European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 29.1sb7 afghan conflict Islamabad Pakistan Jap fighting in Afghanistan hat in creased since the communist government declared a unilateral cease fire and moslem guerrillas have killed dozens of soviet and government soldiers in fierce at tacks sources said tuesday. The Western diplomatic sources speaking on condition they not be identified further said reports from Afghanistan indicated heavy fighting in Many parts of the country at a level Well above Normal for Winter. The attacks the sources said appeared to be a concerted guerrilla rejection of the cease fire. Guerrilla fighters were battling soviet and afghan government forces in the Southwest City or Kandahar and in the Western City of Herat the sources said. Safe posts record Low rate of tactical aircraft accidents temperature.  Stern Bureau Ramstein a Germany Safe experienced an All Lime Low major Acci Dent rate for its tactical aircraft in 1986, but the accidents caused four deaths up from one in 19s5, Safe fliers averaged 2.1 major Acci dents per 100,000 flying hours with a ciders designated Gass a mishaps those resulting in damages of More than $500,000 or loss of an aircraft that figure is Down from six accidents in 1985 and nine in 1984, said it. Col John Dickinson chief of the flight safely division Safe inspection and safety Center. Four people were killed in 1984. Dickinson does not expect any dra Matic lowering of Safe i 1986 rate. I think it s going to be very difficult to get these last few Down because they arc primarily human Factor mishaps be said. If we can do one a year Well  of the five major accidents this year four were attributed to human fact prs. One Wes caused when a plane collide with a Bird. A midair collision of two f-15s from the 36th tac fighter Wing at Pitburg a in january 1985 kilted Capi. Craig a Lovelady 29. Of he 525ih inc fighters at Pitburg and Ems Piernan a Ger Man civilian on the ground in rim sch Weiler Germany. In july Cape Mark s. Make wow 31, and 2nd u. Dewayne f. Danic Lton 24, died when heir Rf-4 crashed into the water off the coast of England during an air show. They were assigned to the 1st tac reconnaissance so at Raf Aicon bitty England. Safe recorded four class b mishaps in both 198 and 1986. Class b mishaps Are accidents causing damage Between$100,000 and . There were 191 class c mishaps through november 1986, a class c Accident involves dam Ages Between 1 0,000 and 1100,000.class c accidents were calculated differently in 19s5, Dickinson credited increased safely awareness and safer aircraft which carry More backup systems for he steadily improving safety record. In the late 1970s, when the Accident rate topped 10 per 100,000 flying hours Safe officials instituted a mandatory safety Day each year. And one person in each flight Squadron now is designated As an additional duty safety officer. We fee thai grass roots involvement at the Squadron level makes an Impact Dickinson said. More sophisticated aircraft contribute to the problem of flight safely High per feb Muuse plane Tuch As the f-16 Imbt 15 can produce gravitation fee Strong enough to cause i Pilot to Mack out mom nato Pilot now learn to Deal with the pressure in a  owned by the dutch. Emphasis Ilia Bat been placed on better diet  flight Days and physical condition if. The Day of the hellfire sad Brimstone fighter Dhoti racing around and a Voung wit it gone forever . Attic aircraft simply demand too much of your body for All planes the air Force recorded a 1986 Accident Rale of 1.8 per 100,000 flying hours. The Rale last year for All tactical aircraft in the air Force was 3.9accident t tactical aircraft traditionally have about a three times greater mishap rate than strategic aircraft " Dickinson said since our command it almost entirely fighter aircraft it always higher other major tactical command did not fare As Well As Safe. Frolic air forces after having no Accident in1985, bad four in 1986 for a Rale of 4.0 major accidents per 100,000 flying hours. The tac air come had 3.5 of Denti per 100,000 flying Houn compared to 2.1 accidents per i 00,000 flying hour sin 1985. U.s., dec unable to resolve dispute As Trade talks continue by Telephone Intro Pean weather in to Nom or in str. In i Atutis n ski Anu my Zwir in rhumb it two worn tru him Limo mtg of Milr imm flume fac Ihm a Ingco during tril he up a j.8""2sl win a Mann  in met we i if wet Washington a top . And european economic Community negotiators engaged in trans Atlantic Tele phone negotiations wednesday but they rated again to resolve an acrimonious dispute that could result