European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday january 13,1987page 28 of rumours of nuke cargo crash stir up . Salisbury England up Polit ical and anti nuclear controversy grew sunday Over whether a 20-ton military truck that skidded on an icy country Lane and overturned during the weekend was carrying nuclear weapons. Conservative prime minister Marga ret Thatcher s labor party opponents said they intended to question the government in the House of commons about its policy of transporting nuclear weapons by Public highways. While Royal Marine commandos in Arctic survival gear backed by some 40police officers lightly cordoned off the Accident area engineers worked 18 hours to get the truck and its mysterious cargo Back on the Road sunday. The Accident triggered a major Security Alert and More demonstrations by anti nuclear groups who have Long demanded that Britain dismantle its nuclear weapons and kick oui those belonging to the United states and nato. The defense ministry flatly refused to confirm or deny speculation that the truck part of a tour vehicle Convoy was carrying anti submarine nuclear depth charges to a Royal Navy armaments depot at West Dean near the City of Salisbury 85 Miles West of London. No one was Hurt and there is absolutely no danger to the Public a de sense ministry spokesman said. But Martin o Neill a labor party de sense spokesman called in the most serious event of its kind recorded in Brit Ain in 25 years and said his party  to bring pressure on Thalf her. Ii is incumbent upon the government to be far More forthcoming than they have done o Neill said in a British broadcasting corp. Radio interview. The nuclear state that we live in is a dangerous secret  one Accident or a serious nature would be enough to wipe out an area he said apparently referring to possible radiation Hazard. Roger Freeman undersecretary of slate for the armed forces announced that a Board of inquiry had been Sel cupid investigate the Accident. Defense ministry spokesman Keith Ansell insisted that if there was any risk 1 Don t think you would find our Rescue team trying to put it the truck Back on the  a spokesman for Polaris watch said there Are different vehicles that Cany different types of ordnance and these vehicles Are specifically designed to carry nuclear  weapons experts said Chancel of a nuclear explosion from such an Accident were almost non existent but that there was a danger from nuclear contamination from a fire. A Rof denies asking Bush to investigate Armitage a Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot asked Vicc indent George Bush last fall to look into evidence Orhn going including drug dealing by assistant Secretary a diff Csc Richard Armitage a spokesman for Bush said 1 _ Perot on sunday denied the report i press Secretary Stephen Hart commenting on a in sunday s Boston Globe said he understood the allegations entered on drug and weapons trafficking i have never said a word to anybody about drugs and weapons and Armitage Perot said asked whether he knew of such allegations Perot Athirst said he would not comment then added i have no direct knowledge of either. Those stories float out there but i Don t have any  the Globe reported that Armitage a alleged Mohave been involved in drug and weapons traffic dating to the Early 1970s when he was in Vietnam when working As a defense  in Bangkok Thailand in the mid-197 a the defense Depan Menlik Lafai eminent released i response to queries Abate inc Story said sunday thai s an old Allee Otthat was looked into year Sago and  the Sulga Aitsaid Armitage is under no investigation Byj Repar Trneny of defense. Secretary Caspar we merger has full Confidence in him it. Col Edwina Palmer a Pentagon spokesman said Armitage could not be reached for comment. Or. Perot did bring 10 the vice president what reconsidered evidence of wrongdoing by or. Armitage Hart said. The vice president told or. Parol that if he Felt he had a Case of wrongdoing he should Lake in to  Globe said Armitage confronted Perot la greatly having heard of prof iritts that re was in Vang pm drug an weapons  Perot  met with Armilda Gabut refused to Clab i of i. I fac expressed Bush or  about age s alleged intervention in an aril court Case of a vietnamese refugee woman woman Nguyen Thi o Rourke was convicted on Gam bling charges in 1985. The Globe reported that adroit age wrote a character reference on Pentagon stationery for o Rourke. Han said Bush s private meeting with Perot occurred oct. 16 in the West Wing of the White House. Perot refused to discuss any meetings with Bush. Perot at the request of the administration has been investigating the Issue of american prisoners of War in Southeast Asia and those missing in action since the Money from Page 1 its door Rale Eyskens and Jacques defers president of the euro Pean Community s executive commission emphasized the realignment was the first one due to external causes. Previous realignments followed internal tensions or economic divergences. Eyskens said realignments belonged to the nature of the Ems. But when they happen every six or nine months there is an effect of  he said. He said the ministers thus instructed monetary experts and governors of their Central Banks to work out proposals to strengthen the Ems and improve its intervention mechanisms. They will report Back As soon As possible to the ministers he said. He paid homage to the German government which accepted a revaluation that will make German exports to its european partners More expensive. Financial sources said the 3 percent revaluation could Well be absorbed bythe Strong German and dutch economies. On the other hand it was a face saving decision for the French govern ment which did not have to accept a format devaluation although the agreement in fact Means a drop in value of the French franc against the German dutch and belgian Luxembourg currencies. Cold from Page 1 weather Center in London. Airports remained closed in Northern Italy because of Snow and flights were disrupted by Strong winds in the South. Usually sunny Spain had Mountain passes blocked by Snow and roofs ripped off by High winds. Spain s Costa Del sol which normally has the warmest Winter climate in Southern Europe was littered with toppled Palm Trees roof tiles and other debris. Tourists in Austria were trapped in their cars and Avalanche warnings kept skiers indoors. In Sweden residents were urged to Cut electricity con sumption to reduce the risk of the Power network collapsing and Czechoslovakia banned Long distance travel be cause of Snow up to 6 feet deep in some places. Reports from Russia spoke of temperatures 76 de Grees below Zero in Eastern Siberia. The British broadcasting corp reported Early Mon Day that soviet authorities were expressing concern at the Impact of the cold weather on the Economy Andon life in  they have blamed Coal and railway workers for failing to guarantee deliveries to Power stations and on one Day alone 25,000 wagons had not been unloaded the bbl said. Error from Page 1 and trendy protested the firing. In Dublin defense minister Paddy Otoole said he was dismayed disappointed and disgusted by the Soldier s death and that the future of Ireland s Rale in until Mil be reconsidered at a Cabinet meeting wednesday. Mclaughlin was killed at an observation Post from fire directed by israeli troops despite flares set off bythe Irish to show the building was occupied by uni f1l troops Force spokesman Timur Goksel raid. Mcloughlin was the second Irish Soldier from un1-Fil killed in less than two months by firing from israeli or israeli backed forces in Lebanon. The israeli military said investigations showed the killing came after an israeli army unit sighted a Large terrorist squad in the Village of Bra Achil and opened tire on it. Tank fire accidentally hit the Irish Soldier who was in a nearby Structure. Vietnam War and said his Foremost of any who May still be Imp is Armitage is the a Damji Jef Loffi div Point Man on the ppm mme Fiji Trhas travelled to Southeast Asia to _ you work on things like this every now and then. Of stumble Over something Perot said sunday but declined to elaborate further. I have one Mission in life and that s to gel to he Bottom of the  Armitage served four Tours of Navy duty in Vietnam and subsequently As a counter insurgency instructor according to his biography in the 1986 Federal suit directory. He later served As a defense department consultant and was a partner in an import Export Busi Ness based in Bangkok. Be rejoined the defense department As Deputy a ill Secretary for International Security affairs for Easl we Al Pacific affairs in 1981 and assumed i current  Secretary for International Security affairs in i Perol founder of  systems now owned by general motors  in efforts to Rescue International hostages in Wudl and had engineered a commando raid thai Rescue lilo his company s employees kidnapped in Iran in 19 Reagan Page 1 25, str the sales were disclosed. 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