European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday february 27,1987 soviets end moratorium detonate nuclear device Moscow a the soviet Union set off in first nuclear explosion in 19 months thurs Day and Aid it was forced to resume testing because the United Stales refused to go along with a Kremlin moratorium on weapons tests. The explosion in Remote Kazakhstan was announced by lie soviet news Agency Tass. The rapid announcement was highly unusual and appeared intended to underscore the Kremlin s Contention that continued american testing required a resumption of soviet tests i want o stress once More i hat the Termi nation of the moratorium was a forced measure dictated by Security interests Only said maj. Gen. Gely Valenin a defense ministry spokes Man. Four hostages in custody of syrians Abc reports new York a three americans and an Indian who were kidnapped in Lebanon last month Art now in the custody of syrian army in Fligl acc officials in Uei Rul Nhuc news re ported wednesday. Citing Middle Eastern and Western Intelli gence sources the network said americans Rob in Polhill. Jesse Turner and Alann Stern along with Mithilesh War Singh an Indian with Resi Dent alien status in the United states were turned Over to a senior syrian intelligence offi cer. Col Amir Aleh. The report said it remains unclear who had kidnapped the four All professors at Beirut University College who were seized from the Cam pus on Jan 24, a previously unknown group islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility Jan. 28 for kidnapping the four and had demanded that Israel free 400 Arab prisoners. Talk show Host Larry King suffers mild heart attack Washington Iarj talk show Host Larry King was in serious but stable condition at George Washington University medical Center thursday after suffering what Hospital officials described As a mild heart King who hosts shows on can and Mutual radio was admitted to the Hospital tuesday said Terry Hartnett a spokeswoman for the medical Center. He is in the coronary care unil. The spokeswoman said she did not know when King will be released. Reagan aides criticized in report by Tower panel continued from Pago 1 eluded that if bul one of the major policy mistakes we examined had been avoided the nation s history would Bear one less scar one less embarrassment one less Opportunity for opponents to reverse the principle this nation seeks to preserve and Advance in the the panel said Reagan himself was apparently motivated according to notes and diary entries by a Strong desire to Sec the american hostages released from Captivity in Lebanon. Even so the report said this sad history is Power Ful evidence of Why the United states should never have become involved in the arms the. Commission spread the blame around p the president and Many of the most senior officials in his administration Reagan was portrayed As being unaware of the Way in which his policy was carried out and at no Lime did he insist upon accountability and performance Regan must take primary responsibility for the chaos Fiat descended upon the White House when there was Public disclosure of the arms sales. Former National Security adviser adm. John Poindexter failed grievously by not investigating he apparent funnelling of funds to the contras or bringing the matter to Reagan s attention. Former Cia director William Casey shared a similar Secretary of stale George Shultz and defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger distanced themselves from the March of All in All the investigators concluded the Csc run operation that provided arms to Iran was a very in professional the Inch thick report Given to Reagan and reporter simultaneously at mid morning said by Bis own account As evidenced in his diary and notes and
