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Vol. II, No. 49 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Jan. 11, 1990 Chinese premier lifts Beijing s martial law BEIJING (AP) - Premier Li success. He said it proved that "the to try to renew calls for democracy, midnight, but others remained at the Peng lifted Beijing's 7-month-old Chinese Communist Party, the one woman student said: "We're flagpole in the square and the martial law Wednesday night and Chinese government and the Chinese about to go on winter holiday - monument to revolutionary martyrs, said that by crushing pro-democracy people are capable of running their we've all already bought our tickets both guarded even before martial protests, the army had saved China own affairs well." to go home." law. from "the abyss of misery." Martial law officially ended at There was little outward sign of the Police officers said civilians can The largely symbolic action midnight Wednesday (11 a.m. EST lifting of martiallaw. In October, the now enter the square freely, unlike appeared intended chiefly to ease Wednesday). government pulled army guards off during martial law, but they still tried foreign criticism of China's harsh Li the streets, although they remain in to wave away passing bicyclists who crackdown on dissent and cue the fi imposed martial law in Beijing and around the city in walled stopped and climbed over a metal World Bank and industrialized for the first time in 40 years of compounds. railing into the square. A new sign nations to restore badly needed soft Communist rule on May 20, after Special armed police who had went up saying the steps of the loans. more than 1million people had filled guarded the perimeter of Tiananmen monument, used by the protesters as They called the move a "step Beijing streets to support student-led Square - the focal point of the a speaking platform, will remain forward for human rights" and a pro-democracy protesters. spring protests - withdrew at off-limits. dividend of recent U.S. overtures to In his 10-minute speech China. A White House spokesman Wednesday night, broadcast on said there was no change in the U.S. national TV and radio, Li said economic sanctions against China, martial law was "timely, necessary but hinted that the United States and correct." "China is now stable stands ready to largely back World politically, economically and Bank loans for China for socially; production and lives are in humanitarian needs. good order. People live and work in Western diplomats in Beijing peace and contentment," he said. linked Li's action to the December He stressed that the party was not visit of U.S. National Security softening its opposition to efforts to Adviser Brent Scowcroft, who "attempt to subvert the socialist sought an easing of China's system." crackdown in exchange for The party newspaper, the People's normalizing bilateral relations. Daily, used even stronger language, 7 Li, however, sought to portray the declaring: "It is imperative to smash end of martial law as a sign of its the sabotage of hostile forces." Beijing streets and college c w- campuses remained quiet after the speech. IMPORTANT VISIT Gen Maxwell R Thurman US Southern Several students said the end of Command's commander in chief, left, escorts (left to right) Senators Sam State of siege continues martial law made no difference, and Nunn, John W. Warner and CharlesRobb across the Howardf 'ghtfine. The SAN LV AD O R, El noted that tight campus security senators visited Panama recently to view the damage from Operation Just Salvador (UPI) - Lawmakers would remain. Cause and to see what can be done to help rebuild the area and economy. voted to extend the nation's state Asked if any students were likely (U.S. A ir Force photo by A JC Janel Schroeder) of siege for another month Wednesday,Wedesay continuingn~g:Government the suspension of basic civil rights o e m n mayma rpkreplace NNoriega ig prosecutorrscu r that has been in force since leftist MIAMI (UPI) - The Justice quickly as possible. will come out quite well in showing rebels launched a massive Department is considering replacing In other developments Wednes- that people accused of being enemies offensive in November. acting U.S. Attorney Dexter day, New York lawyer Barry of the United States are accorded a Police nab cultists Lehtinen as lead prosecutor in the Slotnick, who defended subway fair trial in this country," Slotnick drug-trafficking trial of deposed vigilante Bernard Goetz, said he said. SAN DIEGO (UPI) - The last Panamanian dictator Manuel expects to make a decision this week Also Wednesday, the lawyer for a two of 13 cult members charged in Noriega, a spokesman said on whether to accept an offer to join co-defendant in the case said he the ritualistic slayings of an Ohio Wednesday. the team to defend the former leader planned to request that his client be family were captured Wednesday Justice Department spokesman of the Panamanian Defense Forces. tried separately from the former on a road in a remote area of San Doug Tillett in Washington said the Slotnick, 50, said by telephone Panamanian dictator. Sam Burstyn, Diego County, authorities said. issue came up Wednesday morning from his New York law office that he who represents Luis Del Cid, said he during a regularly scheduled press was seriously considering the planned to file the motion Astronauts launch briefing with chief spokesman David request. He would not comment on Wednesday afternoon. Runkel. Tillett would not comment who made the request, but said a "I'm trying to present as many CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. on Lehtinen's chances to lead the group of lawyers would be assembled options to my client as possible," (UPI) - Columbia's five case, but did say the Justice to handle the case. Burstyn said, astronauts launched a Navy Department was considering its "This is a very serious matter in Del Cid is accused of acting as communications station like a options. which the American system is going Noriega's liaison and courier with giant Frisbee Wednesday and "There is some ongoing discussion to be tested, and I think the system drug traffickers. fired their ship's rockets to zero in from our end," he said. "There are on a dying 11-ton science satellite discussions between the U.S. A * for a dramatic rescue in space Attorney's Office down there and our A Friday. criminal division, and we are trying G U A Group T EM ALA CITY, Penn, said the United States had evaluates to make sure we have the strongest Guatemala, (Reuter) - An filed extradition papers and was debt prosecution available to us. That's American citizen held on drug awaiting a response from NEW YORK (UPI) - The about as much as we can say." trafficking charges was stabbed to Guatemalan authorities. bank committee evaluating Lehtinen, who was unavailable for death by five inmates in a Onewitnesstoldauthoritiesthe Mexico's massive foreign debt has comment, has not had any trial Guatemalan prison, police said inmates tried to steal $5,000 agreed on a three-year plan to experience in at least 10 years. He Wednesday. apparently delivered by the finance $48 billion in commercial was in the state Legislature for nearly The victim, known to victim's wife during a visit bank debt and will send the pact to eight years when former Attorney Guatemalan authorities as Gary Sunday, the spokesman added. 450 creditor banks for their General Edwin Meese III appointed Elliot Kent Jr., was stabbed in his Police have been unable to track expected approval, it was him acting prosecutor after the cell at the El Pavon penitentiary down the money. announced Wednesday. resignation of Leon Kellner i June Tuesday and died in the prison Three prisoners escaped from 1988. hours later, said police spokesman the penitentiary Monday. Heating tank explodes When Meese's temporary Guillermo Mollinedo. Mollinedo said police were BARSTOW, Calif. (UPI) - A appointment expired after 90 days, A spokesman for the U.S. investigating a possible 70-foot-tallheatingtank exploded the judges named Lehtinen interim Embassy said Kent's real name connection between the stabbing and burst into flames at a solar prosecutor for an indefinite term. was Gordon Krekow Jr., 37, and and th. escape. energy plant in the Mojave Desert L ehtinen's FBI background check said he was indicted by a federal The victim was arrested July 27 Wednesday, heavily damaging a has been completed and there were court in Seattle on Aug. 16 on on charges of trafficking 1,800 second tank and slightly injuring a no problems, Runkel said 'Tuesday. unrelated drug charges. pounds of cocaine in a ship off the worker, authorities said. Officials have said his permanent The embassy spokesman, Brian Pacific cijast, appointment is being processed as -___ 2 Tropic