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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday april 23.1988 Navy to rotate ships on duty in Gulf Washington api the Navy is deploying 13 ships id the persian Gulf Region Over 1lic next week in a Long planned and routine series of fatal ions the Pentagon said. Defense department spokesman Dan Howard said he was announcing i he ship movements to hand off speculation the United states had already decided to in crease the size or ill Middle East Force. Howard said earlier this week the administration was reviewing its Gulf poli cies after clashes monday with iranian news Brief s forces. However he stressed that no decision on whether to change either the rules or engagement in the Gulf or the scope or the . Protection policy had been made. Referring to Media speculation about such changes Howard mid there Are lots or reports out there. All 1 will Tell you is there is certainly no pulling Back from the commitments we be had in the past and i m not going to predict where we might go in the  he said the review of the administration s Gulf Pel ides is continuing and said the deployments involve snips ear marked for a changing of the  it s been scheduled for some  s not a reinforcement the spokesman said. The Navy tries to limit the maximum deployment for any warship to six months. Howard said five ships would leave East coast ports on april 28. He identified them As the destroyer John Hancock and the guided missile frigates Fahrion. Halyburton. Nicholas and Robert o. Bradley. The aircraft Carrier Forrestal and seven escorts will leave has Coul port april 25 fora routine deployment first to the Mediterranean sea and then to the Indian Ocean and the Northern arabian sea outside the Gulf Howard said. The seven escorts Are the destroyer spruance. And guided Metsik destroyer Dahlgren and so macs the frigates Friar Ris and Elmer Montgomery. The replenishment Oiler Milwaukee and the ammunition ship Suribachi. Men and women marines Are equal says Gray Washington Nytz Marine corps officers need an attitude adjustment according to a letter from their commandant. Gen. Alfred m. Gray who advised them that regardless of what they might feel All marines were created equal whether they arc men or women. In his letter Gray said that male officers had tolerated mistreatment of women in the Marine corps and this attitude trickled Down the ranks. The marines policy an women is Clear the commandant said warning that he wants his officers from generals on Down to shape up. The letter was prompted by a study that found sexual harassment and a poor attitude iowans women serving in the Marine corps. The study was ordered after complaint of unfair treatment of women in the Navy and the marines. Italians Issue warrant for suspect in Uso blast Naples Italy a italian authorities is sued an arrest warrant thursday for the Leader of a japanese terrorist group linked to the car bombing that killed an american servicewomen and four Lulian outside a us club. The arrest warrant accuses Fusako shag Nabu a 42-year-old japanese woman of massacre at tack on the Security of the stale and the trans port and detention of explosive materials. The investigators allege that another japanese red army terrorist Junso Okudara was the Man who parked the car in front of the club. Israeli police storm site in Jerusalem holy Jerusalem a israeli police stormed the holiest islamic Sile in Jerusalem and pursue hundreds of palestinians who threw stones after Friday noon prayers. Soldiers shot an Arab to death in the Gaza strip. Police arrested More than id moslem worshippers in the compound of the dome of the Rock and Al Jaqw mosques on Temple mount which is sacred to both moslem and jews. Israeli warplanes attacked palestinian guerrilla bases in Southern Lebanon. The military com Mand said they scored accurate hits on targets North of Sidon and returned safely. Ten palestinians were reported wounded in the Gaza strip during Street Battles Between sol Diers and arabs protesting the assassination of Khalil Wazir the to military commander Mexico Bank gunmen still on Loose los mochi5, Menico a gunmen eluded a huge police manhunt Early Friday after fleeing this resort town with three hostages follow ing a botched robbery and 24-hour siege in which five people were killed and 42 held captive. All hostages were later freed. The gunmen had holed up inside the local offices of the National Bank of Mexico after the foiled robbery. They freed heir 42 hostages thursday and were permitted to flee in an a Mored car with three red Cross workers. Police said the robber released the red cams workers 15 minutes later when they abandoned the armoured car at a Gas station and left in a stolen pickup truck and nation Wagon. Byrd unsure of votes of override Likely Reagan veto of Frade Bill Washington a majority Leader Robert a Byrd said Friday he was not certain the Bill Over hauling America s Trade Laws would pass the Senate bythe two thirds majority needed to override a threat ened presidential veto Bui Byrd said president Reagan when deciding whether to veto it should not presume the Senate could quickly strip out provisions opposed by the while House and pass another version. Byrd s comments came As the Senate began debate on inn Bill the result of a House Senate Compromise Between competing versions. The measure rolled through the House on thursday by an overwhelming312-107 Vole. The administration ought to pay close attention tothe whopping majority of that vote Byrd said. "1 think the House Vole will give added momentum to its supporters in the Senate. Reagan charged Friday that the democratic leadership of Congress has caved in to organized labor on key issues of he Trade Bill. Reagan told the legislative Exchange Council group of conservative legislators that the Plant dosing notification provision in the Bill would cos american jobs by hurting Industry. The provision would require industries to give 60days notice to employees of Plant closings i d like Aid several administration sources Weld has told Justice department associate lbt he feels a number of felony charges could be lodged against Meese based on the evidence known to Date. These would include conspiracy caucus and involve the acceptance of illegal Ralu Isief a violation of ethics it provision said  
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