European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On str of a photo strike Force wearing a protective helmet eagles football Star Jody Schuh holds an Uzl Tyree water pistol As he joins fellow National football league association members ill the Philadelphia picket Lin wednesday on the second Day of the nil players strike be related stories in sports Section the st and Lpes Tuttoi Idieo unofficial Puli Tom Fob the ii.1. A med fohc61 vol. 46, no. 160 Friday. September 25, 1987 �.m,h. D 8693 a rain damage threat ends exercise Early by Mark Walsh  suit writers osterholz Germany exercise certain strike ended 24 hours curly wednesday after heavy Rains increased the risk of Man Euver damage the commander of nato s Northern army group said thursday. I decided to Stop the exercise 24 hours Early when we began o do some damage yesterday on. Sir Marlin Ferndale said of the two week exercise thai had been scheduled to end thursday. Related stories pages 8,9. Now i have directed that the maximum Effort of everything we have and All our soldiers shall be de voted to cleaning up and repairing the  heavy Rains wednesday soaked the already wet and Muddy Fields of Northern Germany. Tanks and wheeled vehicles continued to travel across the Fields during the final stages of the exercise. A spokesman at the Allied press information Center in Ostic Shotz said the Success of certain strike also contributed to the Early termination of the exercise. Certain strike achieved All its goals so he Farn Dale decided not to go any further said maj. Peter Van go Dorp of Fth Royal dutch army. The . Price tag for certain strike Man Euver damage won t be known until Long after the 73,000 nato troops Are gone officials said. We won t know for six months How much it s going to Cost said col. Tom do Berry commander of the . Army claims service Europe. And Well be sending oui checks for several  damage apparently will be less than in previous major exercises because most of the certain strike rough stuff was done in the training areas of Munster and Bergen Slohne do Berry said. Still he land docs Bear the scars of training. And do Berry could Only talk about . Damage Ros Ponsi see exercise on Page 26 Reagan says attack on Iran ship justified Washington a president Reagan thursday rejected anew congressional Calls for curbs on . Military action in the persian Gulf defending inc attack on an iranian mine laying vessel and saying his administration considers this incident As  the president sent his response to Ca Pitol Hias the lawmakers negotiate behind the scenes to write legislation dealing with . Policy in the Gulf. The actions taken by . Forces were conducted in the exercise of our right of self defense Reagan said in a letter to the House and Senate. More Over he said they were limited defensive actions taken in accordance with International Law and under his authority As commander a chief Reagan echoing statements made by administration officials since monday s attack criticized the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution and said he was providing his report of inc incident in a spirit of Mutual  following the Navy s attack on an Ira Nian ship that . Officials said was Lay ing mines in the Gulf democrats consid ered pushing an amendment that would invoke the War Powers Resolution the1973 Law limiting a president s authority to Send . Military forces into situations of imminent danger. The democratic backed proposal has gone through at least four drafts ranging from mildly critical o culling off Money for military operations under certain circumstances. Iii his statement Reagan said the administration was taking Steps to repatriate the 26 iranian survivors and to return the bodies of the three iranians killed in the incident. We regard this incident As closed Reagan said in a statement released with his letter to Capitol Hill. The president said the United Stales see Reagan on Page 28 mystery posed by f-14 s missile that downed of Jet by the stars and stripes the air Force Rf-4c shot Down by a . Navy fighter in an exercise Over the Mediterranean tuesday was hit by an armed heat seeking air to air missile the Pentagon said thursday Cai na1 according to a defense aviation expert. That s the $6 million question said Nick Cook aviation editor of Jane s defence weekly. He spoke to the stars and stripes thursday afternoon in a Tele phone interview from Hortey England. It s a very Good question. For my Money it Means they Are on a heightened Alert status Pentagon officials said they could t determine whether the plane should have been armed until an investigation reveals the Type of Mission the planes were flying. An air to ground Mission for example would Call for armed missiles one Navy spokesman i Washington said. However another official said the planes were on an air to air Mission one Pentagon source said inc pm was playing the Good Guy in the exercise and the Rf-4c was playing the bad  an official spokesman said he could not confirm that information until officials finish their investigation. A Navy spokesman said that As far As he knew the two Man Navy Crew had not been grounded since the incident but he said he did not know whether they see missile on Page 28 Back to school a Kioto aids of posed Randy Ray Sticks his Tongue out it reporters wednesday while hailing for Depute to escort him and his to Brothers Robert and Rick 1, Home after i hair first Day at their new school the Gorlo elementary school in sons eur it. See Story on Page 3.