Times Jan. 11, 1990 Soldiers'familiesfight silent battle of nerves Moore added, "Since the elections, Lawrence by Cpl. A. Scott life has been a roller-coaster ride of PMLs and harassment. Something FORT KOBBE (USARSO PAO) The forgotten soldiers, They're the had to be done." The reports of harassment made - the spouses and soldiers' soldiers some wives nervous. Many wives childrenWhile the infantry was doing were afraid to come to Panama, btle the o try es fogt while those already here refused to battle, the other soldiers fought travel outside military installations. from the beginning," of "I was nervous win their war, the wives win heirwar thewivs of1stSmith said. "I didn't want to come Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry One wife, whose husband fought in soldiers pulled together to hang Grenada, compared her experiences. tough. Able to hear artillery fire and see - "Grenada was easier," said Sharon wife of SFC Jon Cagle. "Here, the night sky light as day, the wives 'Cagle, him, our children gathered and supported each other I worried about When he was in Grenada, throughout the invasion. and myself. I only had to worry about him. I "I didn't realize anything was L the fighting. Cindy Moore, wife of > couldn't hear going on," said "It's different to sit in the States SFC Luis Moore. "When my and be scared," Cagle said. husband didn't come home Dec. 19,1I war is reality because you he was working late." She "Here, the thought can see and hear it, rather than watch was right. He was working late. close, it on television." Moore didn't find out about the Battalion wives formed a support my mind," she said. "He was so I didn't know Like: the soldiers, many women operation until a neighbor called to and information chain during the and yet so far, because fought, but theirs was a different say they were in Personnel operation. The battalion com- if he was safe." to go battle - they fought sleep. "I didn't Movement Limitation "Echo." mander's and sergeant major's wives here, and then I was scared said Wendi Smith, Shortly afterward, Moore heard called the other spouses or visited anywhere." want to sleep," wife of Sgt. Ted Smith. "I was afraid Panama was in a state of war and them when phone lines were down. When the operation began I'd miss something on the news or a could hear fighting in Panama City. "Some of us stayed at others' winding down, many women phone call." Moore went to her friend's house houses to help out with children," changed their feelings. "I'm not for comfort and support. The two Moore said. "We watched the news afraid any more," Fisher said. Although other wives didn't sleep wives "held hands and waited for and stayed near the phone." Cagle added, "We weren't much either and were frustrated by the situation, they were glad their information on the news." Being near the action proved suffering, but the Panamanian Other wives with husbands in the stressful for most wives. "To be so people were. Now I'm happy because husbands fought during the operation. 1-508th had similar experiences. "I close to my husband, to hear the they are happy. have Panamanian friends who woke to the sound of gunfire," said shelling and not be able to see or talk "My husband is an infantryman," "I frightened since the May Mary Kay Fisher, whose husband to him was frustrating," Moore said. Cagle said. "That's his job and I'm have been elections," Cagle said. "They weren't Spec. Shayne Fisher, a team leader in Bonnie Bost said she felt isolated, glad he took part in this operation." of what the U.S. might do. Co. A. "It was scary. I wondered if I even though. her husband, SSgt. Military wives like Sharon Cagle afraid what Noriega was doing said, 'I love you,' when I saw him Michael Bost, was close. "I could have a job, too. They hang tough They feared last." hear the fighting and picture him in when their husbands are at war. to them and their country." . Military family support system works both ways the 'cook off' started. For the Wonders There were no open facilities where husband was allowed to return getting by SSgt. Mark we could buy food." home, and the Albrook Shoppette next two days, 25 family members In a combined Army, Air Force resumed operations. cooked a combined total of three very happy to carloads of donated food delicacies A LB ROOK AI R FORCE and community effort, the soldiers "My husband was meal," explained ranging from chicken to ribs to STATION (5th PA Det) - One from the 7th Infantry Division get a home-cooked said the MREs (meals, pastries. another. For the (Light) began to help the families get Joyner. He good turn deserves "When the soldiers saw us coming "Light Fighters" of Fort Ord's 7th through the ordeal. The soldiers ready-to-eat) were not bad, but they with the food, some already had Infantry Division (Light), their made rounds to the families, couldn't compare to home cooking MREs in their hand," recalled assistance to the Albrook Air Force checking to ensure all had enough by any means." This was when the "When they found out it was Station community reaped tasty food to eat, and helped provide them idea came up to treat the soldiers. Joyner. dropped rewards - and a short reprieve from essential items. In addition, rides "We decided to show our food we brought, they just MREs and ran toward us." "soldier food." were provided to those who needed appreciation to those who had their When Operation Just Cause to get to open stores to make protected the dependents here with Whichgoestoprovethatonegood truly deserves another. kicked off, many husbands were purchases. some home cooking," Joyner said. turn I just wish we could have cooked confined to their jobs, leaving many On the Friday after Operation Just She often made a few calls and more for them," Joyner concluded. nervous family members behind in Cause began, explained Joyner, her organized support and assistance in their homes. With little food U ' o s d r available and daily essential chores U.S. considers removing troopsfrom Seoul to be completed, the families looked troop When pressed for an answer on to the "Light Fighters" stationed here SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -The Discussions of American in Korea how many troops might be for assistance. United States is considering withdrawals are sensitive have withdrawn, "the ambassador noted "When the action began, my withdrawing up to 5,000 troops from and many people in the country that the U.S. that the U.S. troop level at the husband was at work on Howard Air South Korea, the U.S. Embassy said been alarmed by reports Force Base and was unable to come Wednesday. government may bow to congress- begin n i n g o f the Re a g an about four or five home to be with his family for the The decision on such a reduction ional pressure for spending cuts and administration was now, and that a first three days," explained Sheila will be made after Secretary of reduce the 43,000 troops stationed in thousand less than this level" was an option Joyner, an Air Force dependent. Defense Richard Cheney meets with South Korea under a mutual defense return to the statement "Like so many others, we were his Korean counterpart, said a pact. under consideration, scared." statement issued by the embassy. Wednesday's statement was issued said. Joyner explained that her husband Cheney is expected to visit Seoul after Korean media quoted U.S. Radicals and dissidents, a small - SSgt. Reese Joyner of the 6933rd Feb. 14. Ambassador Donald Gregg as telling but vocal minority, have staged Electronic Security Squadron - An assessment of the South's journalists in the city of Kwangju on violent demonstrations demanding worked during the operation. So his ability to defend itself against the Tuesday that a reduction of 4,000 to withdrawals, claiming the presence e r commander made continuous checks Communist North is under way and 5,000 troops was expected. withdrawalsrclaiing th is inaccurate," said the of U.S. troop hinders dialogue for on the families. This was when will be considered in the decision, The report n t. "The t h rust of The Korean peninsula was divided problems were identified. U.S. officials said. s t ate me remarks was into the Communist North and the "There were families at Albrook Also Wednesday, President Roh Ambassador Gregg's will remain in capitalist South in 1945. The North that were caught without milk and Tae-woo said he wants to meet with that the U.S. troops as long as the people and invaded the South to start the 1950- diapers for their children," Joyner North Korean leader Kim I Sung to Korea of both countries wish 53 Korean War and the two sides said. "People PCSing (leaving) out of discuss free travel across the Korean governments remain bitter enemies. here were caught without anything. peninsula. them to remain."

