European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday september 30,1987 Senate votes to ban iranian imports to . Washington a the Senate voted 98-0 tuesday to ban All iranian imports into the United Stales. The United states has imported $500 million to1600 million Worth or products annually from Iran in recent years according to inc proposal offered by sen ale minority Leader Bob Dale a Kan. Iranian Oil sales to the United slates arc skyrocket ing this year. The Commerce department reported monday that imports of Oil and Petroleum products from Iran went from $498 million in All of 1986 to $819 million through july 1987. The vote attached the amendment to a pending Bill authorizing inc Pentagon budget for the fiscal year thai begins thursday. The Only senators not voting were two contenders Tor the democratic presidential Nomi nation Sens. Albert Gore of Tennessee and Paul Simon of Illinois. The House defense authorization Bill pissed in May docs not contain a ban on iranian imports. A conference committee with members from both Cham Bers must work out differences Between inc two ver Sions the proposal said the actions of Iran in continuing mine laying activities launching silkworm missiles against Kuwait and refusing to accept the ,-pro posed Casc Lluc in the Iran Iraq War Are totally Unwar ranted and increase tension and the danger of a wid ening War in the persian  there s no sense in letting our Oil purchases finance Iran s War said Dole. He referred to reports that Iran has become the Sec Ond largest supplier of crude Oil to the United sidles behind Only Nigeria. The iranian shipments amount to More than 11 percent of inc total Oil imparted by the United slates in july and thai provided Iran with about one third of ils Lota Oil revenues according to the figures supplied by the Commerce department. Former Harf supporters to Back Gore Tallahassee. A. A a group of Florida democratic lawmakers who supported the presidential candidacy of Gary Hart announced tuesday they planto Back the Campaign of sen. Albert Gore or. Of ten Nessee. "1 think if we re going to win this election in 1988,we re going to have to be closely in touch with inc mainstream voters Gore told the stale legislators. The american people want change. They want a fresh  Gore described the support As a significant turning Point in the Campaign Florida is one of More than a dozen states mostly in the South that will hold primaries next March 8. Rep. Ron Silver of North Miami Beach was joined by a dozen House colleagues and scores of staffers during a midday endorsement session. Senator Gore represents for us. We believe the Best in the held Silver said. Gore inc youngest candidate in the Field at age 39, is one of six hopefuls seeking the democratic Nomi nation. Hart a former senator from Colorado dropped out of inc race last Spring after it was disclosed thai a Miami Model had spent the nigh with him at his Washington townhouse. Up Trio High stepper Stair runner Steve Soffra j9, of Brooks or ,., holds his final mining session on the Aleph of Boston City Hill before leaving for Paris. He will attempt to break a world record san Tuy by climbing the 1,586 Sierra of the Eiffel Tower tvs times in teas thin 2 hours j minute ind 24 seconds. Official warns of results of Aid cuts to allies Washington a cuts in . Military Aid Lonato allies in Southern Europe undermine american credibility and endanger future use of bases in those countries. Congress was told tuesday by a ranking slate department official. We can Well expect that Portugal ear Lyndsl year will open a formal review of its 1983-91 agreement with the United states on use of military bases in the azores assist ant Secretary of stale Rozanne Ridgway told the House subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. Ridgway said that since 1985 the United slates has fallen Short on a pledge to provide Portugal $125 million a year to modernize ils armed forces. This plus inc fact thai inc United Stal shas not had an ambassador in Portugal for nearly a year amounts to idling Portugal that we re not interested she said. Senate confirmation of career Diplomat Richard Viets As ambassador to Portugal has been delayed. Conservative Republican sen Jesse Helms a critic of slate depart ment career officers has suggested thai the White House nominate a new candidate be cause of alleged irregularities in Viets embassy when he was ambassador 10 Jordan. Ridgway said it is Clear that both Spain and the United Stales want a continued Strong