European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gooden Viola to Scarf All Star game Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 85 tuesday july 12, 1988 it 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Reagan oks compensation for families of Iran air victims Washington a president Reagan has approved . Compensation for the families of the 290 people who died aboard the Iran air jetliner shot downy a . Warship the White House announced Mon Day. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwarter said Reagan was act ing to ease the hardship of the families and no Money would go to the iranian government. Fitzwater said the amount of compensation had not yet been decided and the payments could be subject to congressional approval. Fitzwater said the payments would be made through an intermediary party whom he did not name. He said that Reagan while believing that the actions of the  Vincennes. Were justified defensive actions was also saddened at the tragic deaths of the innocent victims of this  the spokesman stressed that the payments would be sex Gratia or voluntary and would be subject to Normal . Legal requirements including if Nee see victims on Back Page Gorbachev suggests new troop Cut talks Warsaw Poland a soviet Leader Mikhai Gorbachev monday suggested that East and West european leaders should informally explore ways to break the Long impasse in negotiations aimed at reducing conventional forces in Europe. In an address to the polish parliament at the Start Ofa six Day visit to Poland Gorbachev said he would be willing to withdraw soviet air forces from Eastern Europe if nato drops its planned deployment of 72u.s.-built f-16 fighter bombers in Italy. And he Reite rated a soviet plan for resuming conventional arms talks with an Exchange of troop data and an initial withdrawal of 500,000 troops from either Side of the Borders that separate nato and Warsaw pact forces in Europe. In a departure from his prepared text the soviet Leader offered to explore informally with the Western Powers new ways to break the deadlock that has forbears blocked Progress toward a conventional arms reduction agreement. The two sides have never agree Don How to count their respective armies and have therefore found no starting Point for Force reductions. I would like to state Gorbachev said that Finato shows such readiness we can discuss the prob Lem of the Lack of balance before the Start of official talks about the data concerning  Western observers say Warsaw pact forces far outnumber Nat units facing them in Europe. Referring indirectly to a festering sore in the ostensibly Friendly relations be tween the soviet Union and Poland Gorbachev pledged to pursue the search for facts explaining what Are called Blank spots in soviet history. One of the those Blank spots which Gorbachev did not mention specifically is the massacre of some 4,500 see talks on Back Page soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa show off a puppet Given them by kids at Warsaw Airport. Gunmen fire on greek cruise ship killing 3 Piraeus Greece a gunmen opened fire on a cruise ship with 570 passengers aboard and triggered an explosion killing three people and injuring others monday police said. The assail ants escaped on a Small yacht. Earlier monday an explosion killed two people and destroyed a car parked near the Marina where the cruise ship the City of Poros was to Dock in the Athens Seaside suburb of Pablo  speculated the car blast and the shipboard attack were connected. The 208-ft 9t City of Poros smoke pouring from its Side steamed 16 Miles to the port of Piraeus at full Speed. The wounded were taken to a  is still Uncertain How Many pe9ple were injured in the blast or what nationality the gunmen were said a port police spokesman. But we know that among the dead was a foreign Man and a woman and a member of the  the attack occurred at 8 40 . Ashe City of Poros on a one Day cruise left the Island of Aegina in the Saroni Gulf to head Back to a Small Marina in paleo Fairon port police said. Passengers panicked and some jumped into the sea to escape the gunfire and explosion passengers told police. In the confusion the gunmen boarded a Small yacht that had pulled alongside the liner and sped away police said. Police said the two occupants of the car that exploded in paleo Fairon were believed to be of Arab origin. The car had been rented to a 36-year-old lebanese Man Hamoud Ai Hamid police  car contained explosives hand grenades and automatic weapons police said. Police said the two people killed in Theca explosion could have been connected to the gunmen on the cruise ship an May have been waiting for the City of Poros to arrive at paleo Fairon. An Amateur photographer aboard hydrofoil passing near the City of Poros after the gunmen fled shot film that was screened on greek television. The film showed a helicopter hovering Over the liner and at least 10 smaller vessels com ing to the ship s Aid. The greek merchant Marine ministry said the City of Poros is a Day Cruiser that specializes in visiting islands in thesalonic Gulf. Port police said coast guard vessels had begun a search for the yacht. Two weeks ago the american military attache to Greece Navy capt. William see ship on Back Page helping teens fill the summer hire Gap Page 9