European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday. May 7,1987 team investigating ferry disaster Apfl hew members of the investigating the a Slang of tie Brittin ferryboat Herald of free Enterprise watch test on Model Terry Hull to London  Tetu showed the critical iced beyond which of finer flooded through open Bow Toon and into the ferry s car deck. The ferry capsized and Lank off the belgian port of meet Mugge on March 6 with a con firmed death loll of 183. Earlier first officer Lesli Esabel testified he had failed to ensue that the Bow doors were closed at the ship left the Harbor. Postage rotes May increase Washington a the . Postal service proposes to increase the Cost of first class postage for letters to 25 cents next year the Agency on tuesday announced new Rales ranging from lower charges for some overnight let ters to higher costs for bulk mail advertising and a mix of gains and losses for newspaper and Magazine mailers. On average the Cost of sending something by mail would go up about 16 percent if he rates take effect probably about a year from now. I know this is not great news said John a Griesemer chairman of the postal service Board of governors. Our costs Are rising on virtually every front operations supplies labor and health an retirement  the postal service finished last year in the Black and Hopes to break even this fiscal year he said but higher rates Are needed to Cope with rising costs. Increasing first class postage from 22 cents to 25 cents will Cost the average individual Only about $10 annually in additional mailing costs Griesemer mid. Compared to other Small necessities we commonly Purchase from toothpaste to ground cof fee this is a very modest increase he said. The postal Board voted so for the new rates Griesemer said. He declined to name the dissenter. Any rate change also must be approved by the Independent postal rate commission. Blk Hawks grounded after emergency Landi i wire report. The army has  of uh-60a Black Hawk Helix cautionary inspections following emergency Landing of a 1st army div helicopter near Hellstein Germany. The helicopter landed safely in an open Field about 12 Miles Northeast of Hanau Friday morning after experienc ing Tail Rotor malfunction said maj. John l. Shea division spokesman. There were no injuries to the 14 sol Diers on Board the helicopter which sustained structural damage to the lion and Landing gear. The Pilot. Warrant of Lar Tomas e. A of the 220th Ca it aviation co 4th brigade Haj Jentlie emergency in a very pro i Ferial manner said chief Warr nicer Stephen a Kauch Bri _ safety officer. Tail Rotor malfunctions Are unpredictable and very hard to  the army in a statement released in Washington said the inspections for Loiis 820 Black Hawks would Lake to hours per helicopter and thus Man a would return to serv ice shortly cd. The inspections cooler in the Tail Black a Jive Shaft loft the statement be army said the emergency Landing occurred after the Oil cooler spline in the Tail Rotor Assembly failed. The spline is part of an Oil Cooling fan in the Tail Rotor drive train. If the spline and Cooling fan fail the drive Shaft for the Tail Rotor can overheat and seize stopping the Tail Rotor from operating. The army said inspection teams from army aviation maintenance depots and Sikorsky aircraft the Black Hawk s prime contractor will conduct the cautionary inspection and Taj Flonnel in procedure in a a a jew inspections Kelt Hawks with More flight hours could be inspected for signs of Wear in the drive Shaft Oil cooler in about two hours per helicopter Lynaid. 270 heh copter How Ever  require a More extensive inspect Rome acct any signs of improper Wear. In  inspections Are expected to take hours per aircraft. The . Army in Europe has 150 Black Hawks spokeswoman sgt Elayne Venema said tuesday. A depot team will arrive May 13 to inspect the 13 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 1st army div a division said it was aware of four Ier Black Hawk failures since 1 98 1 involving the Tail Rotor Oil cooler and affecting aircraft the a reported. The army issued a safety of flight advisory on March 13 to its aviation units advising them to step up visual inspections of the Tail Rotor drive train and Oil cooler. In View of the recent failure improved recurring inspection procedures have been developed to preclude future undetected Wear of the Oil cooler spline the army said. The Black Hawk that made the Praet Landing in Germany was based at army heliport in Katter array s newest tactical  is de signed for troop air medical evacuations. It can. Of three plus 1 1 fully equipped sol . Told to return Frozen Iran assets the Hague Netherlands a the fran-. Claims tribunal has ordered the United states to re turn $451.4 million in Frozen assets to Iran. The Tribu Nal said its order was not linked to the Fate of . Hostages held in Lebanon. Monday s ruling a copy of which was obtained by the associated press on tuesday referred to account no. 1, which was set up in 1981 with $3.66 billion in Frozen iranian Money to pay off Iran s Loans to Banks. The account s funds were part of billions of dollars in assets including weaponry which were Frozen by the United Stales after islamic militants seized the . Embassy in Iran in 1979. There was ssi4.4 Mil lion left in the account As of March. The tribunal originally ordered the United state last August to return the funds to Iran. But us. Officials told the tribunal in january that ". Compliance with the tribunal s order would be regarded by some As a surrender by the . To Iran s improper demands regarding the hostages. Iranian parliament speaker Hashemi Rajs Anjani said last fall that the return of All assets held by Theu Nilca Stales was a precondition for any iranian government intercession on behalf of the american hos tages. House cuts military budget Washington f a the House voted tuesday to allocate $288 billion for defense in fiscal 1988, halt ing president Reagan s Pentagon buildup after six years while the Senate armed services committee approved a slightly higher military budget. Keagan asked the democratic controlled Congress to authorize $312 billion in defense spending for the fiscal year starting oct. I a total that would be 3 percent above the expected inflation rate from the cur rent Pentagon budget of$289 billion. The House split generally along party lines As i approved the lower figure by a 249-172 Vole. It was the first in a series of National Security Deci Sions the chamber faces of i of next two weeks As it considers amendments to the  Bill. Major fights Are expected Over spending for Rea Gan s Sta wars anti missile program his request to buy two aircraft carriers and several democratic backed arms control restrictions including whether to halt . Nuclear weapons tests and adhere to the Luira tidied Salt it nuclear arms treaty. Shortly before the House voted the Senate armed services committee approved a $303 billion defense Bill that would permit military spending to increase slightly faster than the expected inflation rate. The panel approved the Bill on a 12-8 vote. All democrats on the panel supported it. The Only Republican to do so was Maine sen. William  committee on another 12-8 Vole added a i vision that would ban spending any Money on i Star wars tests Over the next two fiscal years if i those tests would violate f the existing interpretation iof the 1972 anti ballistic i missile treaty. I that so called narrow interpretation bans tests of the strategic defense initiative As Star wars is i formally known. But Reaf Gan has asserted that his administration has the Legal right to move to a "broad1 interpretation of the treaty. Sen. Pete Wilson a Calif. Member of the panel said he and other republicans will recommend a veto of the Bill if the ski testing language is not changed we re in uncharted Waters As far As the Constitution is concerned said sen. Sam Nuon a a chair Man of the armed services  said the administration has Rouen i Tseh into a deep deep Box by asserting that in can unilaterally change How the United Stales views a  Senate measure proposes $4.5 billion next year for ski com pared with the s3.b billion the House measure