European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes a 20 years later sgt. Pepper still won t quit daily Magazine n celtics pistons in playoff showdown sports Page 21 d the Dollar buys 1.81 Marks through monday rates Page 27 the St a a and stripes authorised unofficial publication for the . Aft me vol. 46. No 43 saturday May 30. 19b7 d 8693 a German Pilot buzzes Kremlin Landing of private plane in red Square spurs probe appt Wra photo show the Light air plane reportedly piloted by a German that violated soviet airspace and landed in Moscow s red Square thursday Moscow a the soviet Union Friday said the private plane piloted by a German that buzzed i be Kremlin an landed in red Square violated soviet airspace and the incident was being in Short dispatch by the official Tass news Agency said Manilla rust crossed into soviet airspace about 90 Miles Southeast or Helsinki Finland and landed in Tass did not say the plane landed in red Square and did not say whether rest had been arrested. The Tass report inc first official soviet word on the thursday incident said competent bodies were investigating. The while single engine plane was towed away before Dawn after police look the Pilot and his female companion into custody. The plane landed about 7 30 . Thursday on the 750-Yard-Long red Square in Central Moscow and witnesses said about 300 amazed onlooker crowded around it. Police rushed in to arrest the Pilot and surround the plane. A soviet witness said the Pilot told them he was an Engineer from Germany but gave no explanation of his flight or Why he landed in hed Square. Al few within about a meter of Tuc mausoleum he said. After in landed people ran everywhere. They did t know what happened reports from Finland and Germany Friday indicated the plane might have left Helsinki penetrated one of the most closely guarded Borders in inc world and flown Over several Hundred Miles of so Viet airspace to reach Moscow the German embassy said it was investigating reports inc Pilot was a Ger Man but had received no information from soviet officials. Margaret Scabury a Isacher at the Anglo american school in Moscow said she was told by an american tourist who had been in the Square that the Pilot wore a red flight suit and a peace Confer ence badge and that he casualty leaned against the fuselage after getting out of inc Dyer a Canadian free Lance journalist told the associated press he had seen the plane parked Al the Square about 9 . Thursday. The Only people standing around it were militia he , referring to soviet police. Dyer said there were Al least 50 militia officers and 15 to 20 police cars. There was no sign of the Pilot he said. The Pilot who landed in Moscow on the soviet Holiday honouring the nation suborder guards handed out a few Auto graphed pieces of paper before he and his companion were arrested witnesses plane had a wide Blue Stripe and appeared to be a Cessna air Craft. Ii was towed away on the Back of a continued on Page 28 Reagan vows . Will keep Gulf open Washington a president Rea Gan promising to seek peace rather than provocation vowed Friday to keep the per Sian Gulf open for Oil shipments and Penta gon officials said the White House was or Dering a significant military operation in the War torn Region. Reagan and other White House officials Aid not say when . Warships would begin escorting kuwaiti Oil tank ers to protect them from attack by , in appeared unlikely the opera Tion would begin for several weeks. Musi Don l know about Liming said Frank Carlucci the president s National Security adviser. Nobody is capable of giving a time amid rising concern that . Forces will be drawn into the Iran Iraq War the president met with his National Security aides and reviewed plans to protect the 11 kuwaiti tankers that soon will oper ate under the . Flag and be escorted by american warships. Appearing later in the White House briefing room Reagan said until peace is restored and there s no longer a risk to shipping in the Region particularly ship Ping under american Protection we must maintain an adequate presence to deter and if necessary to defend our selves against any accidental attack or against any intentional attack. As commander in chief it s my responsibility to make sure that we place forces in the area that Are adequate to that purpose he added. Our goal is to seek peace rather than provocation. But our interests and those of our friends must be recalling the Oil shortages of the 1970s, Reagan said this will not Hap pen again not while this president serves. His plan to escort the kuwaiti ships on the heels of an iraqi missile attack on the . Frigate Stark that killed 37 sail ors has sparked an uproar in Congress. Democrats and republicans alike have expressed fears it would draw he United states into the Iran Iraq War. Critics said . Warships would not deter Iran from attacking Oil tankers in the Gulf and that in was Only a matter of time before a ship flying the american Flag was hit. At the Pentagon one official who asked not la be identified said White House officials Are Selling out some Clear and concise Mission plans and rules of engagement and in will take time for us to the source said the Pentagon was expecting orders not Only to move an air Craft Carrier close to the Mouth of the Gulf but also to Send one or More of the Navy s Civ Aegis class cruisers into the Gulf for escort duty. Army spouses at lost con Hove their soy in Survey by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington about 20,000 army spouses worldwide will soon receive a Long delayed question Naire asking their opinions on almost every aspect of military lift. This is the spouses Chance to Tell the army s to leaders How they feel about army programs and How we can do belter for them said Emily Calo a management analyst with the army Community and family support Center. In is the first of what will be an annual Survey of spouses Calo said thursday. The army has surveyed Servic members but respondents often had to guess what their spouses might answer to a particular question she said. But the last few years have seen the army leadership recognize the family As an important influence she said. We re now working on our fourth family action plan and Many of the Survey questions will provide data for us to see How Well that plan the questionnaire covers subjects such As relocation housing transportation family programs and services medical care spouse employment and Chil Dren and child care. The importance of the Survey can t be stressed enough she said. We need a Good response Raie. The information we get will be used at the highest Levels to influence decisions that affect the lives of military families in Many the Survey was to go out last november but was delayed twice. It was held Back first because the army s reassignment freeze last year pushed the Peak moving season for families from the summer into october and november which would have caused Many of the surveys to be sent to outdated addresses. To was rescheduled for january but was held up again when the army decided to mail them directly to spouses instead of sponsors. Dui spouses Home addresses Are not included on the enlisted master file a the army military personnel Center which meant several additional months of computer Cross checking
