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i3i<Pf ac na Canal Museum Tra'OpCothe Times Vol. II, No. 37 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Oct. 16, 1989 U.S. hopes talks will speed Noriega's ouster WASHINGTON (AP) - The criticized Bush for not providing Saying the time has come for invited are from Cuba, Chile and Bush administration, looking for Panama's rebel leaders with more Noriega to retire, Gonzalez last week Panama, none of which has an hopeful signs after the bungled coup military support on the day of the called for new elections followed by elected government. attempt in Panama, is encouraged by coup attempt. the appointment of a new military evidence of the growing repudiation Noriega seems to believe that commander by the elected president. in Latin America of Gen. Manuel diplomatic isolation counts for little As an inducement for Noriega to Antonio Noriega's rule. as long as he retains the support of go along with Gonzalez's plan, he And administration officials are Panama's Defense Forces, but U.S. would be allowed to retire in hoping to accelerate the process at officials say the country's outcast Panama, thus evading possible two major international parlays over role will further erode his already extradition to the United States, the next month and in other questionable support within the where he faces drug smuggling diplomatic encounters as well. military establishment. charges. So long as he remains in At his news conference Friday, The officials say all but two Panama, he cannot be extradited. President Bush said he was delighted democratic countries in the The administration will give by signs that Noriega has so little hemisphere - Mexico and Ecuador Gonzalez a hearing on his plan and support elsewhere in the hemisphere. - have withdrawn their ambas- also hopes to press its case against Panama's membership in an eight- sadors from Panama City. Noriega at a summit meeting of country hemispheric consultative "Those two embassies barely have hemispheric democratic heads of body has been suspended, and when contact with the Panamanian government set for Oct. 27-28 in the seven active members met this government," one official said Costa Rica. past week in Peru, Noriega's Friday, asking not to be identified. Bush and about 17 other heads of government was roundly criticized. He said the most active embassies government are planning to attend, BIGHONORS-PresidentBush Still, there appears to be litte in Panama City appear to be those of but administration officials say it watches the U.S. flag being raised sentiment in the hemisphere for U.S. Cuba, Nicaragua and Libya. would be a mistake to raise during a 175th anniversary military action against Noriega. In The Panama question is likely to expectations that the summit will ceremony at Fort McHenry in contrast to many members of be a major topic this week when lead to dramatic action against Baltimore last month. Lou Miller Congress, no hemispheric leader Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Noriega. stands in colonialuniform behind Gonzalez comes to Washington for Am o n g Sp an is h s p e a king the president. (AP Laserphoto) the only presidents not I 1 soldier dies talks with Bush. countries, in truck crash FBIgetsOKtoseizeforeignfugitives FORT CLAYTON (USARSO PAO) - One soldier fromAh WASHINGTON (Reuter) -- In a for acts committed abroad against to discuss the foreign policy Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, move that could help the United Americans, but the laws did not give implications. 5th Infantry Division (Mech- States snatch people abroad wanted the FBI the power to go into third The old restrictions had warned anized) was killed and another for crimes such as terrorist attacks on countries to make the arrests. that U.S. agents could face injured Saturday morning when Americans and drug dealing, the FBI The Los Angeles Times said the kidnapping charges abroad if they their five-ton truck overturned has been given authority to seize opinion giving the FBI the apprehended fugitives without near Empire Range. fugitives without the approval of broadened powers was entitled, approval from the foreign Names of the dead and injured foreign governments. "Authority of the FBI to override government. are being withheld pending Justice Department officials customary or other international law Even when foreign governments notification of next of kin. Friday announced the dramatic in the course of extraterritorial law have approved the apprehensions, One soldier was pronounced change in a policy that required the enforcement activities." anti-U.S. sentiment has often been dead at Gorgas Army Hospital. Federal Bureau of Investigation to It was not known whether the unleashed, as when accused Theinjuredsoldierwasflownto get the consent of a foreign Justice Department consulted with international drug kingpin Juan Gorgas aboard a Medical government before it moved to the White House, the State Matta Ballesteros was arrested in Evacuation helicopter from the apprehend a fugitive wanted in the Department or foreign governments Honduras in 1988. 