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Vol. II, No. 46 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Dec. 19, 1989 White House officials defend secret China mission WASHINGTON (Reuter) -The top aides. Cable News Network. the late Ruhollah Khomeini's Iran in White House admitted Monday that The White House confirmed a "General Scowcroft did undertake 1985-86. President Bush's ban on high level secret July mission by National a mission to China for President Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a California contacts with China was secretly Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, Bush in July to personally Democrat and author of a Bush- discarded in July just a month after who publicly exchanged toasts with underscore the United States shock vetoed bill to protect Chinese the bloody assault in Tiananmen Chinese leaders in Beijing on Dec 9- and concern about the violence in students in the United States, said the Square and five months before a 10, in a written statement released Tiananmen Square, and to impress president was losing his credibility on controversial public mission by two shortly after it was disclosed by the upon the Chinese government the China. seriousness with which this incident "Why did Scowcroft go on a secret was viewed in the United States," the mission to profess American concern White House said. over the massacre? I am concerned he Later, White House spokesman may have had more on his agenda," Marlin Fitzwater said deputy she said in a statement. secretary of state Lawrence Fitzwater, who was unaware ofthe Eagleburger, who accompanied July trip when it happened. said he Scowcroft in December, was also could not say flatly there were no part of the July mission, other secret talks. But a senior The secret trip came shortly after administration official said privately that Bush banned high level contacts on 'he was reasonably confident June 20 as a show of American anger there had not been any others. over the June 4 assault that killed The White House spokesman - hundreds, if not thousands, of pro- defended Bush's decision to keep the democracy demonstrators. July meeting secret and said that sessions Democratic National Committee additional unannounced the future. chairman Ronald Brown and his were possible in party members reacted angrily to the Fitzwater noted that Secretary of disclosure that Bush had sent State James Baker talked to Chinese dscosre thatBeuhnghidJ seyofficials during international Scoweroft to Beijing in July. meetings in Paris and at the United "There has not been a decision so Nations this summer. out of touch with American values "There have been a number of since the sale of arms to the these kinds of conversations and Ayatollah," Brown said in a there will be more. The president has statement. He was referring to made it very clear he thinks these Student marchersfrom Peoples University were involved in the June 4 bloody former president Ronald Reagan's kinds of meetings are essential," he assault in Tiananmen Square. (AP Laserphoto) policy of secretly selling weapons to said. He added that Bush, a former evy to China, "thinks its important U.S. Army offA icerrmyoj~erslwotshotsPDF FDF mmeemba to keep c=some of' these kinds of meeting quiet. WASHINGTON (Reuter) - A the Panamanian had drawn his pistol about 12,000 troops, have been put U.S. Army officer apparently first. on a high state of alert and along with wounded a Panamanian Monday in The White House said the killing their families have been told to avoid A . i. the second shooting incident in three of a U.S. soldier Saturday by public places during the heightened o days involving American forces in Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF) state of tension. Romania seals borders Panama, the Pentagon said. was part of a coordinated wave of "We are very concerned that the BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)- The Defense Department said in a violence started by Panama's declaration of war that was stated Romania sealed off its western statement that an American Army weekend declaration that a state of last weekend may have been a license borders and dispatched tanks, lieutenant drew his pistol and fired war existed with the United States. for.harassment and threats and in troops and helicopters to two twice after a Panamanian traffic At the Pentagon, the defense this case even murder of a United cities- following battles between officer approached. official said the U.S. Army lieutenant States citizen," White House police and pro-democracy The American serviceman "felt had left a laundry in the Curundu spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said. protesters that witnesses said left threatened when he saw the section of Panama City at about In an interview earlier Monday, several people dead, Hungarian Panamanian apparently reach for his 11:30 a.m. and was in his car when he President Bush acknowledged state radio reported Monday. weapon," the statement said. "The was approached by a traffic frustration over Noriega's ability to American responded defensively by policeman and told to stop. hang on to power and said he was NASA delays launch pulling a weapon and fired two shots. "The transito (traffic policeman), outraged by the death of the "The Panamanian went down, who you should remember is a American soldier. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. then got up and left the scene," the member of the PDF, pulled his But he refused to discuss what (AP) - Putting safety first, statement said. "The extent of his weapon. The lieutenant did the same. actions he might take and there was N AS A offi cia Is Mon day injuries is unknown at this time." The lieutenant fired two shots," the no indication any U.S. response was abandoned hopes of launching the But there was confusion over official said. imminent. shuttle Columbia before whether the United States was saying Washington has been trying to In addition to the killing of a Christmas and reluctantly delayed the Panamanian actually drew his oust General Manuel Antonio Marine and another incident where a the flight to at least Jan. 8 because gun. Noriega, chief of the PDF and head Naval officer was beaten and his wife of problems with the ship's launch The Pentagon statement said only of government, since he was indicted sexually threatened, Fitzwater said pad. that he had reached for his weapon, in the United States on drug there was a previously unreported but a defense official, who asked not trafficking charges in February 1988. third incident over the weekend in Cold weather records to be identified, earlier told reporters U.S. forces in Panama, which total which weapons and radios were NEW YORK (AP) - A taken away from U.S. military police Canadian delivery of sleet and ice by Panamanian forces. sledded into the deep South on A ir F force F -16 jets crash "When you put all of these Monday ina winter preview that temperature BONN, West Germany (UPI) the southern German town of together you begin to discern a cracked century-old B T w G.S.Air y UPI) F16 stern Gecertain climate of aggression that is records across the Midwest and - Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Maxdorf. very disturbing," the spokesman clogged the Missouri River with a fighter jets collided and crashed She said details were sketchy said. 75-mile ice jam. while on a training flight over but that preliminary reports On Friday, Fitzwater brushed off West Germany Monday, a U.S. indicated at least one of the two the war declaration and the Panama Stock prices tumble spokeswoman said. At least one of pilots survived the collision and assembly's naming of Noriega as the two pilots survived and there there were no civilian casualties. head of government. He called them NEW YORK (AP) - Stock were thought to be no civilian "German rescue officials should "hollow" acts that did not change prices tumbled Monday in selling casualties. be on the scene of the crash," she relations between the two countries. attributed to spreading worries The Air Force spokeswoman said. On Monday, Fitzwater said the about the real-estate outlook. The said the two F-16 jets were on a A police spokesman said one of weekend's activity suggests the War Dow Jones average of 30 training flight from Hahn, where the jets crashed in the vicinity of a statement "may well be triggeti g an industrials fell 42.02 to 2,697.53, the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing is market and the other near a aggression of another kind" than for its biggest single -day loss since based, crashed at 4:20 p.m. near highway a few miles away. traditional military action, it dropped 47.34 points on Nov. 6. Times 2 Dec.Tropic 19, 1989