Chere This authorized unofficial command information publication Commander-in-Chief . Gen. Maxwell R. Thurman Editorial Staff . Sgt. Monique Crafi is for U.S. armed forces overseas. The Tropic Times is published Director, Public Affairs . . Col. Ronald T. Sconyers Spec. Anthony John Hall in conjunction with the Armed Forces Information Program of Executive Editor/ NCOIC. SMSgt. Harold J. Lee Spec. Megra Johnson the Department of Defense, under the supervision of the director Assistant NCOIC . SFC Richard A. Czizik PFC U.S. Southern Command. Contents of the Composing Room . Rosemary Chong of public affairs, of the U.S. Carolyn Coffey Tropic Times are not necessarily the official view U.S. Southern Laura De la Guardia government, the Department of Defense or the Tina McBride Command. The address is: APO Miami, 34002, Albrook Post Elena Costarangos Office. Telephone 285-6612. Tropic Times Jan. 11, 1990 3 hemisphere Shun nationalism, McGrath tells mass PANAMA CITY, Panama Archbishop of Panama. following the invasion. 1,000 members of Noriega's (Reuter) -- Archbishop Marcos The service was called a "mass for The mass was punctuated with paramilitary Dignity Battalions McGrath, calling for reconciliation reconciliation and reconstruction" cries of "Long live Panama, long live paraded in Panama City armed with after the U.S. invasion that deposed after the Dec. 20 U.S. invasion and the new democracy." automatic rifles and knives. strongman Manuel Noriega, told the overthrow of Noriega, the army The service was held on one of the Endara, who was mobbed by thousands of Panamanians Tuesday commander who effectively ruled most emotive anniversaries in the enthusiastic supporters after the they should never again follow a Panama for six years. Panamanian calendar - the killing of mass, was protected by personal narrow and exclusive course of Noriega, who preached a 23 Panamanians by U.S. troops Jan. security guards and uniformed nationalism. nationalist, anti-U.S. line, 9, 1964. firemen. The government is building "This is a new beginning. We have surrendered to U.S. officials and is The American soldiers also a new security force to replace to reconstruct the country together now facing trial in Miami on drug- wounded some 400 people when they Noriega's dissolved Panama Defense and we have to be reconciled. This is trafficking charges. clashed with demonstrators who Forces. the task of all and requires the More than 500 people, civilian and attempted to raise the Panamanian Independent RPC radio reported participation of all," McGrath told military, died in the invasion, flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama that Endara had sent a letter to an open-air mass attended by some according to U.S. Army figures, Canal Zone. President Bush explaining the need 5,000 people including new President thousands of Panamanians were Despite the date, McGrath was for loans and economic aid to rebuild Guillermo Endara and his two made homeless and tens of millions loudly applauded by the Panama. vice-presidents, of dollars of goods were stolen from congregation when he said he hoped The radio quoted Vice-President "We must never again feed an shops in an orgy of looting. that "history would look back on the Guillermo Ford as saying the new exclusive and narrow nationalism The mass was held on a parking lot foreign military presence on our soil government had only $70 million in which puts the fatherland at the in front of the El Dorado shopping as a liberation." liquid reserves, barely enough to service of some and against the rest," center in Panama City which was Today's mass contrasted strongly cover this month's payments to civil said McGrath, the Catholic stripped bare by looters in the days with last year's anniversary when servants and pensioners. New UN envoy presents credentis HwudredspilagePDFheadquarters UNITED NATIONS (UPI) -- countries' condemnation of the PANAMA CITY, Panama between overturned filing cabinets Panama's newly appointed U.N. U.S. invasion of Panama was (Reuter) -- Hundreds of Pan- for anything of value. ambassador formally presented "perfectly understandable." amanians sifted through the remains Outside, a scrap merchant waited his credentials to the U.N. "As soon as the withdrawal of of deposed strongman Gen. Manuel to buy the metal and tradesmen sold secretary-general Tuesday, U.S. troops is over, our relations Antonio Noriega's headquarters in refreshments to the scavengers. expressing confidence his with Latin American countries Panama City Tuesday, carrying off Many of the scavengers may have country's relations with Latin will become clearer and more building materials and any other been seeking building materials. The America will improve, friendly," Vallarino told reporters items of value. homes of thousands of people in the Eduardo Vallarino, 51, was after presenting his credentials to Poor Panama City residents Chorrillo area near the headquarters appointed U.N. ambassador by Secretary-General Javier Perez de armed with hacksaws, hammers and were destroyed in the U. S. President Guillermo Endara on Cuellar. screwdrivers removed fluorescent bombardment. Dec. 21, one day after U.S. U.S.-Panama relations also will lights, corrugated iron, copper wire, U.S. authorities have announced miarsitrongma, Gsen. anuel' be normalized, he said. wood and anything they could turn plans to level the Comandancia, military strongman, Gen. Manuel into cash, witnesses said. Noriega's headquarters in a poor Antonio Noriega. "We feel very close (to the They even used bottles tied to section of Panama City, which was Vallarino, an associate member United States), but at the same ropes to fish for gasoline in badly damaged in the Dec. 20 U.S. of the John F. Kennedy School of time we are totally an independent underground tanks. invasion which toppled him. Government at Harvard and sovereign country," he said. In the bullet-pocked offices, the U.S. soldiers have since guarded University until being named "We will have a relationship scavengers raked through piles of the building shell but none were ambassador, said Latin American among equals." papers which littered the floor stationed there Tuesday. Peru denies asylum to RP's most wanted fugitive

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peru said officials refused. Larco Cox said to the U.S. intervention. residency. Tuesday it granted diplomatic Cordova was considered unwelcome The government has not named a President Alan Garcia has roundly asylum to a top Noriega associate and left the residence "of his own replacement for Castro, who criticized the U.S. invasion, and who is on the U.S. most-wanted list will." returned to Panama Monday to refused to recognize the Endara and to 11 others who took refuge in Larco Cox did not say if Cordova collect his belongings from the government. the Peruvian ambassador's residence was apprehended by American in Panama City. troops or if he left before they Publc security force to i clude U.S. troops have ringed the surrounded the residence. residence since Monday afternoon. Peru listed the others granted sm all specialized m military units Foreign Ministry spokesman Jose asylum as Capt. Marcela Tason Torres told The Associated Press Noriega's secretary, and her husband PANAMA CITY, Panama professional army to defend the that Gonzalo Gonzalez, identified by Ulises Rodriguez; Capt. Narcisa (AP) -- Panama's new security Panama Canal. Panamanian authorities as a former Castillero and her daughter Patricia force will include specialized Arias said Noriega followers captain and chief of security for Ceutte; Maj. Heraclides Sucre, his military units, but they will not be are still at large and believed to be deposed dictator Manuel Antonio wife Daisy Batista, three children big enough to threaten the armed, creating the danger of Noriega, has taken refuge in the and his mother Judith Medina; and government, First Vice President urban or other guerrilla activity. residence and been granted Maj. Edgardo Lopez. Ricardo Arias Calderon said "We