European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d property weight limits or gis under further study Page 2 d remembering the spirit of St. Louis Page 8, Magazine d today s Dollar buys 1.77 Marks rates Page 27 wednesday May 20, 1987vol. 46. No. 33 08693 a Stork s death toll now at 37 chief of staff Baker criticizes trigger Happy Pilot by Brenda Host Erst of writer Wiesbaden Pentagon officials tuesday raised to 37 he number of sailors killed in sunday s iraqi Mittie attack on the . Navy frigate Stark. The associated press reported tuesday that Whitehouse chief of staff Howard Baker asked Why a Trig Ger Happy iraqi Pilot had launched a deadly missile into the Slark s Crew quarters. Baker interviewed on the Abc to show today said i think we should understand that tree transit on the High seas and the persian Gulf is International water is absolutely essential to he vital inter est j of the United Stales and the free world. I would certainly like to know Why a trigger Happy Pilot decided to fire on the basis of radar signals Why there was t More he said the United Stales had listened in on radio communications from the iraqi Mirage fighter that launched the missile against the . Frigate in the persian Gulf. Baker did not elaborate a said. See related stories Page 5, two sailors seriously injured in the attack Are in stable condition at the Wiesbaden air Force regional medical Center with Burns Over 40 percent of their bodies a Hospital spokesman said. They were flown to the Hospital Early tuesday morning. They have weathered the first 24 hours of their condition very very Well or. Cot Robert a. Gil More director of Hospital services at Wiesbaden said officials in the Pentagon said that As of tues Day afternoon there were 22 sailors confirmed dead and 15 missing and presumed dead. Gilmore speaking to reporters at Lindsay As near the Wiesbaden Hospital identified the to Crew Mem Bers As Petty officer 3.c. Lawrence m. Bar Ford and Petty officer 3.c. James Wheeler. Bar Ford. 23, is from Fredricksburg va., an Wheeler 28, is from a paso Texas. Pentagon officials said. Twenty five members of the flying ambulance surgical trauma team from Wiesbaden and two surgeon from the army regional medical Center in Frankfurt flew to Bahrain Early monday to accompany these piously injured sailors on the flight to Germany. Gilmore who headed the team said the ship s physician treated 15 other Stark Crew members for minor shrapnel wounds while still on Board the ship. Those sailors were then returned to duty. Four other Crew see toll on Page 28 daredevil s Freedom Glide a Pouch Jan in Rodtang Germany inspects if homemade motorized hang Dolder that brought a daring Czecho slovak Man across the Border to free data monday ought. The Pilot � 39 year old Engineer who n riot named Slid two communist a Btry Jeta swooped toward him but Wlk unable to intercept the Craft before mopped into Bavaria. See Story on Page 3. Military s raise in pay Filcek to be limited h Washington Sij in s now Al most certain that a pay raise Jervice members will be lined to effective Jan. 1, 1988. On monday the House do on the fiscal 1988 defense Bill voted to push Forward a effective Dale of the a raise fro april 1 to Jan. The House a flt cd services commit tee in Drao Fifthe Bill had set the later Dale tour fee about $500 million in the defence budget. The full House was Able that up by Hryce months after of Money s funding request for Stegie defense initiative. I Senate armed services commit in its version of the Bill recon i a 4 percent raise effective Jan. Hust Senate committee staffer said it s Lih that will be lowered to 3 percent where and House conferees meet to front if frences in the two Bills. I m not too sure we Carr Ugin the higher figure said a Senate i staffer. The pay raise is always a 1profile target for budget cutlers inel oks Bill allowing go malpractice Laws frs was Beton Bureau washing tour the House Judic iary committee a roved legislation monday to allow Acme duty personnel to sue the government Jor peacetime medical malpractice at Oil Alary health care facilities. The Bill now goes to the fuese floor for a vote according to a staffer. Approval by the House most a foregone conclusion she since Simitar measure passed the hoi last year by a vote of 317-90. Owen tells of but the Bill faces Roua mooing in the Senate. Sen. James Sar a Tenn introduced the same i Kion in january but the scale Pajtl Centarian inadvertently referred to Wal to the armed serv ices commit breather than the Judic iary come a for Sasser said the sen ate Ajjon services committee docs Noton the Bill. But we have cards to play he said. There Are a to get them to hold hearings on re going to do everything we can to see panel on Page 23 courier a Soufras Washington id Robert w. Owen depicting lips middleman in the rail Contra altar tuesday testified about picking Usan dopes stuffed Wilh Cash at tempeh to arrange secret air drops of a dons to nicaraguan rebels and joking Nih it. Col. Oliver l. North about Seq Jato jail if discovered. Couple of occasions we would out it and joke Owen said wh4t asked if there was any discussion Aboul whether a a fit go to jail for his role in a secret Subh operation for inc coi Itras at a Lime wife. . Aid was recalled thai Nortel Wio was an aide on the National secant Pouncil said on several occasions he old Al ways be the fall Guy if the secret arms Supply Effort became publicly known. Testifying under oath Wilh limited in see courier on Page 28
