European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 having a a siberian Tiger at the Philadelphia zoo is a picture of Hilts u he hugs a new playmate a Boomer Ball specially designed for animals with Strong feel Ings of aggression or of Fellion. The toy turned out to be such a hit that the zoo is dropping hints to Santa clans reminding him to stay on the Ball. Carluci visits key Barge used in Navy patrols Manama Bahrain a defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci made a helicopter visit pm tuesday to a once secret . Navy combat Barge in the North Ern Gulf carrying the message that he american Effort helped end the eight year Iraq Iran War. The Pentagon chief flew to the Barge Hercules anchored off saudi Arabia Carlucci on a five Day Visil to the Gulf Laier Al so Riyadh he saudi capital for meetings with senior defense officials before heading on to Kuwait the last Slop of his tour. He is almost certain to be the last top figure in the Reagan administration to visit the Gulf. Carlucci is thanking the leaders of Gulf Arab Stales that have sup ported the american Effort to protect Gulf shipping and maintain open sea lanes do spill the War. However it was the refusal of saudi Arabia and Kuwait to allow . Bases on their territory a prompted the Pentagon to lease the Hercules and an other big construction Barge As offshore combat and Supply bases. Highly secret until a few months ago. The fortified barges supported . Helicopter and gunboat patrols and have been credited by . Officers Wilh halting iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the North pm Gulf for Aboul eight months. The second Barge Wimbrow 7, was taken Oul of service a month ago but us sources said Hercules probably will remain on Slation until Washington is convinced that the War will nol erupt anew in the Gulf. In Bahrain Carlucci delivered a message from Percsi Deal Reagan to the Emir. Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Kha Lifa and held talks with lop defense officials. On monday Niehl he was guest of Honor Al a ban Quet Given by Bahrain s Crown Prince Sheik Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Thais arrest Fine 3 americans for pos Bangkok Thailand up three american activists attempting to publicize a Reward for the Safe return of american prisoners of War they believe arc held in Indochina were arrested on a technicality by thai police. Fined and released police said tuesday we charged them As foreigners changing residence without informing inc authorities said la. Komsan Gucrin. A police invest Lisagor in Neukorn phanom District bordering Laos 175 Miles Northeast of Bangkok. Komsan said inc arrests monday came on instructions from Bangkok to Slop the three americans from releasing Reward notices into the Mekong River that forms the Border Between Thailand and Laos. Police identified the americans As Amos r. Towns end 51, Michael j. Bates 38, and George r. Handy Side 33. They were fined the equivalent of to each for Vio lation of a rarely enforced regulation on foreigners residing in Thailand. Their behaviour indicate that they were planning to launch leaflet activities but we have no Law to charge them on that so we had to charge Ihm for failing to inform immigration police of a change in residence Komsan said. Komsan said the americans registered in a hotel in Bangkok later moved into a rented House in Nakorn phanom province. The three could not be reached for comment but police said they were seeking in formation on missing americans Anci trying to publicize a Reward for heir Safe return. " the $2.4 million Reward put up by conservative american legislators is offered As a bait for officials from Laos and Vietnam to defect with at least one of their presumed prisoners. The . Government has disavowed such Independent private efforts to resolve the Fale of some 2,-Tou americans listed of missing in Indochina it says there is no information to prove that Ameri can prisoners Are still held in Indochina but it docs not have sufficient information to eliminate inc possibility. -. -.-.-. V. I terrorism aimed at americans climbed in 88 Washington a terrorist acts against americans have increased sharply this year although inc number of casualties has fallen inc state depart ment said monday. The department also reported that terrorism worldwide is rising. Incidents directed against americans in the first nine months of this year Rose to 157 from ids in the corresponding period last year it said. Three americans were killed and 25 injured compared with one killed and 38 wounded in the earlier period. Almost half of the attacks on Ameri cans this year were bombings of . Oil company properly in Colombia. No one was killed in these incidents. The three american deaths were in Greece Ilal Yand Peru. Terrorist incidents worldwide total de 680 in the first nine months of this year up from 655 in the same period last year. The number of casualties declined ,.tp 278 killed and 875 wounded from he year earlier total of 443 killed and 2,014 injured. Increases in terror isl acts in Asia. Latin America  Oul weighed declines in Western  other areas. Cake a Santa has been gelling lots of offers of snacks from children writing him in care of the stars and stripes. When you come to my House i will leave you a piece of birthday cake that i made for Jesus and some milk writes. Brand Russell from Ramstein we a German other children who wrote to Santa in care of the newspaper Are i Timidi Rollin. Momiu pan jux Ohuna a Olmeim Tiffiny Monon ecu Iliad cars evil Tutu Kiu Bawi Croli it Rma n to or Choli a  Renji i punic Al Jan flow shr. He wet Buu a Etc Lent new no  afro Lynching Civ inc Boggini Yvo la n ill Patmont. 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