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Vol. II, No. 28 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Aug. 14, 1989 Panama will not bow to U.S., Noriega says

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) exercises to defend the Panama retired military officers, Noriega committee of the Organization of -- Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega said Canal under the 1977 treaties, and reiterated earlier accusations the Military Men for Democracy, his regime will not yield to U.S. Panamanian troops in some wants to replace him Integration and the Liberation of pressure that he quit as Panama's instances have been shadowing them. with a "docile" government to elude Latin American and the Caribbean. Defense Forces chief. In Washington, White House treaty obligations to turn the The Bush administration and "Panama will not bow to the law of spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Panama Canal over to Panama. opposition politicians have been force that those barbarians from the today that the recent exercises were "You," Noriega said pointing at trying to force out Noriega since two North, their lackeys and tame r o u t i n e m a neu v e r s, but h e the retired officers, "are front-row federal grand juries in politicians are trying to impose on acknowledged they were to some witnesses of the aggressive and indicted him on drug trafficking and it," he said Thursday night, referring degree a show of force. arrogant policies of the United States money laundering charges last year. to his Panamanian opponents. The comments were Noriega's first "We have always said that we towards Panama." U.S efforts have included reaction to a weeklong series of would feel free to carry out exercises But he said Panama "will not bow, diplomatic pressure and trade and confrontations between his Defense in support of our rights under the will not humiliate itself, will not give economic sanctions against Panama. Forces and U.S. Southern Panama Canal Treaty. from time to up its project of liberating itself (of But the steps have yet to budge Command troops that included time we do conduct those kind of American soldiers) in the face of Noriega, whose regime annulled arrests on both sides and the exercises," he said. "They're all injustice or arrogance." May 7 presidential elections. blocking of nearby Fort Amador by designed to ensure our rights and The group of officers, believed to International observers said American soldiers. access to protect the canal." have been founded recently by opposition candidate Guillermo U.S. troops have been conducting Addressing a group of about 20 Noriega, calls itself the executive Endara won by a landslide. Columbia swoops home after secret mission , and Air Force Maj. Mark Brown, 37 Even so, the overall success of the Force Secretary Donald Rice as "a Calif. (UPI) - The crew of the - were expected to leave the shuttle flight was hailed Wednesday by Air very successful launch." shuttle Columbia swooped to a about a half hour after touchdown. graceful desert touchdown Sunday, It was the first flight for Columbia, closing out a successful if secret NASA's original shuttle, since the military flight and presumably Challenger disaster and its successful leaving a spy satellite behind in orbit. return to Earth signals the end of the Preceded by twin sonic booms, accident recovery process, giving the Columbia dropped out of a clear space agency three operational dawn sky after a high-speed plunge shuttles for the first time in 3 1/2 across Southern California, gliding years. to a powerless landing at 6:37 a.m. The agency blacked out live PDT on a dry lakebed runway at communications with the crew, Edwards Air Force Base. forcing the NASA spokesman to With commander Brewster Shaw, relay the traditional congratulatory 44, and co-pilot Richard "Dick" banter between the and Richards, 42, at the controls, mission control. Columbia barreled down the Mojave Likewise, Edwards was closed to Desert runway, kicking up twin the public and the usual throng of roostertails of dust as it raced spectators was absent. The five through the final seconds of the fifth astronauts planned to fly back to post-Challenger shuttle flight. their homes in Houston later in the Seconds later, the 100-ton day, bringing the 30th shuttle spaceplane rolled to a gentle stop, mission to an end. ending a five-day one-hour mission Left behind in space was what has that spanned some 80 orbits and two been widely reported to be an million miles since blastoff Tuesday advanced reconnaissance satellite from the in believed to have been launched into Florida. an orbit allowing it to fly over 80 "A superteam and a great percent of the Soviet Union. machine! Welcome home The satellite presumably was Columbia," Frank launched Tuesday, about seven Culbertson radioed from mission hours after blastoff, but the exact control in Houston, according a deployment time has not been - NASA spokesman. confirmed. A 1/508th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) soldier (right) establishes radio Air Force Col. Shaw, Navy Cmdr. Because of the military nature of contact with other battalion assets while the battalion's A ir Force forward Richards and their crewmates - the mission, NASA refused to release a ir traffic controller talks with air support elements during Thursday's Navy Cmdr. David Leestma, 40, any details about the payload or the training exercise held at Fort A mador. (U.S. Army photo by Spec. Paul Army Lt. Col. James Adamson, 43, crew's activities in space. Sweeney) Search efforts locate Leland's plane, some bodies was ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (UPI) wreckage of a relief plane carrying Sunday and reported 13 of the 16 the area where the wreckage -U.S. helicopters found the Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, people aboard were killed and three found as "very mountainous." were missing, the State Department In Leland's office, a spokesman said. said, "All we've heard is the plane is 176qw n rSenmpty qfterBladeJewe1 In Washington, Mary Swann, a down and that there are 13 bodies." spokesman for the Leland Task The DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop by Spec. Bob Blocher "Generally, command-sponsored Force at the State Department, said carrying Leland, 44, chairman of the families in transit to Panama when the wreckage was sighted at 5:45 a.m. House hunger committee, and 15 FORT CLAYTON (USARSO travel was banned will be able to EDT, 20 miles east of Fugnido - its others disappeared Monday on a bigger-than-expected tax refund in o , said the ging De o arChief original destination. flight to an Ethiopian refugee camp the mail or a $10 bill behind a sofa ' s She said paramedics were dropped at Fugnido. south of Addis cushion, USARSO's Housing Office Ratcliffe. Messages saying those at 6:29 a.m. and reported back a few Bad weather Ababa had hampered search efforts ash srsd whe t found 176 families are free to travel to Panama minutes later that they had found 13 ua rterrrisedawan it fperati7 have already been sent to their home bodies. There were 16 people on the Saturday, but a massive effort using was launched in Blade Jewel. And a st ffiOpertion cases. plane when it disappeared Monday. the U.S. aircraft are pleased the empty quarters will Some oftheemptyquarterscame The identity of the dead was not good weather Sunday. on the assurefsome families willsoon be on from under-projecting the number of known. Nine of the 16 people their way to Panama. Continued on Page 8 A Pentagon spokesman described downed plane were Americans. 2 Tropic Times %6 Aug. 14, 1989 U.S. news Pilots cross picket lines MIAMI (Reuter) - More than 250 leader said. Eastern Airlines pilots have defected Eastern, which filed for from the ranks of striking employees bankruptcy protection five days after to return to work since last weekend, the strike began, is now pressing giving owner Frank Lorenzo a major ahead with its plan to rebuild using boost in his plan to rebuild the replacement pilots and those who carrier, industry sources said Friday. have crossed the picket lines. Pilots have crossed the picket lines Eastern is operating 350 daily at a rate of around 50 a day since last flights, one-third of its pre-strike Sunday, bringing Eastern close to its schedule, and plans to have a total of goal of 1,700 pilots by the end of the 800 flights daily by the end of the year, the sources said. year. Before the strike, Eastern, then The number of pilots returning to the nation's sixth-largest carrier, the cockpit is the largest since the operated around 1,100 daily flights. strike began more than five months Eastern officials said they had ago with 3,400 members of the Air been ordered to stop disclosing the Line Pilots Association (ALPA) numbers of pilots returning to work. staging a walkout in sympathy with Striking Eastern pilots in several striking machinists. major cities voted overwhelmingly The wave ofso-called "crossovers" Tuesday to continue the strike appears to have been spurred by despite recommendations from some Z recent recommendations by pilots union leaders that they consider union leaders that strikers consider returning to work. going back to work, union officials As pilots