European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 21, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 senator proposes using . Troops to Stem colombian drug trafficking Washington a the chair Man of a Senak narcotics subcommittee said . I Lunray intervention in Colombia May be necessary to Mem the Low of i in from the Region 1o Ameri can Cilie. Wese gotten to she Point where we have 10 he prepared to he touch. We can not be palsies about hit stuff said sen. John f. Kerry. A mass. We ought to make it permanently to for hem Down  Kerry chairman of the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on narcotics and terrorism said the United states should provide Columbia with helicopters communications equipment and other military systems to combat the re Gion s drug cars. He said an estimated Alq percent of the narcotics entering inc United slates comes from Colombia. Rut the senator added that military assistance May not be enough and thai the adminis Liolion should be willing to Send troops to the area if necessary to help colombian agents. I m willing and i think we ought to consider the use of our Southern l omd forces to assist in the interdiction Effort in a Casc by Casc basis. They ought to be Able to do that because what you have Here is literally a paramilitary organisation that you re fighting against Kerry told reporters. This is a very sophisticated Effort we re working against and if it takes the visibility of our military Force. That s Worth it  pointing to the Rise in dig linked murders and other violent crimes in american cities Kerry said Are you telling me that that s not Worth the possibility of inc american forces somehow saying we re going to protect the United Stales of America then what do we have them for there is a precedent for sending . Troops and military supplies to latin american countries for anti drug efforts. Last april a group of 1-1 . Military advisers were sent to Bolivia to help inline bolivian anti drug police in july i486, the United states sent 175 troops to provided logistical support for bolivian anti drug operations. The . Involvement ended in november 1986. Meanwhile the Massachusetts demo crat released a letter to sen. Law Lull Chiles a Fla. Chairman of the Senate budget committee urging the immedi ate Transfer of s5d million from the de sense department to inc coast guard which is charged largely will battling drug trafficking at sea. Kerry lambasted president Reagan for a series of coast guard budget cuts Dur ing his administration. I m tired of this phony War on drugs where they talk about it. Where they stand Nancy Cagan up at the state of the Union message and try to pretend the. U a on drugs is rampaging across the country and meanwhile they Cut the guts out of inc Law enforcement Effort. That Type of a hypocrisy has simply got to Slop Kerry said. Kerry also called for a tightening of banking regulations for Cash transactions and increasing penalties for drug Traffick ing. Firefighter pour Ater on Nhat s left of the twin engine plane that skimmed aver Nish hour nitric and Cash to on a freeway cent mad Friday in �1 paso Texas killing the Pilot unit two passengers. Flaming three die in fiery crash debris destroyed to parked ears. The Gulf Lecam commander 480 went Dawn in moderate Snow and Light fog after take ult from to i Aso International air port shortly before 9 . The plane developed land ing gear trouble and was trying id return la inc Airport when it crashed onto the interstate 10 Access Road. Tie plane s it stint Ion win not available. The Vic Tims identities were not immediately released. Church probing Swaggart on possible sex misconduct Spring a fitly to. A to evangelist Jimmy  is under in Vest Igat inn by his Church Over matters that could Cost him his credentials the assemblies of god said Friday. C13s news and Abc not reported later Friday that the probe involved allegations of sexual misconduct. There was no imme Diate confirm Minin from the assemblies of god. Which last ear stripped pal evangelist Jim Bak Kerol in credentials. The 13-member tee utile presbytery of the assemblies of god met in closed ses Sion with Swiggart at the Church s Miema Lional Headquarters for nearly 10 hours thursday. On Friday aftera Xin. Church spokeswoman jul turn to Mac said the meeting was held to discuss matters that could affect his credentials with lire  to Mac said that details would be unavailable until thai probe is Complete. She said that the Louisiana District Council of the assemblies of god is looking into the Mailer and that swagman is cooperating with the investigation into what scr Tiedt Cut Cal  Swaggart president of a to ministry Worth an estimated Suo million a year is based in Baton Rouge la. Abc news reported Friday that new Orleans preacher Marvin Corman was believed to have told Church officials he has pictures indicating Swaggart visited a prostitute. The network cited no source for thai information. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 21. 1948 University of California scientists at do Ricley bombarded iridium and Platinum with a Stream of neutrons to produce Man made Gold. Within hours it decayed into less valuable elements 30 years ago today. Feb. 21, 1158 the Senate Post office committee voted to raise the postal Rale for a non local idler to five tents. 20 years ago today. Feb. 21, 1968 the North korean embassy announced the Crew of the . Intelligence ship i a Colo would be punished and any american reprisals would bring immediate War. 10 years ago today. Feb 21 197s five congressmen urged the Federal communications commis Sion to begin an investigation into the use of telephones for junk Calls by Advertis