1U.S. news Bomb 'deliveries'prompt tighter mail security ATLANTA (UPI) - Authorities his Alabama home. Vance's wife appeared to be a pipe bomb," he said. "It does not appear to have a time found a bomb mailed to the 11th remains hospitalized with injuries "It was found just inside the lobby device on it, but we really won't be U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and she received in the blast. and- from all indications, it came sure of that until furtherevaluation." another bomb critically injured a The attack prompted federal through the regular mail system. It Police and military bomb experts Savannah, Ga., city councilman courts around the nation to tighten could have been delivered. We just from nearby Fort Gillem took the Monday, two days after an explosion security, and the Justice Department don't know how it got there. device to the Atlanta Police killed an l1th Circuit judge in said U.S. marshals were reviewing "We believe it was, from all Academy for further examination, Alabama. safety procedures at courthouses. indications, rigged to go off," he said. authorities said. The historic courthouse in FBI Agent Allen Whittaker said downtown Atlanta was evacuated that the second bomb was found after the package, which contained while mail was being screened at the Jury convicts obstetrician what was believed to be a pipe bomb, federal courthouse in Atlanta. was discovered in the morning mail The FBI said postal inspectors had by workers. The FBI said the yet to determine how similar the of negligence, incompetence package "was addressed to someone devices in the two incidences were in the court system." and whether the events were related. LOS ANGELES (UPI) - An 1986, remains in custody on $750,000 In Savannah, a bomb exploded "We have not established a obstetrician whose incompetence bail. about 5:20 p.m. at the law office of connection between this package and negligence in delivering babies "This jury decided that this man here and the one received by Judge outside hospitals led to the deaths of knew that what he was doing was City Councilman Robert "Robbie" these Robinson, critically injuring him. Vance," said Diader Rosario, an FBI eight infants and a fetus was jeopardizing the lives of Authorities said the bomb appeared spokesman in Atlanta. convicted Monday of nine counts of babies," Deputy District Attorney Brain Kelberg said of the verdicts. similar to the bombs that were During the bomb scare, police second-degree murder. 49, who Klvana's license to practice mailed to the b Circuitbth Court of blocked off streets around the Dr. Milos Klvana, in his medicine was suspended prior to the Appeals in Atlanta and to the courthouse, and evacuated received his medical degree AAlsma homA a ad tobe emloyet s and onlookers stood native Czechoslovakia, was also trial. His conviction almost certainly Alabama home of Judge Robert employees aon loer d found guilty of 28 counts of means the license will be Vance. shivering along the sleet-covered insurance fraud, five counts of permanently revoked, Kelberg said. But they declined to say whether sidewalks or crowded into coffee prac fedicfne wout a permanentl y rf six the Savannah explosion was related shops. The flag on the courthouse practicing medicine without a The Superior Court jury of six flying at half-staff in memory of theft euny. eerdints wmensday, s td to the incidents involving the federal was day appeals court. the judge killed Saturday. theft and perjury. verdicts on Wednesday, its 15th ap el Cortf the Foudgex ie experts in After the first five verdicts were of deliberations. However, because Miguel Cortez, the clerk of the Four explosives exet n read, the Valencia physician jumped one of Klvana's defense lawyers was I th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in protective suits brought the bomb reafrothesVseancan deianded one of town tefendictswers s Atlanta, said the package discovered out of the stone building around up fromhis seat and demanded to be out of town, the verdicts were sealed it in a special excused from the courtroom, where until Monday.' MMonday ay andinwine,wasper wrapped inb brownrlooked ncnsrnoon and mnd placeded otn a peail, his wife. Svata, and teenage daughter A co-defendant, midwife Dolores p aper and twine, but loo ked canister mounted on a red trailer' er yigDye,3,peddgiy stMyt and which sped away with a police escort' were crying. Doyle, 36, pleaded guilty last May to suspicious because of its "shape involuntary manslaughter charges in susei s bAtlanta police Maj. W.W. Hslley "Judge, I wish to be excused," he weight." Atiat pce Maj W.W.dHolley said. "I have the right to be excused." the deaths of three of the newborn "We screen all of our incoming said the package was X-rayed. After a brief conference with lawyers, babies, and was sentenced to five mail and all I can say is that it was We received a call at the court Superior Court Judge Judith Chirlin years' probation. She was released suspicious," he said. building here where the explosive period Kourt ethrn a rs' Cobati ,She reused The Atlanta incident came just two was suspected to be, and upon permitted KIlvana to return to a from County Jail, where she had find what holding cell while the remaining spent more than two years following days after 1th Circuit Judge Robert evaluation we did verdicts were read. her 1986 arrest. Vance was killed by a letter bomb in appeared to be a device and it When sentenced Jan. 12, Klvana Kelberg accused Klvana and faces state prison terms of 15 years to Doyle of exhibiting gross negligence lifeoneachoftheninesecond-degree inproceeding with high-risk R e t says rad ation murder convictions. Since the judge deliveries outside hospitals. the defendants went WASHINGTON (UPI) -Federal towns around Hanford at levels well can run the sentences consecutively Kelberg said nuclear weapons plants emitted above federal health protection on many of the charges, Klvana ahead with the deliveries even though they knew Klvana did not have the dangerous levels of radiation during standards used at the time. could spend the rest of his life behind to perform the 1940s and 1950s - once "Vegetation was contaminated in bars. skill or the equipment deliberately - but the government milk-producing areas at levels 20 Klvana, arrested in November them safely. decided not to inform plant workers times above the existing standard," or the public about possible health the report said. "The plume caused Principal deals w ith sloppy kids risks, a Senate report said Monday. significant contamination offsite The report, issued by Sen. John (Hanford) in Pasco, Walla Walla and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - parents found the tactic severe. Glenn, D-Ohio, chairman of the Spokane, Wash." An assistant principal who got fed "The floor is something people Senate Governmental Affairs The report said the U.S. Atomic up with hisstudents'sloppy habits walk on, not eat on. It's nasty," Committee, said government Energy Commission, operator of the tried to teach them a lesson in said Mandy DeWitt, a junior who documents show there were repeated weapons plants, was aware workers table manners by taking away the left school rather than dine on the releases of long-lived radioactive and the public were exposed to cafeteria tables. linoleum. "They are punishing all particles at the Hanford nuclear potentially hazardous levels of Teens in two of the three lunch of us for the actions of a few and facility in western Washington radiation but decided against periods at Erwin High School ate that's not right." between 1945 and 1954. informing affected individuals of on the floor after Assistant Her mother, Brenda DeWitt, While most of the emissions were possible health risks. Principal Robin Thomas ordered said Thomas punished a "lot of accidental, the report said Hanford the tables taken down. kids who did nothing wrong and I officials. deliberately released large . As for workers, the report said that "What we did today we did to think, they forgot they were amounts of radiation on Dec. 2, in December 1948 a health advisory get their attention," Thomas said. dealing with children, not 1949, as part of an experiment committee to the Atomic Energy "I hope we got it." prisoners in a war camp." apparently requested by military Commission rejected a recommenda- T h o m a s s a i d s c h o o l Thomas responded: "The officials. tion nuclear weapons plant workers administrators had warned students were not kept from "The agency which requested this leaving their jobs be informed if they students for two weeks to clean up eating. What we were trying to experiment and the exact reason for had exceeded radiation exposure after themselves or risk losing teach them is that there are it remains secret," said the report, limits during their careers. their tables. consequences for their actions." entitled "Early Health Problems of The proposal, made by officials at "The problem has been that Tracey Christopher, another the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Industry the Oak Ridge, Tenn., nuclear we've had some pigs eating in the junior who left school at and Their Implications for Today." weapons plant, also called for the cafeteria - at least you might call lunchtime, said the action was ill- However, the report said government to provide medical them that from the look of the timed as well as unfair, because monitoring by the Air Force assistance to any worker who place after they finish." she and other students had following the "green run" found developed cancer or other radiation- But some students and their donated blood that day. contamination in farm areas and related illness.

