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Vol. , No.51 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Jan. 22, 1990 New Panama tour policy to go into effect June 1 QUARRY HEIGHTS, (US- throughout the process. month unaccompanied tours may Forces battalions) will be placed on S OUT H CO M PA O) - US - -Remain sensitive to the needs of elect to serve the 12-month tour or the 36/24-month tour. SOUTHCOM officials have unaccompanied personnel. choose new unaccompanied or -USSOUTHCOM retains the announced approval of a return to -Recruit volunteers to stay until, accompanied tour options. -Ul UHy retainstahe the standard tour policy of 36 backfill arrives - thereby sustaining -Prior to June 1 inbound policy decision to require military months for accompanied military unit readiness. personnel may elect to choose the families to reside in on-post housing. personnel and 24 months for The 36/24 rules are: new unaccompanied or accompanied -Unaccompanied officers and the unaccompanied personnel in -The new tour policy is effective tour options. top three NCOs (E7 and above) may Panama, effective June 1. This will June 1. -Personnel arriving in Panama be allowed to live in off post replace the 12/24-month short tour -The policy honors sponsors' prior to June 1 on a 12-month tour government-leased housing. program instituted in November as a plans in accordance with the may remain on a 12-month tour. Unaccompanied personnel (E6 and force protection measure during the principles and rules established in the -Effective June 1 all arriving below) will be required to live on Noriega tyranny. Nov. 16,1989 drawdown. personnel (except those in the two post. Under the new policy, personnel -Personnel in Panama with 12- infantry battalions and two Special (Continued on p.8) presently assigned to Panama will retain their current DEROS unless they request a change in their tour status. This was decided after personnel officers canvassed the "to- be-shipped group" and found that only 500-600 of those families wished to remain in Panama. The new policy takes into account that the other families have received orders, planned their futures, and want to comply with those orders. "We should let them go," Gen. Maxwell Thurman, commander in chief, USSOUTHCOM said. "To reverse them now, after disrupting them twice - once in Blade Jewel and again on the current drawdown - would create a serious morale situation that the command and the several services do not need." As with the drawdown, announced November 1989 the new tour policy has principles and rules to protect service members. The principles are: -Identify and treat special cases Division (Light) soldier with compassion. DETOUR - A Lightfighter provides cover while a 13th Engineer Battalion, 7th Infantry -Minimize hardships. installs concertina wire at a roadblock in Panama City. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. J. Andrew Malcolm) -Solicit input from all key elements of the communityC -Empathy for Service members church groups say 1000 may have died and families. -Maintain family integrity PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) national office of forensic medicine, of the invasion indicate that many - The U.S. Army claims its said the civilian death toll nationwide residents had fled El Chorrillo soon "disciplined fire" during the invasion came to 202. after the invasion began and escaped W of Panama kept civilian deaths to a Most of the higher estimates were the destruction, so the death toll minimum, but the nation's top based on the destruction of the there was not as high as originally 12 killed in Colombia medical examiner said the toll was at crowded neighborhood of El feared. to El Chorrillo, civilian BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - least 202, and some say it was far Chorrillo, which is next to the In addition Unidentified assailants shot to higher. Defense Headquarters building, the deaths also occurred near the airport, neighborhood death 12 people at a tourist ranch "We have no evidence to say there main target of the U.S. Army fire the in the San Miguelito about 185 miles north of Bogota, are thousands, but we know they are night of the invasion. where paramilitary groups fought for several days, and at police said Sunday. not 200," said Carmen Miro, a El Chorrillo, a neighborhood of U.S. forces The Antioquia state police university professor and member of a two-and three-story old wooden Rio Hato, a PanamaniAn military southwest. identified the victims as two church group. buildings that was home to more base about 60 miles to the mangers of the ranch near the Some church groups said the than 20,000 people, burned to the There was practically no shooting town of Gomez Plata and 10 number of Panamanian-dead could ground during the fire that broke out involving civilians in cross-fire youths who had traveled there on be as high as 1,000, and former U.S. after the fighting began. throughout the rest of the country, military sources. vacationfrom the city of Medellin. Attorney General Ramsey Clark However, accounts from the night according to U.S. The victims were found with suggested it could run as high as their hands and feet tied and with 7,000, though there is little evidence East Germ any party leaders resignL) numerous bullet wounds, police to support the higher figures. said in a communique. They did "We have asked our people WEST BERLIN (UPI) - The hurtful to the party. The 46-year-old was not say when the massacre throughout the country to make a deputy chairman of the East German pro-reform communist occurred or who discovered the survey. We think it is closer to 1,000 Communist Party and the front- considered the favored candidate for bodies. civilian and military, but nobody runner for the post of prime minister the post of prime minister in spring The police said authorities had knows," said Mario Rognoni, a resigned Sunday, saying the party elections. begun an investigation to leader of the political opposition to has politically, morally and "The old SED and its leadership determine the motive. the new government of President economically ruined the country and have, in a shameful way, ruined the Guillermo Endara. should be disbanded. GDR (East Germany) politically Phone number given The Panama Defense Forces The move led a 40-person revolt economically and morally," the 40 FORT CLAYTON (USARSO suffered 314 dead as a result of the against the party, which is already former party members said in a PAO) - The telephone number Dec. 20 invasion; 23 U.S. troops struggling to polish its image stained statement announcing their for the information line for died, along with three American by 40 years of Stalinist rule and resignation. former reporting arms caches, former civilians. recent claims of corruption by followed an PDF and former Dignity Clark said his figure of "anywhere party officials. The party is known The resignations Battalion members' locations in from 4,000 to 7,000 but most likely formally as the Socialist Unity Party emergency congress of the Party, which ended 225-5524. 2,000" had come from people he met of Germany-Party of German Communist and at which The hours for reporting during the two days he snpnt here Socialism (SED-PDS). Sunday morning Krenz and other information are from 6 a.m.-6 early in January, and not from his The resignation of Deputy former leader Egon of their p.m. daily. own investigation. Chairman and Dresden Mayor officials wyre stripped Roger Montero, director of the Wolfgang Bcrghofer is particularly membership. Times 2 Jan.Tropic 22, 1990

