European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday. December 23, 1987page 28 1 Hope launches Uso Christmas tour los Angeles a comedian Bob Hope de parted monday on an eight Day around Lac world christinas Lour to entertain american service person Nel on three oceans including sailors aboard three Navy ships in the persian Gulf. Hope holding a Golf club and wearing a los Angeles rams football Windbreak or quipped that he misunderstood his Mission. I thought icy said persian Golf he said. The United service organization s trip Marks the 31st time Hope 84, has volunteered to bolster the spirits of american servicemen and women far from Home during the holidays. He made his first our in 1941. Comedian Phyllis Diller surprised Hope Wilh a so Doit emerging from a limousine moments before the mid morning Takeoff wearing a mini skilled Santa Claus Ouirl with knee High red hoots. She handed him a wrapped gift and Hope asked what s this prune juice joining Hope aboard an air Force c-i4i Star Lifler at the air National guard base in suburban Van Guys were country Singer acc Greenwood actresses Connie Stevens and Barbara Eden miss Usa Michele Royer and eight superbowl cheerleaders. I m very excited about in. I always wanted to go Outwith Bob Hope Eden said. Joining the 400 people wishing Hope and the 76 Mcm bar troupe Farewell were his wife do lords and other family members including son Tony  s granddaughter Miranda 16, accompanied the entertainer. The plane arrived monday afternoon at Hickam fab in Hawaii where it was to pm. Up Llic 7th Fleet band refuel and continue on to Clark a in the Philippines then on to performances in the South Pacific the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Hope bumped his head As he k Al the plane in Hawaii but immediately recovered his famed wit and entertained 300 military personnel and their families Wilh a to Mimitte Impromptu Socach. The group will do at least three shows aboard differ ent . Ships including Christmas Day performance aboard the amphibious assault ship Okinawa in the persian Guli said Hope spokesman Ken Karl or. He said that due to Security reasons he could not disclose the older ships. The Lour is being filmed for a 90-Minutc special scheduled to air Jan. 9 on Abc. Ship from Page 1 Paz was carrying 1,493 passengers and Crew from the Central islands of Samar and Leyte to Manila. Survivors rescued by another Passen Ger ship the Don Claudio and brought to Manila said the stricken vessels exploded and Sank. They spoke of hurling themselves into a blazing sea and swim Ming past bodies of fellow passengers. Alter jumping from the ship i saw the Vassef engulfed in fire said amyl galling. Is. It rotated maybe twice and i saw it slowly  Lodia Bacsal 18, said people were screaming and running then All of a Sud Den there was smoke  her father Salvador was rescued but her Grandfather Uncle and Cousin were miss ing. No americans were believed to be aboard the Dona Paz the . Embassy said. About 90.000 american civilians live in the Philippines. A the philippine Navy said the Oil Tanker had 13 Crew members and was taking 8,000 barrels of Petroleum products to Masbate Island. Ship travel is customary for filipinos who cannot afford air fares in a country of 7,100 islands. Vessels frequently arc overloaded with passengers sleeping Ondeck. Passenger manifests do not include those who buy tickets after boarding and shipping sources say inter Island vessels often carry far More than arc listed on the documents. Hundreds of  outside the shipping line s offices in Manila awaiting word of family members. Virgilio Enrioc said he came to the docks to meet his sister in Law and Niece then heard the ship had sunk and they we re missing. I had invited them Here for Christmas he said it would have been their first trip to  survivors said both vessels had their lights on and none recalled hearing a warning Horn. Both captains were Amon the missing. Women will have to rescale living Adli made on Board he the Navy had been critic re ii or the Way it defined combat Mission _ Dilio Nally the principal criteria for dead ing whether women can be assigned to those ships. Many of the ships not open to women specifically yogis pics sup Poi ships have been perceived not Tosja a combat Mission the Nav a study slated. Webb announced la changes less than a week after rep cleverly Byron d md., who chairs the House armed serv ices  and compensation Suheyr Nitice introduced a Bill that would have mandated the same a s by Law. Byron s Bill proposed a two year test of opening Many combat support functions to women in All the services. The air Force would have to allow women to Fly strategic reconnaissance missions an the army would have to let More women take combat support jobs near from launder the Bill Webb s action  s Bill Mool As far As the Way is concerned of Cense  is conducting a be role of women in the address the Issue As air Force according to a . He  say when