European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes Ayatollah Khomeini sting plotter Page 6 d pros May have killed general Page 2 d accidents kill 3 military men Page 5 Dunlo Indiana gain Mcaa final 4. Page 21 the s Andrs Ripe nuni Pukuc lit n to in \ id to Roitt vol. 45. No. 338 tuesday March 24. 1987. ,-ti., q 8693 a keep persian Gulf opt weird Beaver Washington a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger warned Teh ran sunday that the United slates is ready 10 use Force to keep the persian Gulf open despite Iran s installation new missile batteries along the waterway. We i think arc Fulla spared to a what s necessary tap Bep the shipping going and of navigation Avail Alffa that very vital waterway Weinberger said on Abc s meet inc press the t .,-., or is Adicsa major military action agon in. No no. No not at All he said. Weare doing exactly what we do All the Lime in the event we arc chinese made rockets that can i i ships As far As to Miles at sea have recently been spotted inside Iran. . Military planners believe the mis Siles threaten the narrow Strait of Hor my. The Only Entrance into lie Gulf. From which much of Floc world s pc role i Supply is shipped. A inc United Stales has been diary Rote in inc area As Sessing ships should be sent to the Region a of queer said. We have 10 be ready different contingencies we Nev May happen he said. And it is Vil see warning on Page 23 Baker maintain aides Testim fit St Hurt Reagan Washington the United states is about to conduct a major military exercise in Central Ameri Ca involving thousands of american oops. A . Military official said sunday. The official who spoke on condition he not be identified said if operation called solid shield Tould involve sending american troops to Honduras and other places in the Region. But the official denied thai the exercise was limed to coincide with what american officials have called a Spring offensive by .-Iupporltd Tonra rebels in Nicaragua. He said inc american oper Mion is con ducted in the area every other year. Thai s a routine exercise the official said. Obviously it s been in the planning stages for a Long period of the United Sipics has conducted similar operation sin Central America in inc last four years. The official said the number of rips involved in the honduran portion of the exercise would involve something less than 10,000 . Participants and a majority of those would be forces afloat he would not elaborate. Pentagon spokesman la. Col Keith scent Filer would not comment on in planned american opera lion other than to May be expected sin announcement a it soon. A the cd Ericie was first reported in Sun toy i editions ii of the new York times Shidi said the May tipi Ralko j i would involve 50,000 servicemen and women. I the Timot said the operation was planned As a prac Tice run form american xvii Joni to a request i Roni Honduras for help against an in Viivian la no lira Mii part of the exercise to United Sta i ill mum late the evacuation of the . Naval base at Lua Lana no in Cuba the times said. The for that see exercise on Page 28
