European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page s the stars Aito stripes monday. April 6. 1987 aftershocks continue from disco bombing continued from Page 1 Bucht new eardrum. More than 50 of the la Belle injuries involved punctured eardrums. "1iwib in the world of he deaf Tor a while Man quiz Saiu Silman real real deaf. I Coulett Nur barely anything in my right car and icy the clinic Ota prs fined me up real Well. I be got stereo now ii beats thai Mono Channel i had h is hearing in both can is now Normal. Marque said. But. For 20-year-old pfc. Tim Henderson a tank Driver with co of 40th Armor it will be awhile if Var before things gel Back of Normal. " Don really like to talk about the bombing be cause i even dream of it Henderson said. The ceiling Tell on top or me. Thai s what saved me Bra i military policemen in plainclothes inspect the devastation Al the la Belle disco april 5,1986. Aspmo because the Guy that was next to me got burned real m first i. Patricia Singleton was Standr fal the 287th my co desk when the first radio Calm tic in reporting a bomb blast at inc disco she us to frequent. It took her seven Minui Haflet to the disco. People were All Over the to gel Back into the disco to look for nest which complicated inc search for More bomb a Luton said when it Rappe cd the adrenaline was going Loo fast Tojo it Aboul what really was happening she Sai l Ai is also what air Force Shaft sgt. Jeffrey syncs after regaining his senses following the initial con Cussion Wynes grabbed the hands or his two friends and led them to safely outside. Syncs is no longer certain about safety out on the streets i spend a lot of time in the military cub instead of an off base establishment syncs said. When he does go off base Wylei said he prefers he smaller quiet locations that do not attract a steady american clientele. Reaction to the retaliatory raid on Libya among a half dozen persons with first hand experience of the la Belle tragedy was mixed. Some lauded the raid As an affirmation of . Resolve to stamp out terrorism others were unsure whether the action was directed against the right people. One reason is the Spaghetti of terrorist connections that stretches from Western Europe to the Middle East and that Points to syrian involvement among others. Two weeks after the la Belle blast a jordanian bom suspect Ahmed Hasi was picked up by West Berlin oleic. Asj s brother Czar Hindawi was under arrest in at the Lime. Hindawi was eventually convicted he unsuspecting Girlfriend to iry to smuggle a bomb and Nettan Al Al flight from London to Tel Aviv. The plane Ca fed 33s passengers 220 of them Ameri cans. Britain broke relations with Syria As a result of revelations mems dirring Hindawi s trial. Berlin investigators ssh thai and Hindawi had been in Berlin. However when Hasi Wentt dal last tall it was not for the la Belle explosion of the German Arab Friendship society Ifim Dan shortly be fore the disco attack. Hasi confessed the earlier bombing which injured seven people aft%h0s sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Inks with Spain on Torrejon a n rescheduled for i Washington upi1 the Unhwa Stales and Spain failed Friday to make any Progress in the fifth round of negotiations on the future of an american military base outside Madrid and the talks were suspended for three months. After two Days of talks the state department issued a Brief statement saying in this round we did not receive the constructive response we hoped for. We will continue to pursue our proposal the next round will be in the current agreement on can military base expires inti the state dcpartmcu0raihe United states had put Foa Ira a constructive and positive a pc Sal. That responds to the Inu Montand Security of both Par jul ii maintains the Security of Tirc nato state department officials said that Lions failed on the Issue of Torr Jpn adm Haf Madrid. Where the United states has Fly Jcj Sas Well As and refuelling 8i? the United states of Jeslo administration . Base to area a jail f-16s would not be a Nical reminder of a foreign Mili presence. The Spanish negotiators did not respond to the american offer to build a new base a another location recent polls have indicated that every political segment of Spanish opinion is opposed to a Large american military presence in inc country. The Spanish Side in the talks according to the officials agreed that the level of american Fortes in Spain could remain at level of 12,700 stationed troops this would submarine Crews passing through the submarine base at Rojas. Bui . Officials said Bat Torr Jon remains the key clicking Point. Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonza Lez has pledged to voters that he would Duee the american presence in Spain i other air bases and a none base on the Mediterranean com Huth Spain s accession to nato the my ski argued that the american Militar Kcf Ericc was not As necessary As it i. Neither Side would on the details of the negotiations lab continued . Military assistance and i funds plus the provision of advanced Mili tary equipment including aircraft. Contract awarded for dental plan so if a 76 stores to be sold Troy. Mich. Up k Mart corp. Said Friday it has reached in agreement to sell 76 Krege and Pupil or stores in 21 states to Mccrory stores inc. Of York a. Washington a the Penta gon has awarded a contract that will pro vide dental insurance coverage to an Esti mated 2,5 million dependents of Active duty Servic members. Officials awarded the contract Friday to the Delta dental plan of san Francis co. It covers dependents of military personnel stationed in the the United slates puerto Rico and the . Virgin islands. The company Wilt set up a network of dentists around the country to provide Rou Tine preventive and diagnostic dentil work. The plan Wilt offer preventive and diagnostic services for a monthly Deduc Tion from inc Servic member s Basic pay of $3.93 for one dependent or 17.86 for two or More the announcement said. The dependents will be automatically enrolled in the plan unless the service member decides otherwise. Congress last Pentagon 10establish such dental coverage but with the re Striction to Domestic assignments. The Pentagon provides free denial care 10 Active auly personnel at military health facilities. Dependents overseas get the free care at military health facilities on a space available basis. Military retirees and their families former military spouses and surviving family members will be excluded from the new plan
