European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d kidnappers kilted Higgins report says Page 2 u overcoming a child s fear of water pages 14,15 g Baltimore loses Stilt 0-and-whatever sports Page 21 q f-1g crash draws Quick reaction from Bonn Back Page uth dieted unofficial Pikl Catton wat flu of om1d of Dick vol. 47. No. 2 tuesday. April 19, t988 morning 0 8693 a . Attacks 6 iranian ships As fighting escalates in Gulf by Norman Buck a military writer Washington two iranian Navy frigates were attacked and disabled Mon Day by american forces and four smaller gunboats either sunk or damaged in a wave of fighting across the lower half of the persian Gulf he Pentagon said. No american injuries Cir fatalities were reported but defense Secretary Frank Carlucci Laid an attack helicopter with two crewmen aboard was late in returning to a Navy Cruiser and that a search had been mounted for the air Craft. The naval action with Iran began when . Warships attacked and destroyed two offshore platforms in Retalia Tion for last week s mining of the guided missile frigate Samuel b. Roberts. Carlucci appearing at his second pros briefing of the Day described As fool Hardy behaviour Iran s decision to Esca late the fighting monday. He said he assumed the attacks could Only be explained As stemming from fanaticism. Earlier monday Carlucci and other Pentagon officials disclosed that an Ira Nian patrol boat had been sunk arc fir ing a missile at the guided missile Cruiser Wainwright and that two iranian Navy frigates had been attacked and disabled after firing on . Aircraft. During his second briefing Carlucci announced that a Navy Jet had sunk at see Gulf on Back Page Frankfurt bomb damage Frankfurt tin men inspect the saudi Anbu i airlines another hit the offices of the Frankfurt jewish commit Pulica monday following to Early morning bombings. Nity Center. No Sroaf his claimed responsibility for the besides the blast that damaged the downtown building bombing. See Story on Page 1 acts of terrorism won t intimidate ., Gaivin says bar David t arrant suit writer Garmisch West Germany the United Stales will not be intimidated by acts of terrorism such As the recent bombings of Uso clubs in Spain and Italy. Nato s lop commander in Europe said monday. We live in an age where terrorism has become a Way to make a political statement said Gen. John r. Calvin the supreme Allied commander in Europe. We therefore have to keep our eyes open to the fact that terrorism indeed exists and has to be fought. And we will fight terrorism and we will show determination thai we will not be intimidated by terrorism from any political  but Gaivin stopped Short of saying what specific Security measures or retribution the United Stales might take As a result of the recent bombings. Well you know you Don t Telegraph ahead your punches on those things. We re going to do some things but i Don t want to say what they Are he said. Gaivin spoke to the stars and stripes after speaking before the association of the United states army s annual convention in Garmisch. Gaivin told the convention that the military faces several critical years ahead because of diminishing Public perception of the threat from the soviet Union and lightening budgets that will Challenge the creativity of military leadership. Military leaders will have to learn to train smarter he said. You Are going to have to be creative first of All. And where there Are times now that you re Able to Seo Galvin on Bach Page childhood Days end Early for teen moms by Dave Walczak education writer third in i rive part series there won t be Many football games or Friday night disco parties for at least one 1i-year-old. "1 Don t have a social life like i used  Donna Laid and now i m going 10 have a baby to take care  set filled Story Page 4. Donna not her real name is seven months preg Nant suffering Baek pain made worse by memories that her childhood Days Are Over. I d still like to go to the prom she said. Maybe 1 still can. I Don t know the situation facing Donna is the same for dozens of teens enrolled in department of defense dependent schools. No one knows exactly How Many and Donna really does t care. Her problem is All she can handle. Teen pregnancy it was t until she was into her third month that Donna discovered she was pregnant. Such late notice is typical among girls aged 13 through 15, according to he filth professionals. Donna s late discovery precluded her from having a Legal abortion bul she never thought seriously about terminating the pregnancy. Because 1 did it she said "1 should Alee on the responsibility. Although Donna insists that Shell finish High school Odds Are she won t. Social scientists have found that leu than 50 percent of girls in to i5 who become pregnant finish High school. Lou of times said Dodds social worker Phil Smith of Kaiserslautern children who raise children Don t finish  Many ways. Donna reflects a Large spectrum of continued on Page 3