European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes Friday August 14,19b7 news Brief 2 Marine airmen die in harrier aircraft crash Hobucken . A two Marine air men were killed when heir harrier aircraft crashed in an open Field in Pamlico county an official at Cherry Point Marine carps As said thursday. The plane crashed wednesday afternoon said master gunnery sgt. Frank Segreto. Identities of the crewmen were not released pending notification of their families. Segreto said the crash is under military investigation the plane belonged to Marine air group 32, he said. Segreto said in was t officially known whether the Crew tried to eject before the crash but reported that a witness saw a Parachute. Shamir says Israel alone will decide Lavi s Fate Jerusalem a prime minister Yitzhak Shamir bristling at . Interference says Israel will make its own decision on continuing a controversial project to build the Lavi fighter plane. The decision has to be an israeli decision and cannot be he result of any pressures Sha Mir said wednesday after receiving a letter from Secretary of slate George Shultz urging Cancella Tion of the Over budget project. Shultz also wrote foreign minister Shimon Peres defense minister Yitzhak Rabin finance minister Moshe Nissim and Economy minister Gad Yaacobi the stale department has also publicly called for an end 10 the Over budget project. Shamir said the 24-member israeli Cabinet would decide whether to go ahead and produce the nation s first homemade Jet fighter at its next weekly session on sunday. E. German paper Marks Berlin Wail anniversary Berlin a East Germany s communist party newspaper marked the anniversary of the Berlin Wall thursday saying the Stark Concrete Barrier had helped protect the country and pre serve peace. The East germans began hastily erecting the Wall through downtown Berlin in the predawn hours of aug. 13, 1961, dividing the City into its communist and capitalist halves armed East German guards with shoot to kill orders patrol the wait around the clock and floodlights illuminate in at night. Neucks deutschland the communist party newspaper said the building of the Wall had helped strengthen our Security and secure our Borders which were open until  the building of the Wall was connected with the struggle for and preservation of peace the newspaper added in an editorial. Afghan transport downed by stinger Tass reports Moscow a the official soviet news Agency task said afghan rebels Wing a .-sup plied stinger heat seeking missile shot Down a soviet built transport plane thursday lulling 12 people aboard. The Agency quoting Afghanistan s Bahlar in formation Agency said the afghan Antonov an 26 was hit Over the Dera Mangat Region As it flew Between Kabul Afghanistan s capital and the afghan City of Khosla near the pakistani Bor Der. Tass said All seven passengers including two children and five Crew members were killed. In did not say whether there were any survivors. Reagan s grave mistakes cited in democratic reply Washington a a spokesman for the democratic party said wednesday night that president Reagan made grave mistakes in he Iran Contra affair but once recognized and corrected they Sli Ould be put behind us Maine sen. George Mitchell in inc demo Craitic response to Reagan s address said the president was right to acknowledge that the responsibility stops with  but he said the policy of Selling arms to Iran Tor the release of . Hostages was a mistake so grave Hal americans now risking their lives in that Region face the terrible possibility of attack by a nation we be helped to  Mitchell a former Federal judge and a member of the Senate Iran Contra committee coupled those harsh words with an Olive Branch saying he wants the president to succeed because then the nation will succeed. Sen. Robert Llyord of Ecsi Virginia said Congress welcomes the president s offer of  the president has said he is accountable. We do not need to Wail for a Vole on a balanced budget amendment which might not be ratified for years. What we need is for this president to work with con Gress now to attack the triple digit deficit and the Dou bling of the Public debt which happened on his Walch said Byrd the Senate majority Leader. Tropical storm Heads for Bermuda Miami a tropical storm arc no slogged through the mid Atlantic toward Bermuda thursday where it is expected to hit full Force with 50 Mph winds and heavy ram. Islanders boarded up windows to prepare for the storm s arrival As squalls on the leading Edge of the storm struck wednesday. As with any tropical storm they