European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside san pcs q who controls the National guard Page 5 d spanks stops Cooney in 5th round sports Page 21 d today s Dollar still buys 1.81 Marks rates Page 27 vol. 4b. No 61 la Thomies unofficial Pui cation of thu u.�. Aimino re wednesday june 17, 1987 3no-�, 0 8693 a Iran reportedly laying mines to Stop kuwaiti Oil shipments Manama Bahrain a As the us. Navy prepares to escort kuwaiti Lanken in Ike persian Gulf Iran it min ing the narrow approaches to Kuwait s Al a Nudi Oil terminal Gulf based Mari time Salvage executives said the mine being planted by iranian revolutionary guards and explosives experts Tan be detonated by Remote control or automatically tripped by ships passing Over them the executives said. Some of the mines Are being buried in the seabed where they will be difficult to detect with mine sweepers. Arab and Western diplomatic sources confirmed the mining is taking place. Defense officials at the Pentagon agreed tuesday that the United slate recently received evidence suggesting Iran is laying mines. One source said such an operation would be cause for serious concern because quite frankly our mine sweeping capabilities in the persian Gulf Are  . Officials believe the mines May be Bottom anchored instead of free floating the sources said. They refused to go into further detail. Kuwait is registering 11 of its 21 tank ers in tin United states to put them under the Protection of the american Flag. That would make them eligible for escort by the Navy. Three thins including the soviet Tanker marshal Chulkov have been disabled continued on Page 28 . Must protect Oil tankers Reagan says or soviets will Washington a president Reagan trying to persuade � wary Congress thai american warships must protect Oil tankers in the persian Gulf warned monday night that if we Don t do the Job the soviets will of role in the Gulf is vital. It is to protect our inter fat and to help our friends in the Region protect their be Taid in a nationally broadcast address irom the of a office. Our immediate task in the Gulf is Clear Tod should not be  Reagan also said Allied support has cleared the Way for a major anus reduction agreement with the soviets on Short and medium Range missiles in Europe. The next Ftp he said could be a so percent Cut in the superpowers strategic forces. On the Domestic from Reagan chastised Congress for failing to come up with a deficit reduction plan and called anew for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and legislation permitting him to veto specific items in appropriations  said a budget balancing constitutional amendment is needed and he urged Congress to let him veto specific items in appropriation Bills. He said he would spell out other budget reforms which he called an economic Bill of  also told the nation it s time for action and i urge the Congress  some of the glaring deficiencies of the current budget  the meantime. I m going to take the Case to you the american  House aides have said Reagan plans one see Reagan on Page 28 Goetz cleared of attempted murder new York a a jury found be hard Goetz innocent of attempted murder tuesday for shooting four Young men on a subway car 2ft years ago but convicted him of a lesser weapons Possession charge. Goetz who claims he fired in self defense As the four tried to Rob him betrayed absolutely no emotion As jury Foreman junes Hurley read the verdicts in the crowded state supreme court room. The eight men and four women reached their ver dict on a fourth Day of deliberation shortly after they asked to rehear testimony by the Only witness who said he saw Goetz shoot one of the four while the Young Roan was seated. In All Goetz was acquitted of 12 charges including second degree attempted murder and first degree As Sault and was found guilty Only of third degree weapons Possession for using the unlicensed .38 revolver in the shooting which took place on dec. 22,19h. He could be sentenced to a maximum of seven years in prison. The jury received the Case Friday afternoon from Justice Stephen Crane after a seven week trial earlier tuesday jurors had reread the testimony of witnesses Christopher Boucher a 30-year-old window display designer from san Francisco and Loren Mich als 3 3, a credit manager. Boucher who was visiting new York was with Michals on the subway on dec. 22, 1984, when Goetz shot the teen agers after one of them asked him for 15. Boucher testified that he watched goes shool three and then walk Over to the fourth Darnell Cabey an shool him while Cabey was seated. The Point is crucial since Goetz maintain that he shot the Young men a 19 at the time because they had surrounded him and were about to beat and Rob him. Boucher is also the Only witness to testify that he heard a pause Between Corn s fourth and fifth shot. This Point is important because the defense maintains goes fired the shots in rapid succession indicating that he was deathly afraid and did not have time to reflect on what he was doing. Goelz a 39-year-old electronics technician is charged Wilh attempted murder assault reckless endangerment and weapons violations in the shootings of Cabey Troy Candy Barry Allen and James Ramseur. Accidental hit in the Harbor of kid Germany a German it Igenuin Points to damage to the military Supply ship Neckar a Hub thu accidentally hit by Shel Ling monday. The German ship was observing soviet bloc Ruuk ers in the Baltic sea when fire rounds fired from i polish Reuel hit the Neckar slightly injuring three Genu Sailor. The helps were in intent bowl Swiers out Stiftel Lithuania. The German Goren nent filed a protest monday with Poland and demanded that the soviet led Warsaw pact provide an explanation of the Inci Dent German officials also said thai they have reserved the right to a damages from Poland of Imide Alp id Traut i maj u Kichii Wei Usu Mawji  of v in a mfr in  october is Fargey Date for army cleaning program. F i.i.,.�i. .,.�  m Emit ii Thi fiscal  Jones Orarn As close to oct. I As  Brenda Hoster staff writer Heidelberg army families moving from Europe to a new assign ment after october won t have to worry about giving their government queers the "wbite"3pve treatment Usa eur housing officials said tuesday. White major army commanders Over seas have had the authority to hire con tractors to clean family housing quarters at government expense since june i the program won t begin in Usa eur until october said c. Cary Jones assistant Deputy chief of staff. Usa eur Engi Neering and housing division. This is a wonderful program de signed to help the Scovic members and their families but the Liming was unfortunate because no Money had been Bud Nejedlo Start it this fiscal year Jones said. Budget cuts affected army family housing and maintenance dollars just like everything else he said. And the Dollar s decline took a bite out of housing maintenance Money in almost every Community. But right now our drive is to have every Community ready to Start the pro Gram l. A the concept originated As a usar eur idea said Lee Harris chief of Theu Sarteur housing division. We presented the idea in t9s4 and proved we could do this particularly through the Model installation program he said. The Hanau military Community one of two initial Model installation comm see cleaning on Page 23