European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d . Lifting ban on Oil equipment exports Page 2 d licensing of unproven aids drug urged Page 5 d Art Schlichter arrested for gambling. Sports Page 24 the stars and Sra ipes author lated ung Fici a publication Fot vol. 45, no. 273 sunday january 1 8, 1987 T 0 8693 a president of Ecuador seized freed after 10 hours Quito Ecuador a president Leon Febres Cordera. Kidnapped Friday by renegade paratroopers during n visit to Taura air base 170 mites Southeast of Quito was freed 10 hours later when the government released the Leader of an ear Lier revolt. Radio reports said he president. De sense minister Gen my Dordo Salazar and others seized by the paratroopers went to the Guayaquil governor s Man lion. The broadcasts said the president and his party were seized at about 9 45 . And freed at 8 p.m., after Gen. Frank Vargas Pazos 52, who had been jailed following an attempted revolt Las March arrived at the base aboard a Spe Cial government plane. Vice president Blasco Pena Herrera speaking at a news conference at the presidential Palace in Quito said bespoke by Telephone several times during the Day with Febres Cordero. Paratroopers surrounded Febres Cor Duro and Salazar during 3 ceremony atthe Taura base and there was a Brief Exchange of gunfire reporters at the scene said. They said up to is people were killed and four were wounded during the Exchange of fire. There was no Confirma Tion of those reports. A number of presidential guards an three journalists also were taken hostage by the renegades according to the wit Nesses. Penaherrera had met in emergency session with the armed forces High com Mand at the defense ministry.  said the order to free Var Gas Pazos came from Febres Cordero. Afier Penaherrera s news conference National television showed dim taken of Febres Cordero in the air base Chapel where he was being held and the presi Dent said i guarantee that my govern ment will not take any disciplinary Mea sures against those armed elements lha took part in this  the broadcast showed the president seated at a table writing a paper that the station said was written Assurance that no reprisals would be taken against his  Cordero spoke earlier with radio Quito by Telephone. He was Al Lowed the Telephone connection with radio Quito Afier the Leader of i he insurrection. Col. Patricia Gonzalez announced the demand for Vargas Pazos release. Vargas Pazos wife Miriam later read to reporters a communique issued by the Robe  demand the removal from office of president Leon fibres Cordero an the Freedom of general Frank Vargas it  Washington White House spokes Man Albert bras car said the . Government was deeply disturbed by the incident. Febres Cordero a 55-year-old con see Ecuador on Page 28 Zieze still grips some areas Fiat causes trouble else life by United press intern Europe s killer freeze relented intern areas but caused new misery with be pipes White the death toll saturday mounted to As Many As 291 including 10 people killed in Romania by the cot lapse of a Snow Laden roof. N the London area a thaw filled Homes with water leaking from ice burst pipes and authorities called on people Touse water sparingly saying supplies were stretched to the limit by the  plying the Atlantic 160 Miles off the southwestern tip of Portu Gal gave up their Hunt for up to 30 philippine sailors missing and presumed drowned. Their cargo ship went Down tuesday in storm lashed  17-Day cold snap of bitter winds blizzards and record Low temperatures which stretched from Siberia West to ire land has been the continent s most Sav age freezing wave in 50  of Western Europe experienced thaws and from Britain to scan schools reopened roads were Clea trains resumed their schedules misery went on with widespread caused by burst pipes from Stoa Oiom Tolondo. J in Italy the weight Oun etting Snow snapped Power lines. Jimh heavy Snow collapsed barns andro off roofs onto parked cars Dama Jirl  London a fac brigade said it received As Man of 1,000 flooding Calls a hour. Newsad pers warned of racketeer ing plus bars charging exorbitant fee Sand saying take it or leave  amering the latest deaths were a British who died of an apparent heart l As she tried to map water from burst pipe and a 7-year-old boy in Scot see freeze on Page 28 a parisian makes his Way across the chumps in Man on Cross country Sells. Up new Leon Febres Cordero Aniel urges Langes Kwh Seti by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington exc Habes com Missar Ennd morale welfare and recreation a cavities would  a Sagle Pentagon lev command under a plat proposed by Fey member of a Congre tonal panel m rep. Dan Laniel a a chairman of the mar palp under Thouse armed services convict dec was to Combine management Call Milia Revenue generating but Ivitts to Lamline operations and a Educ Cost Fra defense department off Tia spurred by  Daniel another lawmakers auce appropriated fund support Foar activities and make them More svsufficin1, the serv ices Are working Mieir own proposals to revamp mar durations to avoid the creation of a Vygon management Agency the of Cima. I Don t see nah we part in the de sense  idea of a de sense Agency Token ill military Reye nue  the official said. The Poa Lily of Cuch an Agency being establish is remo if the services move Forwar Vilh some and of reorganization on or  \ Congress a been press crib the Pentagon to  the sences mar operations my reduce a prorated fun support sinwl9b5. The Pef Efte depart ment ask Phe services in september to draw up of Pash for Reorg am Alion. We fed to have belter businesses tonnage our assets with reduced Ted fund support  want each service to revamp see mar on Page 26