debated their options said privately. They said there was no prior to voting, the number of pilots sign of a slowdown in pilot crossing the picket lines accelerated, defections. Eastern officials said. Pilots have played a crucial role in The tense meetings and the the three-union strike that virtually defections have provided the clearest grounded the Texas Air Corp. signs yet of growing strains in the subsidiary March 4. ranks of striking pilots, many of Only about 220 Eastern pilots whom have become frustrated with stayed on the job in the early days of their union's failure to outmaneuver the strike. But that number had Lorenzo. climbed steadily to nearly 400 by the If many more pilots return to end of last week, Eastern officials work, Eastern may not have jobs to said. give them. Eastern, which has said it With the latest wave of defections, needs a total of 1,700 pilots by the nearly 650 pilots have rejoined the end of the year, has hired more than airline, industry sources said. 1,000 replacements along with the Eastern officials are escatic with 650 who have crossed the lines. GROUND WORK - A firefighter sprays water on the burning limbs of a the trend, and union officials are Eastern officials have pledged to fallen 210-year-old ponderosa pine at the King Gulch Fire in 's Boise concerned. "We have to do protect the jobs of the replacement National Forest. Fires throughout the state had charred more than 94,000 something to stop this," one union pilots even if the strike is settled. acres. (AP Laserphoto) Lightning delays blastoff of umannedDelta 2 rocket by William Harwood equipped with nine strap-on solid- and lightning in the area. The most recent previous Delta 2- UPI Science Writer fuel boosters, had been scheduled for "Tonight's launch of a Delta 2 . GPS launch was successfully carried takeoff from the Cape Canaveral Air has been scrubbed because of out June 10 after a three-week delay CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) Force Station at 2:13 a.m. VDT unsatisfactory weather conditions," because of technical problems and - An unmanned Air Force Delta 2 Sunday. said Lt. Col. Ron Rand. "Due to stormy weather. rocket carrying a military navigation But heavy thunderstorms rolled other activities scheduled for the The latest flight marked the third satellite was grounded Sunday by through the cape Saturday night and (tracking) range, the next launch major free-world rocket launch this lingering storm clouds and lightning, after using up most of a 21-minute attempt will occur no earlier than week. Columbia was launched forcing military flight controllers to launch period, Air Force flight Friday, Aug. 18." Tuesday from the Kennedy Space delay blastoff to Friday. controllers postponed the launch for Perched atop the slender blue-and- Center, followed 10 hours later by The 126-foot, $30 million Delta 2, the day because of'lingering clouds white rocket inside a protective nose the successful liftoff of a powerful cone was the third of 21 new $65 unmanned European Ariane 4 rocket million Global Positioning System carrying a pair of satellites. Hundreds join to remember W oodstock - GPS -navigation satellites The first of the new GPS satellites BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) - About Charley and Debbie Gelish, designed to tell military units their was safely placed in orbit Feb. 14 in 500 people marked the allowed scores of people to camp locations to within 53 feet anywhere the maiden flight of a Delta 2 rocket, approaching 20th anniversary of out on a field without charge, but in the world. one of 20 ordered in the wake of the the Woodstock music festival by asked vendors selling food, T- The launch delay came as the five- Challenger disaster to eliminate camping in the rain Saturday at shirts and souvenirs for donations man all-military crew of the shuttle military reliance on NASA's space the late Max Yasgur's farm. to repair the field and spruce up Columbia, orbiting 185 miles up, was shuttle. A mix of original festival-goers, the property. preparing for re-entry and a 9:37 a.m. Equipped with atomic clocks teen-agers, yuppies and remnants Traffic was moving along EDT landing at Edwards Air Force accurate to one second in 300,000 of the hippie days set up camp in smoothly, Bethel Supervisor Base, Calif., to close out a five-day, years, the GPS satellites the field nearly 75 miles northwest Allan Scott said. Roads near the one-hour flight to launch a classified continuously broadcast coded radio of to mark the site had been converted to one- military reconnaissance satellite. signals. c o mi n g an n iv e r s a r y of way trafic to improve trafic flow. The GPS program, however, is not The 21 upgraded "block 2" GPS Woodstock. A Woodstock commemorative classified and officials say the satellites, which will join seven older Rain turned parts of the farm concertisscheduled for Thursday, complete system of navigation and less sophisticated "block 1" into mud reminiscent of the Aug. Friday and Saturday at the beacons ultimately will allow navigation beacons already in space, 15-17, 1%9, festival, which about Imperial Resort Hotel in nearby military forces on the ground, at sea are built by Rockwell International's 400,000 people attended. Swan Lake. The resort hopes to and in the air to determine their Satellite Systems Division in Seal The land's current owners, draw 4,000 people to the event. location and altitude to within about Beach, Calif., under a $1.2 billion 53 feet anywhere in the world. contract.

Commander-in-Chief . Gen. Fred F. Woerner Assistant NCOIC ..SFC Richard A. Czizik This authorized unofficial command information publication Tropic Times is Director, Public Affairs. Col. Ronald T. Sconyers Editorial Staff. SSgt. Greg Markley is for U.S. Armed Forces overseas. The Executive Editor NCOIC . SMSgt. Harold J. Lee Sgt. Monique Chere published in conjunction with the Armed Forces Information of Defense, under the supervision of Managing Editor . Colin Hale Spec. Anthony Craft Program of the Department AIC Randy Lawson the director of Public Affairs. U.S. Southern Command. %iew Composing Room . . Rosemary Chong Contents of the Tropic Times are not necessarily the official Carolyn Coffey of the U.S. Government, the Dpartmcni of Ilefense or the 1 S. address is: A i Miae, 34002, the T rop ic T im es Southen Cimand. The 1 Albrook Post Office. Yclephne 285-66s2. Tropic Times Aug. 14, 1989 3 U.S. news 24 plants release 33 percent of toxic waste WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Agency made the raw data available among the top 15 on the list of those few miles away. dozen plants accounted for a third of last month after receiving reports releasing the largest amounts of toxic According to the study, five all the highly hazardous industrial from more than 18,000 facilities. material, including its Rockdale, companies each reported more than chemical releases reported in the The 480-page federation analysis Texas, plant, which was No. 3 with 30 million pounds of toxic emissions United States in 1987, a national said the 7.5 billion pounds of toxic 329 million pounds of wastes, most released into the air in 1987, part of conservation group says in an material released by the 500 facilities buried on plant grounds. the roughly 2.6 billion pounds of analysis of government figures. was about 70 percent of the total 10.3 The National Steel Corp. Great such wastes sent airborne by all The National Wildlife Federation billion pounds reported in 1987, the Lakes Division plant at Ecorse, companies reporting to the EPA. analysis released last week showed latest year for which figures were Mich., was the second biggest The three companies that released that 500 plants in 44 states disposed available. disposer of toxic wastes at 423 the largest amount of toxic chemicals about 7.5 billion pounds of toxic ALCOA had three other plants million pounds, almost all buried a into water are in Louisiana. waste through burial or release into the air, water or public sewage system. Book explains media role in Vietnam The two dozen plants in 13 states released 3.5 billion pounds of toxic WASHINGTON (AP) - A new tions felt compelled toward constant evidence that the newsmen found. waste in 1987, the report said. The book published by the Army says the optimism. Until it became a mocking Vietnam was the first uncensored material included chemicals and American people often got more phrase, Washington had constantly modern American war. The Kennedy metals, some 39 of which are straight information about the to report that "the light at the end of administration toyed with censorship considered carcinogenic. Vietnam War from the press than the tunnel" was in sight. but ultimately felt it could not The emissions are legal, but from the government. One Continental Army Command withstand the inevitable charge that legislation pending before Congress The government lied to the people, memo cabled to Saigon, borrowing a ithwa alloin eica tpi Americans to perish would curb many of the releases by the book says, although it avoids line from songwriter Johnny Mercer, it was allowing setting tighter standards for toxic using that blunt word. urged American advisers to naigoclandestent red t kick out industrial waste. On