should have some windows boarded. There will be flying debris said National Hurricane Center specialist Bob Ebaugh. At noon thursday Hartenc was entered 45 Miles East Northeast of Bermuda with 50 Mph winds stretch ing 100 Miles to the cast. Arlene the first tropical storm of the 1987 Atlantic Hurricane season slowed its approach toward the is land overnight and was not expected to gain further strength by thursday if Cal. The storm also is not we cried to hit the United states. Its biggest immediate threat was to ship at sea including the Sloop of Blind Yachtsman Jim Dickson who is attempting to Cross the Atlantic alone. Arlene became a tropical Tonti tuesday when its maximum sustained wind reached 39 Mph. In is nol expected to strengthen to Hurricane Force meaning sustained winds of 74 Mph or higher said Ebaugh. Dickson. Who was reported 58 Miles Northeast of Bermuda thursday morning planned to ride out the storm aboard his 36-foot Sloop Eye opener said Rich Ard Parks spokesman Tor Bermuda s Rescue coordination Center Harbor radio which monitors sea traffic. Dickson 41, scrapped a plan to seek safety in a Bermuda Harbor Parks said thursday titanic from Page 1 the treasure was taken out of the Safe in the hours before the ship Sank. The Safe will be brought to the surface one or two Days from now and will then be transported to a Laboratory in Paris. The facility is operated by the National Utility electricity de France puget said. In october it will be taken to Monte Carlo Mona co to be opened during a live television broadcast on oct. 28, he said. Undersea photographs taken of the Safe Are scheduled to arrive in Paris within the next few Days he said puget said that after so Many years of speculation he found in hard to believe the Safe had been found. The Crew who saw it Are sure but for me i will believe in when the Safe has been brought an Board he said. He said daily Salvage of other artefacts would begin thursday and continue each Day weather permitting until sept. 10. The 12.5-million Salvage project is funded by an inter National group of investors registered in Britain As Ocean research exploration which includes Swiss watch heir Carlos Piaget. Objects Are being scooped up by a High tech submarine the Laulile owned by the French Institute for research and exploitation of the sea. The Nau Lilc which holds a Crew of three has two arms capable of retrieving objects As Small As Tea cups which Are placed in a retractable Basket. Tethered 10 the sub is a Small robot named Robin which is shoaling videotape and still photographs hut will be shown during the broadcast produced by the West Gale group production company of Hollywood. Puget said the Safe was found in the so called debris Field that surrounds the broken titanic Hull. The mud around the vessel is littered with Silver bottles dishes and other Art if acis. The Laulile returns daily to the research vessel Nadir floating above the wreckage. Reagan from Page 1 Lut ional amendment to require a balanced Federal Bud gel and a bipartisan Effort to achieve peace and democracy in Central America. Dogged for nine months by revelations at it secret deals with Iran and possibly illegal efforts Loaid the contras Reagan said "1 tet my preoccupation Wilh the hostages intrude into areas where in did t belong. "1 have thought Long and often about How to explain to you what i intended to accomplish but i respect you Loo much to make excuses Reagan said. The fact of the matter ii that there is nothing i can say thai Wilt make the situation right. 1 was stubborn in my Pursuit of a policy thai Well astray Only half the speech was devoted to the scandal itself and in avoided direct reference to Many of the conflicting accounts of events. Bui Reagan did buttress the versions presented by Secretary of slate George Shultz and defense Secre tary Caspar Weinberger who told Congress they consistently opposed the Iran deals. The two Cabinet officials both predicted that the american people would immediately assume this whole plan was an arms for hostage i Deal and nothing More. Unfortunately their prediction were right Reagan said. The president said he knew Hal third countries and private citizens were aiding the contras at a Lime con Gress had banned direct 113. Assistance and he encouraged such support. But let me put this in capital letters i did nol know about the diversion of funds. Indeed i did t know there were excess  a you asked for it classified advertising ? you re going to get it in the stars & stripes. Starts August 27. Every week in thursday s stripes Magazine