European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday february 2, 1988 Shultz Shevardnadze to meet in Moscow Moscow a . Secretary of stale George Shultz and soviet foreign ministered Uard Shevardnadze will meet in Moscow feb.21-2.1 to prepare for a fourth superpower sum Mit and help draft a treaty on strategic weapons cuts tas isaid monday the official soviet news Agency cited can Nady i. Gerasimov the foreign ministry spokesman As the source of ils report. Shevardnadze and Shultz met several Lime sin 1987 to set up the december meeting in Washington Between president Reagan an communist party general Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev Al that Summit the Leaden signed a treaty to ban intermediate Range nuclear missiles which can hit targets Between 300 and 3,000 Miles away. Panamanian plane missing with 13 aboard Panama City Panama a a Small military transport plane carrying 13 people disappeared while lying Over the Eastern prov Ince of Darien near the Border with Colombia the civil aeronautics administration said sunday. A communique from the administration said the plane operated by the panamanian defense forces lost radio Contact with Region Al ground controllers at 10 15 . Saturday. Said the plane was on a regular suppl Mission to two towns in tie province. Bloody sunday March draws 5,000 in n. Ireland Londonderry Northern Ireland a some 5.000 people marched in Londonderry sunday to Mark the 16th anniversary of bloody sunday when 14 roman Catholic demonstrators were killed As British soldiers opened fire. The turnout for the annual March was the largest in recent years and apparently reflected Strong feelings against two British decision last week. Attorney general sir Patrick Mayhew had announced the government would not prosecute Northern Ireland police in connection with an alleged police shool to kill policy against guerrillas. And the British court of appear upheld the life sentences of six irishmen convicted of kill ing 21 people in the bombings in 1974 or two taverns in Birmingham England the sin had appealed on the basis of new evidence which the court rejected. Of Serger ref sentenced discharged for larceny ramste1n a Germany an air Force chief master sergeant was sentenced to three months confinement and Given a bad conduct discharge by a Gen eral court martial for obtaining Money under false pre tenses from the american red Cross officials said monday chief master sol. John 1, Digos of Del 6, 1141stspecial activity so also Mill lose retirement benefits accrued during his 26 years of military service said maj. Kathleen White of 316th air div Public  said the court also sentenced Digos to forfeit $1,000 a month for six months. Digos whose age and Hometown were not available was found guilty of larceny falsifying an official statement and attempting a wrongful appropriation. The larceny charge stemmed from an $850 Gran Digos received from the american red Cross under false pretences while said. The other charges resulted from a statement Digos made to the unit fund manage for the morale welfare and recreation unit fund pro Gram and from Digos attempt to obtain a loan under raise pretences from the air Force Aid society the Case will be reviewed by appellate authorities no other information surrounding the circumstances of the Case was available monday. Mecham recall election scheduled for May 1 7 Phoenix aril a gov. Evan Mecham will Facea recall election on May 11, and Hasun lil Friday to submit a 200-word statement of a Caw that will appear on the Balkh the Secretary of slate announced monday. Meanwhile he Republican governor who also facts criminal trial for allegedly conccalinga$350, Campaign loan planned to testify monday before the House select committee that is studying a possible impeachment. More than 300,000 arizonan signed a petition demand ing the Contr venial Goemer i recall and on saturday Mecham announced he will not resign but will run in the recall elect Ion because have broken no Laws Secretary of stale Rose Moford monday issued a proclamation that officially scheduled the election. The recall would be an open election. Mecham s Only announced opponent is Democrat Carolyn Warner who lost to Mecham Ina three Way race in november 1986. The Slat Chouse panel s chairman said median s Testi Mony could determine whether he will be impeached by the Endor Treweek. Mecham has repeatedly said he wanted Thech Anre to Tell his Side at the Story but some lawmakers had questioned whether he would show up. His lawyer Murray Miller said last week the governor would answer an questions Ilia were considered appropriate House special counsel William French has accuse Mecham of deliberately concealing the loan misusing 180,000 in state Money from he governor1 protocol fluid by loaning it to the Mecham Famus Auto Dealership an trying to thwart a state investigation of an alleged death threat gop speaker Joe Lane said sunday he expected a Deci Sion on whether to impeach Mecham by mid week. If the governor is impeached mofford a Democrat would take Over As acting governor White Mecham faced trial in the Senate. Mecham has contended that his failure to report the $350.000 Campaign loan from to pc