214th Medical Detachment, 1st United States. Battalion, 228th Aviation The ruling was described by the Regiment. Los Angeles Times, which first vadoran reb , ovennnen The accident occurred while the revealed it, as the "president's snatch MA-13 five-ton fuel truck was authority." wiA l hold on attempting to climb a dirt road up It raised speculation over whether w talks cease-fire Cerro Paraiso. According to a the FBI could apprehend Department of Defense Panamanian military leader Manuel SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (UPI) - The talks will be mediated by contractor who witnessed the Antonio Noriega, who is under Salvadoran rebel leaders and Salvadoran auxilliary Bishop Rosa accident,partoftheroadgaveway indictment on drug trafficking government negotiators are to sit Chavez and Bishop Romeo Tobar and the truck rolled down an charges in Florida, and bring him to down today to try to reach a cease- Astorga, president of El Salvador's embankment, landing upside trial in the United States. fire agreement as a first step to conference of bishops. down. President Bush was asked by ending Salvador's decade-old civil "In the second round of dialogue Military Police are investigating reporters Friday whether the FBI can war. they will discuss a definite the cause of the accident. go into Panama now and arrest The two-day talks, the second cessation of hostilities to put an end Noriega. face-to-face meeting of the rebels to the armed conflict," Rosa Chavez "I'm embarrassed to say I don't with the Salvadoran government of said. PD FSh keS upn know what it (the answer) is. I'll have President Alfredo Cristiani, will "We hope to go forward in the to get back to you with the answer to focus exclusively on a cease-fire in process of implementation and 6 vital posts your question," Bush replied during the fighting that has claimed some compliance of the timetable" said a news conference. 70,000 lives in the Central American Cesar Martin, a spokesman for the PANAMA CITY, Panama In 1987 Lebanese hijacker Fawas nation since 1979. FMLN. (AP) - The government Yunis was apprehended abroad by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias The Catholic Church called for announced a shake-up of six key the FBI, but agents were careful to Sanchez, principal author of the Catholics across El Salvador to hold posts in the military Sunday, lure him into international waters -- Central American peace plan that a two-day vigil to pray for peace. twelvedaysafterthebotchedcoup onto a yacht. He was convicted in called for negotiations between About 70 percent of El Salvador's against Gen. Manuel Antonio Washington for hijacking a governments and guerrilla groups, is population of 5 million is Catholic. Noriega. Jordanian airliner. expected to meet separately Monday Observers participating in the The announcement, made on a A legal opinion giving the FBI the with the delegation of the Farabundo second round include United television broadcast, said Maj. expanded authority had been given Marti National Liberation Front and Nations representative Alvaro de Rafael Cedeno was named state last June by the Justice Department's the Salvadoran government. Later, Sot o, delegates from the security chief. Cedeno, who has legal adviser at the request of the two sides are expected to hold Organization of American States worked as an assistant to Noriega, Attorney General Dick Thornburgh face-to-face talks. and representatives from Salvador's replaced Col. Guillermo Wong, but had been kept secret until Friday. The talks will be held today and political parties. who was detained as a result of the Under laws adopted in 1984 and Tuesdayin the Convent of the Clarist Both sides have said they are ready Oct. 3 uprising. 1986, the United States has legal Sisters about 3 1/ 2 miles northeast of to negotiate a cease-fire, a sticking jurisdiction to prosecute terrorists San Jose. point in past talks. Times 2 Oct.Tropic 16, 1989 U.S. news U.S. to rectify crisis procedures WASHINGTON (UPI) - The informal sessions for decision The Post, quoting congressional However, he said American White House has decided to try to making, but that he needs a "more and administration sources, said officals in Panama must be freer to rectify poor communications and formalized back-up system." Intelligence Committee Chairman elicit the kind of information that the coordination reflected in the More procedural changes also David Boren, D-Okla., and Vice White House evidently was unable to attempted Panamanian coup by were expected to be instituted to Chairman William Cohen, R-Maine, obtain during last week's coup automatically convening a crisis increase communications and agreed in an Oval Office meeting with attempt, the Times said. management team during emergen- coordination in the government in Bush Wednesday that the failed coup , cies, officials said last week.