European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday March 9.1988page 28 f a Iran says . Copters ignored warning m a Bahrain a Iran for the saturday night . Navy helicopters in it Gulf saying it came after the Helicon if ignored a warning to stay Clear of an iranian no an account carried by Tehran s offi Cial islamic Republic news Agency referred to an incident which was reported earlier by . Officials who said the Heli copters look evasive action when fired on from an Oil platform and several Small boats in the Central Gulf. Meanwhile . Officials Sai was no connection  tar incident and  of six . Warships Gulf monday. Thump appear acc off Dubai Trig  that the United Stales was planning to retaliate for Lac shooting. All sit vessels including a guided missile Cruiser three guided missile frigates a Nabai store ship and a chartered Tanker a of Rau inc my Vincnt not con. Wiki Uhr recent events in the Gulf said Man for the. . Cunti saturday s helicopter insider curved As the aircraft a cry ahead of the guide nut Imp a Simp son  a Convoy escort . Statement said the incl icon ices did not return the fire. It did not say what kind of helicopters were involved or How Many there were and did not mention any warning by he iranians before they started shooting. The platform was not identified by name or exact location although the statement said it was not the Rosta platform which was shelled by . Destroyers last october in a retaliatory raid alter an iranian silkworm missile hit a .-Flaggcd kuwaiti Tanker the City anchored off Kun Audi the  two . _  to approach anyone in the persian Gulf Early  to flee by the anti aircraft  of the islamic Republic of Iran. Ii added the unit detected the iwo he Liconti radar and warned then to slay out of the iranian zone. The iranian Navy tired warning shots after the . Helicopters violated the iranian  shortly after Midnight Friday . Officials said the guided missile frigate John a. Moore fired at what were the Lic cd to be iranian speedboats seen on radar screens before they disappeared. Also sunday Hoiu Ansof iranians la  to the so  Moscow had Tup plied Iraq with Long Range missiles Irna said. The news Agency Laid a number of students entered the embassy grounds by scaling a Wall but were thrown out by  Iran said it first teamed about Iraq s new missiles seven months ago and had warned the soviets that any use of the rocket uld harm relations Between Tehran and Asaid. In  Agency Tail said a mob bus Ieper he Taffy pelted it with rocks and tried to  lives of soviet diplomats Andrew fam Ilies. Welch from Page 1 i he service wanted and Elrre Active duty Job slots. The 33-year-old Welch when he took Over the air military spending was going gut we thought at the we Welch added. We never in were certainly not expecting news briefs nates More than 23.000 id in already was Clear Force in july 1986 that be slashed. Is we would level off cd cd a. Real decline. What from 1985 through 6 filipino sailors 3 othe shied in rebel Ambuj , Philippines a Cifor Nuisl rebels ambushed and killed six fifa sailors assign Cdo Subic naval base inc of Pitary said monday rec civilians also Dic a the Shoal out. \ f the i Iii Pine  the sailors were tra cling of Manila on Day when rebels opened tire on Cir land a fir near the town of Hermosa an the Bataiff Peninsula about 10 Miles from the  Jukl Lazion. Three civilians Erom Llyd in the Cross fire during the 13-Minuubitle. The military said. There were no report rebel casualties. Another shakes be quake if Orlaska Anchor fee Alaska lib to kill i reprogram outright Bui requested enough a Mac research going until a new administration final decision. Welch said he knew that  favored the project. Bui the mid Gilman  it makes More sense to develop a map Trail launcher for the existing 10-warhead my Oukine he said. Deploying the  Cost $36 billion and the Only place we Caa Jbv to take another $36 billion is out of  Welch  s too High of Fnu for an incremental contribution to  he  what Yale la happen if Congress refused Money for both  or a fail Mobile my Welch re plied  would be absolutely  turning to other topics Welch said air Force relations with Congress Are Shrair cause of a perception the service tried problems with the b-1b bomber. Thau. By false charge Welch said  Lite air Force itself was badly a Pkt by the lag in the development of a Fly Farnming . Urtnow going to great pains to keep the con Prui roughly informed on anything that  reason for concern at this Point about flight testing the radar evading stealth bomber. Fences have said the first flight test was pushed Back four months in August because of technical problems. I think we be been very realistic about stealth Welch said. Unlike some other programs we did t a five years in Advance that we re going to Fly that " anconlne2jrdofmay. We knew  Force is asking for Money to pay its pilots a Salar Quibus because re enlistment rates have fallen to . Retention Rales Are running about 40  with the target 60 percent and for the first time . The air Force expects to end fiscal 19b9 with anonyl2_rioruige of pilots 22,312 on duly compared and if he had his druthers he if jury to save Money by closing unneeded bases.  to identify his candidates. Voting from Page 1 thin Lead in Texas Over Jackson and Gephardt who were lied for second there. But Dukakis had a Strong Lead in Florida As Well As Back Home in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Overall in the dozen Southern states with Prima Ries Bush led Bob Dole 60 percent to 20 percent followed by Pat Robertson Ai 12 percent and Jack Kemp at 4 percent with 4 percent undecided. Abc news said the figures for the entire South were somewhat misleading because the two largest states Texas and Florida make up a Large share of the Vole. It said Jackson led in most of the deep South with Gore the Tennessee senator running second. Jackson s strongest leads were in Alabama and Mississippi where nearly halt the voters polled said they support him. He also led in Arkansas Georgia Louisi Ana North Carolina and Virginia and was second i Tennessee behind Gore second in Florida and Mary land behind Dukakis and tied for second with of Finardi in Texas. Dukakis led in Florida Maryland Massachusetts Rhode Island and Texas appeared to be headed for second in Virginia behind Jackson and was in tight Battles for second with Gore in Arkansas Louisiana and North Carolina. Core had Strong leads in Tennessee and Kentucky and a thin Edge in Oklahoma where Abc said Gep Hardt was running Only slightly behind  Gephardt was ahead in the poll Only in Missouri and second just behind Gore in Oklahoma and second Tagore in Kentucky Gephardt and Jackson were tied behind Dukakis m Texas. Abc said he was running fourth in Mast of he other states and was in danger of falling below the 15 percent threshold for delegates in a dozen of the 16 primary states. Abc said Bush s 60-20 Lead Over Dole Region wide to paced by Bush s Strong showings in Texas and Florida. Bush was the Choice of about 40 percent of those polled in Missouri and 70 percent in Tai. Reagan from Sidenia Daniel Onega Cist. Obando y Bravo As the medial peace talks with the rebels. You know where Onega stands. In tit Lime for Congress to have the courage 10 show where it stands Reagan asked rhetorically. Now it s Lime for Congress to show that in knows you can t have real peace negotiations when one Side has Nejiu Ler gunships and the other Hies Reagan said Sheji