Commander-in-Chief . Gen. Maxwell R. Thurman Assistant NCOIC . SFC Richard A. Czizik This authorized unofficial command information publication Times is Director, Public Affairs . Col. Ronald T. Sconyers Editorial Staff . Sgt. Monique Chere is for U.S. Armed Forces overseas. The Tropic Forces Information Executive Editor/NCOIC . SMSgt. Harold J. Lee Spec. Anthony Craft published in conjunction with the Armed the supervision of Managing Editor . Colin Hale Spec. John Hall Program of the Department of Defense, under PFC Megra Johnson the director of Public Affairs, U.S. Southern Command. Composing Room ..Rosemary Chong Contents of the Tropic Times are not necessarily the official view Carolyn Coffey of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Mary Munoz Southern Command. The address is: APO Miami, 34002, the ro p c im es Tina Mcride Albrook Post Office. Telephone 285-6612. Josefina Diez J. Tropic Times Dec. 19, 1989 hemisphere Noriega becomes'chief of government' United PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence high school, was picked as president Noriega is wanted in the - Lawmakers controlled by Gen. Eagleburger told reporters in afterNoriegahaltedvote-countingin States on federal drug-trafficking The Manuel Antonio Noriega Friday Washington, "This ia charade and a popular election in May, backed and money-laundering charges. to oust named him head of the government nonsense. As far as we are concerned, the general for the new post United States has been trying sanctions and and granted him sweeping powers, at least, there is no government in Thursday. him with economic pressure. saying they took the action to Panama anyway. Noriega annulled returns from the diplomatic confront a "state of war" because of Isaac Chandeck, a delegate from May 7 vote when they showed the Rodriguez told the assembly U.S. sanctions. the Panama City suburb of Ancon, opposition winning by a landslide. Thursday that the United States had The unanimous resolution by the predicted Thursday that the The move also blocked the election "declared war on all Panamanians" 510-mfmber People's Assembly, assembly would give Noriega the of a new National Assembly, so with its economic sanctions. which the Defense Forces chief post. Noriega picked a new legislative "It is not Noriega they want to do picked, said Noreiga was being Rodriguez, a Noriega friend since body. away with," Rodriguez said. "They designated "maximum leader for ' want to do away with our national national liberation." RP opponents reject N ornega ofer capacity to be independent." The move formally gives Noriega Noriega has weathered more than greater powers than provisional PANAMA CITY, Panama will realize it," he said. a year of the sanctions, opposition President Francisco Rodriguez, a (Reuter) - A leader of Panama's Arias, a vice-presidential demonstrations and two attempted situation that already existed de civic opposition rejected Saturday candidate in last May's elections, coups from inside the Defense facto. a peace offering by Gen. Manuel which were annulled by the Forces. Several thousand Noriega Antonio Noriega, who was government, said the assembly Aschiefexecutive,Noriegawould supporters surrounded the assembly declared Panama's head of had "formalized absolute hold the same title as tat of dictator as it met and cheered as the government Friday. dictatorship" and that democracy Omar Torrij os, who negotiated resolution passed. "To speak of peace after having was the only issue that could be treaties with the United States to "The Republic of Panama is declared the country in a state of discussed. - transfer the Panama Canal to declared to be in a state of war while war, after having violated the "It is necessary, now more than Panamanian control at the end of the the aggression lasts," said the constitution, is nothing short of a ever, for him to step aside, for the century and close down U.S. military resolution. "To confront this bad joke,"said Dr. Ricardo Arias only possible solution to our installations. aggression, the job of chief of Calderon, president of the problems is democratization." Noriega says the United States is government of Panama is hereby Christian Democrat Party. As head of government, trying to force his ouster because it created, and Manuel Antonio The National Assembly of Noriega was given broad powers wants to renege on the treaties. Noriega is designated to carry out Representatives unanimously to appoint top government In another move against the these responsibilities as maximum declared Panama "in a state of officials, convene the cabinet, United States, Chandeck said he will leader for national liberation." war" with the United States assembly and other governmental be distributing "wanted" posters for The resolution gave Noriega the Friday and granted Noriega wide- bodies, and in consultation with two U.S. generals. power to appoint public officials, ranging governmental powers the president conduct foreign Chandeck has filed charges of control foreign relations, convoke that formalized his rule. affairs. esyng hasafi agpro the assembly, and "make decisions In remarks to reporters But diplomats have questioned destroying Panamanian property on whatever other matter or afterward, Noriega said he wanted the constitutionality of the powers amande . ar y sos; unforeseen circumstance that affect to send a message of peace to the held by Noriega, whom the Bush commander of U.S. Army South; the national life and the interests of opposition and was considering administration has sought to oust the U.S. Southern Command that the country." establishing a dialogue. through a series of economic and includes all U.S. military forces in Asked about the move, U.S. "In an opportune moment we political measures. Latin America. Carter 'naive,'Nicaraguanopposition charges MANAGUA, Nicaragua (UPI) - Carter said the Supreme Electoral his bid to be re-elected for a second Front packed the electoral council Former President Jimmy Carter Council, wnich oversees all election five-year term. Other polls have with Sandinista supporters, and the convinced Nicaraguan authorities at activities, would issue a directive shown Ortega leading by a narrower group claims the council has the weekend to adopt measures that prohibiting alcohol and weapons at margin. overlooked meddling by Sandinista would prevent pre-election violence, political rallies and mandating that At a news conference in Managua, police and state security agents who but he was criticized as "naive" by an police be stationed about 50 yards Carter praised the work of the five- have allegedly harassed and opposition leader who said he was away to intervene in case violence member Supreme Electoral Council, threatened UNO activists. overlooking government interference erupts. saying, "their actions have been Carter tried to get the Sandinista in the campaign. The Sandinista Police refused to without blemish, they have done a Front, the UNO and other political Carter, ending a four-day visit to intervene for more than two hours in perfect job." parties to sign a voluntary package of Nicaragua to observe preparations the Masatepe incident, drawing UNOleaderAgustinJarquin,who measures to reduce campaign for Feb. 25, 1990, national elections, criticism from the Organization of tNd ea ter n