have confiscated more diplomatic asylum by the Peruvian . Monday. than 79,00 weapons,"said Arias, government.The government issued a Ariastoldreportersthesecurity who also is minister of Torres said the 12 would be communique Tuesday saying Peru Panamanian authorities units will be limited to a few government and justice. "There allowed toallwedtocom come tot PeruPeu iff theytey hsntfePaaaanatrtishas notified hundred people and will not be an are indications there are more wished, but no discussions had taken of its decision granting them weapons stashed awayr" plae hu fr bou wer tey diplomatic asylum. army). waossahdaa. place thus far about where they P asylea. Panama is a country in the "We also do not know how the would pos Tuesday saying i registered a protest crossroads of the world and that drug-dealing Mafia wil react. "It is supposed that they will try to thesd. sa dr i Pru presents several potential Noriega had put the resources of go to some friendly country, perhaps wAntny Quaio n concern in Petrhu dangers," he said of the units. this country at their disposal." Peru," Torres said. come h e presence of U.S. troops around the Civilians in the government The governent alsosaidit was "If they want to come here, we will p s fence installed by the U.S. invasion Dec. studying whether it would allow accept them." a mbained tre sidencee. "a 20 have tried to limit the size of the family of Manuel Antonio Torres denied that another unnecessary climate of tension and any new security force to avoid Noriega safe passage to the Nuies Cooat, conered ith impedes the normal development of danger of coups. The armedforces Dominican Republic. L Ctoeuis b th osdetrednsae with activities of our mission in Panama" ruled Panama from 1968 until Foreign Minister Julio Linares Gonzalez to be the most-wanted men Gen. Noriega's overthrow and said he "had passed the request for on the list of former Noriega The communique condemned the have been an important political safe conduct to the Ministry of officials, was also at the residence. U.S. intervention and called for factor since Panama was founded. Government and Justice, and if Panama has said Cordova, who is withdrawal of troops. Officials refer to the new there is no complaint against them alleged to have tortured prisoners of Peru recalled its ambassador to security force only as the "public they will get consent." the government ousted by Noriega, Panama, Mario Castro, in May after force." It is being formed with Noriega's wife Felicidad, three also is in the ambassador's residence. Noriega annulled elections won by members of Noriega's old Defense daughters and a son-in-law, a Foreign Minister Guillermo Larco Guillermo Endara. Castro resigned Forces with advice from U.S. Dominican citizen, have taken Cox said Cordova had sought refuge his post Dec. 26 in a break with the officers, who said they want a refuge in the Cuban Embassy. in the residence, but Peruvian Garcia government over its response o Times 4 Jan.Tropic 11, 1990 entertainment

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38 Show 40 Dossier Tropic Times Jan. 11, 1990 5 military news VA may stop lending on mobile homes WASHINGTON (AP) - The mentality" in the Defense "The top purchaser of a off base receive a housing allowance Veterans Affairs Department is Department that ignores the housing manufactured home is an E-3 or E-4 of $314 a month and a monthly food hinting it will try to pull out of the needs of soldiers and the lack of stationed at Fort Bragg (N.C.)," allowance of less than $150, tax free. mobile home loan business this year, programs to help them make sound Pedigo said. "One-and-a-half years There are additional allowances saying a high default rate among purchasing decisions or help them later he's rotated on his duty based on regional costs. active-duty members of the armed relocate. assignment to Germany or The 1988 poverty level was slightly services has compounded its losses. "The guy gets an order for Korea, somewhere else." more than $12,000 a year for a family The program, begun in 1971 to what's he going to do?" Partridge E-4s are the top grade of enlisted of four, although military personnel help Vietnam veterans returning to asked. personnel -- corporals, seamen, have benefits and privileges - such as civilian life, is popular among junior "The DOD says 'You bought it, airmen and Specialist 4s - and make free medical and dental care - in members of the armed forces who you've got to sell it.' " about $950 a month. Those who live addition to pay. want to buy homes near bases for That problem may be helped with t themselves and their fledgling the implementation of a relocation Soldiers to returnhom e by 'chute families. program mandated for this year by FORT BRAGG, N.C. (UPI) - Monday at Pope Air Force Base Personnel on active duty are Congress. F BRrG N.C. (, P]) --the djiFor eS considered veterans for purposes of The Pentagon says there is nearly More than 2,000 of the adjacentto Fort Bragg.Hundreds the program. always a shortage of on-base paratroopers who invaded of family members and a brass More than half the 31,000 mobile housing, making alternatives Panama in December will return band awaited their return. home loans made since 1984 have necessary. A mobile home mortgage to their home base Friday the Many returned to belated gone to such active-duty personnel, averages about $23,000, compared same way they arrived in the Christmas celebrations. the VA says. During the same period, with $73,000 for a site-built home. Central American country -- by The battalion bad been in the agency has had to pay some $147 The recommendation to end the parachute. PanamasinceDec. 10fortraining million to lenders as a result of 17,000 program is contained both in the Paratroopers in the 82nd at the United States Jungle claims on mobile homes. September inspector general's report Airborne Division are to jump Operations Training Center. The VA inspector general, in a pair on the program and in an inspector into Fort Bragg's Sicily Drop When the invasion began, of reports in September and October, general's audit of the entire Zone near Fayetteville, N.C., for a members of the unit attacked key of said the program has suffered from department a month later. The welcome home ceremony and targets in the northern region defaults by borrowers in depressed September report was made reunion with theirfamilies, Army the country. oil-producing states and by military available only recently. officials said Tuesday. The remaining battalions in the personnel who abandon their Both reports clearly state that R. About 2,200 troops, most of regiment an another battalion property after transfers. John Vogel, VA head of benefits, them from the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment regiment were The reports emphasized the agreed to propose legislation in 1990 Infantry Regiment, participated flown from the Air Force base for problem with active-duty borrowers. to end the program. in the Dec. 20 assault. Others from the night parachute assault on the Charles C. Partridge, legislative However, recently asked directly the unit joined them later, raising international airport. counsel for the National Association about the timetable for such a the total to about 3,30. The troops returning Friday of Uniformed Services, a proposal, the VA's Keith Pedigo said About 600 soldiers from the will arrive after a five hour flight multiservice advocacy group, says only that the idea was "under active About'6rd soliom tre wriv anamr, For flig that is unfair. with a final decision expected by the regiment's 3rd Battalion returned from Panama, Fort Bragg He blames a "chicken-coop end of January. in Air Force transport aircraft officials said. Trident subprogramfacing rough seas in1990 aide who asked to remain WASHINGTON (AP) -- The. under construction are enough to state. predicted that proposals Trident submarine program is sailing hold up the seagoing leg of the Two Defense Department sources, anonymous of to slow down Trident production