European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 8 the stars and stripes tuesday january 13, 1987 fire Back rules May ease for . Forces in Lebanon a Tel Aviv Israel a the United nations is f considering allowing its peacekeepers More Freedom to 1 return fire in South Lebanon after a . Soldier was tilled by israeli troops a . Spokesman said Mon Day. We have always had the option of firing Back in order to protect ourselves but up until now we have told our soldiers to avoid anything thai would escalate the violence spokesman Timur oks cd told the associated press. But this latest incident is difficult to explain to our peacekeepers. Now we arc considering relating our conditions and telling the soldiers to fire Back he said in a Telephone interview from a Agoura in South Leb anon. Goksel spoke after a Shell from an israeli tank sat urday killed Cpl. Dermal Mcloughlin. 33, from the Irish contingent of the United nations interim Force in Lebano Mcloughlin was the 21st Irish peacekeeper killed in South Lebanon since the Force was founded in 1978,and the second irishman killed Over the pail five weeks from the same israeli held position. Israel which keeps 1,000 Soldier in a self declared Security zone in South Lebanon acknowledged Sun Day that its troops were responsible for the death. An army announcement said israeli soldiers were firing at a group of guerrillas and mistakenly hit the . Position. But Goksel said the building which has been used by un1fil since 1978, clearly was marked with the tellers in painted in Black on White Walls. He also said the Blue and White . Flagon he roof was illuminated As usual after the first Lank round hit the Post the com Mander of the station went onto the roof and fired two red flares to further Mark the Goksel said. As he was coming Down a second round struck the building and exploded in the room occupied by Cpl. Mcloughlin. He died before he could be defense minister Yitzhak Rabin and chief of staff mosh Levy conveyed Israel s sorrow and regret to their Irish counterparts. But Ireland s defense minister Paddy Otoole said he was dismayed disappointed and disgusted by the fatality. This was a deliberate attack on a United nations Post and has serious implications. I feel it look place in the knowledge that because of our strict adherence to the peacekeeping role fire would not be returned de Spile severe provocation Otoole was quoted in the Jerusalem Post As saying. He also said Ireland would have to seriously consider its membership in the nine nation uni Fil 5,800-Mcmber Force includes 744 Irish soldiers Israel s relations with uni Fil have Long been Trou bled. The United nations contends the presence of israeli troops and their allies in South Lebanon has prevented it from deploying All the Way to the israeli Border As Reo tired in their mandate. Israel says the Force is not capable of protecting its Northern Border. In All 139 peacekeepers have died since the inception of the fora. The . Security Council is to con Sider Loon a six month Extension of the Force s Man Date which expires Jan. 19. Shultz gets stuck in Kenya safari during break from Sticky meetings Masai Mara game Reserve Kenya a . Secretary of state George p. Shultz normally never has to wait around when he wants to go some where. But for almost an hour sunday Shultz found him self immobilized when his Toyota 10-Scaler slopped cold in a mud filter rut at the Start of a safari. His kenyan and american companions towed and tugged and pulled and eventually abandoned the struggle forcing Shultz to switch to another vehicle. The rest of the Day things went much better for America s chief Diplomat now in the Home stretch of a six nation Africa Lour. He spent five hours Riding along the rough dirt roads that Cross the Flat plans and gently rolling Hills of the Masai Mara game Reserve a Park in Southwest Kenya pot far from the Tan haitian Bonier. Looking through binoculars while standing in an open topped Van Schuliz spotted Lions zebras rhinos giraffes and dozens of other animals. Following a Buffet lunch at a local Lodge Shultz was treated to a song and dance performance by a Masai tribe troupe with shaven Heads. Shultz joined briefly in the dipping and swaying after greeting the group whose music depicted their Joy at their visitor s presence. For the Secretary of state it was a Welcome respite from the sometimes Stuffy official meetings he has had since beginning his we Klong tour of sub saharan Afri Ca last thursday in Senegal. Schuliz left Kenya monday and travelled to Nigeria for talks with leaders of that West african country on ways to expand cooperation in curbing drug Traffick ing. During the flight from Nairobi a . Official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Nigeria has been used increasingly As a transit Point for heroin smuggled from Pakistan and other asian countries to the United slates. The official said Nigeria has arrested several drug traffickers and that the United stale is pleased with its cooperation. The mishap sunday