European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday. April 25.1988 Iran reports it recovered  Nicosia. Cyprus apr Iran s revolutionary guards on saturday re trivet chains of an american helicopter allegedly shot Dowl Wojy iranian forces in a showdown w Ith the . Navy. Tehran radio reported. The stale run broadcast Manilov a in Nicosia said naval units of the revolutionary guards found theremins in the persian Gulf and  ashore. It said inspection proved the parts belonged to the . Cobra helicopter which was shot by fac iranian forces and crashed in the Gulf on monday. A the . Navy blasted two offshore iranian i plat forms on monday touching off the most scrip a engagement with Iran since american warships big arcs  kuwaiti tankers in the Gulf last july. The . Navy Sank or seriously damaged two Irani Tan Navy frigates and four smaller vessels and fired on iranian jets in the clash. Pentagon officials said in Washington that a . Helicopter with a two Man Crew was missing in that confrontation. Washington said the attack on the iranian platforms was a measured response for a mine explosion that up Tore a Hole in the american guided missile frigate Sam Uel b. Roberts april 15, wounding 10 Crew members. The United states blamed Iran for sowing mines in the Gulf and . Mine sweepers on Friday destroyed five such explosives. In Washington. President Reagan warned Iran s leaders that continued attacks on Neutral countries and refusal to negotiate an end to the persian Gulf War will be very costly to Iran and its  the president in his weekly radio address delivered from Camp David. Md., said we do not seek to / confront  on Friday. Reagan administration officials said a United Stales will now allow american warshim.1l assist Neutral vessels under attack in the Gulf. Of 1 Hurt As copter clashes on ammunition Shrp in Italy Naples Italy is Vch-46 sea Knight helicopter crashed on the fight deck of an Ani munition ship Friday Wulc conducting logistic operations in port a pokes Man for Fleet air Mediterranean said saturday. An italian work Rifgon the pier suffered minor injuries la. Davo Morris said. Two offices and two enlisted members aboard the adj Rafi As Well As flight deck person Nel escape injury in the Accident which occurred at -3 25 . Ai Augusta Bay Italy. The  aircraft will be moved by truck Iff Sigon Cila Nas Morris said. The helicopter belonged to Del i Ucli copier soil. Japanese Fai held hammers o smash an american car during the rail against Trade Liberali a Jolon. Japanese Farmers Burn . Car fag in protest of Trade demands Tokyo a Farmers Salt shed and burned an american car torched boxes oils. Oranges and set fire to a . Flag in a rally saturday protesting . Demands that Japan end its Rusl Ricnins on imported beef and oranges. In the violence came As .  a wee of meetings on Trade with no new . A . Trade representative saturday left for the us cd Stales after failing to persuade Japan to drop Impi quotas on Citrus and beef. The two sides remain very far apart said re Khaki b. Smith Deputy representative. My own opine a is that we moved farther apart he told a news com Cnoc at the american embassy before his departure. About 300 Farmers chanted Down with . Do i mands while a Man jumped onto an american Carand smashed its windows with a Large Hammer. The banners wearing head bands saying protect japanese agriculture in the rain then piled boxes of . Oranges on the car and set it afire along with Large american Flag. Three members of Japan s parliament including former vice minister of agriculture Seishiro Elo at tended the rally in the town of to Konono in Kyushu i Western Japan. Scenes of the demonstration were shown on evening television news broadcasts. Kyodo news service said the Farmers destroying the . Car were following the example of . Congress men who smashed a tape recorder made by Japan s Toshiba corp. In july last year. The congressmen were protesting sales of High technology milling machines to the soviet Union by a to Shiba subsidiary. Japanese newspapers said saturday the government has decided to liberalize Japan s beef imports in three years and Orange imports in five years to help defuse Trade friction with the United states its main ally an trading partner. In Exchange Japan would impose a surcharge on american beef and allow imports to increase by about 15 percent a year according to the Manichi daily news. An increase in surcharges on oranges is prohibited under International Trade rules established by the Gen eral agreement on tariffs and Trade. In another set of consultations Japan asked the United states to lift the Penally tariffs it imposed on a Csc color televisions calculators computers and or drills Over alleged japanese violations of an Agron int on sales of computer chips but the United  saving the sanctions will be lifted once the  is functioning As  the bluest topic of last week turned out to be a item Ihal As not on the Agenda a 312-107 vote by the . Re Csc of representatives approving a comprehensive no do Bill that retaliates against Toshiba corp. X the move push chs Toshiba for a subsidiary s Sal of sensitive High ethnology equipment to the soviet Union and gives . Trade representative More Power in dealing with complaints of unfair Trade practices by foreign countries. Gulf from Page 1 which had seen its tankers become special targets of iranian attack. President Reagan saying it was is Stolki to protect Freedom of navigation in . Ordered the Navy to protect kuwaiti Orup tankers that were preregistered to Fly the . Flag slim ally 11 kuwaiti ships were re flagged. On Friday administration officials said the administration has decided a expand its policy to allow . Warships to Aid ecu no merchant ships under attack. The change �4s a result of the Frigic Samuel b. Roberts hitting a mine on april 14 and last monday s extensive timing Between iranian and . Forces the official Isid. In Nat fighting. . Forces Sank or crippled six an vessels Hal challenged them after they de oyed two offshore platforms in retaliation for the mining of the Roberts. Despite the change in policy the 1that it can avoid the assign Man " the Gulf the officials said. The Pentagon re Cerf deployed to o command ships one Cru Sci  six frigates six mine sweepers Ani amphibious Landing ship to the Gulf. Department announced last week that the Navy was deploying 13 ships to the Gulf Region but said it was part of a Long planned and routine series of rotations. Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard said he announced the ship movements to head off speculation that the United Stales had decided to increase the size of its Middle East Force. Plane from Page 1 for a suitable Day to attempt the flight. Essential requirements were a Calm sea. Southerly winds of less than 3 knots temperatures under 70degress and visibility to the Hon on. According to Steve k. Bussolari. An Mit aeronautics professor in charge of flight operations. Conditions for the flight were Ideal. We even had a southerly  Bussolari said. The southerly Tailwind pushed the Daedalus 88 Over the a can Waters at a rate faster than expected by the Mit team with the plane averaging 18.5 Miles per hour team officials said. They had not expected it Togo faster than m Mph. We were predicting the Low Speed because we had been estimating headwinds which arc prevalent. We have no idea where the tailwinds came  said project news director Ken Campbell. In addition to Kam Lopoulos. Three other athlete pilots had been standing by for 48 hours. Thuv were Francis Scioscia. 27.ofscranton, a. Greg Zack. Id. Of Wilming ton. . And the 27-Iear-old Tremml