European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and strikes monday april 25.1988page 28 f to Prohic Means threaten to kill 2 . Hostages Beirut Lebanon Dpi a pro iranian Clandes Tine organization threatened sunday to execute ils two american hostages in retaliation for what it called increasing american aggressions in the  the revolutionary Justice organization made the threat in a written statement delivered to the West Beirut offices of an International news Agency. Any new aggression under any pretext regardless of justification will Lead to executing the spy Edward Tracy first and Joseph Cicippio second said the arabic language statement which was accompanied by a photocopy of a Black and White photograph of a Sha Ven Tracy. Tracy 55, a convert to islam and a Book Salesman from Vermont was kidnapped oct. 21, 1986. Cicippio 56, Deputy comptroller at the american univer sity of Beirut was seized on the University Campus sept. 12.1986. The threat came six Days after . Warships and fighter planes destroyed two offshore iranian Oil plat forms in the Southern Gulf and Sank or crippled six iranian vessels. The attacks were in retaliation for a mine explosion hat damaged the . Guided missile frigate Samuel b. Roberts injuring 10 crewmen. . Officials blamed Iran for the mining. The group accused the United nations of disregard ing . Attacks in the Gulf calling it a puppet in Washington s  the group charged that a new american attack was being unleashed at the moment in coordination with reactionary collaborating regimes a reference to moderate Arab countries. Twenty foreigners have been kidnapped in Lebanon and Are still being held hostage including nine Ameri cans four frenchmen and three britons held hostage by pro iranian shiite militants. A total of 20 foreigners including Church of eng land hostage negotiator Terry wait who disappeared Jan. 20, 1987, Are missing in Lebanon and believed kidnapped by fundamentalist groups. Iron gunboat Ottocka saudi Tanker Manama Bahrain a an iranian gunboat attacked a saudi arabian owned Tanker with rockets in the Strait of Hormuz sunday hours after president Reagan warned Iran to Stop attacking Neutral ships in the Region. Persian Gulf shipping sources said. The Tanker which sustained minor damage made for the Southern port of Dubai with an  rocket hanging from its punctured Side. Bui the Cap Tain said that the missile fell overboard when the Tanker docked. He reported no explosion. Gulf based shipping executives speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said the 37,011-ton sea trader was approached by a swarm of six gunboats As it sailed northward through the Strait Gateway to the Gulf. But they said Only one iranian boat took part in the attack. The Tanker s Indian skipper capt. . Pangarkar reported that his ship was Only slightly damaged an that there were no casualties among his Indian Crew. The shipping officials quoted Pangarkar As saying he saw six speedboats heading in his direction As the Tanker was entering the Gulf to take on a cargo of Oil at the saudi port of Ras Tanura. Five then went in one direction while one appeared to be heading for another Tanker and i thought we d escaped an attack. But suddenly it veered toward my ship Pangarkar said. The iranians demanded to know the sea trader s Desti nation and were preparing to Board when suddenly they began firing with shoulder carried guns. They must have fired 10 to 12 rockets the Captain said. I had no fire and no injuries and so when i saw that i did t require assistance i just proceeded he said. The Tanker Flics a  Flag but is owned by the Bakri navigation co. Of Liddah. Reagan warned saturday that further iranian attacks on shipping will be very costly to Iran and ils  the raid was the first iranian attack on a Neutral Mer chant ship since last monday when iranian gunboats at tacked several vessels during a series of clashes with the . Navy. The Battles began when the . Ships blasted two off Shore i Ranian Oil platforms the americans said were used As bases for iranian attacks on ships in the so called Tanker War a spillover from the 7 i year old Iran Iraq War. The Navy also disabled two iranian frigates and Sank or disabled four other armed iranian vessels. The platforms were hit in what the United Stales termed a measured response for damage to the guided missile frigate Samuel b. Roberts when it hit an iranian mine april14. Ten of the frigate s crewmen were wounded by the mine blast in a Channel used by the . Navy to escort . Flagged commercial vessels to and from Kuwait. . Officials have disclosed that american warships in the Gulf will now be allowed to go to the Aid of Neutral vessels under attack. Previously the Navy was not permitted to intervene in raids on non american vessels. However spokesmen for the defense department and the White House said they knew of no . Intervention sunday to help vessels under attack in the Gulf. Iran reports recovering remains of . Copter Nicosia Cyprus a Iran s revolution Ary guards on saturday retrieved remains of an american helicopter allegedly shot Down Fay Ira Nian forces in a showdown with the . Navy Tehran radio reported. The state run broadcast monitored in Nic Osia said naval units of the revolutionary guards found the remains in the persian Gulf and brought them ashore. It said inspection proved the parts belonged to the . Cobra helicopter that was snot Down by iranian forces and crashed in the Gulf on monday. The . Navy blasted two offshore iranian Oil platforms last monday touching off the most serious engagement with Iran since american warships began escorting re flagged kuwaiti tankers in the Gulf last july. The . Navy Sank or seriously damaged two iranian 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 miss ing in that confrontation. Shultz. Heads for Brussels to Brief nato officials Moscow a Secretary of talc George shut left the soviet Union Vonjj punday to brie american allies on his talks Wijt soviet officials about let month s Suparp Owji Summit. The Orfe Ial news Agency Russ said Shultz flew out of Tanki the capital Orthe Southern soviet Republic of Portia in to caucasus mountains after a Day of Chis Cine he was Cha Dofi for mussels to Brief members of the North Allaric Jacaty organization on his talks in Moscow Ijac fuday and Friday with soviet Leader Mikhail in Baches and soviet foreign minister Eduards . Shultz and Styvar Drmic reported Little pro Gress in the tas Whick focused on trying to Complete a or by cutting half United states and soviet a annals of sir Allic nuclear weapons. The goal a been to comp left the treaty before president Reagan s trip to Mospaw May 29-june 2 for a Ummil meeting . But officials ave expressed doubt Ink the pact will be co a by then because to Many Dis agree relents remain. _ to began the weekend Injev the ukr Nian capital and then headed of Georgia the Home Republic of Shevardnadze. Tass said the on sunday Shultz visited the mete Khi plat a overlooking Tbilisi As Well As the Sioni Cathedral. North from Page 1� being followed  people in at least two rental Caronto his car was vandalized and that key As sonatas in his Contra network were being sues racketeering charges in an attempt nip their support for the rebels. North argued that the events constituted what he called an Active measures Campaign a term referring to cover enemy operations intended to influence political events. Fri files showed. He alleged that the harassment was timed to coincide with pending congressional votes on Contra Aid. In Fri interviews. North also claimed that his political enemies went to the extreme of poisoning his dog. Fiends of North said he said that he thought his dog was killed by two Washington re porters who were writing articles about Nii Contra operation. At one Point. North speculate to the Fri that he May have  for elimination by organized