one issue, "the facts were "accentuate the positive and troublesome reporters, the U.S. Seven of the 12 biggest producers different" from what was put out by eliminate the negative." MissilesfeetrbpodttrsothetU.th of toxic wastes use burial for the Defense Department, it says. On Reporters weren't under such Mission felt bound to come to the defense. disposal, while five inject wastes deep another occasion, U.S. officials restraints. If Buddhists were setting reporters' into the ground. Industry defends "dissembled" about what Americans fire to themselves to oppose a Hammond reaches this conclusion: that method of disposal, but were actually doing at a time they repressive Ngo-Dinh Diem regime, or "Critics of the press within the environmentalists disagree. were in Vietnam as "advisers." if the American-advised and ill-led military paid great attention to the Increasingly, such disposal That is rare official candor. Even South Vietnamese army refused to mistakes of the news media but little methods "threaten the nation's 20 years after the fact, it is unusual engage an enemy it outnumbered and to the work of the majority of ground water which supplies for the government to own up to outgunned, reporters felt free to so reporters, who attempted drinking water for almost 50 percent misleading the people. report - no matter what frustrations conscientiously to tell all sides of the of Americans," the federation said. Candor's author is William M. resulted in Washington or what story. What alienated the American "Which community will see disease Hammond, a civilian historian on tensions were aggravated between public, in both the Korean and outbreaks from polluted surface and the Pentagon payroll. His book, the U.S. embassy and the presidential Vietnam Wars, was not news ground water? What species of fish or "Public Affairs: The Military and the palace in Saigon. coverage but casualties. Public wildlife will be threatened by acute or Media, 1962-1968," issued by the Policy makers in Washington support for each war dropped chronic toxicity? No one knows," Government Printing Office, is part refused to allow information officers inexorably by 15 percentage points said federation president Jay Hair. of a series the Army is publishing on in Vietnam to acknowledge the use of whenever total U.S. casualties No. 1 on the top 500 list was the every aspect of its role in the Vietnam napalm because they didn't want the increased by a factor of 10." ALCOA plant in Point Comfort, War. Communists to make propaganda Information officers were in an Texas, which reported 465 million In recounting the tortured history from it. impossible position. They could not pounds of toxic wastes in 1987, of relations between the government "But newsmen went into the field, deny what reporters could see for almost all of it buried at the facility, and the press during the war, observed napalm exploding and themselves, despite pressure from A dozen facilities each reported Hammond illustrates the perils when recorded its effects with their Washington to keep the news out of more than 100 million pounds of a democracy wages a secondhand cameras," historian Hammond Saigon from contradicting official wastes were released, while 118 war that the Congress hasn't declared writes. optimism. plants reported disposing at least 10 and the people haven't committed It wasn't that reporters were wiser million pounds, the study said. Each themselves to. than the military. Instead, the U.S. But the American government did facility reported at least 2.6 million Because neither public nor Mission in Saigon, eager to placate deny the truth. In lying to the public, pounds of toxic releases. legislative backing had been won, the Washington and back up the South it lied to itself too, and at a terrible The Environmental Protection Kennedy and Johnson administra- Vietnamese, ignored the same price. Census says nearly half of U.S. population live in 37 cities WASHINGTON (AP) - Two more. Seven other states have more than South and West in recent years, the centuries after the United States was Led by New York and Los 90 percent of their populations in Census Bureau observed in its study founded as a largely agricultural Angeles, these metro areas had 119 metropolitan areas - California, of growth patterns between 1980 and nation, nearly nine-tenths of the million residents in 1987, the Bureau Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode 1987. population growth is occurring in said. Island, Florida, Massachusetts and The population loss experienced in metropolitan areas, the Census leads the way as the New York. the Northeast during the 1970s has Bureau reports. only state entirely included within Idaho is the least metropolitan halted in this decade, the agency Almost half of all Americans metropolitan areas, the bureau statewithonlyabout20percentofits found, while the Midwest has reside in just 37 major urban areas, noted. The northern portion of the residents in urban areas, the report continued to have net losses in recent the bureau said last week in a new state is included in the greater New added. years. analysis of the patterns of growth. York metro area while the southern Reflecting the nation's overall "A slowdown in population And the metropolitan share of the portion is part of the Philadelphia population trend, metropolitan area growth has taken place since 1980 in population is growing faster than region. growth has tended to flow to the much of the interior of the United that in rural areas. iU t ick States, especially in nonmetropolitan The "rural renaissance" reported or e sm okers try to kick habit areas," noted the report prepared by in the 1970s when small towns and smoking cessation Donald E. Starsinic and Richard L. rural areas were growing seems to CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (UPI) -- conference on by the Institute for the Forstall. have ended, with increases in cities Only a small fraction of smokers who sponsored Behavior and During this decade the and suburbs now well in the lead. try to quit each year succeed, Study of Smoking John n onmetrop olitan population The census study found that about indicating not enough is being done Policy at Harvard University's of Government. declined in 10 contiguous states - 86 percent of the nation's population to help people kick the cigarette F. Kennedy School West Virginia, Indiana, since 1980 has occurred in the habit, an expert said last week. Ohio, growth Iowa, Minnesota, North 282 officially designated metropoli- "The data shows people are trying A new survey shows 17 million of Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska tan areas across the country. That to quit. But we've got a lot of people the estimated 48 million smokers in Dakota, at least one and Kansas, the bureau pointed out. pattern represents a return to the trying and failing," said John Pierce, the United States quit for areas with metropolitan area dominance that chief of the epidemiology branch of day in 1986; but, studies show only The nation's metro I has been common since the era of the the office on smoking and health at about 1.3 million Americans succeed million or more residents, as of July Great Depression, the bureau the Centers for Disease Control in in quitting each year. 1, 1987, were New York, 18.0 million; reported. Washington. In addition, studies have shown , 13.5 million; Chicago, The analysis of 1987 figures found "They want to quit. The problem is that of those smokers who have never 8.1 million; San Francisco, 5.9 that nearly halfofall Americans, 48.9 they are not succeeding. We are not tried to quit, less than 20 percent million; Philadelphia, 5.9 million; percent, reside in the 37 metro areas meeting the need," said Pierce, who think they will be smoking in five , 4.6 million; Boston, 4.1 3.7 million. with populations of a million or spoke at the start of a two-day years. million; Dallas, Times 4 Aug.Tropic 14, 1989

