European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d army plans to slow lieutenant promotions Page 2 q probes arrive at copter crash site Page 5 d Mecham loses bid to delay trial Page 7 d soviets take Gold in hockey Page 21 vol 46. No. 314 sunday. February 28,1988 Good morning i d 8693 a Delvalle flees goes into hiding Panama City. Panama a de posed president Eric Arturo Delvalle lied from his House on fool hours after government agents warned him to get out of the country his brother in Law said saturday. Delvalle left the House last night to protect  Raul Dia. The brother in Law told reporters. He declined to say where the former president was. But added. He must he in  Dia said the former president had slipped away on foot to avoid arrest and deportation by military strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Dia said Security agents under Noriega s command Lold Delvalle to leave Panama Friday shortly after Noriega had him removed from office. Noriega engineered doll ally s ouster after Delvalle called on Noriega to resign thursday. Noriega had been indicted in the United Stales on drug charges. Meanwhile a National strike called by the main opposition group got off to a slow Start saturday. In Washington stale department sources speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed Dflvalle s departure and said he had been in Telephone con tact with . Ambassador Arthur Davis Irv Panama City. They said his children and grandchildren were in the american embassy in Panama City. Panama s ambassador in Washington Juan d. Sosa who has sided with Del Valle in his clash with Noriega said the former president was in a Safe and sound  diplomats said they expected Noriega s government would file criminal charges against the deposed president who is still recognized by the United slates. Early Friday the National Assembly voted to oust Delvalle hours after he announced his plan to fire Noriega chief of the defense forces and the Power be Hind Dflvalle s civilian government. Noriega has accused the United states of engineering Dflvalle s failed attempt to assert civilian control of Panama. Bereft of Power Delvalle told report ers Friday night i Don t have a scat of government nor military support but i do have 2 million panamanians who Are tired and bored of living under a regime that one Man has governed capriciously and because of that i Call for National resistance to paralyse the entire country starting  he also urged a worldwide Trade embargo against Panama. The panamanian National civic Cru Sade called an immediate general strike. The coalition of 200 groups has been calling for Noriega s ouster since last june. Aurclio Barria. President of the Pana Manian chamber of Commerce and in see Delvalle on Back Page Dukakis goes on fhe attack in Atlanta debate Atlanta a a newly aggressive Michael do Kak is challenged democratic rival Richard Gephardt on saturday to defend his sole for the 1981 reaganomics tax Cut in a combative Campaign debate 10 Davs before the critical round of Southern and Border state presidential primaries. You proud of that i want to  Dukakis said As he shed the Rosene that has characterized his Campaign thus far. I m proud to rut taxes for the average american Gephardt responded As Dukakis repeatedly pressed him to say whether to was proud of his vote on the Hill. Congressman Gephardt apology cd All Over Iowa for that vote he me he came Down  Dukakis said at the end of a testy Exchange. You got the record  Gephardt shot Back determined to Hac the last word. The Exchange enlivened the opening portion of the latest in a Marathon round of debates this one in the cry Hall where democrats will select their 1988 candidate for the White i Louse. The fireworks highlighted the extraordinary political Slakes involved in the Delegate Rich round of primaries on March 8. Concentrated heavily in Southern and Border Stales. Sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee hoping to jump Slan his Campaign in his native Region made favourable references to former president Carter and Georgia sen. Sam Nunn As he stressed his Southern credentials. Jesse Jackson listened to the Gephardt Dukakis Exchange and warned his rivals not to fall into a trap and damage the party s prospects for election by shooting at Cadi other. Gar Hart who announced earlier in the Day that he would slay in the race at least until super tuesday chided orc for soling for the my missile and jabbed Gephardt for his vote on the tax Bill. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois who has virtually stopped campaigning in the Southern Stales also As sailed Gephardt for voting in favor of the i jul tax Bill and the lax overhaul Bill which he said was a  barring a breakthrough by Gore on March 8. The democratic nominating War looks like a Long term struggle Between Gephardt who has made several Sharp attacks recently on his Massachusetts rival and Dukakis who had refused to attack vigorously the Republican candidates were to debate on the same stage on Sunda. Pin in taken from a television screen shows an Israwi k Soldier kicking line of two hound Arab protesters. Exception to army policy Israel says of filmed beating Jerusalem up the israeli commander of the West Bank says the beating of two palestini an youths by four soldiers which was filmed by a lbs Teles Ison Crew was an exception to the army s policy of using physical Force to crush pales Tinian protests. Maj. Gen Amram Minna. Commander of the Central District which includes the West Bank said Friday that the soldiers have been arrested and the two Arab youths released. "1 watched the whole film and was speechless the whole  Mit a said. I dropped everything cancelled my schedule and went to the scene immediately to hear Whai happened Why it happened How it  the lbs news footage aired Friday on Israel television shows palestinian youths throwing stones and israeli troops trying to disperse them in the West Bank cily of Nablus. Four soldiers then surrounded two Arab youths silting on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs and one with a Hood Over his head. The soldiers kicked and beat the outs with their Hel mets and rifles. One Soldier used a Nick to methodically slake one Arab on the Arm. The tape ended with the outs. Appearing Daed. Being driven away in the pack of an army vehicle. Mit a called the assault an  the practice of using pm Seal Force against palestinian sea beating on Back Page a