F U.S. news Mayor Barry acknowledges needfor assistance WASHINGTON (AP) - Mayor While the mayor did not say Barry, surrounded by clergy in a charge after testing positive for, Marion Barry, acknowledging that whether he is suffering from drug broadcast appearance in front of St. cocaine in blood and urine tests he needs "to heal my body, mind and abuse, others did. Timothy's Episcopal Church near his administered following his arrest. soul," but declining to mention drug Herbert 0. Reid Sr., one of the home, clasped his wife's hand and abuse, announced Sunday that he mayor's closest personal advisors, said he has come "face to face with Barry had been poised to will seek help following his arrest on said he hoped that from Barry's my deepest human failures." announce his bid ut his a rest has a cocaine possession charge. travails "we can all learn something Barry said, "these ministers have thrown onay poit ics in t o He has reached the hour of about drug addiction." helped me to keep the strength I need convulsions. Several advisers said recko ing,s inkig back terms, the "He's doing the right thing," Reid -I'm going to find a way to heal my Barry had agreed to abandon his bid mayor provided no further details on said. "I am -we all are - relieved, body, mind and soul." for reelection, and they added that what kind of assistance he will seek, because many of us have suspected The mayor did not take questions the possibility of his resigning from except to say that nutritional expert for some time that he has had a and turned the podium to Mrs. Barry office was never discussed in Friday and social activist Dick Gregory has problem." following his brief statement. and Saturday strategy sessions. been consulting him on how to get Barry spokeswoman Lurma Attention has been focused on Mrs. Said one aide who spoke with help. An aide said Barry's main Rackley said the mayor will be Barry in part because the mayor was Barry several times on Saturday, problem was with alcoholism. formalizing his plans for treatment, lured to his arrest by a woman with "There is no reason for him to resign, Barry's brief statement was the perhaps by Monday, but declined to whom the mayor has been friendly. because if he did, he would lose the latest chapter in an unfolding drama comment on whether he will seek Barry, 53, was arrested Thursday powers of office, the influence, and that has riveted the nation's capital therapy for drug abuse or enter an evening at a downtown hotel in an the ability to generate money for his since the mayor was arrested on drug inpatient program in the nation's FBI sting operation. He now faces a treatment program and his legal charges last Thursday night. capital or elsewhere. misdemeanor cocaine possession defense." Catholic priest relieved of duties after testifying PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Roman he believed Neff could be imprisoned Judge Robert Kelly and testified - with rape, indecent assault, simple Catholic priest was relieved of his for a crime he did not commit. as did I1 other witnesses - that Neff assault and unlawful restraint. Jurors religious duties after testifying that a "I thought to myself, if the Lord was drinking at a bar Nov. 26, 1988, were expected to begin deliberations man accused of rape was in a bar at could be in my position - bizarre as at the time he is alleged to have raped Monday after closing arguments. the time of the crime and that he had it is - what would he do in my a 21-year-old woman. Neff has previous convictions for- once been his lover. situation?" he said. "Would he not Johnson also testified, under stabbing a girlfriend and soliciting a The Rev. David R. Johnson, 36, testify, would he testify and lie, or questioning by defense attorney H. city police detective for sex. He said he agonized for about a year would he testify and tell the truth? David Rothman, that he and Neff served 23 months in county jail for over whether to provide an alibi for "The choice I came to was testify, tell had been lovers. the stabbing and was placed on Charles Neff, 22, of Pittsburgh. the truth, only the truth, and live with Johnson, who has been a priest for probation for a yearlor soliciting the Johnson said he knew testifying what comes afterward." 10 years, met Friday with Bishop detective. would jeopardize his career and Johnson took the witness stand Donald Wuerl of the Diocese of devastate his family. Thursday in the courtroom of Pittsburgh. He requested and Johnson,whohasbeenlivingatSt. Turtle If he did not testify, the priest said Allegheny County Common Pleas received an indefinite leave of Colman Church in suburban absence. Creek, said he will return to his 1 c ~ l ~He was relieved of all priestly family's home in Pittsburgh. F uel tanker sp ills gasoline dute:espnsbites 1said 'heHe sai dhe fel thi dectsionwas best Rev. Ronald Lengwin, spokesman for the church, his family and JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A Investigators also were en route. for the diocese. himself. tanker carrying mixed fuels ran Gasoline spreads very quickly and The diocese plans to review "I feel a sense of relief, like a weight aground outside of Petersburg, evaporates easily in the strong Johnson's actions to determine his has been lifted," he said. "I want to be Alaska, spilling between 20,000 and currents of the narrows, so it's future as a priest, Lengwin said. there for my parents and my 35,000 gallons of gasoline into the unlikely that the spill will be cleaned Neff was charged about a year ago brother." Wrangell Narrows, the Coast Guard up, Janelle said. said. The M.V. Frank H. Brown ran However, he said, the plan was to into Burnt Island reef about 18 miles surround the vessel with booms to D doctors ready to im plant lung south of Petersburg in southeastern catch any further leakage, ease it off Alaska around 8 p.m. Saturday, said the rocks at high tide around 8:30 HERSHEY, Pa. (UPI) - Among the candidates for the Lt. Rick Janelle in Juneau. One tank a.m. Sunday and guide it to a quiet Doctors at Penn State University's lung would be victims of near- aboard containing up to 43,000 place where damage estimates could Hershey Medical Center say they drowning, smoke inhalation and gallons of gasoline was ruptured but be made. are ready to implant the world's pneumonia. High said lung cancer the leaking was stopped by about 10 The extent of the gasoline spill first artificial lung into a human patients in the early stages of the p.m., Janelle said. would remain unknown until flights recipient. disease also may benefit from the A containment boom was being over the area could be made later Dr. Kane High, a professor of artifical lung. airlifted from Kodiak, the Coast Sunday, Janelle said. anesthiology, said the membrane High said doctors will choose a Guard Cutter Anacapa out of The tanker, owned by White Pass lung similar to those used on a patient in a life-threatening Petersburg was at the scene and the Transportation of Vancouver, heart lung-machine is ready to be situation to receive the first C o as t G u a r d b o o m t e n d e r British Columbia, carries 1.8 million tested, and the search for patient implant. Elderberry and Cutter Liberty were gallons of mixed fuels, including has begun. "As soon as a suitable patient is on their way to the scene, Janelle diesel oil, stove oil and gasoline. The new device will be the first identified, hopefully in the East, said. ever to be directly inserted in the he will be transported to Hershey White Pass also was sending body, where doctors hope it will and the device will be implanted," containment booms, and a barge to take over lung function until the High said. "We want to test the _1_A unload the vessel, and has taken full patient's own lungs can heal. safety of the device and see how it responsibility for the spill, Janelle Artificial lungs for humans have performs in humans. said. been around for years, but all have "In this phase of the study we're All vessels using the Wrangell involved removing blood to an hoping it will assist patients who - Narrows must get permission from outside unit for oxygen are connected to ventilators and the Coast Guard, as any unnecessary enrichment, can't get carbon dioxide out of wakes could create more problems, If the artificial lung works, it their lungs," High said. "This Janelle said. could help victims of what doctors device will take over for them." call adult respiratpory distress The Food and Drug Administra- The narrows is a windy channel of syndrome, serious respiratory tion recently gave approval for water about 18 miles long that failure caused by trauma or human experiments on the connects Petersburg with larger infection. temporary artificial lung. bodies of water in the Inside Passage.

