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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars Ano stripes tuesday april 26, 1988 israelis lift travel ban n occupied Terres  brio Jerusalem the army Lifto sunday to let palestinians travel from the t lories into Israel but arabs said soldiers wrecked and shops in another bid to control unrest israeli solders have killed 173  in the nearly 5-month-old uprising most 21 years of israeli occupation of the Westby mind Gaia Accord ing to . Figures. An Yak Soldier and a civilian also have been kilted. However. Do fam minister Yitzhak Rabin told the Cabinet that o Ify 165 palestinians have died in the uprising i Rudini 147 killed by soldiers Israel radio said Sunby. Rabin said 4,900 palestinians have been dciajj3 since dec. 8, including Ijo held in a minis a fac detention for up to six months without trial. _ mice ordered Arab merchant in Jerusalem to open heir morn at Normal hours in a tug of War with protest leaders who arc trying o dictate when shop May do business. Police in riot gear delivered the new orders to mme Capere along the Street of the prophets just outside .  be jailed for two years if they def the army s to storm a police spokesman ran Levy said. In addition to air Milhe four Day travel ban Israel Aba permitted deiveri3 of gasoline to the occupied areas for the first time in More than a month. It ended a six Day curfew in More than a dozen owns and refugee Camps also helping thousand of Arab workers reach jobs in Israel an army spokesman said. But curfews were extended is seventh Day in three town on the West Bank and a refugee Camp in Caia. Car bombing death toll Lebanon rises to 69 Tripoli. Lebanon a the death loll in Leith in s worst car bombing in three years Cli Balto 69 sunday after i of the wounded died in nuptials. One Man was tufted injured but alive of flan is wrecked building Tripoli s it Lio Shilali a Tiu ird to capacity with casualties cd Morgjn Werc packed with  police to local officials Irma Northern port City declared two Days Okuwa mourning for the Vic Tims of Saturn ifs esp own in a crowded vegetable Marke Wiat knocked Yawn buildings and set dozen cars ablaze. Polic said 111 people were funded by the blast i flee Low income Tabba Neh District Oft i j country s second largest City. Radio stations broadcast urgent appeals for blood. France from Page 1 have before us great tasks. Frenchwoman and frenchmen let us rally together neglecting no Effort to win May 8." Chirac in a joint appearance with Rorre called for Unity among conserva Tives to unseat Mitterrand. Melt errand organizers were jubilant As the returns rolled in. By placing Francois Mitterrand Well in from in the first round inc voters have shown the direction for rallying the country on May 8," said Pierre bar go of  Campaign manager. Or. Jacques Chirac is far behind. His policy has left Many people unhappy and  polls taken a week ago indicate Mitterrand will defeat Chirac by a Comfort Able margin in the second round. The president is the chief of Slat while the Premier elected by the legis lature is the head of government and sunday was the first Lime a president and Premier have opposed one another in a presidential election. The polling was something of a lest for the National front which has emerged As a major political Factor in the past four years. Be pen was hoping to solidify the gains of his party Ana its Ami Immi Grant and Law and order stands. Be pen who said he would announce his stand on the Runoff during a rally on May i was elated with his tally sunday. We have the certainty of a political earthquake and a Radical transformation of the National landscape he said. Nothing will Ever be done in France without the voters of the  otherwise the Campaign had contained Little real political debate. The absence of major differences on the main issues turned the election into a contest of personalities. Ski from Page 1 directed by Robert Everett chairman of he Pentagon s senior scientific advisory group has told Carlucci that such a ground Baseil defense is Worth pursuing As an initial step. Last september then defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger approved the acceleration of six ski programs inc first Deci Sion to push Star wars technologies from pure research toward development. The Jii programs which had been recommended by the defense acquisition Board the Pentagon s highest internal review panel arc the ground based surveillance and tracking system a missile thai could be fired into spa to obtain tracking information on missiles approaching the United Stales. The space based surveillance an tracking system a satellite system hat would be deployed in space to identify and track enemy missiles. The boost surveillance and tracking system another Iype of orbiting satellite system that would provide an Alert if enemy missiles were launched. The atmospheric re entry vehicle interception system smal missiles that could be fired from the ground to intercept and destroy enemy missiles during the Middle and latter stages of the inflight the space based interception sys tem Small kinetic kill rockets on an orbiting platform in space the rocket could be fired m enemy missiles shortly after launch and would destroy hem through a direct collision. The Battle management command control and communications system lne brains of any Star wars defense. This would consist of a series of High powered computers that would be programmed to select targets and direct weapons against them. Sub from Page 1 primarily for training. La Cdr said. The 2,895-ton. 219-foot Bonefish was built by new York shipbuilding in Cam Den n.j., and was launched in 1959. It is capable of travelling is knots on the sur face and 21 knots submerged. It is powered by three 1,500-Horst Power diesel engine hat drive a single propeller while travelling on the surface. Submerged it is driven by two electric molars. The Bonefish like its sister vessels the Barbel and Blueback is capable of carry ing torpedoes but not missiles. They were he last diesel electric com Bat submarines to be constructed for the Navy and Are expected to be decommissioned during this decade. The Navy uses them to simulate soviet submarines because inc soviet Union still operates approximately 100 Dine subs. North from Page 1 a congressional ban on official . Military assistance. Accor hip the document1. North me with two Fri agents att Hile House office on May 9, 1986, o complain  and surveillance from political adversaries in staging his support for the Contra s. The agents initially belie cd a the documents show. North told he agents he was being follow try unidentified people in Ai least two ears thai his a Nous vandalized and that key associates in his Contra n n work were being sued on civil racketeering charges in an attempt to disrupt their support for the rebels. North argued that the events constituted what he called an Active measures Campaign a term referring 10 cover enemy operations intended to influence political events Fri files showed. He alleged thai the harassment was timed 10 coincide with pending con Gressional votes on Contra Aid. In Fri interviews. North also claimed that hit polity ical enemies went 10 the extreme of poisoning Hiya Dot friends of North said he thought his dog wasulc3 by iwo Washington reporters who were a Jujj a Lite files and accounts Frame aug a Muniar with the investigation  i gradually eroding credit Ilam Mubi agents.  he would turn Over the Umbers of the alleged surveillance cars but when later pressed Tor the information. North chimed to have lost them. Associates of North said his dog was not poisoned As North claimed but died of cancer. In � july it 1986, memorandum. North Lold his Boss then vice film. Poi Deiler that the Fri now believes that Terrell May Well be a paid asset of inc a nicaraguan intelligence service or another hostile Security  at the time. North apparently was unaware that Terrell was regularly assisting he Fri and the prut enforcement administration with information on alleged corruption and drug trafficking by Ibe Central or that Terrell had identified North As the Point nun forthe Contra operation. " pah failed to Tell the Fri thai he and retired air Ai. Gen. Richard Accord who ran the  s direction bad hired former Cia operative Cretin Robinette to investigate the very peo ple whose names North had just turned Over to the agents  
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