into rough seas in 1990 with the nuclear triad of missiles, bombers speaking only on condition Pentagon "will be looked at with great favor" in Pentagon considering halving the and submarines. Those arguments anonymity, said the 1991 building a the House. production rate, and congressional are expected to return to Congress budget may propose began building critics poised to divert its funding with renewed energy at the end of Trident every other year instead of Electric Boat two into a peace dividend. January when the debate on next the current annual construction Tridents 16 years ago. Nearly football fields long and 42 feet in A key element in the nation's year's federal budget begins. schedule. General Dynamics' three-pronged nuclear defense "I would say that the battle lines Electric Boat Division in Groton, diameter, the Tridents carry 24 system, each submarine, armed with are going to be drawn very quickly Conn., which has built all the ballistic missiles each with eight 192 nuclear warheads, costs $1.2 among some of the liberals who are Tridents and which has only one warheads. They have a cruising speed of 20 knots. billion -- money that critics contend trying to cut the defense budget," other competitor, would bear the could be spent on domestic programs said Rep. John Rowland, R-Conn. brunt of such a slowdown. v or on reducing the federal deficit. No liberal himself, Rowland is Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Ark., for urow eproposai Opponents argue that the 17 concerned about the fate of the the past year has been pushing for a Tridents already in the water or Trident, which is built in his home construction slowdown based on earns rejection commitments the Reagan ad- rat vaccine ay benefit troops ministration made in strategic arms WASHINGTON (Reuter) -- The talks with the Soviet Union. Bush administration this- week Tentative START agreements rejected a suggestion by the nation's WASHINGTON (AP) -- The emergence of drug-resistant reached in Geneva in 1987 would former highest-ranking military Food and Drug Administration strains can make the disease limit the number of ballistic missile officer to consider negotiating with has approved an oral typhoid harder to treat. warheads to 4,900. Under the current the Soviet Union an end to nuclear vaccine that has fewer side effects About 400 to 500 cases of Trident program, the number of arms at sea. than the injectable vaccines that typhoid fever are reported in the warheads aboard the subs alone Adm. William Crowe, chairman of are currently available, officials United States annually. In most of would approach that figure within a the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1985 said Tuesday. the cases, the infection was few years. until his retirement in October, told Although typhoid fever is rare contracted in other countries, the "I'm just trying to save a little the Washington Post in an interview in the United States, "this vaccine FDA said. money, " said Bumpers. "My that the U.S. government should also will be important to tourists, Immunization against typhoid objection is we are continuing to consider cutting its naval force in business people and.the military is recommended for people produce Tridents on the old schedule exchange for major concessions on traveling to remote, less- traveling to Central and Southdisputes. developed areas where sanitation America, Africa, India and agreement in the START talks, that "If some naval reductions can get is poor," said Dr. Louis Sullivan, Southeast Asia. just doesn't make sense." us more than they're worth, we ought secretary of the Department of The injectible vaccine can cause When the Senate returns Jan. 23, to be willing to consider talking" with Health and Human Services, severeside effects, including fever, Bumpers said he will be ready with the Soviets, he was quoted as saying. parent agency of the FDA. which c an be temporarily his proposal again, regardless of "My view of the whole bloody mess is Typhoid fever, caused by a incapacitating, the FDA said. whether the Bush administration that there shouldn't be anything material orngea nism called d Thenew vaccine, called typhoid endorses the slowdown idea. sacrosanct" from potential Salmonella typhi, is transmitted live oral Ty2a, was found to be as On the House side, Rep. Thomas negotiated reductions so long as the through contaminated food and effective as the injectable without Foglietta, D-Pa., is leading a similar United States is willing to say no if it water. Infection is marked by the side effects, officials said. campaign. does not get what it wants." prolonged fever, headache and The vaccine was developed and Foglietta' wants to save the V-22 Official U.S. policy has long been malaise. About 10 percent of is made by the Swiss Serum and Osprey, a vertical take-off airplane, to oppose negotiating limits on naval untreated cases and less than 1 Vaccine Institute in Berne, from the budget knife. Part of the assets, where Washington has a percent of treated cases are fatal, Switzerland. Berna Products Osprey project would be handled by significant advantage over Moscow. the FDA said. Corp. of Coral Gables, Fla., will a Boeing plant near Foglietta's At the superpower summit last Antibiotics are used to treat the distribute the vaccine as Vivotif Philadelphia district. month in Malta, President Bush infection, but the FDA said recent blerna Vaccine. An Armed Services Committee reasserted that position. Times 6 Jan.Tropic 11, 1990

1 sports Jordan, Johnson match-up lacks approval CHICAGO (AP) - A proposed $1 The one-on-on would consist of two "We don't have an agreement yet," Spokesmen for the Bulls and million one-on-one basketball match 15-minute halves to be played in Las Rosen said. "It's something we've Lakers declined c o mm ent has the proper stars - Michael Vegas, Los Angeles, Charlotte, N.C., been working on for about a year." Wednesday. Jordan and Magic Johnson - but as or another city and broadcast on pay yet lacks the official stamp of TV by Choice Entertainment of Los approval from the NBA, league Angeles. officials said Wednesday. The winner would receive $1 "An event such as this - like any million, with any additional money other basketball-related exhibition going to charities of the players' -requiresapprovalbytheNBAand choices, Ross Levinsohn, a the players' association," said NBA spokesman for Jordan, said spokesman Terry Lyons in a Wednesday from Washington, D.C. telephone interview from New York. "The driving factor - neither of "This event has not been approved by these guys need the money - is to either." present a good product that is good Lyons said a player's contract for basketball and raises money for "specifically states that any charity," Levinsohn said. basketball event or competition has Levinsohn said agents for Jordan to be approved by the NBA and the and Johnson have met periodically players' association. From my with the NBA and the players' understanding, the players' association and that he remains association isn't behind this and the optimistic they will approve the NBA isn't as well." event. "Our last meeting with the NBA ,and players' association was last The winner would receive Thursday," Levinsohn said. "We've $1 million, with any been in semi-constant contact. additional money going to "They have our proposal - We're of the players' hoping they will be part of it." charities Pitting Johnson - the NBA's choices prototypical big guard and league MVP in 1987 and 1989 - against the But he added, "I don't know where Bull's Jordan - 1988 MVP and the next 18 months will take us." seven-time All-NBA - is a "I believe that this sets a bad promoter's paradise, said Levinsohn. precedent," said NBA Players' "Why hasn't it happened before is Association president Isiah Thomas, the question we've asked ourselves," a member of the Detroit Pistons. said Levinsohn, who works for The event is tentatively scheduled Arlington, Va.