Commander-in-Chief . Gen. Maxwell R. Thurman Editorial Staff . . Sgt. Monique Chere This authorized unofficial command information publication Director, Public Affairs . Col. Ronald T. Sconyers Spec. Anthony Craft is for U.S. armed forces overseas. The Tropic Times is published Executive Fditor/NCOIC . SMSgt. Harold J. Lee Spec. John Hall in conjunction with the Armed Forces Information Program of Assistant NCOIC . SFC Richard A. Czizik PFC Megra Johnson the Department of Defense, under the supervision of the director Composing Room . Rosemary Chong of public affairs, U.S. Southern Command. Contents of the Carolyn Coffey Tropic Times are not necessarily the official view of the U.S. Laura De ]a Guardia government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Southern the T 'o p ic T im es Tina McBride Command. The address is: APO Miami, 34002, Albrook Post Elena Costarangos Office. Telephone 285-6612. Tropic Times Jan. 22, 1990 hemisphere One in three unemployed, Endara says PANAMA CITY, Panama (UPI) made by individuals day after day Panamanian and American families Vice Presidents Guillermo Ford -- Panama's President Guillermo without the sweat of daily work and that suffered losses in the U.S. and Ricardo Arias Calderon also Endara said last week one out of sacrifice?" Endara asked, then invasion. At least 202 Panamanian addressed the gathering, outlining, three Panamanians is out of work provided an answer: "By robbery, civilians were killed and hundreds respectively, the government's and that ousted dictator Manuel drugs, loans from public entities that wounded in the attack. At least 314 economic plans and the reforms of Antonio Noriega's administration were not paid back, . the selling of Panamanian soldiers were killed, as the nation's judicial system. left Panama's public coffers virtually false passports, money changing and were 25 U.S. troops and three U.S. Panama's Archbishop Marcos G. empty. prostitution. civilians. McGrath, Papal Nuncio Msgr. Endara also expressed gratitude "The Panamanian economy has "To them, we extend our sincerest Sebastian Laboa, U.S. Ambassador and other and sympathy to both Panamanians suffered incalculable damage due to expressions of profound sympathy to Panama Deane Hinton and Americans for their sacrifices the long years of military control, the and our promise that the losses will diplomats were among the 200 during the U.S. invasion Dec. 20, excesses of the regime during the not be in vain," Endara said. dignitaries who attended the A 1989, which resulted in the crisis of the past 30 months, the U.S. The new president encouraged nationally-televised speeches. installation of his government. economic sanctions, and the costly P an am an i an s to help the large contingent of U.S. troops but necessary U.S. military action to government rebuild the country. guarded the building. He blamed the Noriega regime for remove the dictator," Endara said. "I invite you to share with us the Both Laboa and McGrath massive corruption and involvement Endara thanked Panamanians for enormous challenges and res- received standing ovations when in drug trafficking. their sacrifices and expressed his new ponsibilities that today we must Arias Calderon expressed the "How were millionaire fortunes government's sympathies to face," he said. country's gratitude for their efforts. Cartel close to defeat, Colombian envoy claims WASHINGTON (UPI) - A peace regarding that action on the part of by Latin American countries in generated a significant downturn in offer by Colombian drug traffickers various officials from the American exchange for their efforts to our economy." indicates that country is close to administration. . The declarations eliminate the drug trade. Peruvian Ambassador Cesar "total victory" in its battle with the were somewhat conflicting and they Bolivian Ambassador Jorge Atala-Nazal, responding to a drug cartels, the Colombian added confusion to the situation." Crespo-Velasco said the plan question from Biden, said he hopes ambassador told a Senate Because of language differences, "complements the position of our Peruvian President Garcia will agree Committee. the administration's intentions may government, in the sense that to attend the Andean drug summit But the ambassador, along with have been misunderstood by the producing countries need more next month. Peru dropped out of the representatives of Bolivia and Peru, news media in South America who pcng courses nee o planned meeting in protest of the said that economic assistance and "made a big deal out of the economic resources to develop U.S. invasion of Panama. cooperation by the United States and situation," he said. other economic activities in place of Atala-Nazal told Biden, "I other nations is necessary to In their testimony to the cocaine production. certainlyhope so, but Icannot assure maintain the anti-drug effort. committee, the three ambassadors Mosquera Chaux said his you that this will be the case. I think it what the The apparent peace offer came last praised a plan unveiled recently by government's expenditures for the will depend mostly on will week from a group linked to the Biden that calls for the canceling of drug war combined with a sharp American military authorities the coming weeks." powerful Medellin Cartel, known as some of the international debt owed decline in coffee prices "has decide in the Extraditables, who offered to halt a terrorist campaign of OAS hasdoubts aboutNicaragua ekc' ons assassinations, bombings and kidnappings as well as cocaine WASHINGTON (UPI) - The woman said the United States has thugs," the OAS report was far more trafficking. Organization of American States not "crossed that bridge" when asked circumspect, suggesting that some of The administration of President said intimidation and violence raise what the U.S. reaction would be, the trouble may have been fomented Virgilio Barco reacted cautiously to doubts about the chances of a fair since the elections are still six weeks by unidentified "armed groups of the conditional surrender, calling on election in Nicaragua next month. off. But one possibility raised by irregulars." the drug tr affickerste. The QAS reprt last week on Secretary of State James Baker last Although the OAS did not directly themselves in to face justice. Th year was the resumption of more aid blame the Sandinista government, it forces are At a hearing by the Senate preparations for the February voting for the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in suggested that government responsible for making threats to Judiciary JudciryCommittee, omitteColmban Colombian violence issidethe unknown, althoughsource someof "Itsome is troublingof the that theNicaragua. electoral political opponents about losing Ambassador Victor Mosquera- cases can be traced to opponents of benefits. But the Chaux said his government has the Nicaraguan government. process has shown a violent side that their jobs or social indicated "that it will not negotiate is completely alien to the goals of report also said that some had received death with the traffickers," and they can But the State Department pinned openness and transparency to which Sandinistas from organized expect to be prosecuted. the blame on the Sandinista leaders both the government of Nicaragua threats, presumably of Nicaragua, saying the report and the various political groups have opposition. "Even though I don't think that the shows a "striking pattern of pledged themselves," said the report The government of Nicaragua said war has been won yet I think the Sandinista intimidation, harassment by the OAS Group of Observers. that it has put into effect new Colombian government is very close of the opposition and violence." While the State Department regulations, including the to obtaining a total victory," he told A State Department spokes- placed the blame on "Sandinista confiscation of such items as clubs or the committee. "Otherwise, this iron bars within 200 meters of any change in the attitude of the W itnesses harassed, attorney says political rally. Extraditables would be very hard to The new regulations also prohibit explain." MIAMI (UP I) -- Federal the agent refused to answer and the sale and distribution of alcoholic But Mosquera-Chaux stressed the immigration officials harassed three advised Tilsa that she had no right to beverages before and during political need for concrete actions by the witnesses who testified for Luis del ask any questions of the agent," the rallies. traffickers to demonstrate they are Cid, a co-defendant of deposed filing said. The OAS also said it was