European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday March 29,1n7 a Mars by gaze to bluing ears and raft ered Dertl that titter he site of the pow Fol explosion in West Beirut. 7 people killed 12 wounded in West Beirut car bomb blast Beirut Lebanon a a car bomb exploded saturday in syrian controlled moslem West Beirut killing seven people As they sipped Coffee at beachfront hands police said. At least 12 people also were wounded when a by Sedan packed with an estimated 165 pounds of heavy explosives blew up in the seasick Ramlet Al Baida District at 8 20 ., police said. The blast left a 15-foot-wide Hole in the Seaside Boulevard hurled the Bow  10 Yards and set lire to seven other autos police said. Police described most of the casualties As civilian who were having their Rooming Coffee on the Side walk overlooking the Ramlet Al Baida Beach Beirut s lovers Lane two people Silling in a Renault parked next to the car bomb also were lulled police said. Ambulances evacuated the casualties to the Ameri can University Hospital at firemen extinguished the burning cars. Syrian special forces troops were deployed through out West Beirut to set up icons at checkpoints and were seen frisking Motorist and pedestrians. It was the first car bomb i West Beirut since Syria s 7,500 soldiers and 100 tanks rolled into the capital s moslem sector feb. 22, but the sixth in Lebanon this year. Police said car bombings have killed 32 people and wounded 186. Two Small bombs also exploded at garbage dump in West Beirut s Saniyeh District to barfly before Dawn shattering windows but causing no casualties police said. Twenty three bombings including 12 car bombings were reported in Lebanon last year. They killed its people and wounded 1,058. Saturday s explosions came two Day after syrian soldiers shot dead three unidentified gunmen near b Beirut checkpoint end raised in 15 the number of bombings in West Beirut since Syria s intervention. The syrian troop deployment snuffed out Dashe Between moslem militias that left 300 people dead and 1,300 others wounded ii also ended a three year Cha Otic reign by moslem militias during which Kidnap pings and robberies were daily events. The troop closed Down All 75 militia base Sra West Beirut killing 41 defiant gunmen in the process. A lebanese Security official speaking on condition of anonymity said saturday that the syrians Nave arrested about 250 thieves confiscated More than so stolen automobiles and seized at least 100 apartments occupied by militia squatters. All the vehicles and apartments have been resumed to their Legal owners the official said. I All Reitmi t l l. Nato group backs . Position T Short Range nuclear missiles Els Belgium a the nato Alliance on Holmes said the treaty also proposes that the Soi dressed Suddit for the United states demand freeze at ousting Levels their Arsenal of Shorter Ranee Brussels Alliance Friday express support for the states that any superpower arms Deal permit it to match soviet Levels of Shorter Range nuclear missiles in Europe. A panel of senior officials from the 16 nato coun tries else echoed u5. Condemnation of Moscow s Refu Sal to include Shorter Range rockets in the Geneva arms talks which recessed on thursday. Nato s special consultative group was briefed on the Geneva talks by Maynard Glitman the chief . Negotiator on medium Range missiles. In a statement afterwards the panel expressed Dee concern at he soviet position saying it represented a major step backward for arms control. The group said it hoped for Progress toward agreement in the next round of Geneva talks which is set to Start april 23. H. Allen Holmes the assistant . Secretary of state for political and military affairs and chairman of the nato panel told reporters the North Atlantic treat organization was United in supporting a March 4 . Draft treaty on intermediate . The draft treaty Calls for the elimination of . An soviet medium Range nuclear missiles from european soil while permitting 100 warheads to remain in soviet Asia and an equal number in the United states nato says it currently has 316 such warheads i Europe while the soviets have 729 in the form of 243 triple warhead ss-20 rockets. The soviets also have nearly 600 warheads atop ss-20s in the asian sector. Holme inc t soviets Freez Shorter rang nuclear missiles with a Range of Between 300 and 560 owes and that the United Stales be allowed to match the soviet total the United states says it has no missiles in this category in Europe while the soviets have about 130, a new set of negotiations on reducing or eliminating the Shorter Range missiles would begin within six months of the signing of the initial treaty under the . Proposal As described by Holmes. The allies fully support our position on this Holmes said. The soviets have resisted the is. Proposal on Shorter Range missiles saying they would voluntarily move the rockets farther from the Central european front but not As a treaty obligation Holmes said the soviets also oppose allowing bold upon similar . Missiles. Holmes said the nato panel supported the United states in rejecting the soviet stance and in demanding that it be allowed to match he existing soviet Arsenal of Shorter Range weapons in Europe. Holmes said the United Stales would not Compromise on the question of assuring Equality in Shorter Ranee forces As part of an agreement on the medium Range missiles. I Don l really know what the soviets have in  i am concerned. That there could be an attempt Here to cause confusion in the Western Public and among he Al lies and that is dearly undesirable and we will not play that game h of incs said.  helicopter crashes in Al Salvador san Salvador Al Salvador Dpi  military helicopter crashed in embattled sin Miguel plot once killing ill four per pie on Board the military press office said. Col. Laurido he Mandex chief military spokesman said Ine us in chopper embed about i . Because of mechanical  while carrying out a routine inv Rilance flight. All four men on Board the two pilots and two gunners were killed in the crash three kilo meters cast of Nueva Guadalupe in san Miguel Hernandez said. It was carrying out a routine flight at the  Nueva Guadalupe h Tome ii Mil East of san Salvador in san Miguel province. The area where the chopper crashed is on the Western slopes of the paayal Volcano where the leftist rebels have been Active Tor Many Yean. Search continues for cause of fire at nuclear Complex Sydney Australia up scientists perplexed by a lire at Australia s Nohr nud Rar re actor Complex said Friday they we investigate further following an initial inquiry that con dude the cause May never be known this is not a major fir Issue but u Sok Titt we would Bat to a Denmond the Pheno Roe non involved Aid or. Robert Smith acting director of the australian atomic Energy com the lire broke out March is in a charcoal filter in a process of ced at the suburban Lucas Heights re Jearon Laboratory. It re Sand a Small amount of radioactivity into the atmosphere and  few Nuuuli. H the Moat Kris Cane Oft be fire Apo att nexus combustion in lie charcoal filler wed to nuke medical isotope the report raid. It ruled out mischief sabotage and operator error As to sible factors. Committee member Aid they believed tto one would suffer Advent health effects from to rerelease of radioactivity. 3 israelis who attacked palestinians get terms Cut Jerusalem a president Chaim her zog on Friday reduced the prison terms of three jews sentenced to life in prison for an attack on a palestinian University that killed three people and wounded 33. Herzog reduced the life sentences of  Naohara Livni Saul Nir and Uzi Shorba to 24 years the president s spokesman Ami Gluska said. The move allows the three to Appeal for a further reduction in their sentences for Good be Havior. It also Means they Wilt be allowed Home visits during holidays. Gluska described the reduction As a routine procedure for those sentenced to life. But Judi Cial sources who demanded anonymity said a is the first Lime life sentences for Security detainees have been reduced. 150 european sky divers to jump for world record Brussels Belgium a one Hundred and fifty european parachutist will try in june to set a world group sky diving record the Bel Gian defence ministry announced Friday. The record is held by 120 american parachutists who set it on aug. 11,1986, in Quincy 111. The european attempt will take place within the european parachutist Challenge during the belgian air Force show june 27-28, in by Stem 37 Miles East of Brussels. The i so parachutists who will attempt to set the record will be selected from the Best parachutists from the 12 european economic Community countries. The belgian air Force will drop them from two c-l30hcrcules army transport planes flying at 18,000 feet the defense ministry said