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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 24 the stars and stripes thursday june 18,1987 2 dutch air Force fets hit 1 crewman missing 2 Hurt Ter Schelling Netherlands a two dutch air Force Jet fighter Bombere collided in midair Over the North sea tuesday afternoon and one Crew member was reported missing Anair Force spokeswoman said. The remaining two Crew members ejected and were plucked from the water by an air farce helicopter according Mai. Anne Victor. The two sustained slight injuries she said adding that a search was under Way for the miss ing crewman. The crewmen s identities were not disclosed there was no immediate word on what caused he collision Between the two Nf-5 fighter bombers which occurred while the jets were Tak ing target practice about 3 15 pm. Local time veto said. 1 crewman missing after collision of Raf jets kesw1ck, England up two Royal air Force Jet fighters on routine training flight wednesday collided Over England Scenic Lake District injuring two crewmen and leaving an other missing authorities said. A spokesman for the ministry of defense said a Tornado Jet carrying two crewmen collide with a Jaguar fighter which Only carries a Pilot the Pilot and navigator parachuted from the Tornado and were rushed to the Hospital Al though they were not thought to be seriously Hurt Raf sources said. Rescuers were still searching for the other crewman in the Countryside near Keswick about260 Miles Northwest of London. Poland oks Exchange i Bassadore wit Poland a a find tuesday to  withing fax year veto on accept Ransaw that stemmed in Poland. Urban said upon editing their is matter  he Are required Bun Hose Haven Cai than a political Dimen sources speaking on con said it has the United ing a new  american government both sides Tuv Ami said Murthi More a i of of Unity said neither Side has submitted Vjio res for ambassador and final agreed take months. Masked s. Korean students riot As violence continues Seoul South Korea a students wearing masks held off police from behind Street barricades wednesday and officials began closing univ i Silies the spawning grounds of anti government violence. Opposition leaders called Tor new protests in their drive to oust president Chun Doo Hwan s military backed government. The students in scout shouted Down with the Mili tary dictatorship and revolution As they bombarded police with gasoline bombs and Rocki. Battles were reported in at least four other cities. Pro testers attacked police stations and burned vehicles in the eighth Day of South Korea s worst political violence since Chun then an army general Rose to Power after president Park Chunghee was assassinated in 1979. Officials shut 28 universities wednesday to Stop Campus protests which usually spill into the streets and dozens More were expected to be closed. Police firing tear Gas dispersed rioters chanting slogans in the downtown districts of several cities. Students in Schinju blocked a Highway and seized two liquefied Gas tankers. Police recaptured the truck before the students could carry out threats to blow up the tankers. Others youths blocked railway tracts and seized a train. About 6,000 people tallied police in Taegu. Protesters attacked two police stations i Taejon and three in Pusan. North from Page 1 but not Likely that North would refuse to testify in Public session As Well Rudman asked to speculate on North s motives told reporters if you delay it Long enough you might not Ever appear before the  he said that if the committees choose to go to the House and Senate and ultimately the courts to press con tempt charges against North the process might take so Long that it might be impossible for the Independent counsel to delay any action he might wish to take. In other words Rudman indicated if North were indicted and awaiting trial it might not be possible for Congress to  Call him As a witness. In an earlier appearance before the House foreign affairs committee North invoked the fifth Amend ment to avoid answering questions. But he also said he was eager to find a Way to Tell his Story fully. Rudman said the new situation undoubtedly win make North s Public appearance adversarial in nature.  said the committees would turn to the Iran arms sales when Public hearings resume next week focusing in particular on administration contentions at the time that an israeli shipment of arms to Iran in november 1985 was Oil drilling equipment. He said there May have been violations of the army Export control Law and a statute requiring notification of Congress of Covert activities. Reagan from Page 1 dated memorandum found in North s National Security Council fifes which proposed diverting arms Sale funds to the Nicaragua rebels. The president did not know about the memo Baker told the regional reporters. Reagan has repeatedly denied knowing about the diversion of funds there Ain t no smoking gun Reagan told report ers before entering a luncheon with Senate Republican. Asked about it again As he left the Capitol Reagan replied i have said repeatedly that i never saw any such  in a weekend interview rep. Lee Hamilton d-ind., chairman of the House committee investigating the Iran Contra affair said that if it turned out Reagan knew about the diversion of