Developer Bair Wollson wot an nones mistake by no brother and Campaign treasurer Willard Mecham who also faces trial the governor has said he loan to Mecham Pontiac fro Mihe protocol fund was a Good business Deal because la earned More interest than the fund was getting in the  loan was not illegal Mecham a said because the protocol fund was not state Money. Bush blames political season Washington a vice president George Bush said monday the reason questions linger about his role in the Iran Centra affair is not because tie has t been forthright bul because some people Don t like the  it s political season Bush said. People Are going10 want to continue to raise something that they thine might be  Bush in his first live television interview since hews quizzed last week about the Iran Contra affair by lbs Anchorman Dan rather said he was t sure if that healed Exchange had helped or Hurt his presiden tial Campaign bul conceded that the interview had probably not resolved the controversy Over the weapons Deal. I be answered 98 questions in writing. We be Hadst press conferences. 1 think the problem in some people Don l like the answers. Bul i la keep on trying he said on Nuci today show. Bush asked to explain How he could have been out of the Loop on the Iran Contra affair yet a key player in the Reagan administration replied out of the Loop Means operationally and yet have said 1 support the president and i m not going to change doing that. So if some see a contradiction i that hat s something i be got to  Bush reiterated his past statements that he expressed reservations about Israel s involvement in the secret weapons Deal and about the dangers inherent in a Cov Ert action. The president made a Lough Call a Lough decision Bush said. And i his vice president supported hint and i have no regrets. And if that hurts me t can t Fine tune thai for  he also rejected suggestions thai he hold a Newi conference strictly devoted to Clearing up question about his involvement in he weapons Deal. Meese from Page 1 his limited con act with the. Project was lawful proper and  Meese read the statement after conferring Wilh his attorneys in the morning. He had cancelled a speak ing engagement to High school students earlier Mon Day. The attorney general while promising to stay in office while the investigation continues charged in his statement that the memorandum quoted in the newspaper accounts was illegally leaked reportedly by government sources and that action violated the Law because the memo is classified. The attorney general said he was speaking out Loconter misinformation false headlines false truths innuendoes and misunderstanding of the Law that he said had appeared in the press. Me Csc already is under fire for his connection to the scandal Lorn we tech defense contractor. Sunday White House chief of staff Howard bake said president Reagan continues to have full Confidence in Hii attorney  decline from Page 1 supplier such As 220-Voll Light bulbs increased approximately 25 . Cents in the year be the guiding principle for buying i cause of the fall of the Dollar. Emissary systems is to buy America average prices for produce however reflected less of an increase. The Price of tomatoes for example fluctuated Between 42 menu and 66 cents a kilo in january 1987 and ranged from a Low of 40 cents to 71cenu in january of this year. Produce Price have been pretty consistent Al though it s hard to compare week to week said Tom Doyle director of operations for the Central european commissaries of the air Force prices also vary by commissary on Many items due to the Liming of the item s Purchase transportation routing the source of the item what must be done 10prepare the item for Sale and other factors. Commissaries where the Dollar s drop in value i reflected the most Are located in West Germany the United kingdom Belgium the Netherlands and Italy about 2,600 items including perishable and Sci be Ris Habte goods Are purchased for the commissaries in the overseas marketplace. While the Agency conducts he contracting aspect of the overseas purchases air Force and army officials make the actual product selections for themselves and the Navy. Among items bought overseas Are fresh meats an produce and goods not generally available from . Supplier. Of items for the com Missar to american Cohen said adding that Only products that cannot be reasonably purchased from the United Stales May be bought through overseas markets. Proving most resistant to drops in Dollar value Onishe local Market Are iceberg lettuce from Spain and spare ribs produced in Yugoslavia. Pepin said. He at Iri Buie Ibe comparatively stable Market Price in. Among other factors Long term growing contract an volume purchases. In october and december army commissaries i Europe experienced their biggest Sal month Ever doing $34.5 million and 137 million Worth of business respectively during those months said Den ise Gomes spokeswoman for . Troop support Agency european commissary Region. At the air Force facilities Sain from october through december reflected an ib.75 percent increase Over Pic same period in 1586, said Luis dial Region comptroller for Headquarters air Force commissaries european Region