sincere. Panamanian dictator Manuel Burstyn claimed the visit was made concerned about a "special Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., committee Noriega, lawyers for del Cid claimed at the request of the U.S. Attorney's communique" circulated by the chairman, said he was "highly in Miami federal court. Office. Nicaraguan Ministry of Defense just skeptical" of the offer and praised the Officers of the Immigration and Diane Cossin, spokeswoman for after the Dec. 20 U.S. invasion of Andean countries and their officials Naturalization Service interrogated U.S. Attorney Dexter Lehtinen, Panama. for their "great efforts" and taking del Cid's wife, Tilsa, and Norma and declined to respond to the allegations Declaring a special alert to guard "personal risks" in the battle against Eglantina Alvarez at the Alvarez and referred questions to the INS, against "Yankee intervention" in the cocaine cartels. home in the Miami area, the lawyers who could not be reached Nicaragua, the communique ordered Biden also questioned Mosquera- claimed in a motion filed last week. immediately for comment. state security forces "to carry out Chaux about the administration's Lawyers Sam Burstyn and The witnesses testified during a plans for neutralization, isolation recent decision to cancel plans for Kenneth Swartz asked U.S. District bond hearing this week for del Cid, and execution of all of the most deployment of U.S. warships near Judge William Hoeveler for an who had been described by recalcitrant traitorous elements who South America, where they were to emergency hearing to impose government officials as a personal have both overtly and covertly join the drug interdiction effort. The sanctions against the government. assistant to Noriega. encouraged Yankee intervention," plan was reversed after protests in Age n t s d e m and e d t o see Noriega and 15 others are charged an apparent reference to political Latin America. immigration papers of the witnesses in a February 1988 federal opponents and former Contras. Mosquera-Chaux said that as far in "an intimidating fashion" and indictment with cocaine trafficking The O A S s a i d t h at t h e as he knew "there were no formal demanded documents from Tilsa del and del Cid is named as a liaison "unfortunate" communique "caused consultations with my government" Cid regarding her entry and planned between the fallen dictator and grave concern among political concerning the deployment plan. departure from the United States, the Colombian drug dealers. parties" and the OAS report urged He noted that "prior to the motion claimed. Hoeveler, who has not ruled on the the Nicaraguan government to supposed deployment of the vessels "When Tilsa asked why these motion, has postponed the del Cid clarify the situation in order to avoid here were a lot of declarations questions were being asked of her, bond hearing until later this month. intimidation of political opponents. Tropic Times Jan. 22, 199" an. 22 1990entertainment

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fiddlers three. How about a little while. There's some 3 Vital 46 harmonica player?" assembly required." source Tropic Times Jan. 22, 1990 military news No timetable for withdrawing RP troops WASHINGTON (UPI) -Defense week. withdrawal of the invasion forces want to get the forces out as soon as Secretary Dick Cheney will not issue As many as 13,000 of those "within a few weeks." we can." a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops are permanently Asked at a Pentagon briefing On Wednesday, President Bush U.S. forces from Panama as earlier stationed in Panama, but Williams about Cheney's failure to produce a said he hoped to draw down the U.S. promised because he "doesn't see a said he did not know when the others timetable, Williams said, "What he force "as soon as possible," but gave great deal of wisdom" in doing so, a would be brought home. At the promised is to have a timeline. He no details. spokesman said. height of the action, some 27,000 has since thought differently about Peru's President Alan Garcia has Nearly one month after the Dec. 20 U.S. troops were in Panama. that subject and doesn't see a great said he will not attend an anti-drug invasion of Panama, U.S. forces Cheney promised in television deal of wisdom in giving a timeline. strategy summit Feb. 15 in Colombia totaling 18,900 remain in the country interviews following the Jan. 3 "I have not seen any indication with Bush and the leaders of for "internal security and nation- surrender of Panamanian Gen. that there's some sort of problem (in Colombia and Bolivia as long as U.S. building" purposes, Pentagon Manuel Noriega that he would issue Panama) that we didn't anticipate or invasion forces remain in Panama. spokesman Pete Williams said last a timetable "in a few days" for the anything like that. Obviously we While Bush told reporters he could not say when U.S. troops would come home, he said their withdrawal may be sightinIO years is "not driven" by the planned Sovietthreat in Cartagena. summit WASHINGTON (Reuter) - flying combat units to Europe and likely but not yet finished. Williams said Cheney had of a withdrawal House Armed Services Committee rely on cheaper though slower ships. Aspin said without being specific discussed the issue Army Gen. Cohn Les Aspin said Thursday a Aspin said development might also that a number of cuts could be made timetable with chairman the Joint Chiefs reduced Soviet military threat might be ended on expensive, high- in the U.S. military this year in Powell, chairman of percent of Staff. mean the United States could change technology weapons that might no response to a 10 percent to 20 active units in Europe to reserves, longer be needed to fight wave after reduction already made in in Warsaw "Both he and General Powell agree we don't discuss trim weapons systems and cut costly wave of numerically superior Pact combat strength. that, first of all, operations in that kind of training programs. Warsaw Pact invading forces. He cited a U.S. intelligence future we just never do. And The Wisconsin Democrat said the Aspin made the comment in a estimate that it would now take the detail, the kind of military spending cuts could come in speech he planned to deliver Friday Warsaw Pact 34 to 44 days to mount secondly, it's just not the near future, when the Soviet-bloc in Chicago to the National Strategy an invasion of West Europe. thing you do is to set out, (that) on day you do such and such a threat may be so slight that U.S. Forum, a private group interested in In response to the reduced threat this Williams said. forces' main job would be operations defense issues. A copy was released in of a surprise attack in Europe, Aspin thing," want to commit like the Panama invasion. Washington Thursday. said, some U.S. troops there can be "You don't before you know "If we're lucky that world is Aspin said a strategy will be put into reserve units, less intense yourself ahead it's going to be like perhaps only five or 10 years away." needed to cut defense spending over training operations will be needed for precisely what date,"Williams He said Congress may also be able the next few years when a dramatic forward units and fewer supplies before youget to that on hand. said. to approve fewer cargo planes for reduction of the Soviet-bloc threat is need be Navy plans to mothball 2 battleships to save $$$ WASHINGTON (AP) - The Va., Navy Yard earlier in the week group of ships to be split between criticisms that they would be Navy plans to mothball the for a 14-week refit that will cost $26 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Long extravagantly expensive to operate battleships Iowa and New Jersey in a million and restore the crippled Beach. because of the large crews needed - money-saving move that would leave turret to full operation. The New Jersey and the Iowa are 65 officers and 1,453 enlisted men only two active battleships, a If the mothball plan is carried out, the two older ships, launched during each. Defense Department official says. the Navy would retain one World War II in 1942 and entering The ships are 887 feet long and "It's as good as done," said the battleship, the Wisconsin, in the service the following year. All four displace 58,000 tons. In addition to official, who spoke on condition of Atlantic Fleet, and one in the Pacific ships saw action in that war, served 16-inch guns, they carry Tomahawk anonymity. Fleet, the Missouri. through the Korean War years and cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship But he conceded that political Current plans call