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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Stock Market crash could happen again expert says Page 5 d on the Job with an air Force Load master Page 13 g Admiral warns on philippine nuclear arms ban Page 9 d Loyola beats Wyoming 119-115 in Mcaa Lourney sports Page 21 the strsand.5lripes vol. 46, no. 334 saturday. March 19. 1968 d 6693 a honduran jets bomb nicaraguan invaders san Andres r r Ocay. Nicaragua a two unidentified jets from Honduras roared into Nicara Guan territory on thursday and dropped numbs along inc Border. The explosives my near a sandinista array military Encampment hut landed in Honduras which is Sepa rated Irani Nicaragua by the Cocu River. There we Reno injuries. The raid came the Day after Honduras accused Pheniea Rajhans or sending thousands of soldiers across the Border in Pursuit of  Contra rebel. Nicaraguan spokesman Manuel Tup Inoza Enric Rucz said in Managua thai the planes from Honduras at tacked sandinista military Headquarters in Bony. A Hon Dumn non red forces spokesman in Tegucigalpa inc honduran capital said the bombs were aimed at sandinista forces thai crossed into the neighbouring coun try. He denied the plane entered nicaraguan airspace. More than 3,000 american soldiers began arriving in Honduras in a show of support thursday. President Daniel Ortega a Nicaragua declared his army ready to combat and liquidate the americans and said his Millers Wilt not withdraw prom he Border Region Nicaragua has committed an estimated 6,000 sol Diers to an anti rebel operation in an area running from inc Central Region to the Border with most a the Romier. About 25 reporter must of them americans watched As inc jets roared into Nicaragua at about noon thursday. The journalists dived for cover but were not hurl us the bombs exploded As close As 70 Yards away. The lems sandinista government flew the journalists earlier thursday to inc Region for a briefing units offensive against the  Contra rebels. None of inc five Sovil made helicopters used in Ili Carea for movement of troops or evacuation were hit by the bombs. In Washington sources who spoke on condition of anonymity claimed that one soviet made helicopter on the ground had been damaged. The soviet Union supplies the sandinista with military hard Ware and train ing. The sandinista opened fire at the planes Wilb anti aircraft guns but apparently did nol hit either of them. Some military officials in Nicaragua described the planes As French nude myst cres while others said they were  f-5s, the honduran air Force has both the . Official in Washington said two .-Buiil f-5s and four super my Sucre attack jets of the Tondu ran air Force tamed out the raid. _ this was totally a lion Dumn operation the offi Cial said speaking on condition of anonymity. If on hearing of inc raid Onega abruptly left meeting with opposition politicians tailed to discuss their differences with the government. A presidential source who spoke on condition of anonymity said see jets on Back Page we Are ready to com Bat and liquidate the famous forces of the 82nd airborne division Daniel Ortega 82nd airborne arrives in show of support is. Troops from the 82rtd airborne div arrive in Honduras to Start Ihler emergency deployment act Dinoss exe Cise by Robert Cohn  a Honduras . Troops landed thursday in a Mission of military mule  to show support to the contras and Honduras and to put fear Inlo die sandinista. The first wave of troops touched Down at this Dusty Windy compound shortly before noon. About 35 members of the 1st in of the 82nd airborne div arrived on a c-141 military plane also carrying five army trucks and 10 members of the Pentagon press Pool. More c-l4ls arrived it 30-Minulc intervals. Carrying a total of 1,050 troop from the 32nd airborne based at fort drags . They were 10 be joined by 1,150 troops from the 7th in div in fort Ord. Calif on Friday 800 troops of inc b2ndair borne s 2nd in were parachuting into la Paz. A drop site about five Miles fro there. The 1st Len could t drop in be cause winds Are too High in the afternoon. Army officials said. I Anterola is about 50 Miles from the nicaraguan honduran Border but about a Miles from the Point on the Coco River Uherc the sandinista arc said 10 have crossed in Pursuit of a Contra re Supply station. Army officials reiterated that this is an emergency deployment readiness exercise and that troops Inthis exercise would Sec no combat. The. C-14ls used to Airlift the 82nd airborne 10 Honduras come from an Drews fab my. Members of the 459th Reserve unit at Andrews began flying the o14ls to Pope fab near fort bras i 3 4 . Thursday. The 2nd in of the 82nd airborne had see support on Back Page  
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