European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes with wings of eagles stripes Magazine d Senate oks Webster As Cia chief Page 5 d Randy Harriett s car Comer Page 13 d today s Dollar buys 1.76 Marks Page 23 the a and ripes  Uno ficut publication for the a i. Armed Fob Cei vol. 46, no. 34 thursday May 21. 1987 , d 8693 a missiles were spotted too late Captain says Manama Bahrain a the Cap Tain of the Stark said wednesday his men had Only seconds 10 defend their ship against an iraqi missile strike Loo late to prevent inc attack thai claimed 37 lives. Capt. Glenn Brindel old a news con Ference the Crew intentionally kept the Phalanx anti missile system on manual to avoid shooting Down inc wrong target in the crowded Waters and airspace of the persian Gulf. If the system had been on automatic he said the missile strike might have been prevented. In his first Public comments since sunday s attack for incl said the Slark s Crew knew Al least one iraqi Al Mirage was approaching but the Crew did not realize missiles had been fired until in was Loo  he said the Stark did not detect inc separation of missiles from inc aircraft and the Only warding Only a few seconds before icy slammed into the ship came from a crewman who visually spotted a missile on Lookout duty. The aircraft launched the missiles i believe Al a significantly close Range where Only a matter of seconds were Able to be Given for the defensive measures to be put into effect Brindl said. We did no detect the separation on inc radar of the missile from inc aircraft which would be one Means of determining hostile intent. And we did not see the seeker differentiation from the mis Sile  he said when inc Lookout reported inc incoming Missic and reported it by phone connection Down 10 the combat information Center to myself the Tacti see Captain on Page ?4 2 injured sailors leave Germany for states 5�s it Kama of Wiesbaden Hospital sniff members Antral Petty officer 3.c. Lawrence m. By Wreford As he begins journey id Texas. By Janet Howells Tyerne stuff of Tibet Rhein main a Germany two sailors seriously burned in the missile attack on the . Navy guided missile frigate Slark departed Germany wednesday for further treatment in inc United states. Meanwhile the bodies of 35 sailors killed in the iraqi warplane s attack on the frigate in the 1 persian Gulf arrived in Germany wednesday on their Way Home to the United states. The caskets containing he bodies were unloaded at the air Force s rhe Iii Marn a from a cd 41 Sia lifter transport Jet Hal arrived from Bah tin about 7 10 . They were loaded on inc Tarmac  six army tractor trailers hat left the base an hour War the land ing and drove in Convoy with lights or 10 inc nearby . Army mortuary in Frankfurt la. Col. Larry furrows an army spokesman Laid the sailors bodies would be Kepi Al the mortuary Sev eral Days while they Are prepared for shipment Back to the United slates. He said they would be embalmed and would probably be shipped in the same caskets to a military facility at Dover Del but he could not say just when. Involved in inc work will be a learn from the 31st support come s memorial affairs activity Safe morticians and personnel from the army s Central identification labor Alary in Hawaii inc army Mili Lary personnel Center in Alexandria va., and it Navy said maj. Dennis w. Pinkham a . European come spokesman. Two a her Crew members Are missing and Are presumed dead. Of the confirmed dead 24 have been identified. A c-14i Star lifter medical evacuation aircraft left Rhein main Al 12 40 . Wednesday with Lcuy offi cer 3.c. Lawrence m. Bareford 23, and Helly officer 3,c. James Ali Eeler 28. The two fire control technicians will be treated for Burns Al Brooke army medical see sailors on Page 24 cafes to offer customers car conversion service by Charlie Bow Den Munich Bureau Munich cafes Europe is let Ting into the car conversion business of Fering customers what officials believe is a Rock solid guarantee thai modified cars will pass . Entrance requirements. Cafes signed a contract last week with two firms trans car shipping and import Trade services for a Complete shipping and conversion package aares Europe marketing director Joel son Tolg snid wednesday. The initial two Yeai contract begins May 2v. The conversion service will cover both department of transportation and envy Ron Mcneal Protection Agency require ments. Cars 5 Jears or older must Mucci Epa requirements while newer cars must meet Ija specifications of both organizations Soma said. However cars two Model years or newer can t be convened to Meci Cali fornia s Qirici emission standards in Pon Trade services representative Joe Normandy said. Cafes Europe has recognized thai Ijjas service is being done by various commercial organizations and our customers arc idling us thai i Tirc ii a Desir and a need for this service Sontag said. Ghoul 35,000 cars were taken into the United slates last year As direct imports some limes referred Oas Gray Market cars. Thai was Down from More than 60,000 the year before said Normandy. Right now there Are about 700 cars a in Only coming into the . As direct imports he said. A problem with the direct import business Normandy said is that service Mern Bers often find out too late that their car has not been convened properly or in some cases can t be convened us ail. We re teaming up with cafes to eliminate Ilious types of situations he said. The contract has built in customer Protection Sontag said. The company will buy the car from the customer Al the current Blue Book value should for any reason thai car no pass the required government standards Afler it has been converted Sontag said. It s a 100 Pyrc Cal Gua Ramee for our Cus  conversions will be done in the unil de slates through Stibran tracks with Bondi j car conversion firms. Price for see cafes on Page 24