for the were mothballed in the 1950s. missiles, 12 5-inch guns and four pressure from New York City, where Wisconsin to be based at Corpus The four ships were brought out of rapid-firing 20mm anti-aircraft guns the Navy had planned to base the Christi, Texas, and the Missouri's mothballs starting in 1982, despite for close-in defense. Iowa, could cause another ship to "be thrown into the pot" to replace that N one at that new base, now about 70 percentt complete. ;iono toil atcsrvvers cnlc It had been known previously the Navy would seek to mothball two DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuter) - The "They never stood a chance," said Unionists argue it was the first step road to unification with the battleships, but it was not known deaths of three petty criminals in a a spokesman for the moderate on the want it suspended which two would be chosen. British army ambush have revived a nationalist SDLP. Irish Republic and The Iowa, which was damaged in bitter conflict over alleged "shoot-to- "We would wish to have it before they will talk. aims of the 1985 the April 19 explosion that killed 47 kill" tacticsjust as Northern Ireland's thoroughly and fully investigated One of the prime agreement was to boost sailors, would be repaired before politicians seemed ready to discuss and explanations procured," Irish Anglo-Irish confidence of the Catholic being mothballed, the official said running their own province. Prime Minister Charles Haughey the Wednesday night. Undercover -soldiers shot and said. nationalist minority in the security The New Jersey fired at targets in killed three masked men robbing a Eight years ago British security forces. leader of Northern Lebanon in 1982. Belfast betting parlor Saturday with forces were accused of adopting a John Hume, Social Democratic and Figures on how much the Navy imitation guns, sparking an uproar "shoot-to-kill" policy after six Ireland's (SDLP), said he was expects to save by mothballing the that could hardly have come at a alleged nationalist guerrillas were Labor Party with any other ships were not immediately more sensitive time. shot dead at roadblocks and in willing to sit down any time but was against available. Only last week Britain's Northern ambushes. party at the Anglo-Irish accord. The Iowa explosion occurred Ireland Minister Peter Brooke, British commandos then hit the suspending Dublin government welcomed when the middle 16-inch gun in the gently probing ways of ending direct international spotlight in March The Brooke's cautious feelers which a battleship's three-gun No. 2 turret. rule from London, called for talks 1988 when they shot three unarmed exploded during firing practice in the with local leaders on mapping out a IRA guerrillas to death while the spokesman said were "clearly to advance the prospects for Atlantic. locally-run government for the three were on an abortive bombing intended The Navy has said the explosion divided province. raid in Gibraltar. political dialogue." often was most probably the work of a "I think there is a bit of Brooke's initiative for talks But after 700 years of member of the gun crew trying to movement," he said with the note of between the Unionists and moderate oppressive colonial rule by Britain, commit suicide, a conclusion caution so necessary in Northern nationalists was not met by the usual history is still one long, vividly strongly opposed as unsupported by Ireland where, almost 3,000 people rebuff from Unionist politicians remembered yesterday in Ireland. many members of Congress. have died in the Irish Republican representing the north's one-million Meanwhile, the Iowa's command- Army (IRA) battle to oust Britain. strong Protestant majority. ing officer, Capt. Fred J. Moosally, But as news emerged that the latest Unionist Ken Maginnis said: REM EM BER! on Wednesday announced plans to three victims were unconnected with "There is some optimism that it could retire after 24 years of Navy service. the IRA the Dublin government open a door to significant ssied Moosally had received a non called for a full report and developments." must in punitive letter of caution last fall for nationalists charged that the security For the Unionists, the big "administrative deficiencies" aboard forces had again failed to give stumbling block is the 1985 Anglo- by 9 a.m. the ship but it was not made part of suspects the chance to surrender. Irish accord that gave Dublin a his permanent file. Eyewitnesses said the three were consultative voice in the daily onday The Iowa entered the Norfolk, shot down in cold blood. running of the north. _I 6 Tropic Times Jan. 22, 1990 sports Lemeiux scores four goals in NHL A 11-Star game

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mario MVP awards, including last year in Wales combined for seven. set in 1968 when the Stanley Cup shots, 45 champion Toronto Maple Leafs Lemieux, rising to the occasion of the the Campbell Conference's 9-5 win at The combined total of 87 the Campbell, faced an All-Star team from the rest first NHL All-Star game in his home Edmonton. But this time, it was by the Wales and 42 by Game record of 81 of the NHL. arena, scored a record-tying four Lemieux, largely regarded as broke the All-Star goals - including three in the first Gretzky's heir apparent as the NHL's W period - as the Wales Conference best player, who stole the show. walloped the Campbell Conference Lemieux's contribution, plus two 12-7 on Sunday. goals each from Buffalo's Pierre Jersey's Kirk With a sellout crowd of 16,236 at Turgeon and New their Civic Arena cheering Muller, helped give the Wales the Pittsburgh in the on their local hero and millions more 11th victory in 14 games series which watching the NHL's first game on current conference 1975. national television in a decade, the began in both his goals in the Penguins' superstar dominated the Turgeon had once each NHL's mid-season show as few first period. Muller scored and third periods. before him. in the second the Wales He scored just 21 seconds into the Also scoring for Buffalo's Dave and twice more before the first Conference were game Rick period ended in a record seven-goal Andreychuk, Philadelphia's Corson of Montreal splurge as the Wales Conference Tocchet, Shane Boston. took a 7-2 lead. and Cam Neely of Gretzky's teammate, Luc Lemieux added his fourth goal of Robitaille, had a pair of third-period the game early in the third period to goals for the Campbell Conference. tie the All-Star record of four set by Edmonton's Mark Messier, Detroit's Wayne Gretzky in 1983. Steve Yzerman, Winnipeg's Doug "It was an unbelievable day," he Smail and Calgary's Al MaclInnis said. "I had five or six good chances and Joey Mullen scored for the and I scored on four of them." The Campbell Conference in the wide- Pittsburgh star also picked up his open shootout that was closer to All-Star-record third Most Valuable street hockey than a regular-season Player Award. He previously won in NHL game. 1985 and 1988. The seven goals by the Wales The expected battle between Conference in the first period broke Lemieux and Gretzky never an All-Star record. The Campbell materialized in this game, the Conference scored six in the third highest-scoring of the NHL's 41 All- period of its 9-3 romp in 1983. The Mario Lemieux, shown stepping over an opponent's stick, scoredfour goals in Star encounters. combined nine goals broke the All- the first NHL All-Star game played in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. The four Gretzky, the superstar center from Star record of most goals by both goals tied the A It-Star record set in 1983 by Wayne Gretzky. (AP Laserphoto) Los Angeles, had won two previous teams. In 1983, the Campbell and 'Black Saturday'topplessix of top seven ranked teams Buntin pumped in 22 beat a higher-rated team for the third NEW YORK (UPI) -- Wall Street Providence and two-time loser this points, Nathan for Missouri. time in 10 days. Purdue, which beat its Black Monday. College week; No.6 Illinois, 81-68 to Purdue; and Lee added 20 had won 26 No. 14 Indiana and a ranked basketball had its Black Saturday. and No. 7 Michigan, 78-76 in The Tigers have at the Hearnes Minnesota team last week, won its The balance of power collapsed overtime to Iowa. consecutive games 13th straight home game by over the weekend as six of the top Missouri should have no problem Center, which held a capacity crowd Last year, the Tigers defeating Illinois for the fifth time in seven ranked teams went crashing to taking over the No. I ranking of 13,300. at their past six meetings. defeat. The lone survivor was No. 4 Monday when