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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Images of 88 by stars & stripes photographers St Type Magazine plus. Classified ads the stars and stripes  unofficial publication Fob the . Armed forces vol. 47. No. 254 thursday december 29. 1 388 sad. Good Mornion d 8693 a was a a probe finds conclusive evidence of sabotage in pan am 747 police officers ready to Ward off footers watch Over Iho area around he smashed cockpit of the pan am 747. Lockerbie Scotland a a bomb blew up pan am flight 103 with 259 people aboard As the jumbo Jet flew Over Scotland a week ago. The depart ment of transport announced wednesday. Investigators found conclusive evidence of a detonating High explosive in wreckage recovered from the scottish Countryside. It said the evidence was found on two parts of the Metal Luggage pallet framework a Metal Luggage Container. The explosive s residues recovered from the debris have been positively identified and arc consistent with inc use of a High performance plastic explosive the statement said the statement gave no information on what Type of explosive was used where it was hidden or How it got aboard the aircraft. It also did not speculate on who was responsible or what a possible Ninive was in Washington the state department pledged a vigorous investigation would he carried out by the Friand other . Government offices. We arc doing everything possible and using All available resources and sources to find out who did  department spokeswoman i Hyllis Oakley said. We Are determined to get to the Bottom of this and find out who did it John Boyd chief Constable of the Lockerbie area in Scotland where the crash occurred this operation see probe on Back Page Daniel replacing Harpe As 16th of commander ramste1n a West Germany is t Brig. Gen. Gerald a. Daniel has been named 6h air Force comr Mandr replacing maj. Gen. Winfield  Harpe who was killed three weeks ago in in Al 6 fighter Jet Accident Safe officials said wednesday. Daniel 49, currently commands the 65th air div which has its Headquarters at und Scy air station in Wiesbaden West Germany. He has 242 hours in the f-16, the primary aircraft used by the 16th air Force. Harpe was killed dec. S during a Rou Tine training Mission when the plane he piloted crashed into a Mountain near Torr Jon a Spain the 16ih air Force s Headquarters. Named to replace Daniel at the 65th air div was col. Glenn a. Prof it ii com Mand Crof lhe23rdtac fighter Wing eng land fab la. Profit has been selected for promotion to brigadier general. In another leadership change Brig Gerl Bruce 3. Lou Bire 47, will succeed Mai. Gen. John a. Carder As Safe s Deputy chief of staff for opera Lions. Lotzbire is assistant Deputy chief of staff for operations. Corder re r. I Nelly was named Intel. To command the air Force tactical air warfare Center at Egli Nab Fla Lotzbire s successor will a Brig Gen. James. L Jamerson commander of the 56lh tac fighter Wing Macdill fab fla.,. -.-. " Daniel Lotzbire and two other Briga Dier generals currently assigned lowest Germany have been nominated for pro sae Daniel or Back Page Dollar soared in Turkey to Yoelin rest of Europe by Randy Mcclain Finis Iclal Grilec there s something about inc Dollar increasing in value by so percent in less than 12 months that can make living in a foreign country exciting. Ask air Force capt. Tom Desantis a Public affairs staffer with the . Logistics group in Ankara Turkey. A dismal turkish Economy and the de valued turkish lira have turned that nation into the land of j15 full course dinners for two and $ 80 men s suits people Are dining out a great Deal and buying clothing More often in Ankara s shopping District Desantis  be go an area Here full of High fashion store with Ali the latest european  a Asaritis and other american serv in members stationed in Turkey have seen the Dollar Rise in value from a 19s8 Low of 1,018.05 lira in january to1,814 lira in mid de Cember. The currency s., High ill was near in octo in s been steadily going up since i arrived in 1987," Desantis said. Characteristically that s the Way it goes. The lira is lowest when you arrive Here and highest when you leave.". " if Only military personnel and their. Continued on Page 3  
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