crne ho enue Frd ute Un said the Supreme Electoral Council American States and the United attended the Carter news conference, violence Friday, but the UNO would issue a directive that would Nations, which are also observing the immediately criticized the former refused to sign. American president, saying "if he "My expectation is that all regulate political rallies. The order is Nicaraguan election. Electoral political parties will endorse the megatet prvta tahes. Th ord ise Nbelieves the Supreme meant to prevent the kind of violence A recent opinion poll by the directive," Carter said. "And even if that occurred Dec. 10, when an Washington-based Greenberg-Lake ,ni, the dpn't ik it tyine opposition rally erupted into a melee group, a polling organization, gave naive. comply because it carries the weight that left one person dead and more President Daniel Ortega a "He just doesn't know Nicaraguan of law." than a dozen wounded. substantial 50-35 percent lead over reality," Jarquin said. The UNO has Carter flew to neighboring Costa "There have been some instances UNO candidate Violeta Chamorro in charged that Ortega's Sandinista Rica, where he was scheduled to meet of violence . that are of great with Costa Rican President Oscar concern to us," said Carter, who led a State of war'gra i raiders Arias and Venezuelan President Perez - both delegation of election observers ups s Carlos Andres sponsored by the Council of Freely CHICAGO (Reuter) - (commodities) off the West Coast members of the heads of government Elected Heads of Government on a Panama's apparent declaration of or go around the Cape (Horn). It council - before returning to the fact-finding trip to Nicaragua. war against the United States on would add to the cost," said Dale United States. Carter's group, made up of 16 Friday took a toll on grain futures Gustafson, grain analyst with Carter was accompanied by his current and former Western as traders reacted to the Drexel Burnham Lambert. wife Rosalynn Carter, former Costa Hemisphere leaders, was invited by possibility that shipping through A spokesman for the Panama Rican President Daniel Oduber, the Nicaraguan government to the Panama 'Canal could be Canal Commission, which former U.S. Senator Daniel Evans monitor the February elections for restricted. operates the canal, said and Robert Pastor, director of the fairness. Nervous speculation of a operations were normal and there Latin America and Caribbean "My task here has been to try to skirmish also lifted gold prices, had been no disruption to traffic program at the Carter Center in make sure this doesn't happen which, in turn, lifted silver prices. in the canal. Atlanta, Ga. It was Carter's second aain" Carter said, referring to the Grain analyst Bill Biedermann Chicago Board of Trade wheat visit to Nicaragua this year. Dec. 10 National Opposition Union, of Allendale Inc. said shipping slid 4.5 cents per bushel to Carter plans to lead a delegation of or UNO, rally in Masatepe, about 30 delays would hurt grain prices. $4.113/4andMarchcornlost0.25 the Council of Freely Elected Heads miles south of the capital. Closure or blockage of the canal, cents to $2.403/4 a bushel. of Government to Nicaragua again Hundreds of UNO supporters which connects the Atlantic Copper prices on the New York next February to monitor voting. clashed with backers of the ruling Ocean to the Pacific, could force Commodity Exchange jumped on Last May, Carter denounced to use the longer and heavy buyingfrom alilsectors. The elections in Panama as fraudulent Sandinista Front at that rally in a the ships vote tally street battle involving sticks stones much more expensive route rally was based on speculation after ballot boxes and and machetes. Carter said i would around all of South America. that the flow of copper through sheets were stolen and altered by of military strongman Gen. probably never be certain who began "Far East countries would have the Panama Canal could be cronies the violence. bto take more material disrupted and cause a shortage. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Times 4 Dec.Tropic 19, 1989

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"It's a good symbolic Putting the public -- and the The bombings of the Rome United States and the Western way attack on the West as a whole." terrorists -- on notice may be one way simultaneous 27, of life, according to experts in and He added that attacks at holiday of forestalling the attacks, according and Vienna airports on Dec. 20 people were killed. out of U.S. government. time are likely to garner more to Robert Kupperman of the 1985, in which accused the Abu As the State Department warned publicity around the world than at Washington-based Center for The United States group of the Friday of terrorist activity in western other seasons, and noted that one Strategic and International Studies. Nidal terrorist Europe and western Africa, and goal of terrorists is extensive "The Christmas season is certainly bombings. nearly a year after the fatal bombing publicity. a likely time for threats, but it's not By issuing an official warning, and that warning disseminated of Pan Am Flight 103 over A State Department official said necessarily a likely time for by seeing media, the State Lockerbie, Scotland, analysts say another reason to target the holidays terrorism," Kupperman said in a by the international is working to defuse the this Yuletide could bring a seasonal for anti-U.S. terrorism is the natural telephone interview. Department by telling the public tide of violence. preoccupation of most Americans The Pan Am 103 bombing terrorist threat guard, Kupperman Islamic fundamentalist terrorists with seasonal concerns. occurred on Dec: 21, 1988, aboard a to raise their said. might well see the Christmas period The official said the State plane loaded with Americans headed as a symbolically propitious time to Department's announcement Friday home from Europe for the holidays. Freund said not only Middle East attack, says Matthew Freund, a of concern about possible terror Two-hundred and seventy people terrorists gear up during the radicals senior analyst with Business Risks attacks by the fundamentalist died. Christmas season but other International. Moslem group Hizbollah (Party of Kupperman said that attack was like the Irish Republican Army also "If they oppose Western culture, God) took into account the increased particularly effective because it came move operatives into place. also said that the threat of religion and politics, Christmas is likelihood of a Christmas attack. as a surprise to most people, despite a He obviously a very important time for The U.S. warning was issued one Federal Aviation Administratin terrorism does not end with the end Christians and the West in general," day after a national alert in France warning in November 1988 telling of the holiday. Recordnumber ofrecruiters infraud, report says HARTFORD, Conn. (UPI) - Conn., native who left the Navy this 'recruit,' and each time you go out end of their first year, the newspaper Record numbers of military summer after a four-year hitch, told there, each month, you're pulling the reported. Using the $18,000 figure, be recruiters have resorted to fraud to the newspaper he felt betrayed by his trigger on yourself," said Marlon the cost of replacing them would fill quotas, luring prospects with recruiter. Broadnax, a former Army recruiter more than $750 million. the 1988 fiscal year, the four promises that cannot be kept and "He made it sound like a vacation, in New Jersey and one of six former In services easing unqualified applicants more than anything else," Schwarz recruiters interviewed by the major U.S. military 4,128 through the system, a published said. "People wouldn't join if they Courant. investigated a total of report said Sunday. told you the truth." Broadnax said many people who allegations of fraudulent recruiting. standards are not Of that, 701 were substantiated and Many recruiters help unqualified Schwarz said he signed up for a would meet the in military service. 