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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d embattled Abrams gets support from his Boss Page 5 d pal ministry files for bankruptcy Page 7 d Blue jays beat orioles for 10th straight win Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for Thi . Armed forces vol. 46, no. 58 sunday june 14, 1987 0 8693 a . Hostages taken to Iran weekly claims Beirut Lebanon up a let anese weekly newspaper with Good Irani an contacts said saturday that some american hostages have been transferred to Iran for interrogation by an Intelli gence Agency and that a faction within the Tehran regime wants to put them on trial. In a related development a daily newspaper in Abu Dahabi Oman said missing Church of England envoy Terry Waite was flown from Beirut to Tehran twice during hostage negotiations be tween Iran and his Church. The reports by the West Beirut weekly Ash Shiraz and the Abu Dahabi daily Al itt had could not be independently con firmed and a Church of England spokes Man dismissed the Story concerning Waite As Rumor. And Shiraz said some of the Ameri can hostages have been transferred Toiran and Are undergoing interrogation by intelligence officers under the super vision of sheikh Mohammed key Shah i the minister of information Security and intelligence. The weekly said it obtained its information from sources close 10 the office Faya Touth Hussein Montazeri heir apparent to the iranian religious patriarch Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The publication which revealed last november that the Reagan administration had sold arms to Iran said the Montazeri Camp was pressing for a trial of the american captives. It did not identify which of the eight american hostages missing in Lebanon were concerned. Last week Ash Shiraz said Khomeini in april ordered the creation of a five Man committee of Iran s top leaders Todeal with the longstanding hostages Issue. Although Iran wants different conces Sions from each of the countries with nationals missing in Lebanon Sabra said the Khomeini regime generally wants More Money More arms and an end to helping the iraqi  but the lebanese shiite moslem Spiri Tual guide of the pro iranian Hezbollah or party of god believed to hold some of the american hostages on saturday dismissed the Ash Shiraz re port on the committee As a creation of the  sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlal Lah who repeatedly has called for the release of foreign hostages told mag Azine the lebanese French language weekly that Iran was not interested in the hostages Issue. As we know Imam Khomeini and his Way of managing political affairs he could not take such a disproportionate initiative said Fadlallah refuting the see hostages on Page 28 celebrating Allied commitment a member of the French Lith air borne div team lands before the Victory Monument on the 17th of june Street during the Allied forces Day Parade in Berlin saturday. The Parade which is held each summer commemorates the commitment of France great Britain and the United states to defend Berlin. Story other photo graphs on Page 3. Contractors to handle quarters cleaning by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington military families preparing to move to new assignments will no longer have to spend Days scrub Bing mopping and dusting their former quarters and then going through a White Glove inspection service officials said Friday. Major army commanders overseas have bad the authority to hire contractors to clean family housing quarters at government expense since june 1, army housing officials said. Major commands in the Continental United states will get the same Power beginning oct. 1. The air Force and Navy will follow suit next fiscal year a defense depart ment housing official said. The concept is outlined in a directive signed May 1 by Secretary of defens Caspar Weinberger. Calling the often Rig Orous process of cleaning and inspection of quarters a time consuming irritant for military families he directed the services to begin the contract project in fiscal 1988, but allowed them to launch it this fiscal year if they wanted to. Given that option the army decided to get a head Start said Dean Stefanides chief of the housing management Branch in the army s housing management Divi Sion. Under the program  be responsible Only for a Basic sweep and mop Job Stefanides said. It does t relieve services Nernberg of All responsibility. They re still liable for dam age to the quarters and furnishings. But once they get the Basic cleaning done they re  that Basic cleaning will include such tasks As sweeping and vacuuming floors and rugs cleaning Pencil or Crayon Marks off the Walls defrosting refrigerators and wiping Down bathroom tiles sinks and toilets. The program Marks a change in think ing among army housing officials. In the civilian sector a landlord bears much of the responsibility for readying a vacated apartment for the next tenant said . Wilkerson Deputy chief of the army housing management division. The Way it s been in the past is that the army expected the Soldier to get the unit ready for the next occupant Wil Kerson said. What we re saying now is that the army As the landlord so to see cleaning on Page 28 Reagan says . Economic policy helps world Washington a president Reagan responded saturday to criticism in Venice Italy of the . Budget Defi Cit saying his administration s policies have spurred economic growth through out the world and Are making America More competitive. Delivering his weekly radio address from the Oval office Reagan said our economic growth has prompted and sustained eco nomic growth throughout the world without America s economic recovery now into its 54th consecutive month most of the rest of the world and especially the Export economies of Europe and Asia would have grown considerably less he said. This Means that we Are already doing something right that because of our poli cies of Low taxes and deregulation the world Economy is better off and America is already becoming More and More competitive the president added. During the three Day economic meet ing in Venice Summit partners renewed pressure on Reagan to reduce the Mas Sive . Budget deficit. Reagan said the United slates would continue to seek removal of foreign barriers to Trade and said recent sanctions against Japan were a Clear lesson for All who Trade with our country this administration will insist upon Trade that is both free and  while in Venice Reagan lifted part of the sanctions against the japanese semiconductor Industry but others Are still in effect. The president renewed his warnings against protectionist legislation saying for Congress to place severe restrictions on International Trade with tariffs and barriers and to limit my ability to utilize our Trade Laws when necessary would damage our own Prosperity an that of virtually the entire  sen. Donald w. Riegle or. Of Michigan see Reagan on Page 28  
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