European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. May 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 lawmakers cautious in reaction to attack Washington api legislators reacted cautiously monday to he attack on inc Navy frigate Stark with most House and Senate members saying they want More information Abou the Inci Dent before calling for a change in . Policy in the persian Gulf Region. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of he Senate armed services committee said he was assuming it was an Acci Dent and i have no information to the  he said he had Tapec cd a quicker response such As an apology from Iraq. Asked Why the Stark did t try to shool Down the missile. Nunn said my Assumption is that the Crew was sur  he said a key question that has to be asked now is whether we have the right kinds of ships in the  Nunn said the Navy should review he types of ships it has deployed in the Gulf and should consider protecting them with ships equipped win sophisticated defensive electronic systems hat can rack and shoot Down incoming missiles. Sen. Claibone Pel , chairman of inc Senate foreign relations commit tee said the at Lack demonstrates the absolute urgency of bringing about an end Otic Iran Iraq  it also shows hat we must proceed very carefully with regard to putting our ships and their Crews in further jeopardy Pell said. The foreign relations committee is working with the administration to ascertain i i. Facts of the Situa. Lion House speaker Jim Wright a Texas declined comment telling reporters i think it would be Wise o wait to find out what happened before i Start spouting  sen. Car be in d-mich., a member of the Senate armed services commit tee said the panel would conduct a full review and said the slate department should seek reparations from the iraqis. Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger and Gen. Robert t. Herics flee chairman of the joint chiefs Reagan in the White House situation room on the attack in the persian Gulf on the us. Navy frigate Stark. Herics of staff Brief president rep. William Dickinson of Alabama ranking Republican on the House armed services committee noted that the Al Lack occurred in Waters where the United Stales has Long patrolled. Speaking about the House debate on a Pentagon budget Bill Dickinson said i commander of Stark 22-year Navy Veteran Mayport naval station Fla. A the commander of the guided missile frigate Stark started his 22-year Navy career in Vietnam gained his first command in 1973 and served More than three years As an in. Cmdr. Glenn r. Brindel so Rector at the naval Academy. Cmdr. Glenn r. Brindel 43, has commanded the Stark since june 1984. The Pittsburgh native lives in Norfolk va., with his wife Donna and their son Jason. Brindel survived the persian Gulf attack but his condition was not known. A Man who answered the phone at the Brindl s Home in nor Folk said mrs. Brindel had t heard from her husband since the incident and did t wish to comment. My heart aches for him said Brindl s Mother Miriam Brindel of Pittsburgh. He did t have any warn ing. He s doing what he  mrs. Brindel said her son rarely Dis cussed his Navy work with her. She said the Navy had requested that she decline to comment on the incident. After graduating from Perm state University Brindl was commissioned into the Navy in 1965. He was a. Weapons officer on the Garrett county As part of operation game Warden in Vietnam from october 1965 to March 1967, among his honors have been the meritorious service medal the Efon a Star and the vietnamese Cross of gallantry. His first command was the Chehalis in 1973, before he moved to an instructor s Post at the naval Academy from 1975 to 197s. He served two years each on the Seal of the director for the research development test and evaluation office of the chief of naval operations and As pro Rel manager at the naval seas sys tem command. Those Waters in necessary for the maintenance of free passage for Oil tankers and Meichang ships to the rest of the world. Without the . Presence there the Gulf might Well be closed tomorrow by either Iraq or Iran. We must make it very Clear to both Iraq and Iran hat this can never be Al Lowed to take place again. Although no restitution can compensate for the loss of Brave Young men who gave their lives aboard the Stark compensation must be made to their families As Well As to the . Government for the loss of the ship sen. John Glenn pm Hio called on the administration o reassess its patrol Ling policy before attacks on . Naval ships become the tripwire for in creased . Involvement in the persian Gulf War. If we enter the Gulf o protect ship Ping our naval forces must be equipped to defend themselves and they must operate under rules of engagement and with information that enables them to do so said Glenn. Both Iran and Iraq should be put on notice that we will defend our  would like to Point out the irony that people Here will Call on the United states to do something but they Are the same people who Vole to Cut this defense Bud get right Down to the Bone and sinew and Freny us the defense we  rep. Robert Torricelli d-n.j., said the presence of five american ships in the persian Gulf has been a. Tragedy wait ing to happen. These ships have been in danger from the outset. The failure is not with our armed forces nor with their equipment but the failure is with our  rep. Charles Bennett d-Fla., said we ought to get All the facts before we make any decision. The main emotion maybe the single emotion is one of deepest thanks to those who sacrificed their lives and deepest sympathy to those who were left  rep. Robert Walker r-pa., said this is not a Lime to Rush to judgment. We need to get the facts in the Case and find what went  sen. Alfonse m. D Amato r-n.y., said because of the volatility of the persian Gulf Region a . Presence in Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 20, 1947 a 40,000-word explanation of bacteriological warfare released with the permission of the . Government and containing All the Basic facts except the secret work of Wii lists 33 diseases As possible War weapons. 30 years ago Roc a. May 20. 1957 the world s 28th whooping Crane is hatched shortly before Midnight at the new Orleans Audubon Park zoo. The Bird was hatched to the Only whooping cranes in Captivity 20 years ago  20, 1967 two doctors in a singles engine plane took off from new York in an Effort in retrace charts a. Lindbergh s historic flight to Paris. The pilots planned to leave 40 years to the minute after Lindbergh s Takeoff but had to Fly a Day Early because of impending bad weather 10 years ago today. May 2n, l77 the Szalc department revealed that in Early 1973 president Nixon promised to North Vietnam a five year postwar reconstruction Aid program of nearly $5 billion. President Carter said the United states is not obligated to provide any such Aid for Hanoi