European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b news briefs the stars and stripes sunday March 6,198g 2 More palestinians killed in occupied West Bank Jerusalem a israeli troops shot and killed two palestinians saturday in the West Bank Arab reports said and the army rounded up 64 palestinians in what i described As an operation to protect pro israeli collaborators. The Palestine press service a cloned scattered demonstrations in a Lagoon Ramallal and he balata refugee Camp near Nablus there were also police reports at Stone throwing in Arab East Jerusalem. Saturday s unrest followed palestinian riots following moslem prayers on Friday when israeli troops reportedly killed two arabs tit Csc fatalities brought to 7b the number of palestinians killed since the unrest started on dec. 8, according to . Figures. The figures did not include saturday s deaths smell troops on saturday kept reporters out of Large sections of the occupied Terr glories. Main trouble spots were declared closed Mili tary areas and foreign and israeli reporters were turned away Tehran hit by missiles Iran shells strike Basra Nicosia. Cyprus a Iraq fired so mis Siles into Tehran on saturday and its air Force pounded other iranian cities. Iran responded by shelling Iraq s second largest City. Basra and fired a missile at Baghdad. Iran said the Rottet and bomb barrage killed 57 civilians and wounded scores of others Iraq also reported Many casualties but did not specify the enact number. Iran said More than 30 missiles have hit civil Ian targets in Tehran since monday including three hospitals a girls school and several houses. It appealed for International intervention to Hall the bombardment. The United states however said it saw no change in Iran s policy on ending the War and saw to breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end inc Connill. Mechanic from Page 1 sub Hunting plane and inc air Force s a-10 Thunderbolt ii ground attack Jet. Edwards originally suggested the change in overhaul procedures in 1981 after no threw away Loofah a liners in one Day. The Navy was t impressed however and turned the idea Down. Edwards persisted however and in 1985 the Navy decided to give it a try. According to the service each of the combustion engine liners has 18 twirlers parts that mix and atomize the fuel and air needed for combustion. Under the old practice if any of the a Wirters inside a liner were cracked when the engine came in for overhaul the entire liner was replaced. Using Edwards suggestion the Navy and air Force now Salvage enough Good swirl cars from two bad liners Tocom inc Ihm into one Goodone. Carlucci strongly opposes Active role in War on drugs from Page 1 our  the defense Secretary countered by saying that the Pentagon should continue to play Only a supporting Rote in the War on drugs sharing equipment and intelligence because otherwise it would lose sight of its real Mission. My own View is that. The military should be supportive he said. But i would be very much against giving the military arrest authority or getting them into Law enforcement Carlucci reserved his most pointed barbs for Libya s Qadhafi who last week demanded once again the United sales re Cornue Gads i s claim to the Gulf of Sidra off the Mediterranean sea. The United states recognize Only the Standard 12 mile territorial limit in the Gulf. . And libyan forces clashed in March 1986 after the Navy ignored Qadhafi s line of Dalh in the Gulf and a month later , jets bombed Libya in retaliation fur Libya s alleged involvement in International terrorism. "1 think Qadhafi s a Fly Speek Carlucci said. I Don t think he s Worth paying attention to. We re certainly not dancing to his tune Carlucci refused to say whether the United states was planning any additional naval Maneu vers in the Gulf but he added if your question is Are we going ahead with the Freedom of navigation program yeah we re going ahead with that program around the world based on our  the defense Secretary said he is satisfied with the stale of , forces in the persian Gulf where Ameri can ships have been protecting re flagged kuwaiti tank ers against iranian attack since last july. The Navy Fleet was recently reduced in size with a battleship and reporter from Page 1 policeman said i want you to gel Home All right. So be careful on the  in contrast pc Ruk said he was once stopped by police six limes while driving from Moscow s so arc Sci Yvo Airport to the Center of town to have his documents checked for no apparent reason. Americans Don t know the irascible Way the workers of our traffic police Stop can just to Check documents " pc Truk said. Past press accounts have said soviet traffic cops use that ploy to demand bribes from Drivers. Moscow streets have a Scarcity of signs. Drivers in the soviet capital often need to peer at the sides of buildings to find the name of the Street they arc on. At each new York City intersection a sign clearly tells Drivers the names of the streets Petru said. In new York he said there also arc few signs that forbid motorists for example from making left urns a Man Euver that is forbidden at almost All major mos cow intersections. In new York pc Truk said you get the impression that the organization of traffic outside of the existence of traffic lights  to drive re common sense