European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sims an stripes Tuttoi Iii undo Fiill. 0 the us Mcd foicc1 vol. 46. No. 285 saturday january 30, 19bb d 8693 a inside stripes re Usa eur activates first Apache unit., Page 2 d family s travel Hopes soar with balloon Page 3 n Canada s abortion Law struck Down by court Page 6 after arraignment Ciatu a jew lyricist clan Roeita Ibers leave Federal court after their in Salt Lake City. From left Charlotte supp % Ickle Singer and " Heidi Swipp. Story on Purs 28. Drug dealer implicates panamanian dictator Washington a Republican sen. Ally use d Avalo or new York accused panamanian Strong Man can Manuel Antonio Noriega Friday of turning his and his country into a giant criminal exer d Avalo speaking alter a convicted american drug smuggler told 0 congressional hearing that he gave no Riega a s300,000 Cash bribe said he of Money laundering drug trafficking and possibly smug gling to be filed in m Miami. D Avalo did not say who he expected 10 be charged. Bui he said on lbs this morning that Noriega has been involved in these activities for a number of a grand jury in Florida heard testimony thursday from a for Mer Noriega adviser Jose i. Blandon who d Avalo said was risking his life to reveal details of Noriega Noriega s alleged criminal activity. Noriega has consistently denied allegations of wrongdoing which he claims Are pan of a . Government Campaign to discredit him. After a period of Early support the Reagan administration is now pressuring Noriega to step Down voluntarily and permit free elections. As accusations were aired in the United Stales Sis panamanian opposition leaders who fled after arrest orders were issued against them four months ago re turned to Panama City thursday vowing to bring Noriega testifying at a congressional hearing thursday drug trafficker Steven Michael Kalis said Noriega borrowed a corporate Jet from an american drug smuggler to Fly to Washington for a 198 meeting with president Rea Gan. Katish said Noriega was a full scale co conspirator in an elaborate scheme to launder profits from colombian marijuana and cocaine deals through Pana Manian Banks. Kalish is now serving an eight year prison term. He. Told the Senate permanent investigations subcommittee that he clinic Panama As a sate Haven for illegal drug profits in 1933 because of its strict Bank secrecy Laws and quickly found Noriega to be an eager Busi Ness partner. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., the committee chairman said Kalish provided the first sworn testimony publicly confirming allegations of Noriega s deep involvement in drug smuggling and official corruption by Panama Nian military rulers. After civil unrest erupted in Panama last june when the . Embassy was attacked the administration froze most of the $36 million in foreign Aid to Panama. Last month. Congress Cut o t virtually All economic and military assistance to Panama eliminated its . Sugar Export quotas and moved to deny approval of International development Bank Loans to Panama. Cleaning cars for shipment is big headache staff writer capt. Jack Specter knew he had to turn in a clean car wednesday for shipment to the Stales so he had it steam cleaned the Day before and stopped by a car Wash on the Way to the shipping agent. The car flunked. So did the rest of the cars inspected for cleanliness wednesday at the drop off Point adjacent 10 Frank fun s incr Berry Industrial Complex Spector said. Because he leaves this weekend Spector said he left his 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit with the agent who said he would perform the additional cleaning and Bill Spector at his stateside address. But. Spector maintained "1 just could t conceive of Gatling in any Spector ran across a Snag in the new shipping agreement under which a German trucking firm. Mosolf transport delivers privately owned vehicles of service Mceben stationed in Germany to the port of Bremerhaven. When told of Spector s experience Juii Mwolf. Project manager for his Stuttgart based trucking company said it s a problem Overall. It certainly in t a single average of 70 percent of the vehicles Mosolf began trucking to Bremerhaven since the contract began Jan. 15 have not met cleanliness standards Al the port he said. That averages out to 7d vehicles a see cars on Back Page n International nation pauses to pay tribute on Day of challenger disaster Cape canaveral Fla. A space War Sci preparing for resumption of shuttle flights paused i Nav silent Iri Hull thurs no to the seven As Ronau a lilt or witches the Flag being lowered to Tours Day it Houston s Johnson space Center. A space workers to pay tribute thursday astronauts who died two years ago in the fiery challenger disaster. It was one of Many remembrances around the country. Tour buses stopped cafeteria lines halted and hundreds technicians and other workers poured out of buildings Al 11 38 a.m., the moment when anal Tunger lifted off on Jan. 28,19ti6. Flags around the Kennedy space Center were Low ered to half staff while workers Wood silent for 73 seconds the length of the fatal challenger Light. The air was Chilly the sky Clear a grim reminder of the frigid conditions that contributed to the space shuttle s destruction. At the Johnson space Center in Houston workers held a quiet 73-Sccond Observance while officials at the Marshall space flight Center in hunks Villa. Ala., encouraged workers to observe the anniversary in their own Way. In Concord . Students at Concord High school paused at the beginning of classes to remember Chrisla Macau lift the social science teacher who died in the shuttle explosion. She was aboard As Nasa s first Citi ten in space and was to have taught lessons front orbit to schools around the country. At Mcauliffe s grave overlooking the new England City Flowers Lay atop the Black Marble Marker deep Snow partially obscured the inscription. In Washington president Cagan paid tribute see tribute on Bach pages a music poll results see pages 14-15