funds you would have a demand for impeachment  Hamilton said thai if Reagan had received the North memo that would be the smoking gun. And1 think it would be a very serious matter for  on tuesday Reagan told the out of town reporters i think that spotlight on the hearings has been grow ing to dim in recent diet that when you Jet a mile and a half away from the Potomac River there Are anew fill lot of people that have gone Back to their favor Ite television shows. And i Donl blame  Reagan complained i be never Beard so much hearsay in All my life that would t be permitted in a courtroom for a minute and a half. And it s taken a gospel by those who want to go further with  the Iren Colora hearing went into recess last tues Day and Are to resume on monday. Gulf from Page 1 inadvertent iraqi missile attack that killed 37 americans on the guided mis Sile frigate Stark in the Gulf May 17. The plan is hot risk free the report acknowledged noting Iran s threat .10 keep attacking kuwaiti vessels because the wealthy Oil nation has helped Iraq inthe dearly 7-year Iran Iraq War. However tie report added that these risks Are Low to moderate. It is believed that Tehran Iran remains reluctant to deliberately and overtly target .  seven american warships including the guided missile Cruiser Fox but excluding the crippled Stark Are currently in the Gulf. Pentagon officials said three other ships that left the United Stales this month will arrive in the Region by july. In an interview this month assistant defense Secretary Richard Armitage said the . Middle East Force would be increased on a permanent basis to eight ships in the Gulf and one outside the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. But Pentagon officials familiar with planning for the operation said tuesday it is now very very possible a Battle ship could be ordered to the Region or even into the Gulf and that a decision on whether to Send one is real  four or five other hips would accompany the 45,000-ton, world War Hera bail Wagon the officials said speaking on the condition of anonymity the Missouri Bawd at loot Beach calif., could be the most Likely battleship for operations in the Gulf Region officials said. Its sister ship the new Jersey recently returned from a deployment and the Iowa is scheduled to go on a nato exercise in the North Atlantic in Earl August. Meanwhile an aircraft Carrier Force will remain in the area continuously for the immediate future instead of deploy ing there routinely for seven months of the year the Pentagon report said. Left unclear in the unclassified document is How the warship escorts would respond to a threat by Iran s Chiaese made missiles which have a 50-mile Range that could bracket the 30-mile wide Strait easily. The United states has warned Iran not to deploy the truck mounted missiles there. As apparent Assurance that the Stark incident win not be repeated the rules of engagement for ship commanders will permit firing at a target if there is a radar lock on to a ship from any weapons system tire control radar that can guide missiles or gunfire the report said. This includes lock on by land based missile systems that use  the Stark did not fire its weapons after the iraqi Pilot locked onto the ship with the fire control radar of Bis French made Mirage Jet Wii i Vij Miu a a Cluj my Fel Viup a tilt Ujj hit ii Tojiu Tuai o url idol tip us a a i Publ Obj 111 i. Us Plaa la leu Puli of Chi huk  Ian Ulm 1-Niuu Vuu i  forces Whethe t Umen mad Central army group leads tank gunnery contest by Tim Boivin final two platoons firing Friday morning. Gellhausen s 2nd pit 4lh bit. 8th Cav pit 4th in 8th Cav 3rd army div Grafe Woehr Germany the Central army group opened up a slight Edge Over the Northern army group wednesday in the third Day of nato tank gunnery Competition for the Ca Nadian army trophy. With three scores left to be tallied on the Day s events Cental had 120,773 Points to Northam s 118,868. Five platoons Are to fire thursday with the Fina Northam s 43rd tank in from the Netherlands still had the highest platoon score tallying 18,260 on its run monday in a Leopard tank. The 43rd tank in also had the highest score in the last Ca Nadian army trophy Competition in 1985. Bui a platoon from Cental s Royal Canadian Dragoon covering the course in a Leopard i tank notched 18.062 Points wednesday to help pull the Cen trial army group ahead. Cel Hausen 4t Bil then notched Cental s second straight18,000 score tallying five Points Over the magic Mark to give the group some breathing room. Until then the top american score had been 17,352, which was achieved by two Northam platoons from 2nd in 66th Armor 2nd army Rev fwd out of Gar Stedl. All of the american platoons Are firing my Abrams tanks. Other u.5. Platoons that have finished competing for Cental include 3rd pit out of Gelnn Ausen with 16,930 Points 3rd pit 3rd in 64th Armor 3rd inf div out of Schweinfurt with 16,792 and 2nd pit,1 3rd ,64lh Armor with 16,700. A protest by Northam s 3b so Royal Hussars from the United King Dom was allowed and the Royal Hus sars were firing again late wednesday. The . Platoon lodged a protest when in could t site some targets on its initial run monday the first run by a platoon in the Competition  
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