European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday january 9.1987 new . Partnership1 with Black Africa vowed Dakar French West Africa up .secretary or stale George Shutlz calling South Africa s apartheid system one of Africa s Man made scourges pledged thursday to forge a new partnership with Black Africa thai stresses self Reliance. In an address beginning a we Klong tour of sub saharan Africa Shutlz blamed a lining with stale dominated economies for an eco nomic malaise that has compounded Africa s already formidable problems. Speaking to senegalese businessmen in this former French Colony with Strong tics to the United Stales Sulu commended those Africa nations thai have instituted economic reforms and Lakin slips toward free Enterprise economic systems the theme of his african Lour. New . Envoy presents credentials to Pope Vatican City a the new . Ambassador 10 the Vatican presented his credentials to Pope John Paul ii thursday succeeding an envoy who resigned after his visit to Libya Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi became Public. The Pope and Frank Shakespeare 61, for Merly . Ambassador to Portugal held a Pri vate 30-Minutc meeting to Mark the occasion. Shakespeare replaces William a. Wilson who held what the slate department described As a unauthorized meeting in Libya with Qaddafi. The libyan Leader has been accused by the Reagan administration of backing International  was named the first . Ambassador to the Vatican following establishment of formal diplomatic relations Between the United slate Sand the holy see in 1984. He resigned in May. Bomb threats in san Juan Spur evacuation of 300 san Juan puerto Rico not a series of bomb threats wednesday caused the evacuation of More than 300 people in and around san Juan including at least nine who had survived the Burn ing of the Dupont Plaza hotel a week ago. No bombs went off and none were discovered in any of the locations searched according to a san Juan police spokesman. However at a municipal building in the town of Toa Baja about 15 Miles South of san Juan police found a wooden Box containing batteries and wires that May have been intended to too like a bomb. Post in Chad attacked by libyan warplanes Paris a libyan warplanes a lacked a chadian government Post hours after Chad s ally France raided libyan installations in Northern Chad in an Effort to demonstrate French might and head Offan escalation of the conflict. French defense minister Andre Giraud said the libyan attack was probably prepared prior to the French  there were no reports of casualties in either of the wednesday raids. The French defense ministry said the French raid was in retaliation for a weekend libyan air attack on the government held Southern half of the divided North african nation a former French Colony. Prince Edward granted leave from Royal marines London up Queen Elizabeth ii s youngest son. Prince Edward was granted leave from the Royal marines thursday to give him time to discuss with his family his desire to quit the service Buckingham Palace announced. He was granted leave alter meeting with his commanders at the commando training Center 200 Miles from London where he received training to become an elite officer in what is considered one of the toughest lighting units in the world. Prince Edward has a major decision tomake said Buckingham Palace spokesman Michael p Shea. As is Normal in these cases he is being Given Lime id make up his  Reagan leaves Hospital for tic at White House Washington a president Reagan Mcclar ing i feet great returned to the White House thurs Day three Days after prostate surgery and the Promise of tender Loving care from his wife. While House staff members greeted the president Iii cheers applause and banners declaring Wel come Home you re Cool and we love you or. President As the president and his wife Nancy walked from their helicopter into the diplomatic in trance on the South Side of the executive mansion. Reagan s physicians said he had no evidence of can cer and called his recovery from the surgery excellent in every  before leaving the Hospital grounds Reagan called out to reporters i feel  asked if he was ready logo Back to work Reagan replied of course. I Haven t  the president wearing a heavy sweater in the stiff Winter wind was asked if his doctors had Given him any advice. To not stand around in the cold Reagan replied. I should get in where it s  asked when he would ride a horse again Reagan laughed and said pretty  the first lady earlier told reporters she was very Happy her husband was being discharged asked what kind of treatment she planned to Givelis she replied tic for tender Loving  House spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan will take up an abbreviated work schedule and planned to return to the Oval office next week Speakes said Reagan would set his own Pace Dur ing Hie recuperation and was not expected to return to the Oval office until next week. He planned to see chief of staff Donald t. Regan in the residence during the afternoon Speakes said. The president has been an exemplary patient and we Are pleased that he has done Well during his Hosp Tali Alion Reagan s physicians said in a statement released by  col. John Hutton the