European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday May 19,1987page 23 of a Woerner opposes discarding All nukes Hamburg a defense min ister Manfred Woerner was quoted sat urday As saying that scrapping ill nuclear missiles in Europe could uniquely threaten Germany by eliminating an important tactical counter to a soviet conventional invasion. The newspaper Welt am Sonnta quoted Woermer As saying he backed a drastic reduction in Shorter Range nuclear Nti Siles in Europe rather than the Zero solution proposed last month by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. The interview underscored serious objections among Chancellor Helmut Kohl s governing Christian democrats to soviet missile Cut offers. As nato s front line country Ger Many is concerned that a superpower treaty Banning missiles with a Range of300 to 620 Miles would expose the nation to the East s Superior conventional forces stationed in neighbouring East Ger Many and  must prevent a situation where a special threat would be created for us germans therefore we must also obtain a drastic reduction in the conventional arms superiority of the Warsaw pact i e defense minister was quo Tedas saying. Kohl s coalition government is divided Over the soviet Shorter Range missile offer and has slowed efforts to reach a common West european position on the soviet proposals. The . Government awaits such a consensus before it responds to Kremlin proposals at superpower arms reduction talks in Geneva. Foreign minister Hans Dietrich Gen Scher and his Liberal free democrats while also seeking East West balance unconventional forces support the Elimina Tion of Shorter Range missiles. The free democrats believe German Security would remain protected by . Nuclear lumbers and submarine missile that would be unaffected by Gorbachev s proposed missile pact however Woerner contended that the removal of Shorter Ranee missiles would help " he invasion capabilities of the Warsaw pact the paper reported. We need a landscape in Central Europe in which no Power will dare to pick up weapons and pursue War he was quoted As saying. In an interview the same Day with the stale owned Deutsche Welle radio net work Woermer suggested that Nat might have to deploy More nuclear mis Siles with a Range under 300 Miles if apart were struck on those with a 300-to 620-Miic Range. Sailors from Page 1 each of which tired one exocet missile from a Range of about 20 Miles. The spokesman had said earlier sunday that Only one missile scored a hit but amended that statement to say it was possible that both had hit the ship. We re not lure yet. But there was extensive  he said. Me said the Stark had been struck at the Mam deck level on its left Side Forward of the main superstructure leaving the frigate with a id fool to 15-foot" Hole in ill Side. The missiles set off a fire that took several hours Locontro Sims said. Because of the amount of water pumped on the fire the Stark was described As dead inthe water and listing but in no danger of sinking. Sims also said that orders had been issued for All non essential personnel to move from the Stark to other american warships now on the scene. The spokesman said he did not know How Many men that order had  frigate carries a Crew of roughly 200 Sailor Sand officers at the White House spokeswoman lit Murphy said Reagan was notified by National Security adviser Frank Camiccia and bad received written updates. We re monitoring the situation As facts come in she said. The attack was the first to involve an american warship since the Iran Iraq War began almost seven years ago. Shultz said the state department strongly protested the attack which underscores once More the seriousness of the Iran iraqi War. And under lines once More the seriousness of the tensions that exist in the Middle  a Trie state department spokeswoman Debora Cavin said we have strongly protested the attack to the iraqi ambassador in Washington and instructed our ambassador in Baghdad to make similar protest there Sims said other ships from the . Navy As Well a from saudi Arabia had arrived in the area to Render assistance to the Stark the . Destroyers Haddelland Conyngham were on the scene and the command ship Lasalle which directs the Navy s Mideast task  net s in in East Berlin cant Triha to flee to Berli up a Man an tripling to Deelo West Bern sunday was Camut by East Berlin Border guards ust before he ached the .army s Choc Potot Chartie Wesl Berlin police reported. V a police spoken i spa the Man about 20 years old managed loll within about is Yards of the White line a ilk the East West Berlin Border As blaring skis arned Border guard that an escape Audi jul was taking place. Number die in Sovi Coal mine blast my Scot up a  to Olgh a Coal mine in he  face kill ing an Yabis dosed number of miners news Nancy said sunday. Ugh the Brief dispatch did not give Benner of