the amid will be completed. The Navy study also Recomb changes in the training and assignment of women f More non traditional jobs Are opened to women the Navy will have to recruit More women to fill those jobs Webb said. The study addressed a wide Range of other issues affecting women in the Navy including fraternization sexual harassment and Quality of of Webb said  regarding sexual Hartai Kbuor fraternization arc  than to have commanders  that harassment won t be tolerated. We re going to push the counselling and education aspect of the Issue he said. The study also recommends upgrading athletic facilities for women expanding child care facilities and Home care pro Grams and taking Steps to ensure that uniforms for women Are adequately locked in Navy cloth ing sales stores and exchanges. Study group consisting of 28 offi cers at sled personnel visited ships  ire commands in Europe the Pacific a tamic and con ducted interviews Watlo Vuelban 2,500 naval personnel Over Tow a. Three months. Contra rebels claim major gains Managua Nicaragua a re Bels attacked villages along a strategic Road in Central Nicaragua monday after claiming major gains in a drive into the country s northeastern mining Region the As Mills 150 Miles apart appeared10 be the biggest and most sophisticated military operation in the six year Battley the i s backed contras against the leftist government. The government said a surface to air missile fired by the contras hit a cargo plane of the state owned Veronica air line wounding four Crew members. The plane in route from Managua to Panama made an emergency Landing in northeastern Costa Rica. Despite the offensive High level representatives from the contras and the sandinista government gathered for second time in Santo Domingo capital of the dominican Republic to discuss cease fire in the War. Both sides have accepted a Christmas truce proposed for thursday and Friday. It col. Roberto Calderon commander of the Central nicaraguan Region reported heavy lighting around Aco Yapa san Miguelito. La Laguna and other hamlets in the area 125 Miles East of Managua. The towns Are along the strategic Rama Road linking Managua with Blue Fields the Caribbean port that takes de livery of most soviet weapons for the leftist government. Calderon said he also had reports of Battles around the town of Al Almendro in san Juan province 125 Miles South East of Managua he said he had no other details. Last october about 800rebels tried to take Over a 40-mile stretch of the Rama Road in the contras biggest previous Ope rat Ion. Fighting flared sunday in the Gold and Silver mining area in the Nonh and the Battles continued monday. Contra spokesmen claimed at least 100 sandinista casualties sunday and 70on monday without specifying the num Ber killed. They did not say anything about rebel casualties. Marta Sacasa a spokeswoman at the Miami Headquarters of the nicaraguan resistance said monday night the rebel objectives were to attack and hold the communities of Stuna Rosita and Bonanza for at least 24 hours. Teens from Page i Ness and Kern and Lester of conspiracy. All four were acquitted of riot and at tempted murder. Both the manslaughter and the assault charges carry sentences of five to 15 years. The conspiracy charge is a Mise Meanor which carries up to 6 months. Slate supreme court Justice Thomasd Makos scheduled sentencing for Jan. 25 for Kern and Ladona who were allowed to remain free on bail of $150,000 and $50,000, respectively. Lester who is serv ing a one to three year sentence on an unrelated gun Possession charge was ordered to return for sentencing on Jan. 20. Griffith s Mother Jean held hand with Sandiford her Fiance throughout the announcements. Both stared straight ahead displaying no emotion. Later both thanked Hynes. There Areno words really to express the thanks i feel in my heart Sandiford said i ame leased with the verdict that the jury added  said mrs. Griffith in my heart 1  the three defendants convicted stood expressionless As he verdicts which came on the 12th Day of deliberations were read in the crowded courtroom. Pirone the last defendant to hear his verdicts breathed a sigh of Relief and slumped into his chair after Pirone s acquittal on charges of manslaughter riot and assault was read by jury for woman Nina Krauss shouts of murderers murderers erupted. One Man threw a handful of replicas of South african passbook into the air and several of the two dozen court offi cers carried three screaming protesters from the room. Lawyers for the three convicted teen agers said they would Appeal. Their clients left the courthouse through the Back door without comment but Ronald Rubinstein lawyer for Ladona said they were feeling great pain Shock disappointment and  plane crash kills. Franc Bordeaux France Abie an air France plan crashed Mapy on its approach to Boneaux Ai Elbrt and All 16 people aboard Ere kluft officials said. 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