European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q 2 jetliners nearly collide Over England Page 2 g . Aid to Panama Mexico denounced Page 3 d . Hockey team out of olympics race sports Page 21 Gromyko says Mao urged use of nukes Page 28 uth Otillo i Tomici. Fullil Tom Fra the . A id forces vo1.46.no.309 tuesday february 23, 1988 of .tw,.i-, 0 8693 a search for Higgins continues Hezbah dec ares support for kidnappers Beirut Lebanon api iranian backed Hezbollah extremists she ii militiamen searching a South Eastern Village for a kidnapped . Marine on sunday and declared hit support Tor is abductors. The members of Justice minister Nabih Herri s mainstream ski it amal militia fired Back with rocket propelled grenades during he Naif hour clash in Ein Al fined but no injuries were reported a police spokes Man said Ein Al Tinch. A Lle Bollash stronghold is 31 Miles cast or Tyre where la Abollah claims amal has arrested mate than 150 of its members in connection with the abduction of Marine a col. William r. Ilie gins. Amal spokesmen say Only 40 fundamentalists Nave been detained. Hezbollah gunners later pounded Israel s self designated Security zone in South Lebanon with mortars and Israel retaliated by shelling 13 Southern shiite Vil Lages Tor three hours wounding four civilians the spokesman said. We declare Solidarity Wilh and full support for the sprue Elcris against America who confront the plots of the great satan said a statement from Hezbollah or party of god the demands of the Organ ipalion of the oppressed on Earth arc  the organization of the oppressed on Earth which on Friday claimed responsibility far Higgins Kidnap Ping monday called on Herri to order his amal militia to Stop House raids and arrests in connection Wilh the abduction. The prevention thai he is defending the , peacekeeping forces in South Lebanon is not an excuse for rescuing an american espionage agent the group said in a typed statement delivered to the Independent Beirut newspaper an Nohar just Afler Midnight. Higgins a Vietnam Veteran and former military assistant to former defense Secretary Caspar Weinberg or Heads a 76-Man observer group attached to a . See search on Back Page lighting up an israeli Soldier ends mar Light ills from a Tiu menu tit set afire by palestinian protesters in the occupied Wisl Bank Iluf Reuf Nur Alsinas. Taggart confesses Tov sin will give up ministry indefinite Baton Rou