miners killed in the saturday blast the communist party Centra committee r supreme soviet and the soviet government Nve Yed condolences indicating Bat the Acci enl was serious. Force in the persian Gulf is steaming toward the stricken vessel he added. The Lasalle carries a number of helicopters thai can be used for medical evacuation. We believe this was a mistaken attack on Hie Parton the iraqi planes sinn said. There is no indication of any deliberate hostile intent. We Don t know Why i happened. But the state department has already registered two  Stark an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate was commissioned in 1982 and is assigned to destroyer Squadron 8 and based at Mayport Fla. The ship is under the command of cmdr. . Trindel the Penta gon said. The Stark departed Mayport on feb. 5 and arrive Din the persian Gulf for duties with the Mideast task Force in Early  ship is designed to function As an escort for Navy Battle groups and is equipped wish surface to surface anti submarine and surface to air weaponry. The vessel carries a so called Phalanx close in weapon system to shoot Down enemy missiles fired against it. There was no immediate indication sunday whether the ship had detected the incoming missiles or tried to take evasive or defensive  even if it was tracking the two fighters Here was no reason to suspect an attack Sims  have our defences on boar dyes he continued. But this very difficult to defend against if Youdon t expect anything. The ship was on routine patrol in International Waters. It was night time. And the two iraqi aircraft were on what appeared to be a routine Aerial patrol the exocet is the same Type of missile that was used to such devastating effect by Argentina against the British Navy during the Battle for the Falkland islands. The British frigate Sheffield was set afire and sunk by such a missile. The Mideast task Force of which the Stark was part normally consists of five or is frigates and destroyers plus the Lasalle. Sims said the task Force was currently comprised of seven ships including the la Salle. Salutes Padan Uteal schools be leans at the Kennedy Center id. He addressed 153 services in armity of to hath lid trains phys Leum for the us. And Public Haiti stoic. Cunard s qe2 liner has engine trouble Southampton England a the newly re fitted Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived in Southampton Al most three hours late sunday after a seven Day Canar islands cruise and some passengers complained of flooded Cabins and no beating a spokesman for Cunard the vessel s owners said the delay was caused by a series of tests on the computer controlled engine systems to ensure everything was working property. There was no breakdown said the spokesman who asked not to be named. But Cunard cruise director John butt said there had been teething troubles and he understood there was a problem with one of the qe2 s  Southampton port official not connected with Cunard said i understand she crawled in slowly on he starboard engine after the port engine developed a  liner has suffered a string of problems since her si81 million refit in Bremerhaven Germany on he Maiden voyage to new York earlier this month Pas sengers received a 40 pet Cal refund after complaints of poor conditions and Lack of facilities on Board. When the qe2 returned to Southampton about 200passengers booked on the Canary islands cruise were told they could not sail because their Cabins which bad been occupied by workmen were not up to Standard. Some who did make the trip complained Sunda that conditions on Board Are still not up to Standard. Memorial from Page 1 dam busters  the memorial was unveiled one of the Squadron s most celebrated members. Group Captain Leonard Chesh ire read from the Book of revelations. He wore his Victo Ria Cross Britain s highest military decoration which he still maintains was not in Honor of his courage but in Honor of All who Lew with the dam  names on the memorial was that of the Squadron s first commander. Squadron Leader Guy Gibson who survived the raid which destroyed the Mohne and Eder dams in 1943 Only 10 be shot Down Over Holland in 1944. Actor Richard Todd who portrayed Guy Gibson inthe dam busters film read each has gained a glorious  the dam Busiere Fiew from the Royal air Force base at scamp on near Lincoln the Squadron was based at Woodhall spa for most of its wartime operational period Tony Iveson Secretary of the 617 Squadron association said the memorial had Cost about 25,000 pounds s42,00p. He said about 20,000 pounds 134,000 had been raised by 1 so wartime air Crew members from allover the world american philanthropist John Paul Getty who live sin London intervened when he heard thai a former Squadron member Edmund Chandler from Sheffield was planning to raise funds for the memorial by Selling his medals. The auction at rotheby s was called off