1 world roundup Korea still waiting for U.S. ambassador SEOUL (Reuter) - Washington is range thinking," he said. Here and domestic repression, the KCIA. not lobbying the United States to trying to steer its turbulent now long-range thinking is just what When Gregg finally takes the play a central role any more." relationship with South Korea into is needed. helm, he will have to deal with a Gregg, who according to Sen. quieter waters, but seven months The United States, which helped string of urgent bilateral issues, all of Jesse Helms, R-N.C., is a after the last ambassador left there's South Korea fight the 1950-53 which have proved major irritants in "recognised authority in low- still no one at the helm. Korean War, has a lot of influence U.S.-South Korean relations. intensity conflict," will have to make The Senate is sitting on the here--militarily,becauseitheadsthe There is Korean anti- sure perceptions of America confirmation of Donald Gregg, the combined armed forces; econ- Americanism, albeit not as continue to shift from authoritarian man picked to be new ambassador to omically, because it is South Korea's widespread as radical students make big brother to plain old diplomatic Seoul, because of his links to the number one trading partner, and it sound, and continuing wrangling ally. Iran-Contra affair. politically, because it is Seoul's over trade issues. Luckily for the United States, 1989 The Democrats holding up the staunchest ally. He will also see fire from both sides so far has been comparatively confirmation say they are not Nevertheless, Americans feel they of the Pacific on withdrawal, or uneventful for the embassy. Visible satisfied with Gregg's testimony that are given credit for too much of what reduction, of the more than 43,000 outbreaks of anti-Americanism were he was unaware of possibly illegal goes on. They say they are wrongly U.S. troops stationed here, and U.S. infrequent and many trade issues arms sales to Nicaraguan rebels when accused of meddling in everything calls that Seoul shoulder more of the were at least temporarily resolved. he was national security adviser to from the 1979 coup by then-army costs for common defence against Diplomatic sources said the two then-Vice President Bush. strongman Chun Doo Hwan to communist North Korea. sides were making steady progress on Last week the Senate promised to whether South Korea trades with But the crucial issue is the skewed the relocation of U.S. military vote on the nomination soon, communist nations. love-hate relationship itself and the headquarters from central Seoul and perhaps as early as September. This South Koreans perceive the role of sickening feeling in many South the legal status of U.S. forces here. would still mean the U.S. Embassy the U.S. ambassador, in particular, Korean stomachs that the United Gregg will be expected to help here had stood leaderless for three as a key one. Former envoy James States has at times controlled their further those gains. He is said to be quarters of 1989. Lilley's decision to meet South country from behind the scenes. fond of South Korea, where he "People in the embassy have been Korean opposition leaders, for Diplomats say, however, that as worked from 1973 to 1975. He has saying "I wish we had an instance, was seen as a marker of South Korea allows more free the "intellectual honesty" of his ambassador. We're all anxious that democratic change. democratic debate its citizens will be' predecessor Lilley, now ambassador he get here as soon as possible," said Lilley, who left Seoul in January less concerned with what the United to China, diplomatic sources said. one source at the U.S. Embassy. after a stint of just over two years, States is doing and thinking. "I think we are approaching the Without an ambassador, a mission had been burned in effigy by radical S i point of a tremendous payoff for our has trouble agreeing on long-term students even before he arrived. "Before it was always easy (for investment in Korea, starting with policy goals although major Gregg has so far been spared the South Koreans) to blame the United the 33,000 men that died there during decisions could still be made at flames but not the heat.Many South States for everything," a Western the war," Gregg told the Senate home, a Western diplomat said. Koreans object to his appointment diplomat said. Foreign Relations Committee in "It's the difference between being a because he was once "But they are realizing that May confirmation hearings. leader and a caretaker. A caretaker stationed in Seoul with the CIA, Washington does not have as much If he ever gets here, he may find can't commit the embassy to long- model for the defunct tool of influence as they thought. People are himself the paymaster. Angry East Germans jump their'sinking ship' EAST (Reuter) - A be just as, or even more, hard-line. binding. they can," said the first diplomat, surge in the number of East Germans -Limited travel chances which "Many may have been rejected in referring to rumors denied by East trying to emigrate highlights growing many fear could be further curtailed the last few weeks and seen the Berlin that East Germany will restrict frustration over lack of reform in this despite a recent liberalization in trips mission as a last-ditch option," said travel to Hungary. Communist state, a lower standard to the West. another diplomat. Most of those wanting to leave of living than the West and fears that "No one factor is overriding Other East Germans, particularly legally or illegally are young people limited travel could be further because different people react to younger ones, are going to Austria, but also include older professionals, restricted. different things. But the combination from Hungary, which began such as teachers and doctors. "They feel the last lifeboat is being was enough to set off the removing its "Iron Curtain" border In Bonn, the West German Federal lowered and they don't want to be left firecracker," said another diplomat. fences in May. Labor Office said around 25,000 East aboard the sinking ship," said one Many of the 131 would-be emigres Since then nearly 1,000 East German refugees in West Germany Western diplomat. holed up in a cramped annex at the Germans have crossed and nearly 200 are unemployed, often because they He was summing up why hundreds West German mission appear to be others who were turned back went to are unfamiliar with Western' of East Germans have chosen now to young families whose applications the West German Embassy in technology. Although East Germans flee over Hungary's newly-relaxed were rejected under new East Budapest ratherthan risk reprisals at adapted more easily to life in the border to Austria or to seek refuge in German regulations. home. West than other nationalities they West German diplomatic missions in Under the rules officials must "There is a definite feeling that this lacked experience -with computers East Berlin, Prague, Budapest and decide on an application within six route could be a temporary one and and automatic production processes, Belgrade. months and that decision is then so they are making full use of it while it said. There is nothing new in East ,o. Germans wanting to leave. Today's Beirut too complex to give accurate intelligence They were streaming West well before 1961 when East Germany LONDON (Reuter) - Beirut, a a Marine lieutenant colonel serving including the barracks at Hay Madi in south of the pro-Iranian Hizbollah built the Berlin Wall to stop the flow. spy's paradise in its heyday 20 years as a U.N. truce observer in organization, and the town of Since then hundreds have risked ago, has become a baffling maze to Lebanon when kidnapped Baalbek in East Lebanon. death to escape - dozens have died Western intelligence officials trying February 1988. of the Tusa said the capture by Israeli - and hundreds of thousands have to locate hostages held by Islamic Most experts said ignorance Sheikh Abdel-Karim emigrated legally. fundamentalist guerrillas. exact location of the remaining 17 commandos of south According to diplomats in East The cosmopolitan city is barely Western hostages believed to be in Obeid, a Hizbollah leader, in Lebanon July 28 was likely to have and West Berlin, this latest increase recognizable after 14 years of civil Lebanon made a military operation to impossible. confused the picture. stems from several internal and war and the rise of pro-Iranian Shi'ite to release them next external political and economic Moslem groups dedicated to driving "We probably know the general "As soon as he was seized, all the hostages were factors that have now reached a head. out Western influences. areas, but in terms of hostage rescue probably We probably knew where -Reforms including partly-free "Westerners are at great risk just attempts it's not good enough," said moved. Royal they were 10 days ago," he said. elections in Poland and Hungary, in being there," says Paul Wilkinson, a Francis Tusa of Britain's contrast to scant change in East terrorism expert at Aberdeen United Services Institute, a military U.S. intelligence sources say they about Lebanon Germany where opposition University in Scotland. "So Western think-tank. "You've got to know would know more CIA cutbacks candidates were barred from running agencies are led to rely on local precise room locations." had it not been for Jimmy Carter and Communists and their allies took information, some of which is Experts said the guerrilla groups, ordered by President to greater nearly 99 per cent of the vote. notoriously unreliable or out of often based on family ties, are hard to in the 1970s, leading -A growing gap between what the date." infiltrate and are so numerous they reliance on technical than human East German media describe as one The result has been what the Rand defy intelligence-gathering. resources. of the world's highest living Corp., a California-based think- "To cover Beirut alone, one would A further setback, officials said, standards and the reality for many of tank, called in a recent study "a need an informant on every block -- was the expulsion of the Palestine scarce, poor quality goods compared disastrous lack of good information because practically every block is run Liberation Organization from Beirut with the tantalizing range seen each about terrorist groups in Lebanon." by a different faction," one U.S. in 1982, when Israel invaded day on West German TV. President Bush has said he was expert lamented. Lebanon. -The feeling that nothing is likely "dealing with less than a full deck Areas that