-based ProServ Inc. for the last week in June. "It's a great idea." The players are both standouts - Johnson's agent, Lon Rosen, said Jordan for the Chicago Bulls and he didn't want to say too much about Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers. the proposal. Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Michael 'A ir' Jordan NCAA to begin year-round steroid testing, stiffen penalties DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA burden on athletes and give them a close to the program estimated three a messy victory, but I think we got it voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to better chance to compete in the fewer home games could set Syracuse done," Wake Forest president stiffen the penalties for drug use and classroom. back $1.5 million. Thomas Hearn, a member of the begin year-round steroid testing of But there's a price. Because athletic directors had Presidents Commission, said after athletes. Eliminating three games from the hundreds of thousands - in some the final vote. Under the new measures, first-time 28-game limit of the basketball cases, even millions - of reasons to offenders could lose an entire year's season, a move approved by vote against shortening the %tic eligibility, and those who test positive delegates, could cost some schools up basketball season, the reform almost Al a second time could be banned for to $1.5 million a year and force tripped over the starting line. life. cutbacks in other sports that don't It took the NCAA five ballots and Presently, the NCAA tests only at earn ticket sales. four hours of parliamentary championship events and bowl "It's big money sorely needed," wrangling and power struggles to games. If tested positive, NCAA Brad Hovious, athletic director of kill, then revive and finally pass the athletes now face only the loss of Texas-El Paso, said. "Two or three reduction in basketball games, which eligibility for postseason competition basketball games can pay for three or begins with the 1992-93 season. c for 90 days. four non-revenue sports." "It was not a pretty victory. It was The year-round testing will cost Indiana athletic director Haydn the NCAA $1.6 million. Both Murray estimated the Hoosiers Celtics break Pistons'win streak changes take effect Aug. 1. would lose $600,000 per year. Delegates also voted Wednesday Kentucky could lose about $375,000 BOSTON (UPI) - Reggie Lewis points. MHale, who also scored a to offer scholarships to incoming for three fewer home dates, and scored a season-high 32 points and season-high, replaced Ed Pinckney athletes for summer school before the Texas about $150,000. Kevin McHale added 30 in his first in the starting lineup. freshman year. Jake Crouthamel, athletic director Kevin Mhalead in hi fst in On Tuesday, the NCAA finally at Syracuse, which seats 32,000 in its start of the year, leading the Boston The Celtics were playing their launched some measures from the Carrier Dome and leads the nation in Celtics to a 104-97 victory and third straight game without Larry Presidents Commission's reform attendance, wouldn't say how much snapping the Detroit Pistons' six- Bird, who is sidelined due to a package, designed to ease the time his school would lose. But a source gaThe Bg defending champions sprained ankle. had won 10 of their previous 11 Detroit was led by Edwards' 22 Clippers ground H awks, 115-109 games. and Thomas contributed 20. In the With the score tied 86-86 after closing minutes, Edwards, Bill ATLANTA (UPI) - Ron HarperJames Edwards' dunk with 5:17 Laimbeer and John Salley all fouled Harper and Danny Manning six-point final margin and a 108- esaEdwarBsdnk th out. combined for 64 points 102 lead represented the Clippers' goo with a 7-point surge which The victory completed an odd two- Wednesday ght, including 21 biggest lead in the game. consisted of four points by McHale, game turnaround for Boston. On the fourth quarter, to send to Los Los Angeles, now 14-18, got 37 a layup by Robert Parish and a Kevin Tuesday, the Celtics scored just 78 Angles Clippers to a 115k points from Harper while Gamble foul shot. points in a loss at New Jersey, their Manning added 27. Charles Smith The Pistons twice drew within two lowest output since 1971, and scored Atlanta led 85-83 entering the and Gary Grantscored16 each for points, the last time at 99-97 after a a franchise-low 6 points in the second fourth quarter and built a four- the Clippers, who got their first pair of foul shots by Isiah Thomas quarter. point cushion at 95-91 with 7:55 win in Atlanta since the 1981-82 with 32 seconds left. The Celtics then In the opening minutes, Detr-oit remaining in the game. The season. scored the game's final 5 points, on a built a 13-8 lead but Boston Clippers fought back to tie the free throw by Lewis and four foul responded with a 12-2 run, featuring game at 100 on a layup by Atlanta, 18-14, was paced by shots by McHale. 4 points each from McHale and Manning with 5:12 left. Moses Malone with 27 points For Boston, Parish added 19 Dennis Johnson. The cities led Los Angeles took the lead to while Dominique Wilkins added pointstand 14Prebounds as the Celtics' through the rest of the first half. stay at 104-102 on a layup by 25. John Long contributed 19. starting fronteourt combined for 81 holding only a 5 f48haftire edge. Tropic Times Jan. 11, 1990 7 No more standing room at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) - A 68-year unless it replaced standing areas on make the necessary construction Sheffield in April 1989, when 95 tradition at the world's oldest Grand its main show court with seats. work to keep it a standing area." English soccer spectators were Slam tennis tournament ends this "We will be building seats but In a statement, the All England crushed to death in an overcrowded summer when all standing room at there won't be anywhere near 2,000," Club said Wimbledon's Centre C rt stand. Wimbledon's Centre Court is Youngman said. "Itwill now become an advance-ticket- Youngman said officials at the All scrapped to meet new safety many people who have traditionally only arena. Only "with great regret" England Club tried hard to persuade standards. queued up to get into Centre Court." would existing standing room be Merton Borough Council that tennis "It's very, very sad," Sue But a spokesman for Merton replaced with seating before this attracts a different type of crowd Youngman, spokeswoman for the Borough Council, which covers the year's event, starting June 25. than soccer. All England Club, said Tuesday. Wimbledon district, said it was the "The Committee(of Management) "If the Club could have done "The Centre Court was built in 1922 All England Club's own decision to is extremely disappointed that the anything to retain standing room, it and has had standing room ever make Centre Court an all-seater longstanding tradition of standing would have done," she said. "But the since. The place won't quite be the arena. room areas on Centre Court must Council looked at every aspect of same without it." se elected obi n re, chief now come to an end," the statement safety within the grounds and made Nesw government regulations seat the o 'in said. certain conditions for the require any covered stand at ios survey council's building The new legislation, which falls tournament going ahead." sports ground accommodating more control them to reduce te t enumb under the Fire and Safety at Places She said the authority had drawn than 500 people to hold a safety sOf Sport Act, was prompted by the up "a huge list of requirements." certificate. standing places and make th 1985 Bradford fire disaster. Fifty- "Taking away standing room was The Centre Court at Wimbledon standing area conform to the act. three fans died after a wooden stand one of these conditions. There are holds 14,502 fans, including 2,000 "We didn't specify a number and was engulfed in flames at an English others which we will announce later," standing places. Youngman said one got the impression they were soccer game. she said. "A lot of things will change. local authorities refused to grant the actually looking for more