European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Page 24 � the stars and stripes Friday. April 22,1988 Navy ends search for 2 missing marines by Norman Black ing Iran did t begin making inc claim be operating. There is no positive Chi. In the Southern persian Gulfon monds a military Ritter Umil after the Pentagon itself announced Dence at this Lime to determine the cause morning. U.5. Form destroyed die Star Washington the i Clagon has inc cobra was overdue from a routine of the helicopter s  platform and another one  Ritter the i Colago has called of the search for a Marine Clieo itt and in iwo crewmen missing in the persian Lull and disclosed it is in pcs Kipling a radio Challenge to inc air Craft heard before it disappeared. Iran claims it shot Down inc missing helicopter on monday a iranian and . Forces clashed in the Gulf. Wilh inc exception of the two missing marines no americans were injured or tilled in those Bailies. Dan Howard the defense depart ment s chief spokesman responded to i iranian Isaic mints tuesday by not ing the unti a tie itself announce in overdue surveillance Mission in a Wal Len statement wednesday the Pentagon said the joint task Force Middle Easi continues to review the events surrounding the disappearance of the a it cobra Heli copter in inc persian Gulf. Our analysis to Dale reveals that an unknown party was heard challenging an american aircraft about inc time of the. Last transmission from the missing cobra. However there have been no reports of weapons fire or explosions in the area in which inc aircraft was last known to b dec if o a Pentagon source who requested anonymity said the Cruiser Wainwright from which inc copier departed on its Pairol had picked up three different radio Calls or challenges to the cobra in Quick succession. The Calls advised an american air Craft to reverse course because it was t in International Waters said the source. Of course Bolh the Wainwright and the copier were in International Waters so who knows what was going on the Wainwright was one of three ships thai attacked the Sirri Oil platform i in Souther persian Gulfo monday morning. . Forces destroyed the Sirri platform and another one in retaliation for last week s mining of inc frigate Sam uhf b. Roberts which injured 10 sailors. The decision to Call off the search operation for Lite missing men was first announced wednesday Al the while House by spokesman Marl in Fili Waitr. The search and Rescue Effort was terminated with negative results file water said. The Pilot and co Pilot have Lieen declared  the missing crewmen were identified As can. Stephen c. Leslie 3d, and Cap. Kenneth a Hill. 3.1, assigned to squad Ron Hmla-167 based Al inc new River. . Marine corps As. Hijackers granted Safe passage for freeing hostages Algiers Algeria not the gunmen who hijacked n Kuwait airways jumbo Jet were apparently allowed Safe passage out of Algeria wednesday under an agreement thai freed the 31 remaining hostages and ended a 15-Day siege algerian officials said. The kuwaiti press Agency said the hijackers there were thought to be eight or nine had probably been flown to Beirut or Tehran fluid an algerian military transport plane believed to be carrying the hijackers left Algiers at Aboul the same Lime the hostages were freed which was before Dawn wednesday morning. In Beirut there was no indication thai the hijackers had arrived in Lebanon algerian officials refused to disclose details of the arrangements that ended the hijacking. Interior min ister cd Hadi Khz Diri said the agreement ending the hijacking was worked out Wilh full consent of the Kun Waii government which has a policy of refusing to live in to terrorists. In comments that algerian officials said apparently were aimed Al the United Stales the official added that any attempt by third parties to interfere with the agreement would be  the plane was hijacked april 5 on a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait and spent several Days in Mash had Iran and Warnaca. Cyprus before flying to Alge Ria a week ago. Two kuwaiti military officers who were passengers were killed and dumped from inc plane while it was in Cyprus. The hijackers principal demand had been the re lease of 17 shiite moslem imprisoned in Kuwait for bomb attacks on the american and French embassies in 1983. Kuwait rejected inc demands. The freed hostages who included three Momb Crof inc kuwaiti Roya family stepped from the Cabin of inc plane a Little after 6 . Wednesday. They straggled Down the ramp single file some sporting Happy smiles and waving. A few had wrapped themselves in airline blankets meeting the press in a Small building adjacent to the main terminal at Houari boomed ice Airport the newly freed hostages told tales of strict silence imposed by their captors in reals steadily worsening Condi Loiis hot and sweaty Days and cold nights Ana increasingly foul smells in the Cabin. As the incident was ending Kheiri told reporters that he could not discuss Llic details or where the hijackers had been taken. He said Hal was an algerian matter one of the injured men from the frigate in  c Sefl Buovo Ftp b. Roberts is carried of a. Unbound plane at Rhein main a. 3 savors surf in pets an Gulf flown to . For treatment Lan Stuhl we Germany s4s three of the . Sailors injured when the frigate Simul b. Roberts struck a Royne in the persian Gulf last week have been flown a the United states for further bum treatment. Seaman a Rentice Wayne Smith Petty officer 3.c. David Turbine and Petty officer 2.c Larry Welch left Germany wednesday from Rhein main a said Jaime Shaw spokeswoman for the lands Uhl army tit Kicmal medical Center the men will be Trcalek at Brooke army medical Center in san Anto was Clef Petty officer ate Perci remained at land Stahi for More tests and rest Perez who was in stable condition wednesday wit serious Back injuries is expected to be flown to Thev United states saturday Shaw said. \ Smith was in stable Condil rap wednesday while Burbine and Welch were deserted As serious but  the sailors were among 10 . Mhilary personnel injured when the guided missile fright Imruck a mine april 14 in the Gulf. They were admitted to Lan Stuhl late sunday after being transported from Bahrain to Ramstein a. . Officials have said the mines in the Gulf were Laid by Iran Justice from Page 1 where inc Senate three years ago rejected me Csc s bid to have Reynolds confirmed As associate Al Lorincy general the no. 3 Post in the department. Mccase refined his remarks later wednesday afternoon with department spokesman Teny easily nil saying that no decision has been made on whether to appoint an acting Deputy. Melesc told reporters he does l think he will have any trouble. At All in filling the no. 2 Post. Dut he cancelled a trip to London for a conference on International terrorism Al least in pan to try 10 fill top level depart ment vacancies said department sources speaking on condition of anonymity. I am concerned about the personal and financial sacrifices my family and i were being asked to make in order to accept a very difficult Short term appointment Shepherd said in a statement. My wife and i were not prepared for the pressure to which someone recommended for this position Al this time would be  in comment to reporters Meese blamed Shepherd s withdrawal on the news Media saying that it was due to All of the raking Over and the false allegation concerning the bookkeeper. Iran from Page 1 fore Midnight. Iraq said in fired missiles into Tehran Isfahan Shiraz and Iran s holy cily of qom. Tehran radio reported a strike on Tehran and said civilians were killed. Before the Jack Williams encounter with the iranian aircraft the ship s radar picked up a signal from a sea Hunter radar system which Iran in known to possess and which could be used to locale missile targets. The vessel Abo received Brief report of iranian speedboats attacking Commer Cial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and the discovery of two mines farther North. The clashes with the Navy and the unexpected iraqi recapture of the Faw pen insula the first major iraqi offensive in two years clearly have jolted inc iranians. The radio said All volunteers known As  should report to bases throughout the country and gel ready for departure to the Battle front. The broadcast made no mention of numbers but iranian Leaden have claimed up to 5 million iranians were trained in the last six months. A bases and resistance Center throughout the country Are in a Complete state of Alert the radio said. Today our revolution and our heroic nation � faced with the onslaught of the evil Trian Gle of America Iraq and the reactions