have fallen under Some PLO officials sold to change for the better under veteran when it comes to information" as he suspicion as hostage prisons include information to the West, including East German leader Erich Honecker studied how to react to the reported parts of the Shi'ite-controlled the CIA and the French intelligence and that whoever succeeds him could killing last week of William Higgins, southwestern suburbs of Beirut, services, they said. Tropic Times Aug. 14, 1989 5 hemisphere I RP bank pleads guilty to $ laundering NEW YORK (Reuter) - The Occidente is part of a federal investigation by the federal task force The money was then trucked to Panamanian subsidiary of Banco de investigation into the money- on suspicion they assisted in money banks in Los Angeles, which would Occidente has agreed to plead guilty laundering activities of the Medellin laundering, the report said. make electronic transfers of the cash to laundering drug money in what cartel, a confederation of Colombian Efforts to reach officials of the to New York bank accounts held by will be the largest money-laundering drug traffickers responsible for banks named in the report were not still other phony jewelry businesses. conviction ever obtained by the U.S. shipping about 80 percent of the immediately successful. Finally the New York banks would government, the New York Times cocaine that enters the United States, According to the report, Justice transfer the money electronically to reported last week. the report said. Accrding o .thecreport, ustic accounts across Europe or directly to The plea will be made in It said the investigation has thus Department officials n Washington Colombia. Monday and details will be disclosed far led to over 125 indictments and said the Banco de Occidente by the Justice Department that day, added that the federal government operation began with drug dealers in the report said, quoting department has also filed a civil lawsuit in New New York, Miami, Houston and Los officials. York against some of the nation's Angeles who took in hundreds of A lawyer for Banco de Occidente leading banks and a Uruguayan millions of dollars n cash from said as part of the plea, all charges money exchange and is seeking to cocae sales and then carted them against the parent company in seize $433 million it says came from off to bogus jewelry businessesthat Colombia will be dropped, it said. drug sales. acted as fronts. Justice Department spokesmen At least two banks - Continental The cash would be sent by armored were not immediately available for Bank's New York office and truck to other phony jewelry comment. Guaranty International Bank in operations in Los Angeles, where it The plea agreement with Banco de Stamford, Conn. - are under was counted in high speed machines. Toll in Mexican train crash continues to rise

MEXICO CITY (UPI) -Rescuers Isias Ojeda, spokesman for the the terrain of the area. The river may border from San Diego, shortly after using wooden walking sticks to slog Attorney General's office for the have carried many downstream. the crash. through thick mud recovered 17 state of Sinoloa, meanwhile gave a "We're in the middle of the rainy Another passenger, Rosario bodies, raising to at least 106 the casualty toll of 97 dead and 107 season, and the weather is making Buelna Osbar, was traveling with her number killed when a train bound for injured. rescue efforts very difficult. It's hard three children and was asleep when the California border derailed and There was no explanation for the to get the bodies out," Roldan said. the train derailed. tumbled into a river, the Red Cross conflicting figures. Workers reportedly were trying to "Some men who were in the same said. Miguel said the rescue teams "have lift three cars in the river and car helped us out," Osbar said. Nearly 150 people were injured to walk around with sticks to get authorities feared more victims were "The car was overloaded. It was so when the overcrowded express train around and have discovered some trapped underneath or inside. full people had to stand up." The was unable to stop at a washed out bodies just by chance. The teams are The Railroad Workers Union Extra 409 express train was equipped bridge and fell into the San Rafael digging bodies out of the mud. Thursday blamed National Railways to carry 370 passengers but was River Wednesday morning in an area Vehicles cannot enter the area." of Mexico, known as Ferronales, for traveling with more than 500 people, flooded by torrential rains near the "We have found bodies as far as 6 the tragedy because it did not most of them women and children Gulf of California, some 400 miles miles downstream .," he said. "provide parts to keep up" the and poor farm workers headed north from the U.S. border. "Bodies could have been carried railway system, the official Mexican in search of work, authorities said. "We have recovered 106 bodies away (by the current). Many people news agency Notimex said. T h train or auorited in from the site and 146 others were are going from shelter to shelter Guadalajara and was bound for injured," said Dr. Elias Miguel, Red searching for other family members." Notimex reported the union also Mexicali, across from Calexico, Cross spokesman for Guamuchil, Miguel said rescue efforts would said, "Although it was bad weather, Calif., when the accident occurred 393 miles south of the U.S.-Mexican continue for at least another two Ferronales did not put up signs to between the towns of Bamoa and border. He said 17 bodies were days. werennuwayrsosbe forkths Guamuchil in Sinaloa state. recovered Thursday. He said flooding forced 75 percent were in no way responsible for this Marta Heredia, a Guamuchil town A Guamuchil official said the town of the people living in towns accident." official, said torrential rains flooded morgue was filled to capacity with 63 upstream to abandon their homes. Railway spokesman Ignacio the area Tuesday, devastating three of the bodies, and 40 more of the H o r a ci o R o 1d an, police Duran denied the bridge may have towns before washing away the bodies were at the morgue in spokesman for he state of Sinoloa needed repairs and said, "No, the bridge spanning the San Rafael river. Guasave, 37 miles northwest of said, "We may never have the exact problem was that it had rained too Francisco Labastida Ochoa, Guamuchil. number of people who died, due to much and the bridge went. It's just governor of the state of Sindloa, and one of those things that happen. Carlos Orozco Soza, director of M exican ex-president's relative ne American and two British National always of Mexico, went Mex can ex- resden 's ela ive citizens walked away from the wreck to the site of the wreck to oversee unharmed, said Dan Sainz, U.S. vice rescue efforts. detainedinSan A ntofo by INS consul in Mazatlan, about 500 miles Orozco said the state-owned northwest of . railway company would pay $3,200 SAN ANTONIO (UPI) - The list as he arrived Wednesday night at Manuel Lazcano Ochoa, a compensation to families of the dead brother-in-law of a former president San Antonio International Airport, spokesman for the Attorney General and $200 to anyone injured in the of Mexico has been detained by Gary Renick, chief of investigations of the state of Sinoloa said Britons crash. immigration authorities because he is for the local INS office, told the Alice McDonald and Philip Mayall The Communication and on a Drug Enforcement Administra- Light. and U.S. citizen Helen Kelly were Transportation Secretariat said a tion watch list, a newspaper said last Because Zuno-Arce is a relative of escorted to a bus headed toward government investigation of the week. Echeverria, "we had to verify that it Tijuana, across the U.S.-Mexican accident had begun. Ruben Zuno-Arce, 59, was held was a valid 'look-out,"' Renick said. without bond Thursday night in the Zuno-Arce was followed from the Comal County Jail, officials said. He airport by an INS agent, Renick said, K kidnappers elude Brazilian cops was to be informed of the charges and he was later arrested outside a against him during a Friday morning grocery story once it was verified he RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ransom and an offer by three women appearance before a U.S. magistrate. was the person whose name was on (Reuter) - Police mounted guard television reporters to give The San Antonio Light said Zuno- the list. over an armor-plated security van in themselves up as hostages. Arce also was to appear Friday Mexican government officials "are northern Brazil last week where The kidnappers, two men and two before an Immigration and veryconcerned"aboutthedetention kidnappers held two women women masked and armed with Naturalization Service judge, who Renick said. reporters hostage after criss-crossing handguns and grenades, then fled in may determine whether he will be M e xi c an C o n s u1 Ge n e r a 1 the country with police and media in an armored bank security van. allowed to remain in the United Humberto Hernandez Haddad said pursuit. They attempted to escape on a States. he was not told what the charges were The hostage saga began a week ago plane from Goiania but no pilot "I really don't know why he's being when he visited Zuno-Arce at INS in the central city of Goiania when would take them. After releasing one held," Peter Magaro, Zuno-Arce's offices Thursday. the gang grabbed Sadi Angel Filho, of the three reporters, they then attorney, told the Light. "We're "He said he doesn't know why he the nine-year-old son of a bank began zig-zaggig across the country waiting for him to get charged. If they was arrested, that he's clean," lawyer. with police and reporters trailing. don't file by the morning, we'll file a Hernandez told the Light, but INS The van was under guard writ of habeas corpus." Zuno-Arce's officials promised to clarify the Police discovered the kidnappers' Thursday night on the border sister is the wife of Luis Echeverria situation Friday morning. hideout Monday and two were killed between the states of Parana and Sao Alvarez, president of Mexico from The Light quoted immigration in a shootout. The four surviving Paulo in northern Brazil. 1970 to 1976. records as saying Zuno-Arce has kidnappers, still holed up inside a The kidnappers appeared to be Zuno-Arce's name came up during been to San Antonio at least five house, then negotiated the boy's hoping to flee across the border to a routine check of the DEA's watch times in the last year. release in exchange for $25,000 neighboring Paraguay. Times 6 Aug.Tropic 14, 1989