in stiff duties on selected european products by week Send. A spokesman for . Trade representative Clayton a Cutter said some Progress had been made in the talks Between Vernier and Willy Declercq commissioner for external affairs for the12-Nntion trading bloc. There s till a lot to discuss said the spokesman Gary Holmes. If no agreement is reached tariffs of up to 200 percent will be imposed on european Cognac canned Ham cheese. While wine endive carrots and olives on Friday. President Reagan announced the duties last month in retaliation for what the Reagan administration claims is $400 million in lost Grain sales to Spain. The lost sales came about when Spain which had been a major Market far . Corn and other grains joined the euro Pean economic Community and adopt edits tariffs on agricultural imports. The dec also called the common Market has threatened retaliatory action against . Feed grains Rice and wheat i the tariffs take effect intensive negotiations have been con ducted Over the past few weeks betwee the United states and the dec in an at tempt to end the escalating Trade War but10 far with Little apparent Success. They re still talking. And that s a Good sign Holmes said. 6 . Soldiers Hurt in Lebanon blast corrections the Story in yesterday1 stars and stripes con Carnini the stepping Down of Marine Gen. Paul x. Cuey As Marine corps commandant and Gin. John  As army chief of staff contained an error. Gen. Cd Birta a Gabriel was referred to to the Story air Force chief of staff. However the current air Force chief of Baff ii Gen. Larry d. Welch. Also defense  and marketing retail sales in Ihburg Nuernberg and Stecke Nhoeun will be on Friday feb. 6, not Jan. 30 As reported la yesterday stars and stripes. T1bnin, Lebanon up bombs attached to columns supporting a .peacekeepers Barracks in Southern Leb anon blew up Early wednesday wound ing Lii of 3 8 sleeping Irish soldiers . Oflida Arnaid. Three of the five bombs wired to get. Or failed to go off sparing a real disaster for the . Force an official said. Each bomb weighed about 11 pounds. The explosion in Tinnin came on Aday of Itne wed violence in Southern Leb anon. Israeli helicopter gunships sup ported by heavy machine gun and tank lire do we ground hammered suspected Arab guerrilla positions near Tinnin in dependent military sources said. There was no report on casualties in the fighting in the Village of Bra chit about 2 Miles Southeast of Tinnin. A 33-year-old irishman in Iii . Force was killed on Jan. 10 by israeli tank lire in Bra chit. The tank commander was removed from his Post and two senior officers reportedly were reprimanded in the Village of Tinnin about 9 mile North of the lebanese israeli Border the Irish Barracks of the . Interim Force in Lebanon or uni Fil was rocked by the bomb blasts at 2 10 . Wednesday an Irish officer said. Six or the 18 Irish soldiers steeping in the building known As Tinnin House on the outskirts of the Village were wounded two seriously uni Fil spokes Man Timur Goksel said. This was extremely unusual and to tally unexpected Goksel said from uni Fil Headquarters in the Seaside Vil Lage of a Agoura. We were very Lucky became this could have been a real  Irish soldiers reached by Telephone in Tinnin said the two Story House we built atop Concrete pillars. Many budding Are on the Steep Rocky slopes of . Had All the explosives gone off they said Tinnin haute Mart Likely would have tumbled into a deep Ravine with everyone trapped inside. Gotsell said tie had no idea whom to suspect in the latest attack against uni Fil a nine nation peacekeeping Force setup in Southern Lebanon m 1978 to a Buffer Between Israel to the loot an palestinian guerrillas to the North. Run on fuel coupons brings out rain checks Munich Sas rain checks Are available for cafes customers who find their Exchange Baa run out of gasoline or diesel fuel coupons an cafes Europe spokesmen Sarif wednesday. A Sharp hike in fuel prices effective sunday caused an apparent run on Cou Pon purchases wednesday and depleted supplies at some exchanges it. Col. Charlie while said. The Exchange system has ordered More coupons fro the Printer and fresh supplies Are expected by the end of the week while said. In the meantime we Are issuing rain checks to customer who find that their local Exchange has run out of coupons he said. Cafes Etrope fuel Price in Ger Many and the Netherlands will increase by an average of 20 cents gallon when the new prices take effect. That equates to a jump of More than $10 for a 200 liter Book of super Gas  checks will be available unlit the close of business saturday White Laid