seats. The law was tightened following The club has to make a number of championships a safety certificate Maybe it's cheaper for them than to the Hillsborough stadium tragedy in amendments in safety procedures." Clemson coaches violated rules, NCAA says COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The According to the report, Clemson If Clemson is found guilty of the completed their junior year. NCAA says Clemson football coaches also violated NCAA rules by violations, the school could be placed The school has until March 12 to coaches violated recruiting rules contacting two recruits more than on probation for the second time in respond in writing to the NCAA. more than a dozen times and gave three times each during the 1985-86 eight years. Clemson was given two The six-member infractions players up to $150 in cash from 1984 academic year. years probation in 1982 for 70 committee is scheduled to meet April to 1988, according to a report The report also claims that in 1987: violations that occurred between 20-22 in Kansas City. The committee released Tuesday. - An athletic department 1976 and 1982 under Charlie Pell and is expected to announce its decision The school released the report four representative improperly contacted Danny Ford, who has been the two to four weeks later. days after receiving it, but eliminated a recruit and was encouraged by a Tigers' coach since December 1978. The school released a summary of all references that might allow those coach to call the player on the This time, the NCAA is accusing the NCAA. report Friday after named in the 15-page document to be telephone. Clemson of 14 violations, including promising to make the document identified. The NCAA is prohibited - During a visit to Clemson, a cash payments to players and recruits public, except for names. from publicizing its allegations, but recruit was given a sweatshirt and by coaches and boosters. The "As a public institution, Clemson allows schools to release the T-shirt by a member of the Bengal payments allegedly ranged from $15 has an obligation to keep its information. Babes, a group of female students to $150. constituents informed about the In a written statement, Clemson who help recruit players. The report also accuses Clemson progress of the inquiry," Lennon president Max Lennon said the - A coach gave a player $20 to coaches of making a total of 11 said. school would "take all appropriate serve as a host for a recruit. improper recruiting contacts with steps to protect the integrity of the Clemson also is accused of high schooljuniors and a sophomore "However, there will be certain university." Lennon was at the improperly providing meals and between November 1984 and information that cannot be released, NCAA convention in Dallas and transportation for recruits and giving September 1987. The NCAA doesn't such as the identity of people who could not be reached for further financial aid to a player after his allow college coaches to recruit have made confidential statements in comment. eligibility had run out. players in person until they have order to cooperate with the inquiry." Jones, Cleveland start salary arbitration season right-hander, NEW YORK (AP) -Doug Jones Jones, who saved 32 games for Evans, who will be playing his Jones, a 32-year-old is was the first player to file for and Cleveland started the salary Cleveland in 1989, asked for $1.15 fourth decade in the major leagues, $230,000 if arbitration, putting his name in on arbitration season Monday when million, a raise of 187.5 percent from guaranteed a minimum and Friday. Players and clubs must they swapped figures and found his 1989 earnings of $400,000. The he makes the major-league roster themselves only $200,000 apart. Indians offered a 137.5 percent can earn more with incentive-bonus exchange figures three days after Meanwhile, the Jan. 8 free agent increase to $950,000. clauses. If he plays for the Braves, he filing so most players file on the final deadline passed with little notice. Three of the 30 remaining free will have been with them in four day, which is Jan. 15 this year. agents were up against the midnight consecutive decades. 1 deadline to re-sign with their former Meanwhile, negotiators for the "We had made an attempt to D uran loses ie clubs. Outfielder Carmelo Castillo Major League Baseball Players negotiate with Cleveland prior to the re-signed with Minnesota for $1.15 Association and the clubs set the season, back in August," Jones' MEXICO CITY (UPI) - The million over two year and Darrell schedule for talks on a new "We World Boxing Council Tuesday Evans, the 42-year-old first baseman collective-bargaining agreement. agent, William Sanchez said. began proceedings to strip and pinch hitter, stayed with the made a proposal in August and we Cleveland." Roberto Duran of his middle- Atlanta Braves when he agreed to a The sides will meet twice in New never heard back from weight title for not disclosing minor-league contract. York this week, twice in New York Only a few of the players filing take which are whether he plans to defend his But the Cincinnati Reds decided next week and twice in Tampa, Fla., their cases to hearings, title, a WBC press release said. not to re-sign outfielder Joel during the last week of January. scheduled for Feb. 1-21. Duran failed to meet the Youngblood. Players not re-signing Monday deadline to present a by the deadline cannot negotiate with written statement declaring their former clubs until May 1. 28 free agents ri S nc a e whether or not be would accept to Youngblood is among e n s take on another fight to defend his - including Bill Buckner, Lee (UPI) - Boris half of the 10 top-ranked players in title, the press release said. Mazzilli and Rich Gossage - who. INDIANAPOLIS Becker and defending champion the world. "Roberto Duran won the world are unable to to negotiate with their John McEnroe will play in this year's McEnroe is rated fourth in the title by defeating Iran Barkley old teams until May. Feb. 24, 1989, and has not The Jan. 8 deadline used to have U.S. Men's Hardcourt Tennis world. Agassi, the youngest defended it over the last ten many illustrious players, such as Tim ChaMnss Hich w enis American ever to rank in the world's months, after the WBC gave him Raines, Andre Dawson and Lance Championships, which will increase top five and currently rated sixth, special permission to fight (Ray) Parrish. But with the revival of the its prize money from $425,000 to $1 makes his first Hardcourts Krickstein, a Leonard," the statement said. free-agent market in the last two miplpon.aappearance. "Therefore, due to the lapse of winters, all the top names signed well Fifteen players made early Hardcourts semifinalist last year, is time, and in addition to his failure in advance. commitments to the tournament, rated eighth in the world while Berger 10th. to answer our request, the WBC The only negotiations that went director Mark Miles said Monday. is ranked today is withdrawing its into the evening involved Castillo. Andre Agassi, Aaron Krickstein and Other committed players include recognition(of Roberto Duran)as He gets a $100,000 signing bonus, 1989 Hardcourts runner-up Jay West German Davis Cup player Carl world middleweight champion," $500,000 in 1990 and $550,000 in Uwe-Steeb and Argentina's Martin the WBC communique said. 1991. In 1991, he would get a $50,000 Berger join Becker and McEnroe to Jaite, who won four tournaments last J bonus if he plays in 65 games. give the U.S. Open warmup event year. 8 Tropic Times Jan. 11, 1990 NASA may lose portion of space program

