European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes wednesday february 3,1988 plan to abolish siesta protested in Athens Athens Greece a most shop owner closed their stores in Athens monday to protest the socialist government s decision to abolish the  siesta. Shop owners scattered thousands of leaflets and toured the City Center in vans using loud speakers to demand a reversal of the govern ment order. Athens had More than 40 different work schedules for different types of stores but now All will have 50-hour work weeks without the three hour afternoon break when owners and employees could go Home for a meal and a  new schedule Means i have to hire extra staff that i can t afford and stay open through the afternoon when housewives won t be going shopping  said Giorgos Mitropoulos standing outside his shuttered fruit store on the first Day of the two Day  the new policy stores will be open from 9.30 am. To 7 . From tuesday through Friday from 9 . To 3 . On saturday and 1 , to 7 . On monday. Rome bans some traffic in Effort to curb pollution Rome a private traffic was barred from Central Rome monday afternoon the latest measure aimed at saving the City s historic Cen Ter from  officials said they were satisfied with the exp Meni while shopkeepers demonstrated i disapproval in front of the town Hall and threat ened a general  last year the City Center had been closed to cars and tracks without a permit from 7 . To 10a.m. Monday through saturday. Now the measure has been extended to cover the afternoon from 3p.m. To 7 ., monday through Friday. Environmental groups however said the measure could be rendered ineffective by the 45.000 permits issued so far to cars of residents officials and people working in the Center. Fultz Shevardnadze to neet in Moscov Moscow a . A Rary of slate George Shulkind soviet fed in minister Edu Ard Shovard Naif. Will Nufo Moscow feb. 21-23 to prepare for Bifid superpower Summit and help draft a try Jjon strategic weapons cuts Tass said a v or the of Ciau Viel new wench cited Gennady i. Ger Androv the foreign mistry spokes Man As Tjho uric of its report Ashe Nadie and Shulti met sacral times m 98tissel up the december  Toj a Tow a president Reagan and can Pemsl  Mikhail of sergeant sentenced discharged for larceny Ramstein a Germany an air Force chief master sergeant was sentenced to three months confinement and Given a bad conduct discharge by a general court martial for obtain ing Money under false pretences from the Ameri can red crop officials said. Chief master sgt. John. Dig of Dei 6,i Mist special activity so also will lose retire ment benefits accrued during his 26 years of military service said Mai. Kathleen White of 316ih air div Public affairs. White said the court also sentenced Digos to forfeit 11,000 a month for six , whose age and Hometown were not available was found guilty of larceny falsifying an official statement and attempting a wrongful  larceny charge sle Mcd from an $850 Grant Digos received from the american Redcross under false pretences. White said. The other changes resulted from a statement dig Smade to the unit fund manager for the morale welfare and recreation unit fund program an from Digos attempt to obtain a loan under false pretences from the air Force Aid  Case will be reviewed by appellate author no other information surrounding the circumstances of the Case was available. Mecham refuses to answer panel lawyers questions Phoenix aril. A gov. Evan Mecham deny ing wrongdoing monday won a standoff when be refused to answer questions from the attorneys for an Ariz Nahouse panel considering his possible impeachment. Mecham said that answering questions from House special counsel William French and the democratic lawmakers attorney would be a violation of his constitutional rights unless he could question them m return. I came to answer the questions of the members of the House Mecham said. I am not ready to have a Cross examination by prosecuting  meeting of the House select committee was abruptly adjourned after the Republican governor statement and hours later House members meeting in separate party caucuses agreed to let Mecham testify under Hose terms on wednesday. Committee chairman Jim Skelly said he wanted to subpoena Mecham but he was outvoted by his fellow republicans who form a majority in the House. Such warned thai even though House lawyers will work with committee members on a list of questions the governor May face softer questioning because lawmakers will not be As prepared As their attorneys would have been. Mecham in office just Over a year also faces March 9 trial on criminal charges accusing him of concealing a $350,000 Campaign loan and a recall elec Tion on May 17 unless he resigns first. Mecham spokesman Ken Smith said he governor won these rounds on Points but added that he would answer any question from any House member on  House is expected to decide on whether to impeach Mecham soon after he testifies. If the governors impeached. Secretary of slate Rose Moford a Democrat will take Over As acting governor during Mccun am s trial in the Senate. The governor denied wrongdoing in his failure to re port a j350,000 Campaign loan and an $80.000 loan from the governor s protocol fund to his Auto  did not directly address a third allegation thai he tried o Block a slate investigation of an of Jeri death threat instead saying he Hud not been fully informed about the alleged threat integrity