European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes Ifa age 28. D tafrori3ts kill 2 Ponce in Italy age 2 Atcher s son we s american Pine 8 in the husband. Otynell Wallops Iman Page author it o unofficial fu1lication vol. 45, no. 302 monday february 16, 19b7 Ahmed Yokel d 8693 a ution forhftu1" 2 . Carriers to stay in tense med for now by Norman Black a military writer Washington the Reagan administration has directed the Navy to keep two carriers in the Mediterranean sea indefinitely sources said Friday. The decision Means the aircraft Carrie Kitty Hawk on patrol in the Indian Ocean will move to the Mediterranean via he Suez canal in Early March to relieve the Carrier Kennedy whose de parture for Home from the Region was delayed Lute last month said the sources who agreed to discuss the matter Only if not identified. The naval buildup in the Region began More than two weeks ago in response to tensions in the Mideast and a wave of hostage taking in Lebanon. Although the Pentagon reduced the Battle group slightly last week to defuse rumours of an impending military strike the United Stales still has two carriers and a Marine amphibious group of 1,900 men in the Eastern Mediterranean. Besides the Kennedy the group includes the Carrier Nimitz and about 20 other ships including the Marine group. Pentagon and White House spokesmen have insisted that the naval Force was fortified As a precaution and that no military strike in Lebanon is planned. Pentagon sources said the Force is there primarily in Case president Rea Gan wants to order a military response to any hostage killings. The sources said Friday that . Efforts to gather intelligence in the Region on the activities and whereabouts Otter Aorist groups have improved Over the past year but that it would still be diff cull to retaliate with precision against a terrorist organization. American and other Western hostages see carriers on Page 2e France we comes . Decision on Airbus 3use, France a Premier Jacques Chirac sat saturday the United Stales took a first step toward alter lick in deciding to Lade its complaint about Suntai subsidies to a Trade forum rather than impose retail we Are completely Farj Flatt to discussions Chirac said in a television into Vii the very firm statements of the  evolution in the . Position he said. The United slates decided Friday to ask for Consul aliens on the Issue As provided by the International code governing the Sale of aircraft set up under he general agreement on tariffs and Trade Gatt. The United states says Airbus industries a european consortium has an unfair advantage Over american aircraft manufacturers because of subsidies in receives from its sponsoring governments France Germany Britain and Spain. The United states recently sent an envoy to euro to discuss the Issue and warn of possible cons qui including Trade sanctions. The europeans and americans Are to  2in Geneva under the auspices of gasp tic cording to Michel noir France s foreign tray flt Nistl r. An official in a Chinglo act Friday that the Rea Gan administration wan Ali agreement on just what the cod says  support inducements to purchasers Aii