European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday. April 16,1988pagu2 i j mine explosion hurts 10, damages . Ship in Gulf Washington not an under water explosion damaged the Samuel , a , frigate in the Central per Sian Gulf thursday injuring at least 10crew members and partially hooding the ship. There were no fatalities and the ship continued under in own Power to Bahrain. Pentagon officials said the most Likely cause of the blast was a mine but no direct evidence was immediately Avail Able. Both Iran and Iraq have Laid mines in the persian Gulf during their tvs year explosion occurred in inc Early evening cast of Bahrain. The Robert was Rel mine to Bahrain after escorting kuwaiti Tan Terc registered under the american lag in the 2ilh such Convoy through the Gulf this year. The Roberts is the first american warship to be badly damaged during the Reagan administration s nine Mont i old operation of escorting ships flying the american Flag including 11 Oil and Gas Tan cers owned by Kuwait through in persian Gulf War none. In May before the operation began. The frigate Stark was struck by iraqi mis Siles and 37 Crew members were killed in what was called an accidental july the kuwaiti Tanker Bri Duclon was damaged by a mine in the Gulf Dur ing the first transit by an escorted con Voy. In Hie incident thursday seven Ailor suffered bums and one was hospitalized in Bahrain the Pentagon said. Two others had slight Back injuries and one had a hernia. None of the wounds waa considered life Ihra Laiing. Nine of the injured Wen being treated on a suppl ship operating in nearby Waters. The Pentagon said the ship s Crew a jumping out its flooded engine room while the vessel operated under auxiliary Power. There was no report of fire on Board. The Cruiser Wainwright was sent to Keiit the Robert the Pentagon Taid asked what effect the incident Wouldhave on americas policy in the Gulf Martin Fitzwater the White , Only Hal item has pcs once again our emphasis our concern for stopping the Iran Iraq Lite the Surk the Roberts ii guided missile frigate of the Oliver Hazard Perry Dan. It arrived in february for a four month rotation in the Gulf. It has t Crew of 224. Iti Home port ii new port re. Soviet threat fir in f changed unde Gorbachev Burf ays by David Tarhan staff writer the nato Alliance should strive Reserve in military strength became Warsaw fact forces continue to focus infighting an offensive War in Europe us. Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt Laid. We need to recognize clearly that the soviet military threat has not changed under soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev Burt told a foreign policy forum in Bonn. It Burl rejected several alternative Tif to cries toward dealing with the soviet Union including abandoning1 the concept of nuclear Ditc Mpr and restructuring conventional fifties to Render them incapable of Ofifi Sive action. In seeking eliminate any capacity for decrease forces in Readio severely reduce holdings of artillery and strike aircraft Burt j prepared remarks released by the 5.s. Embassy in Bonn. Nuclear weapon can truly deter a of Fine with that of Ibe unite would be aggressor and thus preserve the Suffel peace he said. Nuclear deterrence Haits but be applauded military alliances1 us Well Over the past 40 pc Aimo Between european Nalos including the lid continue to 000." Franco German Security arrangement. Addressed the Chris Tian Denio rals of Ottil Wicy Congress an Opinio Monning i Wop that assess such foreign Why a not h German re lations East and the Westin military economic and social areas. Wrt argued new approaches to Western Sec footy that would change nato tar elegy by a emphasizing military strength. Proposals to Al Liance and have europeans assume the full Burden of their own defense re us from a fundamental the role of . Force to Europe Ai of the implications of the inf intermediate Range nuclear Force treaty Burt . Presence Here cannot be evaluated simply in numerical terms he said. Rather it is an essential component of strategy thai links the def tue obey says . Taken Calt for suspension of Washington a the chair Man Ofa House on thursday called for .Aid to its three poorest nato Allic a angrily stormed out of a hearing totes the administration s position. Rep. David obey. A we chairman of the subcommittee on foreign operations Tom stale department and defense department witnesses that he was fed up with getting this Mush from you. You mus really think we re saps up he then suspended the hearing after Only to minutes and strode out of Fth room. At the Root of the dispute Are Dicon Gress slut other nato meal a More Money on the defense Oclirez Alliance in whet a kncwnai"nwde4iaring/ obey s outburst was crop pled by the administration s the commit tee with details his of the surplus military equipment bring transferred to Greece tur key andb0nu Al this year. F said he hid asked for the lists months ago to help the commit tee decide How to allocate Bod for the administration s i9s9 handing request of si.4 billion for the three countries where the United slate maintains Mili tary bases and some i $,000 personnel the three Are the poorest Man Ato. And theol filed states continual fling rights. Obey a Finical a Eton . Spending Nonnato ally is Al he United slates Ifould not burp Girvin unilateral welfare of Guwor these conf cues. Rather he said Aid should be a joint Wato Effort my View is that Sherif Ifould be Zero funding this year for Baw to Aioli coun. Tries be claimed that Tupay Erfe. A Athens wis., Are paying More for defense of Greece than Are those Athens Greece. My taxpayers arc fed up with this and so a . Taxpayer spends More than 11,000 a year on the defense of the free world while British taxpayers spend per capita $488, the French j5i1. Inc West the United states wholeheartedly supports strengthening the european pit Lar. We Welcome revitalization of the Western european Union and the growth and intensification of the Franco German Security Dali Enship Burl Ettori to consolidate the euro Pean pillar Are designed As they should be to complement . Participation in the Alliance rather than to substitute for it be no blurt labelled u seriously hawed the concept Ofa Security partnership with e Warow pact which seeks to re act armed forces with cooperative to such i concept Burt said reduce East Wead dawns to imply their Mili tary a Iroemy it ignores the fundamental cause of Taa Jons in Europe and addresses Only their for ride nato Aid Gormam s433 and Ibe japanese $16 obey mid we Reba Affif i n fora obey Rahmed Tuch nato Mem Bench who constantly lecture our deficit Rad on managing our Leon but Illo than the Burden of main Tai nine the us Provence in Europe. Deputy annul Secretary of Sta Echarles Thomat defending the admin updates Aeroflot crash report Moscow a the crash fan Aeroflot passenger Jel in february in which 20 people died was Ibe result of errors by the new and an air traffic controller according to investigators. / a report on inc investigation was published the official news Agency Tasa. / the stale civil aircraft flight safety Cooj minion said Tae Pilot of the to poke Tu-134jasked for permission to use a of Way no normally used at 1h sur gut 1,401 Miles fit and tried to land in a the official plane carried 45 Crew of six Svenk and three . The Oscr 3 the plane were injury since the stick to the Light i me air traffic i found Itier in. Landing rip Lyn Jiting in Aid. Airport i Moscow visibility. Aid theafers and a the report polygamist s trial Salt Laiq Jepty a wife of a poly list tub Dios trial in the bombing Moomoo Chapel a Catlen into the Jodie l brought toys Bamberg a Boob into Heidi by us. A judge in we District dam Benfor 13-Mitule pc tint shortly after the trial other tin band Ipp 11 three other rescued wedge Wapp to. B charged count Annhu Mother 5 matriarch Vicki sing units St mating from the bombing Fla mormon filding and me in mint Ondof Wilh Ponce John Timothy singe 21. Ion and Swap Job brother to Nathan 21, face War Coati each. Swapp had the courtroom a Small with a fuse lha tand the word Willen on it Vaidney s who co Dipon of anonymity. Investigator Taid the was a stupid of and attorney dec in want on the meeting Bufa Hemd Ibe bad not been arc Tea or barred from further court proceed ing. Canadian forces truck car collide 1 killed ing of 1981lie in a continued . Presence in Europe. Our Border begins he assistant Secretary of defense John a. Wood Wofle Taid in his testimony that while us. Defense spending grew much More than that of other Nat members in the Yean Between 1981 and 1986, that pattern ii now said several nato countries no them Italy Criece. No Rwy and Turkey increased their de sense min Dirig w about 1 percent in1987, we use . Increase was Only Pera rotund in 1988 it will decline More than 3 pit finl. Lahr West germ of sets Falve Lon a Nadian forja track collided with Marcides scowl travelling North thu Onay killing a Ger Man passe Riiff in the car a Canadia Force spokesman said. The act idea. Which occurred at 11i_m_ at the Ion son of Federal Highway 2w and Bate Highway 164. Abo critically injured of cars Drvar. Tic Canadia forces of River the took i tote occupant no injuries. \ the spokesman Deli did to identify the Soldier involved in the Irei Detert but said the Mercedes Apps truly collided with the incl As the Canadian drive was trying to pull away from the tide of the Road and into the flow of traffic