1 - military news Powell will be cautious, pragmatic

WASHINGTON (UPI) - Army receive easy Senate confirmation. and Senate Armed Services become a general, Powell said, "In Gen. Colin Powell as chairman of the "As we face the challenges of the Committee Chairman Sam Nunn, D- time, that will not be something one Joint Chiefs of Staff is likely to '90s, it is most important that the Ga., said he was an "excellent should take note of at all." maintain a cautious, pragmatic chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee." In 1972, he was selected as a White approach to the use of U.S. military be a person of breadth, judgment, Reagan promoted Powell to a full, House fellow to serve as assistant to force in a crisis, said officials who experience and total integrity," Bush four-star general in December and the deputy director of the budget have worked with him. said at a Rose Garden ceremony to since April he has been head of U.S. office. After leaving the White House In that respect, Powell's advice to announce the selection. "Colin Forces Command at Fort in 1973, he commanded a battalion in President Bush is not expected to Powell has all those qualities and McPhearson, overseeing combat Korea and an airborne brigade in differ much from that of the current more." readiness of Army troops in the Germany. chairman, Adm. William Crowe, Powell served in the White House continental United States. In 1977, Powell returned to who decided he will retire Sept. 30 as national security adviser to Friends and acquaintances Washingtonto Pentagonduty, where despite a request from Bush that he President Ronald Reagan and as an describe Powell in glowing terms - for three years he was senior military stay on. aide to both Defense Secretary intelligent, professional, likable, assistant to the deputy defense "I'm sure that's why President Caspar Weinberger and Carlucci - hard-nosed and pragmatic. Pentagon secretary. Bush feels so comfortable with him. political experience that gave him the correspondents reported trouble in Promoted to brigadier general in He knows how General Powell edge over more senior military finding anyone who didn't have nice 1979, he later served as deputy thinks. He's worked with him before" candidates for the job of chairman. words for Powell. commanding general of the Army's (as vice president), a senior defense Kenneth Duberstein, White House "I've never heard one person - Combined Arms Combat Develop- official said. chief of staff under Reagan, said from the cleaning teams to the ment Command at Fort Leaven- In addition to being the first black Powell "understands the interplay generals -say a bad word about the worth, Kan. He returned to to attain the nation's highest military between military policy, foreign guy," Lt. Col. Bob Skinner said from Washington in 1983 to serve as the post, Powell, 52, also will be the policy and the domestic political Powell's U.S. Forces Command. senior military assistant to youngest man to lead the joint situation." Powell was born April 5, 1937, in Weinberger. command of the four services - the Wearing his sharply pressed green New York and rose from the streets He remained in the Pentagon until Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. Army uniform and medals, Powell of the South Bronx to the rank of 1986 when he was given command of As chairman of the Joint Chiefs, reinforced his no-nonsense image by Army second lieutenant through the the U.S. 5th Corps in West Germany. Powell will be the principal adviser to failing to crack even the slightest of Reserve Officer Training Corps He was there only six months before the president and Defense Secretary smiles during the ceremony. He said program at City College of New receiving the call from Carlucci to be Dick Cheney on all military issues - he felt "especially privileged and York. deputy national security adviser. including the defense budget and the somewhat humbled." He entered the Army shortly after Powell later became national possible use of force. "Mr. President, I am ready to go to graduation in 1958 and began a "fast security adviser when Carl-ucci His selection by Bush Thursday it,"he told Bush, "and I look forward track" rise through the ranks that moved over to the Pentagon to was greeted with high praise by both to the challenges ahead." included two tours of duty in replace the retiring Weinberger as military and civilian leaders, who Powell's wife, Alma, said from Vietnam. defense secretary. described Powell as a loyal but their home in Fort McPherson, Ga., Reflecting some time ago on the Powell and his wife have three cautious pragmatist who would that her husband was surprised by fact that he was the second black children; Michael, Annemarie and advise against the precipitous use of Bush's call despite weeks of rumors officer in U.S. Army history to Linda. American military force. that he was the top candidate for the "He knows the risks of getting the post. Ii o military into an untenable situation," "I don't think he had any idea it I e i o of oa former Defense Secretary Frank was coming," she said. "It is a very should not have been publicized Carlucci said. "I'm sure he will speak flattering and humbling experience up vigorously if people make to have such great trust placed in suggestions that he thinks will put the him." WASHINGTON (Reuter) - while based in West Berlin. military in an untenable position." Carlucci, who has known Powell Defense officials said Wednesday They said investigators later found Powell's nomination is expected to for years, called him "the best choice" that investigation of a U.S. Air Force classified papers in Hirsch's living captain for possible espionage should quarters along with evidence of large not have been made public and that bank accounts. They said Hirsch, he is innocent unless proved guilty. who was born in Czechoslovakia but They made the comment after came to the United States with his newspapers began publishing family as a boy, had taken several interviews with acquaintances saying trips to Italy, Austria and France. the investigation of Capt. But two defense officials said WEST POINT, N.Y. (UPI) -- The improving drill instruction and John Hirsch of possible espionage at privately the investigation should not U.S. Military Academy's first focusing school spirit on sports other a sensitive West Berlin listening post have been made public and Defense woman brigade commander said this than football. had to be a mistake. Department spokesman Pete week she is more concerned with "It's up to my class to try to "Theindividualinquestionhasnot Williams told reporters the seeing West Point through encourage intellectual curiosity by been charged," said an Air Force investigation was confirmed only curriculum changes than with her giving people time to do all the things officer at Kelly Air Force Base in San because it had already become role in military history. they need to do," Baker said. Antonio, Texas, where Hirsch has public. Kristin Baker, 21, said she has Baker grew up as an Army brat. been restricted to base for the worked hard at West Point but said "I grew up everywhere you could investigation. test beig he caemys irs wma to posiby magne Gemay, "He has been brought here to get Iowa te fires command the Corps of Cadets was Georgia, Colorado," she said, adding until the information that was not one of her goals when she took a her family now lives in Yuma, Ariz. unt can be investigated ship's big guns place on the long, gray line three Baker is majoring in human factor either confirmed or refuted," said the years ago. psychology -- the interaction of man eier oid ot wai te "Well, I always knew it was a and machine, officer, who did not want to be WASHINGTON (Reuter) - possibility but it always comes as a She said the abundance of identified. TheU.S.battleshiplowatest-fired week for the I was happily surprised," technical information available "We operate around here under its 16-inch guns last