involving the Toyota Van was the result of rain saturday. Parts of the Din mad that wind through the Park were treacherous. During the delay a reporter promised Shultz that he would resist the temptation to draw parallels Between the disabled vehicle and american Fongen policy. Stuck in the mud he Shultz replied smiting. Nearby two state department Security guards armed with shotguns peered at the rolling Hill nearby watching for . One guard called it the animal there were no incidents. Shultz meanwhile used the occasion to chide his hosts for the Model of Van they were using. The mis Hap never would have happened he tested if they bad relied on general motors instead of Toyota. Gorbachev writes of regrets that 1986 did t bring peace Moscow a soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev wrote in a letter to the United nations that he regrets 1986 did not bring about world peace but Aid the soviet Nion did everything it could to Hall the arms race. The letter to . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cudelar published on the front Page of the communist party daily pravda on sunday was described by Gorba Chev As an account to the world comm Unity of work toward disarmament last year. 19&6 had been designated by the United nations As the International year of peace. Gorbachev noted his arms control proposal of Jan. 15, in which he called for a three stage disarmament process that would rid the world of nuclear weapons by the year 2000. He also hailed the Kremlin s self imposed ban nonnuclear testing As an unanswered Call for restraint and noted the United states still has a Chance to agree to a joint test ban. The soviet Union announced a testing moratorium aug. 6,1985, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the . Atom bomb attack on Hiroshima. Japan at the end of world War ii. The soviet ban Wai extended Ihrcke times and the soviets say they will cot resume testing until after the first . Lest explosion of987. Gorbachev praised the Reykjavik Iceland Summit with president Reagan in october As an Effort that led the cause of nuclear disarmament to an unprecedented High plateau which offered a View of fresh military Rou Tulip Woodmansee nominated for v corps command Heidelberg maj. Gen. John w. Wood manse has been nominated to serve As v corps commander and receive his third Star. . Army Europe officials said monday. Woodmansee it director of Force development in the office of the Deputy chief of aft for operations and plans in Washington he will replace la. Gen. Colin l Powell who was appointed Deputy assistant to the president Tor National Security affairs National Security Council. Woodmansec s nomination awaits Senate confirmation. All air Force personnel can Wear training ribbon Randolph fab Tom All air Force people regardless of when they entered the serv ice May Wear the air Force training ribbon. Military personnel Center official said. In the pail Only those who had entered serv ice Amer aug. Is 1974, were authorized 10 Wear the ribbon. Officials at the personnel Center said the policy was changed to allow ill air Force people to show completion of their initial train ing. Members Are not required to update official photos. More information concerning the training rib Bon can be obtained through local pen onit affairs offices. 13 Usa eur soldiers win in army photo contest Schwet Zingen Germany thirteen Sarteur soldiers won prizes in he .1986 mation received at Usa eur Community and family support directorate. The annual array event is divided Inlo monochrome prints color prints and transparencies. The categories in each group were military lire people nature and creative effects. The Usa eur winners Are sgt. William Garwood he co Vii Corpt Stuttgart second place monochrome Ponnu military life determined chief warrant officer Albert ,663rd Ord co 7th army training count Schweinfurt first place monochrome prints creative effects after the staff sgt. Donald Terry he co 3rd in div Wurzburg. Honorable mention monochrome prints creative effects staff set. Edward Moor dust co a 1st ,36ih inf Giessen. Third place color print Mili tary life desert sgt. Eddie Sjostrom co a 1st in 40thfield arty Hanau honorable mention color print military life outgoing mail from Ulbig gun col. Bomi Brett he Usa eur office of the inspector general Heidelberg fim place color prints people Man and staff sgt. Drew Bow do 3rd in 189tharmy training come co Weer Zahig second tee color prints creative effects sol Alphema Holme he co 3rd inf dts Luenburg. Third place color prints creative effect one too Many Beer advertisement 1st la. David Matthews he co 3rd Bri Gade 32ith airborne in combat team Vicinza Italy first place color mat tary life sky spec. 4 Edward Cyphers he Usa eur it Eidelberg honorable mention color transparencies people run for chief warrant officer Dale Dos. He in 2nd air defense arty Wil Flecken honorable mention color transparencies nature Sec. Robert ugh fool or cob 94lh Engron Darmstadt honorable mention color transparencies nature re lid
