European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Mcdonald s Banning foam containers Page 7 d knuckle Baller Joe Nihro gets 10-Day suspension Page 21 g Koch rushed to Hospital after dizzy spell Page 28 vol.6, no. 111 Friday. August 7, 1987 d 8693a Iran extends Gulf Maneu vers Athens Greece up1 Iran announced thursday it would extend its naval Maneu vers by another Day an warned foreign ships and aircraft to slay Clear of iranian Waters in the persian Gulf and la Strait or Hormuz through Friday. Tehran radio quoted an announce ment by the general Headquarters of Iran s revolutionary guards a laying the games would continue for a fourth Day on Friday and foreign ships an aircraft should stay Clear of iranian Waters. Because of the various types of mis silo and ammunition being used in these Maneu vers the islamic Republic will not be responsible for possible damage to ships and planes which come near the area the announcement said. The statement came As the paramilitary revolutionary guards continued the games code named martyrdom in the Strait of Hormuz thursday. The exercises began tuesday and were Origi Nally set for three Days. The guards displayed their combat capabilities for martyrdom operations against imperialist warships in the Waters or the persian Gulf Tehran radio said. Operations thursday included Aeria photography by a pilotless plane and the recapture of islands by the revolutionary guards the radio said. Iran s Reg ular army airborne division equipped with helicopters also coordinated operations with the guards in Parachute drop Ping exercises the radio said. The guards used boats loaded with explosives. Other vessels carried 106mm, 107mm and 123mm artillery pieces the radio said. In Tehran wednesday the state television showed guards launching what was described As the first submarine built bythe islamic Republic. The submarine was about 20 feet Long but it was show mostly submerged with revolutionary guards on Board. Iran also announced wednesday i would lock Hie radar of its surface Losca Gul Maneu fired lev. Nit Luuwai we a Audi missiles on targets during its Pulvers but said they will not be fir its forces Are attacked. The lock on operations with Short to sea missiles apparently was a reference to Iran chinese made silkworms. There were no reports in the official iranian Media about where or when inc lock on operations would be carried out. A television film of the games showed for the second night forces in High Speed gunboats attacking an enemy target at sea. One scene showed 100 to Iso boats warming around a single Small ship a Tehran resident who asked not to be identified said in a Telephone interview the speedboats were assisted by fishing vessels. Yankee Hateam conquers. Re by Dave . Baum Audr Esselle. France at 6 56p.m. Wednesday Scott Vankuilenbur stepped onto the Western coast of franc and jumped up and Down in Joy. Minutes before he d sin the water was jul inn heavy i pulled Theja hold passenger serv ice Ramstein a said. A Muilenburg a Ciar air Lenge for h. I three of them Ijen agree conquered one of swim Ming s greatest challenges the englis Channel the members of the european Force swim league team at n relay style across the Dover Strait covering 25 Miles of Seaway from Dover England to Audr Esselle. He Way they fought cramps Juci Ooi Sam jellyfish garbage tides i Way and one floating Deas. Ferries hovercraft freight ships an