the UPI Board of knocked off then No. 1 Oklahoma Center. At Iowa City, Iowa, Les Jepsen hit Missouri, which handed No. 1 Coaches casts its vote. The Tigers, the Hearnes Conn., Nadav two free throws with six seconds Kansas its first defeat in 20 games. whose only loss this season came At Hartford, to lead Iowa past No. 2 Georgetown, the other against Illinois, improved to 17-1 and Henefeld scored 21 points, including remaining down the stretch to put Michigan. Matt Bullard scored 21 previously undefeated team, 4-0 in the Big Eight with the 95-87 a 3-pointer ahead to stay. The points and Jepsen grabbed 15 dropped to 14-1 after a 70-65 loss to triumph over Kansas. Connecticut also knocked off rebounds for Iowa. Rumeal Connecticut. Other top rated teams At Columbia, Mo., Anthony Huskies, 15-3, week and should crack Robinson led Michigan with 28 to fall were No. 3 Oklahoma, which Peeler scored 24 points, converting Syracuse last 20 for the first time this points. lost at Arizona and dropped its all 14 of his free throws along the the Top At Winston-Salem, N.C., second game of the week; No. 5 way, to lead the Tigers over the season. Ariz., Jud Buechler Christian Laettner and Phil Syracuse, 87-86 loser to Jayhawks. Doug Smith scored 23 At Tucson, scored 18 points and grabbed nine Henderson scored 18 points each to rebounds, and Sean Rooks added 18 lead Duke over Wake Forest. Duke W est squeaks past E ast, 22-21 points to guide Arizona past built a 25-point halftime lead and Oklahoma, which lost earlier in the scored the first 11 point+s of the later led STANFORD, Calif. (UPI) - scored on a 1-yard run, capping a week to Kansas State and fell to 12-2. second half. The Blue Devils John Nies kicked a 37-yard field 12-play drive. The score was set up The Wildcats extended the nation's by 45 points. goal with 10 seconds left Sunday, when Pat Terrell intercepted a longest home-court winning streak At Louisville, Ky., Felton Spencer lifting the West to a 22-21 victory Taylor pass and returned it 27 to 41 games. Oklahoma has the scored 25 points and pulle+d down I1 over the East in the 65th annual yards to the West 43. second-longest home winning streak rebounds to lead Louisville to its fifth East-West Shrine Game. The West tied the score 7-7 with at 38. straight victory. LaBradford Smith Trailing 21-19, Idaho 3:21 left in the first half when Elsewhere in the Top 20 on added 19 points and 10 assists for the quarterback John Friesz came in Taylor threw a 4-yard TD pass to Saturday, No. 8 Duke routed Wake C+tiardinals, who held Memphis end Charles Forest 97-69, No. 10 Louisville beat State to just 37 percent shooting. for the West with 3:39 left. He UCLA tight Jackson own 26 to ArBuckle- Memphis State 86-69, No. 12 At New Orleans, Chris movedt dast25yard the team from line inits pys to But Tony Rice of Notre Dam Louisiana State thumped Notre scored 21 points and Stanley Roberts tet 25 yaietrdlie inoaplaotoe twho completed a 70-yard pass in Dame 87-64, No. 13 Arkansas added 18 to lead Louisiana State set up Friesz'thirdfield goalof the the first quarter, quickly led the pouned Texas A&M 100-84, No. 17 over Notre Dame. The Tigers used a East to a 14-7ead. Rice hit on 4 of St. John's outlasted Boston College three-guard lineup and hit 62 percent acke nFries oun ohnJS 5 passes for 78 yards and capped 65-59, No. 18 Xavier (Ohio) defeated of their shotsfr in the first half. passes of 14 and 13 yards i e the scoring drive with a 4-yard St. Louis 83-74, co-No. 19 Michigan At College Station, Texas, Todd drive, pass to LSU's Tony Moss. State topped Northwestern 91-80 Day scored 19 points and Ron Huery The field goal capped a nine- Rice, showed an outstanding and co-No. 19 La Salle nipped Holy added 16 to spark Arkansas past point fourth quarter, rallying the passing touch, something he Cross 84-81. Texa+s A&M. Lynn Suber led all West from a 21-13 deficit. Troy displayed sparingly at run- At Syracuse, N.Y., Eric Murdock scorers with 26 points for the Aggies Taylor of USC scored on a 1-yard oriented Notre Dame. hit a 15-foot jumper with four and Tony Milton pitched in 16 points keeper with 5:13 left, pulling the "The pros saw a little of what I seconds remaining to lift Providence and 10 assists. West within 21-19. The two-point can do (as a passer)," said Rice, over Syracuse. The victory marks the At New York, Jason Buchanan conversion attempt failed when a who completed 6 of 7 passes for first time since the inception of the scored 17 points and Boo Harvey pass fell incomplete. 152 yards and a touchdown in the Big East 11 years ago that the Friars added 14 to carry St. John's past The East took a 7-0 lead in the first half. "The line gave me a lot have defeated the Orangemen. Boston College. Doug Able scored error-plagued game when oftimeandthereceiversmadethe At West Lafayette, Ind., Stephen 24 points to lead the Eagles. who Anthony Thompson of Indiana catches. They deserve the credit." Scheffler scored 20 points as Purdue have lost six straight games. Tropic Times Jan. 22, 1990 I McEnroe first player thrown out of Grand Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Armstrong then called "code correspondence courses, is playing another one to notch her 45th - John McEnroe, reverting back to violation, further abuse, default, Mr. her first professional tournament straight victory, 6-2, 6-3, over 13th- his old behavior by cursing the McEnroe. Game, set match." outside the United States and is the seed Raffaella Reggi. umpire and throwing rackets, was McEnroe stood with his hands on youngest player left in the Helena Sukova, who lost the 1989 disqualified Sunday from the his hips while the crowd whistled and Australian. finals against Graf, ended the Australian Open for misbehavior. booed. He then packed his rackets Gavaldon, who beat former two- surprising surge of Japan's Kimiko He is the first player ever thrown out and left the court. time champion Hana Mandlikova in Date 6-4, 6-3 and unseeded Soviet of a Grand Slam tournament. "This is like a long story," the third round, next meets West Andrei Cherkasov upset No. 9' The action by umpire Gerry McEnroe said. "It culminates in me German Claudia Porwik, who beat Andres Gomez of Ecuador 2-6, 6-3, Armstrong, with McEnroe leading getting defaulted from a big South African Dinky van Rensburg 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5) in men's play. Mikael Pernfors 6-1,4-6, 7-5,2-4 in a tournament." 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. fourth-round match, triggered McEnroe said he was under the Lendl hit 46 errors yet never was Yannick Noah, the No'. 12 seed, raucous booing among the crowd of impression they were playing under threatened in beating Australian won his fourth-round match, 15,000 at center court. previous rules and that there would Simon Youl 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Graf defeating Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, "I really don't have anyone to be four steps to disqualification. started with an ace and ended with 6-2. blame but myself," McEnroe said. "It Rules implemented on the new ATP was bound to happen. It's too bad." Tour this year dropped the number L akers break losing streak McEnroe, who had been given a of steps to three. code violation for unsportsmanlike "I thought the rules were AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP)- Dumars had to call a timeout to conduct in the second set for different," McEnroe said. "I have no Byron Scott scored 12 of his 14 finally get play stopped by referee intimidating a lineswoman, was hit one to blame but myself for not points in a third-quarter run as the Earl Strom. with another violation for racket knowing." Defending champions Los Angeles Lakers snapped a seven- Worthy was OK but Aguirre abuse when he threw his racket after Ivan Lendl and Steffi Graf overcame game losing streak against Detroit stayed down several minutes and hitting a ball wide at deuce in the unusually sloppy play, while with a 107-97 victory Sunday. finally was taken off on a stretcher sixth game of the fourth set. American amateur sensation The lakers entered the game with suffering an apparent back injury. McEnroe, who had been on good Angelica Gavaldon kept rolling to the best record in the NBA but had The Pistons said X-rays of Aguirre behavior all week while playing well, reach the quarterfinals. lost three straight on the road. were negative. then complained to Armstrong and Gavaldon, an effervescent 16-year. The Lakers, trailing by three at Edwards, averaging 17.7 points in requested tournament supervisor old from Coronado, Calif. who halftime, opened the third quarter his previous 16 games, scored 13 of Ken Farrar. Farrar came onto the entered as a qualifier ranked 192, with a 9-0 run, including five points his 19 first-half points in the first court and talked with McEnroe, but upset 15th-seed Gigi Fernandez 6-3, by Scott, and led by as many as 11 in quarter as the Pistons hit 11 of 22 the American continued complain- 1-6, 6-2. the period. Scott gave the Lakers shots and broke to a 24-17 lead. ing and swearing. Gavaldon, taking high school their first lead, 55-53, on a 3-point The Pistons, who had beaten the basket with 10:26 left in the quarter, Lakers in seven straight games and they never trailed again, including a four-game sweep in the eorgia Tech falls to V irgi a James Worthy led the Lakers with NBA finals, twice led by as many as 31 points and Magic Johnson added 10 in the second quarter. