European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes Texas Lloyd Bentsen Page 13 d peace Convoy in Mexico Page 7 d troops May leave Angola Page 8 d the Don t diet diet Page 16 the Andi stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 88 Friday july 15, 1988 35 daily and sunday d 8693 a Bush says Iran shares blame in Airbus tragedy United nations a vice president George Bush thursday called the accidental . Destruction of an Ira Nian Airliner carrying 290 people a Ter Rible human tragedy but told the . Security Council that Iran shares in the responsibility. Presenting the . Case in the Security Council s debate on the Downing of Iran air flight 655, Bush defended the . Naval presence in the persian Gulf As our Legal  Iran which asked for a Council condemnation of the . Action was represented by its foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati. Bush said that Iran allowed a civilian aircraft loaded with passengers to proceed on a path Over a warship engaged in Battle. That was irresponsible and a tragic  Velamati charged that the attack had see Bush on Back Page Dod budget Bill of d with Star wars trim Washington a Congress thursday approved the final version of a Pentagon budget Bill that reduces president Reagan s request for Star wars spending. The 229-183 House vote generally split along party lines with majority democrats supporting the measure and praising its arms control restrictions while republicans opposed it because of those limitations and the Star wars cuts. Three hours later the Senate voted 64-30 approval which also divided along party lines. Gop members complained about the Star wars reductions but sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee told republicans if we Don t pass this we won t have a  included in the measure is a provision for the nation s 2.1 million uniformed military personnel to receive a 4.1 percent pay increase. Reagan had sought a 4.3 percent increase. The Bill which now goes to Reagan s desk also orders the Pentagon to improve and expand its role in providing anti drug intelligence to civilian Law enforce ment agencies. The Senate working toward its approval thursday voted Down 58-35, an Effort by conservative republicans to return the measure to a conference committee and strip out the Star wars reductions along with arms control restrictions opposed by Reagan. This is a political struggle Between the administration and the Congress Over who is going to run arms control policy no question about it said sen. Daniel Quayle r-ind., sponsor of the move to return the Bill to conference. The Bill authorizes Pentagon spending of $299.5 see budget on Back Page California boy 11, Pofs plane across Atlantic to Paris Paris a an 11-year-old californian the youngest Pilot to Fly the Atlantic stepped from the cockpit thursday with a huge Grin on his freckled face. He was greeted by Champagne toasts and a proud but worried Mother. We re finally Here. We made it said Christopher Lee Marshall weary but beaming As he stood on the Wing of his single engine Mooney 252 aircraft at Lebourget the same Airfield where Charles Lindbergh completed the first Solo trans Atlantic flight in 1927. Mommy missed you so much. Give me a kiss said his Mother Gail Marshall of Oceana calif., who waved an american Flag and handed Christopher a new stuffed Bear. His old stuffed Bear Charles Lindbergh cuddly and Blue with aviator s helmet and goggles accompanied him on the Long flight. Unlike Lindbergh Christopher made several stops Between new York and Paris in Canada Green land Iceland and Scotland and had company and emergency help from retired Navy Pilot Randy Cunningham 46. Their trip started in san Diego on july 7. The scariest moment of the flight came Early wednesday when the plane s Oil pressure fell and its engine began overheating in bad weather Between Greenland and Reykjavik Iceland. Cunningham took the controls for the return to the Southeast coast of Greenland and had to pick his Way through mountains to a Small Airfield at Kul Usuk where Clouds were just 100 feet off the ground. Chris Marshall and his companion ex-. Navy Pilot Randy Cunningham after Landing at Lebourget. Glory Days Cong a. . W. Of. V   it a 1, . I ,-.",. " v. Viv a  of $ ii &