European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes group Hezbollah to be behind the i journalist Charltte 36. In Belert thursday. See on pan 2. Sunday june 21,1987 martial Law threatened in s. Korea Seoul South Korea a prime minister Lee Han key said Friday that 10 Days of Street violence threatened to Piu Ngethe nation into a major crisis and the government was prepared to take extraordinary measures to Stop the protests. Thousands of students hurling fire bombs and rocks again battled police inthe streets of Seoul and several Provin Cial cities Lee s warning was the first major government statement on the anti govern ment violence that began june 10. South korean newspapers said president Chindoo Hwan s government is considering ruling by emergency decree or martial Law to curtail the protests. Should it become impossible to re store Law and order. It would be inevitable for the government to make an extraordinary decision the prime min ister said in a nationwide television address. He did not elaborate. Lee who reports to Chun urged koreans to return to their Homes jobs an schools and end the disturbances "1 Hope the Public clearly realizes that if we should fail to overcome the present difficulty in a peaceful manner the nation would plunge into a major crisis he said. President Reagan sent a letter to Chun urging him not to overreact to Street demonstrations the new York times reported Fri Day. The Tetter called for a resumption of discussions with the political opposition said an unidentified administration official quoted by he paper. In violence that entered its 10th Straightway Friday one riot policeman was killed and three Hurt when a protester rammed stolen bin into police in the Central City of tar Jon said a spokesman at National police Headquarters in Seoul. It was the first con firmed death since the violence began. The opposition demands direct elections to determine who will succeed Chun when he Steps Down in february. Panel looking for guarantees North will appear and testify Washington a the congressional Inin Contra committees have opened negotiations with it. Col. Oliver North but so far have failed to reach he ironclad agreement they seek to Gua Rantee his testimony a spokesman says. After inconclusive negotiations with North s lawyers Friday it was unclear when How or if the fired White House aide will Tell the Story of i management of secret arms sales to Iran and the diver Sion of some proceeds to Benefit Nicara Gua s Contra rebels. Although North has been granted immunity from prosecution based on his hoped for congressional testimony then is no guarantee he actually will appear or that he will answer questions if he does to. Members of the 11-member Senate investigating panel held a private brain storming session Friday to explore a set of options presented by chief count cd a thur Liman. Still other options for action were raised by committee members. None was mentioned publicly. North s attorneys threw arrangement for the their clients appearance into unexpected confusion on wednesday when they informed the committees North would Noi take part in private question ing by staff lawyer. They contended that process was separate from the work of the committees themselves and not protected by the immunity Grant. Their position was made known one Day before North was to appear privately for the talking of a sworn deposition. Some members of the Senate pane said at first they were willing to accept North s testimony in Public session alone rather than accept the Long delays involved in pursuing conc met of can Gross proceedings aimed Al forcing him to testify tint in private. But several key members of the House of representatives panel said they saw no reason Why North should be permitted to dictate the terms of his appear Ance. At he Senate meeting on Friday spokesman Lance Morgan said no votes were taken and the senators reached no conclusions. Liman gave a summary of a meeting thursday night Between lawyers for North and the committees and reported the results were inconclusive Morgan said. Questioned about whether an appear Ance by North is now doubtful or Likely Morgan said All 1 can say it that the meeting was inconclusive. You la have tomake those presumption Morgan said that while he expects fur ther talks Between the lawyers no conclusion is Likely in the next Day or so because the House is out of session an members of the House panel Are not available for  s lawyers contend the Grant of immunity would protect North Only in appearances before the full House an Senate committees not for what he might say in  congressional investigators say that position is not tenable. They also say a private session with North is needed to allow them to Check the accuracy of his answers corroborate misstatements and to keep his Public Testi Mony confined to productive and Rele vant areas. In another development Friday rep. Jack Kemp and 18 Republican col leagues urged president Reagan to with stand blackmail demands that he fir assistant Secretary of state Elliott Abrams. They said attacks on Abrams Are attacks on continued . Support for Nicaragua s Contra rebels. Abr Arru a key architect of . Cen trial american policies was accused Dur ing the Iran Centra bearings this month of having deliberately misled Congress about official Effort to solicit millions of dollars for the Contra from other nations. More than 115 members of the House mostly democrats have urged Reagan to lire Abrams. Re from Page 1 ordered temporarily to report to the Stair of the commander. Naval surface Force Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk a. Gaian and Moncrief have been or dered temporarily to the staff of the com Mander Cruiser destroyer group 12 in. Mayport fla., the Stark s Homp Flat Brindel 43, of Pitts Unith to was promoted to . He bad commanded  since Jan. 23,1985. _ or 32, of Corpus Christi Texas and Gajan 3s, of Rockville md., recently received the Navy and Marine corps medal for heroism for their roles in directing fir lighting efforts that saved the Stark in the Wake of the iraqi attack. The United states and in Yii attacks taken Identie Shortl Ujj i a  according o Pentagon  will probably or ranking officer to the Navy Chain of command. From Page 1 . Captains and flags aboard the kuwaiti ships and have them Navy ships. " Ivil Jimj that the United slates May be drawn into the 6vt or old Iran Iraq War particularly since to attack the tankers. Attack May 17 by Iraq said the incident was a mistake and . Official agree. One of the prime topics discussed thursday was the threat from mines the sources said Nikii Talion be identified1 experts has been from iranian mine wait coast eur athlete Hurt in diving Accident Baum older Sousa eur Power lining Champion i ton Sewell is in serious condition in a California Hospital after suffering injuries in a stateside diving Accident. Baum older Public affairs spoke Man Madelien details on it left Sewell partially paralysed in  she said doctors could Noli Sis is permanent Mth Sewell an3 Erent and Alert and shows no signs of paralysis in his legs Dworakoski said. Sewell 24. A As City mo., As the Only Steur member of the armed Force Sonal Junior Power lifting he won a Golc Pound division at the meet. Arms than half the weapons sales continued to run neck and neck. Over the 1981-1985 period the soviets sold 155.7 Billii Worth of arms or weapons purchased a nations. Thelow Cal states meanwhile sold j49.tbillton, or 26 percent but was ahead of the soviets in two of the years 1983 and 1985. And soviet led alliances Rorr a i Lvii Jim for 77.3 percent of military i 19&4, the last year Ifo . Affif fun behind the two superpowers were the United kingdom China West Germany France saudi Arabia Iraq Poland and Japan. Africa was the Only Region of the world in which the growth rate of military spending declined Between 1980 and1984. Al the same time the growth of thear Mej Iran account Leo Rar . In crease in 1984. The North. To organization grew at a rate of 1.3 Pei cent which topped the Warsaw pact growth of 0.9 percent. China bucked the trend in military spending. It reduced its armed forces to 4.1 million in 1984, from a Peak of about 4.75 million in 1981, but still ranked Sec Ond Only to the soviet Union which had 4-5 million under arms.  India and Vietnam fourth and fifth with Nihon and 1 million. Five devel Turkey Iraq North a of cult Korea ran next exceeding us Powers As France Italy Al Wesr cer Many