European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday. March 19,1983 colombian Airliner crash kills 137 Cucuta Colombia up Rescue workers hacked i Herr Way through dense Jungle and climbed a Steep slope Early Friday 10 reach the wreckage of an Airliner Ilia crashed into a Mist shrouded andean Peak killing Alt 137 people aboard. Red Cross spokesman Ernesto dint said the Rescue workers reached the crash site shortly after Midnight after a trek through Jungles that was hampered by heavy Rains. He said they reported there were no survivors on Board inc Vianca airlines Boeing 727, which listed 131 passengers and Sis Crew members. La was inc single worst air disaster in Colombia since19s5. Witnesses said the three engine Airliner slammed into a Mist shrouded andean Peak known As la Cuchilla and exploded in names Mimmies of or Takeoff from the Camilo Daia International Airport Here Early news briefs. Gorbachev winds up visit to Yugoslavia affirms ties Dubrovnik Yugoslavia up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev ended a five Day visit to Yugoslavia Friday with inc release of join declaration affirming the Strong tics Between the superpower and the Balkan nation once branded renegade of communism. The declaration released after Gorbachev s special Ilyushin 6z left for Moscow reaffirmed the principle of Independence and non interference contained in previous declarations. Ira supporters clash with police in Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland Farj Young roman catholics Bent on revenge for a bloody attack on an Ira funeral threw gasoline bombs 01 the Homes of pales Tennis hijacked cars an attacked police into the Early hours Friday folic fired plastic bullets to disperse the riot ers. Tension remained High following wednes Day s quack by a protestant gunman on the Fune ral of Hryc Ira guerrillas. The attack left three dead and 68 injured. The three guerrillas were shot and killed by British Security forces in Gibraltar on March 6, As they allegedly prepared to Plant a car bomb. Thursday afternoon. Optic rats Laid the Avlani Jet look off in Good weather at 1 11 . An a 44-minute flight to the Caribbean port City of Cartagena 335 mites Northwest. Of Cucuta the control lower toil Contact with the let three minutes Afler Takeoff at it apparently crashed into the inst covered Peak just 40 Miles from the Airport in Point 8,500 Fet High in the Western Range of the Andes mountains. Ii we losing Altitude fait when it brushed the Trees of a Mango Grove and slammed into la Cuchilla Peak near an area called Campo Alicia Al Zulia police sgt. Jorge Cardenas told a local radio station. Among the passengers were former sen. Ernest Suarez. Roman Catholic Bishop Hondo Olave and former professional soccer players Eduardo Etoy of Ecuador and Roberto Franquelli or Argentina authorities Laid. Them Ioceder players were accompanying 61 work ers from the stale Oil company eco Carol la participate in an intramural soccer tournament in Cartagena. In was Colombia s Firel major aviation disaster Linee 1985. When four crashes of Domestic nights killed 167people. Two crashes on Jan 23 kitted 40 people another Nomarch 28 killed 46, and 81 died july 24 in the crash of a colombian air farce do on commercial duty which went Down in the Jungle near the Amazon City of Leticia. The worst crash of an Vianca air plane occurred nov. 17. 1983, when a Boeing 747 from Frankfurt West Germany to Bogota caught fire and crashed near the Airport in Madrid Spain killing 183 or the 192 people aboard. Panama declares state of urgency Panama City Panama a the panamanian government declared a National state of urgency Friday decree said the action was Uken because of a real situation of undeclared War against the Republic of Pono a by the United state political opposition the decree was based on article 31 of the Panama Nian Constitution which gives it government the Power to suspend temporarily partially or totally individual right and liberties in cases of War or inter Nal disturbance affecting peace and Public order. Earlier Friday Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega Dis missed a colonel in charge of military intelligence an four other officers in an apparent purge following a coup attempt meanwhile unpaid Doc Worken at the Balboa Portal the Mouth of the Panama canal in Panama cily deflect an takeover of the facility blocking in Entrance with Large shipping containers. Four american military police officers were arrested thursday while they were on duty and released after eight hours the Pentagon said Friday tie government owned newspaper critical said the soldiers were arrested near the University of Panama and were carrying handguns maps of the City and other military among those forcibly retired by the Panama de sense form was col. Bernardo a Arrora who had been in charge of intelligence for the 15,000-Mnnber Mill-1417 organization. No reason was Given for heir dismissal but i reaction came Only two Days after troops Loyal to Noriega foiled an attempted coup by what was said to be be tween eight and nine Junior officers led by the nation police chief col. Lconidas Marias. North from Page 1 resumed to Fie Jil the charges declaring "1 did no commit any North a much decorated combat Veteran of Viet Nam and graduate of the . Naval Academy Testi fied last year before Congress that he always