European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday May 11.1987 . Reportedly harassed Contra foes Miami a the Reagan administration in 1985 and 1986 threatened and embarrassed Central american leaders opposed o the .-backed Nicaragua rebels according to a published report sunday. Officials pressured leaders in Panama Mexico and Honduras to Back die contras by withdrawing . Economic Aid leaking damaging documents and threatening sup port Tor an opposition group the Miami Herald reported in its sunday editions. The newspaper said it based its Story on classified documents and interviews with . And foreign officials. . Officials told the newspaper the Reagan administration sought to disrupt Central american peace talks Amorn the Contador. Group of nations. The talks complicated efforts to win funding of the Contra officials said. According to Lite Herald former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter asked for the resignation of Panama s defense chief Cen. Manuel Noriega who supported the Contador process. When Noriega refused the United states Cut off $40 million in economic assistance promised the country then leaked classified documents to the new York times and Abc news alleging that Noriega was involved in drug trafficking and Money laundering. . Officials threatened their mexican counterparts in 1986 that if the mexi cans lobbied Congress in behalf of the con Dora process the administration would lobby in Mexico in behalf of the conservative opposition party convicted Contra supporter Carl Spitz Channel reportedly told a care 41 74 wow Lon european weather forc4il Tor Momut Mot Fly of str do win Kim Matni Aqwan v4 of maj round Toimi 4h4f Etc Ruig tog he Tot Ottra 56-w. Pm Jb-44 Huntt wog la. A time div for u Outlook Lor Tundis uni us mc4uyejueywmiuui to limn in  44m 4pm us 40m is to copy Higton m 49 a 17 so Rran Klun til 41 5949 &4 Ltd Kim m 57 57 57 72 my Lori m 45 u s4 ii Ummeh. M 41 s4 s3 55 p4i p 5b h bnji4fe. P a 55 rvs. P 2 70 Pra. To i is. 7i a War 5q. Try i Tristao Lotow Wal Dukhi tflmo�r4iuh c41jd. High univ Moi Trul. I 61 45 Moko. Cd Olio. I Senna lives of the opposition National action party that Reagan would help them if they helped the contras. In Honduras when then president Robert Sunajo blocked Centra Aid ship ments in 1985, the United states blocked a s67.5 million Aid package. . Officials then leaked embarrassing information to the Herald about Suaz ots use of a . Heidi copter to drop Tea lets. Mexico and Panama Are the two most Active members of the Contador group which also includes Venezuela and Colombia. The group founded in 1983 on the panamanian Island of Collodora seeks a negotiated solution to fighting in Nicaragua on saturday the los Angeles times reported that nicaraguan government agents have infiltrated Contra forces and Are suspected of murdering rebels and spying. The paper quoting unnamed . And Contra officials said at least 12 Sandinia la agents worked inside the contras main bases. The suspects include two paramedics who May have killed Contra commanders under their care a chauffeur for the Leader of the contras largest faction in Tegucigalpa Honduras and agents who Man aged to infiltrate military bases the report said. At least one infiltrator fought alongside contras to prove his loyalty but is suspected of shoaling a Contra command Erin the Back the times reported. An unidentified rebel Leader said the contras uncovered the spy opt Alion by Accident last month after a Contra killed an intruder and found on the body a scrap of paper with the name of a person at the Aguacate air base in Honduras. . Officials told the newspaper they could not confirm the account. Contra Leader Adolfo Calgro refused to comment on the report although an unidentified aide told the times the reports True. Iain Crawford an american crewman Surprise Benefit who worked on the secret . Airlift for the contras last year said he was warned about saboteurs when he first arrived a Aguacate in april 1986. "1 was warned that there were three infiltrators. But they did t know who they were Crawford said. The newspaper quoted a . Official As saying it was a systematic sabotage operation in effect since 1983. It was extremely sophisticated very Welt done and done Over a Long period of  a senior Contra official told the times we have had infiltrators before. But this May have been the biggest cell we be found. They were very very sophisticated. They had a direct communications link to the sandinista from within.". Hugs for an award Winner Nicaragua president Daniel Ortega embraces Academy award winning actress Martice Maun before attending a dance performance in Managua last neck Matlyn is in no Centna for tie filming of a movie. Debtor notion austerity shrinks cities Washington a austerity policies pressed on third world coun tries to help them pay their debts May have an unexpected Benefit a curb on the huge growth of cities and their miser Able slums. Mexico City for instance was expected at one time to grow from its cur rent population of 18 million people to 30 million people by the year 2000 becoming the biggest City in the world. But Lester r. Brown co author of a new study called the future of urbanization now says it won t even be close to  Brown said one reason for the expected slowdown in the City s growth is that the mexican government under pressure from lenders has Cut the subsidy on tortillas those Are thin cakes that Are the Saple food of poor mexicans and in cities they usually Are made from imported Cornmeal. The problem is the Cost of the commeal contributes to Mexico s foreign debt of $100 billion. The High Cost of tortillas is not the Only Damper on the mexican surge to the capital. Another is the rapidly rising Cost of water which could Lead to stringent rationing. Mexico would have trouble borrowing the billions deeded for additional waterworks. The adoption of policies to arrest the growth in external debt and the transition to renewable sources of Energy seem certain to slow Urban growth the study concludes. It is even conceivable that in some instances urbanization will be reversed the study said. Brown headed he agriculture depart ment s International development serv ice under president Johnson. He is now president of world watch Institute a Pri vate non profit research organization. The world Bank estimates that third world countries owe $1.08 trillion on Loans. With support from the administration of president Ronald Reagan theban and its Siller organization the International monetary fund usually pre debtor countries to adopt three major policies among others in return for new cans increases in prices paid to Farmon to encourage Home food production and Cut Down expensive imports. Reductions in the food subsidies that mostly Benefit City people inducing Many who do not need them. The subsidies weigh heavily on government Bud gets. Devaluation of the currency a Mea sure that makes imported Oil food an luxuries More expensive. All these policies Benefit local banners who in third world countries include the poorest sections of the population. But they Hurt City dwellers usually the Power base for political Leaden so the policies can be hard to enforce. Sup Jeo Der 014 a4sck Wilri pri7 of Taf a Putin Cox key Al Cloudy a inc if Cloudy a rain. M news updates charges dropped Santa Ana Calif. A charges against the parents of a teen age girl who turned them in for using drugs have been dropped after the Cou ple proved they successfully completed a counselling program. Deanna Young 13, attended the hear ing and Lold reporters she would do the same thing again under the circumstances. In november an Orange county judge ordered Robert and Judith Young Tenter the six month drug counselling program after Deanna went to police with a trash bog full of cocaine marijuana pills and drug Parapha Thalia. Tim unusual event Middletown a. A com Mercial Telephone service in the area of the three mile Island nuclear Power Plant failed saturday prompting declaration of an unusual event/1 the lowest of four emergency categories a the Plant s operators used backup and alternate Telephone outlets said Gordon Tomb a spokesman for Gnu nuclear corp., which runs my Telephone service was interrupted Between 9 30 . And 1 30 p.m., said William Ruhl of Bell of Pennsylvania