sakerpai.surprise. I a y p toed,"o n eairebte a the concept that anyone is innocent first time since a gun-turret Baker said, needs now to be directed at unless proved guilty," he said. explosion killed 47 sailors April West Point, founded on the banks improving the human relationship A Ded guil theisai9 exNos y id 4his Aprk. of the Hudson River about 60 miles with machines, making them more A Defense Department official in 19, the Navy said this week. north of New York City, first allowed adaptable for people. Washington agreed, saying: "He Lt. Bruce Cole said the test fing was conducted in the women cadets in 1976. Upon graduation, Baker hopes to hasn't been charged with anything. where the "I'm really excited about this year. attend paratrooper school. "My He is getting due process." Mediterranean, I think the academy is going to see a mother's not looking forward to that The Defense Department had Pentagon has said the loajoined lot of changes and will come out on at all," said Baker, who spent last confirmed news reports Friday that other U.S. ships in patrolling in top. The Class of '90 has extreme summer rappelling out of Hirsch was removed as chief engineer casetheyareneeded torespondin potential to do well," Baker said in a helicopters. at the communications listening post a hostage crisis. telephone interview from Lake This summer, she spent working as at Tempelhof Air Base in West Berlin The gun turret that exploded Frederick, N.Y., where she is a researcher and speech writer for and flown to the San Antonio base during a training exercise in the attending a weeklong, basic training- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Carl after a lie detector test July 29 but other Iowa guns were tested, like summer program. Vuono. indicated possible deception. ote I Baker said the academy has Right now, Baker said she is The reports said Hirsch, 33, was Cole said. initiated a new cadet program for the concentrating on motivating the one of a number of people directed to guns, imposed after the Iowa coming school year. Called "project cadets "back into the mode of going take the polygraph test after Army explosion, to allow operational enrichment," the new curriculum has back to classes" and looking forward Warrant Officer James Hall pleaded and training fire of the gu in three goals - stimulating intellectual to the academy's first football game guilty earlier this year to selling limited circus dances, Cole s in curiosity within the corps of cadets, this fall. electronic secrets to a Soviet agent i!o Tropic Times Aug. 14, 1989 7 sports Nunn seeking'thunder'duringtitle bout tonight

televised by HBO at about 7:20 p.m. fight lightly. D defends title against Barkley; PDTbyBarley."I pckin don't see nothing in Michael " doesn't know what Nunn. He is still a green fighter." D uran set to fight exhibition Barkley has to offer," Duran said. The 26-year-old Nunn has a 33-0 "Barkley is a dangerous opponent. record, with 23 knockouts, in a pro RENO, Nev. (AP) - Michael of the Leonard-Duran match. I think Michael Nunn is taking the career that began in December 1984. Nunn is tired of being asked about Exhibition the "legends" who are stealing his thunder by conducting what seems to "He will fight a four-round be a round-robin tournament. exhibition against Danny Morgan," "It's hard for me to think about Arum said at a news conference for 7 in the week. , Duran earer or Roberto Duran (none of whom "Three, three, three, four is too seems interested in fighting him)," much," said a smiling Duran, who said Nunn, who in eyes of many looked to be a lot of pounds above boxing observers is the best the 162-pound limit he will have to the world. make for Leonard. spotlight Looking at Duran, Arum replied, Share "He really should be doing an Tonight, however, the unbeaten exhibition with Mike Tyson." International Boxing Federation Barkley figures in the story line of champion will have to share the the third Leonard-Duran fight. spotlight with Duran at the Lawlor Events Center. Upset the True, Nunn is defending his title in Duran became a champion for a scheduled 12-round bout against fourth time when he upset Barkley on for the for a $1.25 million a 12-round split decision purse, while Duran is only fighting middleweight an exhibition. title Feb. 24. The 38-year-old Panamanian, Dan Goossen, Nunn's manager, been talks about a however, is bound to deflect some said there had was $7 media attention away from Nunn. Duran-Nunn fight. "There million on the table for Nunn- Duran is a scene stealer from way Duran," he said. back. . Big payday Example: When Duran quit against Leonard in the eighth round Duran's victory over Barkley put in 1980, waving his fist and him in the picture for a much bigger muttering, "no mas," Leonard payday against Leonard, who became the champion, but Duran decided to fight him after battling to became the story. a 12-round draw in a rematch against Nine years later, Duran is still Hearns. quite a story. Goossen now has thrown down the ITALYBOUND -Danny Ferry, theDuke University basketball star and gauntlet to H earns. H earns, second overallpack in theNBA drft, has signed one-year contract toplay He is here as part of the publicity however, likely will wait and hope for forMessaggeroRoma of theItalian basketba league.Ferry was drafted by campaign for his blockbuster rubber a third fight against Leonard rather theLosAngelesClippersbuthasnodesiretoplay withthem. Hispreference to lay wih e hanomatch Bes, woseagainst g tem. Leonardis s dr, Dec. 7 at Las than fight Nunn. . s Vegas. Bob Arum, who is promoting Duran has evolved himself in is to play with Washinton B ets, whose general ger is his da Monday night's card, is co-promoter tonight's main event, which will be I _BbFerry._(AP______Bird flying high with $6 million Celtic contract BOSTON (AP) - Larry Bird, Antonio and Patrick Ewing of the contract extension under which Bird has averaged nearly 25 points who missed nearly all of last season New York Knicks are expected to Bird's salary and bonus will jump to per game in his 10-year career. after foot surgery, will become the earn in a single year over their life of between $6 million and $7 million first athlete in any team sport to earn their contracts. during the 1991-92 season. more than $6 million in a single year, No other athletes in team sports Bird's agent and attorney, Bob Sy Asin sources told the Associated Press are believed to have signed contracts Woolf, confirmed Saturday that the Saturday. for as much as $3 million in a season, 6-foot-9 forward had signed a 1. Name the pitcher who had the h 1991-92. nickname, "Blue Moon." Bird negotiated the huge sum although several in football and exten sothrog bfrd undegoingtedy he hieet base ball are in the $2.5 million range. exeso og.2. Which two leagues merged in before undergoing surgery on his feet baseall are ne25ilion re Bird and Celtics general manager 1949 to form the National Basketball last October, when he had two years The contract negotiations were Jan Volk were not available for Association? remaining on a five-year contract. He complicated by the need to keep comment. 3. What starting pitcher led the in had been earning $1.8 million a year, Bird's salary in line with the NBA's American League last season $9.8 million When Bird and the Celtics agreed fewest walks per nine innings? far less than the $3 million-plus such salary cap, which will be to the contract last October, 4. Name the only team in the NBA NBA players as Michael Jordan of per team this year. The Celtics estimates were that the extension to lose to the LA. Lakers during the Chicago, David Robinson of San reportedly agreed to a two-year would-pay Bird $4.2 million per year. 1983-84 regular season, only to win the NBA title from them that year. Wynne vi$iiW~'ne ofict~n hiddenfban-trickf h dde ba itrck ycame e to . Howlight many timesafter inthe the'80s NBA have the Lakers won champion- SAN DIEGO (AP) - Marvell to stay off the rubber," Treadway announced the new salary cap level ships? Wynne of the San Diego Padres said. championship in the 1980-81 sea- forgot a simple command of "I've tried it before in the minor Woolf said when the contracts baseball Friday night: keep your leagues," Treadway added, "but it agreement was made that Bird, now 7. How many times have the eyes on the ball. never worked for me. When 32, would retire at the end of the University of Texas Longhorns won With Atlanta leading 6-5, you're playing the way we are, you contract in 1992, which would give the college baseball championship? 8. In 1973 name the San Diego Wynne led off the ninth inning of do whatever you can to win him three more seasons. the opener of a doubleheader with balgames. Bird, a nine-time All-Star who led major leagues after the college a single and was sacrificed to Padre manager Jack McKeon the Celtics to three NBA titles in the drafts. second. With Roberto Alomar said he couldn't remember the last 1980s, played only six games in 1988- batting, Wynne took a couple of time he saw the play work. 89 because of surgery on his feet and F T steps off second, and Braves "The base runner had to keep ankles. He returned to summer nlOJ second baseman Jeff Treadway, his eyes on the bail," McKeon workouts, but fell and broke bones in Plauam 4A,3(l '8 saIIII who still had the ball, moved in for said. "The pitcher wasn't on the his back two weeks ago) the tag. mound anyway. There was no Estimates were that he would be J0dtl V-13J IVOSA I meu Wynne was the victim of the old purpose in him being off the base. unable to play for six weeks, but he 119V I m' lI!N. I)IIN hidden ball trick. Where was he going. returned to practice a few days later "I faked tossing the The Braves held on for a 6-5 when it was determined that the (pitcher) Joe Boever and told him victory. hones were non-weight bearing. Times 8 TropicAug. 14, 1989 RP'almost a theater of war,' Ritter accuses

