European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday december 28. 1937 residents of West Memphis Ark Are evacuated after heavy ruins flooded the Mississippi River town got. Bill Clinton ordered stale disaster Aid. About 800 of the moving to higher ground City s nearly 30,000 people were evacuated. The coast guard and Arm corps of engineers provided assist Ance Flash Rood warnings were posted for weal ten a photo Amee Northern Mississippi and East Arkansas. The urea was Slid cleaning up from a ton Udo Lull killed six mid injured 200 on dec. 14. Story Page 27. British French reportedly escorting Gulf tankers Manama Bahrain a British and French warships saturday accompanied other nations tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Witnesses said despite a stated policy of protecting Only their own country s ships the convoys appear at the end of a month hot has seen a record number of attacks on shipping by Iran and Iraq. The Gulf War foes have struck Al least 26 commercial ships in efforts so far this month 10 cripple one another s War efforts. Two partially charred vessels Christmas Day victims of iranian gun boat attacks limped to Southern Gulf ports for repairs on saturday. News briefs one was a Tanker flying the Flag of saudi Arabia hit on inc eve of a Gulf Arab Summit conference in thai King Dom the key item on the Agenda is the growing menace of War to the Oil Rich Region. The British frigate scylla steamed North into the Gulf in a single line Convoy with two bahamian two saudi arabian and one panamanian Tanker As Well Akiwo British vessels said associated press photographer Greg English who wit Nassea the scene from a helicopter. Leading the Convoy Wai the bahamian registered 516,893-Lon Esso Atlantic one of the largest ships afloat. The american guided missile frigate gallery steamed northward about iwo Miles away and an unidentified iranian frigate appeared to be shadowing it. Coming in the other direction was i Efrench destroyer dupleix with four tank ers two French and one ship in single file with another Liberia ship lagging along behind. Four japanese tankers were also out bound huddled in a line of their own As they sailed through in the general Vicinity off the Southern emirate of shariah. Britain s Armilda patrol in the Gulf previously has allowed third nation ships to Trail behind its convoys. Shipping sources said such lag Ems or hitchhikers normally follow at a distance and out of line from the regular Convoy. According to English and Gulf based shipping executives the ships on sat urday were moving in single file with the 48,531 Ion Crown Bridge from Panama sandwiched Between British Flag ships and with the saudi vessels in line at he rear with no apparent gaps in Convoy spacing. British warships like those of France and the United states have been pledged to protect Only nation of Flag vessels. There is no question of any change in the rules of engagement a British de sense ministry spokesman said Friday after a Royal Navy helicopter joined with american Navy choppers 10 Rescue crewmen from a burning South korean Tanker. O jets wings calf de Nway in pm to Racoon san Juan puerto Ric can airlines Els car bound for Mihalyi clips just before Makcon no injuries we were Able to taxi i Luis Munoz Mil Juan. Puerto for i he airline p two Ameri Holiday passengers wings on the runway a officials said a Rcd and Bolh 727 jets up the terminal building at Imp National Airport in san s capital said a spokesman attack Jan afghan bus kills a radio reports Islamabad. Pakistan a docket and alack on a bus in Western Afghanistan 2r people and bad injured 1&kabul said saturday. The radio said sex exist fal Hents meaning Anlin Jui tors Sci ounce fur about 12percent of the Lapum a. Markil according in japanese government