defense  both now show the wit in current negotiations to con clude a new bases agreement recognizing the Spanish desire for a reduced american pres ence she added Spain has proposed withdrawal from Tol Rejon a Home of the . Air Force 401sttac fighter Wing which flies advanced f 16  would not publicly disclose Compro Mise proposals except to confirm there has been a suggestion to put some bases in Spain under thet Lato Flag. Of identifies victims survivors of b-1b crash la Juffra Colo. A the air Force identified three Crew men killed and three others who parachuted to safely when an air Force bib the nation s newest strategic bomber crashed and burned after Birds were sucked into the engines authorities said. The unarmed 1230 million bomber was flying at about 500 feel on a Low level practice bombing run monday when the Pilot reported striking a flock of Birds. Air Force and Federal aviation administration officials said. The air Force identified the dead As maj James t. Acklin 37. Of Champaign iii., on instructor Pilot Cap. Ricky m. Bean 21, of Hange Jey Maine a student Pilot and Obj Wayne a Whitock. 35, of Juh inon City tinn., an instructor defensive systems officer. The survivors were capt. Joseph s. Duller 33, of Rocky mount n.c., a student defensive systems offi cer capt. Lawrence a Haskell 33. Of Harrisburg pa., a student aircraft commander and maj. William h. Price 42, of Yuma ariz., an instructor offensive sys tems officer. The largest piece of wreckage on he site monday afternoon measured 4 feet by 3 feel. The air Force said the plane was equipped with four ejection seats. The bib usually holds four people but air Force official said two instructors went along. The Pilot imm Diat la began climbing and reached an Altitude of roughly 15,500 feet said Fob buc Siom an Faa spokesman in Washington  the Pilot then radioed air traffic controllers thai two right engines had caught fire because of Bird inc Simon Buckhorn said we re going Down the Pilot radioed according to Laurie King a spokeswoman at Dyttus fab where the plane was was based. The four engine bomber then crashed spraying 50 acres of fial Eastern Colorado Range land just South of la Junta with shards of Metat most of them no bigger than a few inches in diameter. Sex Fotorney general praises Bork s performance Washington a former at Torney general Elliot Richardson said tuesday the nation owes a substantial debt to supreme court nominee Robert h. Bork for the Way Bork handled the tiring of watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973. Richardson who quit rather than fire cos told the Senate judiciary commit tee thai from the very moment Bork took Over As acting attorney general bark by Gan moving toward appointment of new prosecutor. Richardson said he and his Deputy William d. Ruckelshaus quit because they had made commitments to the judiciary panel not to fire Cox. But Bork Richardson said had no such commit tent and was right to carry out presi Dent Ninon s orders to dismiss Cox. Meanwhile tuesday in his most sting ing attack on Bork since confirmation hearings began committee chairman Joseph r. Biacan or. Said he hat no Doub the supreme court nominee would come Down for government intrusion in americans private lives. Biden. D-dcl., who has refrained until now from making anti Berk statements while conducting the hearings said Bork s failure to recognize a constitutional right of privacy troubles him More than any other aspect of the nomination. Richardson who had previously announced his support for Bork said in reference to he watergate period i think the nation owes a substantial debt to Robert Bork in that  asked by sen. Edward Kennedy. D mass., if Bork who was then solicitor Genera should have resigned rather than fire Cox Richardson replied thai s a silly suggestion. Why would the Busl possible Man to be acting attorney general quit after carrying out the most distasteful part of the Job Kennedy however said it goes beyond the imagination to think thai Richardson s commitment with. The judiciary committee not to fire Cox was a personal contract that did not affect Bork. The senator said Bork could have resigned. Richardson said in Bis opening statement that a refusal by Robert Bork to carry out the president s order. Would not have thwarted the president s  bitten attacked the nominee s position after three professors said Bork would not Likely change his position that the supreme court used faulty reasoning when it struck Down state taws As intruding on rights of privacy