European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Dart Side of command part of the Job Veteran says Page 9 d setting the stage for monsters of Rock festival Page 16 d Molitor s hitting Streak ends at 39 games sports Page 21 the a Fife tripes vol. 46, no. 132 Tuth Orideo unofficial Public Avion f0 the a i. Red Force Friday August 28. 1987 d 6693 a demos push War Powers act danger pay i More reason of apply Law Pell says Washington a democratic legislators say the Reagan administration s decision to Grant danger pay to . Military personnel in the persian Gulf Means it is time to invoke the War Powers acl bul White House officials say the 1973 Law does t need to be Trig gered to my mind this decision is one More reason Why the War Powers act should apply and 1 think the War pow ers question will keep coming up again and again said sen. Claiborne Pell d r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign re lations committee. Pell speaking wednesday by Tele phone from his Newport Home said he intends to push next month for Senate approval of Abill requiring the War pow ers act 10 be put into use. The Pentagon announced wednesday that about 10,000 military personnel serving in the volatile Gulf Region will receive the $110 monthly Bonus a Deci Sion expected to Cost $1.1 million month. The pay will be retroactive to the beginning of August. The defense department had been under pressure from the democratic controlled Congress to Grant the danger pay. Rep. Patricia Schmo Cdr a Colo. Author of a Law requiring the Money applauded the debate Over the imminent danger pay mirrors the dispute Over the War Powers act which was passed in the waning Days of the Vietnam War by a Congress thai wanted to limit the author Ity of the executive Branch to Send troops into limits a president s ability to Send military personnel without congressional authorization into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by he Circum the personnel must be with drawn within 60 Days unless Congress specifically approves their deployment. The administration has refused to in Voke the War Powers acl saying . Forces Are in the Gulf Only to ensure the Safe passage of Oil lankers through inter see demos on Page is a Nofo the detail. To invoke lire War Powers acl is Heutink up As Saint is like to text in the persian Gulf area begin to collect danger pay. Mogul 9 h my win it Iti Juuti. A crash leads army to ground Apache Fleet in or mini of fire to Germany and the Ccr-wash1ngton a the army concerned that a helicopter crash last week was caused by mechanical failure has temporarily grounded its entire Fleet of new ah-64 Apache helicopter gunships. The service says the move is precautionary but the choppers will remain grounded pending comple Tion of an Accident invest ligation and corrective re pairs. The action announced wednesday is the third such general grounding order affecting the Apache in two Yean Ruck i la was prompted by an aug. 21 crash at fort ticker ala., in which one Soldier was killed and an other seriously injured. In a statement the army said the crash was caused by what appears to be a mechanical failure in the Tail Rotor Swash late the Amy is still investigating the cause of Hal Tail Rotor Swash late Assembly failure. When that inv Esli Galion is Complete a subsequent safely of flight pcs game is expected to be issued with instructions on the actions to be taken to bring the ah-64 aircraft Bock to a fully operable status the army said. The aug. 21 incident was the third major Accident involving ah-64s during this fiscal year but the first to produce a fatality the other two accidents also of a photo file photo of an ah-64 Apache helicopter. Cur Rcd at fort Rucker on july 9 and aug. 10, and were blamed on an engine fire and Pilot error respectively. The army said its safely of flight directive applied to All 264 apaches in inventory including 36 now being shipped to Germany As part of refer Ger s the return of forces o cer Tain strike exercise. If the apaches Are unable to Fly for the Nat exercise they will be stored in the Rotterdam. Nether lands port area officials old the stars and strips thursday. The department of the army is conducting an investigation Inlo the problem at this said Jill Johnston a 21st support come spokeswoman. Whether the helicopters will be flown Inlo Ger Many will depend on the outcome of the investigation Johnston said. She said it was Loo Early to determine whal impart the grounding would have on Crews dedicated to the to aircraft for the exercise the Apache is replacing the cobra Ucli Colci gunship As the army s primary attack helicopter. De signed to destroy enemy tanks the Apache is a twin engine copier and is loaded with missiles and a 30mm Cannon. La is built by Mcdonnell Douglas helicopters for Merly Hughes helicopters and costs roughly ii 1.5 million. The army plans to buy a total of 573. The Apache Fleet was grounded twice in 1986. Bolh limes for relatively minor problems plus Etc a Laii Iii i in. I a i a ,.,- the of. Aquino reported Safe after mutineers attack Palace _.,. _,-., in tier strike of Aquino s , Philippines a mutinous troops at lacked the presidential Palace and the government broadcast station Early Friday in an apparent coup attempt the military chief said. President Cora Ion Aquino was reported Safe. Chief of Nalt Gen. Fidel Ramos interviewed by radio nation Ezrh said Loyal troops were in control of the area around Malac Anang Palace. Rudy de gunman a janitor Al the government radio nation said b Telephone thai firing was continuing around the broadcast censer m suburban Juc Zon City. Ezrh said there were dead or wounded soldiers lying on Itic slice is around the Palace along the i Asig River in the heart of the capital. Ii did nol say whether they were mutineers or Loyal 10 the government. Military sources said the Mutiny first broke out in Central Luzon the main philippine Island which includes Manila. The source speaking on condition they not be named said about three to four battalions of mutineers were involved. Aquino government has survived several alleged coup Alt pts since she Uisok Power in a Militan civil Ian uprising Hal deposed president Ferdinand Marcos in february 1986. On thursday police chased away Pru Losli and arrested 71 people on vhf second Day of the must disruptive Aquino transportation in the capital remained impaired and some shops and businesses stayed shut bul the nationwide strike called to protest fuel Price increases was less severe than on wednesday Roda. The Union of passenger jeep Drivers is aligned with the May 1st movement which called Tunesi Sketo Force Aquino to scrap the aug. 14 Price increases on gasoline kerosene and liquified Gas. Proteus on wednesday Paral Ozrd Public transport and Commerce in Manila and elsewhere triggering Vio Lent clashes with authorities. The be u Mari Ali the Price t f a liter of regular East Lnu Onmi is 2j to si.49 a gallon
