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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Senna 5th grand prix sports Page 25 the st1rs and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 98 relatives of victims clasp their hands in prayer As they visit the collision site. Japanese Navy Leader denies crash deliberate Tokyo a the Leader of Japan s Navy sunday denied reports that a submarine intentionally rammed another vessel off the coast and said the submarine took proper evasive action before accidentally hit Ting and sinking a chartered fishing boat with 48 people aboard. Twenty five people aboard the fish ing boat were still missing while six people were confirmed dead from the Accident saturday near Yokosuka 28miles Southwest of Tokyo officials said. Searchers Early sunday found the fishing boat the 154-ton no. 1 Fujima re on the Bottom of the Ocean at a depth of 160 feet officials said. Four bodies were recovered later in the Day a spokesman for the maritime safety Agency said. Officials said More than a Hundred divers and dozens of boats from the Mesa and the maritime self defens Force Japan s Navy were searching for the remaining missing people but the were hampered by limited visibility. Monday july 25,1988 it 1t 2s daily and sunday 0 8693 a Carlucci wants talks with Iran on hostages Washington up Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci said sunday the United states is willing to discus with Iran the release of american hos tages held in Lebanon but ruled out Cut Ting any deals with the Tehran govern ment. With Iran and Iraq talking about cease fire in their 8-year War Carlucci also said the United states could reduce its presence in the volatile persian Gulf Region As soon As it is feasible. Carlucci appearing on Abc s meet the press said the release of the . Citizens held hostage in the Middle East could be on a future Agenda of discussions Between the United states and Iran. We have consistently said we would be prepared to enter into a dialogue with Iran. All they have to do is designate somebody who is officially in Power to talk with us and we d be glad to talk totem about. Policy issues hostages terrorism what s going on in the Region he said. Carlucci s remarks came the same Day the spiritual Leader of Hezbollah Teh ran s client in Lebanon suggested the time is Ripe for quiet .-iranian talks aimed at ending the painful detention see Carlucci on Back Page . Team reaches Iran Nicosia Cyprus a team of . Observers arrived in Tehran sunday to begin supervising the terms of a cease fire in the 8-year-old Iran Iraq War Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency reported. The team will study the situation of iraqi prisoners of War for a week before moving to Iraq to observe iranian prisoners said the Agency which was monitored in Nicosia. Earlier in the Day iranian foreign minister Aji Akbar Velamati left Teh ran for new York following an invitation by . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar to discuss the cease fire Irna reported. Velamati called on Perez de Cuellar to prevent iraqi moves that threaten implementation of . Security Council Resolution 598, the cease fir measure. Vincennes letter arrives 5 Days after getting lost Manama Bahrain a a letter bearing the signatures of 10,000 people supporting the Captain and Crew of the guided missile Cruiser Vincennes arrived Here sunday five Days after it got lost in route from san Diego. It. Cmdr. Brad Goforth a Navy spokesman confirmed that the 50-Pound missive had reached Bahrain and said it would be delivered to the ship later in the Day or Early monday. Rep. Bill Lowrey r-calif., instigated the signature gathering Campaign to show citizen support for the Vincennes after it mistakenly shot Down an iranian jetliner killing All 290 aboard on july 3. The letter was dispatched last monday from san Diego the ship s Home port and was to have arrived Here in two Days. However it apparently was not taken off the plane and went on to Sydney Australia and then Back to London. Head to toe army uniform review planned by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington the army is pre paring to launch its first comprehensive study of soldiers uniforms in 12 years a review that will encompass everything from headgear to footwear in All styles. We always get a lot of recommendations suggestions and complaints and because it s been so Long since the last study we thought it was time to look at things systematically rather than piece meal an army personnel official said. We plan to cover everything including suggestions such As whether ribbons should be worn on class b uniform shirts whether officers should be Al Lowed to Wear Garrison Caps with class a a whether a Belt should be worn out Side the class a jacket whether berets should be authorized for All soldiers and so  the class a uniform consists of Green jacket and tie. The class b has no jacket and can be worn with or without a tie. Gen. Carl e. Vuono army chief of staff has approved the study. Titled uniforms of the 21st Century it is actually made up of several related initiatives. One initiative will look at ways to up Grade the appearance of the Green dress uniform and the Battle dress fatigues the official said. Our soldiers Are better than the look Vuono said in an information paper distributed at a sergeants major conference in june. Let s see what can be done to improve the appearance of the greens and  major project set to begin later this summer will be a three month sur vey of 12,000 randomly selected  results will be incorporated into the study to reflect soldiers desires regarding changes in the army uniform the official  need a Good response rate he said. This is a Chance for soldiers to Tel the army How they feel about their uni forms. If soldiers take the time to answer see uniform on Back Page  
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