European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday february 21,1988 l2 feared dead in commuter plane crash orr1sv1lle. . A a comrato crashed in heavy fog Friday night after Iff from Raleigh Durham Airport a Al Leple aboard were feared dead an j woman Eagle flight 378 was in ind va., with 10 passengers Bers aboard when it went d Ria at 9 27 . About a mile j t runway said the up Iano. Are no anticipated Surv was she woodi10,f a Sadai the indicators Are that the plane Itlen dlr piano said. There was afm All bit of lire that a contained. There was no indication to the Towl that the plane was inf any danger prior to they heard an top lion and saw a fireball Bel the plane went doll near a smal Damiano said no ones were hit. . Fighters Intel text two soviet bom Fajors Ottawa Alj . � Force fighter intercepted two Ovill to rfcs off the East coast of Canada of Friday cubing. According Toa Brief Stalc Mcnol such by jute Canadian de part mini of nation defens Konrad. Then the att Kan air defense come detected the in Rah Typo lev bears by radar when they in tape of Canadian air de sense identification anew Lidbom notification the department said a the incident Marks Adb Fth time this year that soviet military aircraft of been intercepted. The interception was under Bra Lional control of the Canadian Norad Regin Headquarters in North Bay Ontario aircraft Maraon 24-hour Alert to be scrambled within he a bulbs if an incoming aircraft is detected a Dard cannot be Corre lated with a night i emergent Rule tension re comme Jade in Turkey Ankara try apr government. Council Friday of emergency Rule be nine province help com Bat kurdish the Sci a Mucial and Olia news a cry said. Atthe Rule would include the Slang est City i Starkl and the Southeast of Dingal. Diyab Kir Elzig Hakkari main shirt the news Agency said athe Nauphal Security Council a up of Cabinet Antn bars and lop military co minders announce wills recommendation after a of cycling Friday Al news Agency said. Golem Neil troops and kurdish Gullas have been Flag Hong since u,84.an Crux cd 10 million of turkeys 52 Mabian copt Clec ethnic kurd and most live Inree a or Raiti of cast and Southeast Turkey. If pc recommendation is approved bronc Deise parliament emergency Rule in the pro pcs will he a minded for four months As maa 19, when a four month period of Emir Rule expires. Pictures from a r amines to move be Evering dangerously oked the in intent by ignore Rayond 12 Mit Svana by a around their ships the videotape do Jill show the american at the two soviet ships approaching the Pon an angry and then moving in forthe collisions in in Carlage shot aboard tax Yorktown Ameri can sat Jors can be heard in the cd ground swear Yelling he s going to it a while Only minor damage was caused be first Colli Sion Between the Yorktown and a soviet negate was sufficiently Strong that the cameraman lost control obis camera. And Brace 9 of Marine u. Col Willbun 8. Hlntnt1 identification cards Wen released by his kidnappers. Pentagon identifies Higgins As former Weinberger aide by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the Pentagon acknowledge that the Marine officer kidnapped in Lebanon Las week had been an aide to former Secretary of defens Caspar Weinberger. A spokesman dismissed suggestions however that the capture of u. Col William Rich Higgins Odowd any Type of major Security risk to the United was the Junior military assistant to Wein Berger for two Yean said Dan Howard Ibe Pentagon Schief spokesman. Weinberger resigned nov. S and was succeeded by Frank Weinberger s assistant from june 1985 to june 1987 Higgins had Access to and handled a variety of classified documents but was Only one of 36 individuals who worked in the immediate office of the Secre tary handling administrative work Howard said. In other developments Friday president Reagan said that americans will not be pulled out of the . Observer group in Lebanon despite the threat of terrorism and the kidnapping of made his statement after Carlucci Jaid in a television interview that . Officials Are studying whether americans should be withdrawn from Leb anon because of the abduction of Higgins by gunmen in Southern Lebanon. A pro iranian group claimed responsibility for kidnapping Higgins and released photocopies of Iden Tity cards bearing his alleged that Higgins was a spy for the Cia. . And . Officials denied he moslem militiamen spent a second Day searching Citrus Groves and Cave lined valleys for Ullig gins. The searchers who belong to the amal militia headed by Justice minister Nabih Bern also seized six activists of the iranian backed Hezbollah in pre Daw House raids in Tyre and accused them of involvement in the was assigned to temporary duty with the United nations heading a group of observers attache to the . Truce supervision organization. Howard provided a statement to reporters late Fri Day after radio free Lebanon broadcast a Story in arabic quoting unnamed amal shiite moslem As say ing Higgins had an association with the spokesman said the Pentagon had played downhiggins1 background Over the past two Days because it did not want to aggravate the situation surrounding his kidnapping. But the United states does not believe he was kid napped because he once worked for Weinberger How Ard said nor were any restrictions violated in allowing him to leave a Post in the defense Secretary s office for another assignment in a country like was no restriction that was broken by Hii accepting this assignment Howard said. He previously handled paperwork and other administrative Are no restrictions on where Middle Grade officers like la. Col. Higgins can be assigned following Pentagon duly. His understanding of political military affairs and his administrative abilities made him Well suited for the . Position. Howard said that for the moment we prefer to focus our attention on his prompt and Safe return rather than on unproductive speculation on How an Why this particular individual found himself in this then if the administration equated Higgini disappearance to the kidnapping of William buckle several years ago Howard replied Buckley was the Cia station chief in Lebanon an was later tortured and murdered by his kidnappers. Higgins 43, is a native of Danville ky., whose wife and daughter now live in Northern Virginia. His wife Robin is a major in the Marine decorated combat Veteran of Vietnam Hie in has alternated Between Field positions and staff jobs Washington through most of his career. After graduating from the air Force command and staff College in1980, Higgins assumed a Post in the plans division at Marine corps june 1981, he was transferred to the Pentagon and to he second level staff serving the Secretary an Deputy Secretary of defense. In 1982, he became the military assistant for inter Agency matters under the Pentagon s executive Secretary meaning he was responsible for coordinating Weinberger s meetings with other Cabinet officials and the National Security leaving that Post and graduating from the National War College in 198higgins became the Junior military assistant on Weinberger personal staff. The Secretary of defense normally has two such per Sonal military aides one an Admiral or general and the other a lower ranking officer such As remained in the Job with Weinberger until june 1987, when he assumed the . Assignment. From Page 1 1981. And it looks like it it Rev i Fri lower in fiscal year 1988, probably Down to Al Dridge said. Experience in the cockpit Aldridge said More than 110 billion was air Force programs last year equating Morel percent of the total defense department i the air Force and its sister serve Pottere forced Tosu Mil lowered budget refer Aegidus week because of an agreement reached Jai Cong its and the Whitehouse Lut year tha 4grecment followed the major Stock Market Coj put that Eft economists uneasy. The lowered air Force budget will result in the reduction of 31,396 members of the service by the end of fiscal 1988. There were More than 400.000 air Force members at the Start of fiscal 1988. By the end of fiscal 1989, there will be 57s, members. Aldridge said the cuts so far have been the removal of three tactical f tire Mvubu of some r he Jaidt hmm arc Trhas managed 10 weather under the proposed midget will Lead to nation of 20 major defense programs because of the Quality of our people we cannot afford to los Ealdridge said. Air Force personnel air feel because of a perceived Lack of Public support future. We must not let that happen again we in the defense lbt Mcnol made the Lough decisions required because on iconic Rittu but. The american people need Andt eee � better air Force than this budget will provide