992 recruitwec re disciplined - applicants falsify educational 52-week Navy school in electronics, interested but was dropped after four wetks about 7 percent of the recruiting credentials, cheat on aptitude tests One in seven recruits and conceal criminal records and because the course was too advancedtthog te does not force. medical problems, The Hartford for him. He said he was later make it through the first year of Former recruiters said many never finishes abuses go undetected or are covered Courant said in a copyrighted story. to chip paint on ships. service and one in three Schwarz said his Navy recruiter the term of enlistment, The Courant up, the newspaper reported. "That's what happens when you told him he did not have to respond reported. Most local recruiting offices put pressure on people to meet goals truthfully to a question about drug "Every time that we recruit investigate themselves when and the goals can't be met," said use on the Navy application. somebody that doesn't make it allegations of fraud arise. The Lawrence Korb, an assistant "He said, 'If you've used drugs through a first term and we have to officers who pressure recruiters to fill secretary of defense in charge of before, just tell us you know people replace them, it costs us $18,000," quotas also handle investigations. manpower from 1981 to 1985. who have used drugs, but you've said Wayne Sellman, civilian "Clearly there would appear to be Sellman said. "You bring people into the service never tried them,' " Schwarz said. director of the Pentagon office a conflict of interest," surprises me. I think that who aren't qualified. You corrupt Former recruiters described their responsible for recruiting policy. "That system is designed so military people and you corrupt the assignment as "career suicide." Last year, the Pentagon recruited generally the whole process," Korb said. "It's like a roulette game. They put 294,000 volunteers and more than that for a really serious situation, it's before the investigated by the command." Gary Schwarz, a Middletown, this gun to your head and say 42,000 were discharged entertainment

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1 sports Boggs, A dams reach out-of-court settlement previously he champion, with breach of an oral SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - wouldn't comment further. Boggs, 31, had said with Adams contract, fraud and emotional Boston Red Sox third baseman In an interview published earlier would not negotiate in June distress, and originally sought $12 Wade Boggs reached an out-of-court this year in Penthouse magazine, over the lawsuit that was filed settlement Monday with former Adams, 33, of nearby Costa Mesa, of 1988. But he changed his mind, million in damages. he The suit contended that Boggs and mistress Margo Adams, who had had discussed details of her King has said, solely because on his Adams essentially lived together filed a palimony suit following the relationship with the married wanted to "relieve pressures" Sox road trips, and breakup of their four-year ballplayer and described sexual teammates. during the Red Boggs relationship. antics she attributed to Boggs and The suit had accused Boggs, a five- that by breaking off the affair, broke an oral contract that called for "The lawsuit filed by Ms. Adams some of his teammates. time American League batting provide companionship. Boggs has been settled her to against Wade Adams' suit claimed she suffered agreement of both parties by mutual Boggs and the complaint has been emotional pain because allegedly accused her of extortion in dismissed," said Jennifer King, an FBI interview. Boggs' attorney. However, an appeals court in King said a gag order was placed February had thrown out a key on all parties by Orange County portion of the lawsuit, ruling that Superior Court Judge James Gray, terms of the Adams couldn't file for emotional barring discussion of distress or fraud. The court left intact settlement. the portion of the lawsuit in which Boggs had offered Adams $20,000 Adams sought $500,000 for loss of last spring to drop the suit. expenses she said Boggs The baseball star and Adams also income and promised her but never delivered. are prohibited from "any communiatin earding eaca nKing had argued that if such a contract existed, it necessarily would other, this lawsuit or any other aspect have included sex. A contract for sex of their relationship together," King is illegal, invalidating any legal claim, said. "They're not allowed to talk to King had contended. In a deposition taken i the suit, anybody at all about what occurred had described the final stages between them - It's a complete gag Boggs of his relationship with Adams as order about the lawsuit and their to erupt," relationship," the attorney said. "like a volcano waiting Wade Boggs, shown slamming his helmet, reached an out-of-court settlement with arguments that "just led me to not a utopia James McGee, the attorney for with his former mistress, Margo A dams Monday after she filed a lawsuit believe that this was Adams, confirmed the settlement but against the Boston Red Sox third baseman. (AP Laserphoto) situation." Beckman's tragic death shocks Falcon teammates SUWANEE,Ga.(UPI)-Atlanta owner Rankin Smith Jr. "I'm (which Atlanta lost 31-30 to waskilledNov.24whenhefellasleep while driving on Satellite Boulevard. end Brad Beckman was killed in dumbfounded. I don't know what to Washington after leading 27-10 at tight Dave Croudip a car-truck wreck early Monday, the say. He was a popular player among halftime), thinking about the things Falcons cornerback a drug overdose on Oct. 10, second Falcon to die in a traffic his teammates and seemed to be a that went wrong. died of accident within a month and the very nice young man. We thought he "You are so frustrated with that, 1988. this happen every day third team member to die in the past was going to have a very nice career. then, when you arrive, you hear of "Things like public," Hanifan said. 14 months. "This second tragedy in less than a this tragedy. What happened to this in the general it, you have Beckman, 24, a second-year player month truly brings remorse to all of young man, it just blows your mind. "When you hear about out of Nebraska-Omaha, was killed us," Smith said. "Any death is truly He was close to a lot of guys on the empathy, but it really doesn't come of your own, about 4:30 a.m. EST when the car he saddening, but to lose young men ball club." home until it's someone was riding in on Interstate 85 struck a like this is devastating and leaves