European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages. Stateside the stars and stripes tuesday december 15,1987 missile flies 700 Miles in ship to desert test Point Mug Nas Calif a an unarmed Tomahawk cruise missile flew ""00 Miles during a lest flight from a Navy ship off inc Toast to a desert weapons Range. The of i i a missile used its in Beard ir.rl2 navigation system until in reached land then began receiving data from a terrain contour Matching sys tem which aids the guidance system. Pacific missile test Range spokesman Ray Lucasey said the missile s flight ended after 700 Miles with its recovery a China Lake naval weapons station approximately Iso Miles Northeast of los Angeles in inc Mojave desert Lucasey said. The enact of inc ship Hal launched the missile sunday was not disclosed cruise missiles arc subsonic and use ground hugging guidance systems to avoid radar and reach targets. Study says 34 journalists killed so far this year new York api thirty four journalists in 12 countries have been killed this year and other govern Mem attempts to harass the Media have also increased worldwide an anti censorship organization has reported. In a summary tilled intimidating the news Media Freedom House said to other journalists were kidnapped or disappeared 29 were beaten and 43 shot this year. At least ibb were arrested and 51 expelled from the countries where they were reporting. The number of governments thai harass or harm journalists has been steadily increasing since 1982. So has the volume of the organization said. The figures for i9r7 Are for incidents reported through tuesday. By comparison the report said in 19s2 nine journalists were killed 11 were kidnapped or disappeared 145 were arrested and 23 were Cupelle. The report by Freedom House a non partisan National organization devoted to the strengthening of free societies added Hal censorship became trendy in 1987." Summit gave major boost to Reagan image poll finds new York up president Reagan s image with americans improved dramatically after his sum Mit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev a news week Magazine poll finds following the Summit meeting Reagan s approval rating climbed pm High Marks for honesty it s Stilt a link belated Ai far As the police Are con Tyi Luxl. The to icel remains under investigation pol icl1 said sunday