presidential physician was quoted in the statement As saying the presi Dent s remarkable recovery continues. All Post opera Tive signs Are Normal and he slept Well through the night r . May free Frozen funds if Iran disavows hostage Ink Baker says Washington a the United states would consider returning impounded iranian funds if officials in Iran were not connecting the Money to cooperation on gaining the release of american hostages Treasury Secretary James a. Baker Iii said thursday. The iranians to some extent have changed the reference of the debate. By suggesting somehow that if these funds Are resumed hostages will be released or something like that and relating it to the question of hostages Baker said on Abc s today show. Hos tages Nave absolutely nothing to do with this. We re taking a look at the question of whether they should be returned Baker said of the funds held by a tribunal established to Settle possible claims against Iran. At least five times recently the speaker of the Irani an parliament Hashemi a Sfanjani has said his nation would intercede on behalf of american hostages in Lebanon if the United Stales releases Frozen iranian assets. On nov. 28, a Sfanjani said in a Sermon at Tehran University if America stops being a bully and returns our material held there we will Call on Lite lebanese people to help you on the question of the  those assets believed to total in the billions of Dol Lars include More than $500 million in an escrow account $300 million Worth of weapons stored in a Vir Ginia warehouse and hundreds of millions of dollars Worth of military equipment paid for by the late Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi but never delivered to the fundamentalist islamic government that succeeded him in 1979. Aspin from Page 1 others want the Job. Conservative Democrat Marvin Lealh of Texas was seen As a Strong contender and Liberal rep. Nick Mav Roules d-mas$., said he wanted the position.  Schroeder d-colo., also said she was consid ering a bid. Mavroulis termed his bid an Uphill fight but declared Aspin out of in saying if he was going to make Strong showing it would have had lobe  the surprising 1 30-1 24 rejection of Aspin was ironic mirroring what happened two years ago when he engineered a rebellion thai ousted the aging rep. Mel pee of Illinois As chairman. Aspin helped Price knockout Edward Hebert of Louisiana in 1975 in a similar rare revolt against a committee chairman. Aspin 48, a Tail balding former economics professor and analyst was first elected to Congress in 1970and emerged As a democratic expert on defense issues in the Early years of the Reagan administration. But among the widely varying reasons members gave for voting against him wednesday were his sup port for some of the president s causes such As the my missile and . Aid to the nicaraguan Contra rebels issues some said he bad pledged to oppose. Aspin denied breaking any promises in casting his votes. He also angered budget committee members with gripes about their work on defense spending plans an there were complaints about his ability to work with other members and his unstructured style in running the committee. Aspin lost Liberal support by accepting higher defense spending Levels in a conference with the Republican Jed Senate and by giving in to the Senate on key arms Issue during 1985. He tried hard last year to redeem himself with liberals and to placate conservatives wednesday s vote stunned both Aspin and his support ers who just a Day earlier bad claimed 179 Voles in their Omer. But the congressman emerged from a strategy meet ing afterwards and told reporters he would keep fighting. It s not Over till it s Over he declared. And think when you have a yes or no vote it s a Good device to Send a message. I think a message was received and i think it s a message about dealing with other  Aspin can be nominated again from the floor before the caucus votes Jan. 22. Contract from Page 1 command a spokesman said Fiore said Barbarossa probably would proceed with its pending lawsuit asking for a court order forcing the army to close Down its scheduled airline ticket offices or satos in Germany. If they had extended the contract we probably would have tried to reach some sort of accommodation concerning the satos Giorc said. Barbarossa filed the lawsuit ocl. 9 in Federal court in Washington asking for declaratory and  the lawsuit is focused on the expansion of the Sato operations in Europe without Benefit of competitive bidding Fiore said. The army has 24 Matosin Europe 14 or them fully staffed. Barbarossa and army lawyers Are due in court Mon Day in Washington to present settlement proposals. Fiore said. The derision not to extend the contract follows an extensive modification of the contract in september. That Modi Falion allowed Barbarossa to Book official travel and increased the army s commission on unofficial Trad to  percent from its previous level of 3 percent. Barbarous will be eligible to bid for the new con tract. Usa eur officials said. Fiore said Barbarossa would bid on such a contract once Usa eur sends out solicitations. Bar banns has paid about $2 million in commis Sions to Usa eur morale support since the contract was awarded in january 1985, officials said