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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pal feb 28 the stars and stripes wednesday april 29.1987 passenger s illness spurs emergency Landing by Jet London a a British airways 747jumbo Jet made an emergency Landing at a Royal air Force base in Southwest England tuesday alter a 12-year-old asthmatic girl passenger lost consciousness the defense ministry said. A Royal Navy helicopter with a us medics officer on Board Lew the girl and her parents to a Hospital in Truro. On the Cornwall Peninsula the ministry said. The Girt i name was not Dis closed the Jet was carrying 370 passengers to Lon Don s Heathrow Airport from Orlando fla., when the girl became ill. A nurse on the aircraft Cave her oxygen but Ashe Supply diminished the Captain decided on an emergency Landing at the air base at St. Maw Gan 300 roles West of London. Or. Cmdr Jim Turbush a . Navy office Ron a quarterly visit to . Services members at 5t Mawgan accompanied the girl to the Hospi Tal. There Are about 35 americans assigned to the weapons facility at St. Mawgan. The jumbo Jet resumed its flight to London scout probably mistaken for cop officials say Bettendorf. Iowa a a teen age explorer scout shot in the head while on patrol with police apparently was mistaken for an offi cer by a Man who then went Home and killed himself officials  honk 1 7, was killed Early saturday As she sat alone in a patrol car parked outside police Headquarters. Uler in the Day the body of Kenneth d. Griffith 33, of Riverdale was found at his Home Bettendorf police chief Decker Ploehn said at news conference sunday. Authorities said Griffith had been upset with the  think he was coming Down Here Loran Dolly shoot the police department up or shoot an officer and Sheryl happened to be in the police car1 at the rear of the station the chief said. She was wearing an explorer uniform which officials said included a badge and could be mis taken for a police uniform. 2 charged with defacing naval Academy statue Annapolis my. A two St. John College students say they tarred and feathered the rival naval Academy s statue of its first Mas cot a Billy Goat named Bill i and Nave been charged with defacing government property. The students said they painted the statue witha water based Black paint and applied Orange and yellow feathers sunday before the annual croquet match Between the Academy and the  Bechtel. A Navy Veteran and Slu Den. Policy Board president Simon Mcnab said they were caught and charged by military police. Academy spokesman Jay Framkin would no confirm nor deny whether the students were charged bul said the statue was defaced North Given Protection following death threats by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington former White House aide , Oliver North is under around the clock Protection because of death threats he has received Pentagon sources said. The sources on monday said North and his suburban Virginia House arc being guarded by agents of the naval investigative service. They have set up a com Mand Post at his Home and accompany him to his Marine corps Job and on family outings one source said there is reason to believe that North is considered a target by  reported the Protection began on april 15, the anniversary of last year s . Air raid on Libya the network said North a National Security Council aide at the time of the raid is believed to have Deen targeted for assassination in retaliation for the bombing and for the interception of the Achille Laura hijackers in 1985.North was fired from the National Security Council staff last november amid allegations thai he was involved in diverting funds from the Sale of . Arms to Iran to the Contra rebels in  Navy spokesman would say Only that the naval investigative service is at this time providing addition Al Security for it. Col North. At for any other details however they would not be prudent to discuss other sources Laid the decision to guard North was made by ranking Navy officials because there were numerous threats against his life one source said officials had been worried about anti Cia protests Over the weekend at Cia Headquarters at Langley which is in the same Northern Virginia area As North s Home. These anti Cia protests Over the weekend brought few kooks to town the source said. Waldheim from Page 1 the knowledge of the horror of War and the will to work for More peace. But i was on the Side of those who worked for peace Waldheim added. First As Diplomat for our fatherland. Then 10 Yeasas United nations Secretary general mentioning that he had suffered personally during the last months Waldheim said he could not have withstood the accusations and suspicions. Without my wife and  thanked the austrian government for its 1 support the government earlier tuesday criticized the United slates Tor barring Waldheim and rejected As no proved charges that he had a role in nazi atrocities. Chancellor Franz Wranitzky told a news conference that the process used by the United states id reach its decision is one that cannot be followed by the Austri an people and the austrian government and is there fore , in Brussels Belgium attorney general Edwin Meuse tuesday said us authorities round Evi Dence that Waldheim participated in nazi persecutions. Meese who was in Brussels to discuss with european Leaden ways to improve International cooperation against terrorism told a news conference we found evidence or Waldheim