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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 17, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page n stars and stripes tuesday May 17,1 bbb Ter pilots bodies found Tafea. I Manama Bahrain a the wreckage Ofa us. Navy helicopter thai disappeared during last month s raid on iranian forces in the persian Gulf has Bee located off the emirate of Sharmali maritime Salvage experts said sunday. In Washington la. Col. Keith Schneider a Penta gon spokesman said the bodies of its two crewmen Hail been recovered the Pilot capt. Kenneth Hill 33, and co Pilot Cape. Stephen Leslie. 30. Were the Only american T dallies in the april 18 raid by . Force on Iwon an offshore Oil platforms. Iran said at  its forces shot Down the helicopter. The iranians on april 23 Clain sworn their state run radio that their Mcvol Ulinai guards retrieved some of the wreckage of  and brought it ashore. Six iranian gunboats were sunk or damaged and Iran said 44 late Sra were killed. The by Flad officially called off the search for he two a Jofs and declared them killed in action. Mcmorri i later were held for them in Jacksonville n.c., Wajih lakh unit was based. The . Desanj mkt Riu two chartered Turand a seagoing Crane  ing that an Effort to  a underway the shipping a fou if the wrrckagmksnocated1 Over the week  my tugboat in the general location when  the experts who spoke on Condi Rion they not be named said. " Ras bad detected hostile radar tracking their aircraft. Their deaths brought to 46 the number of Ameri cans killed in and near the persian Gulf in the past year. The figure includes 37 killed in an iraqi missile strike on Itic guided missile frigate Stark last May 17. The others were killed in helicopter crashes. In a related development saturday divers recovered the remains of  marines aboard an Winthe Pacific Ocean off the a Marine corns spokesman said in Honolulu. The remains were taken by helicopter to Tripler army medical Center in Honolulu for identification according to chief warrant officer Eric Carlson. Found the remains around i . Saturday near Cnway Geof the crash which occurred wednesday one mile fowl tar in no us 30 fact of water Carlson said. Iils meanwhile the scary the Utt cd for the to other marines aboard the ch-46 scat the helicopter from the Marine corps As at Kan conc Bay a Iid. The three marines have been identified As the Pilot copt. John e. A Label jr., 27, of Corpus Chris Texas the co Pilot 1st la. Andrew g. First 24. Of Concord mass. And the Crew chief Cpl Jeffrey e. To Kara 23, of Fountain Valley Calif. Iran claims . Jams radar to assist iraqi raid Manama Bahrain a Iraq to Mcd its Warp once hit another super Tanker Ott Iran s const sunday and Teh ran accused the . Navy of jamming radar and radio to Aid iraqi Juls in a devastating raid on a key Oil terminal Baghdad s official iraqi news Agency quoted a military spokesman As saying tial iraqi fighter bombers attacked a Large naval target its term for an Ira Nian Tanker during the night. The iranians vowed revenge on the United slates for saturday s iraqi raid on the Larak Oil facility in the Strait of Hormuz. Five tankers including two of the world s largest were left in flames. Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency monitored in Cyprus quoted prime minister Hussein Musavi As Brand ing the americans International Hood  speaking after a Cabinet meeting in Tehran Musavi said president Reagan is gradually pushing the . To a War which Mill make the persian Gulf a american graveyard 1rna reported. 235,000-Ion supertanker Barcelona had sunk. Bui a Spanish foreign ministry three other crewmen were missing from sat urday s raid. Four of the ship were badly damaged in the Long Range air strike on the Termi Nal in the Southern persian Gulf. In Madrid shipping officials an newspapers said the Spanish flagged on Oil from the 564,73won Schwise giant tji world s largest vessel these Wise giant a lib Riim Regist Rcd Tanker chartered by ran As a floating storage depot was reported severely damaged. Syrians Seal off Beirut demand end to fighting Beirut. Lebanon not Syrum forces sealed off the Southern suburbs of Beirut sunday and ordered rival shiite moslem gunmen who have been engaged in Large scale fighting Over the last 10 Days to Lay Down Inci Carnu. Backed by 50 tanks four brigades of about 6.000 sol Diers closed off All routes to the Ana allowing civilians to leave but preventing anyone from entering the suburbs. Brig. