European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19. 1987 the stars and stripes � j Page crisis shut Panama businesses reopen Panama City Panama not Al one of the busiest Corners in inc up town shopping and banking Section Mcdonald s opened tuesday and Many passers by took it As a sign that the Polit ical crisis was coming o an end. Something might still happen said one of the Mcdonald s managers a panamanian but after several lays of being closed economic considerations have 10  most other businesses in Panama we reopen tuesday. Many like Mcdonald a had been closed since Asl week when protests and political violence broke out after dramatic charges were made against the military strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. A former senior military officer  Diaz Herrera charges that no Riega had been involved in corruption and murder. Diaz said Over the weekend that he would be willing to leave Panama and accept an offer of diplomatic Asylum in Spain but thus far he has made no move to leave. American run schools in areas near the Panama canal reopened tuesday bul schools under panamanian control Art to remain closed All week. The . Military eased restrictions on inc move ment of uniformed personnel. The protest lost Force after one of the most violent weeks in recent panamanian history. There were no official Esti mates of casualties or properly damage. Protesters said they had been cowed by a strict emergency decree that sus Pended Many constitutional guarantees. Under the emergency opposition new outlets have been shut Down or have chosen to remain silent rather than sub Mit to censorship. La s very frustrating not to know what is happening because you Don t know whether inc protests arc continuing or not said a Young Man at a Seaside cafe Teria. He said he had taken part in sever Al demonstrations last week. The labor ministry warned shopkeepers that hey could be fined if they did not open for business. A pro government newspaper reported hat under the emergency the police had the right to seize automobiles if Drivers made unnecessary noise honking horns has been one of the ways panamanians have shown support for he protests. Deans Al the National University appealed to the government to allow the Campus to reopen bul there was no immediate response. The panamanian legislative Assem Bly which is dominated by pro military legislators approved a Resolution condemning Gabriel Lewis Balindu a prominent businessman and former ambassador to the United Stales who fled into exile saturday and vowed to work to bring Down the regime. The Resolution said Lewis and his sup porters had fomented Public disorders Wilh grave consequences for he  it said they had sought to enlist vice president Roderick est Juviel in a plot to oust Noriega and president Eric Arturo Delvalle. The Assembly voted to denounce seditious and subversive actions and High treason 10 he National government and to the country led by Gabriel Lewis Gal  in Costa Rica where Lewis has taken up temporary residence the panamanian ambassador David Pere said the Situa Tion in Panama was resuming to Normal despite he efforts of powerful economic groups supported by conservative politicians in he United slates. Panamanians demonstrate before reopening of businesses in Panama City. . Asks for dismissal of women on subs suit civilian Engineer Pamela Povtak cell Speaks Wilh newsmen Aboul her suit against the is. Nary. Portland Maine up government lawyers asked a Federal judge tuesday to dismiss the Case of a woman shipyard worker who tried to Force the Navy to allow her to go on submarine sea trials bul her lawyer said he would oppose the motion. . Attorney Richard Cohen asked that Pamela Doviak Culli s Case be dismissed because Navy Secre tary James Webb monday ordered service officials to allow her and other female technicians to Lake part in sea trials. Bul Celli s lawyer. J. Joseph Mckittrick. Said he will file an objection to the motion because Webb s order docs not accomplish what Celli had asked. They Are offering the same solution they were of Fering three years ago he said. And we told them in no Uncertain terms it was  Celli who works at Portsmouth naval shipyard in Kittery Maine filed suit in . District court in March demanding that he Navy allow female workers on submarines during sea trials. The equal employment Opportunity commission had charged the Navy with sex discrimination for de Nying Celli inc Opportunity and in ordered the Navy Lolet Celli on Board. The Navy did not obey i he order. On monday. Webb ordered service officials to allow Celli and other female technicians aboard submarines to test new equipment during sea trials. Celli also was awarded Back pay overtime pay and benefits she would have received if she had been allowed logo on a sea trial in november 1982. But Webb s decision was resisted by ranking Admi rals Mckittrick said and that Means women will probably uni gel on inc list to go aboard the subs. The decision of who goes on sea trials is still up to sub captains Mckittrick said and they take their or Ders from the admirals. He said Celli May be allowed to go once but he docs not believe it will happen again. Secretary Webb is new and i will take him on his word Mckittrick said. But the Navy has had this Rule since 19b2, and no female has been on a  the lawyer said he wants a Federal judge to decide the Case. We want an ability to enforce a policy of no discrimination he said