participated in persecutions for reasons of race or religion under the nazi  declined to give details of the evidence against Waldheim saying that would take too much time,""1 have been very concerned Over a year about the Waldheim Case Meese added. We have gone Over his record meticulously. We permitted or Waldheim and his lawyers to submit All kinds of facts or evidence Fortis defense but his evidence was not sufficient and criteria were met for a Prima Facie  Facie evidence is evidence adequate to establish a fact or raise a presumption of fact unless  attorney general said the decision applied to an individual and Waldhein could Stith be invited to the United states under diplomatic immunity. I would Hope relations with Austria will not deteriorate Meese added. We have Friendly relations with aus Tria. This does not mean any change in  recalled its ambassador from the United Stales for consultations after the .  monday discussed with British belgian aus Trian and danish Justice and Interior ministers ways to increase International cooperation in the fight against  meeting with austrian Interior minister Karl Blecha was apparently scheduled before his decision Lobar Waldheim. Meese monday also signed with belgian Justice minister Jean Gol a new extradition treaty applying to general crimes. He had signed in March in Washington a supplementary extradition treaty specifically aimed at terrorists. Go Bill from Page 1 show the military will come under pressure in the next five years because of fewer potential recruits. The 17 to 20-year-old age group is shrinking he said. By 1991, there will be just Over 13 million i this age group a reduction from 17.5 million in 1980. This Means that it will be necessary to recruit one out of every two eligible non College persons by the Early 1990s." the new i Bill was established As a three year test program in july 1985, during the first year the army Reserve reported a 24 percent increase in High Quad by  the army also claimed a 9 percent in crease in the number of High school graduate recruit Sand a 28 percent increase in six year enlistments for  said new recruits across the country Are citing education benefits As their principal reason for enlisting while statistics for the program s first is months show that More than 250,000 Active duty recruits in All service branches signed up. The latest available statistics show that 84 percent of All new army recruits Are signing up for the program. The i Bill provides educational benefits of j300per month for 36 months or $10,800for service members who have spent at least three years on Active duly. Up to $400 per month in additional benefits ii available for persons with certain critical skills for total of $25,200. The voluntary program requires a Sloo per month contribution for the first year of Active duly. The Money is not refundable. Lehman from Page 1 a former sculling Crew member for Cam Bridge University was asked in jest who he thought would win this year s traditional race Between Oxford and Cam Bridge. Lehman replied of Ford has As much Hance of defeating Cambridge As Sam Nunn has of slopping my iwo new  the Secretary was referring to he Navy s request for funds 10 build two Newtus Citize aircraft earners a proposal Nunn scam Milter will have to sign a if on. "1 have no doubt hat it ticked of Sam Nunn n Little bit said troll. Were he a Man of Tehraan s set of principles he would say Well i m going to fight the Navy now because of those comments but instead he has said thai Well look at the budget and look at the requirements and see How imbalances out. Thai Sall we could ask  neither Lehman nor Nunn could breached monday for comment. Trait s remarks which came on the same Day that Congress was Busy drafting the defense budget were not the first moves to erase Lehman s hold Over the Navy. Two Days after taking office the new Secretary of the Navy James Webb re versed Lehman s decision to allow two naval Academy athletes to participate in professional sports. Webb also declare that the Navy s promotion system was sacrosanct and should not be meddle with by the service s civilian leadership Lehman had incurred the Wrath of Many of the Navy s top brass by engaging in what Many thought was Favoriti min the selection of officers for promotion. Earlier this year Lehman had fired the Admiral heading a selection Board when he refused to obey Lehman s order to change a promotion list. The things that annoyed people about John Lehman were his disdain of senior military personnel his Tenden Cylo override anyone who had a Dis agreement with him or contrary thought and his habit of playing Favores pm id you la Soball with me an Well. Don play Ball with me end you re out " pros said. There was a saying he had loyalty is agreeing with me Well that s not the military definition of loyalty Trost said. Loyally is not to he individual but to the  Trost and other senior Navy officer generally give Lehman credit for the enthusiasm and test he brought to the Job. It was under Lehman that the Navy non tvs its goal of a 600-ship Fleet one of the Cornerstones of the Reagan administration defense  the Navy s leadership fears that Lehman left a sour taste in the Mouth of Congress Al a Lime when defense spend ing is slowing  said Lehman s frequent digs at Nunn were port of a rivalry betwee the iwo men. Bui it was a one sided rivalry in thai Nunn Jusi ignored him troll said  
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