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Highly touted freshman Kenny 21. But the Lakers, who trailed the (UPI) - Kenny Turner sank a Anderson had 29 points for the The Pistons went the first 7:17 of entire first half, twice narrowed it to short jumper with 5 seconds left in Yellow Jackets, 12-2 overall and the third quarter without scoring a three as Worthy scored 14 points in overtime Sunday, enabling 2-2 in the league, while Brian basket and made only 4-of-21 shots the second quarter. Detroit led 53-50 Virginia to upset No. 11 Georgia Oliver added 15. Georgia Tech in the period. at halftime. Tech 81-79, the first ACC win of Play went on for 20 seconds in the The Pistons had won eight the season for the Cavaliers. also got 17 points from Dennis third quarter after Mark Aguirre and consecutive games at The Palace, the Virginia, 1-4 in the league and Scott, who drilled a three-pointer Worthy went down hard under the where they were 17-2 coming into 10-5 overall, was paced by 21 with 14 seconds left in overtime to Detroit basket. Detroit's Joe game. points from John Crotty, who tie the score at 79-79. scored 10 straight points in the Virginia saw its 40-35 halftime R eeves alters uperbowl plans second half and provided a crucial ledvaotebhntre-it four-point play in overtime. lead evaporate behind three-point NEW ORLEANS (UPI) -Denver fans won't be coming in until later," fur-pont plin sovrme, r bombs by Oliver and Anderson. Coach Dan Reeves is not said wide receiver Vance Johnson. things will liven up later in high 30 points for Virginia, than five points the rest of the way superstitious, nor does he believe in "I'm sure week. including 14 of 14 from the foul jinxs, but the Broncos have altered the line to run his consecutive free when Virginia took a 47-42 lead on numerous plans in their Super Bowl There have been other changes. throw streak to 30. a 3-point play by Stith. There were preparations. The Broncos have already been Turner finished with 13 points, five lead changes in the second half The Broncos arrived Sunday, a working on the game plan they hope with all but the game-winner and three more in overtime. day earlier than they did in the club's leads to a win over the 49ers next coming in the first half, and led all Oliver's overtime-forcing 1987 and '88 Super Bowl weekend and their first Super Bowl in four tries. In the 1987 and rebounders with 11. Anthony jumper came after Georgia Tech's appearances when they waited until triumph Bowl appearances, Reeves Oliver, whose 16-footer with one Karl Brown hit a free throw to Monday to check in. The Broncos '88 Super the week of the game to second left in regulation forced make it 67-65, but he missed his lost both championship games. waited until the on-field work. overtime, finished with 6 points second free throw with 14 seconds "I don't know if it's luck we're begin for Virginia. left in regulation. looking for so much," Reeves said "We've looked at every aspect of shortly after arriving at the team's what we've done in the past and tried hotel. "Whenever you lose, whether to see if we felt we could do some Chicago holds E wing to 16points, it's a regular-season game or a Super things differently." Bowl, you always try to learn from For one thing, Reeves decided to takes lead in Central ivision race those mistakes. We looked and separate the players and their tak s lad n C ntr l~ i ist n r ce evaluated the things we did in the families. CHICAGO (UPI) - Michael Sparked by Jordan's six points in a past and tried to come up with some "They (players) will at least have a Jordan scored 15 of his game-high 42 17-7 run, the Bulls took their biggest solutions on how we can get better, place they can go away and not be points in the decisive opening quarter lead, 82-60, midway through the and that was one of the things. bothered by relatives or friends," Sunday and set a Chicago Stadium third quarter before the Knicks "We looked at the teams that won Reeves said. "The hotel will be record with 18 free throws in the chipped away. and they had all come in on Sunday. strictly for our players." second half to power the Chicago Horace Grant scored 17, Scottie We had always come in on Monday, be no Bulls past the New York Knicks, 117- Pippen 13 and Will Perdue a career- so we felt like that was something we Reeves said there will 109, and into sole possession of the high 11 for Chicago. Gerald Wilkins needed to look into. I do think it's a curfews for players through Monday, what he called "well-noted Central Division lead. paced New York with 21 points, good move on our part. This will despite The triumph left the Bulls a half while Kenny Walker scored 18, gave us an opportunity to get back on problems" earlier this season. like game ahead of Detroit in the Central Charles Oakley 14, Johnny Newman our regular weekly schedule." "We're going to treat them Divison race. The two clubs meet 14 and Mark Jackson 14. The Broncos arrived at the hotel in grown men," he said. "Hopefully the Tuesday night in Chicago. The Bulls limited Patrick Ewing to a three-bus procession and were players have learned from their New York lost its third straight for 16 points, nearly 12 under his 27.9 greeted by just a handful of fans. mistakes and realize they re here for the first time this season. average. Owner Pat Bowlen and Reeves were one reason, and to do that we'll have Jordan and teammate Bill Aided by a sagging defense that the first off and quickly dashed into towatch what we do while we're here. Cartwright combined for the first held Ewing scoreless, Chicago led by the hotel. The players followed, with Hopefully, -they'll act like grown nine points of the contest, as the Bulls as many as 11 in the first period few stopping to give autographs. men. led from start to finish. before it settled for a 28-22 The scene was different from past Reeves also pointed out a major The Knicks trailed by 17 points advantage. years in which the Broncos were change for the Broncos since their early in the fourth quarter when Two free throws by Walker pushed greeted by large, noisy crowds that last Super Bowl venture, a 42-10 loss J o h n n y New man and Rod New York within 42-37 midway often forced authorities to set up to the Washington Redskins. And Strickland keyed a 9-0 charge that scored the next eight points en route barricades to enable the players to get that change could impact the 49ers - sliced the deficit to 94-86. Jordan to a 57-46 halftime lead. The Knicks through. an improved defense. reentered the game and converted 10 shot 41 percent in the opening two "It was a lot more subdued than "There's no question that's the free throws down the stretch to pull quarters and were guilty of 10 past years, but I think that's because biggest reason we are where we are Chicago out of danger. turnovers. we came in earlier and most of ours today," Times 8 Jan.Tropic 22, 1990 Bush says invasion is a lesson for holdouts