The death of Beckman, who would some one you know." vehicle in the rear, then veered across such a void in all of our lives." have turned 25 on New Year's Eve, Beckman, 6-3, 240 pounds, was a the road and was broadsided by a "It just devastates you," said comes nearly a month after rookie second-string tight end for the tractor-trailer, Gwinnett County Falcons interim headcoach Jim offensive tackle Ralph Norwood Falcons in his second year with the authorities said. Hanifan. "You're driving to work died in a single-car accident on a NFL after being drafted by the "We're just shocked," said Falcons thinking about yesterday's ball game Gwinnett County road. Norwood Minnesota Vikings. Muerte trdgica de Beckman sacude a companferos 6'3",de SUWANEE, Ga. (UPI) - Murio" jovenes como ellos causa bastante public en general." Hanifa. Beckman, de 240 libras, los estaba en su segundo ano Brad Beckman del equipo de Atlanta desolacidn y deja un gran vacio en declared. "Cuando uno oye de esto, Falcons, fdtbol despu8s en un incident de trifico que entre nuestras vidas." uno tiene consternacion pero en con la liga nacional de los Vikings de un auto y una camioneta. En el "Esto es muy deprimente," declare realidad uno no lo siente hasta que le de ser reclutado por transcurso de un mes, Este es el tercer Jim Hanifan el entrenador principal suceda a alguien en la familia." Minnesota. miembro del equipo que muere en los de los Falcons. "Yo iba manejando illtimos 14 meses. rumbo al trabajo meditando sobre el Beckman jugador de 24 afnos de juego del dia anterior (en slbree Saints upset E eagles, 30-20 edad en su segundo arto procedente Atlanta perdi6 31-30 a Washington NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The at their own game, with turnovers Nebraska-Omaha, fallecio- a las despuds de tener unaventajade 27-10 de stole setting up three 'of their four el carro en enelmedio tiempo), pensando acerca 4:30 a.m. EST, cuando touchdowns and blocked field por la autopista 85, de todas las cosas.que salieron mal. Philadelphia's quest for a second que el viajaba goal with 3:02 left that sealed the golpeo a un vehculo en la part Me encontraba tan frustrado con straight NFC East title Monday victory. trasera, volteand6se al otro lado de la eso, luego cuando llegue, y escuche night, beating the Eagles 30-20 carretera y fu apresionado por un de la tragedia. Que le paso a este behind three touchdown passes Two fumbles by Philadelphia, which entered the game leading tractor de remolque, publicaron las joven, esto me causo asombro. El era from John Fourcade and a forced four the NFL with a plus-24 turnover autoridades del Condado Gwinnett. muy unido con muchos de los defense that ratio, led to two early touchdown "Estamos muy conmovidos," muchachos del club de pelota." turnovers. in a game that lasted passes of 13 yards to Eric Martin Rankin Smith Jr., duelio de La muerte de Beckman, quien The loss, expresd four hours, dropped the and 35 to Dalton Hilliard that Falcons. "Yo estoy sin palabras. cumplfa 25 anos de edad, el dia antes almost los to 10-5, a game behind the gave the Saints an early 14-0 lead. No se que decir. El era un jugador del afio nuevo, paso casi un mes Eagles New York Giants in the NFC East Frank Warren, who had three muy popular entre sus companeros despues del fallecimiento del Ralph kept them from clinching a sacks, got one in the end zone on de equipo y pareca ser un jven muy Norwood, quien murid en un and accidente automovilistico en un wild-card berth. They can still Randall Cunningham for a safety agradable. Nosotros pensabamos led 16-10 at the half. bella camino del Condado Gwinnett. make the playoffs with a win over as the Saints que el iba a tener una muy Eagles scored 10 points in carrera." Norwood fallecio el 24 de noviembre Phoenix at home on Sunday and The "Esta es !a segunda tragedia en manejando en Satelite Boulevard. can still win the NFC East title by the third quarter to take the lead, the Cardinals and if the but Fourcade, who completed 18 menos de un mes, y verdaderamente Dave Croudip, de los Falcons, beating 35 passes for 236 yards, bit dolor a todos murio de una sobre dosis de drogas, Giants lose to the Los Angeles of nos trae mucho TD early in dijo Smith. "Cualquier el 10 de octubre de 1988. Raiders. Martin for a 20-yard nosotros," the Eagles the fourth quarter for a 23-20 lead. muerte es bastante triste, pero perder "E'stas cosas Dasan todos Los dias al The Saints, 8-7,beat Tropic Times Dec. 19, 1989 I Wyche calls Oilers'dumbest football team' HOUSTON (UPI) - Houston "The bottom line is our job is to I ever did." "We beat them that way and they Coach Jerry Glanville refused to get stop them," Glanville said. Despite the blowout, Houston went on to the Super Bowl," he said. into a verbal battle with Cincinnati's "in our profession, we have remain the front-runner to win the "They probably used that as a plus. Sam Wyche Monday, a day after the unbelieveable highs and the lowest of AFC Central Division. The Oilers, Sam may have still harbored some Bengals handed the Oilers their worst the lows in a very short, short period 9-6, are host to Cleveland, 8-6-1, feeling over that. That's his defeat in franchise history. of time. In seven days, you ride that Saturday in theAstrodome with the business. Wyche followed up Sunday's 61-7 roller coaster. You can call it winner claiming the division title and I'm not worried about the score, rout by calling Glanville the "biggest stressful, you can call it pressure. the right to host a playoff game. The phony in professional football" and a "I don't want to turn this into a loser might not make the playoffs. w dd the best thig e put players "liar." press conference for Sam. I guess he "We don't have much time to Wyche also called the Oilers "the has a right to crow. They beat us fair brood about this," Glanville said. later on. We kept trying to play the edge out of getting dumbest football team, the most and square. It's his day. I don't think "The fun of coaching is we'll come game. It took an play very hard. That's our butt really beat like we did." stupid, undisciplined team we've ever I'll keep anything going by talking back and played. It's hard to believe they can about it. I haven't had a chance to sit something within the inner spirit of He added a rematch in the playoff ever win games. I wish this had been a down and look at all the films. Sam's these players. We'll go on and work between Houston and Cincinnati five-quarter game, we would love to probably watched it 100 times. as hard as we can this week and see would be "exciting." have jumped into that triple-digit "You just have to live with where the last finger is pointed. thing. It couldn't happen to a nicer yourself," Glanville said. "I don't "We'll work on this as a plus for us. "I think both teams would respond team." think we can live in a world where We'll use this as a springboad to be to that challenge," he said. "That Glanville said Monday he did not you try to evaluate everyone else. even better. In the long run, it could could very easily happen. There are a want to start a public feud with I've known Sam a long, long time. I really, really help because the lot of ifs, and the bottom line is all we Wyche. don't think any less of Sam now than (reserves) we played." can do is take care of ourselves."

