European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday december 7,1987o iranian speedboats attack danish Tanker Manama. Bahrain a iranian speedboats attacked a danish Tanker at Dawn sunday injuring two crewmen in apparent retaliation for iraqi air attacks on iranian linked Oil tankers. Persian Gulf shipping executives reported. They said the Stell marcs was hit by rocket propelled grenades that ignited a Small fire. Two of the Crew members who were believed to be danish were injured and taken Ott the Tanker by authorities of inc United Arab emirates said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. They said the attack occurred 15 Miles Oft he Southern Gulf port of Dubai. The ship sustained minor damage and was sailing under its own Power to Dubai for repairs the sources said. It was not known if the ship was carrying cargo. Iraqi aircraft which began a new wave of attacks on nov. 27 in the Tanker War have struck three tankers in Irani an Waters since Ihnn. On saturday British dutch and Bel Gian mine sweepers finished searching 200 Square Miles of the Central persian Gulf for mines believed planted by Iran. Shipping and Western diplomatic sources said the mine sweepers found just four mines during their monthlong Hunt. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity. Meanwhile there were indications of mourning International support for an arms embargo against Iran. Soviet president Andrei Gromyko sharply criticized Tehran for intransigence on peace initiatives. Richard Mur Phy . Assistant Secretary of state was quoted As predicting Moscow would eventually support the embargo. The mine sweeping contingent headed for the Southern Gulf to is part of a .-led multinational Effort aimed a keeping the Oil Rich Region s sea lanes open to navigation. France and Italy also Are participating in the Effort. Led by four Royal Navy ships the mine sweepers operated in shipping lanes Midway Between he Peninsula state of Qatar and Iran that begin about 40 Miles Northeast of Bah rain. The . Navy had designated these lanes hazardous for shipping after Dis covering mines in the area. Mines were found inward the the iranian vessel Iran Ajr which american helicopters at tacked and . Forces seized sept. 21. A Western Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said it was up to . Military officials to declare the Cen tra Gulf free of mines. Shipping sources said inc four British two belgian and two dutch mine sweep Era and a British and a dutch support ship were heading toward he Southern Gulf near Dubai. Military officials said the four mines All found by British boats brought to 20 the number of mines found near where the Iran air was seized and to about 50 the number of mines Western naval forces have encountered. The . Navy says it found 15 mines in the Northern guff near iranian held Farsi Island since it began mine sweep ing efforts there last month. In october the British found five mines just outside the is rail of Hormuz where the French have located to. The italians who operate in the Southern Gulf found none. Iraq s foreign minister Tariq Aziz was bound Lor new York saturday where he was expected to renew Calls for the sanctions against Iran because it has not embraced a , Security Council Resolution demanding a cease fire. Mohammed Larijani. Iran s Deputy foreign minister Mcl with . Secre tary general Javier Perez de Cullar this past week. He left the . Reiterating Tehran s demand that Iraq be branded inc aggressor before it would agree to a cease fire. Sources close to the United nations Leader said he was frustrated by the tack of Progress. Agen from Page 1 Lime. Nelson illustrated i the thefts say netted As much j250foo in goods Money orders Stamps and Cash. Aside from the Dollar a Sjue there were some Funda mental reasons for nabbing Nelson. Some of the theft these thieves according locate around Christmas lint by describing one of they broke into a Box of cookies. Some kid s mom baked him a Box sent them to her poor kid on a Remote Lour he nov or got pm. These Guys ale on Fri agents make thro Bah Atlanta atlatl Jap Moj Han 300 Fri agents swept a cough the neral Penitentiary saturday after who had con trolled the prison foot Pys surrendered. Everyone has sur leered said Bureau of prisons in washing ton with 857 Uwi det Lees already take from the san mulch for process ing saturday Ajshe rest on my Day. The agent rearing flak jackets ind carrying rifles sweep in the menu pc Stone prison s Imnel system according to depart pm statement. L work through All grounds build Jas. This sweep is aimed at locating run Jmmy detainees who May be hiding nut As As any possible traps aimed at staff foment said. The pm. Yov. In to to Way Sihr t. Vou Lea Breaks Down you go the investigation Longo went out on reported by a Load air Force plane on Al that Point to ripped mailbag. Kienzle and Loni three month Trail ih313th. The scarch i it inc . Mait. The mail s Al to Trust that. When that system Jan in March when Kic Nolc and Call to Check an opened mailbag Isler on a South Carolina bound Emil Den Hall runway Only thing the pair had was a Enzle put it everybody was a hit what would turn out to be Ai led them to the night shift at inc very place and questioned every person involved Wlsh the mail at Mildenhall an around the United kingdom. They made enemies they hit dead ends us they left nothing unturned from the plane tha Drivers to the mail mailboxes. The Mildenhall a