is the no. I Issue the governor said in his opening statement claiming that it was disgrace Ful that those who have investigated him were trying to make something of nothing there is nothing sinister there is nothing Evit about the failure to separately report the s3io,000 loan Mecham  insisted he did not try to hide the loan from Tempe Developer Barry Wolfson which was lumped with two other Loans and listed on his financial disclosure statement As a single 5465,000 contribution. Meese from Paga 1 fro Wallach i can Tell you that the language in or. Wallace memorandum that has Given Rise to this speculation consists of 10 words in one of two Long documents he provided to me on the same Day to fill me m on what had transpired in the pipeline matter he said. Meuse did not say what the 10 words were but said the memo contains no reference to bribes or payoffs. He said he could not release the 19s5 memorandum because it a classified. Spokesmen for Wallach and tie israeli government have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. Mcnese s lawyers have said previously that the attorney general s Rale inthe pipeline project was limited. My role in this matter was extremely limited mets i said monday. "1 had no personal or financial stake in it. 1 responded to inquiries regarding it by referring the matter to the National Security Council staff where it  Meese confirmed news reports that it had had contacts in 193$ with an official of the israeli government regarding the pipeline proposal. The official has Bee identified As feres who is the Leader of the labor party and is now the foreign  were Only two contacts both of which occurred in the fall of i9b5," the attorney general  was Brief and limited and neither was initiated later this week Melesc is expected to spend several hours on the witness stand at the trial of Lyn Nofzger the former while House political director who i accused of violating Federal ethics , who left the White House to become a lobbyist. Is accused of illegal contacts with Meuse and his staff in regard to an army contract for the we dutch corp., a bankrupt Bronx defense contractor linked Toan extensive bribery scheme. The ethics in govern ment act restricts the lobbying activities of officials after they leave government _ Mckay who is prosecuting Nozzi or is studying allegations that Melesc had improper ties to we tech. Wallach the proponent of the iraqi pipeline project also served As a lobbyist for we tech and has been indicted in that Case. He is accused of accepting illegal payments in Exchange for his contacts with Meese. Wallach and Meese have been Friend since they herein Law school loge Herat the . In one of the four counts against no Ager Hen accused of illegal lobbying in april 1982, shortly after he Teft the White House when he apparently sent a letter to Meers then a White House Counselor requesting help for wed tech in obtaining the $32 million army contract indians from Page 1 hand grenades but no grenades or explosives were found Daly said. He s satisfied. He s relieved and glad it s Over said Hatcher s attorney Brace Cunningham who helped in the negotiations. Asked if Hatcher had accomplished what he set out to do Cunningham said he thinks he  Martin said at a news conference in Raleigh that head agreed to set up a task Force to investigate Law enforcement in Robson county to launch another investigation into the death of Billy Mckellar in the county jail and to move John Hunt a lumber Indian in the jail to a jail outside the county. Martin also agreed to meet with Hatcher Jacobs and Hunt. Martin said he does not believe the negotiations Wilh Jacobs and Hatcher which were conducted by his chief of staff set a bad precedent. If it was a precedent it was a Good priced pm Marti said. A l Over. The hostages have Feen released unharmed and Are Safe and the suspects Are in custody. If every hostage situation could end up As Success fully As this one and if every hostage situation would involve requests of this sort the world would have Hada lot fewer tragedies Over the last few years he said. Seventeen people were in the offices of the Robeso Nian when the two men barged in about 9 30 . Said one of the hostages Eric Prevatte. More than half of them including Prevatte. Were released within the firs few hours of the crisis seven hostages remained when the crisis ended. One gunman repeatedly told the hostages that he does t want to Hurt anybody said a Rivalte. Mckellar 27, died Jan. 13 after what authorities described an asthmatic cardiac attack we m the we re trying to get Tome Justice in Robeson count among the minorities Jacobs said in a telephony conversation with the associated press from inside the newspaper office during the takeover. We want to a sheriff Hubert Stone out prevails who work for a group called citizens after responsible education said he was in the newspaper office when the two came in and chained the doors. They expressed frustration at not being Nolc to get their Story about the inmate out they said hey had been to Raleigh and no one listened to them. They said once the governor assured them they would be Tuen into custody by people outside the county they would give up Prevatte said. Police roped off to blocks downtown and a crowd gathered at each end of the Street Lumberton a racially mixed town of 17,800 people is about 85 mile South of Raleigh in Southeastern North Carolina. An estimated 100 he enforcement officers