European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A visit to France s Alsace Region stripes Magazine the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the us. Armed forces vol. 48, no. 157 thursday. September 21, 1989 sl/., d 8693 a plan to ship . Beef to Europe would double Price paid by gis by Chuck v1ncii Washington Bureau Washington a Capitol Hill plan to put . Beef in european commissaries would More than Dou ble the Price  pay at the meat counter Cnoc congressional subsidies run out. The plan drawn up by the House and agreed to by the Senate was launched in retaliation for a european economic Community ban on importation of . Hormone treated beef. While it Calls for a subsidy to Cushion the Impact of the resulting higher prices of the . Beef those Price supports would decrease each year through 1992 and then disappear. The commitment the House has made is for $28 million Over three years declining Over that period si4 million in fiscal 1990, $9.4 million in fiscal 1991 and $4.6 million in fiscal 1992," a House armed serv ices committee staffer said. At that time  in Europe would begin paying the full Price for the . Beef which Pentagon officials said is of much better Quality than european meat but about twice As expensive. The subsidy plan is part of the 1990 defense authorization Bill that is being worked out by House and Senate conference committee members. A House Agri culture committee staffer called the subsidy a done  but lawmakers still differ on How the Pentagon should pay for shipping the . Meat to Europe. In explaining the sell american plan congressional staff members pointed out that Europe is the Only Region where . Beef is not used exclusively and that All other Servic members worldwide even in extremely continued on Back Page bomb suspected in explosion of French Jet Paris a a bomb most Likely caused the crash of a French do to Jet liner that exploded in the sky Over a Des Olate stretch of Northern Africa killing All 171 people on Board the airline said wednesday the French airline Uta also said i received an Anonymous Call from a Man claiming responsibility for the crash on behalf of the moslem terrorist group islamic jihad. The airline said it was Notin a position to judge its authenticity and informed the French foreign ministry. Later on wednesday an unidentified Man telephoned a Western news Agency in London and read a statement in English said to be from islamic jihad. The statement linked the crash to Israel s capture of a shiite moslem cleric Sheik Abdul Karim Obid. In Southern Leb anon on july 28. In the name of Allah and Jam Kho Meini the islamic jihad issued this statement we Are proud of this action. Which was very successful. We would like to say the French Are warned not to Exchange information regarding Sheik Obeid with the israelis no More. We de Mand the Freedom of Sheik Obeid and otherwise we will refresh the memories of the bombings in Paris of 85 and 86. Long live the islamic Republic of  he said. The wreckage of the aircraft was found wednesday scattered across the Rocky Sandy and Remote Section of South Cen trial niger. French array soldiers stationed in neighbouring Chad were the first to reach the crash site. They said All 15 Crew members and 156 passengers including eight children died in the crash. The passengers included the w if of the american ambassador to Chad and a member of the chadian Cabinet. The . National transportation safety Board said on wednesday that it see bomb on Back Page coastal residents prepare for assault by Hugo Miami a residents from Flor Ida to North Carolina stocked up on Gro Ceries flashlights and window reinforcing tape for Hurricane Hugo s expected assault and the Navy sent ships to sea wednesday to wait out the deadly storm. Looting broke out on St. Croix in the . Virgin islands in the Wake of the storm which has been blamed for at least 25 deaths in the Caribbean. Forecasters said the chances of the Hurricane hitting the East coast late this week were steadily increasing. Most projected paths had he storm hitting be tween Cape canaveral fla., and Cape Hatteras . By saturday. The storm wednesday brushed North cast of the Bahamas on wednesday with its winds Al 105 Mph. Workers boarded up government buildings and bahamian prime minister Lynden Pindling Cut Short a visit to Jamaica. Although the indications Are that it going to move East of the More pop Uja cd areas no one is relaxing their Vigil because it can change direction said Bill Kalis a spokesman for the bahamian government. Looters ransacked stores and Law enforcement collapsed on St. Croix where tourists pleaded with reporters for help in getting  we landed we were pounced upon by about 15 tourists said Gary Williams. They said please get food please get water please help us they re see Hugo on Back Page residents of the . Virgin islands City of St. Croix pick up merchandise from a store damaged by 1 Hurricane i Lugo. Magazine to or. R