European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday june 27.1987 syrian troops Start crackdown on shiites Beirut Lebanon a Syria thursday imposed a virtual blockade on Shipic moslem slums in Beirut where most foreign hostages Are believe held after kidnappers failed to release us. Journalist Charles Glass with . Sources close to the syrian command said troop were ordered to maintain a close watch on All entrances to shiite neighbourhoods and to Slop any suspected militants from leaving the areas or entering Beirut s moslem sector. Even their religious and cultural offices Are going to be closed Down throughout West Beirut one source said referring to pro iranian extremists. Troops Are poised to begin the the government of syrian president hafe Assad has threatened to crack Down on inc terrorists who Kidnap and hold innocent Diplo Mats and journalists. Reagan May Send envoy to help syrian relations Washington a president Reagan sent a secret letter to syrian president Hafez Assad offering to Send a special envoy to Damas Cus to improve relations Between he countries and Assad has accepted the offer an administration source said. The letter included a mention of the recent kidnapping of american journalist Charles Glass As Well As the eight other americans held hostage in Lebanon Abc to s world news tonight said thursday in a report confirmed by the administration source. The new York times in Friday s edition quoted an unidentified senior administration official As raising the possibility that the envoy would be Vemon Walters the . Ambassador to the United White House declined comment. Sondra Mccarty a spokeswoman for the state depart ment said thursday night she had no comment and nothing for you on that Story soviets invite Arafat to nuke official visit Moscow up the soviet Union to expand its Fole in the Middle East has Plo chair afar Asser Arafat 10 make visit in a trove fluid formally signals Kura to Grace with the Kyj Lin. Athe invitation win the Fin june of a 2,000 word statement Carri Alby turf Gocial Taw new Agency thursday that Wjk two Days of takes monday and soviet foreign minister Eduard and Plo Politi Cal department , who Bijj april receive a fresh mandate to head the a Justine Liberal army Plo conferee in Algeria last visited Roscow in 1985 to attic the funeral of soviet Jeader Konstantin Chomi his pc lion then was frosty Fallou with the Kremlin leadership Brt for Syria and Libya two tried to undermine Arafat s " Plo. 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Ship twice Gorman writer Washington Wyan Jel fighters in the firs such overt military Movell Talethe . Bombing raids last year twice last week flew tear a Navy Cruiser inthe Mediterranean sea that the Slowi Crew was forced 10 Man Battle stations. Pentagon some sa1" thurs Day. The Pentagon in a statement in Rispon up a re Porter s query confirmed that the sovict-masfc23 Flogger fighter jets approached the nuclei ered South Carolina twice on june 17.Pentagon sources who spoke on condition be identified said the flights had forced Tho act of the heavy Cruiser to Man Battle stations Botorff the Cruiser was steaming with to other smaller Navy ships in the Central Medof Fanean. Approximately 100 Miles from the and above Libya s so called line of Ullh at a time when no . Aircraft Carrier was to re libyan jets the Cruiser around 1 . Local within seven Miles of the Cruiser the Pentax Jan said. A second flight by another pair of migs turned around 4 ., and this Lime the fighters flow Over the ship at an Altitude of approx mately6jmo feet the Pentagon Buffi instances the fighters had been monitored moment they flew Mediterranean but the the hostile intent the pen by the Cruiser almost fit northward from Libya a aircraft did not Wagon said. A a . Who asked not to be named the migs did not activate any of har weaponry and never mane Vered into Aen to fire missiles. A South Carolina look every precaution As in planes approached and was prepared to open fire at a moment s notice but the libyans withdrew wilp unmaking any threatening moves the sources said the Pentagon declined to confirm the flights had the South Carolina to Batik stations saying in ship was ready for any Mio a demonstrated hostile the a Emilja said the South Carolina had at tempted to Testim Turadio Contact with the libyan fighters on both of runs various times but no response was received. The sources rank Fok offi to agreed to discus the matter Only if not Idem in described the Jet passes As the first time the libyan Tae come out Tosea since confrontations thai in april 1986 with a night Lime raid by . Warn Aon two libyan cities. Forth from Page 1 Personalty Don t believe an oath in any Way enhance the obligation to Tell the you would t believe him Stokes asked. I have to regretfully say i would not Cooper said. Reagan s knowledge of the diversion remains a Crit ical question for the committees and North will be interrogated privately on thai subject by panel lawyer wednesday. After hearing Cooper the panel recessed its Public hearings until july 7, when North will be seated us the witness table to furnish what could be the most dra Matic and illuminating account of the worst scandal of the Reagan , who a head of the Justice department s office of Legal counsel effectively serves As the attorney general lawyer said thai As the congressional juror Over the Iran arms sales was building Reagan directed Melesc on Friday nov. 21, to undertake an informal weekend probe culminated in the nov. 23 in Leview with North who was confronted with the undated diversion when Meuse asked if Rea Gan had Ever seen the memo. North said no and added the president did not know about the , Cooper said he attended a White House meeting nov. 20 where North Casey and Pondex Cermet to draft Casey i testimony for the next Day before congressional intelligence , North suggested Casey testify that no us. Official knew about Srael s first shipments of Ameri can made Hawk missiles to Iran in the summer of 1985subsequent evidence has shown thai North Casey Point cider and former National Security Advt Ter Rob Ert Mcfarlane were fully aware of the arms shipment. Cooper said ii a pretty dam Clear that North and Poindexter were lying in ailing to disclose their knowledge of the earlier arms shipments and Case probably also a aware of them. Cooper said North blatantly false insertion was removed from Casey testimony Only after stale department counsel Abraham Sofaer threatened to resign and expose the deception. The timing of when . Officials Ais cited with arms shipments to Iran is crucial because Reagan did not formally certify Tuch involvement undo Jan. 17, 19jhs after the United state had authorized israeli transfers of . Arms to Iran and replenished israeli stocks. Court t us All mar stil Lional safeguards l shall said. _ he was joined by justices Williaj Harry Blackmun. Solorio was on Active duty in Jun i bal 982 to1984. The City has no Coas base or enclave where coast guard Peiyu Moreside and work so so Lorio was living Irwi Rubn housing. He Waum Jed with sexually assaulting the Daugh Teiria to other coast guard members who lived near girls were Between 10 and 12 years of age when the offences occurred Solorio was transferred by the coast guard to it governors Island n.y., base in 1984. It a there coast guard officials tags Leal oni while vein a Sobiono id York base. Military judge dismissed the Alaska charges after pc of jurisdiction to court martial Solorio for those i but the of instated the Salaita Cha is the supreme court Thundal review court. Of military review re Waldheim from Page 1 marched from Rome s main synagogue to the Edge of he Vatican where police blocked off the Entrance to St. Peter s protesters carrying a huge Banner Reading no Waldheim in the Vatican listened to speeches Chan Ted slogans and Sang hebrew songs before dispersing his speech during the audience Waldheim said As a representative of a predominant Catholic country it was to me a special concern indeed a Heartfelt wish to pay my first official foreign visit tothe head of the holy roman Church to which i be his election Waldheim has been isolated be cause of allegations he was involved in nazi atrocities while serving in the German army in the Balkans Dur ing world War Waldheim whose office is largely ceremonial said in an interview he did Noi feel isolated. Next week already i will be on a visit to Jordan. Have invitations from Asia Africa Europe and latin America Waldheim . Government has barred his entry into the United states where he once lived while serving a Secretary general of the United nations