political murder and torture, drug UNITED NATIONS (Reuter) -- the unauthorized presence of U.S. government." smuggling, money laundering, gross Panamanian Foreign Minister Jorge tanks and personnel outside He added: "The Noriega regime's of some of violations of human rights, Ritter said Friday his country had designated defense zones and notoriety now rivals that worst dictatorships of this involvement in attempts to become"almostatheaterofwar"due unauthorized searches of the century. . overthrow neighboring democratic aggression by U.S. troops and Panamanian civilians. to guilty of governments - the list is appalling." called on the Security Council to "We believe the time has come for "This puppet regime . is as a dispatch military observers. the international community Acting U.S. representative whole to turn its eyes to this part of Herbert Okun denied the charges, the world because Panama is almost saying Panama had summoned the a theater of war at this time,"he said. council to divert attention from "I am not calling for votes of efforts by the Organization of condemnation nor exhortations for American States to replace the corrective action. What the situation government of Gen. Manuel inPanamacallsforisthepresenceof Antonio Noriega, indicted in the military observers which we hope United States in February 1988 on would be able to go as early as next 14, the date on which drug and racketeering charges. Monday, Aug. Ritter and Okun both took the by coincidence we celebrate the 75th C IC IPP IO floor several times. But there were no anniversary of the opening of the other speakers and the council Panama Canal." the adjourned without immediately Okun told the council that setting a date for another meeting. allegations by the "representative of The 15-nation body held a single the Noriega regime" were groundless inconclusive session last April on a and that current U.S. military similar complaint by Panama. The activities in Panama were fully in latest meeting took place against a keeping with the canal treaties. background of incidents between Referring to elections last May - Panamanian forces and some of the later annulled -- that were 12,000 U.S. troops based in the accompanied by opposition charges country. of fraud, he said: Ritter, who had a videotape played "Gen. Noriega has destabilized his on closed-circuit television sets in the own country by alienating his own council chamber, said U.S. land and people. Genuine stability can return air forces acted as if they had the only when the will of the people is right to move without restriction respected through an ongoing throughout Panama, "like an army democratic process." of occupation." Okun said: "The Noriega regime . He said the United States had also wants to distract international violated other provisions of the 1977 attention from the efforts by the Panama Canal Treaties, under which Organization of American States to the numbers on a sign control of the promote his surrender of power and ANOTHER DAY - Thomas Cicippio changes Panama will assume Wednesday night, marking the days his by the year 2000. a transit i o n to legitimate, outside his Norristown, Pa. home waterway (AP Laserphoto) Ritter said the videotape showed r e p r e s e n t at iv e, d e m o c r at ic brother Joseph Cicippio has been held hostage. Dallas voters approve election restructuringplan and leading advocate of the City Council as a way to increase DALLAS (UP I) - Voters nearly $20,000, nearly $30,000 for the owner minority representation, but Saturday approved a plan to mayor, but that measure failed 51 to 10-4-1 plan. have more people involved minority leaders say it does not go far restructure the way city leaders are 49 percent. "We'll government), and enough. elected, a proposal that has created The redistricting amendment calls at all levels (of democracy is all about," They advocate a 13-member one of the most racially divisive for the city to scrap the current 11- that's what said. council under which 12 would be campaigns in Dallas history. member City Council election system he political mayor and two elected from districts and only the With all the votes counted, and replace it with a 15-member Currently, the are elected at mayor at large. unofficial results showed a council. Under the so-called 10-4-1 other council members have filed a federal "I think that is not a mandate for redistricting plan opposed by the plan, 10 members would be elected large. Minorities challenging that system, the 10-4-1," state Rep. Fred Blair, city's most prominent minority by district, four by larger regions and lawsuit discriminatory D-Dallas, said after the final tally leaders winning with 67 percent of only the mayor at large. saying it is racially underrepresents blacks was announced. "We've got to the vote. "Our city has been racially because it institute a plan that is going to be fair Dallas voters also were asked to polarized for many years. This is a and Hispanics. plan has been endorsed and equitable for everyone, and the boost the pay of City Council step in the right direction," said Rene The 10-4-1 Strauss and a split 10-4-1 does not do that. from about $5,000 a year to Martinez, a Hispanic restaurant by Mayor Annette members "We've said all along we think it's hit by pair of earthquakes ig to be settled in the courts,"he Pacific coast Pettis Norman was vice chairman 5.5 on the of a panel that came up with the 10-4- MEXICO CITY (AP) - A pair of A quake registering 4.7 on the second quake, registering at 9:31 a.m. . 1 plan. earthquakes of moderate intensity Richter scale rattled the coast in the Richter scale, hit of Mexico "I had as my goal a system to give struck the Pacific coastal area state of Chiapas, near the about 175 miles southwest from the resort of minorities the greatest chance to win. Saturday but caused no damage or Guatemalan border, at 7:12 a.m., City and 100 miles Acapulco. I believe this system will give injuries, authorities said. Mexico's seismic center said. A "We felt it, but it was very weak," minorities the greatest opportunity said Irene Banos, a receptionist at the of any presented," he said. H ousing Red Cross in Acapulco. Opponents have disrupted weekly of Mexico City council meetings for the past month Continuedfrom Page 1 efforts continue to allow other Some residents by singing "We Shall Overcome," returning their families to travel to Panama. reported feeling the earthquake people voluntarily marching in with chains wrapped families to the states," Ratcliffe said. "We're waiting for the door to slightly. the U.S. around their necks, grocery bags "This resulted in more empty open wider," he said. "But until the In Golden, Colorado, Earthquake Information over their heads and tape over their quarters than expected. Department of Defense changes its National reported the second mouths. "Then as a result of intra- movement policies, everybody free to Center also During one City Council cooperation, 70 move here has been taken care of. quake. government John Minsch said it demonstration, an elderly woman additional Army quarters were freed "Wider family travel to Panama is Geophysicist about 60 miles deep, "which was slightly injured when a protester when the Panama Canal Com- something we would like to see," said was for it being felt over approached Strauss. As security mission agreed to house 'common Ratcliffe, "but we don't know when might account distances." He said the deep guards pushed him away, the man function' personnel -- people like that will happen." longer as much damage tumbled onto the woman, injuring teachers and doctors who support When the travel ban is lifted, quakes "don't cause shallow earthquakes." her ankle. the PCC as well as USARSO," Ratcliffe expects the procedures of as A pair of massive earthquakes Also, residents in the suburb of Ratcliffe said. "Further quarters assigning family housing to return to Mexico City in September Coppell voted 51 to 49 percent to became available when people who normal. struck killing an estimated 10,000 withdraw from the Dallas Area own houses in Panama were allowed For soldiers on 30-month tours 1985, and destroying hundreds of Rapid Transit system but those in to remain off post." waiting for their families to join people registered 8.1 on four other suburbs - Irving, All families authorized travel to them, Ratcliffe offers this advice: buildings. The first Richter scale and another the Carrollton, Rowlett and Plano - Panama have been notified, "Get your name on the housing list the 7.5. voted to stay in. according to Ratcliffe. However, and wait your time." following day registered