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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 19, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday january 19. 1987 terrorists deliver photos american a garages Beirut. U Banert a a group of terrorists saturday released Picl Urc of two americans Kidnap Ped last year but made no Dffutt ads. Anglican Church envoy Terry wait called it ave Good  in a separate statement inc sat Nebl up inc revolutionary Justice organization tnrcatcti7tlkto punish All participants of an islamic Summit to shield next week in Kuwait. The pictures of Joseph Cicippio and Edwan were delivered to Beirut s Independent daily Najj in an envelope that bore the group s name. I think it s a very Good sign Waile said Jan learn ing of the photos. They Are alive and i or cased that there is this  it Waile also met with Cicippio s we Ilham for 15 minutes at his hotel. He was on of sixth Day of his stay in moslem West Beirut in Law bid to win the release of americans and of Milf foreigners who arc being held in Lebanon. To there was no  of a link Between wait s Mission and Ilyf Elcas of the two pictures. The revolutionary jul free organization is believed to be made up of  extremists Loyal to Iran s revolutionary a Torch Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini f Cicippio ski fhe acting comptroller at the american University or Beirut was kidnapped from the Campus last . The revolutionary Justice organization claimed a possibility and said fast oct. 21 that in also had kidnapped Tracy 56, who said he was a writer of Chi Wren s books. I a trl a Ctet Plo the group Allig what the to americans spied for the United Stales incr Kracl. The revolutionary Jinke organization also claims to hold Frenchman can lol Normandin 35, a Light ing Engineer for France s Arnutne-2 television net work. He was abducted last March the group has not been inv Iva Shariy known negotiations with Waite who arrived in Ibuki last Mon Day on his fifth visit since november 1983a his contacts on previous visits were Cork cd to islamic jihad another pro iranian shiite Tampin which claims to hold at least two american and til French hostages. Okinawa protest  Marjrie guards Ullh truncheons Force Back a Okinawa residents saturday Ai they try to Block the construction or a Landing Field for in Rater jump jets near aha Village. See Story. Page a makes successful missile launch Edward fun Calif. Offt a bib bomber Friday conduct old inc air com Type s first successful launch of the ski a Sho Frange air to ground mis Sile capable of crying Clear warhead the air Force said. \ Jar the by Dew fron de ads fab North of los an Geles to the tonopalmc0t Range North of Las vegas nov where it Launchi he unarmed spam a missile at about 500 feet we dulling just under the Speed of sound Usan  Scwell said. Thomas a Coop Lemair Force s assistant Secre tary for research,.jevelofetcnl and logistics told a House Energy Abb Corr Vercic subcommittee last month that the 9t b bombs missile launching sys tem was  % when the Rosiles separate from certain positions there is an her Wynn Mic Pray Lens Cooper testified. The bib me nation s newest Agic bomber also has come us for criticism for or wems ranging from Leaky fuel Tofts to bugs in its electrics systems. Sewell tip the spam hit its Tan during Friday s Iest. He so he did t know the natural of the target. Sramko missiles have been Lau cad from Proto Type a a aircraft twice before but Fribo marked the first tid Wonc was launched from a bulb Yvell said a first successful live launch of a Simm from a a significant data Point and Miles face in the i s very energetic test program said Folkl. Barry nary director of bib test and Cal Indian at fat Patterson fab Ohio. Ams which arc designed for use against Anvil a heed targets can carry nuclear or conventional Heads but the missile tested Friday carried a Paek of instruments Scwell said. Cold from Page 1 after being isolated by Snow for three Days. In Italy about 30 Small communities were without electricity in inc North Piedmont Region which has been hit particularly hard by the Snow. In Southeast Britain about 20 villages in Kent county remained Cut off and food supplies were being Down in by the Royal air Force. Electric cats was re stored saturday to about half a million Homes in Kent that had lost Power overnight because of ice damaged conductors and blown fuses officials said. In parts of England thousands of Homes factories and hospitals were flooded As ice and Snow melted. Officials warned residents of Cornwall and Devon in Southwest England to conserve water because Reser voir Levels started falling rapidly As millions of Gallons of water spilled out of pipes that ruptured during the earlier week Long freeze. Damage to a pumping station left Basildon a City of 80,000 people 45 Miles West of London without water. London fire fighters responded to More than 14,000 Calls Over the past five Days and assistant chief Michael Doherty said it was the most intense period of activity for the department since world War ii. Officials reported 77 deaths in the soviet Union 38 in Poland 21 in Hungary 10 in Romania five in Czechoslovakia and one in Yugoslavia. Elsewhere a bureaus re ported the following death tolls Britain 38 France 31 Spain 17 Italy nine Germany six the Netherlands three Austria three Greece three Ireland two Denmark iwo Switzer land two Belgium one and Portugal one. Moves locations where Lour k i gulls were Lew than the Stan Dard. That resulted in increased Lour lengths at about 30 overseas locations. The services have been pursuing their own Cost Cut Ting programs. The army already has announce j number of programs and More Are  As service and defense i Parlmer of Flah work out details. Last week the Jan a a Arin ounces in would release about 30,000 enlisted soldiers up 10 two months Early because of a Luil million shortfall in reassignment funds for fiscal 1987. The army had a similar program in fiscal 19&6. Already has increased tin " torn three to four years.  three year so a Pend Japan  ill him 18 to months the army has asked the defense department 10 lengthen Tours in Europe and other Long tour areas by ii months for career soldiers but no decision has been made the air Force last month revised its regulations governing Tours. Essentially air Force members with their commanders approval can now stay overseas As Long As they want to with an open ended rotation Date. Hug Mimi met fun pc overseas Tours. Other changes Call for personnel on two year stateside Tours to serve another tour at the same location whenever possible and the elimination of stateside moves from one i another unless a base Falls below a 90 percent articular specially. The Navy a wll i id on a program to reduce reassignment costs  said. He would not give details on the in Law a being consid ered by Navy officials  
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