helicopter Carrier sailing for Home. Carlucci Sald we Are now on our 39th Convoy 3g of which have been without incident and i think that record Speaks for itself. We be obviously got the capability Over there that we  turning to his March 14 meeting with Ottov in Bern Switzerland the first such working session Between the . And soviet defense chiefs drilled predicted that the talks would focus on avoiding dangerous activities or confrontations Between Small military units arms control and human right soviet defense doctrine and planning for meeting of top ranking military officers. In the area of what we Call dangerous activities 1 would Hope that we can reach some meeting of the minds. At least set up a process so that they can be avoided Carlucci said. The soviets he added arc unlikely to change any of their military policies As a result or their setback in Afghanistan where they Are fighting .-Supporttd rebels. I guess people have in mind the Vietnam analogy Carlucci said i Don t think it works the same Way in their system. The soviet military and the soviet people Don t have Access to the same amount of information that we have in our society asked about the huge military buildup during president Reagan s first term when he was Wein Berger s Deputy Carlucci said he would t second guess the Pace or manner in which those increases were pursued. While political support for the buildup has evaporated forcing budget cuts for three years running we could have Well have ended up with less if he spending increases had been sought on a More gradual basis he said. Freed hostage returns Home Beirut Lebanon a West German Engineer Ralph Schray and his pregnant wife returned to five in West Beirut on saturday two Days after he was re leased from More than five weeks of Captivity by pro iranian shiite moslem. Schray s arrival Here Marks the first time a foreigner taken hostage in Lebanon has returned to live in the City where he was abducted. The lebanese bom Schray 3d, an Industrial Engi Neer was handed Over thursday to the West German embassy in Damascus where he stayed until Hii return to West Beirut Early saturday. I forty seven other foreigners kidnapped by various factions in Lebanon Linco january 1984 have been i freed but All swiftly returned to their Home countries. The latest two believed to have been Abdul cd were i a British official of the a fam Relief organization Peter Coleridge 44, and his syrian aide Omar Tri i Bolusi 31. They were grabbed in Sidon thursday lebanese Security officials on saturday accused the palestinian guerrilla group Fatah revolutionary com cil led by wanted terrorist Abu Nidell of holding Coleridge and  from Paga 1 Banks it could t meet their Cash demands because . Authorities had prevented inc shipment of $10 million from the Republic National Bank in new York. A Power struggle last week Between Noriega and act Valle ousted when he tried to fire Noriega sparked Lite  pressure and led to a run on the Banks. Meanwhile a top aide to Panama s ousted president says his Homeland could face widespread bloodshed unless . Indictments against Noriega Are with drawn permitting him logo into exile. Juan b. Sosa inc Washington ambassador of Del Vallec said he has received hints from some Reagan administration officials that such a Deal May be under consideration. But the state department denied that claim saying there is no current discussion going on anywhere in the government about withdrawing the  Noriega chief of the defense forces and the de Facto ruler of Panama called Washington s actions another demonstration of american aggression against a weak poor  Noriega Louring Panama s provinces Friday blamed the Reagan administration for the country s troubles but said the situation would strengthen inc pro Noriega cause. Thank you. United states for unifying All panamanian workers Noriega Laid a pro government rally at Colon a Pacific port City about 50 Miles North of the capita. But opposition Leader Aurelio Barria said that while the financial crisis could bring about Noriega s Down fall it could also cause chaos in the nation. Nobody believes Noriega said Barria president of the Panama chamber or Commerce Industry and agriculture. He called he banking situation very critical very delicate you ask any person in the Street no matter if he represents an opposition party the government party or the National civic crusade no one wants to lose one Penny in the Banks he said. Barria and other leaders of the National civic pm sad. An anti government coalition of 200 business professional Tabor and political groups said Many businesses had worked out temporary arrangements to pay employees most of the More than 100 International financial institutions in Panama remained open throughout Ibe week providing Only limited services. Lbs news a cloned Friday that the administration is considering withholding about $7 million in Panama canal loll fees due the panamanian government next week. Administration officials contacted late Friday said he question of payments on the canal was on fret i Dent Reagan s desk but they said they were unaware of any decision having been made. Lbs also a cloned that the United slates contacted foreign Banks and International financial organization Friday and exhorted them to Cut off All line of credit to Panama