MIAMI (AP) - President Bush Bush, who celebrates the first justice prevails." of wetlands, but the administration says the end of former Panamanian anniversary of his inauguration "The world in January 1990 is a has yet to produce a strategy to dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega's Saturday in the privacy of the very different place than it was in achieve that policy. rule should be a lesson for the "two presidential retreat in Camp David, January 1989," Bush declared. A White House statement on holdouts preventing a totally Md., kicked off the off-year election He cited the end of totalitarian rule Friday said a presidential task force democratic hemisphere," Cuba's season by appearing Friday night at a throughout Eastern Europe and said studying the matter will spend "the Fidel Castro and Nicaragua's Daniel $1,500-a-plate dinner for Republican that "a dictator resigned in Panama. coming months" holding public Ortega. Gov. Bob Martinez's November re- Now the people rule in Panama." meetings around the country to "So let Daniel Ortega and Fidel election effort. Bush said Castro and Ortega are solicit public comment before take note, like the dinosaur, the day Speaking in the city where Noriega "swimming against the tide." His making recommendations. of the dictator is over," Bush remains in custody awaiting trial, remarks produced sustained Earlier Friday, Bush told the declared to a standing ovation at a Bush praised prosecutors for applause from his audience in a city National Association of Home- Republican dinner. assembling a team to make sure where anti-Castro sentiment remains builders in Atlanta, "I am not high. satisfied" with the prevailing home The president earlier Friday mortgage rates of around 10 percent toured a section of the Everglades and wants to see lower levels and spoke to a homebuilders' throughout the economy. convention in Atlanta. "We cannot allow the high costs of With a group of local sixth graders housing to suffocate the financial life in tow, the president spent nearly two of America's young people. And hours at the Royal Palm visitor when it comes to housing, this must center in the Everglades National not become a society of 'haves' and Park, listening to a lecture from a 'have nots,"' Bush said. park ranger and walking along The homebuilders are experien- elevated wooden trails to inspect cing a slump, with housing starts - alligators, turtles, fish, birds and construction of new homes and other wildlife. , apartments - hitting their lowest level "I guess you all can go away last year since the 1982 recession. realizing you have to protect this The administration over the past resource," Bush told the students. few days has been leaning on the, But he added, "You can't stop Federal Reserve to lower interest everything from growing. You need rates, amid reports that momentum sound management." for easier credit at the central bank Bush has set a goal of "no-net-loss" may be ebbing. Policy for tours to change (Continuedfromp.1) continue their present short tours Personnel currently stationed in and depart on their current DEROS, Panama are being encouraged to or request a "with dependents" tour. volunteer for the new tour length. However, those who elect to serve the SWEEP - Lt. Col. William Leszczynski, commander, 3rd Battalion, 9th Any of the approximately 1750 "with dependents" tour must serve 36 Infantry, 7th Infantry Division (Light) coordinates operations via radio sponsors currently on orders who months from the date they arrived i during a sweep through thePanama City areas of Curundu andHollywood. wish to extend to their original 30- or Panama or 12 months after arrival of (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. A drew J. Maoim) 36-month DEROS will be permitted family memberswhichever is longer. to do so. Any of the military sponsors The other services have very who have already arrived on a 12- similar tour policies. Individuals A vnil rids island of opposition month tour will be permitted to interested in determining how the extend to 36 months to bring forward new tour policy may effect them PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI) Constitution. their families as on post family should consult their personnel - The government of military ruler Conservative leader Hubert de quarters are made available. offices. Gen. Prosper Avril continued to rid Ronceray, who arrived in Miami late The U.S. Army South has Prior to the May 1989 direction to the island nation of political Saturday, said at a news conference provided the following guidance for move U.S. military families residing opposition Sunday, arresting and in Miami's Little Haiti community Army members wishing to extend off-post onto post or to stateside deporting party officials just three that he was the intended target of the here. Soldiers with command- locations, there were a total of 5700 months before scheduled national assassination plot that on Friday sponsored dependents in-country families in Panama. Approximately elections. killed Col. Andre Neptune of Haiti's have three options: submit a request 1000 families and 1300 unaccompani- The independent radio station presidential guards. for foreign service tour extension, ed personnel lived off post. Metropole said between 30 and 40 Neptune, his wife and a servant depart on their current DEROS, or During the drawdown initiated in people were arrested over the were gunned down about 100 yards request an in-place consecutive November 1989, approximately 750 weekend under the state of siege from de Ronceray's home. overseas tour. families here already left Panama; declared by Avril Saturday, De Ronceray said he was arrested Soldiers serving on dependent- and approximately 1750 families reportedly as a means of cracking Saturday during the first hours of restricted tours will be able to were projected to leave by July 1990. down on terrorism in the wake of a Avril's 30-day state of siege. military officer's assassination. "They (police) took off my glasses, Max Doujolly, secretary of the my shoes and pushed me," he said. "I -new bif's axitedUnitd jarty f PatyHaitnHatia, of CComun- un- country).was beaten There and istossed a pressing out need(of thefor ISrael attackS ,ebanon official Tass news agency said. ists, was the latest high-ranking reforms in Haiti." SIDON, Lebanon (UPI) - Tass, however, said "large opposition ofiilto be arrested, reom numbers" of Azerbaijani militants Sitirn officials arree. There were unconfirmed reports Israeli jets Friday bombed a PLO had massed around the blockaded Several others already had been that Serge Gilles of the National radio station and bases of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, ordered out of thecountryandputon Progressive Party also had been Iranian-backed Hezbollah which is running short of food and planes to Miami. . .wihi unn hr ffo n Foreign diplomats in Port-au- placed under arrest. org anization in so uthe r n fuel. One-third of the disputed Prince condemned the crackdown Avril announced the state of siege Lebanon, killing at least three enclave's capital is without water and said it could jeopardize Avril's Saturday in a presidential people in the first such raids this after a reservoir was blown up, it promise to hold free elections for a communique broadcast by national year, police and sources said. At said new national government in April. television, but as of late Sunday the least eight people were wounded "These measures will stop the government had not released any and 10 others reported either dead Policeprotestors clash democratic process,"a U.S. Embassy official information about the or wounded in the attacks. Police JOHANNESBURG, South official told Voice of America radio arrests. said the Israeli warplanes made 10 Africa (UPI) - Riot police used in the capital. Politicians said the directive meant attacks on the Palestinian refugee attack dogs, batons and mace to that some constitutional guarantees camp of Mieh Mieh and the area break u p anti -a p a r the i d The French Embassy condemned had been set aside, allowing of Ain Delb, east of the port city of demonstrators led by Winnie the arrests and postponed the official authorities to arrest people and Sidon, 24 miles south of Beirut. Mandela at Johannesburg's visit of French Minister of search homes without first obtaining . airport Friday during a protest Cooperation Jacques Pelletier, warrants. Azerbaijans warned over the arrival of English cricket which was scheduled for Monday. Brig. Gen. Fritz Romulus, the MOSCOW (UPI) - President players defying a U.N. sports Dr. Louis Roy, co-author of minister of the interior and national Mikhail Gorbachev said Friday boycott. At least two youths were Haiti's 1987 constitution, arrived in defense, and Rose-Marie Nazon, the that Azerbaijani extremists have hurt in the incident and police held Miami Sunday after being deported minister of information, coordina- called for the republic to secede 10 demonstrators on charges of by authorities. "They didn't tell me tion and culture, issued a and become an Islamic state but violating the Civil Aviation Act, why I was arrested, "said thc74-year communique Saturday saying, "The vowed he would not allow the but later released them with a old Roy, a leader of the Civilian government will take measures to situation to deteriorate, the warning. Group for the Defense of the stop terrorism."