believed he had the approval of his superiors to Lake inc action she did. Point Cilcer during his testimony before Congress said he never informed the president of his decision Lod Ivert Sale profits. The 23-Couni indictment which also named retired air Force maj Gen. Richard v. Secord and Hli Bull nets partner Albert Hakim said the defendants organized directed and concealed a program to continue funding of and logistical and Oiher support for military and paramilitary operations in Nicaragua by the con tras at a time . Law barred such action according to the defense department the pension Nighti of North and Poindeter ire unlikely to be affected by he outcome of the Legal cans against them since both men served honorable for at least 20 Yean. Raid from Page 1 ions of 1,600 to 2,000 soldiers were moving into the Region from a base Al Julic Alpa about 90 Miles to in West. He said warplanes were on Call from the Tamara base just North of the capital. In Congress lawmakers were condemning president Daniel Ortega As they became con Vinced he had ordered a military incursion into neigh Boring Honduras an action thai renewed Calls for to the Anli sandinista rebels. There s a feeling that or. Ortega is pretty Damn stupid indeed said democratic rep. Dan a Viekman of Kansas a member of the House of representatives intelligence committee. He was among congressional members briefed thursday on the Border incursion against inc Contra rebels. This Sool cd final offensive against the contras May have made seme militarily but it was had politics said sen. Claibore Pell of Rhode Island the democratic chair Man of the foreign relations Comminey. Meanwhile protests against the decision to . Troops to Honduras erupted around the United slates for a second Day Friday. About 400 protesters marched in Chicago chanting Reagan sent inc troops today act them out is what we another 500 blocked a Federal building in Sanfrancisco and 80 people stopped traffic at a military in Boston. Top officials in president Reagan s administration in briefings thursday for members of Congress portrayed the sandinista military action As a Long planned classified and order Coupon and skilfully executed attack that was threatening a Contra command Center about 10 mile Northwest of Ocay Nicaragua just inside the honduran Border. A bipartisan group of senators Friday proposed a s4s million package of new Aid to the contras including renewed authority for the Cia to deliver previously stockpiled weapons. Supporter said the proposal was designed to trigger negotiations in Congress and with the Keagan administration aimed at Quick passage of an emergency infusion of Aid 10 replace supplies lost or expended during the past week s heavy fighting along the nicaraguan honduran Border. We think in s very important right now to Send a signal to the Sand Witt government which allegedly crossed the Border into Honduras in an Effort to de Elroy rebel Camps and supplier said democratic sen. David born or Oklahoma one of 11 sponsors of Shenew Aid proposal. The proposal would use 148 million in unspent Pentagon Money to buy food clothing shelter and medical supplies and to transport it to troops in the Field Over the next year. About s3 million of Llinat amount would go for communications gear. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci reiterated Friday that . Troops were in Honduras Only for moral support and that icy would be kept away from com Bat Dunn i hair 0-Day training exercise. Interviewed on the Abc television network Carlucci was asked whether there had been any significant victories or defeats in the fighting. No. I would characterize in in there terms although the Freedom fighters have had to fall Back a bit he said. They be had to abandon some of their positions and move toothed while Here was unanimity that Nicaragua bad made a grave political miscalculation opinions we remixed on the Wisdom of Reagan s decision to deploy a 3,200-Man task Force to Palmerola a in Honduras Pell said the move to deploy . Troops tended to reduce Honduras to the status of a . Client Suie and May Well be a greater threat to honduran sovereignty than inc Border incursion. Sembach Accident under probe Sembach a West Germany s4s German and military police Stilt Are investigating a March 11 car wreck that resulted in the death of a German woman two Days Lacr base officials said Friday. Preliminary indications Are that alcohol was a fac Tor in the Case of the americans Laid it. Los Carroll a base spokesman. But it is still tinder no charges have been filed yet he said. The germans have primary jurisdiction he is pending completion of the investigation by German Pollei Ana military the Accident occurred at i210 a.m., March 11, Althe Comer of Cullen drive and l393, less than a mile from Sembach s main Gate. The car driven by staff Sal a few Gray 66th Security police so Sembach with the vehicle driven by the German woman and both cars careened into a vending trailer about 11 Yards from the Road Carroll said. Gray and his passenger. Staff sgt. Mark g. Thielen. Of the i6th Security police so were taken to the w Bach dime and later transferred to the landtau Larmy regional medical Center. Both received multiple lacerations. Gray was treated and released while Thield remained overnight for observation and was released the next Day. The woman s name was not disclosed
