European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse O monday. February 8,1988page 28 1 the stars and stripes monday he Druary a. Is Noriega says indictment was in retaliation Panama City Panama a Hen. Manuel Antonio Noriega has told political leaders that his indictment by the la Pili Stales drug charges was Trie Rimli his refusal Lon along with a a. Request iwo years ago in speech Friday night he said he had turned Down a request in 1986 from John then National Security adviser in president Reagan. He said asked him to co operate with . Foreign policy in can iral America and when he refused Pom debit old him to i pct the consequences and these Are the Conse Noriega. Panama s defense chief and de Facto ruler gave no other details hts purported Exchange with poin Duxler. Rut in a communique Friday the foreign ministry said Poinc Star sought Nonga s help to bring about Panama s withdrawal from inc Nola Dora group and bring its for eign policy in line with Iti designs and inter ests he United the Contador group was formed in 1983 by Panama Venezuela. Menico and Colombia to try to mediate an end to the conflicts in Central America. Noriega made the comments about poin cuter in a speech to leaders the governing National democratic Union coalition in Panama City. A Lane his speech was made Avail Able saturday to the associated press by the government s National radio Sla lion. Noriega also told the group that a state department official he identify cd Nulu As Foi had Laid the last possibility against Noriega it to kill he did not elaborate. The pro government newspaper said that before the meeting Noriega told a reporter we arc in the right in thu struggle. Panamanians should just go ahead with their business simply be cause this is another aggression by the United a Federal grand jury indictment unsealed in Miami. Fa., charged Noriega Thornly whatsoever in Panama who can with taking at least s4.6 mini Ion in pay even imply the possibility Mac slight ours to protect cocaine shipments Laun ing Noriega s activities. In some manner Der Money Supply drug laboratories and shelter traffickers. A second indictment in Tampa fla., charged that Noriega conspired to import and distribute More than i million pounds marijuana. In an editorial saturday critic a did not mention Noriega by name but snid the indictment was a trap in which a criminal. Was taken out a dark cell and obliged probably with offers re wards to accuse a number panamanians unimpeachable patriotic can we panamanians have to show that jus Tice can still flourish in our land and the Best Way to do it is by legally investigating Noriega the newspaper said. Noriega has been Panama s ruler since i �8j and is widely considered to be the real Power behind the civilian government president Eric Arturo Dflvalle. Opposition leaders and groups have been calling for his resignation and an end 1o military interference with the gov. Eminent since june accusing him pub drug trafficking Andla Prensa the country s largest opposition newspaper said in an editorial. Even though the great majority pan there is no possibility thai Noriega Manian have formed a political opinion could be extradited to face inc charges in Adverse to Noriega jul radically he Conlin Florida because the panamanian cons i " Lution prohibits it. Bui the crimes which he has been accused in inc United slates Are punishable by Law in Panama. Ura 10 be innocent until proved guilty through Legal proceedings. The problem is that there is no a Franco s once powerful widow Dies in Spain Madrid. Spain api Carmen Polo do Franco the widow Spanish ruler gun. Francisco Franco and a major Furuc behind the heavy censorship imposed during his 3r car reign died today at Home. She was St. Mrs Franco s doctor. Or. Pouolo Escudero said the did complications from bronchial pneumonia. Lie said she had been suffering from it since feb. I. also suffered from chronic arthritis. Queen Sofia went to her Madrid apartment to deliver condolences to Franco s daughter Carmen Franco do , 60. And her husband behalf Kin Juan Carlos and herself. In l%9. Francisco France designated Juan Carlos to be his Misc Cor and Juan Carlos resumed the Span ish monarchy to to Days after Franco s death nov. 3 1, 1975.francisco Franco As absolute ruler spam had the Power to Nam whomever he wanted As his successor. Mrs. Franco As born Carmen Polo july 9, 1900 in the Northern City Oviedo. There Are no longer any members bul each anniversary Francisco Franco s death prompts thousands to March in the Sirc ets. Mrs. Franco annually attended a funeral mass in her husband s memory at the underground Basilica in the Valley the fallen outside Madrid where thousands nationalists killed in inc 1936-39 Spanish civil War Are buried. Carmen Palo do Franco in 1985 photo a photo Iii health kept her from attending the 1987 memorial. An estimated 5,000 people attended the mass at the end which icy gave the fascist Salute and shouted Franco Franco Franco mrs. Franco who was Well known throughout spam by tier Maiden name was