European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. Dace Law 17,1068 . Mail logjam in Europe broken As stalled containers Are cleared by Rosemary Rausch Sawyer staff writer about one third of the Mare than 1.000 shipping containers stalled in european ports since nov. 24 have been delivered including most . Mail a transportation command spokesman said tuesday. Bui some fourth class mail including publications May still be stalled in containers in stateside ports. The containers belong to United states lines a de sense department shipping contractor that recently tiled for bankruptcy said maj. Peter m. Keating spokesman Tor the 4lh trans come in Ober Ursel Ger Many. Subcontractors bad been holding the Container Sand cements because United states lines owed them Money. . Mail in four containers at the port of Rotter dam Netherlands was released thursday and Friday by the shipping companies and has been delivered said William Tyler postal service analyst Amy postal croup Europe. Military traffic management come officials in Falls Church va., said the bankruptcy filing is affect ing Only that cargo already packed in . Lines containers even though . Lines was our biggest contractor on the Atlantic routes to Europe we have found other shippers to pick up the Slack he said tuesday. Unpacking stateside . Lines Container and re packing them into containers of other shipping lines is continuing and the Only mail in the stalled containers Jane s notes improved air combat readiness London Dpi the United states has drastically improved its air combat readiness since the Early 1980s, when Many of its plane were rated incapable of carrying out missions the authoritative Jane s yearbook said tuesday. The 1986-87 edition of Jane s All the world1 aircraft said that while Moscow is working to close the technology Gap it never did have a magic formula to get combat aircraft off the drawing Board and into Squadron  in the Book s foreword editor John w. R. Taylor said that Al the beginning of the 1980s,the . Air forces had depressing standards of combat  but on a visit to the . Air Force tac air omd s Langley fab in Virginia last Spring he said he found the whole base displayed an a Raof efficient  at the base aircraft were logging 22 sorties a month on average compared with 14 in 1980, he said. Communist party Usa official Henry Winston Dies Mosco Jaf Henry Winston longtime Leader of the communist party Usa has died in Moscow aider a Brief illness. He was 75.Winston died Friday at t Moscow Hospital where he was undergoing followup treatment Foran Eye operation he received in Moscow several years ago according to Che party newspaper peo ple s daily world. A son it Mississippi sharecroppers Winston be came Active in unemployed rim Rife during the depression and later in the Southern negro Yout Congress before joining the communist party. Is fourth clan mail he said. A traffic spokesman said Between 15 percent and 20percent of cargo in the us. Lam containers has been a stuffed and repacked in other containers for ship ment the yet undelivered containers in Europe include Exchange goods commissary items and household Good shipments Keating said. Through negotiations All the companies except two Nave agreed to move the Container to their destinations throughout Europe. The two remaining Compa Nies Are in the final negotiation phase said maj. Charles l Brinkley chief Container Branch 1st Traa movement control Agency. Two Hundred and forty six containers remain i Bremerhaven while 80 Are in the Rotterdam port and 331 Are scattered throughout various Inland  As Barge Railroad and truck terminals Keating said. They should be cleared out in 10 to 15 Days Keatin said negotiators have had to go to the individual who has had this court action Ana convince hint that we re the defense department capable of paying him for moving the Container to his destination Keating said. The contents Dod property is off loaded and the subcontractor paid for that Cost. Then the contractor is free to take the Container Back end pursue his action against United states lines through the  the containers measure 8 feet wide 8 feel deep and 40 feet Long. . Lines Notri 2joo connote with defense department cargo. All shipments that were in mule when us. Line filed for bankruptcy have arrived in Europe so there should be no More delays in european ports Keatin said thirty five percent of the cargo requirements for Northern and Central Europe were fleeced by . Lines chapter 11 bankruptcy he  at cafes Europe Headquarters in Munich said about 400 of the stalled containers in Europe Aideen destined for the Exchange s european facilities. Obviously we Are currently concent Tiiu on de livering Christmas merchandise food and support items Tor cafes operated food facilities and manufacturing supplies for our oru Enstall Germany blk Ery and ice Cream plants said col Robert lube Rudd director of cafes Europe s distribution Branch. The military traffic management come spokesman in Virginia could not say How far along the project of unpacking the . Lines containers was in the  and unpacking the containers is something the contractor usuary does the spokesman said. We had to hire extra labor in the terminals to work on the . Lines  said the repacking in the states will came a Bubble in our pipeline Lor some products. Weill continue to work tie situation Hen and in Dallas until the Supply lines Are operating normally  Smi witty Quick Vina in tit Bowdem lot it form m by vim Reagan from Page 1 ing immunity to North and Poindexter and would makeup the matter again when it receives Reagan s request Regan told reporters that Poindexter and North acted on their own in diverting the funds. "1 can Tell you thai cot. North or nobody else was Ever authorized to divert funds to the Contra or anyone else Regan  immunity would protect Poindexter who resigned and North who was fired from prosecution based upon heir testimony but not from prosecution based on other evidence. It does not prevent those responsible for any wrongdoing from being brought to Justice Regan  immunity also would mean North and Poindexter would have no grounds to refuse to testify tinder the Constitution s fifth amendment Protection from self incrimination. Both have already cited the amendment and have refused to testify before the sen ate intelligence  said the president is anxious to get to the Bottom of the matter and get on with the business of government for nearly three weeks a Trio of congressional committees by been examining the Iraq Contra scandal. Secretary of state George Shultz was to appear before a closed committee hearing later tuesday along with National Security Council official Howard Teicher. Attorney general Edwin Meese and defense Secretary Caspar  were scheduled to testily wednesday. Speakes said Teicher had resigned effective i March As the National Security Mouneu a director of political military affairs Teicher accompanied former National Security adviser Robert a Mcfarian and North on their secret trip to Iran last May. He has been identified As the architect of the iranian arms deals Speakes also said Rodney a Mcdaniel. Executive Secretary to the National Security Council is also re signing. He said the resignations allow Reagan s new National Security adviser Frank Cartucci to appoint bos own staff. Sen. Robert Byrd. D-w.va., Leader of the opposition democrats and sen. Robert Dole of Kansas Leader of the republicans announced the members of Ibe Spe dal committee to investigate the inn cont Fnu. Byrd Slid democratic sen. Daniel Inouye a a Trail old serve As chairman. Lou Vera of the committee that Dait the other democratic members of the burglars from Page 1 has them puzzled said detective sgt Chris Mccomb a ministry of defense policeman investigating the thefts. Mccomb said they ire going House to House an checking markets and secondhand dealers. The kinds of items taken lend to show up m those Potik to. Be nid. He s confident that once they Ond one or two of Tea Teauhey will have a Good Chance of catching the exc Tnie employees have Roghai dose to double its Normal volume f he the unfortunate Job of no Iii ones who bought hems  to tool Tam the in replaced before dozen customers e says not one no one s been upset about  die voyager from Page 1 Monitor Dup Aynu a satellite picture of the  Ben Wea tots behind him?1 the front endure shutdown we key part of theft Tajbl plan. Weighing 9.750 pounds at take off vow a needed its front and rear engines to push and poll it into their. Feathering the front propeller nose by dosing air intakes a Tosh percent improvement in fuel Rulan 43. Delaner of the plane and brother of the Pilot. At the but of the flight. Voyager was jetting14 few int. When h s More eff instead of Bavins two Power where Tynejr re Nomine a Lowe s got one run. The Ortw Caus it . When of Pilot Strisik Oil Wreh Tmea Odvin room toss