European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d meetings focusing on Dodds pay Page 2 d cafes Europe to keep sewing centers Page 3 d Tate Holladay win in Usa eur Tennis Page 25 q German plates considered for British troops Page 28 the  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol.47, no. 119 monday August 15, 1988 2s daily and sunday d 8693 a circles of admirers is Ken George photographers Aren t always the objects of Friendly specially with folks who Don t want their pictures the Gate to a playground at Verdun France Are of glances. Sometimes they re downright unpopular is taken. But these kids peering enthusiastically from piously eager to have their faces recorded on film. Vincennes Captain cleared inquiry Board blames operations officer by the Washington Post Washington top military officials reviewing the Downing of an iranian passenger Jet by the guided missile Cruiser Vincennes have recommended that no disciplinary action be taken against any officer involved in the incident other than the ship s operations officer Pentagon officials said saturday. A Navy Board considered and rejected recommending action against officers As High As rear adm. Anthony a. Less commander of the persian Gulf naval task Force of which the Vincennes was part. In a 1,000-Page report to be presented to defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci this week the Board places most of the blame on the operations officer for misinterpreting information that resulted in the ship s mistakenly shooting Down the jetliner on july 3, killing All 290 people aboard military officials said saturday. A report now being reviewed by adm. William j. Crowe jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staff recommends that a letter of reprimand be Given to the operations officer. It would not become part of his official personnel file officials said. The name of the officer has not been disclosed by the Navy. The report was compiled by an investigative team headed by rear adm. William m. Fogarty and Given to Marine Gen. George b. Crist head of the Central come which controls the persian Gulf Region for re View. It was then forwarded to Crowe who can recommend lesser or greater disciplinary measures officials  the time an unclassified version of the report is made Public it May have been changed during this complicated review process Pentagon officials said. But they added that there is Little inclination among High officials to take a hard line against anybody from less who was in the Gulf 9n his flagship the command ship Coronado at the time of the incident to the sailors who misinterpreted data displayed on their computer consoles. The general conclusion of the report is that a series of human errors led to the misidentification of the see Captain on Back Page Zaccaro s luxury prison draws prosecutor s ire new York a John Zaccaro or. Is spending his prison term in a $l,500-a-month luxury apartment in Vermont with maid service Cable to and privileges at the Myca next door. The son of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro sentenced to a four month term for sell ing cocaine is staying in one of 12 units in a building designed for expense account business people on Short assignments in Burlington it. We like to think of it As a Cross Between an apartment and a hotel with the advantages of both a spokeswoman for the building s own ers said according to a Story in Sun Day s editions of the new York daily news. Addis9n county state s attorney John Quinn who prosecuted Zaccaro took a dimmer View. This Guy is a drug Felon and he s living in conditions that 99.9 percent of the people of Vermont could t  Zaccaro 24, was convicted in april of Selling a Quarter of a Gram of co Caine to an undercover police officer in 1986, while Zaccaro was a student at Middlebury College. Judge Francis Mccaffrey sentenced him 19 from one to five years in prison with All but four months suspended. Zaccaro was determined eligible see prison on Back Page Reagan in new Orleans hails Bush for True grit new Orleans a deriding the democrats As the party of no " president Reagan told republicans on the eve of their National convention Sun Day that America needs the strength vision and True grit of George  in a speech prepared for a welcoming rally at the new Orleans convention Center Reagan denounced the platform adopted at last month s democratic National convention As one of the most artful Dodges in american  they know what they intend to do once in office the president said. But they Don t want the american people to find out until after the  he added the masquerade is Over. It s time to talk issues to use the dreaded l word to say the policies of our opposition and the congressional leadership of his party Are Liberal Liberal  Reagan who was a Democrat until 1962, said the party of yes has be come the party of no " the president accused the democrats of saying no on holding the line on taxes on spending cuts and on other issues including the death penalty. Declaring that we never want to see the Day when the supreme court is More interested in criminal rights than in the rights of the victim and society itself Reagan predicted the next president May have the Opportunity to appoint three and possibly four new justices shortly after taking  on foreign affairs he said what a see Reagan on Page 28