terminal which handles most Apo mail going in Europe had a lot of brought the pallet to the truck irks who put tic letters in the d out of the country and through Ilc Nials. The Lough thing i in these Guys was thai Mildenhall was kind of Tike a crier Point said Nelson. Some of them the ripped were discovered a after they left Mildenhall. The were so Many different Point that to could have Haff caned before it Gol to Mildenhall or Way after it left As the weeks Passmore bags were coming Injo England clean but lolling the country with holes i them and things Miling. Longo and Kyj Englc were quickly stacking up slip acts. They Drew up a Chart listing All possible Sunc cts and began a process of elimination. After a who they saw a pattern. Their eventual surf text was the one that always seemed to appear More can others Nelson said. They found that All opened mailbag Al one time passed through Milden full. Finally with the help of one of the Osi s lop Camino Logisios or. Chuck Mcdowell from Washington Kic Nolc and Longo Nar rowed their list of suspect land they had a Kingpin. N the Hil Parade Kinzle said a they were looking for. Id that Diamond who was work shift was a Likely suspect because Ancial problems. He had family a 100," Longo said us tale began filling together Dent happens mainly Al night i going to happen in the daytime a ii was his pattern. He was Sredic Elson he was tearing inc bags american express Bank parcels Bank to Bank in Europe Ngo planted the bail an electronic licit technical advisers from Lon to look like an american express d Alert them when its housing was 5 tucked in a Box with $600 of the Fly go on for hours anr1 nights and y opens the cookie , Nelson Imond. He look the bail the first he was no. I Diamond was the g closer checks of ing on the mid nigh he d been having problems in the Sta the pieces of the this Type of Sikic Nolc said. It s when Alt inc Bosses Diamond , according to open that contain used to ship Cash for so Kic Nolc and 1 device supplied by Don in a parcel a Box. The Gadget we tampered with. It \ Osi s Money. Then the Wail. These things us Day. Before Somcy said. Not so with 1 night it was planted the dramatic bit i that night eventually Ted Longo and Kic Nolc to the three others. Diamond helped the agents arrest the others. From Page saved. And Dedics Kahn of Nional Chain said by win know a pwt of Bare would be positioned Money were committed to attic can Rote. Forward Lor exercises and for a. Treaty from Page 1 and advances the interests of Reagan said that we differences still separate the superpowers leaders of the United states and the soviet Union must also recognize our obligation to ensure the peace. This surn Mil meeting and treaty represent just As he continued preparing for the Summit with Gorbachev who arrives on monday Reagan s characterization of treaty foes As people who accept the inevitability of War prompted bit Crim nations from some of allies. Conservative Acu i is on Friday announced formation of a group Theani asian to fight Senate ratification of the inf treaty. Howard Phillips chairman of the conservative caucus and co chairman of the Alliance said thai Ronald Reagan Isa very weak Man with a Strong wife and a Strong staff. He becomes a useful idiot for Kremlin Reagan refused to Retreat from his statement when asked about it during a picture taking session Friday morning Leaden. And his chief he Fitzwater brushed aside the the hard line conservatives. They never supp _ Gan and never will he or they have never been Reagan i Tai Emend made during Al Mon interview thursday also bused problems on Capitol Hill where the Senate will be asked to ratify the inf pact. Sen. Dan Quayle r-ind., said he was sen. Malcolm Wallop r wyo., said what an appalling charge for the president of the United slates tomake. This senator docs not see the inevitability of War and that is Why i dare question what might be in this trea but inc treaty did win Praise from some lawmakers. Sen. Tom Daschle d-s.d., called it a landmark sen. Patrick Leahy d-vt., said barring son prise after i read chef Mere not Only look Mutulo work hard participants in a meeting Reagan h old with lawmakers said that Senate re lican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas the president to explain disposition Dole on what he had told the president pm pc Haiut late Friday he released a letter obliquely critical of Reagan. "1 know you would not disagree Withy Strong belief that it is not Only reasonable but prudent thai those of us in the Senate withhold final judgment until the treaty negotiations Are Al least completed and a Linal ten is available Dole said in the letter. Or. President this Issue is not a test of loyalty to our party or to you As some have tried to portray in other developments related to the Corning Summit he administration appeared to be easing its demand for a ceiling on soviet land based intercontinental ballistic missile warheads. A senior administer Alioti official said the proposed ceiling had not Bee dropped in talks for a follow up treaty to reduce strategic weapons. The limit still stand and the soviets Are aware of our position he said. The administration sent 3 report to in revs saying that soviet arms con Rolince under Gorbachev s regime be upped dramatically in som cases by ulalious thousand of jews and their sup porters began arrive Bujor a massive pre Summit March sunday to demand that the so its allow More jews to emigrate
