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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 18, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday. July 18,1987 Twa adds fuel sur chars to trans Atlantic far Frankfurt s4s trans Fprd air Linn began lacking fuel surcharges Rurans Al lactic fares wednesday a spokes a said. An extra $8 is added w Conefy ticket and $16 in round trip tickets to Cal in sat for Ris ing fuel come. The sur Cha Pap ties to most flights originating in the Mcd states including military discount fares a prying to Twa. However the sure the docs not apply to tickets for nights Omi Aling in Europe or to some categories of Pho my fares it said Twa has Becco ebding the surcharges to Domestic fares Sio june 19. Domestic fuel sur charges Range pm 13 on Short flights to s 7 on longer flight afraid Don Morrison Twa Public affairs Vicc la silent. In St. Louis. The fun surcharge is necessary because the Cost of ocl has been rising dramatically Over the  to six months he said. In no  Cost the airline 43.9 cents a gallon. By april the Price had risen to 53 cents a gallon Winch Elise of More than 20 percent Lorrison said the airline plans to review the Harge each Quarter and raise or lower it in Dan with fuel prices. 68 killed scores missing As typhoon hits s. Korea Seoul South Korea a Rescue workers hunted Tor More victims Friday in the Southern coastal Region devastated by typhoon Thelma. Which unleashed floods mudslides and Stormy seas that killed at least 68 people and left 101 missing. About 110,000 Rescue worker including thousands of military reservists were mobilized to search for survivors and repair roads water ways and buildings officials said. The Lyp Huon packing winds of so Mph sen sheets of heavy rain Over South Korea on wednesday night and Early thursday causing Rivers to overflow their Banks and flood villages. Tons of dirt and rocks cascaded onto towns destroying hundreds of Homes and other build Ings. Many victims were feared trapped in the debris. Libyan helicopter Crew seeks Asylum in Elyj Cairo Egypt a a Libya helicopter landed in Egypt and its three creep Ken requested political Asylum thursday. It was the third time surf March that officers seeking Asylum have Al afro libyan military air Craft to Egypt. To Cairo icle Visic elem pled regular program Ming to repo Jmc defection. It said the soviet made i Sjodt Capler landed at 4 45 . At an egyptian Basc near the libyan Border theft Ion car said the Pilot Cape. Mon a a Edyl Mahdi co Pilot saved Abdel Kafi and of Fridan Mohammed Shoeb All asked Pennis m to stay to Egypt As political refugees. The announcement gave no further details. British nuclear weapon tested at Nevada site Las vegas Nev. A scientists detonated a British nuclear weapon thursday deep beneath the Nevada desert 42 years to the Day after the first atomic bomb was exploded in new Mexico. The latest test conducted under an agreement Between the United states and great Britain was set off 1,600 feel beneath the surface of Yucca hit in the Nevada Teil site �0 Misci Northwest of Las vegas the Energy department Laid. Is wms a successful lest said department spokesman Chris West. There was no release of  the Blair was the 20th joint  teat under toe 1958 agreement. The Fin atomic bomb wat exploded in the desert near Alamogordo n.m., on july 16, 1 t4 j. 6 americans killed 1 Hurt in Salvador san Salvador Al Salvador a six Ameri can military personnel were killed wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a rainstorm just outside san Salvador a . Embassy spokesman said. A seventh american survived he crash said the spokesman Jacob Gillespic. Crew members medic and at least one officer were on the helicopter Haj but he declined to further identify inc victims. The salvadoran armed forces press Ollie officers and two enlisted soldiers were Kij Jwj the helicopter deaths bring to Fyk number of american military personnel Kiu panel Salvador since the War Between the a Hock cd government and leftist guerrillas began injpt9. The . Embassy Saj Roo guerrilla involvement was suspected in the amt the helicopter it Fine capital for san Miguel 86 Miles East of up Salvador at about 10 30 . Wednesday to Ltd up an american Soldier who had been to uruman a gun Accident.  the helicopter started to turn Back Tif Rainy weather and crashed just after mid. Night about in Fei of the capital near Llop Ango Lake. Them Psiol accessible by land. The a a wounded in inc gun Accident was Hospi  but serious condition wednesday Gil a said. The . Embaby said the Soldier was an Ovi scr to the salvadoran military but Gillespie declined to identify him further. According to Gillespic the adviser was accidentally wound cd in the neck wednesday at the salvadoran military training Center in Eastern la Union province and later was taken to a military Hospital in san Miguel. In Washington Pentagon spokeswoman capt. Nancy Laluntas said the adviser was a staff sergeant and another . Army adviser had accidentally shot him. She refused to release the wounded Man s  pending notification of relatives. There arc about 1 so . Military personnel including 55 advisers in Al Salvador to Tram the salvadoran Arrne in its fight against leftist rebels. The rebels