European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes sex Dodds director Bath Stephens Dies see Story. Page 2 d malfunction trouble b-1 bombers. Page 5 g concern Over the Ozone Dally Magazine d today s Dollar buys 1.84 Marks Page 27 Tut Hamito  ran thru humid Roscit vol. 45, no. 325 wednesday March 11, 1987 Mim a 08693 a contras dealt new blow As rebel Leader resigns san Jose costs Rica a con tra Leader Arluro Cruz has resigned from the directorship of the Nocar Egbon rebel movement s largest political and military organization complaining that he lacked support Tor planned democratic reforms he implicitly thanked the . Gov Crement for its support or Nicaragua rebels but he also charged that factions in the United slates did my act to prevent non democratic elements from gaining control of he Contra movement. His resignation stunned fellow Contr leaders and did not augur Welt for continued congressional financing of inc move ment s 5-year-old War against Nicaragua s leftist Sand Nisla government. Cruz was respected in Washington As a moderate rep. Sam Gejdenson a Connecticut Democrat who opposes inc rebels said this is clearly the death note of the contras. This should add opposition to what is clearly now a tailed and dying policy of the Reagan administration Cruz monday said his departure was a Long time overdue As he made Good on repeated threats to quit he United nicaraguan opposition or Uno if it did t Bow to his demands Tor what he called democratic  Cours i Wilt be attentive a Way interested in the political matters of my country and the development t f events tie said. To his resignation letter Cruz said As it became Clear that Uno took shape not As a pluralist Structure in the see contras on Page 2b Reagan has highest Trust in Weinberger a de says Washington