European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday june 22,1968 6 Canadian soldiers die in training blast Chilliwack British Columbia a six soldiers killed in a blast Dur ing a training course were working with explosives capable of blowing up a Small House an official said. Three other soldiers were injured in monday s blast near he Canadian forces base in Chilliwack. Killed were second year officer train ing cadets in the third Day of a four Day training session on explosives handling said la. Col. Graham Mcharg. Further explosives training Al the base was suspended pending an investigation officials said. There were no immediate clues As to what went wrong Mcharg said. Some survivors were in Shock and Mcharg would not allow any of the soldiers to speak with reporters. Mcharg said he believed the dead included both men and women but refused to provide further details. Two of the injured men were listed As stable at Chilliwack general Hospital and the third also a Man suffered multiple fractures and was transferred to a Vancouver Hospital said Chilliwack hos Pital spokeswoman Etta Richmond. The unit 29 students seven instructors and five support staff was engaged in an exercise known As Crater ing when the explosives went off prematurely on monday afternoon Mcharg said. Cratering requires approximately 60 pounds of plastic explosives and involves blowing a Hole in the ground about 10 or 12 feet wide and deep Schrag said. The amount of explosives was enough to blow up a Small House he said. The Accident site 20 Miles soul Casl of the base was immediately cordoned off. Among its Many functions the Large base at Chilliwack a City of More than 40,000 people about 60 mics cast of Vancouver serves As a raining ground for an armed forces officer candidate school and the school of military Engi Neering. It is also Home o no. I combat engineers regt. The explosion is the latest in a series of armed forces accidents involving explosives. Earlier this month six soldiers were injured by exploding mortar shells Dur ing a live ammunition raining session at Canadian forces base gag Clown in new Brunswick. The soldiers members of the 2nd, of the Royal Canadian regt were prac timing advancing on an enemy position that was protected by mortar forc. To i t of t-t-1 a photo in foreground assembling for Toronto dinner Ait from left president Reagan British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Summit from Paga 1 Japan Canada West Germany France Britain and Italy endorsed the economic coordination among the group of seven that has resulted in a relatively stable value of he Dollar and reductions of imbalances in Trade and budget  from the final plenary session tuesday morning which ran an hour longer than scheduled Reagan was asked if the length of the meeting indicating problems in finalizing the communique. I m jus surprised it got done Reagan said but added there was no particular problem.1 negotiators for the seven governments and the european Community worked until Dawn pulling the Fin Ishing touches on the 36-paragraph document. Reagan planned a late afternoon news conference to assess Nis eighth and final economic Summit. He also scheduled a speech in he evening to a joint meeting of the Canadian club and Empire club before flying Home to Washington later tuesday. At a photo session Reagan acknowledged that his proposal to end All farm subsidies by 2000 was met with opposition at the Summit. West Germany France Italy and the european Community favor reducing but not ending the subsidies that now Cost governments 1200 billion a year. News briefs Ozal s attacker admits he had help paper says Ankara Turkey a the Man accused of trying to assassinate Premier Sturgul Zal said he was not acting alone a turkish newspaper reported monday. The Istanbul daily Hur Riyat did not say which group Kartal Demirag claimed to a working with or provide other details. Dial suffered a hand wound when he was shot saturday while giving a speech to a convention of his governing motherland party. Twenty other peo ple were wounded As police resumed fire Hilling the gunman and bystanders fled. Ten of he injured remained hospitalized monday. 2 Arab youths wounded by israelis opening fire Jerusalem a israelis shot and wounded two Arab youths tuesday including a 10-year-old boy who was shot by a civilian firing at a Stone throwing mob in the Wisl Bank hos Pill officials said. The army confirmed that an israeli civilian was stoned in Nablus in the Wisl Bank. It said he Man told the military that he fired in the air to disperse the attackers. The second reported injury involved a 16 year old Arab who was shot in he shoulder Dur ing a clash with Ruops in the Village of Burka near Nablus said officials at Al it jihad. British Pilot missing after Small planes collide Reykjavik Iceland a rescuers searched the North Atlantic tuesday for a Brit ish Pilot missing after a collision with an aircraft flown by an american authorities said. The two Light aircraft single prop  mauls collided about 195 Miles West of Iceland monday the civil aviation authority in Reykjavik said. The plane piloted by an american identified As Chase h. Of bomb landed safely at Reykjavik air port monday night with broken Wing struts and a gashed fuselage a statement said. The British Pilot was As Owen Mec Aulcy. Probe from Page 1 nol be identified said Carlucci had signed an order directing the reassign a cols. The sources said the affected employees were to be notified tuesday of inc decision by their respective services. The five Are James gains the Deputy assistant Navy Secretary for acquisition manage ment. Or Victor Cohen the Deputy assist ant air Force Secretary in charge of buy ing tactical command control communications and computer systems. His office was searched last week. George Stone a Navy official in the space and naval warfare systems come. Stuart Berlin an executive with the naval air systems come. Marine corps official Jack Sher Man who works in the equipment and service acquisition Section of the con tracts division installation and logistics department one source called the reassignments  they Haven t been charged or indicted and most of them Are civil  another source said they Are being Given other jobs it s happening this  the action followed a High level meet ing on monday at which Pentagon officials reportedly studied what actions they could take in the Case. Carlucci May also consider whether to suspend contracts with the companies involved in the probe including some of the biggest military suppliers in the country. The companies offices were searched last week in Pursuit of illicitly obtained inside contracting information. Suspension of contracts could be disruptive to the military ruinous for contractors who live or die on government business and damaging to their employees. One source said he doubted so dra Matic a step would be taken at this Point because the defense department itself lacks information about the dimensions of the affair. The new York times reported tues Day that three additional defense con tractors Hercules inc., Gould inc. And electronic data systems corp., a Gener Al motors corp. Subsidiary acknowledged that they had been subpoenaed in the probe. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill rep. Bill Chappell chairman of the House appropriations defense subcommittee denied that he or any other member of Congress is under investigation. Lbs news reported monday night that three congressmen reps. Thomas Downey . Andrew Ireland r Fla and Sam a Ralton , were under scrutiny in the Case bul there was not yet enough evidence to make them targets of the investigation. Lbs said it got its information from Law enforce ment sources. Spokesmen for Downey and Ireland said no government official had contacted either congressmen or their offices in connection with the probe Downey blasted As wholly incorrect a newspaper article linking him with the investigation. Lbs said is ration s office also said it had not been contacted. The . Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Henry Hudson who is coordinating the investigation held out the possibility that More information about the scope of the affair May come this week when More of the 38 search warrants issued a week ago Are unsealed