European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday october 24,1967 Gao faults some army missile Security. To a it met Jmc a u by William of. Bartman . Kominicki staff writers  account ing office has criticized the army s i nil ii Iii in ii Holli Hinr for some of ils sophisticated anti Ai Cratl Sil sin Europe. In a Lour of installations in Germany the found poorly trained guards missiles stored in cured Metal Sheds and poorly r " terns. The defense depart Man lab  response concurred with  s findings but said that  have begun.  wednesday identified  breaches in the Protection of stingers Tow missiles dragon missiles and other munitions. A spokesman for the Gap s Frankfurt which conducted the investigation a Job i. Ber 1986 and March of this  Sites visited were  drops and Vii corps units in """1 nor that in addition la poor Security have masked the  the Gao did not find the army had ids missiles. But it noted the . Army missile come needed 11 months to locate 24 stingers in Europe after Starling the search in september 1986. The missiles which the army wanted to use for test fir ing were identified by individual serial numbers. Sen John Glenn a Ohio a Mem Ber of the Senate ree who joined sen. Pete. A Calif aia press conference wednesday in Washington noted that of the 24 stingers three had been transferred to a classified program. A very logical follow on question is who indeed even what nationality is now in Possession of those three missiles Glenn said. We Don t have any tracking to ensure that they re even still in Friendly hands. Army spokesman maj. Philip Soucy defended the accounting system stressing that no mis . He said it was no Accident hat none  credited policies and procedures " Soucy said the army in i u  Len 24 stingers because it stores the missiles by instead of serial numbers. Kuwait from Page 1 cars were trying to contain leaking crude Petroleum. Kuwait s defense minister. Sheik Salem Sabah a member of the Royal fam ily identified the missile As a silkworm fired from the Faw Peninsula which Iran has seized front Iraq. In Washington Pentagon officials also said the missile was an Iran inn fired silkworm. Last thursday a missile struck the american owned liberian Regis tired Tanker Ungari near Al Ahmadi. On Fri Day another hit the american registered sea Isle City part of the re Reci Skirce kuwaiti ail Fleet the american Navy is protecting also in kuwaiti Walers. On monday in response to the attack on the sea me City the United Stales raided to iranian platforms in the Gulf bombarding one with 1,000 shells since then iranian leaders have issued vows of vengeance. In Beirut thursday the pro iranian organization islamic holy War said moslem in the Gulf were preparing for suicide missions and threatened to mount terrorist attacks against the United Stales and Europe. The Corning few Days will reveal to the world America s paper thin ability to confront moslem said the typewritten statement delivered to an International news Agency in Beirut a Western Diplomat in Kuwait called the missile attack on the Oil terminal a kind of a turning Point in the  the attack he said will strike fear into the kuwaitis because it shows the iranians arc now Able to strike at will at the Oil Sites that Are the basis of the country s vast wealth. Pilot error cited Paris a Pilot error caused last week s crash of an atr-42 passenger plane in the italian Alps that killed All 37 people aboard the aircraft s builders said thursday an analysis of he plane s instrument flight recorder showed that the Crew failed to maintain minimal flight Speed after turning on the do incr said the air Craft s makers Aero spatial and Aerial Lia. The Turboprop plane was flying be tween Milan Italy and Cologne Ger Many when u went Down in a rainstorm oct. 15. Fire boats Spray water an the sea Oisund Termini after hit by iranian Muile. Reagan #1 from Page 1 president reign Post with lint Udy Nucy after accompanying her hone from Belh Estu Nail Hospital prior to his nationally televised news conf Recor quinday. Join with him in withstanding any ten Dency toward protectionism. Under tremendous pressure from democrats in Congress from Wall Street from foreign governments and even from senior figures in his party the president yielded of was Ai least  in a statement Issue cd pwn markets were still ?cd to meet Capitol Hill to Fumi no preconditions not r Nis own Oft slated opposition to Taxner cases of any kind. I m putting everything on the table the exception of social Security bother preconditions. And i Call on Tow Botasof Congress to do the same Helm a tews conference. The inability of a tafc4fld the democratic controlled con grip riia with the deficit has been repeat one reason far the convulsions Grippy Wall Street. Sources at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue suggested that a first meeting might take place As soon As monday. But sen. Bob Doc of Kansas he Republican Leader who i seeking his paly j presidential nomination warned that a stale mate resulting from the discussions could cause such disappointment that you re really in the  in the 48 hours before Reagan agreed to talk with the congressional leaders and before thursday evening s news Confer ence the notion that he was unable to Lead and that his administration was unable to act had taken hold in newspapers and on television at Home and abroad. With the focus swinging front Wall Street to the while House the president at first tried to make do with comments is sued by his chief spokesman Marlin m. Fitzwater and other aides own olt tic Crift rcmadugm., the Resu Udia wow mision with one dieting another especially Pivotal question of whether Reagan would consider lax increases As part of a Deal with Congress that would include cuts in Federal spending. The Market was unsteady thursday falling again. Even the president s announcement that he would meet with congressional leaders appeared to have had Little effect on Wall Street. When he issued it the Dow Jones Industrial aver age measuring 3d Blue Chip stocks was Down about 75 Points it closed off 77.42 Points suggesting that at Best he had succeeded Only in preventing an even sharper decline. Asked at his news conference thurs night Why you changed your tune eases after he Wall Street Ari did not respond directly. He said thu proposed to Congress a budget that iitc1�i 22 billion Worth of additional  Otil increased lanes. Bui he added i am a Heljo meet with the leaders of the Senate Tause it is High Lime after about six an Yean of trying on my part to Down the deficit Reagan Aid he would listen to con Gressional proposals including those for increased lakes. But i expect them to listen 10 Whai i have in  he added