Pats want money's worth for losing Steinberg will have with the HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Patriots general manager Pat future which way we will go," the power there he Dick Steinberg, who helped build the Sullivan, interviewed on WBZ-TV in Steinberg said. "Don't ask about a Jets. Steinberg, the director of player into a Super Boston, said Joe Mendez was time frame. development for the Patriots, has Bowl team, was hired Monday to do appointed to replace Steinberg and "We don't know if we are making a disagreed with Kiam, GM Patrick the same thing for the , that the team was going to take legal change. We will decide what to do in Sullivan and Coach Raymond Berry who now face possible legal action as action over the way the Steinberg the near future." on some recent personnel moves, a result of that move. matter was conducted. Sullivan said Walton had shared in all personnel including the waiving of quarterback Steinberg, 54, accepted a contract the Patriots would seek compensa- decisions with Jim Royer, who Tony Eason, who started for the Jets estimated at five years for nearly tion of some kind, maybe in a trade handles evaluation of NFL players, on Sunday. conversation $3.25 million to become the Jets'first or monetary form. and Mike Hickey, who runs the "I had a prolonged general manager in 15 years. He was "We basically felt there are draft. Steinberg's authority will with Pat and Victor and they were interviewed Friday by owner Leon provisions in this contract - that include those chores. very generous in the areas of of Hess and team president Steve were violated," Sullivan said. "The control I felt necessary to put responsibility," Steinberg said Gutman, who will return to The Jets are 4-11, their worst the best possible team on the field has Monday's meeting with his then- administrative and financial duties. record in seven seasons under Coach been given and that's all anybody can bosses. "But I had already made up "Dick has been given full authority . Steinberg would not ask for," said Steinberg, whose my mind. to run the football operation," commit to making any coaching drafting and trades helped the 1985 "The chance to come to New York Gut man s aid. "Given the changes. Patriots win the AFC championship. and try to do it in the big city and opportunity to get a Dick Steinberg, Not yet, at least. Although Steinberg's role with the with the backing and enthusiasm of someone of that caliber and "We will evaluate everyone in a Patriots had not changed under new Leon Hess - it would have been very not have hard to change my mind." reputation, we had to do it." key position and decide in the near owner Victor Kiam, he did Blazers' Ramos remains comatose after accident PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ramos' girlfriend, 22-year-old of Portland when his sports car hit a He returned to the Blazers lineup Doctors say Portland Trail Blazers Carmen Padial, said she had arrived patch of ice and flipped over. after veteran Robert Reid was placed rookie Ramon Ramos remained from Puerto Rico with the player's Ramos, 22, who was not wearing a on waivers. comatose Monday after being mother and father early Sunday. seat belt, was ejected from the car critically injured in a traffic accident, "Me and his parents are taking it and sustained severe head and chest SoniCs, Knicksfight; and they have given a 50-50 chance day by day," Padial said on behalf of injuries. for survival. the family. "We're keeping hope, but ______"For the past 24 hours he's really we're realistic." NEW YORK (AP) -Xavier been holding his own," said Dr. Kim Blazers co-captain Jerome Kersey This makesyouforget McDaniel of the Seattle Burchiel, head of the Neurosurgery said, (Ramos' accident) "puts your about basketball and SuperSonics and Charles Oakley Department at Oregon Health life as a basketball player in of the New York Knicks each were Sciences University Hospital. perspective. You live such a fabulous think about Ramos suspended for one game and fined Burchiel said fluid on Ramos' life and you are always in the and his family. A iiyou $7,500 by the NBA on Monday lungs had subsided somewhat, but he limelight. It tends to make you . for their fight last week at remained on a breathing machine. overlook what life really is." can do isprayforhim. Madison Square Garden. Several small hemorrhages were Hours after the Blazers' 116-111 In addition, 13 players on the putting pressure on his brain, which NBA loss to the Golden State Jerome Kersey Knicks and Sonics received Burchiel said was typical of serious Warriors on Friday night, Ramos automatic $500 fines for leaving head injuries. was speeding along Interstate 5 south Ramos, a 6-foot-8, 255-pound their benches during the brawl. forward from Seton Hall, was signed McDaniel and Oakley got into as a free agent inJuly after being a pushing match that escalated N B A Standi gs passed over in the NBA draft a into a fight with 5:22 left in EASTERN CWERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE month earlier. Saturday night's game. The Alantic Division Midwest Division He was activated by the Blazers Knicks were comfortably ahead brawl began and New W L Pct SB L Pct G less than two weeks ago and had not when the NBA IYork eventually won 118-97. New York 14 7 .667 - Utah 15 6 .714 yet played a regular-season Boston 12 1 .545 2 1/2 San Antonio 14 6 .700 1/2 game. His performances in seven McDaniel will miss Tuesday games earned him a spot night's game against Detroit and Philadelphia 11 10.524 3Der 141 9 .6t, 2 exhibition Padepia 1n 10 .51Y4 3 t Denv 14 12 .46 5 on the roster, but he was placed on Oakley will be out of Tuesday Washington 11 11 .500 3 1/2 Houston 11 12 .47B 5 injured reserve at the start of the night's game against Utah. They Miaii 7 17 .292 8 1/2 Dallas 10 11 .476 5 season with tendinitis in his right will not be paid during the New jersey 6 15 .286 B Minnesota 5 17 .227 10 1/2 knee. suspension. Charlotte 3 18 .143 12 "This makes you forget about Seattle players fined for leaving Central Division Pacific Division basketball and think about Ramos the bench were Shawn Kemp, Chicago 14 7 .667 -L :akers lB 5 .783 and his family," Kersey said Derrick McKey, Nate McMillan, Indiana 13 7 .650 1/2 Portland 17 7 .708 1 1/2 Saturday. "All you can do is pray for Scott Meents, Olden Polynice, tlanta 13 B .619 1 Seattle 11 10 .524 6 him." Brad Sellers and Sedale Threatt. were Detroit 13 10 .565 2 Phoenix 9 10 .474 7 Following the accident early Knicks players fined $500 LA 8 .400 B 1/2 Saturday, Ramos underwent more Greg Butler, Pete Myers, Johnny Cleveland 10 11 .476 4 Clippers 12 than three hours of brain surgery and Newman, Brian Quinnett, Rod Milwaukee 10 12 ,455 4 1/2 Golden State 8 14 .364 9 1/2 was placed on a ventilator to drain Strickland and Eddie Lee lando 8 15 .348 7 Sacramento 6 14 .300 10 1/2 fluid from his lungs. Wilkins. Times 8 Dec.Tropic 19, 1989 Collor narrowly claims presidential victory