Are grouped under the umbrella Faramundo Marti nation Al liberation front. Congress from Page 1 Poindexter did not Tell Reagan about the diversion 44 percent however believed he did Tell Reagan. Since the poll has a margin of error of four percentage Points this represents a virtual tic. The poll found that 64 a percent believe Reagan knew about t in diversion earlier than he claims. On Capitol Hill there were again frequent clashes Between Richard Beckler Point crier s attorney and a Senate committee counsel Arthur Liman. Responding to a Liman question that touched on inc origin of the Reagan finding heckler said if counsel wants to know Whai the president knew and what he thought of when he signed that document then perhaps you ought to have the president come Down Here and answer that because we Haven t spoken to the president on this  there were Only about three hours of testimony be. Cause Many on the committee were among the 200 members of Congress who journeyed to Philadelphia to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the constitutional Compromise thai created a two House National legis lature. Poindexter testifying under immunity from prosecution based on his words prefaced Many of his an Swers with i Don t recall and said several limes that his memory was fuzzy on some events More than a year old. Me said that when attorney general Edwin Meuse Iii began an inquiry East november into the Iran con Ira affair he did not Tell even Meese he president s emissary the full Story. Poindexter said he told Mcnese he had been generally aware or the diversion of iranian arms sales proceeds to the nicaraguan rebels. "1 told him i was ready to resign and i trusted to him to recommend to me the timing of my resignation he said. That word came the next Day and Poindexter said he tendered his resignation in an Oval office meeting with Reagan and his lop aides. The president responded and said that he had great regret and that this was in the tradition of a naval officer of accepting responsibility said Poindexter. And i Shook hands with everybody and left the office that was the last time i saw the  later thai same Day Reagan and Meese appeared in the White House press room to reveal the Money diversion and to announce poin Duxler s resignation and North s ouster. The Admiral said the int or came to him As a Surprise. To this Day i Don t know How that came about he said. I think it was a  Bui he added be thought the news Media were blowing the affair out of proportion and that the appointment of an Independent counsel was a Gross  he added i Don t think with Hindsight that i should have resigned when i did that he should have stayed around to Tell the Story Poindexter said repeatedly he sought to abide by the Metier and inc spirit of a congressional ban against Aid to the contras but he said he believed the nation Al Security Council staff was not covered by the to land amendment named for rep. Edward Boland d mass. The Only thing i admit to is withholding information from Congress he said. Poin Duxler testified about learning after the fact that the Cia tape recorded a Telephone conversation he had with the Agency s director at the time the late William j. Casey who had called him from Central America. Liman Lacr said the Call was automatically taped because it occurred on a communications Channel that the Cia uses to receive Oral reports from overseas agents when they Don t have Lime to Send a Cable. Behind Poindexter As he testified sat i wife Linda an episcopal priest wearing a clerical Collar and a Large Cross. Gulf from Page 1 might not display any evil cited the higher readiness Dent to Flay Well away i the Navy is expected anti Oil tankers bearing u inside be persian Gulf. V Anil s Wien. Navy Jcu i expected to provide air Cov coast guard spokesman Day thai the Ter vice has con to place 11 kuwaiti Tai Denver it the necessary to  of the but Sandifer Taid the Usset and could May bother  were Din awaiting Navy underwater demo iranian mines Flora a Chai let Minal they were Sci to go a Nophy had final authorization from Washington said of official who requested anonymity. Do we Haven t Golen word Back yet on whether they re finished Nee of hostile intent he id added it is just Pru  week to begin escorting Kun Flap through the Snail and the ships Trad through the the Carrier Constellation Are them. Lichtas Sandifer said Thun in Messing applications is. Eastry and Hamill for tie fim two vessels that own them arc not officially re when they would be. Ruday  Aoa officials Taid from the Gulf at to whether a team had completed Clearing leading to Kuwait s main Oil Stark in Mediterranean on Way Home to . Port said. Egypt a the guided mis Sile frigate Stark passed through the Suez canal on thursday and sailed Norh into the Mediterranean sea in route Home for repairs of Famiie caused by an iraqi missile attack that killed 37 american Sailon. The guided missile destroyer Conyngham pre ceded the Stark and the frigate Stephen w. Groves and the guided missile destroyer Coon were in in Wake. The suit was scheduled to arrive aug. 5 at my port Fla. Its Home port where officials be said u will undergo major structural repairs  
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