the daughter a wealthy businessman and was educated nasal asian nuns. She married Franco then an up and coming army lieutenant colonel oct. Ii. 1923, and the couple left soon after for Spanish Morocco where Franco was responsible for much the conduct the Riff wars. Mrs. Franco exercised a Strong influence her Hus band particularly in connection with affairs the roman Catholic Church and Public morality social historians say her puritanical upbringing was responsible for the heavy censorship anything touching sex sexual matters in Spanish literature theater and Cinema during the most repressive years inc 1939-75 Franco regime. A 1986 Spanish film dragon rapid the first to depict Franco As a historical figure portrayed mrs. Franco As an attractive Strong willed woman whom Franco consulted before deciding to assume control an army revolt in Spanish Morocco that eventually led to the outbreak the civil War. Franco led the rebellion against the second Republic that started the civil War. After his forces won he established an authoritarian regime and held Power until his death. Burial was scheduled for sunday in the Village Al Pardo the outskirts Madrid. To from Page 1 Fri nation pro i a smaller sustainability and msgr ams even if it military suit House armed sen ices asm Mittic chairman us Aspin d-wis., 3w sen John Glenn a Ohio also said ital blur pcs saturday that they would o., any reductions in troop strength in Rnic. Congress will not reduce troop strength in Europe Aspi. Said. The reason inc Uon l is the nos Sibil i a Ngoi Illions wish the soviets conventional issues. The Prospect Haj Means Congress will not unilaterally 11 them out Al barring a no Olvil Dagraca with the soviets com Mioi is rfcs "1 Ilon l we any Rio i Ftp reduce troop stick St in curo Juir said Glenn chairman the Sci Farmed sen ices rom Mitten s minds subcommittee. Bui Laler Jiffie Day the associated i Reis Reno Job sen. Sam Nunn. Chair Man in a talc armed services com Ted nato support for a de to reduce Allied and Warsaw let conventional forces. He said further theater cuts in nuclear arms could Point Europe Down s Slipp Ery slope to soviet domination. Nunn d-ga., unveiled a proposal calling for the Long distance pullback entire military units. Copies his speech to the conference were released in Washington. After Nunn s presentation be majority Leader Robertc Byrd Virginia challenged the Al Liao sent a full fledged Force red upon proposal to the soviets this Wplf said Carluci is ont Asl leg a three ulry Eurott Artour after the United Stab bump to Spanish demands to f-16 fighter bombers from near Madrid. Rom arlier in the week Carluci fris cussed la tips Siulc stationing those planes in Lla Lymm defense minister a Fino Zanoni. To the 4qlst tac fit but Wing warplanes must be removed to fort Spain within three years. A the italian defense mister pointed out the f-16s should Avci Aind in Europe and they were Slu Yih he possibility i Host Al a being Italy Carlucci said. Although the moroccan also expressed interest in moving base to that country Carlucci said he Only discussed the f-16s with Italy. Aspin said the departure from Spain will m " Are based in Italy. He said in third to War the planes would Noju up deployed to Northern _., icy move them to Italy i Don t Ink it mailers Aspin said Carlucci said the decision to withdraw the f-l6s should not affect . Military installations in Oiler countries nato s Southern flank including Greece and Turkey. "1 Don t think you can automatically conclude that because the Spanish government made a Sovereign decision to withdraw the f-16s that we re going to have similar problem elsewhere he said. Negotiations continue Over two other bases in Spain Rota naval station and the Faragoh a. Carlucci said. We Are negotiating very satisfactorily those two other bases nuclear test reported Moscow a the soviet Union saturday conducted its first nuclear test the year at the Semipalatinsk Range in the Central asian Republic Kazakhstan the official Tass news Agency said. Protest from Page 1 army earlier ordered West Bank schools closed indefinitely. Schools have been focal Point Ami israeli demonstrations. To Nablus. The Wesl Bank s largest City with 120,000 residents a curfew entered its seventh Day. The army said iwo arabs were wounded in the Village Bam Nam near Hebron when an officer opened fire to disperse dozens Rock Thrawn no youths who blocked a main Road with burning tires and stones. The army later imposed a curfew the Village. The Arab run Palestine press service said protesters in Bani Nairn threw rocks at cars jewish settlers injuring three people but the army said it could not confirm the other developments. The Arnys West Bank commander. Maj. Gen. Amram Minna said cracks Are appear ing in inc Unity Arab residents but added that he did t believe the violence would end 500 israeli arabs from the cil a Lod and Ramie rallied saturday calling for Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gara strip it captured from its Arab neighbors in the 1167 mid dle East War
