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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday May 15,1988 . To Send Cash for food to rebels inside Nicaragua Washington a the Reagan administration will begin providing food Aid with the emphasis on Cash for food purchases to needy Contra rebels inside Nicaragua the Agency for International development announced Friday. The plan supplements food deliveries thai have been made during the lost three weeks to Contra Camps in son Hern Honduras. Aid officials had said earlier last week that most of the Aid will be in the form of nicaraguan currency delivered by Contra couriers based in Honduras to or Hal units inside Nicaragua. Between 50 cents and i1 a Day per Contra is planned. The emphasis will be on Cash payments because of limits on the amount of food the couriers can carry. The officials insisting on anonymity have said Many contras face desperate food shortages and have relied on donations and credit to survive. Hundreds of contras perhaps thousands have fled to Honduras in search of food. Aid was designated to manage the $48 million humanitarian Aid program approved by Congress in late March a week after the contras and Nicaragua s leftist government reached a Trace agreement that allows for such Aid to the rebels. But no deliveries have been made inside Nicaragua because of a variety of obstacles including the inability of the two sides to Settle on a mutually acceptable delivery agent. The Secretary Genera of the organization of Ameri can Stales Joao Baena scares has criticised both de liveries of food to Contra Camps in Honduras and the Cash for food plan. Batna soars a member of a verification commis Sion assigned to ensure compliance with the Comra sandinista agreement has said that neither plan tails within the limits of what the two sides have approved. Out an administration official said earlier last week thai the other member of the commission nicaraguan Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo has raised no objections to the Cash for Cood plan. The administration has accused the sandinista government of using delaying tactics during negotiations in a bid to starve tie contras into submission. But nicaraguan vice president Sergio Ramirez said thursday his government is willing to allow immediate delivery of humanitarian supplies to rebels in Nicara Gua. He denied that the govt Mienl is trying to starve the contras. Lone eaglet nine year ild Bride Tutte kills appears us Calm As an old pro is she unfasten her safety helmet while standing next id inc ultralight she flew to reputedly become the youngest Pun Ever la Solo in aircraft. The youngster hew tur 3 minutes out the Kox Valley flying club near Aurora. Iii. Stateside magnum . Stuntman injured in chopper crash Honolulu a the sch Copler Slunt coordinator for magnum ." was injured Friday when one of the choppers used in the to serifs crashed in a pineapple Field during a cargo hauling flight authorities  pm 41, was listed in fair condition it Queen s medical Center with broken Bones and oils. Pm who did much of the Aerial work Tor the lbs series that ended May i after an eight year run was hauling equipment for inc hawaiian electric co. The helicopter. Mill painted Brown with Orange and yellow stripes As it appeared in the series starring Tom Sellect apparently experienced electrical problems mid Cap Elmo Lincoln of the Wailun fire station. Two hawaiian electric co. Employees pulled pm from the wreckage he said. Kun was the Only person  10 the aircraft s owner. Cherry helicopters of Honolulu were not immediately returned. The crash is under investigation. 1 Man killed 2 injured in . Plant explosion Willow Island . A an a Pilosian and fire ripped through a production unit at n Chemi Cal Plant Friday killing one Man and injuring at least two. Officials said. The blast occurred in a building at Lite american Cyan amid Plant at Willow Island. Of Ciau said. One Man was killed and two a three wore injured said vane deem of the Belmont Volunteer fire de  sheriff s department said shortly after noon that the fire had been contained. It was nol immediately known  exploded. Aerobatics performances open aerospace show san Diego a Aerial acrobats tilled the skies Here Friday Al the opening of the country s first Laroc scale International aerospace exposition air space America 88,vice president George Bush gov. George in ukame Jian and mayor Maureen o Connor praised the 10-Day event Al Brown Field As a showcase for american aviation and space  Slunt Pilot warmed up the crowd of several thou Sand with climbs dives and Rolls then flew his 1940 Waco biplane upside Down eight feel off the ground and will Hie plane s Tail Cut a red ribbon stretched across the runway. A Navy precision Parachute team and flyovers by the by bomber and world War a Vintage aircraft Fol Lowed. Jug of flammable liquid tossed baby Dies in fire Gadsden Ala. A a plastic Jug of flammable liquid Wai tossed into an apartment occupied by at least 10 people and the fire that followed killed a toddler authorities said Friday Tamel Jackson 14 months died in the thursday night fire that apparently was the Climax to a Daylong argument among some Young men police capt. Jay Copland said. Copland said the names of several possible suspects were known but no one had been arrested yet. Mother of 10-year-o/d preacher vows court act on Marion . A the dispute Over a 10-year-old Bible quoting school Yard preacher who was suspended a fourth time after he refused to Slop proselytizing and go to class will wind up in court ins Mother says. It s gone Loo far now Robin strode said Friday after her son Duffey strode received his fourth suspension from Wastfield elementary school in this tiny town in the ulue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina. Duffey surrounded by dozens of re porters stood in the school parking lot Friday morning ignoring requests from assistant principal Shirley Ramsey that he Stop preaching and come in out of Ike rain. He accused onlookers of various  shall nol take inc name of the lord thy god in vain Duffy shouted. Thou shall not commit adultery you re guilty even your eyes arc. Filled with adultery men can t keep heir eyes off women Anil women can t keep their eyes off men adulterers shall be put to death and their blood shall be upon them after several i nulls Ramsey left Duffey standing on the sidewalk and went into the Sci tool after talking to his Mother Duffey entered the building to hand in some Homework. Hive minutes later the boy emerged carrying a idler of suspension. The letter did not mention preaching but said Duffey was suspended for 10 Days for being insubordinate refusing 10 abide by school policies refusing to accompany Ramsey into the school and disruptive behaviour. Duff try appeared . I d rather get Gold and Silver up in heaven than an education Down Here he said. This thing s going to court strode said. She said she has contacted an attorney through the Rutherford Institute which she described As a non profit Christian Legal foundation based in Manassas a. Duffey s brother. Matthew 5, and Sis Ter Pepper. 6. Also were suspended for defying school officials earlier this month. Strode said they probably will be sus Pended again when they return to school thursday. I told them if they want logo Back and preach that s Fine she said in an interview at the family s Home. Strode blames the family s problems on school officials. They Are the ones who arc keeping my children from gelling an education she said. Ramey said the strode children could return to school monday if they would agree to Slop shouting Bible verses on school grounds. She said expulsion is unlikely since the school year is almost Over. But strode said she could t guarantee Duffey would quil preaching. I Jusi leave that up to him. And if he wants to preach i la Back him 100 per cent she said. And. If he does to thai s Fine  earlier when asked if he fell pressured by his parents. Duffey said no. They in t. I wan to do   
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