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Vice Quayle said he has met with President Dan Quayle hinted groups of space experts and "I heard Wednesday that NASA may lose its much the same thing from almost all monopoly on American space of them. They told me that we simply exploration, with the government can no longer accept the status quo. I turning to a program that could agree." include commercial and defense As chairman of the National Space elements. Council, Quayle said, "I intend to Quayle, speaking at a meeting of bring the kind of innovative the American Astronomical Society, approaches to the space program of said he has been told by space experts the '90s that were characteristic of that changes are needed in how the Polaris, Atlas, Apollo, Voyager and United States conducts its space some programs in the Defense exploration. Advanced Research Projects The vice president, who is Agency." chairman of the National Space Quayle said that a major effort of a Council, said the organization 'is revamped space program be looking across the traditional development of expanded space divisions among civil, commercial launch would capabilities. Systems and national security activities" in to launch into space, he said, "are as reassessing the American space. vital to space travel as the interstate travel." pr ae building a program that is highway system is to motor more than the sum of these parts," Launch systems, he said, "cannot said Quayle. be considered only within the context Quayle gave no specific details of a single government agency. They how the national space effort might cannot be built to meet the needs be split between various agencies. only of a specific space program. But a source at the National They must be structured to Aeronautics and Space Adminis- accommodate both current needs tration said that some in the agency and future programs." have interpreted his remarks as One of the most serious effects of suggesting that some other agencies the 1986 Challenger explosion that may assume a larger role in the U.S. grounded the space shuttle fleet was space program. The source said such that it virtually left America without a division of efforts have been a way to launch large satellites. The discussed within the agency. shuttle had been developed with the Quayle said President Bush has promise that it would serve all of the asked the space council "that we nation's space launch needs. 41 shape a space program that is Quayle reaffirmed Bush aggressive and innovative and that administration support for plans to we challenge accepted ways of doing return humans to the moon and Vice President Dan Quayle says NASA may lose its monopoly on space business." eventually send astronauts to Mars. exploration. (AP Laserphoto) Military leaders preparefor Vienna meeting WASHINGTON (AP) - The top on the seminar, said that the East The session will mark the first time "Until very recently, Soviet military officers of the United States, European countries "are expressing that top military officers of the North production of tanks remained the Soviet Union and 33 other nations very different views." Warsaw "Pact Atlantic Treaty Organization and the same, even higher" than it was before will meet in Vienna next Tuesday to discipline isn't what it used to be." Warsaw Pact, plus the neutral and Gorbachev declared unilateral troop discuss the changes sweeping "Given the changes in Eastern non-aligned states of Europe, will sit reductions and proclaimed a new Europe, administration officials Europe, this has taken on great down together to discuss their military doctrine, said the official. announced Wednesday. significance." But "we can't intentions, plans and arsenals, said Tank production levels have since The U.S. delegates, headed by guarantee any dramatic results"from U.S. officials. fallen, however, and the official said Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the the seminar, said the official, who other questionable areas included Joint Chiefs of Staff, also will press spoke on condition that he not be "We view the seminar itself as a "supply of fuel oils and munition their Kremlin counterparts to further identified. confidence building measure," said stocks stationed on the frontier." explain what one official described as Powell and his Soviet counterpart, the senior official. "discrepancies" between Soviet Chief of Staff Mikhail A. Moiseyev, U.S. delegates also have some Pressed for specifics, the official military doctrine and deployment will stay in Vienna for the first few pointed questions concerning Soviet would say only, "in some cases they and production levels. days of the three-week seminar, deployments and production, said haven't changed. Let's leave it at Soviet leader Mikhail S. officials said. the official. that." Gorbachev has proclaimed a doctrine of "reasonable sufficiency," Us g-r based on a more defensive posture, Ua and has declared unilateral troop cuts as well as willingness to conclude PANAMA CITY, Panama (UPI) Noriega turned himself over to Panama will be certified. Panama a multinational agreement to reduce - The United States and Panama U.S. authorities on Jan. 3, two weeks was last certified in 1987, he said. conventional armies in Europe this signed a broad agreement after the U.S. invasion of Panama. "President Endara has made it year. Wednesday to cooperate in the battle Under Noriega, efforts between clear to me that this government is The political revolution sweeping against drug trafficking, an accord Panama and the United States to halt strongly committed to combatting narcotics Eastern Europe and the emands of that will help Panama become drug trafficking broke down and the flow and use of illicit some of the new non-Communist eligible for further American aid, a money laundering flourished, U.S. and that he considered this to be an governments there are outstripping U.S. official said. officials said. important priority," said Levitsky, Soviet changes, however, and The. open-ended agreement calls who met with Endara and Vice Western officials say further changes for cooperation in the areas of law Panama has been one of President Ricardo Arias Calderon are inevitable in the Kremlin-led enforcement and drug interdiction, the few countries in the during his two-day trip to Panama. Warsaw Pact military alliance. with specific programs to be Also Wednesday, newly named "No one could have foreseen the developed later, said Melvyn past two years that has U.S. Ambassador Deane Hinton dramatic events which have swept Levitsky, assistant secretary of state failed to receive U.S. presented his credentials to Endara, a over Eastern Europe during the past for international narcotics matters. ceremonial procedure for new 12 months," said a statement issued Levitsky described the accord as government certification ambassadors. by John J. Maresca, chairman of the an important symbolic measure that it is fighting drug As he left the presidential palace U.S. delegation to the conference because it comes at a time when trafficking. after meeting with Endara and Arias sponsoring the seminar, on former Panamanian strongman traffickin. Calderon for 30 minutes, Hinton Confidence and Security Building Manuel Antonio Noriega awaits trial refused to say how much aid Panama Measures in Europe. in Miami on drug trafficking and Panama has been one of the few will receive from the United States to "Many of the political and security money laundering charges. countries in the past two years that recover from the invasion and relationships which have become so "In signing this accord, President has failed to receive U.S. government rebuild destroyed neighborhoods. familiar over the last four decades are (Guillermo) Endara's democratically certification that it is fighting drug Asked about a front-page story in being challenged in new ways every elected government has put an trafficking. Certification is required La Estrella, a Panama City day, and it has become increasingly emphatic end to that aspect of for countries to be eligible for the full newspaper, that Endara sent difficult to anticipate events," perhaps the most unhappy period in slate of U.S. foreign aid programs. President Bush a letter requesting Maresca said in his announcement. Panamanian history," Levitsky told With Wednesday's agreement, $1.5 billion in U.S. aid, Hinton said, A senior official, briefing reporters reporters. Levitsky said he is "confident" that "It is not the time to talk of that."