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (UPI) leftist Workers'Party candidate Luiz expected to increase later today as Collor's victory, saying his party -Rightist presidential candidate Inacio Lula de Silva. late-arriving votes from rural areas would await the final result and not Fernando Collor de Mello narrowly Collor, 40, euphoric and smiling, were counted. Collor's support is react to projections. defeated his left-wing rival, waved to reporters and photo- strongest in the countryside. "The only count that is valid is the according to official late election graphers outside his home in Brasilia "The vote count from the south official count," he said. returns released at one minute past but declined to make a victory and southeast of Brazil is closed," midnight today. statement. Superior Election Tribunal president Brazil's Superior Election Lulu refused to concede Monday Francisco Rezek said on television "We believe the victory of Tribunal reported that with 70 and remained escounced at an early today. The highly urbanized percent of the vote counted Collor undisclosed location in Sao Paulo southern and southeastern areas are Mr. Fernando Collor de had garnered 23,070,576 votes, state. considered Lula's strongholds. Mello has already been compared to 22,806,117 votes for Collor's victory margin was All the remaining votes to be counted were from rural areas, he consummated. said. Augusto Margazao All Brazilian television stations and unofficial vote counts already had declared Collor the winner in Gushiken accused bus owners of Sunday's election. limiting their service in areas where "We believe the victory of Mr. Lula had strong voting strength, a Fernando Collor de Mello has charge denied by owners. already been consumated," Augusto Investors reacted favorably to the Margazao, President Jose Sarney's unofficial results declaring Collor the personal assistant, said Monday. winner and the defeat of Lula, whose The most widely quoted unofficial platform included a default on vote count, compiled by Globo Brazil's foreign debt and possible television, with over 86.8 percent of nationalization of banks. the votes tallied, showed Collor with Collor, 40, former governor of the 32,096,342 votes and Lula, of the Northwest state of Alagoas, leftist Workers' Party, trailing with advocated cutbacks in spending to 29,019,012 votes- control inflation and promotion of a Worker's Party president Luis market economy with a reduction of Gushiken also refused to accept the role of the state. EI NT DOfl? FederalSC judge Ddenies bail for wealthy 'businessman' LOS ANGELES (UPI) - A Camarena and carrying out. those federaljudgedeniedbailMondayfor plans in order to profit in a wealthy Mexican businessman and racketeering, specifically drug alleged narcotics trafficker charged dealing. with kidnapping and conspiracy in After a plea by Zuno's attorney to the 1985-torture slaying of a U.S. consider bail on the condition that . drug agent. . Zuno be confined to the Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Edward area, Rafeedie asked prosecutors to Rafeedie ruled that Ruben Zuno submit further information about L-- Arce, 59, posed a flight risk because secret informants expected to testify he had no significant ties to Los at the trial. Angeles, where he faces trial in Rafeedie asked the government to connection with the death of federal expand on details in sealed Drug Enforcement Administration documents that suggest the agent Enrique Camarena and his informants' lives could be pilot. jeopardized if they are identified and In an indictment unsealed Dec. 11, Zuno is released. Zuno, a brother-in-law to former A probation officer had ANTI-KOHL RALLY - Demonstrators carry posters depicting West Mexican President Luis Echeverria, recommended that Zuno be released German Chancellor Helmut Kohl as Santa Claus and a replica of a 100 became the 16th defendant charged on bail he had already posted in a deutschmark bill with the words, "Appearances are deceptive," during a in connection with the Camarena perjury case, but the officer told massprotest inLeipzigDec. 11. One hundredmarks is the amount given by slaying. Rafeedie that decision was made the West German government to each East German visitor as "welcome Zuno is accused of conspiring and without his knowledge about the money." (AP Laserphoto) participating in the kidnap, contents of the sealed documents. interrogation, and torture of While free on $200,000 bail, Zuno fro M U .S had made two court appearances for which he was summoned in the Nicaragua approves $1.7m donation from U.S. perjury case. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, (Reuter) drives. observers here have kept a low Rafeedie, however, found that - Nicaragua approved a donation But apart from the funds approved profile and gone about their work Zuno knew "he could earn from Washington Monday of $1.7 M o n d a y, go v e r n me n t and virtually unnoticed, Ortega accused substantial credibility (about his million to support the presidential opposition spokesmen said no U.S. an American group over the weekend willingness to appear) without taking campaign of U.S.-backed opposition aid for UNO had entered Nicaragua of having links with the Central any risk" in making those court candidate Violeta Chamorro. through official channels so far. Intelligence Agency. appearances. By law, however, half of the aid Government officials have said He made the charge after saying Rafeedie refused defense attorney would go to the country's Supreme they suspect Washington may try to that the head of the group, Allen Edward Medvene's request to review Electoral Council, which is bankroll UNO directly, or through Weinstein of the Washington-based the prosecution's sealed documents, overseeing the Feb. 25 elections in foreign bank accounts, to avoid the Center for Democracy, had falsely but told him "it is information that which Chamorro is seeking to oust requirement that 50 percent of all accused the government of your client has been a major drug left-wing President Daniel Ortega. foreign campaign contributions be provoking an incident of election- trafficker for 20 years, both in The money is part of a $9 million paid to the Supreme Electoral related violence a week ago. Mexico and the United States." aid bill signed into law by President Council. "It makes me suspect that it (the Rafeedie also said the sealed Bush in October to help Chamorro Opposition politicians have Center for Democracy) is linked to information shows at least one and her National Opposition Union repeatedly criticized the council as the CIA," Ortega said. government witness "told authorities (UNO). biased in favor of the government. The group is still accredited to that the defendant ordered the Of the $9 million, $5 million was The authorities said they had no monitor the elections, but a senior executions of two people." earmarked for the Washington- evidence of UNO receiving any official of the Sandinista National Camarena and his pilot, Alfredo based National Endowment for clandestine payments, however. Liberation Front said Monday the Zavala Avelar, were kidnapped in Democracy to help monitor the Former U.S. president Jimmy government would sever all ties with Guadalajara, Mexico and their balloting and provide communica- Carter, one of many prominent it. bodies buried in shallow graves on a tion support. international observers of the "Though the Supreme Electoral ranch about 60 miles away. The rest was to go to UNO to pay runup to the Feburary elections, Council still accredits them (the Drug kingpins Rafael Caro salaries and expenses, buy cars to visited Nicaragua last week and said center) as observers, they have lost all Quintero and Ernesto Rafael transport pollwatchers to 43,000 he was satisfied with what he had credibility as impartial observers for Fonseca Carrillo were convicted polling stations throughout seen of the electoral process. us," Sandinista leader Bayardo Arce Dec. 12 and sentenced to 40 years in Nicaragua and for voter registration Though most international told reporters. prison for their roles in the slaying.