European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 13, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 coast guard Grants . Crew waiver Washington a the Reagan administration has waived a Law that would have require american Erows on the 11 re flagged kuwaiti tankers thai arc being escorted by . Navy warships in the persian Gulf the Pentagon said. The waiver involves a Law signed by president Reagan Jan. Ii Hinl would have required Crews of . Cil Bens aboard  ships carrying american  Pentagon cited National Security for seek ing the one year waiver which was granted by the coast guard the Federal Agency which oversees the enforcement of merchant vessel Laws. Army maj. Larry icon Ogle said the waiver had been Gran led late wednesday by the coast guard. The waiver Means a continuation of the current requirement that the ships will Only need two Ameri cans aboard them including a radio operator and a master or  waiver was criticized by rep. Walter b. Jones . Chairman of the House merchant Marine committee. There is no rationale for requesting or granting his waiver a fact made obvious by the Lack of sup porting documentation accompanying the request said Jones. How can National Security be jeopardy cd by re Quiring . Crews on ships carrying Oil from Kuwait to Europe he asked. National Security would Westbe served by requiring even greater numbers of americans to Man the instruments of our National  the Reagan administration permitted the ships Tobe re flagged last year and the Navy has been escort ing them As they carry cargoes through inc War torn Gulf. / the policy has been criticised in Congress where opponents fear it May involve the United states in the i ran i raq War since Kuwait ha1, aided Iraq. The new Law and the waiver Means that the kuwaiti ships cannot Call at . Ports but none have tried to a so since the a cab ing started and kuwaiti officials have said there Are no plans for any such visits. Reagan staying Clear of gop race jabs demos Washington a president Reagan vowing to slay silent on which Republican he wants to succeed him until inc cop nominates someone look some predictable jobs thursday night Atic democrats claiming they want americans to think they never had i Isobar when the truth is  Reagan in a speech la Hie annual conservative political action Confer ence did that some of the Potomac seers Are saying we conservatives Are tired or they re saying we Don have candidate Ihal we Don t know what to do with ourselves this  while saying he would remain Neutral in inc Campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this year Reagan added "1 intend to Campaign vigorously for whoever our nominee is without naming names Reagan at tacked democratic candidates who have inc political nerve and desperation total about hard economic limes. I Don t want to build up any Candida cies before new Hampshire which casts primary ballots tuesday but you know who they  he said. They have actually taken on themselves the task of proving to the american people that they be been worse off under this administration than they were Back in the car Ter  Reagan said. Reagan while campaigning for the while House against president Carter got mileage in 1980 by asking people Are you better off now than you were four years ago Reagan has stayed a chiral in this year s Battle for the gop presidential nomination among vice president Georgc Bush. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas. Rep. Jack Kemp of new York Pat Robertson former gov. Pete Dupont of Del aware and former Secretary of slate Al president Reagan s America key Sodal indicators to Ponnel in Itri Wib to flirt a i pad key a Tatei 74% Tim a 1,000 it Flau Pei 1,000  a 12 Andelar 38 n. It to i \ ,. To ,-,.ll 15w 1w pallm Lenaiy of flow . Utt Ritaa of of amt int Fiva s.574 amid inn to 1 Lingl mat. 1t 300 la i till it Tow Tofily Noffel firing no Masai la bks h com Sony i dam rat Uto a us 8hmx1. My of f Holt 5uau.lu.bmuilfelu� at met fair i jul can Der Haij. Reagan associates have said he privately favors Bush. N his speech Reagan took aim at the democrats. He said he wanted to let conservative know just How big our election year will be because of booming economic growth and individual Opportunity and How big an election year Ball and Chain they be Given themselves with a seven year re Cord of opposition to the real  Reagan said that under his leadership the country is in the 63rd month of eco nomic recovery and that a Large expansion in the number of jobs has primarily benefited women Blacks and other minorities. So think for a moment on what these statistics mean and the kind of political nerve and desperation it takes to try to sell the american people on the idea that in the 1980s, they never had in so bad Reagan id. The Rath is. We re in the 63rd month of this non Stop  the presi Dent said. Our opponents have o new approach one that would have embarrassed even the emperor s  Marine Jet loses traveler tried to open a a Ner s door practice bomb North Las vegas. Nov. Apt practice bomb fell from a Marine Jet onto a residential Street embedding it self harmlessly in the pavement the air Force said. No one was injured. Neighbourhood residents said the heard a loud crackling noise when the 2 to fool by four Inch bomb dropped wednesday afternoon from a Marine harrier fighter Jet on training Manev Erstrom nearby Nellis fab. The bomb hit the ground in a puff of smoke and be came embedded in the pavement. Ii Van a very unusual occurrence said capt. Barry Anderson an air Force spokesman. Air Force workers Mcmo i cd the bomb from the Street. Anderson said the practice bomb Hada Small charge in the rear thai went off when in struck the ground. The charge i designed to provide a puff of smoke so that pilots on mining missions can see where their bombs  were trying to determine Why the bomb fell from the plane. Newark. No. A a Man at tempted to enter the cockpit of Jet talc ing from is vegas Nev to Newark on thursday and later tried to open the plane s main exterior door before Crew member subdued him Federal officials charged. David f. Torii 29, of Magnolia Ohio was ear did by three flight Atten dents for the remainder of the rip after the Early morning incident aboard Continental airlines flight 1206. Said John , the agent in charge of the Newark Fri office Toai was in route to Cleveland aboard the night which arrived at 5  a Stopover in Newark where he was held by Airport police until the Fri arrived Mcginley said. Torzi was charged with interfering with a flight Crew which carries a Maxi mum Penally of up to 20 years in prison and a  Fine Mcginley said. . Magistrate Donald Hancke ordered him held on 1250.000 Cash bail and said Toimi should undergo 30 Days of psychiatric  documents charge that Toni tried to Force his Way into the cockpit before confronted by flight attendants. He then grabbed the handle of the Cabin door an tried to open in saying he wanted to get off inc plane the papers  spokesman Ned Walker said it was impossible to open an aircraft door inflight because of Cabin pressure. Toimi later demanded to Sec the Captai nand stood up while chanting various Pray ers the Federal complaint said. Glenn asks change in army recruit policy Washington a sen. John Glenn is urging the Pentagon to change its enlistment policy claiming in discriminates against the holders of adult Educa Tion diplomas by giving traditional High school graduates higher priority. The Ohio Democrat chairman of the Senate armed serve a manpower sub committee said preliminary findings by the congressional general accounting office show the data used by the de sense department in formulating the enlistment regulations Are suspect. In appears that the Sample size of in adult education diploma holders in your attrition study May Noi have been statistically significant Glenn said in a letter to David Armor Ali giant Secretary of defense for Force management. Glenn asked Armor to place talc dance based adult High school diploma holders in the same enlistment category As those who hold traditional Day school diplomas Pentagon officials say people with traditional 12-year High school diplomas generally have Lesl attrition in their tint roof pm