European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes re Good times at the Wil Flecken recreation Center Page 9 d 1987 Frankfurt music fair opens wednesday Dally Magazine d today s Dollar buys 1.85 Marks other rates Page 27 the Sims and stripes  unofficial publication Fos m armed Rocco vol. 45, no. 296 tuesday february 10, 1987 0 8693 a Israel rejects jihad deadline for prisoners hostages Trade technicians aboard the Carrier John f. Kennedy work on a plane while the ship lies at Anchor Oil Haifa Israel. From press dispatches Jerusalem Israel refused to meet monday s deadline to release 400 palestinians in Exchange Lor american hostages being held under a death threat in Lebanon. Foreign minister Shimon Peres said that the United states did no ask Israel to meet the kidnappers de Mand and 1li.il Israel has no plans to release me pales Tinian prisoners. The islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine threatened to Kilt at Midnight 11 . Get three americans and an Indian born . Resident seized in Beirut on Jan. 24 unless Sra i re leased 400 palestinian prisoners. This edition of the stars and stripes was printed before the Midnight deadline in Beirut Lebanon a captive american said sunday that lebanese moslem kidnappers would kill him to other . Hostages and an Indian at Midnight unless Israel released 400 Arab prisoners. Our jailers will execute us at Midnight,1 said bos Ion native alarm Steen 47, in a Handwritten note addressed to he wives of the four hostages and accompanied by a photograph of Steen. The note and photograph were delivered to the Bei rut office of a Western news Agency. The others abducted with Olcen arc Robert Polhill s3, originally of new York City Jesse Turner 39, of Boise Idaho and Milf Ileshwa Singh 60, a native of India and resident alien in the United states. Israel confirmed earlier reports from Washington that the Reagan administration Hud not asked the israelis to give in to the kidnappers demand on its be half. Nobody has approached Israel Peres told report see Israel on Page 28 Reagan s sex aide Mcfarlane hospitalized Washington a Robert c. Mcfarlane president Reagan s former National Security adviser and a key player in the secret Sale of arms to Iran was hospitalized monday after suffering an Advent reaction to medication. Mcfear Lonc 49, was admitted to by Thesda naval Hospital around g . It. Rus Sanford a Hospital spokes Man confirmed that Mcfarlane had been admitted and said his condition is now listed As  John Henshaw an aide to Mcfarlane said he had apparently an Adverse re action to a prescribed medication he took.,. He s in Good condition. He s awake under  Henshaw said Mcfarlane s wife Jonny was with him at the Hospital. Mcfarlane 49, was stricken at Home and was taken directly to the nearby sub Urban Maryland Hospital the aide said. He said he did not know if Mcfarlane was taken by ambulance Henshaw said he was not aware that my Farfan had any medical condition and did not know Why he was taking medication. Sanford refused to discuss what medi Cal problem prompted Mcfarlane s admission. Lbs news quoted two unidentified Pentagon sources As saying he was hospitalized for an overdose of valium. The White House declined to discuss Mcfarlane s hospitalization noting that he is now a private citizen. Mcfarlane is a former Marine Lieuten ant colonel and is thus eligible to use military medical facilities. Mcfarlane resigned in 1985 As Rea Gan s assistant for National Security affairs. He took a position with the Georgetown Center for strategic and International studies became a private consultant to International business firms and has appeared frequently on television interviews. Mcfarlane was the principal intermediary for the Reagan administration in the controversial Sale to Iran last year of seven plan loads of . Weapons. Course of cola geared to Roer coaster Dollar by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington Federal civilians overseas May wonder How Low the Dollar has to sink before they get a Cost of living allowance. The answer quite a bit. The Only countries in which All defense depart ment civilians Are receiving Cost of living allowance cola or Post allowance As it s called by the slate department Are the Netherlands and Bel Gium said Earl Curtis of the state department s allowances staff. The state department administers Post allowance for All Federal civilians overseas. All civilians in he Netherlands have been receiving Post allowance since the Dollar slipped below the trigger level of 2.54 guilders. The Exchange Rale is currently around the 2.06 str Nimitr Nettir level. In Belgium the franc Pecune of Rejust dipped below the trigger uluui1l it level of 18.97. Which Means All civilians in that country began receiving Post allow Ance feb. I. The Outlook for Post allow Ance in other european coun tries with Large numbers of Dod civilians is not Good Curtis said. The Best bet for the next country where the allowance might be paid is Italy. The bigger Ivri there is 1,259 lire not far from the current Exchange rate of about 1,321 tire to the Dollar. In Germany the Dollar has been hovering around 1.80 Marks. The Dollar must full to 1.66 before Post allowance will kick in for All civilians in thai country. In Britain one British Pound costs about sl.51, that would have to jump to $1.82 for Post allowance to begin for everyone in that country Curtis said. There is virtually no Chance that civilians in Spain Greece and Turkey will see a Post allowance in their checks any time in the near future because the Cost of living is generally very Low in those coun tries Curtis said. The Spanish peseta would have to sink to a rate of 104 to the Dollar. It s currently about 130 to the Dollar. The greek drachma would have to hit a level of 79.so to the Dollar. The Rale is now about 135 to the Dollar. For Turkey the Dollar would have to fall so Low see cola on Page 28