jolted the area saturday morning but there were no re ports of casualties or damage. The 2,349-foot-High Volcano mount Mihara on a Shiraz Island began rum bling nov. 15. Shortly after 4 . Fri Day the Volcano started spewing names from iveral openings including a 600 Yard Long fissure on tie Side of the Mountain. Authorities ordered the evacuation of everyone on the 3s-Square-mile Island which is 70 Miles South of Tokyo. By saturday morning 31 Rescue ships had removed the Island s 11,000 Resi dents As Well As an undetermined num Ber of tourists. They were taken id schools and Wel fare centers near Tokyo. About 300 scientists police firefighter and Power company officials stayed behind to Monitor the Volcano. Police said the eruption began to Abate Early saturday and the lava flow stopped 200 Yards Short of Motohachi a town several Miles West of the Volcano. No damage to Motohachi was reported but the lava sparked More than 40 Forest fires hundreds of earthquakes accompanied the eruption. The jolts from the eruption and the earthquakes were beyond words a Resi Dent of the Island said. It was like being on a boat All Day added another Resi Dent. The Central meteorological Agency said saturday s strongest quake bit Al 9 41 . And was entered near Shim Al Island. It registered 6.1 on the Richter scale and was Felt in Tokyo Yokohama and other cities. Three moderate quakes the strongest of which measured 4. It on the Richter scale were recorded Between 7 . And 8 ., the meteorological Agency reported. The japanese Navy the maritime safety Agency and the Tokai steamship company All dispatched vessels to evac uate residents. Police said about 120 riot police were sent to the Island to help with the evac  at the University of Tokyo said mount Mihara s last eruption of this magnitude was about 200 Yean ago Kyodo news service reported. It last erupted 12 Vears ago Oshina u part of the Izu Island Chain considered one of the world s most Active volcanic areas  
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