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan chief of Security and intelligence with the forces said in predominantly mos Lem West Beirut that orders had been issued to his troops to March into the suburbs to end what he called the blood Bath and re slab Lii Law and order. He would not say when the troops would move in. Okla. Inmates agree to give up Stringtown Oil. A Aboul 20 inmates at a medium Security mate prison sunday released one of three guards they had been holding in Exchange for food and a meeting with three stale legislators and agreed to surrender monday if their surrender was televised and prison officials agreed. Warden Ted Wai inn said in a statement the inmates whose rebellion at the Mack Alford correctional Center began late Friday released prison capt Lewis Mcgee. Corrections department spokeswoman Joy Hadwiger said. He was apparently in Good health she added and the other hostages were also thought to be unharmed. The prison administration Tor the first Lime sunday night released a lilt of the Capton demands. The demands included having the electricity turned bade on in their area and having meeting with report ers and Wilt Lou Bullock an american civil liberties Union attorney who has helped prisoners in the past. The inmates also asked for the return of a bus that was made available to take the inmates to a Federal prison late saturday As they requested but left empty when negotiations broke Down. Bus from Page 1 and another youth helped pull people out of the bus. Booher said he assisted survivors on the ground outside the Back door while a Meade county High school student Jamie hard Sty stood just inside Trie door and pushed people out. A Jamie pushed everyone out Booker said. He was up in the bus and i was out the Back door of the bus helping those who were  Booher said hard sly who could not be reached after he left the Hospital sunday saved a lot of  Patrick Presley a  Driver from Dallas and one of the first on the scene said a second explosion filled the bus with flames and smoke and prevented More rescues after the initial Impact. The charred wreck of the bus with bodies still inside was moved to the National guard armory in  handful of family members looked on As the wreckage shrouded by a Large Tarp entered the Back of the armory. ,. Carroll county Coroner James Dunn said the bus had been refuelled just before the Accident and specs Mike Sodrel who operates an intercity charter and tour service and is a director of the american bus association Trade group said gasoline powered school buses Are not designed for High Speed Highway use. He said intercity coaches use diesel fuel which has a higher Flash Point. Mudd said it was not known How Long or Why the pickup was travelling the wrong Way on the interstate. No charges have yet been filed against the Driver Larry w. Mahoney 34, of Worthville in Carroll county Steve Watkins youth minister at the Ghent Baptist Church near Carrollton was among those called in to help counsel relatives of the victims. They re in Shock that s All 1 can say he said. The Radcliff Church held a special prayer service sunday As the family members of those killed began returning to Carrollton. Alan Pollock a spokesman for the National train to nation safely Board in Washington said a team of investigators had been dispatched to the scene. Obviously they will be looking at the integrity of the bus. And trying to find out what started the fire he  is believed to be the worst bus Accident in . History occurred in 1976 when a school bus  53 Yuba City Calif., High school students plunged Ianc that shegas Bank May Nive ruptured spewing Gas i off a freeway ramp near Marti i and a i Over the bus and passengers. An teacher. Artinez killing 28 students he avoided answering a question on whether syrian troops would seek to free foreign hostages believed to beheld by pro iranian extremists in the Southern suburbs. Our main concern at present is to save the people of the suburbs Hie general said. High Ken foreigners including nine americans Are by lived held in Lebanon by pro iranian kidnappers. An official Al the lebanese Interior ministry which is in Chirac of the police said As Many As 250 people have been a fled in the fighting Between the pro iranian party of god and the syrian backed amal militia. He added that As Many m 1,000 people had been wounded and 130,000 had red their Homes. Irish gunmen kill 3, wound 6 in Belfast pub Belfast Northern Ireland a two gunmen entered a pub As customers were Fin ii inc lunch sunday and opened tire killing three people and wounding six before fleeing in a taxi police said. Ten people were taken to hospitals six with gunshot wounds and four suffering from Shock police Laid. An Anonymous Telephone caller told the Brit ish broadcasting corp. That the attack on hid tavern patronized by roman catholics was car ried out by the protestant action Force. But a spokesman at abcs Belfast office said the caller did no give a recognized code used by the engr exist Par 6 diners killed As blasts rip hotel in Khartoum Khartoum. Sudan a two explosions ripped through the dining room of a downtown hold Frequan cd by foreign Relief workers killing six people the hold manager said sunday. Tah Nossis Pagoulatos manager of the acro pol Hole said in a Telephone interview that the explosions occurred at 8 . He said he did nol know what caused them. Doctors at a nearby Hospital said the victims were two men two women and two children  
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