European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars an authorized unofficial publication for the a Ahmed force1 vol.46, no.35 Friday May 22,1987 a & Bon 0 8693 a radar system failed Stork s skipper says Manama Bahrain not the Captain of the american frigate Slark said wednesday that his ship s advanced electronic equipment failed to select an iraqi plane s launching of exocet mis Siles against in. Capt. Glenn r. Brindel also confirmed that the Slark s anti missile system had been turned off and the ship was hit be fore it could be activated. In his first Public comments on Sun Day s attack str incl said his first inkling of trouble was a warning cry from a sail or posted above As a Lookout As we started to take action the mis Sile hit the ship said Brindel. In Washington the Pentagon said wednesday that an unexploded exocet warhead was found lodged in the Stark but was disarmed and posed no danger to the ship or Crew. The discovery of the warhead appeared to confirm hat two missiles not just one hit the Slark. The 43-year-old skipper appeared tired but proud of his Crew As lie faced a room packed with television cameras and journalist wednesday afternoon. I feel grief and a lot of sorrow for what happened he said. I Don t know whether any of it was my fault. I Don t know whether it was the fault of an oper Ator. 1 a military facility at Dover del., but he could not say when. Involved in the work will be a team from the 21 St support Contd s memorial affairs activity Safe morticians and personnel from the army s Central identification Laboratory in Hawaii the army military personnel Center in Alex Andria va., and the Navy said maj Dennis w. Pinkham a . European come spokesman. Two other Crew members arc missing and arc presumed dead. Of the con firmed dead. 24 have been identified. A c-141 Star lifter medical evacuation aft left Rhein main at 12 40 . Imam with Hereford and Wheeler both  technicians for the flight to he r doctors at b ftsfcj.dvi5cj physicians at the air Force  Center at Wiesbaden gcrmany7 i in Best time to move Burn victims see sailors on Page Weinberger wants iraqi Pilot to explain Washington a defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger said wednesday that the bombing of the frigate Stark was an indiscriminate attack by an iraqi Pilot who apparently did t care enough to find out what ship he was shooting  Weinberger urged Iraq 0 bring Forth that Pilot and have him detail the events leading to the missile firing. Because we still Don t know All the  Weinberger addressing nearly 1,000 people at a de sense Industry banquet said the loss of 37 seamen aboard the Stark must not Lessen american resolve to maintain a naval presence in the persian Gulf. He said Arm chair strategists self styled defense gurus and maritime theologians will use sunday s incident to second guess the . Presence in the Gulf but that we cannot shrink or shirk even in the face of death from these global  open Access to the shipping lanes of the Oil Rich persian Gulf is of critical strategic importance to the United states and our allies Weinberger said Bui the More fundamental Issue is leadership the leadership of the free world to resist the forces of an Archy and tyranny he said. We simply cannot allow the Kremlin to have its will Over this Region or allow the most extreme virulently anti Western forces to control events threaten Friendly nations or jeopardize . Interest. We will not be intimidated we will not be driven sea Pilot on Page 24 cafes to offer customers car conversion service i Bureau Munich cafes Europe is get Ting into inc car conversion business of Fering customers what officials believe is a Rock solid guarantee that modified cars will pass . Entrance re quire cafes  week with  shipping and Imhoof Trade services for a Complete shipping and conversion package cafes Europe marketing director Joel and wednesday. The initial two year f the conversion i i Ulion and envy Protection Agency re quirk meals. Cars 5 years or older must meet Epa requirements while newer cars must Mecl the specifics i ions of both organizations Sontag said. However cars two Model years or newer can t be converted to meet Cali fornia s Strid presen tatic Joe Andy said. That this service is commercial organizations Ana tamers Are telling us that there is a desire and a need for this service Sontag said. About 35,000 cars were taken Inlo the United slates last year As direct imports. Sometimes referred to As Gray Market  a  than 60.mo . Right now there Are about 700 cars a month coming into the . As direct imports he said. Problem with the direct import Busi Ife Bundy said is that Scricc  it too late that their car has not been Mai Jcj properly see aafeT1"